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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-08

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Pursuant to notice 10y the Eyrcu,y" Com
mittcc. this Association commenced its 'uurth
annual session in % Unitarian Cuurch at
W Windsor, on Incsduy, th. 22ud August, at
. orpck, \. NJ.
In tlc abs s'nce of the President, Rev. DR..
Smith, the Hon. u. NJ Camp, Wee Pr,,l-
dcut. was called to che chair.
Prayer was oferedhy Rry. j. d. Wickian.
Inc records ol the last annual meeting were
read 10y thc Secretary'
on motion tine ch"lr Hplo'h'cn "'''r7'
Nltkham' Sra"idlnS ana Ur"l'am' COM
nnttco on business
Messrs. Colby, Orcutt and GRAHAM, com
mittce to nominate officers Tor the ensuing
year.
Messrs. Spauldlng and Nlrkham commit
tee to obtain additional members OF the vs.
soclation.
BaanJ M w. ,n on one nee,ss,Jy 81 c,ha,n i"",
nr NortIfnId An,do,,,.
. The subject of the Essay was discussed by
Hon. u NJ Cnmn R.v i D Wi,kham. II
i. Tower Of Boston. Rev. \. Bishor, MIR,
Hall of Ohio. MIR. T,Ilmnn Of r. {.
Tracy and otbora
Ai;,ur,od till op N
.rrrn.a,,. srs.,,,
,... MIhhNooN SESSION. -,
.,s. Assoclation met Per adjournment. me
Lecturer Tor the hour being absent on account
OF the detention OF the " northern train,
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VI ". Mn''Il ''o SH'JeV' was
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An Address was delivered by the Rt. Rcv.
D. H. Hopkins, on - 1he AgenGeS rs7"T'd
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A'JouF''o 'iil O 'iotA'
EDNESDAY, Aug -.
MORNING SESSION.
Association met per adjournment, Hon
d. NJ. Camp in the chair
Prayer by j. n. Colby
| In accordance with notice given at pre-
| vious meeting by Rev. j. +. King, Art. :, o
the Constitution was amended, making the
" imitation ice' nifty cents, instead OF ON
"''tHr' nv
scJaJ,,s ,aa.L,,1,j,, ,,a.r,,JLr.Io: L XXX,
of st. Johnsbury Academy.
The subject Of the Essay was further DIS
cu,scd by NIe.srs. Howard. oirecplcar AN,
/ Orcutt.
The chairman of the committee an n Stat
Board of Education r.uort.d the l,llowin,
resolutions. which were discussed Lv Nr..r.
| Groculcafuf Mass .Jruurr urN y NnrtLru,
! & AZ; I.l.,,. ,,.. 1
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New York, Aug. 2i, 1854.

MR AARON PrsRINs. Of Stockbridge. writes
u that on the 18th Of August. lsj4 it being
in the "old of the moon, he cut some cherry
bushes in order to kill them. The bushes
were cut in the morning. At night lis cattle
ate of the leaves and two Of his cows died
within an hour thereafter. Other cows he-
came very sick, but finally recovered. Mr
Perkins speaks Of the black and red cherry.
and thinks that when eaten in growing
state, they would not have killed the cattle.
lie however supposes thar the action of the
sun upon the bushes after they were cut,
drew pru>sic acid into the leaves from the
stalks. and acted Immediately on the cattle
as deadly poison. These facts Mr. Perkins
submits To the public, a furnishing an inter
esting subject Tor iuvcstigation.-Ii " JolrNai.
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PROCTOR n WOOD,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS

PROCTOR n WOOD,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
FOR THE sALEoF
wool AND COUNTRY PRODUCE,
NO. 1876 STATE STREET.
N > rs"Dp'" waop BOSTON
ONHEY solicit cons gnment, of all kinds Of Coun-
L try Produce, for which cash advances will be
made, and - the sale aud returns of which prompt
attention will be gwen.
REFERENCES.
Messrs. Hitchcock, Cobb Winslow,
" X. f. Fletcher 4 Co., p
Blanchard, Converse 4 Co,
" +. 4 +. Rice,
q. N. Seymour 4 Sons, ,Ogdensburg, n. "
" Cox 4 Iubbell, Potsdam, n. =,
" Meigs Wead, Malone, n. Y.
" Reeves 4 stevens, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Hodges & Owen, Rutland, VI.
II. b. Sowles Esq, st. Albans,Vt.
Samuel Morgan, Esq, VerSonnes, Vt.
p. V. Lankton, Agent,
dkwtf OGDEEsBURGU N, Y.
March 81 1854. dtf
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]l)rcltln frcr l)rcss.
Pu.ica al No. G College Street, Burlington. VI.
GEORGE W. .BENEDICT,
EDtroR AND PROPRIETOR.
Terms of subscription.

