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\ little event threw into commotion yes
terday morning the residents of Rue des
Martyrs. A young man from Rome, who
is musician Of talent, finding himself re-
duced to misery, and not having anything
to feed favorite monkey with, resolved to
put an end to his days by hanging himself
with bunch of violin strings. lie was
saved by a strange event. The monkey had
seen his master play, and, with the
instinct peculiar to his race. seized bow
and began scraping it across the strings,
which were stretched by the weight of his
body The neighbors, stunned by such a
noise, rushed in and cut him down, and
with the assistance of doctor life was re-
stored.
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Jones spent the Sabbath The Coroner $
verdict was that Jones was the murderer.
Jones is still at Russell under keepers.
lie is a native Of Montpelier, Vt, is about
twenty-iOur years old and has but just com
pletcd four years term in the Weathcr-fieId
State Prison for heavy burgares at Hart
lord lie was formerly known az tho
ministerial burglar, being both d Milcrite
preacher and robber lie il d hard boxing
customer
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Religious Intelligence

The Rev j. T. Hyde was installed pastor
Of the Congregational Church Of Nliddlebury
on Monday last. The sermon was by the
Rev DR.. BUSHNELL Of New Haven, Conn.
Rev Hubbard Winslow, formerly pastor
the Bowdoin street church, Boston las
accepted unanimous call Of the inst Pres
byterian church, Geneva, y y.
A book has been just published in New
York entitled 'Chaplains Of the General
Government, with objections to their rm-
ployment considered From this we learn
that out Of 235 employed in the Army, Navy
and in Congress, - arc Episcoraliuu-. d.
Presbyterian, 81 Methodist, > Baptist,
Roman Catholic, Trinitarian Coucret4.
tionalist Cnitarians, 45 not designated
The assumed probability that a H.uls.aI
service would please the larger number,
seems to be the reason why one Of the small
est sects has furnished much the ar,es.
number of chaplains
The Baltimore True Mon says 90 Lords
day services have Of late been held Ly the
lsraelites Of our city \ call is now mad.
for decision, as to the permanent conun1-
ence Of the arrangement. This change of
the Sabbath will prove AN important step
to the Jews, should the arrangement prove
permanent. "
1t is singular, says the Banner, that the
name of God should be spelt with four
letters in almost every language 1t Is in
German, Gott; scandinavian, Odin Swedish
Codd, Hebrew, Adou; Syrian, Alld
Persian, SYRIA Tartarian, Idsa Spanish
Dias East Indian, Esgi, or Z.ul Turkish.
Addi Egyptian, Amun, or Zeut japanese,
Zlin Peruvian, Liam Wallachian, /.ne
Eutrian, Chur Lyrrhennian, Eher Irish
Dich Croatin Doga Magyariln, O.-s
Arabian, Ala Dalmatian, Rogt
In the year ISL, the Trustees Of St Pc
tors Society, in Rochester, brought suit
against j John Timon, Bishop Of Butfil,. and
others, to recover their church property
then held in fee by the Bishop. Some tor
ty days were occupied IN taking proof be-
fore the referee as to the spiritual and la-
gal powers of the Catholic clergy, and the
force of the canons of the church 1t was
then argued before Justice Sellcn Of the
supreme Court Justice Selden decided all
the points save one in favor Of the plaintiff.
The new argument was had in June.
| 1856, before Justi Welles, who has Just
decided in favor. of the plaintiff, through
| out. Thus the Trustees hold the tempo
ralties Of the church by the law, and
against the canOns.
= lNFtDEL INFANTS The Montreal Mnorve
(Roman Catholic) entreats subsCriutI9us
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-06-19

FARLEY PRATT, THE MoRMoN ELDER II .e
tragcal death Of this man, at the hanl OF
IL. Ii. Mclean, whose wife he had seduccl
has recently attracted much attention, and
letter now appears in print from Mr.
Mclean in relation to her connection with
Pratt. 1t is published in the Van Buren,
(Ark. lntelligencer, and eyinces the most
complete subsection on the part Of the de-
luded woman to the arts of the licentous
Mormon. She declares that she was con
verted and baptised into the Mormon faith
at San Francisco before Elder Pratt made
his appearance there. She says that her
husbands habits of intoxication and his
brutal treatment rendered it impossible i-r
her to live with him. She declares that
whatever relation existed between herself
and Pratt was Of her own seeking
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rrom he rhIIadelrnla Sod Am.rIean

To ASCERTAIN WHEN MS NooN,-Watch
the paralysis which seIzes on men who work
by the day. Twelve O'Clock strikes them as
powerless as a blow from meat axe. We
witnessed Milesian, yesterday, ascending
a ladder with hod full Of bricks. just as
he reached the top, when the State House
clock told him that time was up what
does the reader suppose he did Stepped
upon the platform perhaps and dumped the
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p OE T r Y.
Written for the Free Press.
S . N N L T.
CHRISTIANITY AND SLAVERY,
ny Z" GAY HUMBOLDT.

