Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-25
AGRICULTURAL SPECIMENS.

AGRICULTURAL SPECIMENS.
NoRrHFIELp WHEAr.-Mr. S. H. Nye, of
North6eld, has raised on his farm. the past sea-
son, twelve Bushels Of Fife wheat on one quar-.
ter of an acre, sown with sixteen quarts os seed
the yield being ut the ratio OF for,y-cigllt
bushels per acre. Who has done bestT than
this
MONTPELIER PorAroEs.-Mr. Linsey Gould,of
Montpelier, has presented us with twelve pota-
toes, weighing fifteen pounds. They are new
kind from Massachusetts,, long, whito and
smooth, and Of excellent quality. They yield
bushel to about ten hills, and the twelve were
presented us as q fair specimen Of the lot.
BERLIN CoRN.--Mr. Alexander Townsend, of
Berlin. boasts, among the other productions of
his farm, the past season, an ear Of corn Of
twenty perfect rows, and lots more of sixteen
rows This is the same farmer that year or
two ago brought US a potato weighing two and
one-fourth pounds, which was never beat in
Vermont, and he would now like to know il
any one can beat his eur of corn.
TIE FArALITY ON BOARD rHR NICARAGUA SrRAs-
ER-It seems that the story in our last of the
terrible fatality by the Cholera, on the steamer
above named, was not half told us. The deaths
are now said to have reached the appalling num-
Der Of 200. II.
The INDIAN MAssAcRK-From the plains we
have further particulars Of the fight between the
u. s. troops, under Gen. Harvey, and the Ind.
ans a, the Black Hills. which was reported last
week. From these accounts ii appears, that the
affair was more like massacre Of the Indians
than a fair fight, 'rhepoo savagcs we've decoy-
ed into par ey while the whites were preparing
10 fall upon them When the dragons were
ready to charge, the work of destruction was be
Z gun aad the Indians. women as well as men,
were slaughtered, without mercy. Such was the
grea, fight. reported as signal triumph OF the
whites !, appears to have been altogether an
affair over which the United States hav. much
more occasion to mourn than TO rejoice.
EXODUS FROM VIRGINIA Within the past
week says the Kanawha (Va) Republican. we
have noticed considerable number of wagons
containing movers. going from. Virginia to the
State of Ohio. On Saturday, FIVE wagons, con
tanning as many families, from Rockbridce coun.
ty, and on Monday eight wagons, from Franklin
county, passed through our place. None Of these
families had any negroes. tj -
KITTEN SWALLOWED BY A CoD.-A cores
pendent ia Kirkwal alludes to recent notice in
our Stromaess news Of rabbits leg being found
in ling's stomach, and adds If his own knowledge
something more wonderful, being nothing less
than the discovery Of an entire kitten in the stom.
ach of cod caue hit not long since in kirkwall
Bay These facts show that fish in general are
not particularly fastdous in tn selection Of their
food.
It is mentioned a. a fact worthy of notice, that
tho naval armament destroyed by the Russians
themselves, to prevent i, falling into the hands Of
their enemies. exceeded, in number of guns, the
whole naval force of the United States.
The Lowell Neps says that there are in that
city two young ladies who were born IN New
Orleans in opulence, but in consequence OF death
and reverse Of fortune were left, not only orphans
but penniless Rather than remain in indulgence
at home, they made their way to Lowell and en-
tered tia mills as operatives, and ale now mum
hered among the many beautiful, exemplary and
intelligent ladies' Of the city who labor in the mills.
A correspondent Of the London Ne,Os states
that no less than eleven thousand persons were
carried off in Florence, by the cholera, in the
mouth Of August last. The population Of the
city, which is, on an average. 1907 900, is now
reduced to 5000, by death and fight.
ACLAy TIMEPIEcE. ROby, Of Paris, de-
posted 10 the great exhibition, ., Paris, on the
22d of August by the Queen and Prince Albert,
A timepiece, made entirely Of clay. All the
works-pates, cogs and wheels are made Of al
minimum and M. Roby believes that it is much
better for these purposes than the metals gener
ally employed. II is much lighter. does not re
quire so much power to conduct the wheels, and
therefore, with heavy balance, will obtain
better result Of regularly 1t IL very hard and
smooth when hammered and the friction will be
reduced almost 10 nothing.
ACuRrosrrr.-Otis Manchester, Of this city
exhibited to us yesterday stalk Of wheat o.
singular appearance and history. twill be re
melnbered that some years since discovery O
some kernels of ~heat in the folds OF cloth whlcf
enveloped an Egyptian mummy, was made
which must have remained there at least ioul
thousand years These kernels were brought t.
this country and planted On Long Island INT
specimen here PRESENTED is the growth OF tina
ancient seed The stalk is remarkably arg'
and sinuularly shaped-being nearly conical. I'm
kernels are almost round, and wholly dlsslmlla
in shape and appearance, to any grain we has
seen - Utica Herald. !ss
OxyossArEn BirrEns. efficacacy q
this medicine in ccses Of Dyspepsia. Asthma
and General Debility has been atiested by man
citizens who are well known to the public, an
whose statements can be seen on application
the agents. The most incredulons can find AIN
ple proof that this medicine is worthy their atter
ton and fair trial.
The friends of Gen Scott will be pleased
learn the fact-which they should never hay
had occasion to doubt--that the question OF b
back nav is at leng tn settled satisfactorily. h
is 10 receive his due.
The venerable Alexander Humboldt cslebr'
ted his S6,h birthday on the l4th uIt., and III
in the full enjoyment Of all his intellectual pow
ers. 4asf
Recent English journals mention that youn
preacher of the Methodist church is creating ;
great an excitement as Irving and Whitefeld d
in their day His name is Spurgen and he CT
scarcely have reached his twenty-third year,
think. His eloquence is extraordinary; it owe
whelms you with us force and brilliancy Al
his voice has the characteristic which Whefeld
is said to hass possesssd---s ringing tone. al
capable Of being heard by an assemblage of Il
thousand persons.
Dr.. KANr's vIsrr TO THE PRgsIDRsT.-W Was
T. ington, Oct. I6.-Dr Kane, accompanied by 4
Secretary of the Navy. paid his respects to d
President, to-day He has made an importa
correction in his official report eff the expedite
which should read that a surface of three tho
ssad miles, instead of three hundred square mil
Of open sea, from ice, &c had been discovere
FRoM TExAs--New Orlerns. Oct. l6.-A
sices from Galveston on Sunday announce ii