Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-03-30
ITEMS At HOME AND ABROAD.


ITEMS At HOME AND ABROAD.
Z. F. DAvtY, Esq, of this place was
appointed Treasurer of the University of
Vermont by the Corporation at their meet
ing last winter. He has recently fitted up
the rooms formerly occupied by the Buring-
tn lNceum. on the corner of Church and
College Streets. for his office, and removed
thithcr the books and iron safe, which con-
stitute the material part Of the College Urea
sury. The University will have a careful
and faithful manager of its pecuniary affairs
in Mr.. Dayey.
At the recent session of the Rutland
County Court, Martin Leach plead guilty to
charge Of subOrning Charles Lee to commit
perjury, and was sentenced by Judge Peck
to be confined in State Prison, at Windsor
for the period Of seven years.
SEWN divorces we're granted at the
late session of the supreme Court in Rutland
County In six of the cases it was the in
iured husband who made tho application for
the divorce.
IlslOk LAW IN - Sh
Thursday of last week, as we learn from tho
Register. F. c. Fletcher, of Middlebury, was
fined $50 and costs for selling liquor generally
and cider in particular, and for keeI ing gro
Gerry without license. lie appealed. On
Friday, part Of key of rum was taken from
Nicholas O Brien. lie was also found guilty
1 of Nineteen offences against the law, and
fined 500 and costs, On Saturday, Geo
Langworthy was arranged for offences against
the liquor law, and keeping grocery with.
out license. lie pleaded guilty, and was fined
$50 and costs.
- FATALITILs.-- Thursday, tho 2cd
inst, Mr.. Newell Batchelder, of Bethel, was
killed instantly by being run over by a train
Of cars. On the same day, French boy,
aged Il or i years named Lewis Newell, Jr.
accidentally fell upon his axe, at West Derby,
and cut himself severely that he died in
about half an hour.
- As " Ornamental Tree Association
is in process of formation in St Adams It's
object is to induce the people to set out nu-
merous shade trees in that village, and 1t
is good object.
Tim Rutland Herald notices the de-
cease of the Vcrgennes paper and says, :" To
die is gain"
-lloN. LEONARD SARGEANr was elected
County Commissioner for Bennington County
on the 9TH inst.
--OYE hundred Plattsburgh volunteers
met at Vergennes, On the 18th inst, in order
to adopt measures to secure Bounty Land.
Trouble like capital, is two-thirds
borrowed.
a NEW STEAM BRAKE, has been lately
tried on the Michigan Southern Railroad.
The trials are said to have been very salts
factory. The engineer said he could stop
the train in running 900 feet though going
at p miles an hour-that he was satisfied
that trains can be stopped by it in one third
of the time and one third Of the distance.
usually required,
- Gov. CLARK of New York in special
message to the Legislature, recommends the
imposition Of tolls on the railroads Of the
State, to be paid into tie Canal fund, and
bill has been introduced, requiring the seve-
RAJ railroads which compete with the canals,
excepting the Ogdensburgh, TO pay on all
freight but cattle, horses, fresh meat. and
butter and cheese, two thirds of the amount
Of toll Per mile as if the same had been
transported the same number of miles on the
canal. The Ogdcnsburgh road is required to
pay one half canal toll according to number
of miles.
- BABY SHow,-Barnuln advcrtses one
which is to take place at his museum in New
York mex, Juno. Prizes are to be given for
htnesS, for fn1ness, for twins, for triplets,
(thrce AZ BIRTH and for quarterns -four
! at BIRTH Tor the latter prize of S250is
/ offered. Iwenty-one premiums amounting to
over $1,000 in cash are announced. 1t is open
to all children under five years from all parts
Of the world, and cradles will be provided for
100 babies. The taste and deicacy of such
an exhibition is at least questionable
Asa WYMAN, Of Rockingham, Vt, Sol.
dier and PenSioner OF the Revolution aged l0l
years wont on foot and aloas, TO procure his
semi-annual pension, the 10th inst, and re-
turned tie same afternoon hy the same con-
Neyance-Maklng between ana miles traN-
ell, Mr.. Wynan was one of the first who
drew a pension, and has drawn from Uncle
Sans chest the snug little sum of SS,52s.-
His pension certificate bears date of June 10,
ISIS, aud signed j. c. Calhoun, Secretary Of
War.
-TuE CANADIAN Mails, brought By tho
Cunard steamers, heretofore forwarded from
Bosten to Montreal via VI. Central Railrosd,
now 90 by way of Portland and the Grand
Trunk Railway.
--REv. J. R. GRAVES, an estimable and
talented Baptist clergyman, was found dead
by the road side, near Columbus, Ky, last
week, with bullet-hole in his head Pos.
Sbly he was mistaken for Yankee school,
master.
-THE MoRNo>s have built steamer TO
ply upon the Great salt Lake, and her ma
chncry is TO be taken out from St Louis in
the Spring, Utah Ierritory.now has popu-
lation of 40 900, and that of salt Lake City
is y 600