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The Victoria RcCIa Plant.

Mr.. j. Fisk Allen, of Salem, Mass, has
succeeded in raising this magnificent plant.
1t is now in bloom. and causes some excite
mont amGng the Massachusetts, hQrticul.
turists. One of its leaves measures five feet
and II half in diameter, and the outer petals
of the first flower expanded to the diameter
Of twelve inches. Mr.. Aliens is the first
phia, whc,o Mr.. Cope has one, of which the
lIortculturi-t says
1t would not hc cxtravagant to call the
beauties of this plant nsurIasSahlc Lik,
the gigant ic idea its leaf structure originated
the Crystal ralacc-it stands among its
class alone and unalproachahlc. Its flower
has been compared to colossal specimen o
the night t-blooming Ccrcus. (CrcuS gr0ndi
fora.) In certain RESPECTS the comparison il
Just as in the general appearance Of I'll,
flower, and its delightful fragrance. Bu
when we proceed to examine each beauty
Snparatcly all comparison with any Other
Hover must cease 1t is not possible to sclcc
one property more than another, the whicl
most to admire. 1t is everything to b,
wished for. \ Victoria house is Il pcrpctua
conservatory, filled with cycr-bloomin,
flowers. Since it, first towering, in Angus
last, this plant has produced, on an average
two flowers II week. p to April first thcr
have been - flowers ON the same plant. No
Is this cycr-blooming principle one long rou
tine of wcariSomr mOnotony, for no two flow
crs can hc said to be exactly alike. At tn
appearance of every bud there is something
to autici patc-sumc new beauty, as vet I'M
known, To- excite onr curiosity and raise II
expectation. Whpn they expand in the even
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05

We give below, from, the Buffalo CONNER
cial, an exciting account of the catastrophe
at Niagara Falls, mentioned in our telegraph
despatch of the 3Oth. ltappcars that on the
evening of the 10Th three men were carried
into the rapids from the ferry above. Two
went over at once, and one, Avery, was
caught hy II projecting stump, where for
over twcnty-four hours he witnessed the
efforts of the multitudcs ON the shores, who
were vainly striving to save him and at the
last, when rescue seemed To he with in his
power, hope was suddenly snatched from him,
and he was hurried dqwn the ioaming prcci-
piece, We were informed by Il lady who wit
messed the 4ccnc--all but its awful tcrmina-
tion-that INVESTIGATION in one or more Of the
party was, from some circumstances, pre-
oumcd to he the immediate occasion of their
bcing carried into the rapids
/ "Our informant tells MS that the man was
in part of the rapids where the rocks rise
nearly to the surface of the water. y log of
/ wood, apparently wcdgcd tightly between the
rocks. and crossed by another, still higher
out Of the water, was his resting place
Here he remained, half clinging to- and halt
pcrching upon the. log, from which he wOulo
occasionally slip down, and walk Il little "a
the rocks, which were only II short distanc,
under the water. \ few feet in advance wa
Il small fall of about four or five feet AN,
here, and ON each side of him, the watcr'
rushed wildly ON at II speed of about forty
miles an hour. about half-past two o'clocl
in the afternoon, II raft was constructed
formed of crossed timbcrs, strongly iastcnc'
in II square form, Il hogshcad being placed IL
the centre. The raft was strongly Sccurct
with ropes uu each side, and was iloatc'
down To the rocks upon which Avery wa
stationed. ASita approached the spot where h
stood, the rope got fast III the rocks, and tn
raft hccamr imuoldhle. Avery then appear
ed to ma >tcr strength and courage. and DIES
.ccnding from the log, walked over the rock
to the place where the rope had caught, an
laborcd long and hard to diScngagc it irol
the rocks. After some time hc succeeded
, and then with renewed energy, inspired b
the hope of rescue, hc pulled maniully at til
= rope, until he succeeded in bringing the raj
from the current towards his fearful resting
place.
Avery now got ON to the raft, making hin
self fast thereto by means of ropes which ha
been placed there Tor that purpose, and thU'
on the land commenced drawing it towar,
: the shore. 1t had approached within hiri
:, itd OF one of the small islands, towards whc
d It's course was directed, when suddenly
G became stationary in the midst of the rapid
e the ropes having again caught in the rock
e All cndcayorS To- move it were found to be
e. yain and much fear was entertained TIN
- the strain upon the ropes might break thel
70 and occasion the poor fellows loss
Various suggestions We're now yoluntccrc
= and several attempts We're made to reach hin
\ One man went out in II boat as far as
dared to venture, and asked him if he won
lasten rope round his body, and trust to
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05

