Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-10-12
The GRAND jury of Burlin,,or

iV"S''J "hu scaIChlng lnNcsuBatlOn Of tho
affair, have indicted Israel Adams, the engi.
neer of the backing train, for manolaughtet
They have also returned bill against Jabez
Kingdom, ticket agent at tAe Burlington
railroad DEPOT, for keeping watch and
money belonging to Mr. L)ycllnI who was
among the killed
-InE Jury Of the inquest on tho bodies
of John Pratt engineer. and franklin Kirt-
land, fireman, on the New York Central rail.
road, killed by the late collision at West
Albany have rendered verdict that tho
passenger train was running at the rate Of
"a to 80 miles per hour, being from nineteen
to twenty-four miles per hour faster than is
allowed by tie instructions laid down by the
superintendent and that had the engineer
taken tI/Toper rre'autioo given him by tho
cohduc/r OF hi train, the accident would not
have occurred. "
MA. IltNCEs, "A leading member Of tho
Canada legislature, has been appointed by
the queen to the goycrnorship Of Burbadoes.
This is considered the introduction Of q new
system Of policy towards the colonies, which
have heretofore received their governors from
the mother country.
This News Of the victory at Sebastorol
was received in Canada with great enthusi.
asm. There was an illumination and q torch
light procession in Montreal on Friday night,
in honor Of the success Of the allies
-TnE Washington Union denies with a
great deal Of unnecessary indignation the cur
rent report that president Pierce had bought
farm in Maryland for his future residence.
1t says he has not purchased a foot of land
anywhere since he became presidential dec
laration considered necessary because Of the
/ speculations Of some Of his kitchen cabinet a.
/ the west
- The Gorge La,r arrived at New York
/ on Tuesday, with nearlya million in gold and
the mails from California to the 9Th ult She
brings no later news from California
-ALBANT EVENING JorRx.L.-Tn the
Albany Evening journal of the lst inst, Mr..
Samuel Wilkeson, formerly Of the Buffalo
Republic, announces that he has purchased
the interest Of TnrRlow WEE Esq, in tina.
paper, and that he now enters upon the dis
charge Of his duties as editor. Mr. Weed
his pen to the journal
-FLouR CLUBS have been formed in New
York for the purpose Of sending to the West
to purchase -four, instead Of paying the enor.
nous prices at which it is held in that city.
The best family -four, made from new wheat
OK 10
to New York i. s Is, making the total cos.
at New York $40, which is q net saving
Of 50 10 barrel to the clubs, the retail price
in New York being $3.50.
Asa train on the Hudson River Rail
road was approaching a particular point just
below Grcenhush, on Wednesday. an Irish
man named Patrick McGillish laid wager
that he would cross the track within given
distance in front Of it. lie tried it and los.
his wager and his life
-ACcoRDiNG TO the Courier des Etas
tn's, the Russian flag counted at Sebastopol,
in the month of September, 1854. seventeen
ships, five d 100 guns, the remainder Of 81
guns four frigates Of sixty guns, four cor
yetts or briggs; twelve steamships and
eishty-two ships Of inferior rank in all los
ships, carrying 1900 guns This colossal
armament was destroyed by the Russians
themselves, to prevent it from falling into
the hands of their enemies
-BABr SHOWS are all the 20 nowadays.
The Buffalo Republic thus describes IL.
winding up Of one in that city, when tho
large assemblage, after anxiou,ly waiting for
the Snowman, one Gordon, to appear and
distribute the prizes, discovered that the
speculator had sloped with the funds
Women reversed their babies and SPANKED
them in their despair-twins were furiously
knocked about and had their ears vindictiyelv
pulled and their hair uns"tted-meek moth.
crS and nurses became furious in their COM
plants, and viragO-ish i'll their desire for full,
complete and immediate vengeance. Asui-
rants for prizes grew hotter and hotter
more frequent came the cry for false and de-
ceitiul Gordon, and white teeth met and
gnashed in frenzy and briny, truitess tears
fell in showers, and lamentations were reso-
nant But vain We're the cuffs, and pulls and
spanks-vain was the abrasion of the teeth,
and vain the inquiry and weeping on ac-
count OF the children, for Gordon was not -
In the midst of the excitement. the Mayor
who was present, gave a carte blanche to a
gentleman to take the entire police force,
with carriages, cabs and drays, and all other
vehicles, and seize, arrest incarcerate or i'm
pound, the base dcceirer Of SO many mothers,
-InE steamship Adratic, now being
built for the Collins line OF steamers, will be.
when completed, the largest and most mag.
ntcent vessel aaoat She will measure
| f,-a "a
will be three hundred and forty feet on
the broad line depth Of hold thirty-thres
feet breadth of beam fifty feet.
-TuE New YoRx hairdresser. have Just
introduced a new style ofarranging the hair,
| which they call Ia Rachel, 1t is very sim
! PIE and will of course be favorite style with
Vermont girls This is all there i. Of it
''The back hair is plated in the wide Cir
clssi4n braid, and arranged 80 as 10 form a
star ; German braid, through which pearl.
are interviewer, is brought round, forming
a border or trimming to the wider braid, and
in the centre a diamond star shines forth
FROM n contrasting background Of black VEL
vet Between each of the five points of tho
star are placed bunchcs Of small flowers. VIC.
let's myrtle blossoms, or rose buds, with
pendant sprays falling on each side of the
neck the two upper clusters meet the front
hair, which is Topped up in two thick curls,
brought down rather long on the face"
-FAsHioNs roR Der The authorities
say there is not much change in gents
pants this month Quite likely. For Ladies
bonn"ts, fivorite lining will bc--a good
hundred face.
Ar nAR1MorIu College lately, several