Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-29

statements two correspondents of the North
field Sicr are responsible.
- FISH STORIES. The Brattlcboro Phoc-
nix tolls about q pike of 10 pound weight,
caught in the Connecticut, and OF over II
hundred pounds Of trout taken from Green's
boro pond by a party of seven, one Saturday
a week or two since.
- BRisTOL BILL was taken from the
States Prison ut Windsor, on Monday of last
week and conveyed to Danvillc, to take his
trial before tho Caledonia County Court, for
attempting to kill Bliss n. Davis Esq, the
/ States Attorney, whom he stabbed in the
neck in open court Immediately on receiving
/ his sentence ) years ago. HIS counsel moved
for change of venue, alleging that he could
not have such n trial there, as the law de-
signed, owing to the feeling in the commu-
nifty. The motion was argued by his coun-
sci, and also Ivy the prisoner himself, who
thought that his former trial and conviction
was illegal and unjust
Judge Poland ovcrrucd the motion upon
the ground that the Court had no power to
change the venue. y motion was then made
to have the cause continued, which motion
was granted, and the prisoner ordered to be
rcmandcd to Windsor He was taken back
on Thursday by the Sheriff. Tho prisoner
was brought up for trial at the present
time by the Attorney for the Government, at
tho suggestion of the Governor, who has
given the prisoner to understand, and also
intimatcd the same to the Government At
torney, that he should grant Il pardon to
Bill for the remainder of the term for which
he is now serving his time, being five years.
Bill looked healthy and we'll, but his hair
has grown almost white.
His re appearance at Danville created quite
an excitement aud drew perfect crowd into
the Court House, 50 that every nook and
corner of the Court room was filed,
- The SCHUYLER Stock The Superior
Court of New York has decided that the New
Haven Railroad Co is bound to recognize
the stock fraudulenty issued by their agent
Schuyler, or if such recognition is imprac-
ticable that the company must indemnify
the holders of the Schuylerized stock for
their loss
- Patents have recently been issued to
the following Vermonters Isaac NJ. Newton
of Eden, VT, for sewing machine; Henry
w Smith of Boston, for improved coupling
for organs and melodeons Joseph Adams of
Fairhaven, Vt, for improvement in stone
saving machines, Henry 30 ynton of Hines
burgh, Vt, for reciprocating railway propel-
Ter David Pierce Of Woodstock, Vt, for
machine for manufacturing wooden ware.
McCREA, the man who shot Clark in
Kanzas, has published in the Kansas Herald
of Freedom, statement of facts, showing
that Clark was the aggressor, and that the
assault was the result Of II conspiracy among
the Missourians to take his (McCrea's life
He says every artiicc has been used to get
him away from the L. S authorities for the
purpose Of lynching him.
Mia. Hiss, of Massachusetts,, while
recently stopping at the Ocean House in
Newburyport retired at night, leaving
spirit lamp burning with the wick well up.
In the morning the room was full of smoke,
and Mr. II. himself the color of goldman.
lie was awakened with extreme difficulty
One Of the windows was slightly raised or
Joseph would have been snuffed out
- English and French writer's either
affect an ignorance of American popular
names, or they are really ignorant to a sur
prsing degree; our last President has been
alluded to as PnILLMoRE the responsible
editor of the TriJune was quoted by the
AthcnGum as HORACE GRUBY, JAMES RUSSELL
LOWELL was called by Biack,cood, JoHN Rus-
SELL, and Coljurn's Magazine reviewed the
Lotos Eaters, by G, W. Curtis, as the Lobos
Eaters, by q, II, Curtis The AthenGum
Froncd'Se, in abiding to the munfcent
founder of the Astor Library, called him
wealthy Englishman named Sir John Aston,
Ar 4 Roman Catholic fete at
Montreal the other day the top stone of the
turret to the French Cathedral, having be-
come loosencd by the flying of a long pennant
that became attached to it, fell from the top
of the tower, height Of $50 feet. among a
, crowd assembled below The stone weighed
lS3 pounds Strange to say, all the mischief
done was tue smashing of a lads foot
, -ErToRrs are being made at West
Point, to raise, by means of floating derrick,
the massive chain which was stretched across
the Hudson river, at that point, during the
revolution, to intercept the passage OF
British vessels above that place. Its weight
was five hundred tons, and it was broken at
each end few years after it was put up, and
has remained ever since at the depth of l25
feet.
- DEATH FROM THE STING OF A LOCUST
A youth in the adjoining county Of Lawrence
while out fishing one day last week, was
r stung by a locust, from the effects Of which
he died almost instantly He had caught
! several with the intention of using them a.
: bait, and put them in his hat for safe keep
ing, when one of them stung him on the head
= causing the effect above stated. --Ath.n
d (Aia) Heraid.