Guam w,ru rur Coxprcro, ,I,.s no,
often man ioses nnvtb;ng bv t;rdncss
know little matter of that sort that saved nv
life, and perhaps the lives of many others at
the same time"
How was that 2" asked we of our friend
Railing, the model conductor.
"Why, we had an lrshman on this road
watching the tunnel. 1t was warm weather
so he used to 90 into the tunnel to keep cool.
! rather think he used to take little iauor
when he was lonesome he laid down on the
track one day to listen for the cars. He fell
asleep, and very imprudently got his head cut
on by The express tram We'll, there was the
Iast ol tne poor irlshnin, we took hlm up
ana carried hIm to his shanty somehow | was
sorry When passed mat place; OF course
ieIt as I-not exactly the same thlng-but
!ust rs BAD might happen TO me some day
l toId my Wlie about 1t, ana she sent the lam
NY some niue Things,
ne "IdO" o' 'he deau irlshmah was a
ca'Eo'ic' ana, Us was tnen on very last
'ralh' Wo"Iu sometimes take up me pld wo
man on SUNDAY ana carry her TO church, at
Mort."Sourg. somehow thought II was a
SauSiac,Ioh ior her 10 90 to chGrch' Tor she had
out Iit,Ic cn'hco III lhe wOrId, any now. !
certainly uiu not expect TO get ahythlhg Tor 1t
III ''''3 "o'i"' ana eNPeclcd 'hey had So much
Sco'eu against me III the "'her' that 1t wouldn't
amount "a any 'n"g 'hcre'
That was during the summer One night
the next winter 1t was very cold, and the noun
talns were covered with snow we were run
nlng to make time, when on turning curve.
the engineer saw Il waving light on the track,
and we soon heard some one ahead shouting
was then out on the platform. The engineer
Stacked mp and stopped the engine, and we
got out and went ahead IN the dark to see what
wns the matter. There 1t was. A large land
slide had fallen across the track, near the shan
ty Of that old Irishwoman.
She had buit -, l,r,.o fro aud ,,.,,chol
ror ,ho train tnr ,Ln crr,a ,n r''u 80 bar
we mich, nnvo bnnn nnnn Tho .I,do hnr,ro ,.n
rorId 5ca if So when we -" rrn '' "n ,hnrn v,.
,bo old ,dv with bnr c,Ioo c', ' g,,;n,,;nr ,%o
chunk Of fire like rcyolyno IrLt honsn, and
,,,o.o ,.a.a ,L,, I;,,la In.L , hs', XIV,
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Happy Termination to Il Slave Case 4.

