Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-09-30

ladies lately assembled at Ashby, Mass,
whose united ages amounted to ,j6l years
INVERTED ANGELs.-The New York
Mirror says
When Mrs. Xantippc begins to scold,
scratch or bite, the only thing for poor So
crates to do is to cat and run-iust as fast
and as far as he can. Any man who is so I'M
fortunate as to be cursed with one of these
iHrcrt,d dHgeis for II wife. should always
carry California ticket in his pocket"
- TIE New ORGAN OuT.-A new Demo-
cratic organ, called the Sentinel and edited
by Beverly Tucker, has made its appearance
at Washington. Its position is in antago-
nism to the Union.
-PUNcn's Fashions FOR OCTOBER
nets will be worn on the small of the back.
-lMrORTATloNs.- total foreign i'm
ports at New York during the months OF
July and August exceed those of the same
months last year by twelve millions Of dol
lars.
-PosT MoRrEN Ex,NINATIoNs.-A About
47j bushels of dead letters (American) have
been opened in the dead-letter Office during
the present quarter The post of Sexton tor
the Office is still vacant.
-IRoN ENorGm-It is stated that tho
iron contained in the iron mountain in
Missouri is enough to make l05 ,00O, 900
tons. Now, if 5000, 900 only be converted
into railroad iron, it would make 500 900
miles road /; and to send off the remainder, at
the rate of 900 per day, would employ q
railroad over 300 years.
a MATTER OF TAsTE.-Thc Charleston
Courier has come to the conclusion, " after
due delhcraton, that the British love fordhe
negro, and the Russian longing after Constan-
tinoplc, are nothing more than epicurcan
prediction for Ham and Turkey
--MIsCELlANEors. --One hundred and
twenty explosions of burning fluid took place
in Philadelphia, New York and Brooklyn, in
the two years ending August lSj3.-Cornelius
NroOman now on exhibition in New York,
has slept night and day for five years Miss
Araminta Raglan of liarrisonburgh, has slept
without waking since August 3lst.-Mr.
James Webb of Fairhaven, Mass. drinks
three gallons Of cold water day, and is per-
petually thirsty at that but ha, good health
and SPIRITS AUNT Polly" died at Shippcns-
burg, Pa. last week, aged one hundred and
twcnty-six ycars.-Ninety miles of cotton
cloth are daily manufactured in Manchester,
y. II.-Brcks are selling in Boston at ten
dollars a thousand. Three hundred years
have rlars ii ,ju"c thc last war between Eng
.,..a .... ..H-,'r N..., .,es Vi u..usual size
and tcrocity have lately appeared in Boston in
large numbcrs.-The largest clipper in the
world. 32j feet long. is to be launched at
: East Boston on the 18th of October tho
doctor who operates for cataracts, is going to
see if he can't do something for Niagara.
I. -MrRpER, RonBERY And ARsoN.-The
house Of William Sccrist at Perrypolis, Pa,
was entered by robbers on the night Of the
Sth inst. While breaking in, Mr.. $, sprang
from his bed, caught up large billet of wood
and proceeded to oppose their entrance, when
two ruilns rushed upon him, one of them
discharging two barrels Of revolver at him :,
the balls from both wounding him danger
ously in the head, while the other knocked
= him down with mattock, stamped vio-
{ lently upon his head and breast, and left him
! for dead. Mrs. Sccrist, scing the situation
u of her husband, and Selling a poker, COM
menccd ii vigorous attack upon the Williams,
n when IL murdcrous blow fcllcd her to the
:, floor, upon which the tends beat and stamped
h her until she was dead
They then proceeded to rob the house,
ft,r ,b - 6rn "a Cd
During these terrible proceedings, Mr.. Sc
J. crist had the fprttudc and presence Of mind
e to frisn he was dead by lying perfectly mo
e tionlcss till the murderers had left, when
y climbing out of a window, and proceeding u
few rods from the burning house. he fell and
tainted On coming to his senses, he found
$ himself unable t. stand or walk; still, he
&c continued to drag himself along upon his
:. hands and knees, a distance of three quarters
of mile, until he reached house. Having
V given the alarm, company Immediately re-
e paired to the scene of outrage but only in
= time to see the smouldering embers of the
II dwelling and the bones of the murdered
Is woman.
boys are now above par. The latter are not
ii only above par, but above grand par and tn,
whole family.
p -lMrRoyED GENTLEMEN.-The following
rc advertisement appears in a Boston paper =
=. " To be M--Two handsome suites, from
a. rooms, with board, to gentlemen and thei
wives, or single gentlemen wih all The modcr'
=, Improvements.
st Nav PATENTs.-Among the patents re
IN Gently granted is one to Ancil Stickney, Of
to Norwich, VT, for improvement in blow-piIe
for cnlarging blasting cavities, and another
m to James Black, of Philadelphia, for :" i'm
is proved planetary hydraulic steam engine,
,c probably designed to keep the planets in thei
courses, or to furnish the motive power whcr
< the present solar system runs down.