Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-07-17

physical ueIotmItlcsI 10 OOhSIdcleu one oil
the greatest living wonders in Scotland. Il
Both his arms are entirely powerless, and
issue from his back. Below the wrists they
are reversed, and the fingers are completely
stifF.-in fact, immovable. The position Of
his feet is indescribable, their reformation
is so extraordinary. Below the knee the
bone appears to be twisted like screw,
and his legs resemble the arm of grown
up person. The ankle, the heel, and the
toes are reversed, and the feet are flat. He
has never used shoes, and the only way by
which he can convey anything to his mouth |
is by the toes of his right foot He can
put off and on his clothing in the same
way, use knife well, and cut a stick, or
hold any other light instrument, between
his toes.--GtasgOtC Daily Mail
The Paris Journals announce that Col.
Sherburne, deputed by the U. S. Govern
ment to convey the remains of Com. John
Paul Jones to America, has been unable to
discover the grave, and abandoned the
search.
Be careful in directing your letters. Ac-
corCing to the new official list of Post Off
ces in the United States, there are Is Wash.
ingtons, % Franklins, % Saems, %
Springfelds, Is Centrevilles, 10 Jacksons,
Is Jeffersons, l3 LaGayettes, III Fillmores,
9 Kossuths, 10 Lowels, 20 Richmonds, Is
Waterloos, % Columbus, IL Concords, &c.
VERMONT RIFLES AT THE WORLDS FAIR
Some writer in the Scientific american
says that the rifles made by Messrs. Rob-
bins and Lawrence of Windsor, VT, are
Justly pronounced by Englishmen as among
the best, if not the best, of any rifles in
the world. The London Chronicle says
they are Of an unpretending style, but are
remarkable for a plain, substantial, and
perfect finish; that they are strong, simple
and thorough in their workmanship, and
eminently adapted for real service"
DREADFUL-Recently a gentleman resi-
ding near Oquawka, named Thompson, was
killed by one of his neighbors named Mich
ols,who was in search ola panther. Thomp-
son was "stilI hunting" and being per-
ceived stealthly crawling through some
brushwood, was mistaken by Nichols for the
object of his search. Nichols fired, and
his ball took too certain effect, lodging in
the neck of Thompson, and killing him in
stantly.-LOuisuiNe Courier.
The Hong Kong Register announces
that the Chinese residents in that city have
begun to allow their ladies to enjoy social
intercourse with the wives and daughters of
the barbarians.
The Century Plant is now in full bloom
in the garden Of S. Surget, Jr., in Natchez,
Miss. 1t is visited by numbers daily. The
most Of those who see it now in its flower.
ing, says the Crescent, and its almost TEN.
porary decay, never expect to see flower
on it again, and leave it with yale yale
IOngum vale
The highest number of persons visiting
the Great Exhibition in one day, was Co.
655, exclusive OF season tickets.
Among the articles recently sent to the
Great Fair, is an immense black diamond,
in the rough state, from DuiEia, 50 hard that
it has hitherto defed the lapidaries to pol
ish it, and weighing $50 carats.
By the fire at San Francisco, not single
house of public worship was burned; yet
every gambling house, three only excepted,
was destroyed.
A correspondent of the Portsmouth Jour
nal announces the appearance Of the rot
in his potato field, to an alarming extent,
An Editor of Boston paper was mar
ried to lady, on Wednesday, July I'd,
whose bridal dress was an elegant white
satin, made in the Bloomer style.
PAlNE's ATMOSPHERIC LIGHT.-The
Manchester IN. Ill., Messenger gives an
account of an exhibition Of Paine's new
atmospheric light at the city hall in that
place, on Tuesday evening Of last week.
Atmospheric air was taken and passed thro
q series of six tin jars, connected by pipes
90 that the air had to pass through a fluid
in each jar, to receiver, from which it
was conducted to half dozen argand
burners, and being ignited, made more
brilliant light, as the editor declares, than
any other gas light he ever witnessed.
A committee, Of whom DIR. Crosley was
chairman, chosen by the citizens to EXAM
inc the subject, reported that in their opin-
ion no imposition had been practised, but
the air was made infammable and highly
luminous when burning, by its passage
through the fluid. This change they be.
lieved to be mechanical and not chemical.
SAMUEL HALL, charged with the man
slaughter o: a lunatic int the asylum of which
he was keeper, has been sentenced 10 twelve
months Imprisonment. He was convicted
on the evidence of lunatic patient, anC
the Judges have since held that he was
properly examined as witness.
THE crops in Ohio, Of all kinds, lOOl
remarkably promising
Dr. Josiah K Skeen, Of Jacksonville, Ill.
retired to bed in good health Tuesday nigh
Of last week, and in half an hour after
wards started from his sleep, exclaimint
that he had the cholera. In his alarm h
drank off large tumbler full of brandy
and two or three ounces of strong essence
Of peppermint, which occasioned his dealt
in few hours. There were no choler;
symptoms present, and physicians concur
red in opinion that the death was occasion
ed solely by the drugs taken.
RoUsE's PoINT BRIDGE-The ST. AL
bans Messenger of Saturday states that Mr.
CampbelFs "Sea Serpent" or hoatin,
bridge, was successfly launched at Alburgh
This boat is three hundred fee: in length
and is of sufficient capacity to tlanspor
whole trains Of cars across the channel
and forms a respectable connection betwee
the Vermont and New-York Railroads
which some short.sighted men have bee
trying SO long to keep asunder.