Earth g labor wdens,-look where oceans roll
Far Westward till they break on Asa's shore,
And millions listen to its hollow roar,
As Time sweeps onward TO his final goal.
Unnumbered millions who, forever more,
Have groped their weary way in darkest night
Of ignorance and sin, and bowed the knee
To idol forms of earth. Oh mockory
They should first know their pathway leads to blight
And racking torment for eternity,
And then the loveliness of" Christian light"
To charm life's path till earth heaven shall be-
Encheered with angel love and minstresy,
And peaceful righteousness Of Hdpoy!
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-06-19

oblongs' Not a biz Of 1t lie just let 50
the hOd and tumbleI them all back upon the
side walk, lie wouldn't have moved peg
forward il all Philadelphia had depended
upon il.
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condition and this year farmers seem to
be raising moro stock than they havo been
justified in doing for some time past--owing
to the nlttering prospects Of plenty of
fnn1 %
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IDENTIFY

Middlebury College, Vermont, celebrates
its anniversary the second week in August
George W Curtis addresses one Of the So
cieties Rev. Edwin Hall addresses tho
Alumni; and B, f. Perry, of Boston, mem
ber of the Suffolk Ssr, is the poet Of that
body,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-06-19

chap reading that Mexican files had
been received in New York city, went into
a hardware store and asked to look at them
lie is brother of the man who enquired
for a pound Of Liverpool dates received by
one Of the steamships.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-06-19

The Iowa State Agricultural Society have
announced their arrangements Tor their eX-
hbitOn next fall, some Of which are pecu
liar. Trotting and female equitation are
both ruled out. Owners Of fast horses are
permitted to exhibit them ON the course
but no premiums are offered for speed.
Premiums are offered for the stallion Ol any
blood showing the best five colts Of any age
under four years This, it seems to us, is
just what is wanted, Premiums for stock
horses should be awarded to the horse that
shows the best colts, and not to one that
can prance the finest or trot the fastest.
Committee men are too often dazlcd by the
proud carriage of an ordinary horse over
loaded with fat. At some horse exhibitions
there has been great complaint that the
committee were not fairly constituted, that
the members were selected on account of
their iavoriteism for certain horses. or
certain strain OF blood. What the public
wants to kn0w,-and this is the extent to
which it is interested IN horse exhibitions,
is, which horse produces the best stock
This can only be determined in two ways,
viz by racing, or by comparison of the pro
geny We suggest to the managers Of Az
riculturll Societies in New England whether
it would not be well to initiate the Iowa
Society.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-06-19

To this may add Of the more mpromptu inspira-
ions Of the hour; by James Russell Lowell.
A health to him who reached to day
Life's height Of wa er-shedding,
Where Hope and Memory kiss and say,
Let's keep our golden wedding;
To him whose glow the heart could reach
OF glaciers that he studied,
Who learned whatever fish could teach,
Except to be cold-blooded
To him, who, if our earth were lost,
And Nature wanted.counsel,
Could make it over at less cost
From ridgepole down to groun' sill;
Could call the Dodo back to youth,
Could cah Ornithorhynehus,
Nay, were me gone, from just tooth
Could good as new re-think us!
To him who every egg has scanned,
From Roc to Aea included,
Save those which savants hnd so grand
In nests where mares have brooded!
To him, who gives US each full leave
(His pedigree amended)
To choose a private Adam and Eve
From whom to be descended
But stay-for chance come thoughts are best
meant the health to profer
OF him, our friend there and our guest,
And yet not that Offer
No, rather drink this toast with me,
Worth any common dozen:
Here's Adam and Eve Agnssiz,
To whom we owe our cousin!
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-06-19

