Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-04-14
FLYING MAcHINE,-.The Aeroport was again

FLYING MAcHINE.-.The Aeroport was again
exhibited by Mr.. Porter on Saturday night, at
Carusi's Saloon. To see this miniature, sylph
like Vessel, With lis gay and airy saloon hlled
with aul0maton passengers, docking cut at the
window actually elevated in the atmosphere,
aud padding Its way IN any direction by steam
power, according to the dictates of its own helm.
tends 10 strengthen the hope that the untiring
protector uf this means of aerial navigation NAV
succeed IN bringing it to practlcle result. Mr..
Potter seems to be sahguine that machine OH
this principle can be constructed, capable OF
making two trips TO California and back in the
course of a week. carrying two hundred passen
gers; thus, at one hundred dollars BERTH real.
izlng snug profit on the investment Expert
ments upon large scale will. however, best
prove the practical utility of this mode Of aerial
navigation. Washington Republic.
WHAT GOLD IS CoMIoG ro.-The North
american ReviW has an elaborate article on the
production Of gold and silver, in which the
writer thinks it but the exercise of ordinary
caution To assume that "the annual supply OF
the precious metals will not fall below hundred
millions of dollars for many years, and that in
quarter of century this supply will depreciate
money 10 One-half or one-thrd its present value
ENeLIsH CAPITAL SEEKING INvEsTMENT.-
The Washington correspondent of the Balti
more Sun says: at is known that few British
capitalists now wish Immediately to purchase,
TO the extent OF six millions of pounds sterling,
copper lands IN the Lake Superior region. How
much capital they may invest in other mineral
lands, and in our banks and railroads, is not to
be named. But it is believed that the whole
Australin flood, OF gold will be poured into this
country in one way of investment or another,
during the next year."
BLACK SNow.-A correspondent at Wal cle,
n FL, writing under date Of Both, says:
I'VE have had in some parts Of this town
and in the adjoining towns, what we call very
remarkable occurrance, viz: fall of black snoU
send you some writing with snow as 1t fell,
aud written with clean pen. Please notice in
your paper if you think it worthy of notice
Perhaps some one can account for it,"
The writing sent by our correspondent is per
frc'lv legible, and has the appearance Of having
been written with pale black ink. We leave
the explanation of the phenomenon to the scien-
tlic.- Boston JoHmL
On the Sd ult., murder wan committed in
the coored church, at Windsor. A man named
Byton, told ano'her, named Tynor, to make less
noise, when the latter instantly stabbed him in
the throat with a iackknlfe. - Toronto (Cnnada
Examiner
SAD ACCIDENT. Mr.. Aron Brown, of Atle
borough. Mass. was killed by the falling of
tree while engaged at work in the words in tina
town. on Thursday, 9th ull. A tree which hi
was falling became lodged, and while cutting
another tree to get it down. the first disodged
and tell upon him. the trunk striking his across
the back of the neck, and crushing his head t.
the ground between his feet in which p,sltio,
he was found soon after by person at worI
near hun. He was probably killed Instantly.
A SLAYER recently arrived from the coast o
Africa. Three small craft each took from he
one hundred blacks to land them tor the captain
but the crews made off with them at their owl
account, and Afterwards sold them IN Havana.
The "LoNG AND THE SHORT OF Ir"-A
: marriage took place IN Williamsburg last week
with the following pecullarities-the groom
measured six feet four and the bride four fec
Six. If this is MT g. the long and short -" of matri
mony, we don't know what is, that's all.
A .olored woman, named Elizabeth Wilsot
was arrested in New York recently agains
whom one hundred and ninety one indictment
have been found for stealing. If convicted or
each, she is liable to be imprisoned one thous
and years.
Sewing machines are rapidly coming in use
several establishments in B ,ston run from ten t
twen,y, five mahhinea each. in saving all kind