Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-11-25
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gasomcter Is cumpctCd. ana Inc tank, LOT
which it has been difficult to obtain II supply
of water, isnow filling up fast It's capacity
is about three hundred thousand gallons. In
the course of week or so we understand that
the manufacture of gas will commence.
-TRoY CONFERENCE ACADEMY.-A scnsi-
bly, written card from the officers Of the above
institution, in Poultncy. VT, announces that
the special sickness which occurred in it soon
after the opening of their fall term, haze wholly
passed by. The students are returning. and
there seems to be no reason TO fear for the
future health of the place
Tins PRESIDENTS rssAGE.-It is stated
that the Presidents Message will he sent to
the postmasters Of the most important cities,
in advance, to he given to the newspapers the
moment it IL presented to Congress, on the
9Th or 9th Of December.
-TnANhsGn ISG.-- 1t d, Iu..Jscu thai IL,
Governor has decided to appoint Thursday
the Sth of December, as a day Of Thanks .
giving. This is week later than usual in
Vermont. Nineteen States have already
agreed upon the oath of November, this year,
as day of Thanksgiving, VIZ: Pennsylvania.
New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, North
Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, lllnous, Wis
cOnein, Michigan, Indiana, New York
Rhode Island Connecticut, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Missouri and Florida. In
three States another day has been signed
viz: South Carolina, which has already Oh
served thl4 festival, Maine, whore it is on
served on Thursday, the 18th inst and Yer
mont.
-FUNNY - The congregation in alton
dance at one of the churches in South Boston
on Sunday last, were surprised in the midst
Of divine service to see a human leg suddenly
protrudcd through the ceiling over head. to
the great dctrimcnt of the hth and plaster
ing. \ momcntary alarm, with no essential
damage, cEsucd. 1t seems that Il mi>chicyous
boy had crcpt in overhead, where there %as
no floor, and undertaken to walk Il beam, but
making false step, he found himself with
bis 90 foot in it,
DARN AT SEA.-Thc mortality on the
emigrant ships on the passage from Europe TO
this country, is surprising Of late, The deaths
on board of five ships which arrived at New
York this week, were no less than two hun
dred and sixty-onc, more thaN tenth of the
,vbola numbor of tboir ,,.,ss,,,,,ors
-CmNA.-lt is stated that the Emperor
Of Cbina fled fran pcLin an tbn second Of
August into Tartarv. The fight Of this
young man (for he is only twenty -thrcc years
of agc) would be Of no Importance, if those
who oro left in out,oritv wnro stron, onouch
to nrcvcnt the co,turc Of prk,n but fine
generally received o,inim is tlat If will fall
into the hands Of thc Rcyolutiuu,,t,. Letters
from Canton state that the Tmperial NIanda-
rims thcrc ,yorn o,voitip,, nc.y. rr,m t,c coni.
tai with great anxiety
-Tur SroRy.-Thc Drattlchpr3' EaglcI
saws tbo storm, nr SUNDAY weak ,,os'tho bo,,;ost
Of tbo season and d;d ,,ch do,ao,,. :, +hot
,;c;n;+v # ro,tion. ~ DANA tbroo G,,,os
+,ro bri1rcs and warts Of - s,oro sho,, and
so,r mill co,o,Iot.l,, .,,o,t o,..o,. IN rra++lo-
horo and tho ,o;,,hborin., to,,rs +c,.o+l,or
,v;tl sor;o,s d,n,o,o dana T., +ho +r,ol, nr +lo
yormont V,IIov Railroad and tbo bi.,bv,o,.s
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n. 900 c, M,
hoots and arrived o+ o.,ro,,o
ru, r,oon -. r,,.,,,.,,.,.-,.. n.4.;l,
or.,o a,,.a,., 1.,,, J.. a.. .n,:.r
,,oo+;,,,t oonti,,,o 70 .on,, n n,I;,a,eol,
.ho Lose WINS COX ono. in wn1o,t+riuo c-t
ono. - p,ro,o,,t1, ..o7 ooo. g., Dani.,,n
from, en- Ooo +o Elk ooo Tbo ,;, ,,,,,o,oI
at Amherst Collece showed n fall Of over
three inches Of rain
An old gcntInmon Of pIvmouth informs
the editor of fine J3cb6eld En,,,,,c, +bot
f,tbor and hims.Ir boyo norkod an = rocL an
tbo bonl rtbo Nouootr.l .ho ho;,,h+ or,o,l,
fresbet for a hundred wears mast and that
the Indians did the same hcC,rc Them He
finds tho nroso,t 70 ho c,,r f,.t Li,,hor +bo,,