Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-09-01
Chr Nous Gleauer.

THE NEW CoMEr.-A brilliant comet, The
nucleus or body Of which is that of star of tn.
third magnitude, may now be seen every clea,
evening near the horizon in the west It's tai
pointing upwards may be traced several degrees
with the naked eye, but with the telescope much
further. 1t was discovered in June by Ger
man astronomer, who, with others in Europe and
America, adjudge it to be tho great comet o.
l77S again returned within our sphere. It i,
now thirty millions of miles from the sun, and
more than sixty from the earth, to which II is
rapidly approaching.
The YELLOW FEVER is still making the mos,
frightful ravages in New Orleans. From 200 tc
ESQ are perishing daily, and nearly 1000 have
already fallen victims to this awful pestience.
The FRUITS OF BLIND REvENGE.-Mr. Silas
Mead, a farmer and an elderly man, living near
Mlddleeex village, having had quarrel with the
managers of this Vermont Central Railroad, on
account Of a promised passway over OF under
the rails which they found difficult to make to
suit, was last Saturday arrested, and lodged
in our Jail, for rolling logs across the track just
before light that morning, by which, if timely
discovery had not been made, The morning train
would, probably been dashed to pieces. The
proof against him is said to be strong.
THE STATE FAIR.-We have just visited the
grounds and enclosure for the approaching Great
State Fair, and confess 10 DIR admiration of
their magni6cence. The arrangements, which
are on large scale, reflect great credit on The
taste. Judgment aud enterprise of the managers.
1t will be great time, and the Committee OF
Arrangements are going to be prepared for it.
THE FoREleN News. since our last, does not
much vary the political aspect of Europe. VIVA,
the negotiations now going on behind the cur
tain, for the settlement Of the difficulty between
Russia and Turkey, will amount 10, 1t is imposs.
ible to determine.
THE COMMONWEALTH This valuable Jour.
nal is being enlarged and improved in all its de
partmeD's, which with it's present excellence
will make it equal, if not superior, both for abil
i'y as The political organ of the Free Democracy
and for all the requisites of good Newspaper
to any journal in New England.
ALMOST INCREDIBLE DEpRAvITY.-A pa rtv
of rowdv boys who were in the habit Of
bathing in the river near Chicago. H.. endeav-
ored tn compel little bov. son of Mr.. Lntz TO
enter garden, and steal fruit for them This
he refused tn do. when they plunged him into
the river. He constantly refused 10 steal for
them az long az he was able to speak beg,
ging them not to drown him, but thev persisted
until life was extinct and then left him floating
in the river. The next dav he was found.
Does not that noble little fellow wear a, very
bright martyrs crowns
SHOCKING OCCURRENCE "A son of Mr..
Ryan, aged fifteen years, at Elizabethtown, Ky.
was shockingly mangled, but short time since,
by four bloodhounds which we're kept for hunt
ing fugitive slaves. The boys left arm was
nearly gnawed to pieces, and the flesh was torn
from his right leg in several places, so as to ex-
pose the bone.
VALUABLE PAPERs.-It is said that Mr.. Hen
~ Stevens, formerly Of this State, and now OF
the British Museum in London, has recently
come in possession of large collection of med
itated papers by Dr.. franklin. We are not ad-
vised whether it embraces the mysteriously lost
continuation Of Franklin's Memoirs, but OF
letters to and from the philosopher it contains
MANY of singular interest, and of the utmos,
importance to Frankns fame as statesman.
TESTIMONIAL TO CAPT. INGRAHAM.--The
French, Italian. German, Swiss, and other for
cipn residents in New York. contemplate pre-
seDtinp the commander Of the ST. Louis testi
mon,a commemorative of the Smyrna occur
renee. and of their admiration Of the principle
for which he go determinedly and successfully
commended Preliminary meetings have takei
place and meeting of various foreign socie
ties and Democratic committees is to be held II
the Shakespeare Hotel, this evening or tomorrow
evening, to discuss the affair, and to determine
on the most eligible form of the tribute to b.
presented.
Cant. Ippraham has struck chord that vi
brates all over the world. The Smyrna affai
has given to all our naval officers wholesal
revelation. Commonwealth.
ALCHEMY REvIvEp-A Frenchman, in
paper laid before the Paris Academy OF Scien
ces, claims to have discovered the means q
manufacturing Id, and to hove actually pro
duced it by artificial means.
The Patterson ~ J) InteHgencer gives
cur,ons incident of the late thunder storm -
"a little girl was standing at window befor
which was yonng maple tree After br
liant fash OF tightening. a complete image q
the tree was found imprinted on her body. Thi
ia not the first instance of the kind, but it is
singular phenomenon"
ANJNrEREsTINe POSTAL QUESTION SErTLEI
The Post Office Department, saws the Wnsi
ington Star, have recently decided that undf
the law OF 1852, subscriber residing in tn
count, in which paper s printed and publish
ed. ia entitled to receive il through the mails fro
of postage from the post office within the dc
livery of which he may reside. even throug
that office NAV be situated ,cithouL the limits ,
the county aforesaid
THE DRouGH The want Of rain. we unde
stand. saws the Buffalo(N. Y Courier, Of Nh
18Th ult., is much more severely felt in som
of the northern counties than with ns. In Je
ferson and St Lawrence, so severe Is the droug
that the farmers in many places are comprlIe
to cut mp their sprng grain 10 feed their Gait
grass bring entirely ont of the question.
addition there arc lnnumerab'e grasshoppers
which are like the locust of Egypt. and are de'
troying what vegetables there is left.
CARS STOPPED BY GRAs cal
on the WATERFOWL Railroad we're stopped b.
cen thai place and Cape Vincent, recenil
by the multituhes Of grasshoppers upon tn
track. The rails we're 50 thickly Covered wit
them, and the car wheels smashed them up E
beautifully between hop and jump, that
had the effect of grease on the rails, making It
wheels revolve swiftly, while the train RENAME
stationary.
John Talliaferro, for long time member
Congress- from Virginia, and for the last thr
Years Librarian in the Treasury Departme'
a;od -, Thursday at his residence 10 Virgin