For vilsge Subscribers, supplied by the
Carrier, ~ 5n
If paid strictly in advance. 90
For Mail Subscribers, and those who take it
at the Office, 90
IT maid STRICTLY in advance ] so
who pay not in advance but before six months, 10
A fter six months, w
Interest chargcabe after the years end.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-08

Association met per adjournment Hon.
d. NJ Camp in the chair.
Prayer by Rev G. s. Richards
The committee on nominations reported the
following named gentlemen, as officers of the
Association tor the ensuing year, which nom-
nations We're confirmed by the Association,
VIZ:
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-08

~ One OF the San Francisco bishops
while delivering discourse, let fall a very eN-
celcnt pun, of which he was at the time per
f,ctly unconscious, and which he did not DIS
cover until it was pointed out to HIM IN his
sermon, which was written one. lie was
speaking Peters denial of the Savior, and of
his subsequently going out to weep. And
why," said he" why did Peter weep? Because
he had committed a crying sin.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-08

- The Buffalo Republic has yarn that
will apply to other attitudes. 1t says thlt
G,w dnys SINCE an Emcralder made his ap-
pcarancc at one of the large livery establish
mcnts and called for horse aud buggy,
whrrewi,h To attend funeral The command
was oboycd, aud horse aud buggy stood ready,
Whereupon Paddy inquired as 10 the amount
necessary for the hire. Three dollars
was the reply. "Thrre dollars Och, says
Pat, "h's moi the horse want to buy, us the
r,ut oC him l'm afihpr"
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Adjourned till >, p. NJ.

Mr.. Roger 5. Howard of Me-, delivered q
lecture on "Common Schoois-thcir mpor-
faHce dnd means Of improvements
The subject of the address was discussed by
Messrs Grcenleaf, Northcnd, Tallman. Ran
ncy and Colby. Adjourned till ., A, NJ,
THURSDAY, Aug. q.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-08

Association met per adjournment The
Lecturer for the hour being absent on account
of the detention of the northern train.
the President read an Essay on " Phonoiogy."
On nomination, the Hon. d. NJ. Camp,
Rev. ID. Greene and Rev. j. ID. Wickham
were elected committee to report on a Board
Of Education, after which the subject was
again iavorably and fully discussed.
Alinnrnnl till L NJ
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20
The Louisiana Legislature.

The Legislature of this State met at Baton Rouge
Monday. The Senate organized with Lieut. Governor
Farmer in the Chair and Cen Davis, Secretary. The
roll being called 1t found that Senators
were present
The following new members forward and were
sworn into office Messrs Dufrees, Braud, Hebert Key,
McMurdo Martel, Moore Peerine, Scott Munday, Tay-
lor, Treaudeau, WickliGe, Palfrey and Richardson
The Senate then proceeded the election of officers
and the following elected in for the
susing two years W L. Wagner, Secretary A. Levson,
Assistant Secretary II. Wederstrandt L. B Haynes J.
q. Hamlet, ). d. Stewart. NJ. Rils, J Benyenue En-
rolling Clerks Emile Witt, o. Arvoye, Jules Dossatt
Translating Clerks; D. Chdress, sergeant-at-Arns
Emile Droz, Door keeper Durant Daponta Reporter.
HoUaE-The House met at u O'Clock, Mr.. Davidson in
the Chair, seyenty-six members being present The
House then proceeded to the election of officers Mr.
N. sandidge Of Bosser, elected Speaker W. Hg-
gins Chief Clerk J.. II Rhuefart Minute Clerk mir
Easton, Warrant Clerk and Messenger; j. H Peralta
sergeant-at-Arns and Eugene Remondet. Door-keeper
The rules of last session adopted for the temporary
government of the house.
resolution adopted directing the Sergeant at
Arms to furnish each member with a copy of daily
newspaper,
Mr. DeYillan, contestng the seat of the member from
st. Bernard Referred to the Special Committee Cre
| dentals.
Mr.. Davidson gave notice that he would introduce
bill incorporate the Baton Rouge Livingston and New
| Orleans Railroad Company
Mr. Bullard offered resolution instructing the Jnd
ciay Committee to inquire into the expedency revising
the statute laws of this State Laid the table subject
| to the call of the House.
The committee appointed to wait the Governor re
ported that he would at early hour tomorrow deliver
| his annual message to the House.
Mr. McWho gave notice that he would at an early
day introduce bill to incorporate the Independent Fir
| Company No. 2 of Baton Rouge.
number Of members gave notice of their intention t.
introduce bills and the House adjourned
/ We ind In tha RAT Ysil,
/ the abnva summary
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20