II
many vi our ci'i"c'iS VIII rc'oiio'' co" r.
II" "c'Ho ,o"Ii?' 'u'f,, W
g." ioI 'nc IuiIi'' ~ ..o v'i'i,,' ~
H'''",, y, '"' I ';'' ii''
'' negro man, W"'' W!'n ms Ni,'L'' ";-
'oi''' ~. t'i''' WIZ.
ailr",i "'i, ','',.rs "Gtr i,,;,' ,"" i"y
""H'''' i'' ava! ti''H ~, ,''"c
az" an" @t' )" l'i",t' l''''' 'O'
'n' lIoNlP''' p"' "i'', .i' '''''
Ia" law ""N t';I r' I'. V.,.t"" "I
'nf STORY III ug'Gil t irom ,g " orrGS'+r rec t
Wv "''I'.''E II. ~ rI''" -
E',i'' muster c"''Tt' nom '" '!Pu'.' "i''
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rI"E IT, ''Is h ';v :" i'', L
anu HH":'' a. NJ! W iiIi' "'i '''
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f.. l;,'o ,'.,',t,. ,,,ii ~ ,i,;,,,,.r. :,
:. tri ,,ni r,',', ~, Sonth sir " said Mrs
rL,,,,r,, to Lnr ;nnrJ,ut ,isitnr nt the
.',,' ,; I,,, n,l ;,,l. ,,., ,,,.li,,, liz, .,J
hna',;p,r Lrn,st ;nJiruIcJ the scnrn sbr could
~ I,t;.,,., 49, th, c,,,,
yHicL L,L iIIi,r,,o.foI Lcr omnst;on
:. Whmt ,,-,1..,, YOU ,ihIink me from the
South - said thc Lully. with "A snccr.
Because northern men know better than
to enter PEOPLES house, merely for the pur-
pos, of insulting them"
..Wcll. am from the south" roplled the
master. land am come for YOUR old man
and if | had you in Old Nirginia, I'd giv,
YOU thirtv-ninr ON YOUR bare back every
morning. and then rub YOU down with salt
water. and bet your tongue would not wag
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05

drawn III by that. The poor fellow, however,
shook his head dcspondnglv, as though he
felt that he had not strength enough remain
ing to make himself secure to the rope, At
length boat was got read y-a lilo-buat,
which had arrived from Builalo-and was
launched Seeing the preparations, Avery un-
looscd his iastcnings, with the intention Of
being ready to spring into the boat, l,urno
on by the rushing waters, and amid the
breathlcss suspense Of the spectators, the
boat approached the raft. \ thrill went
through the crowd-thc boat lived IN the
angry waycs--it struck the RATA shout OF
JOY rang forth from the shores, for it was be-
licvcd that he was slycd-whcn suddenly the
hope that had been raised was again destroy
ed, q moment 5 confusion followed the COLI
sion, and in the next the victim was seen in
the midst of the waters. separated from his
irail support and struggling for life. For II
minute or two the poor fellow, striking out
boldly, swan strongly towards the island,
and the cry echoed from shore to shore thai t
he would vet lie saved. But soon the fact
became certain that he rccedcd from the
shorc-his strength was evidently failing.
Gradually he was borne back into the icrccst
part of the currcnt-slowly at first. then
more rapidly. Swiftly and more swiftly he
approached the brink of the fatal prrcipicc--
the waters had him at last, their undisputcd
victim, and nadly they whirlcd him ON to
DEATH as though cniagcd at his pcrscvcrng
Efforts to escape their fury. \ slckcning
feeling came over the spectators. when, Just
on the brink of the prccipicc, the doomed
man sprung up from the Watcrs--clrHr ifum
the surlacc-rasng himself upright as Il
statue with hls armo flung wildly alolt. and
with Il piercing shrek. that rang loudly
above the mock iur roar of the rnt;iruct tr
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05
From he CtI-ilGui GGs,rc.
Pompcii and IItTCuiauCum.

