Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-10
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10 this date, that England has known for
many wears. Not single snow storm has
VISITED this town during the season. There
has been u slight Gall in different parts of the
country, but il quickly passed away. As for
ice | have not seen any that would bear a
child two wears old. Forward flowers are
abundant in the gardens and grass is quite
plentiful in the fields. Thousands Of cattle
are turned out to pasture. The farmers have
been ploueliing, aud trimming their hawthorn
hedges, all the winter through The thrush,
with his delightful notes, is filling the woods
and groves with his song, and his mate has
already commenced incubation; indeed
have heard of nest of young binds having
been found.-N. y. Zee. Post.
SUICIDE OF FEMALE by DRowNlNG.-
The body Of an unknown young woman, OF
decent appearance, clad in plain mourning,
Of ordinary texture, was found in the dock at
Pine street, early Sunday morning. Her
shawl was found on the wharf log, and float
ing near her in the water were her bonnet,
containing her breast pin and gloves, a
needle case, pair Of scissors, and tailor S
Observation-Disclosures a note containing the
words, 81 hasten to Join them in heaven. y
The unhappy female, as far as we could learn,
was not, ~ to late hour last night, positive
" Unidentified, bot was believed to be Wild
ow who few months ago lost her husband,
90 whom she had been married only a short
time, and also her child Her grief was in.
consolidate, and she sought death as a release
from her woe. She evidently obtained her
livelihood by sewing, and it is thought COM
mitted the melancholy act as she was return
ing from her work Saturday night.-Phila.
american.
A DREADrrL DEED.--Wc conv the fol.
having from the last number Of Tie Spi.ug-
field (Mo.) Democrat:
"a murder has been committed in our
very midst that makes ones blood chill to
relate. On Friday Inst, George Young, liv-
ing about ten miles west of this, struck his
little daugh.er, eight or nine wears old, with
hoe, splitting her skull, following the first
blow with others, beating her head, and cut
ting her neck. The cries Of the child brought
the mother to the horrd scene. She took
up her dead child and started to the house.
Young followed and tore the child from his
wife, and cut on, its cntrails. lie then pul "A
log chain round his wifc's neck, and was on
ly prevented from killing her by the arrival
Of some neghbors. Doubts are entertained
as to Young's sanity"
MopEL OF New YonK-E. Porter Bel
den, of New York, has constructed a model,
in wood, Of that city, which is said to be tru-
ly a wonder. Every house is represented
and will bear close examination. 1t is GER
tainly an astonishing product Of ingenuity
and pains.taking. Mr.. Brlden had previous
" made similar model Of New Haven
We understand it is his intention Ia exhibit
his works in the different cities Of the Union
and predict for him abundan, success. A
model Of the different cantons of Swilzeilind
made sometime in the last century, WAS =
worlds wonder; but there is nothing whicl
Yankee ingenuity cannot, initiate, and beat
ATLANTIC AND ST. LAWRENCE Raj
ROlp--N "nd"rsirnd tltIt \. G.. Motion
Esq, who has bern Acting Chi"t EusNrc
Of the Atlantic aud ST. Lawrrnce Rail Rnat
Company, has, bv tie concurrent act Of H.,
two Boards of Directors at Montreal an
Portland, brcu appointed FIRST Suprrintcud
ing Ensinocr, Of the whnic Road, from rbt
Atlantic to the 81. l. twrrucr and that Ii
leaves this morning for Mopircai. with view
to be present It, the breaking up of the 81
Lawrence, aud for the purpose of aiding b,
his council and advice in liking upon sit
for the Termination Of the Rail Road al Mon
treal.-PorflaRd Argus.
The trial oF Thomas Richie for the mur
der Of Mr.. Pleasanis, commenced at Ches
terrified, Va, on the 25h inst. The com
sci engaged for Mr.. Richie are, Mcssrs
Andrew Stevenson, john W. Jones, Samut
Taylor. and VIM. Overton. For the State
Daniel Flournay, Esq, Commonwealth Al
torney, for the Chesterfield Supreme Cour
The story that the prisoner refused bail vi
a f.brica,ion. Ofcourso the court could NJ
bail h,n', nor he presume to ask it.
FIRE AT THE AsToR lIoUsE.-The As,c
House ia New York caught fire on Tuesda
evening IN the upper story. The stairs an
doorway were much burnt before the fl
was discovered, aud the smoke breaking o,
through The shea,hne of the roof and en-
braclng the whole length of the caves, ga,
the appearance of the whole upper part
the building being Completely on fire. TT
fire was, however, easily subdued but il
supposed that the loss by water was fro
$1,000 TO $4,000.
THE SENATORS FROM TExAs-Mr Rus
one Of the Senators of the new State OF lie
as, has arrived in Washington, and appear
in his seat in the Senate on Thursday, Gle
eral Houston is expected in a few days.
They are understood to favor Mr. Calhoun
views on the Oregon question, and will lhe'
fore vote Tor the qualification notice of
Colquit.
CFThere will be an eclipse of the S
on the 25lh of April. About half of the d
will be hid herc-total in the Island Of Cu|
The Water Cure Journal of DIR. Shew,
New York, in an article on using cold wa
on consumption, gives this caution -
10 he remembered that we cannot hard
every person, and that we may XII many
the attempt"
The New Hampshire Statesman make
clear anl-radical majority in the House,
I8-viz: 10Y Wings, 33 lndepender
making 14O-Radicals l22.
The North River is now open, and Slea
boats have commenced running. The
oress says that there will be much oppos'
This summer,-lhe fare is now 30 CTS
tween Albany and New York City
Bonaparte's house, at Longwood 81, II
al, In Ind 4 4