Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-09-17

An English writer states the timber of the bridge
across the Danube. built by the Emperor Trojan,
found to be sound when takenup though immersed in
the water for sixteen hundred years. The piles of the
London bridge also found sound after GOO years
use.
Lighning.-One barn in Williamstown and one in
Roxbury struck by lightning and burnt on Thurs
day, week before last Insured.
Two hundred and seventy eight children, belonging
to various schools in London, were lately RECALLED with
railroad excursion free of charge Railroad compa-
MES here should be equally liberal
Ten and half millions Of acres of public lands in
various States have been ordered to be sold by the
President during the ensuing fall.
A Mr.. Austin has realized the enormous sum OF
$685. 900 this session. from his services an advocate
before the railwaycommittees ofhe British Parliament
Fhis is taking to some purpose
The Greenanders have discovered that the immense
quantities Of ice with which their country abounds, is
saleable article in Europe. cargo of ITO tons has
been lately taken to London.
The new Pope is said to have declared his deermin-
alton to be governed and guided by the principles H.
culcated in the New Testament. Should he prove
sincere in this it will reyolutionize the church.
The value of the produce shipped from the United
States to Liverpool for six months of the past year.
was $39,000,000, of which $36000,000 in cotton.
Talleyrand is said ever to have made it a rule to
forget his past misfortBnes. Providence" he
accustomed to observe has given us our eyes in front
in order that we look before and not behind"
The Romaniss boast of large accessories to their
ranks from the Protestant churches.
1t is estimated that the Notifications of the city of
Paris, when completely finished, will cost more than
the whole taxable property of Massachusetts with her
500, 900 souls
A Dutch farmer from Berks county, Pa, being ask
ed the other day how his county going to vote,
piled that he didn't know-that the man who tells them
how to vote had not yet been round.
Cost Of Wm.-The whole amount of appropriations.
made during the last session of Congress about
S5ll44000, of which sum at least $3S000,000 was
appropriated for warlike purposes; being nearly four
millions more than two thirds of the whole appropra-
tions of the session.
The whole deficiency for the year III the Post Office
revenue, will be only $540,0O0-much less than has.
been anticipated.
G[3~'The Whitehall" boat on Lake Champlain, by
some mistake of the pilot ran upon LEDGE on the
Vermont side after leaving the Vergennes land
ing, and have not heard of her being OIL IN safety
Other boats took off the passengers
CC5sThe President has issued his proclamation de-
clarinp Alexandria to be retroceeded to Virginia.
O3~Whenever you see small waist, think how
much health there is wasted
SIM .Sr,mk-A laborer on the Railroad in Middle
sew, m the 9Th. He died almost instantly. We be-
Heve this is the first of the kind known in
this State-V VI. Wdtchmalt
An incident is related of Fndal who first translated
and printed the Bible in England-then forbidden,
hook 1t was full of and while he delibera-
ting what to do the Catholic Hierarchy of England,
putting their heads together, concluded to buy up the
whole edition, and burn it Being thus provided with
fuuds and rid of his imperfect copies, Findal
abled to produce an unexceptionable edition.
The Wife Of Pmedes.-The Savannah Republican,
says that Paroles is not more remarkable a soldier
than his wife as n heroine. She always accompanies
the army on horseback and several occasions has
been known to dress her husbands wounds with her
own hands, on the field of battle