New LIGHT oN THE BuRpELL CASE. - The
Burdeli murder case is getting interesting
again, Testimony has been given in the
Surrogate's Court showing that DR. Burdell
was at llerkimcr on the 26th and 9th Of
October, when Miss Cunningham swore
that she conversed with him on the subject
of the marriage, 1t is also stated that a
chemist well acquainted with DR.. Burdell,
rode to Albany on the same seat with him
on the evening of the 2Sth-thc date of the
alleged marriage-and sold him lot of
mineral teeth at the Dcavan House. | it
is proved that DR.. Burdell was not married
to Mrs. Cunningham on the 2Sth OF Octo-
bar, then the alleged marriage was Il fraud
Of which Mrs Cunningham daughters were
aware, and the previous suspicious against
the parties implicated, wlllagain be revived.
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The RECENT MURDER, at Westfeld Mass,
creates u very great excitement in all that
vicinity. The Hartford Times says of .Ionoa
that he is the coolest scoundrel that ever
infested that city. The particulars of some
of his depredations, which resulted in his
previous lodgment In the state prison. are
thus related
"Whllst in the confidence of Mr.. Dean,
he stole about 81 900 worth of goods from
his store, together with considerable sums
of money. lie stole the silk to make
him surplice to preach in-started a
church in lastenbury-stole the trimmings
for his pulpit, and velvet for his chair, and
also stole goods to pay the cabinet maker
for the chair; broke into the catholic church
and stole the priests robe for a sample for
one for himself, and also stole the silver
chalice, &c, from the altar--called at Mr.,
Deans one afternoon to have "a little sea-
son of prayer remained till evening bade
the family good bye, but instead Of going
out of the door, he stole up stairs, and Sc
creted himself under the bed occupied by
Mr. Deans son-remained there till past
midnight, when he crept out and robbed
Young Deans pockets of 800, (Which he
Rad asertained the day previous that he
had Just procured from the bank.) then
went up to St. Johns hotel, called for
lodgings, got up before day light, stole
suit of clothes from a boarder and cleared
for neighboring town.
The Montpelier Waterman says
Jones was formerly of Montpelier son
of the late Watson Jones. His mother still
resides here. Charles, for a short time,
worked in the printing office of Joseph Po-
land but left on account of very proper
advice against singular religious exercises,
such as praying at all hours and in public
places Subsequently the boy contemplated
the profession of clergyman, and indeed
applied for ordination in the Episcopal
Church. 1t is said that the Bishop declined,
on account of his incompetency; and thus he
appears to have been thrown upon the
world without certain means of obtaining
a living, while his mother was unable TO
support him in idleness. Probably this will
90 far to account for his resort to stealing
a few years ago, in Connecticut, for which
crime he served term in the State prison,
and for the murder and robbery and murder
with which he now stands charged, lie
was released from prison in February last,
remained here with his mother until lew
weeks ago and now is held for his life
Some persons here, who have had particu
lar knowledge of his religious mania, believe
the young man to be insane; and many are
of the opinion that his mental ineapacity, if
not amounting to absolute insanity, is such
as to absolye him from rigid responsibility
for his acts. On the whole, the impression
of those here who have long known him is,
that he is weak and dangerous man, and
that an insane asylum is the most proper
place for him.
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The Effect.

The Dred Scott decision acts as q power
full depletive Of the democratic party in
Michigan. The Kalamazoo Gazette and the
Coldwater Sentinel have gone over to the
republicans, and the Grand Rapids Herald.
another democratic paper, remarks
Z" There Is no use in Disgusting the fact
that the democratic party Of Michigan Is
in an exceedingly dispirited condition and
unless there is some change IN its tactics or
leaders, many a long day will elapse before
the reign Of fusionism will cease. All over
the state the bone and sinew are discussing
these matters and during the last dem
ocratic Convention at Detroit, we found, in
conversation with democrats from various
sections that the same feelings eNteuIcl g.
all parts of Michigan,
TAPoToPATHY.-Ihe Gazette Medeale do
Toulouse announces that a Swedish doctor,
named Engelstroem, has introduced new
mode Of treating disease, called '1p1'HrIfI.
1t consists in striking the parts affected
gentle blows at first, these being gradually
increased in intensity until the patient can
no longer bear them. To the pain thus
caused, an agreeable warmth and lnies'rl'-
able beatitude succeed, which cause the pa
tlenL 10 NcslIc u NNukAuuANAgAl Va AAN f4~"N
ment.
The world is growing wiser every day
1t is not now more than quarter OF a CEN
tury since this practice, which is now dig
nilled as science, and called by the high
sounding title Of tdpotopaihg was vulgar
ly known under the more modest name %.
spanking. The concluding sensations arc
differently described by different patients
THE SONORA FLBUsTERs. Gen. Nrabh,
who has been initiating Walker on Il small
scale in Sonora, has come OF worse than his
unlucky exemplar. Dispatches from Mexico
and New Orleans state that he has been exc
cuted with ifty-eight of his followers. There
is no reason to doubt the statement, and so
the last fllibustering expedition is suuiTed
out, The business is not a thriving one, eyi
IDENTIFY.
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\ shocking tragedy occurred in Broom Co,
\. Y, last Thursday. Charles Latourette,
an insane man, stepped into store in Mon
that afternoon, took from a show case dag
ger, passed out and plunged it into the heart
of young negro named Jared Barton, aged
l. years. Latourette was arrested and gave
as his reason for killing the negro that he
" didn't like his looks. lie was taken to
Binghamton and lodged IN Jail, and about $
O'Clock, was found dead in his cell, having
cut his throat from ear to ear and ripped up
his abdomen with a razor he had found in
the oycrcoat pocket Of the late occupant Of
the cell, which had been left there by
mistake.
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From Dwight's Musical journal.
THE FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY UF AGASSI.

