Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-09-07
ITEMS At HOME AND ABROAD

Nav hlslt CTOHEs-IDe store LCOl
Church St, formerly occupied by j. E.
Brinsmaid, has recently been fitted up and
opened as a Music Store by W. ". PAR
FRIDGE. lie is now receiving full stock Of
music for the Piano Forte, guitar, violin and
other instruments new songs; sacred mu-
sic and all sorts of sweet sound. on paper
He will also keep pianos, melodions and
other musical instruments, and the public arc
advised to give him cali
We have tried many kinds of Ink, in
our day; but have found none which suited
IL. we'll as the fluid We are writing with
tits called B7YAS II WILCOX. WRlrrsG FIT
ID. The makers state that it is used by the
different Departments of the General Gov
eminent at Washington, and by the principal
Banks and Insurance Companies in the large
cities, 1t i, at any rate a good article by
whomsoeyer used For sale by s. NIcu-
OILS, Agent for the makers
-THE stockholders Of the Vermont Val
ley Railroad have authorized the Director. to
surrender the road to the Trustees of the LIST
mortgage bond holders, and also authorized
the Trustees in their discretion to sell the
road and other property at auction, but not
to sell it for less than $3.50 900.
- The YELLOW Fever continue. to rage
at Norfolk, Va, and vicinity. Si1tv-four
deaths are reported to have occurred on Mon
dry. The fever is abating at Portsmouth
-TnE Potsdam and Watertown R. r.
was opened to Antwerp, y Y on the 23d-23
miles from Watertown.
-LAsr WEEK in Albany, boy named
Peter Deace, about IA years old, was de-
tected in opening private boxes at the Post
Office. a bunch Of keys was found on him by
which IL large number of hoxe. could be
opened. 1t is considered quite certain that
he had accomplices Frequent complaints of
missing letters had been made to the post
master.
-LOsS or SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH CAtLE.-
Owing to some mismanagement the telegraph
cable which was, 10 connect Newfoundland
and Nova Scotia. was few days since. lost
from the vessels engaged in the work Of Law
ing it down. The cable is said to have been
insured for so 900. Its los. will DELAY the
work for year or more.
--nErrH or JUDGE CRA>oH.-The venera-
be Judge Cranch, Chief Justice of the Cir
cult Court Of the District of Columbia, died
in Washington on the lst Sept. aged Sc years
He had held his Office SIS years, and was
eminent for the 'oundnes' Of his opinions and
the purity Of hi. character
-MApwoIsrLIE Rachel, the worldro.
nownod tragic actress, arrived in New York
last week with French company of players
She IS Jewess, and plays in French only
The contract between her and the manager
stipulates that she shall receive tlre're hun.
dr'd dollars per night Of each performance.
and all the expenses Of herself and three soy
wants paid in addition Tho whole will
amount TO the snug hft'e sum Of S5lo,ooo
for the whole campaign Of Is months
-Cor>rlsss sv,RNs Of grasshopper. arc
le,vurinE the vegetation Of Utah Tley ave
wholly eaten up the whcat-Saye scattered
patches which have been preserved hy tho
labor If men, women and children. who with
willow brushes have painfully swept the in
scots into running water, where open bags
clu:'t 'om. Iao.e we're emptied into
trenches Hnt hulet up. On the lst of June
the w'",,r grain crop Of [ tah was represented
to be lost, On the fields devastated by the
the courageous Mormons were
llo"Ins and narrowing, in preparation for
the planting Of potatoes and corn. Are they
not planting food for the grasshoppers
Sixty thousand Mormons in the Salt
Lake Valley may experience hunger this
winter.
~ TRIAL of reaping and other agricul-
tural machines on exhibition at the French
industrial exhibition, took place recently at
Trarpes, 80 miles from Paris, under the
auspices of Prince Napoleon, and in presence
OF distinguished crowd 1t is needless to
say that Pitts's threshing machine from the
United States, and the three American reap.
ing machines of Mccormick, Manners, and
" right, achieved their customary success, to
the great delight of the spectators and to the
confusion of all competitors
--loUNG ANERIcA is getting ahead fast.
Here is one of his latest stretches
Have you been to the Astor Library > a
son asked his father, few DAYS ago.
NO, have not, replied the father.
You had better call and see it, the youth
continued just mention my name TO the
Librarian, and he will show you every atten-
ton