Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-04-06

-lHE NEW POSTAGE ItW is no" '" wv
force. Letters for any part of the United
States no longer 60 by mail, unlefs the post
age lie prepaid in all eases. Persons "r'''"S
on their own business. and requiring an an
EVER. will see the rrolrirty OF "nciosins n
stamp for the prepayment oil the postage
on the reply.
-Tpy MAINE LAW is alive IN the North
Ea.t corner of the state. At Island Pond,
March Goth, the town agent \. F. Woodman
vss fined ten dollars for violation of the
law. Other complaints were made against
him, whercupon he capitulated, surrendered
his license, and gave up his stock of liquor,
which was destroyed to the amount Of GO
gallons. Hobbs and Gilkey Of the Green
Mountain House, and A. {. Jennings of the
Island Pond Hotel, were also complained
against, plead guilty, were duly fined and
promised to do better in future.
"A VALUABLE horse was stolen from
the stable Of the Rev. d. Green, in Windsor
on Thursday night of last week. The thief
rode to Croydon, N. H., where he sold the
horse on Saturday, and escaped, with the
cash.
ALTERED BILLS of the Mortified bank,
ones changed to fives, are in circulation -
The vignettc of the genuine ones" is u
farm-yard scene, two farmers, oxen, sheep
&c. That of the gearine " fves" is a view
ola railroad, With a train ofcars. The large
red letters "CNE" which can be seen on
both sides Of the bill, have not been changed
s%nficier. tly to render them illegible.
- BoNSr1s in New York this season
are not worn so much Jared as they were
last the crowns droop more and the front
is slightly projecting. Flowers and lace are
used in their trimming. Ladies will learn
with pleasure the new style of sleeves which
open in the front from the shoulder to the
wrist, connected by rows of pearls, and ex-
hibiting to the admiring gaze the richest and
most expensive undersleeves. Another ltyle
fits close to the arm, and ends in a deep frill
falling over the elbow
Nv BRATTLEBoRo J. j. Crandall, of the
Revere House, II. G.. Nash, of the American,
and L. Whitney, Of the Central House, were
tried last week for violating the temperance
Law. The FIRST two we're fined each $40,
and the last $50.
"A RUTLAND Hotel keeper, recently
brought before the Grand Jury for misde-
mcanor, said it is n pity he was disturbed,
for the people were so we'll trained now he
could sell them liquor, two thirds of which
was water, and if he had been let alone, they
roald drink water clear within six months.
AR ST. JouNsBuRY there is about five
inches of snow in the fields and n foot in the
woods at Brattleboro' one foot in the fields
and three in the woods.
-THE ST. LAWRENCE is open ut Ogdens-
burgh and the Steam ferry to Prescott in
regular operation.
The LtQroR LAW lately passed by the
Legislature of Wisconsin, wa. vetoed by
Gov. Barstow. The Legislature has there
upon passed ,iby q two thirds vote, a new law,
leaving out the points objected to by the
Governor in the former bill.
-TwELvE ill assorted couples were put
a.under by the Supreme court at its recent
session in Orange county. In eleven Of the
twelve cases, the wife applied for the divorce.
- FIRM in Richmond, Va, have brought
q suit against the Washington and New
Orleans Telegraph Company to recover dam
ages in the sum of SIT 900, sustained by
them in consequence Of an error made in a
despatch sent by them. An order of theirs
for 500 bales Of cotton, was made by a blum
dering operator to read $500.
- BREEcH-LoApING CANNON, Of new
construction, was tried last week at Charles
ton navy yard 1t was fred eight times a
minute and threw an eight pound shot four
miles. The patentce proposes to make it a
rife bore, throwing balls having a ridge OF
lead, which fills the grooves. The gun does
not heat even after rapid and long continued
firing. 1t needs no s~ponging, and to all APP
pearances is as safe, if not safer, than the or
binary cannon, 1t promises to be one Of the
most destructive instruments of wal. invented
"A YOUNG LADY, Miss lockwood, dice
in L~ansingburgh, n. Y, on Monday night
from the effects Of poison conta ned in som'
maple sugar of which she had partaken. ]
is supposed that the poison was impaired t.
the sugar by boiling it in a brass kettle.
Tine STRIKE in Manchester continues
Neither corporations nor strikers will yield
The Mirror of Tuesday says This morning
at the time of the first train up, there wer
at the depot l60 trunks and band-bo1es pile,
up as big as a hay-stack, belonging to girl
going to the Northern part Of this Stat
and Vermont. Most have got tired of march
ing and street parade. They think it is tim
TO 60 home, seek some other employment, o
return to work"
-THE FOLLY AND MADNESS of dabblin
in stocks, while in a post Of pecuniary trust
has been often shown Of late. Another me
ancholy case has come to enforce the lessor
Thomas ". Hooper, for "a years teller OF tt
Merchants Bank of Boston, and one Of ii
Oldest bank officers in that city, committc
suicide last week. lie is supposed to hay
been involved in stock speculations His a.
count with the bank was correct, but in o
der to keep it SO, he had borrowed son
S73 900, ofwhich $50, 900 was obtained !
him Of the Grocers' and Atlantic banks, u
on certified checks, through the agency Of
broker, and the balance was borrowed Of i
dividuals. These banks and individuals To-
the amount. Being questioned closely by tt
president of the bank. Tuesday morning,
bout the unusual amount on hand in bills
these two banks, he was displeased that Il
matter should be pressed while his cash a
count was correct. He then went out, a.
was found about an hour after by the port'
suspended by the neck in the cellar, dead
"A BILL introducing the elective pr
ciple into the second branch ofthe legislntul
has been passed to a second reading in /
Canadian assembly, by a vote Of 20 agar
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