Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-06-30
ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

-THE case of Israel P Brown vs. the
town of Plymouth, which has long been pen
ding in the Windsor County Court, and has
found it's way once or twice to the Supreme
Court and back. was decided last week in ia
vor of the plaintiff, after occupying ten days
of the time of the Court IN its trial a piece
of mountain land in the town of Plymouth,
valued at about $40, was the matter in con-
troversy. The Standard says the costs which
have already been incurred in attempting to
settle the question of title to this very valua-
BILE piece of land, will probably exceed three
thousand doiars,
-THE GREAT fire at Worcester Wednes-
day swept clean about three acres of the most
thickly settled portion of the city. Quite "a
number of persons were badly injured, two of
whom jumped from third story window and
another from the fourth story of one of the
burning buildings, 1t is estimated that the
number of men thrown out of employ is not
less than fifteen hundred, and that the loss
will not fall short of 5000 900
-Ir is STATED by the Springfield Repub-
l,can that an American woman, walking on
the track of the Vermont Central railroad,
this side of Montpelier, was run over on Mon
day afternoon, and instantly killed, by the
down''train, the usual signals being given,
but not needed by her. A Montpelier paper
of today contains no allusion to any such ae-
| cident, however.
-THE WARRINGTON correspondent of the
Times says that the treaty lately concluded
between Lord Elgn and Sec. Marcy makes
! the navigation of the St Lawrence free.
gives us unrestricted participation in the
Fisheries, and establishes reciprocal Free
/ Trade with Canada, in the natural products,
excluding, of course, manufactures. The
treaty will have to be acted upon by Con-
gress and the British and Colonial Govern
ment before it is complete,
- The London (England) Chronicle,
thinks that the United States are bound to
have war with some one, and says "lt is
unfortunate for Spain that Cuba stands next
to the clenched hand of the republic. The
ates that when his hero was arrested at lps.
wich, Mr.. Wrinkle feelings were so reused
by the spectacle of Sam Weller's exploits in
thrashing the posse oomitdtus that he doubled
his fist and knocked down the nearest little
boy 1t is only Justice both to Mr.. Winklt
and to the United States, to admit the per
feet readiness of each to assault a much more
formidable antagonist
-THE Washington correspondent OF th'
New York Times says, The single refusa
of Spain to give US diplomatic relations di
rect with Havana, can be hsndled-wheneve
deemed desirable-in such a manner as t.
bring about state of affairs which will com
pei Spain to cut short her dickering Cor al
exorbitant price for her Island, and be con
tent with hundred or hundred and TWEEN
ty-fve millions. A difference as 10 terms
oil that stands bet,Desn US and the pOssesso
of Cuba al this time"
-EPIGRAM,
Whom Eve brought 100 to all mankind,
Old Adam called her vo~a~,-
But when she wood With love so kind,
He then pronupeed it uoo-mar,-
But now With folly aud With pride,
Their husbands pockets thinning
The ladies are full of uhims,
The people call them phim-en,
-1HE EMPLOYMENT of sewing would seei
to he the most peaceful and quiet occupat'o
in the world and yet it is absolutely horr
fying TO hear ladies talk of stillettos, bodkin
gatherings, surgings, hemmings' gorings, Gu
tings, whippings, lacings, cuttings and ba