Washington, in the Petersburgh Democrat, says the
following incident occurred at the Navy Department on
4th inst.
young daecomplshedl lady to the Secretary
relative to suspicious which hing the legality
Of the ceremony Of her recent arrae with lieutenant
in the Naval service She states that months since
she was conducted to house in this city, and there
married to her supposed husband by person osensiby
Episcopal cergyman-that rings were exchanged and
for short time they lived together when he was suddenly
called off to the Pacific Doubts have been raised as tc
the Legality of the marriage and she cntertains dart
suspicion that there has been imposition practced upor
her Immediately on hearing the adys narrative Sec
aeter for which he is justly dtinguithed peremtori,
ordered the lieutenant to report in person. to him. at
early period as possible declaring, with emphasis tina
If it did turn cut to be true that be had praccea rauC
upon the poor girl his should be stricken at once
from the roll OF the Navy.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20

The GREAT FIRE IN New YoRK-We have received by
telegraph brief account of the burning of the Lafarge
House and Metropolitan Hall in New York on the morn
ing OF the 6th by which half million dollars in pro-
perty was destroyed 1t seems that shortly after mid
night on the morning Of the Sth person passing by
the Metropolitan Hail. in Mercer street discovered to
be on fire. The alarm Immediately given and by the
time the remen had arrived with their apparatus on the
spot and ready to play upon the hames they had got
beyond their control In fifteen minutes from the time
the fire first discovered the flames burst forth with
fury from the roof and the windows on the
Mercer street side of the hall giving to the interior of the
building the appearance of immense fiery furnace
The fire soon extended to and destroyed the elegant
marble building fronting on Broadway, which was about
to be opened as hotel and known the Laarge House
1t covered all the ground lately occupied by Nos 667 $780,
871, 65, 65 and o7 Broadway and extended back to
within few feet Of Mercer street In less than two
hours, portions of the side and walls fell in with
tremendous crash Some fifteen twenty feet of the
outside wall fell and completely destroyed the office Of
the Bond street House, the front floor There was no
in tho office at the time The greatest terror pre-
vailed among the inmates of this hotel all Of whom beat
hasty retreat and notwithstanding the policemen
stood guard at the door it is said that $4,000 was stolen
from the tables bureaus ETC. and had there been any
wind blowing at the time it is believed that this hotel
must have been burnt up Also The loss of the property
cannot have been less than half million Of dollars The
Metropolitan Hall was perhaps the finest Concert Room
In America. 1t was intended that Jenny Lind should
have made her first appearance in America in this hall,
There was only 5000 insurance the hall and S117
500 on the Lafarge Hotel meeting of the principal
hotel propretors took place the 10TH at the Metropo
itan HOTEL to devise expressive of their sym
pathy for the proprietor Of the Lafarge. .-.@-
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20

MOBILE TReTTIsG CLUB.-At meeting held on satur-
day it resolved to have days sport commencing
10Th February,
The following purses and stakes were agreed upon
amounting to $500, with inside stakes:
First Dav-Trottng in harness, mile heats-purse be-
sides SO00 with stake game amount Pacing harness s
in s, Purse $I00 and no stake
Second DayTrottug, saddle, 8 in s. purse Sl00 stake
500 each and pacing way and distance purse 500
THIRD Da-ls the two mile race, trotting pacing
and the
| Fourth Day-Is for beaten horses
As above stated the amount in purses il S60Oexcsyf
of stakes and though have misaid our items now
We will give the exact programme tomorrow Register
! Tuesday.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20

