Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-04-01
TO the Patrons OF the Free
Press

TO the Patrons az the Free !
Press.
From the date of the present issue Of this
paper, (April 1st,) the propuetorship and
editorial management Of the Burlington Free
Press belong to Prof GEORGE w. BENE-
DICT, of Burlington.
rail myself of the occasion respectfully TO
ure upon those having unsettled accounts with
tie Office, the necessity of their immediate ud.
nsment
u. w. G. CT NRKE
Burlington, April LIST, 1853.
n A CHANCE FOR THE GIRLs.--i IN " En-
gshman," resident Of Cincinnati, 40 years
of age, wdowcr" advirises for wife in the
Boston Atlas He says, " Any lady y or 30
years of age, of congenial tastes, with some
means of her own disposal, would find HIM re-
solved to make him happy, if love be there,
Beauty Of feature he care less for than Il so t,
low voice.
If the soft low voice" should prove equal
TO the sofness apparent in the advertisers head,
we have no doubt capital match might be
agreed on.
D-The Ne,o York Commercial publishes the
following extract from letter dated London,
March 4, from reliable source:
"Our gold arrivals from Australia are large.
The sum of one million six hundred thousand
pounds sterling was received at the bullion
office OF the bank one day this week. The
steamer Great Britain and another richly laden
vessel, are expected here in a few days. 1t is
estimated that we shall receive from Australia
in all this year, twenty millions Of pounds sler-
ling, and my belief is that money will be cheap
er IN England during 1858 than ever known
There is every prospect of good export trade
as the year advances"
IL FUNNY. The Ohio House Of Reprcsen-
ta,lves, after cxpelling their chief Clerk BY
vote of 5S to u, vindcated its conss 'ency and
dignity by adopting the following resolution on
the morning of its final adjournment:
Resolved, That The thanks of the House are
hereby rendered to Alahlon II. Medary, late
Clerk thereof, for the prompt efficient anl i'm
partial discharge of his duties as such Clerh.
The Cincinnati Enquirer supposes this con-
sisted in his having been "promp, efficient and
impartial" in knocking BARNCM in the head!
a. The FlGHTiNG CoUNrEss.--'rhc Cln-
cnnatl Sun says thai Lola Montcz Countess OF
Llnlsfrldt on the l7th, severely beat one John
jones' wh) was acting as trIvelln5 agent for
her. She is described as having sprung on the
unfortunate Jones with the combined fury of
several wild clt3, and that appendagc joined to
"her little arm" usu lily styled in plain English
a fist, struck the deftAceloSs gentleman blow
somewhere in the vicinity of the upper story
go heavy that he was pitched several feet.
GA SEA TiGER.-Mr. 4. X. Sands, Of
Sands Point, h. H. writes to the journal of
Commerce, that, on Monday last. live sea
tiger, weighing 10 pounds, and measuring
feet inches in length, was captured about
quarter of mile from the Lighthouse when
discovered, he howIcd most piteousy, aud
fought "like tiger" woundng dog severely.
1t is said to he the only thing Of the kind ever
seen in chat vicinity. Where's Bunum?
OFSuIcpE.-We learn that the body of
Amasa Lynde was found in the road in the west
part Of this town, on Wednesday, under c,rcum-
stances inducing coroner's jury to believe
that he purposely shot himself, 1t was sup
posed that alter leaning the nuzz'e of his gun
against his head he drew a twig over tae trig-
ger, and placing his foot upon one end Of it,
was embed to discharge the gun in such e.
fectull manner caused instant death. lie
was between 60 and 20 years of age Brat
tebro' Eagle.
GFThera are twelve Trunh Railroads now
completed or in process Of construction, which
make Chicago their terminating point, and
nearly every such road has one or more
branches or feeders. The trunk roads are
Michigan Central, to Detroit, $50 miles.
Michigan Southern, to Toledo, 2i5 "
Chicago and Fort Wayne, 1870 "
Illinois Central, to Cairo, 35l "
Chicago and Mississippi, to Alton, $50 "
Chicago, Aurora, and {. Nj. Tract, to
Quincy, 220 "
Chicago and st. Charles Air Line, to
Gdena. l6O