Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-12-20

A Nantucket whaling vessel has discOverd a
new Island in the South Pacific Ocean Il is sit
uated about two hundred aud fifty miles South
OF Desolaion Island, and the ship wh,ch cacouu-
tered it, took from it, in less than a weeks time
-four hundred barrels of sea elephant oi Two
other ships are said 10 be new ia coutse If prs
parauon to return thither, for the purlvs of
pTohung BY this valuable discovery.
The census Of Chicago has Just been taken.
The present population is 81 500 last Novem-
Der 1t vas 60,l40 increase in seven months,
27.OO0. The number of new buildings erected
during the last yer is 1000, many Of them of
the first class. There are now 1873 vessels be-
longing to that port z..
The hospital at Scutari is said to afford som.
memorable specimens Of the resistance capable of
being offered by the human frame and system 10
the action of bullet wounds. One man. shot
quite through the chest, recovered another. who
had a ball for two days in his brain, did well after
the ball was extracted. One man who was shot
In the leg had such a hara, sharp bone, that it
split the ball which struck it into two halves, as
II the leaf had been severed with a knife, and he
escaped without a fracture. A rife ball complete
.ly scooped out the eyes of a man, but he recover
ed, without any other injury.
The Auburn IN. W American states that
Joel Schoonover, a man ninety-eigAt years of
age, was sentenced 10 that city recent to two
years Imprisonment ia the State Prison, for the
crime Of arson, he having been convicted of burn
ing no less than three barns belonging TO near
relatives-child rem, it is said. He exuIts in the
commission of the deed, which consigus him to
the ~coavict's cell.
REPORTED DIsCovERY OF A LANCE SRA IN
AFRcA.-The London Anthenemm. of Sept. 90,
has as account of the ruwored discovery of a
lsrge sea in Africa, which occupies the vast space
between the Eq uator and lat. 10 South, and be-
tween lon. % and 80 East-op&AhoSA7 Zoo miles
long and 45O broad, and thesefore twice as large
as the Black Sea.
A GENTLEMAN recently handed a lady out Of
the railroad cars at Buffalo. He was a total
stranger to her, and simple offered her his hand
as az act of poli eaess. 1t turued out that she
was running away from hel husband at the time
and had a large quantity of goods and chattles
with her. The unfortunate stranger being taken
as her friend, was arrested at the cars and sent Ia
Jail with her. He had some difficulty in estab-
fishing thai his ~politeness should not be taxed ia
a much greater extent.
A YANKEES SrEcuLArIoN.-During the late
agricultural fair at Haverhill, a place was wanted
for the trial of horses, and a man named Let
offered the committee and spectators free admis
sion to his grounds for the purpose The GROVE
rushed in, but when the sport was over, it cos
them " quarter each" to get out! The shrew'
Yankee made a good thing out of it.
M. LIE MAour, the chemist who has Acquires
some celebriety at St. Brieue, foote's du Nerd
his residence. for his observations Of the barome
ter, as affected by a distant eannouade, states i
the Publicateur Of 81. Breuc, that he announce
the cannonade and the assault Of Sevastopo
from the changes affected in the mercury. I'll
adds that it takes an hour and forty minutes t
receive the impression of the guns in S~evastop,
on the barOmeters in France.