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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-29
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BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, DEC. 90. 1854


We should be glad to commence the year
with largely increased list Of lub,cribcrs.
And We call attention to the inducements -
subscribe which We o1cr--inducemcnts
which, without any wish to exalt ourselves at
the expense of others, we believe no paper in
our vicinity and few country papers any
where can hold out
The Free Press will continue to give much
more reading matter than any other paper in
the State. 1t will employ during the year
letters from England and the continent Of
Europe will be constant and attractive
feature. Its interesting and valuable cores
poudcncc from the Sandwich Islands, the
Pacific Coast, New York City, and other
parts Of our Country, will not fall Off either
in quantity or exccllcuce. It's tclsgrdphic
report of the Cambridge Cattle Market will
continue to give our Farming friends market
receive. Elaborate Meteorological tables
will be monthly feature Its selections
carefully wnnowcd Of all that Il iudicious
parent would hesitate to place before his
family, and its condensed summaries Of poll
teal, religious, agricultural and general in
tclliscnce will continue to absorb It large
amount Of editorial labor-aud an ,a,rcoSco
attention will be given to the local affairs OF
our County and State. In short no pain,
will be spared to make the Burlington Free
Press an honest and reliable Journal and q
good n'csparcr
The past year has been anything but
prosperous one for newspaper publishers, an,
we fud our case no exception TO the .cucra
rule The great increase in the price Q
everything which goes to make up II Lows
paper, has borne heavily on all and man
papers throughout the country have had {,
yield to the pressure. This and non-payinj
or Siou-paylng subscribers have cxtinguiShc
three papers in Vermont during the year
The Brattleboro Statcsmon, the only sheet il
Vermont which in size comes within owe
one huqdred square inches Of the Free Press
ie now sold at Sl,75 IN advance, an incrcas
of l6 per cent. Others Of our State Journal
have been forced to reduce their Sic. IN
FIRE. Press for the ycar to rome u,N spfcr u
REDUCTION m SIC or increase m pr'cc--and
must rely on an increase OF patronage for tn
? ability to meet its increasing expenses.
in view of the above considerations, W
submit that the Free Press is emphaticall
the cheapest paper IN the state or ric,nit,
! We think therefore that it deserves NOR
paying subscribers we know it needs then
| And we respectfully ask the assistance Of on
present subscribers in our efforts to obtai
them. IF but one in ten OF our readers wi
induce some one else to send us his name an
; years subscription money, We shall hay
list which We can live ON and make in
| proyements in our sheet which now We car
not afford.
: y. i. The Free Press will he sent On
year for one dollar and a half, il paid ,n,cf
t in advance if paid not in advance but b.
tore six months, one dollar and sevcnty-G,
p cents if mot pail till the end Of the year. tn
Il d0Hols
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-29

o. A New PArER.-Thc first number Of
The Northern Light" a new Tenn crance
paper, has made its appearance in Burlington.
1t is printed ON a sheet something more than
half as large as our daily, and well filled with
reading matter. The Editors name is not
given, 1t is published weekly by Pierre
Cerat, at ! % year to village subscribers,
or S 90 by mail. We wish it all success in
Is war on the evil traffic in liquor.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-29

The Holidays arc hcrg--thc time of all
the year when carkin5 care IS driven away
when purse strings are lYoscncd aud heart
strings pulled upon--whm with INTERCHANGE
ots,lt-, the ties Of friendship aud kindred arc
a'onot acknowledged and drawn closer when
creature comforts" are allowed to minister
20 the higher delights OF home and social life
IL is inappropriate time to remind our read
or' who ha'o money to spend, where money
can be spent to good advantage, and 10 rive
the advertising patrons Of the Free Press, a
complimentary notice. We take pleasure in
mentioning their names and their merits, and
IN giving them, in our small way, their annual
" benefit We believe We have given
them the tull worth Of their money pald
for advertising. We know Of none who
thinks il thrown away, but we never
thelcs thank them kindly for their patron
age, and trust that for many Years to come,
THEN names may be- at home ia our c,luai...
We commence with Holiday gilt, proper.
From earliest time aud the world over, So far
As wc have read history, the precious metals
and gems have had peculiar attraction for
tine animal man. The dealer in richly wrought
gold and silver and sparkling .icwclry, never
fails to attract attention and vistful eyes -
oar Jewellers are no exception. They offer
fine Watches as good as the best, rich silver
ware and iowelry, and world Of fancy goods,
useful and ornamental. The old stand, ON
Church street, Of j, l.. BEIAsuAID, though
not az large and snowy as that Of Tiffany d
Young, or jones' Ball a Poor, will be found
to contain r1y large and well selected stock.
BmNMND & llupREm, in the handsome store.
No, ] Bank Block, also display large stock
winch - none the worse for beng new, aud
lacks not for variety
This season has not been a. prolific in
Annals and gilt books as past years, but
''la- rare and choice hooka Of thu. sort have
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-29

