Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-13
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"o Nh0uiu Nourt NJ fnllauclpnla, III tne
case OF Harriet Becchcr Stowe against F. w.
lhomas, the German publisher in Philadcl-
phia, who waa charged with an Infringement
fthc plaintiffs copy right of " Uncle Toms
Cabin" by publishing German translation
OF that work, Judge Gricr decided that such
translation was not an infringement of the
plaintiffs copyright. This disposes of n
question of some Importance, which was
raised in this instance far the first time.
"A HARDENED WRETCH John Murphy,
the demon who murdered his wife last April,
at Fall River, Mass, by tielng her and pour
ing sulphuric acid down her throat, has been
tried and convicted before the Supreme Court,
and sentenced to be executed after one years
imprisonment. lie received his sentence of
death without any emotion, and upon being
remanded to Jail, coolly inquired Of the officers
whether he would probably be hanged in
Taunton or New Bedford.
-NEwsPAPER STRIKE Tho penny pa
pers of Albany have discovered that they can
not live under the present ADVANCED prices of
paper, press work, and everything which goes
to make up newspaper, and have put up their
prices. 1t is also said TINT the principal New
York DaIcs are only waiting to get through
quarrelllng to raise thcif Prise to three cents.
~ MYSTERIOUS ArrAIR-Thc people Of
New Bedford Mass, have been much excited
by the mysterious disappearance of Rev
Gardner Dean of that place. The river was
dragged, rewards Girrod, &c Elder Dean
has now returned to New Bedford, and saws
that on the evening of his disappearance he
was induced to get into covered wagon, and
carried off against his will by three men,
After driving awhile, Mr. Dean says he was
blindiolded, wa kcd two miles, then stripped
of all his clothes, and robbed of $50 His
clothes were restored, when, to save his life,
he promised to change his name and occupa-
ton, and write letters indicating that he ran
away.
After promising these things, the bandagc
was removed from his eyes by man who
stood before him, threatening instant death
if he looked around. From thence he pro-
Cecucu w roN lucHcc, Nlpiny, ana DuancS-
burgh, where, after chopping wood few days,
he came to the conclusion to break his oath
made to his abductors
lie returns much emaciated his hands
blistered, and is in feeble condition. We
see some doubts of his sanity suggested, but
the affair is called a singulaf enc,
-TnE CRYSTAL PALAcE.-It is now in
tended that the Crystal Palace shall be a per-
manent New York Institution, for the con-
slant exhibition of specimens of artistic skill
Though the present specimens may be taken
away, they will be succaedc4 by Gthera, and
especially by models of American machinery
and American arts.
-FRoM EALIFoRNIA.-A despatch from
New Orleans announces the arrival Jan. 9, of
the steamer United States from Aspinwall Dec
9th, with California dates of Dec. 9TH Mar
kets at San Francisco were more active and
purchases for the interior quite heavy Min
ing news favorable. The Utah Indians were
committing depredations in the Southern part
of the State,
The despatch also reports the sinking of
the steamer Pearl in the Mississippi on Satur-
day night, with supposed loss of Is lives.
-THE ERIE MoBocRATs.-We hear of no
steps taken as yet to protect life and proper
ty from the violence of the Erie rabble.
A gentleman who recently expressed an
opinion of their rascally conduct, was bru-
tally beaten and the hair literally dragged out
of his head by handfulls, so that his skull
presented raw and mangled appearance
The ride across the break is one of the
chillicst possible, passengers being exposed to
constant cold wind from the Lake, the whole
distance. The Cleveland Plaindoaler gives
two instances of infants being frozen in their
hands and feet while being carried across, and
all, adults as we'll as children. suffer ex-
tfcmely. Another paper says
The rioters Of Erie have to stay at home
The moment one ventures beyond the county
line, he is grabbed and made to answer for
his rascalitics. On Friday last Mr. Morton,
wealthy merchant of the infamous town.
visited Buffalo on business. A warrant was
immediately sued out and served upon him
as one OF the roGdics who help in the feloni-
Gus destruction of property at Erie. He vas
held to bail in the sum Of $24 900, in default
OF which he was clappcd in Jail. Two other
Erie people were arrested in Buffalo on the
day following, and committed in default of
$4,000 bail.
-FATAL AccIDENT-On the Albany and
Rutland Railroad, on Tuesday last, an axle
OF one OF the passenger cars broke while on
the long bridge near Schaghticokc. A brake
man {. Chambers by name was thrown though
the bridge on the ice below and instantly
killed his neck being broken. None of the
passengers, 90 in number were injured, as the
train was going slowly at the time.
-ANoTHER.- the n. Y. Central Road
about week since, the tender, baggage car
and FIRST passenger car ran off the track and
down 4" ten ieetcmbankmcnt. The engine kept
the track. The passenger car full was thrown
three rods from the track exactly bottom side
mp injuring number Of persons, one account
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