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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02
SlippeT-y, bOOteiful and PIat.OniC.

We could make an article, if we chose. on
the remarkable things we have recently wit
messed in the SHOE STORE under our office Of
almost microscopic coverings for infantilc cx-
trcmitics, rather high in the instcp and with
no nails in the heels ; of Californian stogios.
made ofbulls hide and arrarcntlya as solid and
imperishahle as the Alps of white kid and
satin CATERS, exquisite in shape and finish,
destined some day to clOthe the light lantas-
tic toes of youth and beauty, or to peep tim
idly from under the snowy skirts Of the
bride /, of socks Of woven listing, lined with
thick wool and fit for arctic travel of Paris
toilet slippers, embroidered outside and cush
toned inside of high hceled shoes for fash
ionabe ladies who are retiving their grand
mothers hoops and heels, and Of the fifty
more common varieties Of covering for the fem
mime foot of little bootlets for the precocious
young gentlemen Of now days, who smoke
and fall in love as soon as weaned of Turk
ish slippers for men who take the side of
Turkey In the war of oxford ties and con-
gress CATERS, and boots Of calfand kip and
polished patent leather, fine and coarse,
or made to order of rubbers pliablc and
glossy, with spread eagle on the bottom Of
gigantic hip boots likewise of caoutchouc,
and which with little stretching might be
made to hold family, of good sized solar
system Of cork insoles-small and large male
and female Of the great stock and little
prices of all these things We might write,
and perhaps would find it not altogether a
boutless task We don't do it, because as far
as boots and shoes are concerned, it is every
mans duty to keep DARK. OF Mr., PLArr, the
young and happy owner of all these treasures,
we might truly say that he is one who cares
for the sole, of men, who can reconcile him.
self to far heat, in his line, if that is posi-
Bile, but not to hare feet, and who is al
ways ready to show his goods and shoe his
customers but we forbear.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02
tcoRREsroNDgSc or THE rREE rREss.1
From Montpelier.
MOSTfELtFR. Oct. 25ih. 1875,

MosrfELrER. Oct. 25th 1855.
D,nr Ere Press.
Did you get into difficulties Were you
ever the unucky correspondent of newspaper, en-.
tertaining the ccte notion that it was your duty to
tell the plain truthas we'll of ranatcism AZ foryism
and no less Of those who change the venue of their
political trials from the whitening condemnation Of .
their own noighbors, to the scarcely moro hopeful
Judgment Of strangers, who, knowing their anccc. |
dents have no disposition to take them ill.," If
you have ever occupied the position have named, !
I crave your sympathy. "The Standard" Of samp-
son Is raised against mo, if were a PILLS
tine, and in the brazcn tablets of "the Register
my humble name Is inscribed as that of " liar"
Tho cup of my Affections would be full, were it not
that nm honorcd by tho innocent suprostion of
my enemies, that am tho senior editor Of tho Free
Press On Mr.. Senior, could have an interview
with those uneasy gentlemen, and relate to them
my experience In the one day only that was ever
connected with the press, am they would at once
relieve me from the honor, and you from the
possibility, Of this unfounded assertion. 1t would
be perhaps nearer the truth, for " the Standard"
and " the Register" when they are INDUCING in
the rare luxury of speaking the truth, to say Of
me that they do not know who am, or that, as the
truth is am nobody at all. / beg these news
pspers-I am too polite to say Mr. Sampson and
MIR. Barrett-to believe that | have read with
pride their very civil structures upon the modest
+, mission of your correspondent. l have been too
long in Montpelier to suppose that the "Standard"
or " Register" can affect either the character or
comfort of any one here and they have been too
long at Woodstock and Middlebury to warrant tho
belief that their assertions will carry the force of
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02

tyKANsAs.-GovERNoR SHANNON has made
no movement yet to enforce the black laws
of Kansas, to which he has repeatedly
pledged himself he is busy attending pro-
slavery meetings and barbacues lie was an
nouhcod to spack at Delaware city on the
9Th, at free barbecue and mass meeting, to
consider the prorriety of moving for the for
nation of state constitution with slavery
in it. Shannon's sole occupation in the ter
ritory seems to be to act as mouthpiece for
Sringfellow and his gang he does the talk
Ing and they the fighting John W. Still, of
Wakarusa, Kansas who witnessed the attack
upon Rev. Mr.. Clark, on board the steamer
Polar Star, states that the outrage was com
mittcd by rufian calling himself Childs,
from Independence, Mo, instigated by the
prosecuting attorney of Wyondott district
in Kansas, who joined in the cry of kill the
| id abolitonist ~ After the rufhan had
pounded and bruised Mr. Clark's face in n
most shocking manner, the captain of the
boat interlcred, but instead of protecting the
| Injured min, ordered him ashore Before The
boat stopped at the landing, Childs again at
tackled the wounded clergyman and broke a
chair to pieces about his head. Mr.. CLARK
was then put off the boat at n woodward
100 miles from St. Louis, whence he founC
his way back to Maine, and will carry to hi
grave the marks of this brutal and coward,
assault. We echo the call of the Springfield,
owners Of the Polar Star; they should be ad
vcrtised everywhere fos the benefit of trav
elers who do not choose to commit them
selves to the protection of tufaans and mur
, dprers
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02
Total, S6,377,592 $2Ol,55 S3,7O4,343
Bank of Burlinrtnn Tntn, resources