am inclined tu holirvc with SulUmGn, that
there is nothing new under the sun spent
half II day in the Museum at Naples, loring
over the relics dug from the above mentioned
cities. Arranged IN class eases, and on the
floor of four or hyc rooms. are the iml lcWcptN
and utensils of brass, COPPER, bronze, and
iron. diSiutcrrrd from thos' two ancient
places | smiled, as saw their familiar
faces. Being an rX-hardwarc man, could
better appreciate the sight than some others.
Standing before me were the articles used IN
cities buried two thousand wears ago, in
mony eases of the precise shape and pattern
of the present day. | saw the sam" steel
Yards and scales, the same cow and sheep
bells the same fish hooks, buckles, bride
bits, pots, kettles, sauce pans, rorrngrrS'
claw hammers, alzcs. mattorks, AND llckN
tho identical old Dutch lamp and German
compass, twcc1crs, Iinccrs, keys. hackilap,
strap and hook and eye hinges. In Short a
thousand things as we now make them.
could set up a hardware store, again, from
this museum, and its catalogue wOuld rcao
very much like one from II johhcr in New
York confess | was astunShcd at tn,
similarity of - many articles in my old trade
The Pompciiaus knew thing OF two, and /
they would only poke their noses through the
cinders and Lava, that has cntomhcd them lo
/ twenty centuries they could obtain GOO,
/ journcymcns wages in amy hlacks smith shop
| foundry, or tin-Shop of the present day
/ They would get the hang of things in four
and twenty hours, notwithstanding they ha'
been sleeping in the ashes nearly the sam
number ol centuries, and feel quite at home II
their old yocatons lnlaid center tables
folding stools, door handles, &c., &c., dow
even to the modern case turner, that
thought, ten years ago, was new invention
can here be seen. - much Tor the rroSres
of the present day
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05

CAuF0RNN PREACuING.-A reverend gentle
men holding iopth to the sinners of Placer
willie ON Il late occasion, closed his address
with the following cxhortation to lis hearers
to loosen their Purse-StringS. We warrant
he got IA goodly contribution:
And now all we merchants and moncy-cN-
changers, and traders, and miners aud doctors, aud
lawyers, and printcT,, and csquires aud generals
and colonclS, and CAPTAINS, yc trnde,ncn of every
craft, yc post mnstcrS. cN-post-maStcr, assistant
pu,t-mastcrs, and yc olcc-scckcrs We landlords aud
hndadics, yc auction men, yc pcol,c of Pacrrvill,
all of you-up to the new church sunday
Yes, you bowling alley men, yo Reservoir men, ano
ye Empire, ye South Fork men-comc Z" from busy
c.In awhile fnrbear," Come tread the courts of the
sanctuary, and bring unto the Lord your God a,
ofviHs Of goid and siirT ant py'''ous hags.'
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05
school Supervision.

Several of the newspapers in this State are
discussing the subject of School Supcrlnten
dency, VIZ: The Rcg,Siv, Uatchman, Chroni-
Gle, ani Be'iows Fats NtanGard In tins way
tie matter viii be brought before the minds OF
the people, and when the General Assembly
meet, 1t Will not be mere capm mortuum sur
rounded with prcjudices, and disagrccable from
repeated failures. 1t does not deserve to be
discussed in partlzIn spirit, nor need the fail
urc Of past efforts be attributed to party de-
! sign,
Schools, supcrintendcnts and scholars have
been most shatneiuy abused by all parties in
the Vermont Legislature. 1t has enacted laws
IN reference TO supervision, and once and again
has 1t nuiWn those laws, by mohb>hly and
doggcdy refusing to obey the laws written
upon he Sta;ie book. 1t has set up supcrin-
cndchis, aud with pureile ticklcncss, thrown
them aside, and there is no theme more fruit
tIi of popular Sncers than those raised by dem
agoIucs against schools, ,''-Schoolmastcrs," =
and ''schoolmarms :" The "sehools' are un-
worthy the SERIOUS consideration of the sage
"lawmakers !" It is silly aud unmanIy to talk
abuut things which concern ''ohlldrcn," 'school-
houses and "tcachcrs! !" Such things are only
fit for "wOmcn" and other weak folk W hat
if there are S2OD,uOO expended on our schools
each year? What If there are 1900 school
houses, and $4,000 scholars 1t is too small
"A matter to bother the Legislature about how
this two hundred Thousand dollars are cxpcnd-
cd,-wat the children live IN, and who GOV
crns and teaches them Banks must be eX-
amincd by an inspector fences have ii view
er; flour has an examiner hops haye an in
spcctor. But the schools are unylcwcd, unvs-
ied uncXauiucd. Scholars are left to chance
teachers as much as frogs are left to chance
showers. The people do not kaow how Their
: money is expended do not know to whom
their money is paid do mol know whether they
receive any equivalent; do not know what the
character and powers of the masters and mis-
, trcsscs to whom they send their children are
do not know into what houses their children
=. are placed They are almost as ignorant Of
, these things in Vermont as of the same things
IN Wisconsin or Texas. And the legislature,
. for two years past has said, ''the people hlii
: not know of tie condition of their schools"
= Peopie. What are the schoomasters about
.4sstmblu What is that to US, see to that
Yourselves.
o PeoDie. But what is everybodv's business
e is nobndy's business.
: .1ssembin Don't bother US we are irving to
find out the weight of beans
y Peoyle How many schools. scholars and
sch1ol-houses have we: How many TEACHERS:
= How much are they paid
l. .7SSemby few years since we told you
ri amt that enough?
- PeoDle. But we want to know each year
: and so find out whether our schools grow bet
r ter or worse
.ls.embIy. Let somebody see to such things
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05