BEN \ !.
had told him, Christmas morning.
As he sat upon my knee,
Holding fast his little stocking.
Stuffed as full IS full could BE-,
And attentive listening tome,
with face dcmure and mild,
Tint old Santa Claus, who filed them,
Did not lvyc naughty child.
" But well be good wont We, moder''
And from of my lap hc slid,
Digging deep among the goodies
In his crimson stockings hid
While turned me to my table,
Where a tempting goblet stood,
Brimming high with dainty ccg-uoE.
sent inc by ncigh5or good
But the kitten, there before me,
With his white paw, nothing 10Th.
Sat. by way of entertainment,
Slapling off the shining froih
And in not the gentlcst humour
At the loss Of such a treat.
confess. rather rudcly
Thrust him out into the street
Then, how Benny's blue eyes kindlcl
Gathering up the precious store
lie had busily been pouring
In his tiny pinafore.
With generous look that shamcd ne.
Sprung he from the carpet bright,
showing, by his micn indignant.
All baby's sense of night.
" Come back, barney caII'" ne I'"l't'
A. he held his apron white
y GU shall have my candy wahbit IS"
But the door was fastened tight
20 he stood, abashcd and silent
In the center of the floor.
with defeated look oltcna,,
Bent on me and On the door
Then. as BY some udden impulse,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-29

Among the lesser proCaaiies of this bad
world. (of which, let us say in passing, there
are not fcw,) we have always thought it
was an a trocity to find stuff for ridicule in the
6'olen language Of cbiidtcp. Avery common
newspaper currency is joking upon babytalk
as echoed by mothers and nurses. There Is,
~ The same time, in the infintiuc mind--its
thoughts and languagc--rich stores Of poetry
and it is with real delight that we find an in.
stance of its true recognition and transfer
into the verse that properly cmbalms it, ---
The following, which appeared some time
since in the New Orleans Debd. seems to MS
oxquisitely touching and beautiful - Home
hmm nj
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'iiIlstrcc


We may wind up this rambling NOTICE Of
Irish epistolary literature, with an unecdotc
Of an incident which recently occurred in a
small town in the county ofCork
poor woman entered the general shop.
and asked Tor pound OF candles. du,t four
teens The price demanded being hali-pen-
ny or a penny more than usual, she anxioa,lv
inquired the reason
- lis all along Of the var, ma ann. was
the reply.
:. lettun what has the war t. 10 with the
price Of my pound of dips 30
All, lis because of our lshtin. with
Roo.ans the price Of the tallow is raised"
Why then, exclaimed tine purchaser
t'rventy, had luck to the Roosiuns lhu tlhcy
can I tight ny daylight, and not be- ri-in. NIr
price Of the candles upon us H,utia,J
i0rdy
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-29
From the alleghanies.
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From the alleghanies.
NO. IN.
Hr>nyGDoS, Penn, Dec. 20, ls5i.
DeoM Of u Icr@0Rter-Hqrd Times-the
Weather.
To ru2 EpnoR or THE FREE PErss -
1t is pleasing and profitable to read upon the
record, Of Time, when and where the sons Of our
native states lay down their livcs, or surrender
them upon the bldin: Of our Masters sternest ser.
ydnt-Death. Doubling not that Vermont take,
pride in the sterling manhood which is the pro-
duet OF her Institutions, take occasion here to re.
cord the death of one Of her worthy children
The Hon. Daniel Durkee died at his residence in
york. Pa on the I'D Of Nov. last after long ill.,
mess Born IN Vermont in 1921, he studied law
ana wa admitted to the Bar in his native STATE in
ISIS and in le!O he removed,an settled in York
"holc ho died 10 his foster State he gave 81 year.
"l faithful, earnest and valuable life. One Sc.
sion member OF the Leg .slaturc and about nine.
teen years President Judge Of the Judicial Di
trct, composed Of the Counties Of York and Ad.
ans, and, think perhaps two or three wears prior
Judge Of the District Court for York County lie
vas man Of clear perceptions and strong mind.
with great tact, and energy; and As necessary
consequence, the intellectual force in his character
Advocate or u Judge. He went to hi. final ret.
full OF honors, leaving to mourn him wide circle
Of friends, who respected and loved him for his moral
worth and great kindness Of heart During his
lastilncss he made profession of religion and died
IN the hope of blessed Immortality.
- Hard times, hard times" is cry that Layo
heard since, a toding thing" .pent the hrst
three cent shin-paster, in 1914. 1t is a wall that
the labUring poor have sent up when frightened
capital has crept into its Golfers and toll not to
be obtained, and with the failure Of toll the
failure of bread-thcn it hard times. 1t is the
an sent NJ by il', anil L.,~s ABOUND the stock
.t, wncn each strives To- gore or hug the other 1t
Is the cry of the Merchant who has extended his
debt and accounts until the ends fail to meet and
his business string, break, 1t is the surly yawn Of
the Shyock, who wants the blood and the bone -
still with all this the cry of hard time. has not &C.
complishci it, purpose. A. an ,rc,,,. for some new
eAaction, it has failed to teach the victim an
abiding lesson.
Nalr, the times arc h7,d for the needy poor. The
staff of life,-brcad, Is hard to get in many places
at any price. Here, by way Of episode, let ne
state fact. live in wheat growing section Of
our state, COR rather grain rrowincD Though the
crop wa shoTt-not more than half a crop, it was
vastly than is needed to bread our people. Al
though We surrounded with mills, nevertheless
we have been compelled to SEMI to Baltimore one
of our sea-hoari markets. and buy -four tor the
family coa. sumption OF our town. It was Of course
obtained at distressing price. This is partly ow-
Ing to the holding Of farmers in hope of a furth
er increase. There is hard times with them
They are flI, and meal nothing and they can lock
up their crauarics and wait year OF two for
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-29