Bank Of Burlington Tota. resources
$3l2,I Total liabilities 1921 ,93S o.
Estimated loss on bad dcbts-and Rutland r.
R, bonds, so, l3, 56--leaving an available
surplus of slO,37j IL. a dividend of 6 yer
cent was declared Oct "a, and one Of 4 per
cent April lst, 1855.
Commercial Bank Total resources $3.50,
U33,o7. Total liabilities 1893 ,952 % -Esti-
mated loss on bad and doubtful debts S24,-
GIG Estimated deficit IS ,53S 90 Div
idcnd Of i per ct. Dec. 1854. The commits
sioner says mo further dividend should be
declared till the deficit is made up
Farmers & Mechanics Bank Total re-
sources S32S ,0o7 "A. Total liabilities $500
SOB 9S Estimated loss on suspended paper
$50. 80 Estimated deficit . 300 IA. Divi
dends july lc5j, Of > per cent. The
commissioner says "tho bank should make nC
others till its suspended debt shall prove more
reliable than it now appears.
Merchants Bank Total resources 1929
99S 81. Total liabilities S2l5,S7l sc
Estimated loss on suspended debts Si,055 81
Estimated surplus $4,06s 80 DIVIDEND
July, 1855, of four per cent.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02
CosT or HE SEVERAL Cor>1Y Courts
The Banks of Vermont.

The report Of the Bank COMMISSIONS ,
Danl Roberts, Esq forms volume of 1873
pages, We extract from it the following
facts The Banks of this State are IL in
number. of which thrcc-the Bank of Castle
tn, the Bank Of Woodstock and the South
Royllton Bank--were organized under the
general Ranking act, The increase Of bank
capital sine" last year, is 1927 ,S04. De-
crease Of circulation, s2S5 ,36S Increase of
capital in two years $3.50, 400. De-
crease Of circulation in two years, Il O90,-
10, Decrease Of discounts in two years,
%3oS ,0o2 Within the last year, twelve
banks have declared no dividends, and five
other, have passed one Of their usual semi
annual dividends. The average of dividends
is y per cent upon the capital Nrt,cq Of
the Banks, including all of the Burlington
Banks, it Is stated, have violated the spirit of
the statute limiting the Indebtedness of off
GERS Of the Bank and other individuals, and
four others have violated other provisions.
Two Banks only, the Bank of Royalton aud
West River Bank ,lrHyc at present any known
Western lyans, upon the arrangement that
tie borrower shall protect the circulation of
the Bank. Several Banks have tried this
plan heretofore and discovered its impolicy
anl danger. Upon these points the Commits
soner remarks.
" II the object of granting Bank Charter
be public one, such us the accommodation
Of the people OF this State with needed bank
ing facilities, rather than to afford to capt
tallstS means Of turning their capital to
better account, it would seem that loans
made abroad, under arrangements for the
protection of the Bank : circulation by the
borrower, were as far outside the legislative
purpose in the creation Of the Bank, as they
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02

~ DouBLE E;GED,-Ihe Slavery rropa-
eating gentlemen Of Kansas, are beginning
to learn that Missouri voters can be imported
for other purposes that for OVERLAPPING the
Free Politics Of the real inhabitants of the
Territory. Rival contestants for the location
OF county seats employ this shameful fraud
upon the elective franchise, which Atchison
devised for the benefit OF Slavery. At the
late election to locate the seat of Lcavcn-
worth county, the towns OF Kickapoo, Lea
yenworth and Delaware struggled for that
honor and advantage Leayonworth, the
largest place of the three, received 72j votes,
KickIpoo SIS, and Delaware so Mis,ou-
rians were imported by the two smaller
towns in Lattalions, The people in LeAyen-
worth are exceedingly wr4thy at the vote,
and threaten to abandon the Slavery party
unless justice is done them.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02

