Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-01-19

Charles pcaboA, ~ .sv
hs4rs'' ana re''I"''S $, " cp%,ses, s.ss
for their memory and 'st>S.Sl: w. ,N>$sssssSA
passed, The gentlemen q ,GE..sse ssa'ie' -,
wear the usua,badse Of mo&s$ ,ap''%
days. .u, a ~
- VERMONT MAsprr.-Thc S>,sss -
Quarrlcs at Sutherland Falls, in Rutland r.
Sudbury, have been united under the title
the American Marble Co, including the =
mill Of Messieurs Fisher, Gaming g. Co.
at Sutherland Falls which is under contrac, to be
extended 10 twenty gangs The Quarry at the
Falls is known to be ola superior quality being
that ofTlalian yeined, both dark and light while
the Sudbury marble combines all necessary
elements for the finest statulry.
---S1NcuLAR.--On the Boston and New
York Central Railroad last week as a train
was going at the rate Of twenty-five miles an
hour, the forward axle Of the tender broke
and piece Of the axle, nearly four feet in
length. and weighing about two hundred
pounds, passed under TIE tender, and coming
up through the h1or of the forward EAR tas.
sed over the heads Of the passengers and
landed safely beside the stove in the middle
Of the car. The car was full Of passengers,
but no ono was injured. One Of the detached
wheels of the tender also passed under the
train and came up through the floor of tho
passenger car, tcaringa hole in the floor and
SCATTERING seat, but doing no other injury.
--TuE statement of the drowning Of three
,.biidrop # Mr. N,l ,rb MA al
the ice on Lake Champaign. copied into seve.
raj Vermont papers from the Springfield
RpubhcHn, is erroneous The occurrence
took place on the Mississippi river, at Bur.
lington, Iowa
-SE>A1oR Foo1 presented to the United
States Senate on the 10th INST, the memorial
Of George l.. Marsh, resident Minister at
Con'tantinollc, praying for remuneration for
services in his Judicial capacity while on tho
mission to Greece
--BA>E OF Decentralization of officers.
January 9th. Drcctors- George r. Hodges.
Pre0dcnt. Francis Slason, Luther Slason.
Luther Daniels, Charles L. Williams. Chcs-
ter Granger, Robinson Hail. Benjamin f
Llnglon. John B. Paige, Cashier 4 semi
annual dividend Of three per cent was declar-
ed
Tine MoNTrILrER Banks reelected their
old officers. Bank of Nontpehcr-,Janes II.
Langdon, Pycs,d,nt Elisha p .Iewett. Raw.
sci L. Keith, Zenas " ood George Worthing
ton, Directors. George lTowes Cash,er.
Ier'aoW B0Hk-llczekiah IL Reed, Prcs,.
dcf' George W. Colamcr, Rodcrick Rich
ard,on Edward II. Prentis. Homer W IIea-
ton, DIRECTORS. John \. Page, Cashier.
-AN OLD lady. upward of eighty Years
Of age, named Iewkcsbury, residing in New
bury, was so severely burnt on Monday morn
ing last, 10y her clothes taking fire while sea
ted by the stove, that she died the next dav.
-.iNo>G the obituary notices in the y.
Y. Times We find that OF Captain ETHAN 4.
ALLEN, formerly of the [. ). Army, who died
in Norfolk Co., Va. on Saturday. Jan 9Th,
Al his residence, Of apoplexv, in the 18th
year Of hi. age. lie was born in Vermont.
graduated at West Point, entered the army
IN loO4 and left it when the army was redu-
cel in lc2l. He was the last surviving son
of General Ethan Allen, Of American Reyo-
'HtipudiN iuculpTN
- the ABSTRACT of the Census, late.
~ published, We learn that the three smallest
places in the United States, are Harris, Is
sex Co, Vt, having population of light
Ayerill, in the same county with a popula-
ton of 'ercn-and Liberty, in Keokuck Co.,
Illinois, with population of fire
-TnE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS, ba.
acted with prompttudc with reference to the
Irish military companies in that Common.
wealth, The following companies have been
disbanded. The Columbian Artillery, which
had the honor Of being first upon the ground
at the time of the Burns ahair-the Webster
Artillery. the Shield Artillery, and the
Sarsfcld Guards, all of Boston-thc jackson
Musketecrs Of Lowell-the Union Guards of
Lawrence, and the jackson Guards Of Wur-
cester.
Ma BRoUN. The Democratic member
OF the Massachusetts Legislature, determined
not to lac outdone in Amcricanism by the
Know Nothngs recently offered an order in
the Committee on Education to
consider and report upon the eXpedency Of
-emo' lng from the house the Latin inscription
'ver the SPEAKER desk and replacing it lev
IN English translation Mr. Phelps the only
W hs member Of the House whose ORTHODOXY
mas not been called in question. matched Mr.
brown = order by motion that the use cf
he Hall Of Representatives bc granted to the
" hig party. wherein To hold caucusses when
it i not previously engaged
Iur Minnesota Phil p.,I ts..,..
or whose benefit grant Of land was made.
md subsequently annulled at the last session
If Congress, has gone and made ITS survey
md taken possession Of the land lust as
no nothing in the world had happened The
omlAnv claim that Congress, after havin-
nee made the grant. had no right to repeal
he act whereby il was made end the Supreme
'ourt Of the STATE sustains them in the act
---Int MlcmGAN papers assert that the
'rlsonerS IN the State Prison at jackson,
lave actually been engaged in the mauuf4c-
ure ct bogus coin and by the aid of accom-
'liccs outside the walls, have put the same in
REGULATION
-!hE NERNuNT tLNTRAL trains commcn-
"d t. run today upon new time card --
i've trains now leave aud arrive daily over
his road The arrangements between her-
nj Montreal are now nll that can he desired
'assellseis from New York and Boston can
ow 1t they choose spend the night in Bur
nstoA' leave next morning at 40 and be
\ Montreal at o'clock in the forenoon
INC cln start from here in the morning, spend
'r' hours in Montreal and return here the
imc evening in good s'asln. The new AZ