MAY 3s, 1857.
1.-THE following lines (as will hardly need 10 he told
by Longellow and read among the friends Mt
birthday dinner which they will long keep fresh re-
membrance
1t was fifty years ago
In the pleasant month of May,
In the beautiful Pays de Vaud.
A child in its cradle lay.
And Nature, tho old nurse, took
The child upon his knee,
Saying: "Ilere is story-book
Thy Father has written for thee
"Come wander with me, she said,
"1nto regions yet untrod
And read what is still unread
In the manuscripts of God"
And he wandered away and away,
With Nature, the dear old nurse,
Who sang to him night and day
The rhymes Of the universe.
And whenever the way seemed long.
Or his heart began to fail,
She would sing more wonderful song,
Or tell a more marvellous tale.
So she keeps him still child,
And will not let him 60,
Though at times his heart beats wild
For the beautiful Pays de Vaud;
Though at times he hears in his dreams
The RAM des Naches of old,
And tho rush of mountain n =
From glaciers clear and cold;
And the mother at home says "Iiark
For his voice listen and yearn;
1t is growing late and dark,
And my boy does not return!"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-06-19

On the 18th instant Major Dashiel, Pay
master in the L, 5, Army, and four men
were upset in "A boat ON Indian river, flori-
da, and came near being drowned, but were
fortunately rescued, Major u. had with
him leather bag containing about S23
600 in gold for the payment Of the troops
ON the Florida coast, which was lost The
Charleston Courier, from which we learn
these facts, says the bottom of the river is a
quicksand, and the probability is the money
will never be recovered.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-06-19

PRICE OF purrLR,-Thc Commercial editor
of the New York Hcro'd predicts a down
fall in the price Of butter He says
From all accounts it would seem that
during the next six months butter will touch
the lowest point that it has seen in many
years. Before the discovery Of gold in
California, butter sold from j. to 20 cents
per pound, but on emigration setting in for
that quarter, the shipping Of butter to the
Pacific coast became an important business.
and eventually reached 100 600 hrkins per
year and was worth about : 800 900 to the
traders in that article in this city. This
demand Of course enhanced the price Of
butter with us, and it soon reached 80 cents
per pound at retail, and has averaged that
for the last five years,-But the people of
California are beginning to produce their
own butter, and during the last year it is
doubtful whether $4,000 lirkins were ship.
ped from this port. This season, it is cs-
timitcd, that the San Francisco people will
have enough of home manufactured butter
if we may use that term J to last through
the summer, and consequently the dealers in
this city purpose to send but very little
around the Cape. The prospect is, that in
u few years this immense trade will have
entirely ceased, aud our farmers will be
confined to home consumption. Although
prices were never higher than they have
been during the past spring, consumers
may comfort themselves with the reflection
that rates must come down before many
months are over
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-06-19

