Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-07-14

-Tnr NEW sro>r C,r,lps'c church, in
the process of erection in Dorchester Mass.
was blown up on the morning. OF the 9TH ny
placing kcg of gunpowdcr ON thr "''' Vt
the building. The roof was entirety '''"n
off, and the east and west walls "''""''H"'''
making complete wreck of the building
There are various rumors as to the authors
uC this outrage, some attrihuting 1t to the
or,o,. cnts Of the Irish. others to some of the
Catholics who have been opposed to the To-
cation Of the church. and other causes. 1t
is hoped that the Town authorities will be
able to detect the Williams who did it.
IN DrrRolr last week, gross outrage
was committed Mt the Scotch Presbyterian
church. The Bibles, psalm-books, Library
clock. carpets. cushions &C., were torn bro
ken and bcsmcarcd with oil. \ reward is Of
icrcd for the detection of the guilty.
y RIGuTEors SENTENCE. \ liquor dealer
in Cleveland, Ohio. was fined ON Friday, fifty
dollars and costs of suit. ten dollars. for per
sisting in selling rum to little girl, to he
drank by her mother. The trial developed,
as may be imagined painful scene of woe
and sadncss
-TnE Uhe,hag (Na.) THHos # G0:,tc,
in referring to the dcplorablc state of igno
rance among the white people Of Georgia,
thus inquiries Can they change this state
of things until they have less slaves, smaller
farms, and ii more dense population, by which
-TuE Washington Star says it has re-
Gently had occasion to ascertain that under
the postal laws and regulations, when seal
ed package chargeable with letter postage.
is opened in presence of II postmaster, and
found to contain printed matter only. with
out anything secrctcd therein, he may remit
the letter postage, and deliver the package at
the rates charged for printed matter.
--BAFNrN entertained thirty newspaper
editors at Iranistan the other day At the
bottom of the bill of fare was the following
line For Wines and Liquors, sec next
page" Those who looked ON the next page
found it a blank
y SEVERE SE>TL>CE. Josiah Emery,
late Postmaster at New Vineyard, Me-, has
been sentenced by the United States District
Court in session at Bangor, TO tic State
Prison. for Ten years, for puroining letters
containing one hundred and fifty dollars.
VIZ LEARN that our esteemed friend
and fellowcitzcn. Dr. Horace Nelson, has
been appointed Professor of Anatomy in the
Atlanta Medical College, Gcorgia.-Plan.
RepuJhcon.
-FlRE.-About 10 o'clock ON the morn
ing of the 4th inst, the Court House in this
village was discovered to be on i-e under the
roof, and before it could be arrested, the
whole building was cnvcloped in flames and
entirely consumed.
The fire department and citizens generally
were promptly ON the ground, and rendered
good and efficient aid in saving the numerous
buildings ad iaccnt. Much credit is due to
various individuals who cXcrted themselves
mantully in eXtInguishing the flames, and
protecting the property exposed. The Ladies',
as usual, were prompt and efficient in their
services. The weather ut the time was cx-
cccdingy hot added to the heat of 50 large
building i'll flames, made the labor almost
vcrpowering--seycral sunk down exhausted.
and were taken oh--nonc severely injured
that We have heard Of
The Court House was insured in the Yer
mont Mutual. on the building $500. Furni-
turc, SlOO.- Mercury.
-llEAvy Loss Br FlRE.-Thc works of
the Ansonia Clock Company in Derby, c.,
were burned on Friday night. Loss Sl0O0O0.
Insured for about 500 900.
-Thc Bath Ii1bunc says that the name
of the street preacher who held forth to the
mob that destroyed the Roman Catholic
church was Brown. not Orr, AS reported by
the telegraph