Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-10-27

slant death by falling into II cauldron kettle
filled with boiling swill
-OS DlT-Thc Democrats in the YER
mont Legislature voted for man for United
States Senator for the short term who has
said. If we are correctly informed, that if he
had been in the Senate the past year, he
should have voted against the hill organizing
the territories OF Kansas and Nebraska. 1t
may he all right, but VIC have no taste for
such loosoness in polite. our.clf- Wood
stock Age.
--TuE Rutland H,rdH says that Poult-
ney has found out that it is not necessary to
60 to Massachusetts or Connecticut for every
little article of necessity or convenience that
is brought into every day use. Why. not .
manufacture in Vermont, we have men. skill. .
watcr-power, iron, wood, &c. :" Wccan't,"
says old fogy. We can says Poultncy,
and at it she goes, and is making money by
manufacturing. Among her other establish
ments is Tobacco Dor FACTORY, which gives
employment to several men. Cheap boxes
rough, substantial Of iron, tin, brass OF sill
yer, are made for fifty cents or dollar. Just
as you please. And near by there is another
but that the process would render the river
unfit for man, beast, or even saw mill.
- AMONG the lost passengers Of the Arc
tic was little boy, son Of Benjamin G. Ropes,
Of New York, who had been a playmate of
Capt. Luce's son on the passage, and was AZ
ficted in the same manner by disease Of the
| sri1e. Just before the ship went down, the
kind hearted captain, without utterng wcrd
| gently took him up in his arms and kissed him
heartily, then grasping his own little Willie
sank in the waters.
-TnE New ENGLANp IIoRsE E1uBI1loS
at Brattlcboro' last week was a successful
affair One hundred and fifty animals were
entered, four-ffth, of which were Morgan
varieties, Black Hawk predominatng There
have been exhibitions with greater number
Of horses, but none perhaps of greater value
Of stock. Five thousand dollars were refused
for two horses on the ground. Mrs. Stone
Of kecne, \. H., Mrs. Bascom, of Brattlc-
boro', and Mis-, Kate Wysc. Of Mdilcburv,
Conn, competed for the Ladies Prize for the
best Workmanship, and all took prizes of $50
piece. Some fast time was made by the
fast nags. The receipts, - 1000. will cover
the expenditures.
-TnE RECENT report Of the investigating
committee of the New York and Eric Rail
Road, state. that the road now earns annual
ly about as large a sum MS was originally pro-
posed to be expended in its construction, ant
!, yet its stock stands at 46, and the prospect
t for dividends. is doubtful.
IloRsR TnlErINc.-A valuable horse Of VI
c Asa Boyden, Of Guilford, Vt, was stolen OF
Friday night of last week, and on the sam
Q night, a buggy and harness was stolen iron
Mr.. Wilder Fairwan of Vernon. The thc
:. wa. tracked for some distance, in the dew -
It Without doubt, the same thief stole tn
|. horse and wagon.
CoRREcrloS.-The Bellows Fall. Argu
% charge. the Woodstock Ago with deccivin
|, the people, and giving aid and comfort to tn
&c enemy, in its statement that it was an crro
to suppose that Merritt Clark was opposed
the Nebraska Bill As the dispute is " all
the family we will not NEEDLE with it. e,
cept to give Mr.. Clark at the request of I'll
. .}rgns, the benefit of its rcitcracd .tatcmer
* that the said Clark IS opposed to said bill
e Furthermore, the Argus states that Mr.. Clar
A. is " enthroncd in the hearts Of the people.
IF -FoR k,>s..,-Another party III
a. number started for Kansas. under the ausp
n ccs of the Massachusetts Kansas Emigratio
al Society. on Tuesday last. Mrs. Nichols.
l. the party.
-TmE HousE Of Mr.. joel Wells, in Il
N southeast part of Guiltori, VT, was enter,
al at an unholtcd back door. by a burglar, q
n Tuesday night last, and 1925 in bank not,
cs stolen from drawer where the money va
n, deposited the evening previous.
ne THE DWELLING of Deacon Jacob Power
I'd situated about two mile, north Of Brandon
st Vt. ives totally destroyed by fire, on Thur
h. day of last week with corn barn and il
he contents. Mr.. Powers was insured for SCOT
is which will cover half the loss
* Ink LATE news from Oregon informs Il
x Of more Indian massacres among the overlan
emigrants. Recently party of some GO Ii
O. dams attacked train about Is miles heyon
Of Fort Boise and killed ofthe male cmgrant
er and carried off four women and several chi
n dren, together with large amount of stoc
j. and other property. A body of mounte
A. troops had been dispatched in pursuit of I'll
he sayages.
y AN OLD black bear weighing four hun
drcd pounds was killed last week in Powna
Of Bennington Co., and one weighing three hun
It bred was killed on the 10th inst, Mt Lab
lie Dunmore, in Addison Co.
ii -EPIGRAM.-O the marriage of ThnmH
~ Hawk, Of Mansfield Vt. TO Miss Sarah !,
he Dove.
Of It il not often that you
. :" queer kind Of love
oh what u savage he must bo
u T. To'smy -hlrk tore.
Sar.
-A.orhAR. The y. \. Evening Pos
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