Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-09-30

ieyille -" dog two years old, belonging to
Nh. WIN. ColIard, of that place, while chasing q
rot in the raceway Of Messrs. Stephens & Son,
at Belleville, ran into the water wheel which
had soomth lining.--Not being observed by
the workmen, the wheel was started aud turned
for nine hours, making II revolutions minute,
in circumference of SO feet. The dog running
along upon the bottom OF the wheel must have
travelled in that time Al miles, go feet. When
discovered and taken out, he was very much fat
igned but not otherwise injured. A challenge
is offered for The production Of similar incident
Of a dog of equal endurance"
A natural phanouenon, which may be called
one of the seven plaques Of Egypt, took place OH
the middle Ut last month, at Legann, in several
places of Germany, aud At Frebourg, and con-
sisted flhe appearance, in those places, Of clouds
made Of fying ants, as big as wasps These IN
sccts covered the ground, eat all The crops, and
afterwards disappeared.
During thunder storm in East Bridgewater,
day or two since, the lightning entered ia a
caear Of barn, passed through pile of hay,
some ten or twelve feet in thickness, and escaped
through the roof, leaving a hole clear through
the hay, twelve inches in circumference but net
tier the hay nor the barn was set on fire by the
lightning.
The Springfield Rcnnbican says that s. D.
Mas, of Palmer, las made an invention for ring
ing bell ut every railroad crossing, when the
clrs are within half mile of it. 1t consists Of
gear, operated upon by the fange Of the car
wheels, which communicates motion 10 the bell
byN wire.
A few grains of wheat, taken from II Egypt
ian Mummy, have produced stalk which has
no less than twenty-three branches.
Capt Handy, of whaling barque Belle, OIL
Failhayen, jast returned from New South Wales
says that the gold excitement il Australia has
been kept alive IN great measure by grossly
exaggerated statements Of the sncces Of the mi
mrs, aud that the suffcrings experienced by the
adventures 10 Australia, are sevelo beyond any
thing that has yet been experienced in California
DwARFs.-In Dauphin Go. Va, are to be seen
the smallest specimens Of humanity probably in
cxs,ence, vjz two brothers, perfect in every re
spocl, the cIdor years Oh, II inches in height,
and weighing only 7 pounds ; the younger G
months old, weighing ouy 3 pounds The pa
rents are very large persons, The father weighing
20l pounds, and the mother 1876 pouods.
A coryo pondont of the Liverpool Albion, says
that some years ago there was a Jerusalemte ia
dVdual in PARIS, who, in the presence Of DR..
Robertson and all the chemical snvons of the day
got iHlo an oV"n and sang song while goose
Wis beng cooked When he went into the oven
the pulse was - and rose to l30 At the sec
o0d cxjeriiaull it rose TO I76. the thermometer
;,d,c.,;n', l00of f,eo,nnr A, the ,b,rd av,or.
,,., ,,.,.,had ~ ,ionL srrr,n,,Ja al
h., EoI.,oJ c1nlIos md ,b.n pnt into tho ovon
~, n,',,h ~ ,rtinb ,uas th;p t;o,o closed H.
,',, ' ,r,ara fao ,n;nn,es rhs, Tho snoc,a,n,.
o','u '.''us" l ~ ~ s., ui an1 ,,f
f'"oI' VS. ." o,n I''';'o y, IL 10y s I 49, n1
nia P"''9 Il, ,G" ,''' ;"i;a,oi" 1tos
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An Oregon correspondent Of the Com. Adv.
III speaking OF 'ne famous oregon l-1hd Ia"
"uc" YVES 'A'e SquA'' VI iu"i y, every "o'
laa! settlers married before u certain ua'e-SayS
''@t II Se' F ""''e o""''' ny as.n u'll !oooy
Tiaaenbe females. howevrr vas snch that il
some instances Girls of II. IL %. II wears Of
aye. were uafr,1d in ofdur TO TO secure the land
perouis,ns
The York (Pa.l Republican says that seyefa
days ago, black snake was Killed about thre'
mites from thot town up me NooruS CfeeE
three inches in diameter, aud had one hundred
and twenty three young ones in ii.
"A LONG ORulSE no "hi'''ls oAtA DSao,
FnrhaVen' arrived none yesterday a''c' u" ~ ~
sence OF seven ana ',fee quarter yeurs D'
one man OF Hef orlgiIlhi crew caiil' "o'i'1 "a ne'
0he Drought nome '90 oaFt7'S sPef'n anu 4V ono %
cocoah0( on DHt hu1 previously Hent "o'"e wv =,
parFeis sperm o'o "ha'e' anu li'o ooool"ut vi
y IT, .r,t..;u.
nc ""c " lp"'a", IA ".'Ss' VI ~ ',''''' ~
~ T. "hS sho' ''''ough '"0 '"oy W 'ie os0",'t
Oh 'he aO" INST AZ sue alo'u TI,ole .ig, y"
mouse sue u'e n, III ''iof' '''ne' e ''u'u0'0'
Is unHHo"A'--4 "e''
John WeptworihoF CHICAGO, Familiarity know
ne q" [,onr Jobnn has been nominated by tn
Democrats OF his District as candidate for Con
rress.
Tho Wisconsin, Of Milwaukee, says that atte
very heavy thunder storm, which happened
night, during the last week in July, the road
and paths at an early honr in the morning, wer
profusely strewn with small frogs Of about L.
prevailing opinion in those parts to be that it wa
case of frog rain"
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n ,,aJn j.; ,nnsr. .s"N Hnrin, ,ba snmme
m5 my '' mora ,b"n On Ooo vessels are constant
enoaoed in tho trade. employing from $50 900
100000 men The Bay OF Chaeur, along III
Islands and northumberland Straits, are cor
sidercd the choisest mackerel fishing ground
Here alone the fleet often amounts to 1000 sail
olhough generally not more than from 2Oo t
CIV Vessels san IN company, Az nlgnt Wne
le Ilee' Is soiey ancnoreu' 'e ,u ,Sn i's"1
one may flncy he is looking upon some hug
city lying in repose, with its lamps al tr'mme