Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-09-19

tai of one hundred and nine buildings de- !
sroyed. The aggregate loss at Reading
is estimated at $500 600.
THE SEA SERPENT The London Ship
ping Gdrette of the 18Th ut., gives the foI.
loving account of the Sea Serpent being
seen, 1t is an extract from the log of BRIG
Lucille, Benson, on her passage from
Maurltius to London - "In lat AZ der.
81 min. NJ, aud lon. ~ deg. IA min. W,
observed something extraordinary on the
siarboard quarter, about a mile distant,
coming towards the ship at a brisk rate,
& on nearing US found it to be an enormous
serpent, which, when ARREST of the brig,
we Judged to be (from our own length, 81
teer) upwards Of 100 feet, that length being
plainly visible ON deck with our glasses.
1t had a tremendous flat head aud apparent
ly horn or fin behind, with large bunch.
es of hair about ii ; it propelled itself an
undulating snake-like motion, and held on
"A steady course to E S. E. at rate of six
or seven miles per hour causing gIeat mo-
ton in the water, and leaving large wake
behind. This Strange monster passed with
in quarter of a mile Of the ship. and
watched it, as long it was visible, from the
mainyard with my glass.
Fl. B, Benson, Commander
S. L. SURCoMBE, Second Mate.
A. W. OWEN, late Comman-
der Of the bark Despatch, Passen-
London. gers.
S. G. REAY.
Observation-Disclosures from the log-book o.
the ship l4lncasterlan, March Is, lSi0.-
Lat. IS 30 S. lon 81 43 E. saw an enor-
nous monster of the serpent kind. 1t pas
sed close under our stern, with its head six
feet above the water, making Kissing
noise. We examined it infinitely with our
i glasses 1t appeared about the length of the
ship, and about thee feet in diameter"
The Stock in the Vt. Central R.R. now
stands at % l-2 per share.
ALLIGAToRs IN TIE OnIo.-The Cincin
natl Commercial tells story Of French
resident OF Covlugton, in Kentucky, oppo-
site Cincinnati, who amused himself by
$ sending his dog after chips into Licking
river, III which after time, an alligator
raised his head, attacked the dog, and final
/ y DISAPPEARED With it beneath The surface.
The Commercial says it has the story "lrom
1 gentleman who vouches for the fact"
TIE Industrial EXHIBITION OF 1851
The building TO be erected in Hyde Park
London, for this grand enterprise, will COS
1t Is sand, Isl 900, and contain 500 mile
Of window sasheS, 100 uIIes Of putty, "a
miles OF zinc gathering, s miles 10 drive
under cover. The building will be wholly
of glass, Wool frame, aud iron pillars. In
: one p sltlon the spectator will be able to
see 1900 feet before INN IN one unbrokeu
view, 1t Is believed that the building wiz!
be SO superb that the public, on whose be-
n half the opposition has been made, will be
: the first to oppose Its removal. A writer IN
The Builder states that I0O tons OF putty
will be required to make the building.
: W. A person representing himself as d
Iat4ly which uoro n,akai,i,, c.,.,od -, ,Io
, citizens Of TI,rdw;ck v, ,nd ,1,or snond
e ing a few weeks At the hnuso. If severaJ O
,hf i"t.r'.~-.:s 'oarrrea a respsc!abIe,yn,lpp
Ivy n W '"'s 'i"% Ess not s;nce hann beard
o % ~"
,
Observation-Disclosures accounts have at
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S 'u'l"'lai convention 10 inquire lhto t'ie eX
= pedIency OF the formation OF territorial
d government for the upper peninsula, (oI