Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-28
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LUTHER /. bLoDGEII " 20 lltFt w
come the propretors of the Exchange Hotel IN
this place, known OF old as Harris Hotel and
more recently as the Tarhell House, and will
keep 1t open for the accommodation Of the pub
lic Mr. BlodEe,s many friends IN town and
county need no assurance that he can and will
dispense "aid and comfort to the travelling
community IN style second to none. To those
unacquainted with the gentleman, we have only
to say that the Exchange in its present hands
cant help but be good house, and those who
try its bed and board" will endorse our recon-
mendaton.
A GREAT DEAL of talk and not little
excitement has been occasioned among those
interested in the Lake Champlain Steamers
by recent transactions in the harbor. Among
so many conflicting statements it is difficult to
arrive at the exact truth. That the Steam
boat FRANCIS SALIUs was reftted during the
past winter and intended to be run by par
ties residing in Pittsburgh and elsewhere,
between Burlington and Plattsburgh, in oppo-
sition to the SARANAC; that her departure
from the harbor lat the time the SARAssc came
out, was prevented by legal process that
counter processes were issued in favor of the
other side that violent removals from those
who claimed the legal possession Of the boat
were threatened if not attempted, and that
yesterday two of the old Steamers, the WHITE
HALL and BURLINGTON, We're scuttled and sunk
in such positions as to hem in the SAlTrs to
the'shore and prevent her removal from the
harbor, in which condition she remained at
last accounts, are we believe facts. Considera-
BILE excitement exists at Plattsburgh, we I'M
derstand, in relation to the affair.
"A M,N with glazed cap Wednesday,
made a small purchase in the drug store of
Mr., SPEAR, and in payment, offered IA coun-
tcrieit one dollar bill ON Boston bank. which
was refused He then offered what purportcd
TO be a ten dollar bill on the Castlcton Bank
which was taken, and nine dollars and Il
! quarter in good money handed over to him,
with which he left. The bill turned out to
be one dollar bill altered to a ten. Search
was made for the man without Success, till
this forenoon, before the starting of the Rut-
land train, he was found by Mr.. SPEAR ;
clerk, skulking between two freight cars near
the depot. lie had exchanged his cap for a
palm leaf hat, and was waiting there for the
train to start. The clerk contented himself
with requiring him to refund the nine dollars
and n quarter, which he did, and shortly after
took the cars South lie needs looking after
that man.
1tIp 8, I0fg
that the Island Pond Lumber Company have
recently disposed of their interest at Island
Pond, consisting Of a steam saw mill. &c
and Is 900 acres of timber land, for about
so, 200.
No HOUSE has been recently broken
open in Burlington, nor any Mr.. Austin
Harmon robbed of five hundred and fifty dol
lars in this town, as some halt dozen psper'
in the State have erronsously stated
-THT BRArTLrBoRo papers state that tht
house shed and corn barn belonging TO
Jacob Lawton, Of Dummerslon. W., toge,hc
with four hundred bushels Of gram were con
stunned bv fire ou Monday, l7th inst, Eslrn.
FL loss $500, without insurance.
, - NBnuT LOFTY mon, women and children
; FROM the towns of Briiscwatcr, Shnrhnrn"
q, and Ludlow. lett the Rutland station ~
Tuesday ut last week, for Wisconsin.
) Mia. Asa Ilorr was killed in Sherhurnc
about tw. weeks suce, tie had cut Oh
tree. which in it, fail was thrown suldoul
4 sidcNis' hv some obstruction, and -Irucl
- Mr.. Holt upon the knee. The knee wa