Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31

ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD

deserves, I'm extensive patronage.
ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
--ME.sRs. 1IvrRMoRE. Conant and TIendee.
have retired from the direction of the Oglens
burgh Road, and their place. arc file by
! Mcssrs. John Smith of St. Adams. J. W.
White of Norwich, Conn, and Col. John II .
Peck of Burlington.
-THE BosroS Journal learns that VIM
X. Lee, Esq, has resigned the Presidency of
the Vermont Central Railroad Company, and
that Mr.. John Smith, now President of the
1 Vermont and Canada road. has been elected
/ to the vacancy. Mr.. Lee remains in the Og-
dcnsburg road,
WV. II. O'GR,py, formerly Of Bur-
linston, is now Superintendent of Public
Schools in San Francisco. and stands high
there in the estimation of the citizens We
md his quarterly report, the ninth, in the
/ Aho CoAforn'a, from which it appears that
the number of pupils in the public schools is
l45i, and the appropriation for the support
/ of the schools SO 900 month, or over S24 a
year for each scholar, and it is recommended
that the appropriation be increased to 4 1000 a
month. lie says ola portion Of the rising gene
ration in San Francisco: AT the present time
hardcs of young vagahonds daily prowl about
the schools, in the streets, and throughout
the city, not only wasting their own precious
time for improvement, but tempting the
pupils Of the school to truancy and vagrancy.
to idlencss, mischief and wickcdncss." He
recommends, what in New England would be
singular measure, but in California is
evidently called for, that it .'bc made the
special duties of the Police to keep the
streets clear of all children and youth of an
age suitable for school, who have no visible
business or employment in the streets, be-
tween the hours of9, \. NJ, and 4, y. NJ
-TnE LroroR Law passed the New York
Assembly. the 22d, by IA vote Of ~ to A.. As
passed by the Senate it was to 90 into opera
ton in December next. In the Assembly the
time was changed and May substituted The
senate refused to- concur as TO this time and
also rejected an amendment fixing the first Of
august for it to 90 into effect. The House
it seems has finally agreed on the time set by
the Senate, and it only remains to be seen
whether the Governor will veto it or no
-TuE WOODSTOCK Standard relate. that
on Friday last man furiously intoxicated
and abusing his family. was arrested and
taken to Jail. He sent for counsel, who
brought justice to the Jail, and the oath
being administered, the inebriate testified that
he got his liquor in New Hampshire, aud was
discharged from custody. Such proceeding
is clearly IN violation ofthe statute which pro-
vides that the officer making the arrest shall
take the intoxicated person before a magis-
trate when 4" he is capable of testifying in
court Of justice" and giving no one else the
authority to perform the duty In this case
the drunken brute went home, turned his wife
spree unmolcsted.
The RESIDENCE of NJ. X. Platt, ESQ,
one OF the most substantial dwelling houses
in Plattsburgh, was destroyed by fire on the
morning of the 18th, Furniture saved, house
insured. Also on the lth inst, in Cham
plain village, n. y, the foundry and machine
shop of Finley & Smith WAS entirely consumed
by fire, with castings, patterns and all, at
loss over and above insurance of two or three
thousand dollars.
- How. LLoSARp SARGEANT has been
elected County Commissioner, under the
Liquor Law. for Bennington County, withou,
opposition. The Banner says no better man
Tor the office could be named.
MIA. BARBER has written another of his
everlasting letters to the editor of the SPRING
field Telegraph. The Rutland Herald saws
only two persons read them regularly, VIZ the
poor printer who sets them up, and Mr.. Barber
himself.
- THE lows of Brattleborough, in tins
State, has appropriated $4,000 for the cree.
ton of new Town Hall.
-THE Sous and daughters of Vermont,
resident at Lowell, Mass, are to have a fcs-
tival on the evening of the 9Th of April next
-WAsHINGToN LETTER writer's state that
dissatisfaction is expressed al the tone of the
address delivered by Mr., Spence, the new L
;. Minister at Constantinoplc, on the occa-
sion of his delivering his credentials to the
Sultan. 1t is alleged that he sympathized
with the Turks at the expense of the Gar
Washington despatch says it is rumored
that the President has recalled Mr.. Spence
- 1T. PtTRItKs DAY was celebrated at
llrdcyillc (Castlcton), when some one produ
ccd drop of the cratheur," The drop pro-
duced dispute between Michael Ryan and
Matthew lialloran. The dispute produced a /
light, and Ryan received blow on the head
from shilalah which fractured his skull 80 .
that he died on the sunday following, Hal .
lnran was arrested, examined and sent to iail .
at Rutland for trial
- IT is STATED by correspondent Of the .
ostern Vermont Journal that in an area of
half mile from the Brick Church in Cas-
Teton you will md at least fifteen per-
sons whose combined ages will not be less
than ,2l5 years, or AN average of 81 vcarr
and probably, the above area does not con
tain over ! 900 iuhabitnts.
--- \ fIN>Y STom is told of the Hon
Harry llib5Lrd, bosom friend and organ of
tlc President and would-be Senator from the
6runite State, who, according to runur, has
b'en feeling rather s.akrl ON the Nebraska
question, especially since election. When