Harriet Weightman, the wife of the
Rev. Robert Weightman, curate Of Newton
Arlosh, IN Cumberland, Eng, was found
dead on the morning Of the 9TH Of May,
kneeling on the floor, and with her head
upon the sofa. 1t appeared that the curate
was a heavy drinker, and that the de ceased
had unfortunately fallen into the same habits
within the LIST few months. They had
both been drunk on the previous evening,
and when the servant went to bed, at three
O'Clock that morning, Mr.. Weightman was
sitting on the sofa, and the deceased knecl-
ing in the position in when ahc was after
wards found. She was proved to have died
from suiiocation, induced not by violence
but iItoxcation,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-06-19

RAILROAD PoLIrENEss.- .-Bayard Taylor, in
one of his letters from Germany, in
speaking Of the proportion Of agreeable and
dlsagrecabie companions one sees, says
OF the English one meets in Switzerland,
one tenth may prove agreeable acquaintan-
cos; of tho Americans and Frcnch, one fourth
and Of the Germans one-half. The princi-
pal topic Of conversation was-not the
scenery, but the merits of the different
hotels. | heard II ruddy Londoner gravely
recommend certain house because the tea
cups had handles to them, and another was
delighted with Lucerne because he found u
good coniectioner S shop there.
Going down the valley Of the Aar,l saw ap-
proaching me German and lady, followed
at little distance by an English parry. |
bowed to the former and was repaid by II
ready and generous Acknowledgements !
then repeated the process to the English
ladies, who deliberately
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'Gorgonizcd me from head to foot,
With a stony British stare

Many American ladies' let Inc confess,
would have done the same thing. ! kept
statistics Of female politeness for some
months in the Sixth Avenue cars and found
that not more than one lady in twenty
thanked me for giving up my seat to her
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is king this month, in field and garden, and
ust as it reigns lord of the soil will
your crops be rcmuncrative. Keep the
surface OF the ground scariild rs much and
as often as possible lloeing is to q certain
extent Il substitute for manure The more
fine you make the tilth Of the soil and the
more you increase its cyaporations by
stirring the surface, the better wll be your
crops,
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NEW PLANTED TREES

should receive careful attention this month
In all cases, they should be mulchcd If
starting well, they will grow more vigorous
ly for the mulch. If not yet put out in
leaf, they may be saved pcrhap, by mulching
and WATERING
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-20

WHEELING,
PITTsBURG,
DUNKIRK,
BUFFALO and
NIAGARA FALLS.
Three daily Eastern Trains at A n, 10 IN and eP n
TlRsT TRAIN-Cleveland, Pttsburg Steubepyille and
Wheeling, Lightning Express leaves Cincinnati al O'Clock
An Tor al the Eastern cities; also Detroit via Cleveland
springfield Wilmington Crclevie Lancaster and lanes
vile, Chile and Athens. This sous betv Gin
cnnat and Columbus at LOveland Morrow Xena ana Lon
don only.
SECOND TRAIN Cleveland Pittsburg and Wheeling IL
press Mail leaves Cincinnati at 10 O'Clock A. ~ via Ceve
land, PsburF and Wheeling for Eastern cities This
ra!n stops az all the points between Cncnns nd Colum
bus.
THIRD TRAIN-Aocommodstion Leaves Cincinnati Al
$3.50 oclock IN, Tor Springfield Wilmington Circevi!ls
and Laucqster Chileothe and hiIbOrough. This train
stops at all points between Cincinnati and spa geld
FOURTH TRAIN-Clevelsnd and Pittsbur Night EXPRESS
leaves Cincinnati al O'Clock, Cleveland ana Pts-
burg for a the Eastern cities. This train stops poipt
between Cincinnati and Columbus
One Train Sunday at 2 so o'clock p NJ for Coluubu
Trains run BY Columbus TmeT Minutes faster than Gin
hnnati.
Pare as Low as by any other Route.
FOR THROUGH IICKETs
Aad Information, please apply az the Offices No Burnet
House. second door West OF Vine street; No III Gbyon
House Building and old ohoe sOatheas corner OF Broad
and Front street, opposite Spencer House or Al
Eastern little hami) Depot, East Front ,treet.
Ogsos hoHrs from ~ A. n, uHtil ~ r. r.
r. W. sTRADER, Gen TAgT.
THE OMNIBUS LINE
Calls for Passengers all the principal Hotels FOR each an
every BY leaving directions al either OF the above
oees, will call for passengers in al parts OF the city With
outfaii. tmayzIl II. b. RUGGLEs, Conductor.
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ST. LOUIS ADVERTISEMENTS.

From the Newspaper Advertising Agency CIV 8. swYM
MER, No. IL Second Street, ST. LOUIS. No.