Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-05-28


Trade, were as follows -
First week Of May, 1871, =. $9l,129 80
1910, 80. 53,6Sl "a
Increase since last year, $37,lf 20
lIUDsoN RIVER BElpGE.-Thc Albany Bridge
question was indefinitely postponed III the New
York Assembly, on Tuesday last, by vote Of
81 to II.
A LoArER.--I feel too lazy to work, said
ioaier, and have not time to play. think I'll
Just 90 to bed, and SO split The difference,
THE BIoop OF JrrrERsox.-T'heW Washington
correspondent of the New York Signal says"
Mr.. Dabney Carr, Uhe naval officer at Bati-
more Twill not be removed. 1t is said he is the
only man now in office under the government.
in whose veins the blood of Thomas Jefferson
flows"
REMARKABLE APPLICATION OF GALvANlsM-
1.-THE last meeting of the Horticultural Society,
n paper was read on an ingenious method of pre-
serving plants from bugs and snals, by means
eli piece of zinc four inches wide, with band
of copper one inch wide, fastened on the centre
with zinc nails. This being cut into convenient
lengths and placed round the Plants to be pro-
,cctcd, the snail slug craws up the zinc until
is horns touch the copper, when it Immediately
feels galvanic shock and retreats, and as often
~ it makes the attempt TO pass the copper band,
II is shocked and driven back, the moist body OF
the snail acting AS a conductor of electricity
tEnghsh papcr.l
CrRIors PLANr.-'Thc Charleston Courier
says: ave have seen a curious parasitic plant
from Florida, resembling pine apple in general
appearance, and the palmetto somewhat in its
appearance. 1t is called the Air Plant denoting
It's power of subsstng on air alone, without
earth-it usually grows. however against IA wall
or the trunk or branch oi tree. Each plant
contains more than aqaart Of water, inbldcd
from the atmosphere
SHEEP AND LANES Woor-Bv a return
moved for by Mr. Baincs, NJ F., we find that the
total quantity of sheep and lambs wool imported
into the United Kingdom in the year $50, was
lo,ilS Ia lbs. (includIng the Isle OF Man,) of
which 2l.el2,0,J was imported from Germany.
The total quantity Of British sheep and lambs
wool exported from the United Kingdom in the
year $50 was i,sl0,3-7 lbs, and the total guam
tiy Of woollcn and wor@ted yarn. 379G,Gii lbs.
The declared value of British wooden manutac-
lures exported from the United Kingdom in
1910 is stated by the above return TO be 1881,
S53.
\ drunken tcllow in Kentucky lately set fire
10 diStillerv, which was in consequence burnt
down. An exchange paper SAYS that the distil-
Iory first set fire To the man, and then the man
fired the dis,crv. This we suppose, is what
lawyer would call l.r M!imis.
The Louisville Journal saws The Captain
of the Fulton informs us that one of he perpei-
-,llors y he late dsc 4l4ll murder !" s. Louis
WINS recently discovered and arrested nj Cairo
on board the Atlanta. lie confessed his gull
aud put OF hoard the i'rcemp'ion To be taken to
81. Louis. Tie excitement against the wretch
was so great, that many expected that on his ar
rival AT 81. Louis, he would be burned at the
siakc.-Co~,. d. EHq
We have yet nothing from the President
Scarcely hope remains with niany. While
ing at tins matter, VIC rcccocct that the
propric,ors Of the boat dismissed Capt. Fayrcr
from her command because, anon. other things,
he did not make passages IN time We believe
lie made the most ont of the heavy boat, and
finally escaped from her danger, il not from her
loss-I. s. Go.ctr.
lJ7'rhc widow and son Of the late President
have decided tina, his renains shall be removed
immediately to North Bend, 10 be deposited upon
beautiful and elevated natural mound where
the monument may be seen for several miles W
and down the Ohio river.
ST. PETERsBrEG.--Otiicial returns. made VI
TO the end of $40, show that on the 3lst of De
ccmhcr the population of 81. Petersburg wa'
i7O,203 The number of houses was StjGl, o
which 1900 were OF stone. The churches ant
chapcls of the Greek rite we're ll1, and those
Of other rites u.
17'"IIavc You any mourning gingerbread ?
asked a long legged, raw looking wing, AZ h
a,,j olc Iuc NJ,
REPLIED the tender, "but have some monnin!
nn,cakes," handing out a long doughnu, burn
to- crisp on one end. 80, that will answer
said the fellow, with deep sigh, sit looks $
solemn" and throwing down penny. budged
with his "mourning nutcake,'' and face as Ion
as a hatchet.-IMryord Times.
ALAnGE SHArT.-Wc saw yesterday til
water-whccl shaft for the u. S. steam irigat
Missouri, which was forged at the We.
Point Foundry from bars 3-4 inches squar
made a, the Ulster Iron Works. 1t wcishc
before being turned, "a ,4O0lbs. 1t is no
o5 feet 4 inches long o"d 40 i"''~. 'i""'et.
which i. as large as the largest ever made
and does credit TO the engineer.--./o"rn'
Commerce.
Al Cow was killed in Northampton Mas
last week that weighed, after beng dressed
tuelrc hxndred and seuenty-foe pounds
We learn also, that Mr.. Nathaniel lager {
Worthing,on, las killed Cow whlchwcigl
cd 1l40, and a two year old stccl wllc
weighed 999. Mr.. Elijah Curtis oftr san,
town killed hog which weighed 72O.
FINE CATrIE.-Mr. Wolbert's sale # fin
Cattle at Frankfort the other day, wen ="
with spiri'.-There were p animals "a 5, sol IT.
highest at $3.50 and the lowest, Calf ass2'
Kate" eight years old sold for 30
CLEOPATRA" four years old, sold for ao'
and "isabella,' five years old, brought23
These were choice mixers, and were'vcr
way worthy the prices paid. "Prlne A
bert" nice imported Berkshire RI WI
sold for $40. lie does credit, it is nd,
his English anccstry.-Phh North m
foua rtucrship.