81 BoDY-BuRNING IN WrsCoSsrN. The
Milwaukee Ameri'an says that city was
thrown into the greatest excitement on the
10Th inst, by the attempt of man there to
burn the dead body of his wife. 1t seems
that the wife Of a Russian named Pfeil, sick
enod and died, and she being Brahmin in
belief, requested that her body should be
burned. The husband complied with the rs-
quest and had collected sixteen cords of
wood for the purpose, when the police for
babe the ceremony, and the body was buried
in a coffin. The husband was man Of wealth
aud 10th were persons Of culture The Mil
waukic paper intimates that the body had
been foully dealt with, and demands an in
vcstig ation, evidently intending to make po
litical capital out of the affair The body o
Shelley. the poet, was burned
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02

ADMINISTRATIONS TYRANNY has deprived the
army and the country of the services of a
right gallant officer. 1t was announced a few
days since that difficulty had occurred between
Gen Scott and the secretary of war, the active
and responsible administration member of the
firm OF Atchison, Stringfellow ii Co. The
secretary called the gallant old hero of a han
drcd battles to account, for having presumed
to give colonel in the service temporary
leave oi absence without having first obtain
ed permission of his august highness. Gen.
Scott replied as any high minded and chiyal-
rous man would have replied and "A sharp cor
respondcnce between the two was a part Of the
upshot. The officer 10 whom Gen. Scott had
given the leave of absence WIS rcmandcd to
his post. That officer, who Was Brcyct Brig
zen. Ethan \ Hitchcock colonel of the second
regiment oi infantry, had too much spirit to
brook so manifest AN indignlty offered TO him
self and his commander in-chief, and threw up
his commission in disgust. Nobody can
doubt hat the president was instructed by
his secretary to accept the resignation Of an
officer whom the latter had so wantonly in.
suited II was accepted accordingly Gen.
Hitchcock entered the army in ISL, since
which time his best energies have been devot-
ed to his country. lie commenced his career
as third lieutenant, and reached almost the
highest rank known to the army, having been
breveted II brigadier general for gallant and
distinguished services in the stormiug of
Moline del Rey, Mexico, Sept (, lS47. In
the same battle where he earned his brevet
another officer distinguished himself by FAINT
ing on the field Spring Rep,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02

1t costs Vermont less TO manage her aff4ils,
than several other States which might be
named. This fact is mldo quite evident by
the report of WIN, NJ, PIHGREY, Auditor of
accounts We extract IL few figures. The
total disbursements of the State Revenue for
the year ending Aug. 3, 1855, were Slj3,-
l27 80. The actual expenses Of the govern
mcnt Of the city of New York which has con-
aiderably less than twice the popula ton Of
our State, for the same period, were over
cl.lJO 600, or more than twcrtJ.Scrcn
Gncs as much as those Of Vermont. Our
State he'd it appears on the llth of Septem
hcr last Il debt Of SIS ,03S, to meet which it
Las funds worth Sj9,3j2, giving a balance of
u ,3l3 in favor of the State The balance
of money in tho Treasury at the end Of the
year was 1000 50. The following are the
, principal items Of expense.
Expenses of Legislature. S24 1870. Sal
| aries of officers of the Legislature, $ ,j7G,-
| Stationery :l.iGI. Newspapers S79l, Print.
ing Law. Sl.2lO Journal of Senate s-4l7,
journal OF House Sl,O4j, Auditor's Report
| Sol, Messages, Reports, Bills and kesolu
| t'nS 500. Iroclamati0ns Sl7 Grand List
Books. (lnl very poor ones, too,) SS67.
| Whole cost Of State Printing s. ,42l. Re
| pairs on State House 81 OF. Grants by
| special Acts of General assembly s ,4s6.
Executive salaries and expenses 81 ,4Gl. Ju.
dietary and prosecuting crime So, to-
| (Noarly one half the State cxpenses.) For
! the Relief Of the Poor $4,000. Paid for pau
| pers in Asylum S1733. For Deaf and Dumb
| :3,2io, To Agricultural Societies 81 ,S55.
Bouuucs for killing Bears and Wolves ,265.
Cost of the Vermont Militia 1912. Enough
to pay for about six bombs at Sebastopol)
Pedlurs Licence money distributed 81 SOY.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02

y Fruit TRus.-We call attention to
the advertisement Of Fruit trees for sale at
the Union Nurseries in Keesville \ Y. Mr.
Battey, our readers will remember, took the
highest prizes for the greatest variety of
both Apples and Pcais ut the recent Exhibit
ion of the Champlain Valley Horticultural
society, HIS Nurseries nre more extensive
than any other in our vicinity, we suppose.
and what is of more consequence, Mr.. Battcy
is an honest man and purchasers can rely
upon getting what they order. Send on the
orders, aud plant fruit trees 1t is an opera
ton which will pog
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02
SATURDAY, Oct. 81.

