Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-29

authorities for redress, who prosecuted the
customer for breach Of the peace. lie in
urn resented this treatment, and complained
If Carlcy for supplying the nccdful that oc-
asioncd the row. This resulted in prose
'uted against Carlcv for such practices, and ,
&c was duly fined thirty dollars. and cost,
to fifteen more.
-GooD potatoes are selling at the De- .
pot in Brandon for 31I cents So says the /
Brandon Post, and intimatcs that they will .
probably be lower still.
--GEo. NJ. DEXTER, E,o.. was chosen
president of the Vt. Central Railroad hv the |
new board of Directors at a meeting on We'd |
nesday last.
THE CABi>Er at Washington having
determined torurgc the departments of Know
nothings, turned out several clerks who were
not connected with the order, and appointed
some in their places who were.
--TuE MONTREAL P,iof says that Mr.. ".
L. Mackenzie, will on Monday next, move for
leave to bring into Parliament bill for
strong prohibitory liquor law. 1t is thought
that the feeling throughout the province at
the present time is remarkably rroptious for
the passage of such a measure.
-lT is STATED on good authority, tina
the republicans of Mexico have started
new scheme, which is nothing more nor less
than the annexation of the United States to
Mexico-the capital Of the combined repubt
lies to remain at Washington for the present
- MORNING. has been heard from the
American Expedition which left New York
for the Arctic seas, in search of traces of Sir
John Franklin, for over year. 1t is OK
pectcd that the expedition will return to
New York before winter sets in.
--lIENRY HACK, lad, whose PARENTS re-
side IN Taunton, Mass, ran away last week
because his father punished him and was
found on Saturday, by the officer who was
despatched after him, at the house of his
fathers cousin Mr.. E. b Green, Of Richmond
in this county. His pocket was picked on
the way, aud his pocket book containing all
his money distracted, which compelled him
to haul up at the house Of ~ relative.
Tim p,..,,, l..,..;,,. 49,.
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."' "V'" ''''''s ." ''l''y last t"cre arrived
in Boston from the country by the railroads
alone no loss than three hurdr,d and f0v-,,r
toms Of Bntor.
-Cm'RLrs Rock, from pattsbureh. \
y, employed in Paper Mill in Manchester,
y. H., was caught by the coupling Of Il shaft
anu ''' w" o'Vi 1t anu ''u'' at ''"r'"i We
loclty both Thighs was broken. and he was
otherwise severely bruised 50 that he died
SATURDAY. morning
g.
a." 'o'"''' WHICH, recently swept
over PORTIONS OF tie South, was particularly
destructive in Savannah. (corrio Kansas
were u,.r,,G,J cI;,nro,s ,l,,r, L,.,.., l.ua
,....,.., ~ w" ~ "oo''
"''''' ''' '"' 'c'V'' swept away anu trees
Frustrated. More than half of the trees that
orn4mcntcd the city were blown down. The
gale occurred on Friday. and on S,turJ, -,
n,orn, :. oI.
- ~ "'' "'''''' i''l'oSsi"ic 10 get
through the Town, the streets were SO blocked
up. The loss by the inundatan Of the rice
and Sea Island rattan cro,s o,.,.odI..an.,1
...l..
- ~ '''0 ''",' .'"''' Is 10 ne estimated ~ mil
hons OIL dollars 1t Is singular, that just
fifty years previous. to day, the coast of
Georgia was visited by the most fr;,btG,I
brrr;,.oro ,,,o,,., .;,,,, .,..
I-.', 49,. '"' '''''' Wv ''"'o was settled
win TINS ScourSe' and the yellow fever at
the same time. Savannah appears truly like
u doomed city.
-I"F kErsrvrTrr PosT- orrIcr CN.t.-
We mentioned on Monday last the arrest of
Mr.. Nelson. Postmaster at Ko.scvill, far
dcnrodotion. man tho nail. ,,d,n l,;.,L,
=, '' ,''0 III" Us u'''ci MS c""rse'
opon MS examination, which took place in
Troy on Wednesday and thursday, the fol-
lowing iacts were disclosed, which We find in
the Troy wing -
For more than a year past, lossos have oc.
CURED duplicating the keesevile Office but