Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-02-04
Death of Mrs. Shurtipu

in Key West. l.. {. LEVIN.
Death of Mrs. Shurt!ea.
Mrs. Clarssa Shurllcfl. nhc amjable wirc of
Roswell Shurlctf Esq-the popular proprctor
Of the Island House 1t Bellows rails. died yery
suddenly at thc above pl tee on the morning of
the 10Th lust Her agc was about 80 years.
Mrs. 5. was in her usual health until abou, 10
O'clock OF the previous evening. She was then
SelAcd with an apuprCtlc fit. and in little m 70
! man Two hours quietly breUthcd her last This
unexpected beicayment fails with severe
weight upon once fond but now heart-strick-
Ell husband and children, while hosts of friends
mnglc their sympathos with the afflicted fam
| ily.- BrahicJoro Edgie.
O57FEMALE MEDICAL GRAprArrs.--Thc
Annual Commencement Of the Fein1lo Medi
cal College OF Pennsylvania, took place at
Philadelphia, en- Thursday. The following is
a list Of the graduates and their places Of resi-
dcnce:
Mrs. Hannah w. Ellis. Philadelphia: Mrs
Henrietta W. Johnson, New York City Miss
Maria MINIS, New York State; Miss Alonlrn
L, fow Ter, New York City Mrs Amman N.
). Anderson, Bristol, Penn Mrs. Julia A
BEVERLY Providence, II. l.; Miss Aurusta Il.
Montgomery, New York Stats; Mrs. Mnrp,.
ret Richardson, Philadelphia Mrs. Charlotte
G. Adams, Boston,
The Honoratory Degree was conferred upon
Harriet X. Hunt, of Boston.
G.F@RArLRoADs IN Wrscoysry.-GoY. Far
well, IN his address to the Legislature of Wis
consIn, 81! $ that railways can be constructed
in w Wisconsin at an ,vnr, ,rn co,, ~ r-,., ,,, :.
eighteen thousand dollars a mile.
ITEMS At HOME AND ABROAD.
a New GrN.-Col. p. w. Porter of Ten
ncssce, has invented a Repeating Rifle, where
OF the cylinder revolvcs vertically (lnstoad of
horizontally, like Colts and carries nnc
charges. This gun primes and cocks itself.
and may be fired once t. second, or as often as
the trigger can be pulled. With the magazine
Of sixty charges which is furnished with it, it
may be fired nearly sixty times in minute
1t seems to be quite simple il construction. is
little heavier that the ordinary ride, shoots
with great force and is said to be easily Ike,
in order.
The trial of Reed, one Of the "Jerrv
Roscuers," resulted in verdict of Cui,ty. Mr.
Hills gave notice that he would move an ar
rest of Judgment, and James Davis and Moses
Summers-,he original bail of Reed-were
taken as the new bail in the sum of $4,000.
.-Vrpworls of five ,bors,r1 1,l,a., lo..,
been collected in New York for the relief of
the inhabitants of Madeira.
Miss Catherine HAYS has rivcn twolv,
concerts in San Francisco with rrcot .ucco.s
---seven,oco S,o,os =, Ions, ,,ro n,s.a,
Homestead LAWS. or rho Sor,bor, G,,,os
Georria exo,n3t; ,wen,v ocro, ~, o,,,.,.,;,,.
in value $3.50: Forjdn ovo,,n,s forts, oo.,9
not exccodinr in voluc aloo. A,bo,,, c,-,,.
acres. or house and LOT in ,o,vr :2oo. ro,.,.
two hundred ocros a5oo. C,I;f,.ni, H. ,,.,
of rolA $500; South Coro,in, f,r,,. ,,,,.,
$500.
--CrRE FOR THE EKYsfpEGss.-TLc ed
tor of The .Salcm Observer, gives public cure
for this distressing disorder, from which he has
been a great sufferer. lie saws ga sllnp,o pol
It's Of cranbcrrics pounded fine, and 0pplic1 in
raw state. has proved in my case mi r,,,,
Der also in this vicinity. cor,,in roro,rY I,
this case the ponltice was opnIicd on ooioy to
bed, and the next morning to his surprise. he
found the nillmaton nearly gone and in two |
days lie was o. well as eyer.-.lJ. Erening |
journal.
--DRE,DfuL CALAMIry.- 7irou,y Ijres
Logt,-We learn from reliable source saws
THE .\.,s .JJJJr;c3 .h,u.o,y of ,bo I-,h u',,
four coal boal boats were sunk at Mcrriwcthcrs |
hcnd one day last week, and out Of 81 men,
who composed the crews only one man cgca-
ped. The survivor states that there was high |
wind blowing at the time, and while rounding
''' o''u l''' waves ran over 'He a'"@ OF the
Oo'''' causing ''ei" 10 SINK immediately We
oio mot learn where the boats belonged
H'"'"o'S'e "o"'''i' Jan. 20.
--lsroT AT IIoRNfLLsvrLLE. We IN.
dcrs'anI that a serious riot occurred at Hornet
lsylile on Saturday nIpht |, seems that n ,r,rr |