0FSOuR BREAKwATER.-Senatu or Foot in
troduced bill in the Senate yesterday for the
completion Of the Breakwatcr ut this place
An appropriation for that purpose was, it
will be remembered, an item i'll the vetoed
River and Harbor bill
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-29

~onctines. in the remote country dis
riots Of the South of ireland the cpistola-
tory requirements Of the people are supplied
by the parish schoolmasters, who are usually
most willing to act as amanuenses. Occa-
sionallv, too, q village will boast G! genius,
and one who il neither mute nor inclorious
I knew character of this description who
held small farm il a wild district of the
county Cork. His name was Con Quill, and
his ccaselcss cndeavOr after know ledge was
really surprising. lie usually carried tat
tered English school dictionary under his arm
wherein he never failed to make dilligent
search for any unfamiliar word that was ad-
dressed to him. Irish being his lernacular
tongue.
During the height OF the potato famine,
the relief committee of the district where
Con Quill resided, were forced from the prev
alence Of petty thefts, to make a rule that
any one found stealing should he excluded
from receiving the daily dole of Indian meal.
y poor woman, ueghbor Of Cons, being
caught in the act Of stealing kid, came ne
ces-dtly under the ban of the committee
TN the next day of their meeting. the follow
ing petition, which have copied verbatim ct
iteratin, was laid before them.
We the undersigned beg leave to state that
the sole crime committed by Nelly Hirn Of H.
llninAh consisted i'll depriNing Of existence
small cOruutel animal She * a snperunnuu-
ted old maid who never entered the bands oc
Ilymcn, and on that account has no progeny
10 support her. We, under these circmu-
etduccs recommend her TO the patronage OF
the = Relief Committee.
t>igucd) togNElus QrllL.
The petition was, believe, granted Tut
the beauty of the business wa that not Il
single member Of the committee. with the
'zeepton Of the clergyman, bad the most re-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-29
/. The same for tho next Legislatnre.