SENATE.
PcpoyN.-By Committee on BanNs, in
favor of hill in amendment Of act extending |
the charter Of the Nergcnncs Bank, and in
crcasing their capital stock ordered to third
reading
The bill to change Caledonia shire, was
referred to a Select Committee Of three.
BH cdHcd up.-To establish Board of
Education amended and made SPECIAL order
for Monday afternoon. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Priratc BIN, rerc,red.-By Mr.. Bartlett
Of w., to pay Horace Evans S2j2,l7. to com
mttcc on claims BY Mr. Wallace, consti-
tuting new county by the name of Jener-
son, Consisting Of Cabot, llardwick, Wal.
den, Danyille, peacham, Groton, Woodbury.
Mansfield, Plainfcld, and Greensboro y to
select committee on Caledonia shire.
Mr.. Field called up the bill anncxing So
mcrsot to Dover and Wardsboro'. Mr.. Reed
of Wardsboro' moved to dsmiss-agrccd for
Special ordc, Bill relating to dispositions
(rcpcaling the act of last year y supported
by Mr.. George. opposed by Messrs. Field,
Beckwith and Brigham, and rejected, Bill
relating to masters in chancery and notarics
public giving them powers Of justices :
amended by excluding them from the trial of
cases, and also by limiting the bill to mas
ters in chanccry "urrortcd by Messrs.
Beckwitb Bartlett OF L.. Marsh and Brig
ham, opposed by Mcssrs. Field and Powers,
and rejected.
EnCrossed BH7' TO Incorporate the
bank of Orange county, passed. Relating
TO appeals from decisions Of commissioners on
estates made the special order Tor = . clock
Monday afternoon. Adjourned.
2 O'Clock, Y. NJ.
SENATE.
-. -, g,,o
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02
PENNSYLVANIA Election.

We have seen, thus far no explanation of
the causes which led to the success Of the
Democracy in Pennsylvania, which is any
thing like SO full and clear as that contained
in the letter Of our Alleghanian correspon-
dent, which we publish To-Day. Mutual
iealousies between the Wings and Americans,
and slow and insinccre adhesion to the Re
publican moyemcnt--imP5rte" f"s'on in short,
distracted the opposition to the Administra-
ton, and thus the united forces of sham De-
mocracy and Rum won success, which, after
all, is more apparent than real The Admin
stration gets but small comfort from this
election. With good management Pcnnsyl-
vania will 60 strong for Freedom, if not for a
prohibitory law, next year,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02

RAILROAD AccIDENT.-Asa passenger train
on the Troy and Rutland railroad was ap-
preaching a bridge acrosc the Battcnkill,
near Shushan, n. Y, on Monday of last
week the engineer saw a signal from the top
of the bridge to stop. The engine was i'm
mcdiately reversed and the brakes applied
hut the train was not brought to a stop till
it had got to the bridge, when the bridge fell =,
carrying the engine. tender, baggage car,
and one passenger car with it. The bridge
was about Eve feet from the water. and the
water was from four to six feet deep. Be-
sides the hands on the train, there were thirty
passengers all cf whom went down. No
body was killed or seriously injured. The
accident occurred through the greatest care
lessness on the part of some workmen who
bad removed one of the most essential bolts
that sustained the bridge without putting IN
such signal as would be certain to arrest
the train in season to prevent catastrophe
-Belows Fails Argus.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02

Mr.. SEWARD SrEEcn.-Ihe Washington
ta'oH prints senator Stewards Republican
speech in full, AMI the star, the junior ad-
minstration organ, says with significance
and pcrtincnce, that the South had better
answer Mr.. Seward by "c1lm reasoning,
and irreiragablo history, and MT by calling
it, author disreputAblo names; otherwise,
there is no telling'whqt may be result Of his,
of late years 50 rapidly increasing lower
and influence
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02

-SoSE excitement has prevailed in New
York in consequence Of the indictment by the
Grand Jury OF about half the officials of
that model village. There are charges
against two or three heads Of departments
Chc street commissioner being one) and GER
tain member, "l the Common council, OF at
tempting to fleece the city and feather their
own nests, by corrupt arrangements with tie
tracts, put through by the officials
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02

Show in Cincinnati proved a failure. He says
it was caused by the structures upon it by the
Commraai, and has brought a suit against
that paper claiming SO 600 damage
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SENATE.

