Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-23

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'hat we are to have one of the most glorious
crop OF apples we have ever had From east
70 west, and north to south, our exchanges sneak
IN glowing terms of the prospects of this most
edible and <aluable of all fruits Aside from
gram nay and potatoes, the apple crop is the
most valuable, aud the prospects of sucl, Il fine
crop OF This delicious fruit are indeed pleasant
to contemplate. The Northern Spy" and
Greenng ale among the most delicious and
valuable kinds and we learn that these promise
more than an abundant yield. 1t has been said
lhat there viii be more apples than can be gath.
ereo' inns viii doubtless prove so, though they
VIII not be wasted by any means Farmers will
turn their pigs in their orchards, which will grow
tat On the apples.--Albany Argus.
DREADFUL SHIPwREcK.-'The Nco Bedford
Mercury has the following -
letter received at this office from Capt.
Moores, OF the barque Maria, of this port, dated
Bay OF Islands, March 10Th, 1855, reports the
loss of the ship Griminesia, of Callao, Capt
Penney, on the Sd of July, 1854, on reef to
the westward of New Caledonia, in lat. 10 AS
5, lon. l6l AS E., not laid down on the charts
She went on at 2 A. M. The captain, with the
mate, doctor, and four seamen, left her in boat,
and saw nothing of her after, and think she went
to pieces. She had on board $50 coolies from
China, and crew of so men, and all must have
persisted, with the exception of the seven in the
boat. Mr.. Bottom was killed by the natives
of the island of New Britton in July. He be-
loneed to Fairhaven, had wife and family there
and had been absent from home some time
Capt. Penney, was on board the Maria between
three and four months, when he was put on board
the barque Rio Grande of San Francisco, bound
to Melbourne from there he would proceed to
Callao to see his owners. Capt. Penney and
mr. Bottom were the only Americans that
belonged to the wrecked Ship
RAvAeEs OF CHOLERA AT u. S. FORTS. 81.
LOUIS, August llM. AT Fort Leavenworth
foriy-slx persons have died of Cholera. Among
the victims are Major Armstead and wife. Fur
Their accounts from Fort Riley confirm the death
OF Maj. Ogden, of cholera Mai Woods, his
wife and four children have also died of it. Dr.
Summons and the ladies at the garrison have left
The Chaplain is the only officer now remaining
there. The disease is of the very worst charac-
ter and very fatal. The workmen are endeavor
ing to get the public funds. Lecompt and party
have left Leavenw1rth for Fort Riley.
KENTUCKY. Mr.. Morehead, Know Nothing
is probably elected Governor by large majority
Six Know Nothings and three antics are elected
to Congress.
Richard P. Robinson, the supposed murderer
of Helen Jewett, died at the CALI House. Louis
vile, Ky on the 9Th inst For several years
past he has been known as Richard Parmely.
AMERICAN Fles.-Fgs can be grown and
died in Alabama and Georgia in two years
tine, (says the Mobile AdDeriser) that will
if tho nd A
specimen of the home growth is pronounced by
the editor of the above paper to have been per-
tectIy sound, and though their favor resembled
that of foreign fruit it was infinitely superior,
more delicate, and entirely without their occa.
sional soapy taste.
THE Snow ARcH-A correspondent of the
Boston Transcript, writing FROM Gorham, under
date of August Cd, describes the appearance OF
the snow arch in Tuckerman's ravine, at the
present time. He found this ravne filled with a
field Of frozen snow, two hundred and ninety
four feet long, sxty-six feet broad and fifteen
feet in its greatest depth. The water running
beneath had hewn out beautiful cavern in lis
milky hardness, which was so high that tall
man could not touch the ceiling with five foot
staff" The roof of the cave was composed OF
strong ice, about five or six inches in thickness.
A REMARKABLE EscAPE.-The Taunton Ga
sette states that AS the Rev Daniel A Hearn
the Catholic priest in that town, was ascending
the tower of the Catholic church which is now
in process of construction at that place, the rope
attached to the car in which he was being drawn
ups parted and he was prccipitated distance o
fifty fset to the grosad Me-, Hearn is an elder
ly man, of about three hundred pounds weight
Yet strange to say. not bone was broken. HI
was able to walk into the honse, and at last ac
counts was apparently doing well.
A New SHELL-We see it stated that Profess
or Homer Anderson, late professor of natura
science at Clinton. this State, has invented ne,
| bomb shell of terrible power. Professor Andel
son claims that Sebastopol would fall before il
lat it will wrap in flames any fertilization
wood or stone, or indeed any city, howeve
strongly fortified A recent trial appears 10 hav
been very successful. One of the shells wa
!, thrown from six FOUNDER, by way of exper
: ment, and falling upon some rocks, corruscatior
a of light arose some fifty feet in the air eman,
ting from materials under the most intense ign
l. ton. 1t rained very hard, but nttwithstandin
J the rain it burned on the rocks twenty-five mil
n utes, and in various places on the grass whic
IL was exceedingly wet. Cheers upon cheers bur
forth from the eazers when they saw the flame
J bursting forth on the rocks, covering an area
e twenty square feet, before the sound of the ca
Ie non reached their ears, and that, too, with mil
/. iature ball, whose weight when charged did n
exceed nine pounds. Professor Anderson i
y tends to take his invention to Europe and sell
he to the Allies, if he can.-ADany Argus
!" Abbott Lawrence is dangerously sick, and
l. is now thought, will not recover.
IL The CALIFORNIA BRANCH MlNr.-The S
Francisco Branch Mint during the last five mont
had coined nearly nine millions of dollars, a
~ the coinage in June amounted to over three mi
t. ions, which is double the amount of any precet
D. ing month, Arrangements are now so perfect
that in forty-eight hours after the reception
gold, the coin will be ready for delivery.
III Eighty dollars per foot was recently refus
y, for an estate on State street Boston.