slIocKiNG MURDER OR SUICIDE IN NEW YoRK-Abon
II O'Clock on the morning of the 10th, DR., VIM r. 7.
utenar physician for the treatment of diseases per-
tanning to the and only found weiterinr in
his blood on the floor of his Office ASS Broadway New
York and perfectly dead. The young woman who kept
the office in order made the discovery upon which she
gave the alarm which brought several persons to
ne spot The Express says the deceased was lying with
his head elevated platform attached the legs of
table, six inches from the floor and under which
Were large quantities of blood On partially moving the
body, single barreled pistol found lying on the
loor it having been discharged; and examining the
deceased it found he shot in the back Of tile
head. When first seen dead, he had a morning nsner
elutched in his right hand which goes show that if the
deceased shot himself he must have done it with the left
hand as the probability is that he could have taken
the paper after being shot DEATH as natural couse-
suence OF such wound, being produced almost in
stanty.
For some time DR., l. suspected of having had i'm.
proper intimacy with the wife of lawyer named ayes
and short tins since this lawyer arrested for threat
ening to shoot him. and then held to bail to keep the
peace. The who kept the office in order states
since and had angry words with the Doctor He then
threatened TO shoot him and exhibited pistol which
very much resembed the one found the body Of
deceased Hays, who protests his innocence has been
arrested to await IN investigation Dr. L. was married
man.
The correspondent of the Baltimore American writes
that paper the following additional:
The Broadway murder is the absorbing topic of city
talk, DIR Lutenor the Yictimwas fine looking man, o.
Don Juan pfopensities and rumor says had been tbt
cause of trouble in more than family Whether
Hays the party arrested other outraged husband
committed the murder is of doubt The coroner
yesterday commenced investigation Mrs Lutener
the widow Of the murdered examined and gave
her testimony very clearly and eomposedly. She de
scribcd their intimacy with SIR and Mrs Hays the jeal
ousy of Hays Mrs Hays quarrel with her husband ant
tor and his charge of having saduced his wife She sait
that Mrs Hays had made efforts to see the doctor
lately but without effect. On Saturday he told Mrs
that she had called and asked him for some papers ant
said that she wanted him ito do her favorn Upon hi
retnsa she got into passion and exclaimed that sh
nj
that he afraid her Mrs Lutener is yerY fine LOOK
ing woman much superior to Mrs Hays in appearance
The only other witness examined was Mrs Shipman tn
woman in attendance the Office of the deceased He
testimony threw light upon this authorship of the crime
The suspicion that yesterday rested upon Hays beer
transferred In q great measure to his wife.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20

THE CLocK.-La baume, in his narrative of
the " Campaigni in Russia" speaks of the French
which they had passed as conquerers fifty-one
days before. 1t was now a heap of ruins. ssThe
only thing which struck us was the newly
erected tower rising amid the ruins, and by its
whteness forming q melancholy contrast with
the black clouds that envslopel it. It remained
entire, and the clock yet tolled the hours, though
the city was no more"
How striking the coincidence between this
fact and the dream of poet fancy:
Seek We thy once loved homer
The hand is gone that cropt the flowers
Unheard, the clock repeats the hours
Cold is the earth within thy bowersr
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20

LouIslANA-We understood few days since that man
named o Brien was stabbed in aray Crosse Tete
formation he not expected to live He was sugar
maker by profession The who stabbed hila was ar
rested.
Mayor for this town is to be elected on Saturday
next in consequences of the resignation of Mr L. Martin
On the 10th inst succession sale Of two valuable
OF land takes place this parish being the Of
Julien Allan and Victor Babn Sale to take place the
premises
We are still suffering in Plaquemne for the want Of
cosl-and from present appearances shalt suffer good
while longer before get any from the atboats pla
quemine Young American, 14th.
GIS-HousE BuRsTWe learn with regret that the Gin
house of Mrs Catherine Norwood ths parish was
sumed by fire on the 10th inst There between fifty
and sixty bales of cotton in the house at the time 1t ia
supposed the fire originated from friction some part of
the machinery. EFelicana Wing.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20

The CALIFORNIA FilinusrER WAR uPos MEnoo.-fIop,''
the correspondent of the Baltimore Sum- writing from
Washington, the 18th. gays
The prominent question of the day is not the Amazon
but the row hetween California and Mexico The Anna
will in due time, and the Brazlians are
already considerably alarmed at the prospect of fill
buster invasion from the mississippi It would seem
superhuous to inquire whether the Collector District
Attorney of California have done their duty They
carried out the principles which they known to
profess at the time of their appointment
The question asked how this matter is to end There
be doubt that the busters will conquer Sonora
and Lower California and not pause there
for short time If Government wonid at once make
liberal treaty with mexico and thus obtain cession
the United States of the Territories by the Cali
tornians Capt Walker would then probably agree
change his presdenshp for the goyernorp the newly
acquired territory, This will be the only favorable sou-
ton of the difficulty That the United States Govern
ment will exert every efficient power to the hostile
movements against Mexico: is not to be believed The
power of the Federal Government the Pacific
merely nominal.
Some time ago it urged upon the President to issue
his proclamation against these expeditions. He has
properly delayed to do this we'll knowing that it would
be hutRm Julmtn.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20

