Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-08-22

New RAnRoAD.-We learn from the
highest authority that the projected railroad
from Rouse's Point TO st. Adams has been
put under contract to be built and ready
for the cars, by the LIST of July next The
word is in the hands ofthorough-golng and
responsible contractors who will not fail to
complete this important enterprise in the
best manner, and within the time limited in
the bond-BmlngtOn Sentinel.
SETTLEMENT WITH PoRTUGAL--l is
stated that dispatches have been received
from the Hon H B Clay, stating that claims
upon Portugal, including the Armstrong
claim, will be paid
R Hon. Thomas Ewing, late Secretary
of the Interior, has been appointed Senator
from Ohio, in place of Thomas Corwin, re-
signed. He also will oppose the Clay COM
promise.-hdependant Democrat.
CENTENARIAN.-.At court in Monaghan,
Ireland, recently, man aged ZIG years,
named German Duffy, was examined as il
witness. Ho walked into town from his
residence, a distance of nearly four miles,
and gave his testimony with great distinct
ness.
A MONSTER OF THE DEEP.-We had a
view, yesterday, ola creature, taken month
since, in St. Lucia Sound, East Florida,
called Sea COW. This singular creature
is about ten feet in length, and sema eight
OF nine feet girth at the largest rdrt OF the
body--has broad, fan-shape' nm or talI'
and two f1ippers or paws, s'mewhat similar
10 turtle, but with moro points; It's mead Is
peculialy formed, having nostrlls and lips
resembling a COW. 1t was brought to this
civ in the schooner Charlestown, and is
intended to be taken to New York at the
next trip of the steamer Osprey 1t is con-
tanned in large box, filled with salt water,
and appears to be healthy and lively. Dur
inc the passage heavy weather prevented
suDpying the box with water, and it re-
NAMED without it from 2 A. NJ until 8
o'clock at night. At the time of the cap
ture of this creature, its female mate. of
greater bulk, was taken in seine, but so
fercely resisted, that it became necessary
to kill it. The meat presented the appear.
ance ofordinary beef Charlestown Courier.
THE FRANKING PRIvlLEGE-In the re-
port of the Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads, made to the Senate on the Sd
OF last month, we find the following estimate
OF the amounl of matter franked by menu
bers of Congress, during the Both Congress
House of documents, 467 1852 lbs; House
speeches, All ,53l lbs; Senate documents,
26l ,434 lbs; Senate speeches, estimated
by comparison with the House, 20O, 900 lbs.;
total 1,34O,727 lbs.
ST. LOUIS AND PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The
surveys of the Pacific Railroad are we'll un-
der way, and the company will have inform
alton enough by the end of this season to
admit of the location of one hundred miles
next spring, and the commencement ofcon-
struction then. The country is more bro
ken than the railroad sections of Indiana,
Illinois, or Ohio, and the general plane of
the southern half of Missouri more elevated.
TaE LocUsTs in Monmouth county, N. ].
appear to be creating considerable excite
ment among the farmers. The Hightstown
Record says they have already commenced
their ravages on the forrest trees; the twigs
in NANNY instances look as though they
had been nipped by an early frost. Fears
are entertained that they will extend their
ravages to the peach orchards, which, if re.
Allied will be of serious copsaouanca Tho
sting is said to be a deadly one, and on
Monday, boy aged IL years, was stung
by locust, and died few hours afterwards,