Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-10-28
ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

.---WNoosEt.--We learn that Mr.. Chas
L. Harding, the elder of the two gentlemen
of that name, who have become the propric-
tors of the extensive Woocn Factory at ''thc
Falls has recently purchased the residence
of Mr.. Weaver, in that village, together with
some ten acres Of the adjoining land, which
he is repairing and fitting for his permanent
residence.
-GENERAL AssENB1Y.-The Montpelier
correspondent of the Windsor journal says
"the Senate is an ADLER body than that of
last year. In the House who will do the
talking for the Democracy remains to be seen,
or rather to be heard No one of their num-
Der has any particular reputation in that
line"
---'' Jane what letter in the alpha bet
do You like best - Well, | don't like to
say, Mr. Snobbs" " Pooh, nonsense Tell
right out. Jane; which do you like best !"
well (blushing and dropping her eycs.)
like L best"
--BRouGnT TO TRIAL.-Thc counter
fotcrs arrested at Northicld. on the 22d ult.,
have been indicted at the County Court of
that County. Gordon was tried and found
guilty, and sent TO the States Prison for two
wears. Robinson, Ladd and one of the Chrl-
Uses were hailrd--thc other Chcllis was fined
for gambling only. Those hailcd will be
tried next term. Ruyter, who narrowly
escaped when the others were arrested, is
supposed to have been at the head of the
gang.
~ BoLp LEAr.-A hcircr which Hon.
Richard Reese, Of kccscyillc. was sending to
market with other cattle, last week, lcapt
from the boat while in the . broad lake, in
company with an OK. The hciler was found
safe and sound at the mouth Of the Ausablc
river. and is supposed to have swan at least
six miles, The OK was probably drowned.
-rHE DIffERENCE.-W hen Mr.. Fillmore
retired ON the 18th of March, the federal of
fees within the District of Columbia were
about equally divided between the two par
tics-Iocolocos VIGOROUSLY holding many of
the best clerkships. When General Taylor
came into power, and Judge Colamcr and
Fit2-llenry Warren took possession Of the
Post-OIlico Department, only tro Wings
could be found therein. Out of nearly
hundred when Mr.. Fillmore went out and
Pierce came thc LocofDcos held equally with
Ehe Whga, and there was one Webster man.
Nor. out Of the one hundred clerks (or there
abouts) there are but eight nominai Wings,
and believe not one who has been known as
an active Wing for some years.
--Tur ALBANY NoRrnERN RAILROAD
1t has been freely stated in Troy and else
where, that the above Road had made an as
signmcnt. We have been personally assured
10y those who know, that such is not the
ease, and we find in the Albany Journal IA for
nal contradiction of the story. Itsays:
The only foundation of this story is that
mortgage has been recently placed ON record.
in the room Of one cancelled. for the purpose
OF securing the bonds issued by the company
This instrument in no way differs from those
made by other companies
Khe Company il now engaged in paying the
small balance due the laborcrs in their EN-
ploy. And every dollar of such Indebtedness
now or hereafter to be incurred will be
promptly met.
We learn that the work at the Culvert the
giving way Of which has been the sole cause
of preventing the trains from running through
to Rutland, l. now progressing with great
rnWditY that il i b"yond the reach Of dam
az" by iioois and that III IL few days the run
niu- OF the trains between Albany and Rut-
land will be resumed
-SoME SATISFACTIoN,-in elderly lady
writes 10 Il friend - \ widowcr with ten
children has proposed, and have accepted
him, This is about the number | should
have been entitled to, if | had been married
at the proper time, instead of being chcatc,
into IA noncntty," Sensible to the end.
-AIR> STOWE, TRAVELS. -Mcssrs. j. p
J"wctt ~ Co.., are about to publish Mrs
Stoves Record of Travels Abroad. Illus
sra5oI hy her graphic pen. 1t will DOUBTLESS
have run only second TO - Uncle Tom"
~ pHINE CoNDrcroR. We under
stand that the train which has heretofore beer
under the charge Of Mr.. Eaton ON the Contra
Road has been taken off, and that conse
qucntly he has at pres mt no employment ol
the Road, 1t is not. we trust, permanent
removal. The travelling public cannot spar
hn yet. Good conductors have never bee
lacking "n the Central. They are set o
F'"l|m". Appleton, Bush, Fletcher, Field
''aGo and Pierce, are good men and good con
ductors without exception; but bettcr con
ducror, more uniformly good-tcmpcrcd, undo
no matter how trying circumstances, an
more careful Of the lives and comfort Of tn
passengers under his charge, than JAMES !
Eaton, we have never found. We don't b,
lieyc the Central can afford to lose him Il
present.
~ DISTINGUISHED MAN GoNE.-IIoI
TrlStram Burgess, for many years the mo'
prominent man in Rhode Island-thc chan
pion Of The North in the /. :. Congress
the only man who ever proved himself
match for John Randolph in that body, an
whose fcrid cloqucuccand whitening Sarcas
placed him in the front ranks of the publ