Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-09-18

NEw OnLEASs Sept. 2.-Etrc.-About o'clock
yesterday morning, fire broke out III large brick
building attached to the lower cotton press. The
house, and large quantity Of machinery were destroy
ed The loss is estimated at 20 to $50 600.-Bullctin
ASoTHEn REvoLr1IoSAry VETnAS Mr.
Joseph Lyon Revolutionary verau, aged 10 died in
Har,wick on the 2Sth ult, leaving numerous and
highly respectable family 10 mourn his dcceasc :! o.
sego Republican.
A MISERABLE MoTHER.-Thc Baltimore Sun states
that early on Sunday morning, woman calling her
self Margaret Greene was found sleeping in the yard
OF house in Front street She had i'll her arms an
inian, about year DID, who had nestled in the bo-
of her drunken mother during the night, exposed
10 the damp and sickcnng air of this season. The
woman when arrested by Mr.. McKcwon and ci,i-
zen, ACKNOWLEDGED that she had been drunk, and
went there 10 sleep. In the waite h-h0usc, the poor
infant eagerly fondlcd on her and sucked from the
polluted fountain its pnternnl nourishmcnt TINT which
may give it the appetite which will prove its earthly
MISERY or, pcrchancc, its death. They were sent to
the alms-housc.
MEXICO.
4 journal of Mexico CITY, which has come 10 hand
since our last, and which is day later than those
from which extracted in our last, states that the
last twenty four hours had been perfectly quiet. The
police regulations cxcCllent-nl the drinking
shops closed al an early hour-no more than
five persons, Of any grade description, allow
ed to cOngregae togethcr-no person was allowed TO
move on horseback between the hours of five in the
evening and SIX in the morning and all persons, OK
v,
government agents all firearms. under penalty OF
5000 fine and from ten months imprisonment a,
hard labor. The police ordered arrest aud bring
in every suspected person, without regard to his pro-
fession or condition.-Nen Or. Bm
DisTREssISo occuRnEScE.--A fatal and DISTRESSING
accident from the careless of fire arms occurred in
this city yesterday afternoon. son of Mrs Fisk
about IA years OF age took down rifle that had been
loaded the day previous for the purpose Of shooting
rats in the yard md discharged il At mark
board in the fence. The ball passed through the board
through bord in fence some distance beyond, bet.
the rails of another fence and striking tho fore
head of Mrs. Milgan who standing in the door o
her dwelling on Bolivar st.. passed through her skull
twice, and lodged under the skin on the back part o
the head. Mrs. NJ expired Immediately. She hat
Just returned from church, laid off her bonnet, TAXI
an apple in her hand and stepped to the door, wher
met by the deadly bullet. Her age about Az No IA
mily except n husband-Mrs. NJ. arrived in this coun
tryfrom Ireland not long since. Distance from whcr'
the gun was discharged to where Mrs. NJ. was stand
ing 23 rods-The ball changed its direction twice b!
striking objects in its fatul fight iereiand Mrald
The MuRDERzn or JuDGE DouGHEary.--We cop,
the following from the ST. Loui. Republican of Sat
urday:
The murderer of Thos. Dougher.y, Esq. Judge o
the County Court of St, Louis county which was per
perated under the most rocious circumstances il
June, 1885, and over which there has since beer
hanging the deepest mystery has at length been dis
closed. letter received in this county las, week
dated Texas, and signed by Dr. Hughes, in whicl
the writer states that he is the murderer that he com
mltted the act 10 crafty his revenge for injury h
'nagnes he suffered, through The agency Of the de
ceased about ten or twelve years ago. The murderer
Hughes many years ago was extensively engaged II
circulating counterfeit money, and was detected an
sentenced to ten years imprisonment IN the Kentuck
penentlary; shortly after the expiration of whic
time he was seen in this county.-LouiSriHeJ Journal