A Man FROZEN ~ THE SSow-1oaetins FIlehy 5 d
Dog.-The body Of David Jones of Andoyer was found
IN clump Of woods the line between Lawrence and
that town The deceased the Wednesday previous to
the great snow Storm went to Lawrence procure some
provisions On his way back it is supposed he became
hewidered IN the storm wandered from the road and
several days after his death attracted the attention o
some men who breaking the road, and who, fol
lowing the dog into the woods found the body of Mr.
Jones' The dog had been days tits supposed withop
food waiting for his The was pawet
away from the body and the faithful creature had ap
parently laid upon it. Boston Journal.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20

PARsIAN FoLLy,To show the vanity and extravaganza
OF private families in Paris the Boston Transcript cites
an instance in which baptsma dress Of an infant has
been prepared of exquisite embroidery and lace ut an
expense Of sightess thousand dollars!
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20

An UNpuLY ToNsuk.-A Judgment of 1000 has been
rendered against Quebec merchan. fer speaking dsre
specfuly Of Miss Fugerson. who was trying to court
one Of his clerks
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20

NEVER BE IDLE.-Life is TOO short to allow of
any moments being wasted which can be turned
to good account The apprentice who spends
his evenings in study is sure to lay up q stock
of ideas; which he will find, at some time or
other, will prove to him so much positive cap
ital. His fellow apprentice, who squanders his
evenings at oyster cellars, or in lounging about
engine-houses, gains no such seeds of future
wealth; but on the contrary impairs his health
by his early excesses, besides losing the conf
denee Of all who might help him forward in life.
Even he, who avoids the follies so common to
young men, but yet makes fatigue the plea for
sleeping away the evening, or otherwise wasting
his time, commits q serious blunder If more
persons would resolve, on emerging from child
hood, never to be idle, there would be twenty
fortunes madewhere one is made now, and TWEEN
ty men rise to eminenee where one attains dis
tinction at present. Every year, more hours
are wasted, of four people out of five, than
would, if improved, have made them rich in
their old age. NEVER Be IDLE. lPhll. Ledger.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20

ALL SORTS OF MNDs.-There is q strong dis
position in men of opposite minds to despise
each other. A grave man cannot tconceive what
is the use of wit in society; person who takes
a strong common sense view OF the subject, is
for pushing out by the head and shoulders an
ingenious theorist, who catches at the slightest
and faintest analogies: and another man, who
scents the ridiculous from afar, will hold no
commerce with him who tests exquisitely the
fine feelings Of the heart, and is alive to nothing
else; whereas talent is talent, and mini is mind,
in all its branches! Wit gives to life one Of its
best favors, common sense leads to immediate
action, and gives society its daily motion large
and comprehensive views, its annual rotation !,
ridicule chastises folly and impudence, and
keeps Ten in their proper sphere; sublety seizes
hold of the fine threads of truth; analogy darts
away in the most sublime discoveries; feeling
paints all the exquisite passions of mans soul,
and rewards him by a thousand inward vista
tons for the sorrows that cometh from without
! God made it all 1t is all good! We must des-
pse no sort of talent; they all have their separ-
ate duties and uses; all, the happiness of man
| for their object, they all improve, exalt, and
| gladden. life! Lsidney Smith,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-20
GT. NICHOLAS ExCHANGE-

g 7. MIC HOL LAS EXCHANG E.
~ The proprietor of the " St. Nholas
and the public generally that he has daring the entirely
lifted and reurnabpd the above popular
superior liquors LAID in.
The billiard Nicholas whishis largest
elegant in the provided with superior
which will always kept the beat running with varied
and superior assortment OF
na6 6m THOMAS E. NICHOLS, Proprietor
GT. CHARLES BILLIARD ROOM,
~ Under the ST. CHARLES HOTEL.
The large, md the ST. Charles Hotel
hitherto BILLIARD PLAYING during
Summer entirely refted; the TABLES, which
manufacture, have been thoroughly repaired.
No has heen spared this central
n26 A. W, MERRIAM.