Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-09-18
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lnE VERMONT IowNsMAN, a Compilation
OF the Laws Of Vermont in relation to the
POWERS, DUTIES and LIABILITIES of Town
Officers and Towns, with Forms, Directions
and Legal Decisions adapted to the Stat
utes Of the State, BY j. Burnham Kins-
man, Counsellor at Law. Boston Brown
Tag-ard Il Chase Vermont, Sundry pub
fishers. $50
Tie title OF this work is d fair iudica ton
Of is character. The work is comprised in
- chapters, under the following general
heads, Town y Town Officers, Taxes High
ways Bridges a., Railroads, Villages, So
cieties, Associations and Schools Paupere
&c, Health and good order Of Towns, Reg
uhtions concerning Property. &c Elect
ions; the whole concluding with blank
forms for business men and Town Officers.
10 great extent the work is made up
quotations direct from Chapters, Sections
and clauses in the Statute books, each one
being clearly referred to. y large number
Of refer. ncts is given to cases wherein tn
courts have made decisions on points which
are laid down. How far the work is one
OF absolute accuracy, it is beyond our
power to decide, but it has every appearance
OF being got up with great care and par
ticularty; and certainly it contains a great
amount OF information Of value and inter
es, to large portion of the community.
The work is printed in a clear type and
on good paper. For sale by Fuller.
CHILE con CARSE, or The CAMP and the
FIELD. By ) Compton Smith VI D. n. Y.
Miller u Curtis.
This lively work consists of series Of
anec1 otes and short narratives Of actions,
sometimes on the battle field-sometimes in
the guerilla tisht-sometimes In the scout
ing party, during the Campaign of General
Taylor in Mexico. 1t contains moreover a
sketch OF the battle of Buena Vista with a
small map of the battle field, sho wing the
disposition of the troops engaged. The
narratives are said to be truthful as to mat
ters of fact, and the whole is set forth IN a
very entertaining way.
The characters which figure in the work
are OF great variety, and are set forth with
discrimination. The descriptive passages
are very lively, and the reader who begins
the perusal of the book will be pretty sure
to 90 we'll through with it, and to recur to
many passages again. There are several
amusing illustrations in the book.
For Sale at ). b. Nichols Book Store.
FAILURES AND PANIcs.-lleavy failures
BANKS and large firms have occurred within
a few days. On Monday it was discovered
that $4,000 were missing from tho funds
Of the Mechanics Blinking Association in
in Vail street. \. y, and the delinquent
Bank officer was taken into custody. lie is
the late paying teller of the Institution
Edwin Van Blnrcom.
lie denies any cmbezzlcmcnt of the funds.
alleging that the missing money is repre-
'entcd by notes Of individuals. The Bank
however suspended operations ON the first
II IS thought that its assets are ample to
'i''NH' ultimate ipto ~ 'IthilOTs, STOCK I
ioldcrs will lose something neasiness
vas felt about other New York Banks, but
10 failure occurred.
The affairs Of the Ohio Llfe a Trust Co.,
which failed last week, prove to be more
criously embarrassed than was at first SUP
,Jsed
The ReciprocitpBank OF Sacketrs Har-
or, \. Y, and the llollister Bank of Buff.
ilo shut up their doors, the first on the
,th ult,, the second ON the first inst
lmething Of a run took place on the other
'uifllo Banks in consequence but the pan
soon subsided.
The Iiyerton Bank of h. t. WAS enloined
Jug, 2Nth on application Of the Bank Com
lissioners. The Bank is owned out of the
tate, and it's circulation is chiefly at the
est,
Becbe A Co., large Bullion Brokers of
ew York, suspended ON Monday,
Rail Road Stoke and Bonds, those which
al any distance LETT Tor falling, have been
ttling down steadily for some time. Some
them are working towards level grade a
pretty rapid rate. 1t