Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-01-08

Tue hlneTICaH sup OOUStlullOH, HuNc uoch
arrested and committed to prison at New |
York. for an attempt to revolt upon the |
high seas.-Thc joint Committee Of the
Legislature of S. Carolina have reported a
series of resolution responsive of Governor
McDufic's Message on aboitionism. -
They come fully upto the Governors views
on that subject, and were adopted unany-
mousiy Col. Davy Crockett has gone
to Texas. Some Of the papers suggest
that stock in the Shows and Menageries |
will dcprccate in conse quence. The
aggregate amount of tolls received since
the opening of,he N. York Canals in the
splng, and the 18th Nov. is 81 ,4l4,500, ex-
ceedIng by $3.50 900 the amount received
during the same period last year
Rochester there are q Touring mills with
&c runs of stone. These mills consume
daily 90 900 bushels Of wheat, making
5000 barrels of flour. -Fourteen lives
were lost by the sinking of the Steamboat
Lady Franklin, on the Ohio river the I'd
ult-The duke of Wellington has an
income of $4,000 per annnm, for which
he renders no important or material duty
to the people of England, who pay it,
The established church in England and
Wales have iO,968 places Of worship. The
discenters ISIS, and the Roman Catholics
1888. -One Mains WATSON was fined to
the amount of fifteen thousand dollars, in
/ Delaware County, Ohio a short time since,
in a suit brought by Miss Ruth d. Mccoy
for breach of promise. This certainly is
pretty solid remedy for the heart ache.
Be careful how you make promises and
especially how you break them'-The
| Medical Lectures at the Vermont Uniyer.
siv. in this town, will commence on the
Cd Wednesday of March, next, and VIII
continue fourteen weeks without Interrupt
tion.-Mr Graham is now giving course
Of lectures to the people of Boston, on "the
Science of Human Life" State Con-
ventlon OF Indiana have unanimously nom
mated VIM II. Harrison for Presldent.-
The life of Isaac Hill has just been pub
hsbed at Concord, n. ii. 1t is said to
contain 245 pages, l69 of which are devo'
ted to the memoir OF Mr. Hill, and Is filled
with extracts from various speeches read
bv Mr. Hill at divers times and sundry pIa-
ces. About quarter part OF the memoir
is occupied with extracts from old N. ii.
Patriots, All this is to be had at the dog
cheap price of 37a cents, MIR Hills name
occurs 996 times in the book.-The Con-
venltion, called to act upon the proposed
amendments of the Constitution. assembled
at Montpelier on Wednesday the 9th nst'
\ few days will determine whether We are
to have a Senate or to endure year more
our present imperfect system OF govern
,, ment.-Gov. Houston, who Gained MI
Stanley 60 severely few years since, has
been appointed General in Chief OF The
Texan forces. -James e. TufreII, mem
Der of Congress from Georgia, died recent
" of consumption at his residence. -The
books of the Vt. Rrall Road Co, were
opened for subscriptions on the 7th INST. al
Mr. Cottrlls, IN Monlpeler.-The ami'
" of La Fayette are said to be preparing
the Generals papers for publication
Four men and a boy were drowned at Prov
incetown, on Cape Cod, recently by the
upsettlng of boat.-Dr. Shaltuck, oil
Boston, has presented to Dartmouth Col
lege an elegant Portrait of Daniel Web
ster.-It appears by the late census that
Boston now contains rs, COS inhabitants. S.
Increase 10 years, l7,2ll.-Mr Clay
is looked upto as The PacFer, IN the affairs
with France, and without surrenderng
particle of true national honor.-They
have made new omnibus at Montpelier
that goes the whole igure'-The Watch
man says that party Of hirty-S'r young
5 Masters and Misses, took a pleasure ride
to nelghborng town IN single sleigh
An apparatus has recently been inven
ted, called the Compound Heater, TO
warming apartments, offices, conservato
|, ries, &c with ardent spirits.--By the lat
minutes it appears that the nett increase
of members in the Methodist Eplscopa
Church throughout the United States is
10, 1913, making a total of 652, 533. Their
: are $500 travelling preachers. 1t is re
ported that duel was to take place be
tween Mr. Wise of Virginia and Mr. Ex
r Speaker Stevenson.