State.
CoNNrcrcrr. l. BY majority of tho
House Of Representatives.
.. by tvo-thirds Of each branch of this !
Legislature next year.
s. BY majority Of the voters Of the
State.
NEW YORK. !. BY majority of each
branch oftho Legislature.
.. The same for the next Legislature.
g. by majority Of the voters Of the
State.
NEW JERSEY. Same as New York.
Pennsylvania. Same as New York. n. d.
Amendments cannot BE made oitencr than
once in five years.
DELAWARE. !. Ky two-thirds Of each
branch of the Legislature and the GOcc-
nor.
.. BY thrcc-fourths Of each branch of new
Legislature. n i. a convention can be
called only by a majority Of all the legal
voters of the State
MARYLAND. /. Bya majority the voters,
voting according tol Law after each t. S. Cen
sus fora convention to revise the constitution.
Delegates to the convention to be in rropor
ton to population. There is no express pro-
vision for submitting the action of the con-
vention 20 the voters Of the State, though
the existing constitution was 50 submitted
NmGlNlA. There appears to be no provision
in the Constitution for its amendment. bu,
tho practice has been, for the General As
sembly to make law for the people % elect
Convention to frame now Constitution and
for the Convention to submit their proposed
Constitution to the hcoplc for ratification or
rejection
NORTH CAROLINA, |. By thrcc-Gfths of
each branch Of thcL legislature,
/ ,. The same for new Legislature.
3, BY u majority Of the voters of the State
SoI1H CAROLINA. l. By two thirds of
each branch of the Legislature
>, The same for new legislature
GEORGIA. The same as South Carolina.
FLORIDA Ey tvo-thirds Of each branch Of
the Legislature
ALABAMA. !. Hy tvo-tnrds ,Gc4,h branch
Of The Legislature.
. By majortyol the voter, Of tbs state.
5. BY two-thrds Of each branch # new
Legislature
MISSISSIPPI, same dc Maine
LOUISIANA. ! By three ftths Of each
branch Of the Legislature, and the Governor.
>. BY majo-ityo Of each branch of new
legislature.
8. BY majority of the voters Of the State
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to Justify a remark he made in rho conr.o If
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our uloriou. war corlI mo-, dr,,y +bo. ,,l,,,
for a Lat,lr. r,, dircct If ,,..,l, IN. ,Io
lact is. had L.rn nr,Io t,.,il tr.sLiu a.,
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would have rrr,,, into o,,r r,nts o,,.III,,,.,
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world r,nll h,,.. l...4,lr ,l,I..,,.
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serve NV countrv1 Ybnr,rnr. thou,,b+ III.
time or nv, cviIc ,o;.,Lt lao to.. ,,,,l,,.od :,
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certainly dare saw. if ns>jduous ar,lico-
ton and discretion. Guided Iv cxrcricnrc
may master the mysteries Of an art, am a
soldier now
At the commencement Of his address. Eo.-
sutl laid a frcIiur ,r;Iuto f., ,,,,.,,,,,,y ,,
the late Lord Dudley Stuart. an ARDENT and
devoted friend to poIaud whose Ir, ,,,.
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NLw COPPER Cause.-The new cent pirc,s
vii be issued from the Mint IN the COURSE Of
lew days They are considerably smaller
than the Old cent pieces, and form Il really
beautiful and attractive copper com. On one
side Is the head Of Liberty, and the thirteen
stars hring omitted the surface is plin and
polished. The reverse is the same in design
as the old cent, but brighter and much more
finished. There i, a certain amount of ALLOW
mixed with the copper, and the perfection Of
the die gives to the coin a finish and elegance
mat has never heretofore been attained ia our
copper coinage. The new coin will Do. uni
NcrSaliy welcomed as needed and creditable
improvement PcHHsYicaalaa, ION.
TIM lawyer who filed a bill, shaved 4.
note, cut un acquaintance, splita hair, made
IN entry, IaIsed a haul, got up case, framed
9n Indictment, ilnpannolleI Il jury, vat chem
"a d hos, nailed witness, hammered jud,e
"5sselcd . ciieut, and bored IL whole cunt, 90
--alI in one dlv-has since l4il down IL,
lar aud turned carpenter
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-29

rLoRlr, SrNAToR.--ihe Legislature Of
Florida have elected na'id l.. iulcc, demo-
crat, us emit Il States Senator no1 t.,
STAT.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-09-09
GammsrriaL Matters.
Plymouth Market

