Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-09-06

Garlbaldl has landed at Calabria.
PARIS, Aug. %. Dispatches announce that
serious disturbances had occurred in Basilieata
Several corps of GaribaIdians have landed and
met with success. 1t is not known whether Ga
rlbaldi was present
The correspondent of the Daily NeDS confirms
the announcement that the Calabrans are in
open revolt against the King of Naples and in
favor of Garibaldi. The French Government ha
abandoned the project of raising Spain to the
rank of great power for the present.
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There is a report of very unsettled condi-
ton of our relations with Spain, Cuba and
Mexico, and the President is dispatching a large
array of war steamers to the Gulf.
A RACE OF GIANTS FORMERLY LIVED IN PERU.
In IL lot of Peruvian guano received at Nor
folk, lately, have been found the remains of
human frame, being about twice the size of that
portion of the human frame to be found in those
now living, which shows that race of men of
extraordinary size once inhabited that part of
the world, Nor are these deposits unusual we
lately heard of a human hand being found in
lot that went to Norfolk and frequently of va
rious bones of ordinary size, which have in all
cases been pronounced human. The prcsump-
ton is that the workmen have struck burial
ground or some race OF giants, and are exhum-
ing them for the benefit of agriculture,
Forty three sharks were caught at one haul
in the net of the Field Brothers, off Neck Beach,
at Madison, Conn, recently. The largest mca-
sured nine feet in length, four and a half feet in
circumference, and weighed over 300 pounds.
ID, I'LL
trict school in Cincinnati, has been presented
by the citizens with a gold hunting watch and
chain, valued at $l25, and the freedom of
twenty railroad lines, as a reward for her bra
very in preventing the children under her care
from rushing into the street during the terrible
tornado, which swept over the city some weeks
ago.
SLAVERY IN DELAwARE.-The few returns of
1.-THE census of 1860 which we have published
Ewhen compared with the census of 1850, exhibit
the fact that slavery continues to recede just as
the white population increases and sub divides
the land. Slavery is not profitable on small es-
tates, and justas the country fills up and becomes
populated, slaves are removed to less populated
regions In few years, Delaware will be nom
inally frea State, as Pennsylvania and New
Jersey were for many yeals. This would have
been the case long since were those who own
slaves in Delaware not prohibited by law from
selling them ont of the State 1t is contrary to
law to bring slaves into Delaware. -DelaUare
Gazette.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNNG.-The Windsor Journal
says The dwelling house OF John Sherwin at
Perkinsville. was struck and considerably dam
aged by lightning on Saturday afternoon last.
hn flm lv bnu 10 NIpc
was Frustrated and somewhat burned by the
electric fluid, from the effects of which she has
not entirely recovered. The electricity passed
down the Lightning rod, to the roof separating,
a potion of the electricity passing through the
and a portion of the chimney; then passing to
an adjoining part of the house, cutting out the
building for the space Of about twelve feet, de-
stroylng crockery, tin.waro and breaking GO
lights of glass; removing Iathing and plastering,
damaging the floors, &c. The portion of cleo
tricity passing down the rod, blowing the ground
to considerable debth and distance. Another
portion of electricity passed through a small
building adjoining ploughing up the ground.
Mrs. Sherwin was considerably injured, as sta
ted above.
Thomas Cults, a respectable farmer of Orwell,
committed suicide by cutting his throat with
pruning knife on the morning of the Sd inst.
lie was undoubtedly deranged at the time.
The census of Manchester, N, H. develops the
unexpected fact that the Catholics number IL
fraction over 80 per cent. Of the entire popula-
ton.
Walter Taylor, who was convicted of the
crime of forging United States pension papers,
on two indictments, at New Haven, in May,
1852, and was sentenced to the Connecticut
State Prison for fifteen years, was released u
shot time since by pardon from President Bu-
chanan.
EDUCATIoN.-The reports Just collected as the
fruits of the new School Law give the following
summary Whole number of children in the
State, 80 600; of schools, 2,754 of teachers,
1885. Average attendance, AZ ,O00 or about
fifty per cent. More than 1900 have not at
tended school at all. Number of instances of
hardness, 100000; of corporal punishment,
9,S82 Only 1875 districts have dictionary OF
any kind; lis have globes 80 outline maps.
Whole expense Of the year, S405, 600.
SINGULAR CRoP-The Caledoniaa says
A Gentleman in Danvlle planted last spring
half of an acre of Jackson White potatoes, ESQ
called.) At this date, Aug. 90 there are no
potatoes formed at the root, and no prospect OF
any. But there are tubers formed on the stalks
about the size Of Il uan S thumb, and about as
long, and very much resembling the human shin
in color. Here is a question for the curious
We are told the whole field is affected in the
same way.
Rev. Geo. |. Bard of Derby, has accepted an
invitation to become the pastor OF the Congre
gational Chulch Qate Mr.. Wurriner's) at Low.
er Waterford, and will be settled, we learn
some time in September. Mr. Bard is Of the
class of 60 at Andover.
Do Nor RIDE ON TIE PLATFORM "A Mr.. Bah
cock of Poultney, while riding on tho Saratoga