How do YOU do, dear - said Mrs. Parting
ton, smiling, shaking hana> with Burbank,
in the Dock square omnibus. as he held out
his five dexter digtS towards her.
" Fare, ma ann" said he, in reply
"Well I'm shurc I'm glad ot it. And
how are the folk, at home
Fare, ma 'an,, continued he, still extend
ing his hand.
The passengers were interested.
" How do YOU like Boston '' screamed She
rs the omnibus ratified over the stones.
:,Farr, ma am" shouted he, without draw
ing lack his hand " want You to lAy Inc
for your ride
"'Oh. murmurcd she, - thought You was
some one that kuowcd M, and rummag ID
down in the bottom Of her rcticulr for ticket
Finding at last five ccoppcr cent, tied up IN The
corner of Il hundkrrchict-thc - la-t war
handkerchief, with the stars and stripes in
VOWED in it, and the action of the tonstitu'
ton and Gucrrcrr stamped upon it, But
the smile she had given him at first was MOI
withdrawn there was no all"wHn"" mud" '''
mistakes at that counlrr-and he went out
with a lighter heart, and a heavier pocket 4
catch t'othcr coach,-PoV.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05

,S'7 In a small country church the singing
had been lrd lar many Years lay one of the
dcaconS, whose voice and musical poWrrs had
been gradually giving out. One evening, on
an occasion of interest, the clergyman gaya
out the hymn, which was sung even verso
than usual-thc deacon, uf course, leading
of Upon its conclusion, the minister arose,
and requested Brother =- to repeat tho
hymn, as he could not cons,icntiousiy pray
after such singing. The deacon very conn
poscdly pitched it to another tune, and it
was again pertormcd with maniicSt'y littlo
Improvement upon the first tlmo. lhu,lrrgy,
man said no more, but proceeded with tho
PRAYER He had finished, and taken the book
t4 rive out second hymn, when he was in
trrruptcd by beacon ----- gravelN getting
up, and saying, in II voice audible t" the
whole congregation, " will Mr., -- please
make another PRAYER 1t will he impossible
for me to sing after such praying rs that -
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05
MIbSl MINER.
BN WILLIAM e, BHN Ant.

Iowcr j. on the earth and in the air,
From which the vital spark shrinks afraid,
And she shelters him, in nuok- of deepest shade,
From the hot steam and from, the G,ry glare.
Look forth upon the carth-hcr thousand plants
Are smttcn even the dark ,uu-loyng mai1o
Fauts in the field beneath the torrid blaze
The herd beside the shaded fountain pants
fur lilc is driven from all the landscape brown;
The bird has sought his tree, the snake his den,
The trout floats dead IN the hot stream, and men
Drop hy the ,un-Strokc in the popuous town
\, if the bay of Fire had dawncd, aud sent
Its deadly breath into the ornament,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05