PLINouTH, Sept 8.
WoOl-From % to S5c, according to quality.
wheat-Red ] so; White ,q5.
Clover Seed-s5,OO.
Timothy Seel-Sl, ,5Oa2, 80.
Flax Seed-GOOd, At 81, IL bu.
0ats--at 3Oe.
Corn-In good demand GI Csc.
Dried Fruit-lpplcs, D ets.i peaehes-pared
$3.50 impaired Sl,25
Beans-Sales ut 15c.
Buttcr-Sales at - cts. for rol.
Eggs-Readily sold At Sc.
Sole Leather-Sales at 25c.
FlOur-SlO,OO q bbl, retail.
Fish-S5.00 half Dbl, $40 per bbl white
Trout, $3.50.
TallOw-In good demand at 10 TO l2c.
HAY--S5 per ton
PoRK-Mess $40 per Dbl.
SALr-$2 per Dbl at retail.
Seed Wheat-S2, l5a2, 20.
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~wATER the SHADk TEEEA-We
notice that many Of The shade-uses along
our streets. are dying for want Of wafer.
This should not lie. II would take bul
little time and trouble for each one 10 wa
ter those in front Of his lot. II is a pity
that, aller The trouble that they have cos
they should die for want OF attention
Ye who appreciate the beauty of shaded
stree, attend to il.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-09-09

~ FlREs.-Almost every paper we
open contains accounts of terrific fires
raging at present, Gin forest and field"
This section of country has, thus far, es.
capped, almost scot free, the fires being
few, and the damage triding. A clover
field belonging 10 Mr.. John Beelman'
near this village, caught fire from loco
motive, last Saturday. By the most
strenuous exertions the fire was stayed
before it reached the fences. A field o.
ont stubble, on the farm of Mr.. Saml
Fenner, took fire, last week. The flames
spread with such rapidly, that it was on
ly by the united exertions of the neigh
borhood that the buildings were saved
At one time the fire was within fifteer
feet of the bern. 1t was extinguishes
however, without doing much damage
In different parts Of Huron County
farmers have suffered severely from fires
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-09-09
BUSHFIELD'S
Nerve and Bone LiMiment.

MIR. MbGUFFEY--I feel it a duty owe to
lEl mankind as well as to the proprietor of this
valuable Liniment, to state what benefits | re-
ceived from the use of one bottle of it. About
six months ago / was taken with rheumatism in
my right arm which rendered me unable to use
it until few weeks since. l had been under
the treatment of physicians and tried many re-
medies, but with no good result, and began to
despair of ever having the use ofmy arm again.
But / am happy to say that that feeling of des-
pondency been removed through the efficacy Of
sBushfeld's Nerve and Bone Liniment,"
cab honestly recommend it to those afflicted with
rheumatism, and also for strains, bruises, Sc
If you think best you can use my name in ma
king this statement public. R. L. LONG.
New Salem, o., April 8, 1854. '
R@@For sale at the Drug Store. of H. M.
WOOSTER, Plymouth, at x,5c per bottIe.
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Foreign News.
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
New YoBk, Sept. 4.

New YoBK, Sept. 4.
The steamer Pacific, arrived, 10 day, al
3 P. M. Wheat declined 3a4d, Corn
is active for speculative purposes. Mar
kel Cd lower.
The surrender Of Bomersund is con.
frmed and the Paris Monieur announces
that the Austrian forces have actually en-.
tered the Priucipalilies.
Archongel is effectively blockaded.
All qliet in Spain.
Letters from Bomersund gives the de.
tails of the capture Of that fortress.
The eject of the guns upon It's walls
were terrific, and large blocks of granite
which appeared inpregnable fell out in
masses.
English loss one French loss trifling
The enemy had six killed and seven
wounded. The Two hundred prisoner.
are TO be brought to the Downs 10 awai
orders. Among them is Gen. Bodisco
the Governor, and the Lieut.. Governo
Of the Fortress.
Letters from Jassa says that the Rus
sian troops will have crossed the Prull
by the lst of Sept.
The cholera was making dreadful
havoc among the Allied troops. Lates
advices pu, down the French loss. b.
cholera, at 100, and the English at 600
Al latest accounts the health continue,
improving. The Austrian corps marche,
upon Walachia. Gallipolis is neall,
free from cholera.
The Russians suffered terribly by
retreat towards the Pruth, and took viii
them $4,000 sick.
Prince PaskeIwitch was to resume tn
principal commnnd Of the army in pac
of Gor,schakof: who was to have tn
chief DIRECTION Of the regiments about /
enter Bessarabia.
The Prusslan government insists ,ha
gotialions between the Western Pow
5 and Russia shall be submitted to tn
biet. Austria refuses. The Austrian
ave commenced crossing the frontier
Ierna and Zerberg.
A telegraph has been received at ii
Almiralily from the flag of Admiral M
Fier, announcing that the forts Of Bon
arsund surrendered to the allied forces
~ o'cock, on the 16.h. Upwards
? 300 persons laid down their arms az
Ibarked. Loss on either side inconsi,
able.