Reporfs-By Committee on Bills, in favor
OF bill to incorporate the Rutland Gas Liz 1t
Company passed. BY Committee on Manu-
features, in favor of bill to incorporate the
Vermont Union Copper Mining COMPANY
ordered to third reading. Hv General Com
mittee, in favor Of House hill extending tho
provision Of section 81, 80, 81. 81. So. Of
chapter so of the Compiled Statutes, rela-
ting to fire districts bill ordered to lie. Nv
Committee on Manufactures, in favor Of
House bill to incorporate the Mortified
Slate Company passed in concurrence By
select Committee, in favor Of bill entitled
salaries and fees with amendments, bill or
dercd to lie
BWs o0i'od up.-Relatng % a Board If
education amended ana ordered to n tmld
reading Adj
HOUSE.
Reports BY committee on manufactures
Hill to incorporate Wiuooski Marble Com.
pany, amended and ordered to third reading
Senate bills to incorporate Bennington and
Glastonbury Railroad Company. and to cx-
tend charter Of Swanton and lIighrate Rail.
road company, and both were Passed
The House resumed con-rderttipn IL r'e
bill relating to witnesses, (1llowing the wi Q
TO testify as to matter f of business Which slc
has transacted for her husband. and it was
ordered to Sd reading Adj
TUESDAY, oct. 80
SENATE
B,Hs.-By Mr.. Williams. to INCORPORATE
the Woodstock Gas Light CO., referred to
com, on judiciary. BY Mr. Converse. 10 ip-
corporate the Norwich AquCduct Co.. to
com. on Manufactures. By Mr.. Ilotchkiss,
in alteration Of chap. Is see. of c. 3, re.
lating to legal voters in town meeting to
Judiciary com. BY Mr.. Benedict, relating
10 Bank Loans to com, on Banks. BY Mr..
Page, authorizing the rcmo;al Of the dead 4;
TO com. on Claims. BY Mr. Benedict rel.
ting to the duties of the Bank commissioner
10 com on Banks.
House BiHs.-To incorporate the CorintL
copper CO.; to com. on Manufactures In
amendment of sec. i Of chap. ~ &. s.. rcli-
ting to collection of taxes, to judiciary
com. Relating to collection Of taxes ON non
resident lands to com, on Land faxes.
Rcports.-By com on Banks, in favor Of
House bill to incorporate the Orange County
Bank with OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES adopt
Special order.-Bill in amendment Of an
act to prevent traffic il Intoxicating liquors
for the purpose of drinking; made the
special order Of tomorrow at O'Clock
Bus caiied Up.-To establish Board o,
Education, opposed by Messrs, Reyes aud
Allen of Rutland, Bill ordered to lie. To
incorporate the Vergennes Scale co The
House amendments to this bill, were con
CURED in by the Senate, and bin passed Adj,
HOUSE.
Pirate bills rcferred,--By Mr. Watkins,
to change the shire Of Lamollc county liking
it at Jshnson,) to Select com. on that sub
.iect,
Resolution oi Grand D vision Of the Sons
Of Temperance, in favor OF the liquor law
now before the House, read.
PuHic bills rejcrfcd 10. Committee on Print
wg.-By Mr., Mattcson, prescribing standard
weight Of beans, ga lbs, per huShel) BY
Mr.. Odds, in amendment Of addition 10 c.
c. s. Foreigners to reside in the United
Dstes q years and in the state one year be-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02
The Kansas Free State Election.

The returns from twenty two precincts in
Kansas give Reedcr nineteen hundred and
thirty votes for Congress. There are still
twenty-nine precincts to hear from, aud it is
thought his vote will exceed three thousand.
No persons were permitted to vote unless
they had been actual residents of city or
town for thirty days previous to the election,
The free sellers are getting up documents to
contest Whitield's seat in Congress. They
profess to be able to prove that there were
only four legal pro-sIavory voters at Frank
lin, where Whitfield received siXty-one votes
that out of upwards Of two hundred votes
cast for Whitfield at Wyandott, only thirty
were legal that ont OF two hundred and
thirty cast at OsdwatOmic not over fifty were
legal, and in fine that not one thousand legal
votes were cast for Whitfield in the whole
territory. Delegates to the free state con.
sti'utonal convention have been chosen
they will form state constitution for Kan
sas, and Governor Reeder will be the bearer
of the application Of Kansas for admission
into the Union