Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-08-15

see collected & published, as there have certain
" been enough stories in circulation about this
serpent, and another, or the same, said to have
been seen on land, near black river, some fifteen
miles to the north of its junction with this lake
to Justify some exerions to come at the truth
The story Of the serpent seen on land, to which
we have just alluded, was this Some fifteen
years ago, a man was passing along one of the
public roads in Craftsbury or Hardwick, we
think. when he was suddenly brought to q stand
and Mortified by the appearance of a snake,
crossing the highway before him, of such mon
strous dimensions, that before his tail was clear
of the fence on one side of the road, his head
hail reached the fence on the other-a prob
able distance of about forty or fifty feet.
The serpent passed on into the high grass Of the
adjoining field, through which its trOil-large E.
nough to justify the witness story-was follow
ed by the rallying nelghbors to,some swamp bor-
derng the river, or one of the ponds in that
section, into which it was supposed it escaped
on its way back to the lake. We have no per-
sonal knowledge which will justify us in vouch-
ing for the truth OF any of these stories, but they
have certainly reached US from time to time in
a shape which has much excited our desire to
know what there may be in the reported exist
ence of the great serpent of Lake Magog.
INTERESTING OFTERNG.-Dr. Francis
Leber has presented to the National Wash
ington Monument Association, a tin box full
OF sand from the tomb of Koscusko, al Cra-
COW, in Poland, with the request that it be
used TO mix with the mortar which will bind
the blocks of stone sent to the monument
by the States where Koscusko fought best
in this country. In his letter accompany
ing the tribute the Doctor remarks, As bis
life AID services mingled with those of
Washington, so may this sand be embodied
in his monument, and be allowed, unpre-
tendlngIy, to represent the distant grave of
Washington's friend, of brave revolution.
airy soldier and Of great man, along with
the holder and broader representations of
each State.
From THE SANDWICH ISLANDS BY the
latest dates the Hawiian Parliament was still
in session, engaged upon criminal CODE
which had been prepared by Chief Justice
Lee, in compliance with the requisition of
former Parliament The king attended
the discussions in person. An agricultural
society had been formed. A general meet
ing of planters, farmers and others interes
ted in the subject, from all the islands, was
about to be held in furthcrance ofthe design
of the society and an agricultural pubIica-
ton is also talked of.
INTERESTING DIsCvERY.-The Pittsburg
Gazette announces that Mr.. James Sims,
painter of that city, has discovered upon
the lands of Mr.. Geo. Ledlie, on the line of
Perrysville Plank Road, near the head of
Federal street, Allegheny City, vein of
earth about eight feet thick, and apparently
containing thousand of tons, which is sim
liar to Blake's Fire aud WATERPROOF Paint
1t is formed of eleven different colors, all
neutral tints, suitable for painting the out
side OF houses, fences, &c. In the mine it
is of the consistence of tallow. and on be-
ing dried, reduced TO a powder, and mixed
with oil, it makes a beautiful and desirable
paint. The Gazett states that it is contem-
plated TO erect works and prepare it for
market. 1t is said to be first rate article,
and can be afforded cheap.
" 1t sproposed to build railroad from
Bangor, Me-, to some good harbor in Nova
Scotia, which latter shall be the terminus of
a line of steamships to and from Galway
Bay, ireland. The projectors say that it is
but 20OO miles from point to point on this
Aoyage, whico it is calculated can be made
by steamers in five days.
20 The law which passed the LegisIa-
ture cf Pennsylvania at its last session, pro-
hibting the circulation in that State of all
foreign notes of less denomination than
five dollars, goes into operation on the 2Ist
of the present month. Its penalties are
said to be severe, and the provisions of the
law for enforcing them so complete that
: they cannot be easily evaded.
The Erie Railroad Iron bridge over the
Lackawanna, near Elmira, broke last night
with the train OH it, and it is stated that
three or four lives were lost.
r 70 A Newspaper is now printed in Chi.
ma called the Pekln Monitor Its the first
paper ever published in the Celestial EN-.
pire.
q 70 Letters from England state that Sill
Robert PeePs death was caused by an apo
plectic stroke, as he was seen to reel in hi.
saddle before he fell.
REDUCTION OF ELECTORS IN France
y The French Electoral law has greatly di.
!. mnished the number of electors in thu
q country, as may be seen from the following