Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-12-31
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FOCUSES FOR 1853 There will DC two
cclipecs Of the sun and one Of the moon during
the year 1853. The first eclipse oi the sun viii
;akc place on the 9th Of June, and will be yis-
hle in Californin. the southern pori N Of the
United States. and in nearly the whole Of So;Nh
America. The go onl will be total. ana will
take place on the 3Oth of November. Il will be
visible in C.ll(crna, Mexico, Central America,
and norr,y the whole Ct 5n,dn America. Both
of these cclpsce will be invisible here. a p1r-
tial eclipse Of the moon will nEo place ON the
2l-' Of June. beginning at 0 h. % m. A. NJ.
aud ending 2h.5m. Digits cciipsed l-2 on
the northern limb.
Tim Mock AUCT,oyEEEs. The SIX mock
auctioneers who swnded a returned CAlifor-
MAN out of some $4,000. in New York, have al
been indicted by the Grand Jury. and arc now
awaiting trial. The Ny Tuaes s1ys that since
the arrest Of these swindlers, several Of the
Chatham street and Broadway mock auction
shops have been closed, and there is good reason
to hope that the efficient measures being taken
in the present case will succec in breaking up
the whole business.
-THE LIEvTEyASr GENERAL BuL.-The
I'LL comforting the appointment of Lieutenant
General upon Gen ScoTT, passed the Senate
Yesterday by the strong vote of 81 tol2. It is
quite probable that it will pass the House by
an equally decisive vote.
- Senator Borand was fined 100 in the
criminal court at Washington, on Saturday,
lnr an assault on Mr.. Kennedy. Of the census
bureau, in the capitol, last session.
- Georgi1 is called the "Enpro state
Of the South,' for its energy, enterprise and
thrift. There are more miles of railroad than
in any other Southern State anl more and
better manufacturers and now her people are
deyoting their capital to an improved system
Of coastwlsc and inland navigation.
-FIRE.-A valuable house and barn be-
longing to the tate of the late Mr. Wilcox, o f
Rrdport. was destroyed by fire CT Monday
night. We have not learnt the PARTICULARS
.Eddlebuy Register.
"A Methodist preacher, near Batcsye.
Va, says his circuit this year includes Bunkln
Iownshp, California Settlement, DcriPs ork,
and HeN's Gate,
r.,st, LRENCE REvARpED.-An ex-
change paper states that a well has been sunk
in Hooking Valley, Ohio, to the depth Of sir
hmdred feet, for the purpose of obtaining salt
water, The object OF the enterprlsiuE indlyid-
ual has been fully accomplished, a sn1py Of
water having been reached which requires but
ihy-throe gallons to mike a busheI of fifty
pounds. The water rises spontaneously to the
surface. and flows at the rate Of 1900 to 5000
gallons Ner day
--Thc Legislature cf North Clrolina has
had another unsuccessful bai.otng Tor L. 5.
Senator.
VI W. Ransom iWhia has been elected At
:orncy General Of TIE State.
Tile war debt of the European nations
amount to $4,000 10000. 1t would require
the labor of four millions OF men. at $50 per
annum, to pay the interest of tins sum at per
cent. I'c pay the principal, it would be nee
cssary to levy tax Of least 81 on eYery nhab--
liant Of the globe
- Orr government lands cost one dollar
an acre on an average, AMI champagne two
dollars a hottie. How many man dies land
less, who during hi life mas swallowed a fertile
township. trees AMI ali!
Rice is the food for a create nanj,r Of
human beings than any other grain,
--Thrce million dollars week - said to
be the yield Of the Australian digIngs,
Ten miles of rails are al every day in
this country. We have 1900 niles Of rail-
road already.
--The eyes Of needless a5o punched By =
machine which, superinto' dol by one boy.
can punch twenty thousand in day,
--,The London Weekly Times is row printed
on paper made OF straw. 1t is little darker
than rag paper, and somewhat more brittle,
but il answers the purpose vey well
Punch says that the leirs Of Rob0soa
Crusoe have instituted a suit tor the recoyor.
of Juan Fernandez on the ground that the,
great ancestor was monarch of all the sur
vcyed.
-EslE RAILROAD CoNrtNr. This Com.
papy have declared dividend of four per cent.
out of The earnings of the past SIN months, pay.
able on or after 3lst Dec, instant
The MarysyiIe Tribune says THIRTY
five years aro there were thirty dlSuUer.es m
taycjtc county, Ohio, and no church now
there are Thirty churches, AMI 10 dlstlIlery.'
--IvsURANcE. A Poiyr DEcpEp It
has been decided IN recent case in Phlladcl-