Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-02-01

were quite active. Two iruuhrl, we've fined
s and costs-one rers n vAs "Imm,t'"d ou
a charge Of theft, one for burglary and almost
one for bigamy In the latter case, says the
Waterman, the accused was permitted to
consult counsel, and has not been seen since.
Doubtless he took counsel Of his tearS, and
chose - leg bail"
Tins STAR or VERMONT has changed its
title to NorihfcH star. 1t is now publish d
by Stafford and Robins, n, and edited by W.
II. Stafford. The Star will continue to adyo
cate the principles of the X. y. party with
some notifications. The new editor says
That however necessary the prccaution OF
sccrcsy was III the first formation Of the Or
DIR, it is no longer So now, and believes the
only condition necessary to membership.
should be simply the requirement OF signing
the constitution
-FmEs.-Ihc Store Of Mr.. willard
Stowel in Rockingham Centre, was burned
to the ground on Wednesday Of last week,
with its contents Loss Sl40O No insur-
ance.-On the morning of the 9th Of JAM
the NJ E. Church on the Isle Ia Mott was
consumed by fre.-On the morning of Satur-
day week, the Hotel Of Mr. Daily at Saranac
Lake with his store, barns and sheds were all
consumed The family had only time to es-
cape with their lives. One of the daughters
threw her little sister from an upper window
into y snow bank below, and in her night
clothes only leaped down after her; both I'M
injured.
---PArENrs issULD ~ Sj5.-The whole
Plumber Of patents issued in the year 1855
was 1913. The number OF additional i'm
rrovemcnts was 10, aud the number of re-
issues was 40 The number for designs, in
cuded in the totals above stated. was o.
New York $50 Massachusetts 3O4 Penn
syvana 237 Ohio 1873: Connecticut los
y. Hampshire A. Vermont SO Rhode Isl.
aud &c Maine 81
-FcR KASzAs -rho New York Even,ng
Post understands that Rev. Horace Bushnell,
the distinguished Connecticut clergyman,
oontemplates a trip to kanzls. in company
with a colony forming in New Haven, Tor a
permanent settlement in the new territory
The Doctor will undertake the journey in
hopes of curing bronchial affection, from
which he Is a sufferer.
-ARREsr IN New YoRK William Con-
molly, alias Cosgrove, and Margaret Duval,
who figured SO conspicuously in the late trial
Of Judge Stuart. were arrested in ~ York on
Tuesday, charged with robbing man named
johnson, from Vermont in Boston, last Dec.
of lis money, carpet bag and contents. They
were held to await requisitiou from the au-
thorities of Massachusetts.
- MORAL SuAsIoN.-On board the Gu
nard steamers the church service is read every
Sunday morning. The muster roll of the
crew is called over and they attend to service
\ gentleman one day said to one Of the sail
Ors
:, Are you obliged to attend public wor.
slip ,"
. Not exactly oJHgcd. sir" replied Jack,
" hut we should lose oar grog if we did mt"
-FRozEN FLssu.-Mr. A. Bronson Of
Meadville, Pa, says, from Il years expert
ence, he finds that Indian meal pouticc, cover
Cd with young hyson tea, soitcned with hot
water, and laid over burns or frozen 4 ST. as
hot as can be borne. will relieve the Iain in
five minutes. If bli.ters have not ari scn be-
fore, they will not after it is put on. aud one
loulticc is generally sufficient to effect IA
cure.
IN Charlcstown, y. H. last week Mrs
Wilder had her neck broken, killing her in
4tantlv, and Mrs. West has collar bone
broken by slide of snow from the roof Of the
Hotel, into the stage sleigh in which they
were seated.
--DR. LoBp, president of Dartmouth
college, has published another pamphlet in
defence of slavery, in which he dives deeper
and comes up muddier than any of lis rcyer-
I'D predecessors in the same channel. Ills
It years pamphlet was quietly bought up
ty bis friends, but such kindness will be too
expensive if often repeated. In the last
pamphlet the Doctor makes slavery Christ
ian institution. and declares that it and the
bible must stand or fall together. Alas, the
good old DONNIE is dalt.-Spri7 Cfe(d Re
publican.
"A VERY singular occurrence has hap
ptned, and occasioned much talk, in an adj
lacent county. Some time since, a preacher
and a most excellent man, became much con-
cerned on account of the spiritual condition
OF one OF his female flock, a very exemplary
lady, and Rugged her SO zealously that he
broke her ribs By iudicious treatment she
vas set all right. Lately. when the husband
returned home, he found that the reverend
gentleman had again been there, and again
broke his wife s ribs We are assured these
things have. actually occurred, strange as they
may seem, and the parties are persons OF the
highest responsibility '-Bardst0ra (Ey)
Ga2efte.
-THL CASE of &. W. Kendall late Post
master at New Orleans, has been settled at
the Post Office Department, by the payment
o!tS3, 500, which was the balance found
against him. The Department claimed 81.
900, and the assertion of the claim was used
greatly to the prejudice OF Mr.. Kendall in
New Orleans, during the recent trial there.
New Publications.