Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-14
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--FLouR has doubled in price within
years beef is also nearly twicei las high raj
sins, which few years ago sold at from eight
to twelve cents now bring from sixteen to
twenty-three cents and sugar and all kinds
of spices have made decided advance in
price. Consequently, mince pies are an e1-
pensive luxury in these days,-The Boston
Atlas remarks that - Ducky dear - has been
considered light and merry expression, but
with those interesting fowls at Sl,75 "A pair
it has assumed fearful and tremendous
meaning, Ducks are not the only things
that are "up" Everything eatable is as
high as a kite. Cream upon milk is about
the only article which has not risen of late.
Nothing has gone down but the mercury in
the thermometer. From all which it follows
that those who get anything at all to eat
nowadays should be doubly thankful.
-KILLEp ON THE RoAD.-The following
case of death under the mercless wheels of
our American cars of Jugernaut. all occurred
within week past, d. F. Robinson, Sta
ton agent at Eagle Bridge, on the Troy Il
Rutland road, while coupling cars on "a down
grade became caught between two Of them
and was run over and instantly killed.-Mr.
Dykeman, blind man, aged &C years, of
Ballston, Spa, was run over by a locomotive.
Both of his legs were cut off close to his
body, killing him almost instantly. ly.-Patrick
Mulligan. employed on the Hudson River
Railroad, was found alongside the track one
evening, with one leg completely and another
partially cut off by the cars. lie was intox
icated, when run over. He died soon john
Hines, belonging at PAwtucket, Mass, Sc
creted himself on freight train of the Bos-
ton and Providence Railroad, with the inten-
ton of getting free ride to Pawtucket. He
was discovered at Canton, with his head
cred from his body and otherwise horribly
manged 1t is not known whether he fell
or jumped off
-SToLES MONEY REcovERED.-Mr Hor-
ace Billings, formerly of Guilford, but now
pork dealer in Illinois, while proceeding
from New York to Dunkirk, on the LIST inst,
was robbed of $4,000 in Bank bills, half of
which were on the Bank of Brattleboro. The
bills were marked " Guilford.' He placed
| the matter in the hands of the Police, and
the payment of the bills were stopped at the
banks $3.50 in tens on the Orange
County Bank, and $3.50 in " tiyes on the
Brattleboro have been recovered, the bills
having passed through the hands of Mr.,
| Powers, broker at Buffalo, and through
the Suffolk Bank, of Boston.
| CALEDONIA CouSTY,-The committee,
appointed by the Legislature to locate the
county buildings, have selected the Village
of St Johnsbury, the people of which town
are to contribute $500 towards their cree
tion, or furnish lot satisfactory to the
County Judges
| -JANEs NJ ROGERS was arrested in Wor-
cester on Wednesday, for stealing the horse
and wagon of Isaac +. Alexander, at Win
chester, n. II. 1t is said that last week
Rogers was pardoned out of the Vermont
State Prison, where he was confined for horse
stealing
-SoNE OF the property holders of Ports
mouth Va met with a serious loss last week
Eighteen likely negroes all young, and some
of them skilful mechanics who were worth
two thousand dollars apiece, suddenly vamos-
ed, Four fugitiyes slaves passed through lie
Roy, \ Y. on their way from Maryland TO
Canada, on Wednesday last. Capt lambdent
master Of Delaware schooner, is under ar
rest at Norfolk, Va, on a charge of kidnap-
ping five slaves. who are witnesses agains,
him