Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-20

-kossuTn IN TuRKEY.-Th Nt,c York
Times learns from private sources entitled to
credit, that Gov. kossuth left London for Con-
on the ODD of December of
course he would not have taken this step
without an intimation from the Sultan that
his presence there would be welcome.
--VoTE OF CLERGYMEN on PRouIBITroy.-
The State Temperance Society of Massachu-
sctts, recently addressed circular to all the
clcrgymcn i'll that State, asking them this
question;
care you in favor of the prohibitory prin-
ciple and main features of the Anti-Liqor Law
of Massachusetts, ~
Responses have been received from five
hundred and forty-iour clergymcn-which
must be II large majority of the Protestant
ministers in the Statc-of whom five hundred
and thirty-scvcn say Yes, and seven only
answer No.
\ man came into printing Office to
beg paper, - BECAUSE" said he, - we like
to read the newspapers very much, but our
ncighbors don't take none
-TnE FREQuEST MAIL FAILURES In
Congress on Monday, Senator Foote of Yer
mont offered resolution, which was adopted
requesting the Postmaster General to inform
the Senate Of the causes of the many detcn-
tons OF the Northern mails, particularly be-
tween New York and Washington, and also
whether any legislation is needed in the matter.
-NERMoNT IIoRsrs. The Springfield Re-
publican says :--'' One of the results of the
Horse Show transpircd the other day, in a
call upon one Of the Secretaries by some gentle
men from Western Pennsylvania, who were
seeking to purchase a superior Morgan or
Black Hawk stock-horsc. They we're willing
to pay as high as $4,000 for such an animal
as they wanted. The Secretary pointed them
towards Vermont as the best field for their
selection"
a Suit SETTLED.-Rcv. J. W. Cooper.
who was arrested at Lowell for failing to full
! fill his promises to two female members of his
congregation, has stopped off one suit by
marrying one of the fair plaintiffs. How he
will arpcasc the other, remains to be seen.
-TnE LAFARGE lIoTEL.-Thc statistics
given in the various accounts of the late great
fire in New York, while they show the extent
of the loss, show also the extravaganza with
which the great hotels are furnished and the
enormous rents paid. The total cost of the
Hotel, exclusive Of the furniture. is given at
S3Oo,Oo0. and it was rented al sol 900
which with the rents on the stores below car
RIGS the whole amount of rents on the building
up to 100000. The furniture was set
down at Sl57 900. Some $40. 900 worth of
it was saved in a damaged state The beds
and drapcry alone cost $40 900, the carpets
$50 900, the mirrors Sl5 900 and chandeliers
$4,000. The silver and cutlery, valued at
$4,000, were fortunately not in the building
They were to have been got in the day after
the fire. 1t is said that thieves were plenty
and property to the amount of &50.OOO was
stolen. The loss on Metropolitan Hall is put
at S-o","u". 1t rented at 1925 =, r;-h.
three or four MIC hts II week the year round
NJ. Julien, who was making preparations for
Il grand dress ball lost 81, 800 worth of Music
and instruments which were in the Hall. The
total loss is estimated at S7j7 900. With
regard to the origin of the fire the Journal
Of Commerce says:
60 If not the work of an incenliary, its origin
can only be accounted for by supposing that it
caught from The iluo of tho boiler employ cd to
heat the building with steam. which is highly
improbable. There was space of ~ inches,
lon oil side. hntw Nuo ,n1
work. The most remarkable feature connected
with this disastrous fire, grows ont of the fact
that threats were freely made previous to
Gavazzi's las: lecture, on Thursday night, that
# he were permitted to speak again ia tnat
building. it would be burnt; and we are in
formed, on the best authority. that an n1vd
ual was seen to run from the Hall short time
before the fire broke out, and that, in all prob
ability, the wretch will be brought to pun
ishmcnt."
SPEED OF OCEAN SrE>MERs.-From a
rccapituation of the trip s of the Collins and
Cunard lines Of Liverpool steamers, during
the past year, it appears that the average
time of the Collins line in their Westward
passage, was / days, ~ hours and 33 min
utcs average time of the Cunard line, -
days, l6 hours and ! | minutcs-in favor of
the Collins line on each passage, p hours and
50 minutes. Average time OF Eastern pas
sagcs Collins line, II days, % minutes {;
Cunard line, 10 days. % hours. 4G minutes
in favor Of the Cunard line ON each passage,
| hour and - minutes.
--DEATn IN THE SroRM.--Thc body of
David Jones, of Andovcr Mass, was found in IL
clump Of woods near the line between Law
renee and that town. The deceased on the
Wednesday previous to the great snow storm
went to Lawrence to procure some provisions.
hn his "") back IL is supposed he became
bowildorcd in the storm, wandered from the
road and died from exhaustion His dog ac-
companicd him, and several days after his
death attracted the attention of some mon
who were breaking out the road, and who
followed the dog into the woods, found
the body of Mr.. Jones. The dog had been
six days it is supposed without food, waiting
| for his ma stcr to rise The snoy vns n,,roJ