Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-05-04
ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

-THE March TERN Of the Chittenden
County Court, finally adjourned on Saturday,
p. NJ.
-TnE WIND on Friday last blew of the
four timed pinnacles on the tower of the
Methodist church IN this place, fact which
we mention at the risk Of being taken to task
by the Mortified Messenger for another sat
tack on Methodist PoIity."
--TnE ECLIrsE Of the moon Tuesday evening,
was complete success. There was no post
ponement on account of the weather, for the
weather could not have been fner.-The per-
Torrance commenced exactly on time-and
was visible almost anywhere, without smoked
glass. The black shadow of the earth crept
stealthily over the face of the Empress of the
night, just as slavery hopes to crawl over the
free territory Of the West, but it was there only
for a season. \ total eclipse of the moon has
not occurred since Jan. 6, 1852. There will be
another during the present year, Oct. oath.
-AssAuLT AND BArTERY.-T somewhat
notorious 4" PAT MuRrHY' was on Monday
brought before Justice IIollenbeck. to answer
to a charge of assault and battery on his
wife. lie plead guilty and was fined SIS and
costs. amounting to $500, and was bound
over in one hundred dollar bonds to keep he
peace for the space Of nine months
A VALUABLE chestnut colored mare was
stolen from the stable of Mr.. II. Williams of
Essex, on the 23d, The owner after going to
Canada n an unsuccessful search, came into
Burlington and had some Stop Thief hand
bills struck OF at the Free Press Job
Office. In half an hour from the time the
bills were out, they led to the discovery of
the horse, and the capture Of the supposed
thief, who has been on trial this afternoon.
The occurrence proves the value of adver-
tl.ing, and the excellence Of the job Printing
done at the Free Press Office.
-IuE VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD has
changed its time table. Trains now leave for
the North at $50 a. NJ. 1890 and SO p
NJ; for the East at .25 A. NJ. and $40 p. NJ.
-AssAuIT AND BATTERY Hugh McKen-
ny wa, brought before Justice llolcnbeck, on
Tuesday last charged with assaulting one
Patrick Soragan, with intent to kill. He plead
not guilty but was found guilty, however,
ofthe assault and fined so and costs.
Paul Langyine was brought before the same
Justice on Wednesday, charged with dis
turbing the public peace, found guilty and
was fined s and costs, amounting to SAG
-lN THE LIST of graduates of the Female
Medical College of Pennsylvania appears the
name of a Vermont lady, Miss Emily } Var
ncy, of Danville. The old bachelor of the
Windsor Journal suggests that probably she
will use g0i-vanism good deal in treating
her patients.
-THE Chronicle and Freeman suggest
that the first Tuesday in May be set apart as
" May Day. hereafter, and that it be held
sacred to tree planting.
-TnE ST. ALBANs Ornamental Tree
Association has received donation of ftfv
dol'drs from Mr.. Henry j. Hunt of Boston.
The association holds meetings, which are
well attended, at which addresses on the
improvements needed in that yillage,-a
fruitful '"lic,-are delivered
!. s.rus HAT the number of garments di,-
trihuted ~ the Tnitha club of st. Adams
was hr,o h~Hdred aw0p-Onc instead OF lgl
-- DCrRLsNE, we'll known To the travel .
ing public as conductor ON the Champlain
and 1t Lawrence Railroad, for nearly twenty
years, and George Grlswold, conductor ON .
the same road, were recently arrested on sus-
pieion of embezzling money received for fare,