~ FNANCiAL Pu, sIc.-lt is proposed to
establish an altogether now method ot inquiry
into the state of the public health. Tho fol-
loving are some of the iuterrogatorlcs recon-
meudcd to be addressed To the patient: How
are your funds Let me see your ConSo's-
Put on your stock. Are your dividends all
wight Have you any pam about your bonds
ANY uncasiness referring to Your ihIclgn Srcu
rites " hat is the state of your corn market
Allow me to examine your shares, Let me fee
your scrip. Have YOU any sinking ~ YOU
mines ANY tlghness at the bank? How II
your discount? Have you any appetite fol
spec ulatlon ?-Punch
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05
GIRLs.-IIolmcs, in one ofhis poems, says.
in Iarcnthctical way,



M doubt of it for Holmes is a sensible
man. and must have had sensible grand
father, All sensible men love girls when
they are Young, and when they are old, too,
eve apply this " old " tu tile mon, act to
the girls-mind you.) Girlhood is an inSti-
tution---a peculiar institution which as
lovers of the union we feel bound IN
cherish and "a to girls, large and small, We
hold that no gentleman ) family " is complete
without them OF littlo gul., an American
poet says:
"Wnh rosy checks and merry dancing curls,
And eyes vf tender light
Oh, very beautiful are little girls,
And goodly to the sight :"
And as to large girls" big, bouncing
girls what a pity. it is that thsy must
soon be ''wumeu stately. matronly,
Quuenly women, who are only not angels be-
cause they are not girls who, hy-the-by,
are not angels either, hut vastly more charm
/ ing than any members of the angelic host
1 that we remember to have seen in pictures or
cscwhere-indeed they are .-Bosfon Post
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05
THE EDITORS ADVISORS.

Says one, your subjects are too grave,
Too much morality you have
Too much about religion
Give me some witch or wizard tales,
With slip shod ghosts, with fins and scales,
Or feathers like pigeon,
| love to read, another cries,
Those monstrous fashionable lies
In other words those novels
Composed of kings, and queens, and lords,
OF border wars aud gothic hordcs,
That used to live in novels.
No-no, cries one, we've had enough
OF such conioundcd ovc-Sck stuff,
To craze the fair crcation
Give us some recent foreign news,
OF Russian, Turk, the Greeks and Jews,
Or any other nation.
Another cries, | want more fun,
\ witty anccdotc pun.
\ rcbus or riddle
Some long for missionary news,
And some, of worldly cainnl views,
Would like to hear II fiddle.
Another cries, | want 10 see
\ jumhlcd up variety
Variety in all things
4 miscellaneous hodge podgc print
Composcd-only to give that hint
Of nuitiarous small things.
I want some marriage news, says miss,
1t constitutes my highest bliss
10 hear of weddings plenty;
For in time of general rain,
None suffers from II drought tbs plain
At least not one in twenty.
want to hear Of deaths, says one,
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-10

c,,.rv CoURr-W rdne$dGy.-ln the case of
!, commonwealth VS. Parker, Smith, and Morgan,
aS.,,,l with picking DR.. Merritt's pockets, the
oa.,t WAS organized as all examining court, when
Is. r,,oners waived an examination, which waiver
~, entered of record and the prisoners were sent
J. ia answer an indictment in the Circuit Court in
May. -,
l.. ,bs caSe Of Commonwealth VS. Frederick FISH
!, ;our indictments flor petit larceny, the court
,,c,aIel to tIy the issue on each of the said in
EASEMENTS and found the prisoners guilty on each
nd fyed the period OF his improvement in the
1,a al two months under LIST indictment, at two
months under ID, at one month under Sd, and at
one month under 4th, making the entire term six
months.
Commonwealth VS. William EvenS, charged with
n,ssin. counterfeit money. Commonwealth VS.
PMip Sess, on a like charge. Both these causes
were Continued by the examining court until TO-
5ay In the case of the Commonwealth VS. John
SrWillams and Samuel Kenole, on an Indictment
fot assault and Battery, tue jury found the defend
ants guilty and fixed their fine at $40 each and
cost. After disposng of several other causes by
disnission aud continuance, court adjourned until
this morning.