Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-20
ITEMS Ar HOME AND ABROAD.

- CoNcERNING llArs. - Our neishbor
EpuoNps sees to it that the public want Tor
nothing in his line. His store, two doors
below us ON College Street, has recently been
replenishcd with full supply OF drao ana
tau-colored soft shell" hats, ana llght oca-
,ors inst the things for the season straws,
also. which may save you from sunstrokc,
if YOU buy them, and will ut least " show the
way of the wind if you give them IA chance
when it blows also, caps and belts Tor the
boys canes, gloves, &c, &c. Give him "
call
- The MERCURY rose to % Tuesday PM
On Wednesday it was three or four degrees
cooler, but quite hot enough for comfort or
convenience.
-OrR TowNsNAN, A. {. SrEAR, has laid
no, placed upon our table an egg measuring
seven inches and thrce-quarters, by six inches
and half. in circumference, and weighing
80 o. The hen, II common barn door fowl, is
rs well as could be expected.
- MAINE LAw.-James Wall, was on
Tuesday brought before David French, JUS
law Plea not guilty. On hearing he was
found to be guilty, and was fined $50 and
costs, SIS %, in default of which he was
committed to the County Jail.
Mar HANNAH. was taken before JUS
tice Ilollenbcck. on Monday morning last
charged with a breach of the peace, in NAL
treating his wife, &c Plea not guilty, but
on hearing he was found guilty aud was
fined S9,s4
-TnE STORM of yesterday was no every
day affair. \ house on Cedar street, occupied
by John Baxter, was struck by lightning,
which descended the chimney and passed ont
the back door, knocking over some of the
family but doing no injury. A small brick
house. owned by Rev DR.. Wheeler, at the
head of Main street, was also struck, The
electric fluid ran down the chimney, pulled
the stove pipe down and descended through
the stove and the floor into the ground. One
person was Frustrated but not hurt. a house
was also struck at Winooskl Falls, and we
hear indirectly that daughter of Mr. Thorn
as Mills of Colchester, was injured in some way
by discharge Of electricity. In some parts
of Essex, hailstones as large as hens eggs
fell in abundance, breaking glass and beat
ing down the crops after fashion unknown
in that town for many years. Mr.. Luther
Bates of Essex estimates his loss by damage
to his crops and by broken glass, at over
5000. Entire fields of corn were mown by
the hail as if with a scythe. In Wcstford also,
the hail was severe and many windows were
shattered.
DRowNINGs .-SereHty-s,1 cases of death by
accidental drowning, have been recorded by
our exchanges within the last fortnight, and
to the list are to be added at Milton Cen
ter, n. Y, u lad named Walter JOY at
Moers, n Y, while bathing, Jonas p, aged
81, son of Rev. NJ. Chase at Pittsburgh,
n. Y, daughter Of Mr.. Gosseln, aged four
years, she fell into the mill-pond, and her
body was found horribly mangled in the wa
ter wheel.
-FArALITlEs.-Ate few days since boy
Of fourteen, son of Phineas Drew, of New
Bedford Mass, died in consequence Of a rush
ing the feat of standing on his head.-Janes
L, Heron, eleven years of age, was killed at
New Bedford on Saturday, by falling under
a stick Of timber over which he had inpru-
IDENTIFY attempted to leap, while it was being
rolled by pair of horses attached to it A
man named McCarty, droyer 80 years Of
age, was run over by cars at Bergen, on the
New York and Erie railroad, on Monday
morning, and torn nearly all to pieces.
-FIREs The extensive saw mills Of
Messrs FAY q FAssETT, in Glastonbury, Ben
nington county, were destroyed by an ncen
diary fire on Sunday night Of last week, to-
gether with a large quantity of lumber -
The loss was in the vicinity Of twelve thou
sand dollars. No insurance. A barn belong
ing to Emery HOLSTER, Esq, of Woodford
in the same county, was struck by lightning
on the afternoon of the dth instant, anc
burned to the ground. Loss $500, Insu. $50
Several papers state that the powder mills o
Mr.. Carkins, at Bennington, Vt, blew up OF
Monday, the 9th inst, killing one man, Mr.
West, who was at work in the kernel
ing mill and destroying about POO kegs 0
powder The Bennington paper of the l2tf
makes no allusion, however, to anything
Of the kind.
ok TIE 4th inst, strange lrishmal
called at the door of Mr.. \ NJ. Austin il
Essex, and asked for fire to light his pipe
Mrs. A, got him match which he took, an
at the same time stepped into the house. Mr.
Austin coming up to the door was met b.
the Irishman who said to him, ''You don
come in 10 my house." and at the same tim
struck him a violent blow in the face MI
A, then sprung upon the Irishman and atte
severe scuttie on the ground, succeeded i
getting HIM by the throat Mrs \, the
brought a strap and assisted her husband t
bind him fast. Ills horses being gone, Nh
Austin detached the forward part vi Iii. bug
gy, set his prisoner upon the axletree, an
with the help of a neighbor, drew him neal
ly half mile to the village, and delivcre
him to the authorities, Pat is now safel
housed in the county Jail.
-CANADIANs are in lutter Of pleasul
able excitement at the expected arrival
the river St. Lawrence, of the French col
vette La Caprioeuse. The authorities {
Quebec will give their brave allies an enthl
siastic reception. 1t is stated that the ca
yio'cuse is the first French vessel of war thu
has entered the st. Lawrence since the &c
sion of the country, nearly century ago.
-THE President has issued his procl
nation prescribing the following 'front.'
ports through which bonded merchandi
may be exported to Canada in addition
those now designated by law under the rec
procity treaty Rouse's Point, Cape Vi
cent, Suspension Bridge and Dunkirk, NJ
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