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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

BRowS's FAMILY.-Rev. T. W. Higginsou
of this city has just returned from "a visit to
the family of Capt. John Brown. He found
them up among the Adirondac mountains in
New York, near Lake Champlain, opposite
Burlington, Nt.,-Mrs. Brown and four Of
her surviving children, three daughters and
one son. She is a second wife, and has been
the mother of twelve children. Brown had
eight children by previous wife, making
twenty in all Eight of the twenty are now
living Mrs. Brown accompanied Mr.. Hig-
ginson on his retuun, and he went With her
to to Boston yesterday, passing through Fitch
burgh She will leave to-day for Virginia,
having telegraphed to Gov. Wise for permis-
sion to visit her husband in prison Wor-
cester Spy.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

GE5R5E LAw.-The New York CORES
pondent of the New Orleans Crescent gives
the following description of him.
If anything dom pay, George Law re
spectfully drops it, lie now owns nine
tenths Of the Eighth Avenue Railroad, which
alone is an income a prince, and grow z
more valuable every day. He also owns
nearly all the stock of the Ninth Avenue,
which, when completed, viii run from the
Battery through Greenwich street 70 the
Ninth avenue and thence to Harlem River
"a nine-mile concern. Half the ferries be
long re Law. He owns the Drydock Bank,
and the Bank owns about forty acres of
docks houses and land almost in the heart
of the city.
Law owns the Staten Island ferry boats,
and two miles of water front, nearest New
York, that in few years will be worth, for
docks, ten millions. He really owns the
Flushing Railroad, an. heaven knows how
much more he owns. That immense think
ing brain keeps accumulating. | don think
he goes into large operations now for the
purpose OF making money. | think he works
to keep from stagnating. Though not pol
itician, ne wields very powerful influence
upon politics, especially upon local affairs.
Most persons have an idea that he is an
old man. No such thing; he is only fifty
one years old, and possesses one of those Wig
orous constitutions that will last him forty
nine years longer.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11
a CLEAR CASE OF NECESSITY.

= vi y II a't''T2
The hue and cry in the Democratic papers,
over the John Brown foray, is easily and
fully explained by a glance at the political
horizon. States enough to elect the next
President have gone against the pro-slavery
Democracy within year. They are the
( New HlGlsrd Srlto .-.. = r' .. ... ;...-.
New York with 35. y " } r>ev 7, Pennsyi-
wanna y. Ohio %, Michigan 6. Wisconsin
5, Iowa +, Minnesota T. Here are I52 Of
the 30l votes cast in the electoral college;
enough to elect the president, without calling
upon Illinois, which Douglas carried only b.
an apportionment that enabled "a demo
cratic minority to choose a majority Of the
Legislature, and which he cannot carry
again or Indiana, which is bound soon TO
wheel fully into the Republicans ranks; or
Oregon, which lacked but votes Of a Repub-
lican majority at its last election; or Kansas.
which has vet to come in. with three more
clcct,r, y.,s. Ia e... t. .'-a.1. --,-e
OF things, ti, ld-fr f.r -iar. a.,..
piring just before the N'vamb.- -a,a+. O.,
perfect sod.end to the Dem.erlc. VIA,
could they be expected to do but to ma o.
the most Of it. Accordingly they howl and
throw dust INTO the air. and with tedious it.
Grafton charge the outbreak {, the R-pubn-
can party, as a whole. and to each Of its lead
ers individually. The trouble with this
precious scheme, Is that it is 3yerj,ae TIL.
clamor may possibly affect in S,ms small DE-
gree the elections in New York and New
Jersey, next week hut eventually % viii
tell against it, authors. The lying accusa-
tions which charge the great party of rhe
North with murder and treason, viii but com
solidate the ranks Of the sterling and rle
Republicans, and viii inevitably create "a r- /
action in the minds Of those who for the u, /
meut may be affected by them In the end /
the Democracy viii find itself ''hoist with I
its own petard
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11
FROM MONTPELIER.
Wednesday, Nov. .. ISjo.

Wednesday, Nov. o. 1859.
Editors Fr,s Press;
The g 1T work of the Les.s-
lature Is just rov done by the committees. The
Committees on Banks, Roads, General Committee,
Town lines, judiciary Eiucation aud some Se-
Ieet Committee are incessanty ar work. House
W rks industriously while u session aud all
iourns at tho 6rst practicable moment, t.r the
purpose Of giving the Committees time. The Road
Committee hal a hearing last night on the sub
iect of connection between the Rutland Is. aud
the Vt & Canada Railroads. There was some ef-
fort 10 cut short the hearing before some citizens
Of Burlington we're fully heard but the Committee
granted further time TO hear the case. The de-
feat Of fCoby's bill was most thorough yesterday.
The back bone of the opposition is broken, and
our school system will be tried another year.
This morning the committee on Ways and
Means introduced two reports with bills sccompa-
nyiug One is to pay Superin-eu .ent Powers
$500 per year for his seryices-amouatias to
S5325 in tie whol. Another appro-
PIRATES $4,000. for debts and out stand
ing claims to complete and further fur
nish the State House. understand this to be over
aud above all that has been paid by the state and
by the citizens of Montpelier The $4,000 is
really to cover tie ground covered by the $1,000
as given in the superintendents report. The pc
cullar interest and excitement seen in body like
the Legislature while questions Of wegaty i'm
portance and high personal interest are pending.
begin to appear. In other woris, the plot thick
ems
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

temperate parts and others from the warm re-
gions of the tropics-all prepared in the most
perfect maneer, and in an admirable state
of preservation The collection is at present
in the cases as it was transported, and not az
ranged for exhibition to the public, but will
be soou.
In regard to the new fire proof building to
contain the Library, Museum Of Natur-
al History and apparatus the erection OF which
was intended this fall, we learn that from
unavoidable delays in settling upon the right
plan of constructions, the season became too
far advanced to Justify the beginning of the
work before next Spring.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

BRopERIcK's DEATH.-THE SCARLET LET
rER.-The California papers maze rellarK-
able chaiter of revelations, when may per
hans a};,rd some additional explanations of
PrIdsr,cl,,s death. It is now known that
,vben Broderick held the California legisla-
Iotnrc of 1857 IN his own hands, Gwin i'm
nlored and received his election 10 the L. s
Senate on the strength of a letter which
cringingIy promised to Broderick, his old
enemy, the leading place towards the admin
istration IN its disposal of patronage in Cal
ifornia. 1t is also known that Gwin made
repeated efforts TO recall this letter, often
times approaching his colleague with the
humblest supplications for it, in Washing
ton. The letter was then, however, in the
keeping of VIM. [. Ferguson of the Califor-
mia Senate. Ferguson was called out and
shot, seemingly without due provocatiOn,
and the same day his desk in the Senate
chamber was riied of its contents. The let
ter was not among these papers, but Fergu-
son had already disclosed its hiding place to
Gen. Estill, Just before his death Estili re-
ceived it, and soon after died, no one know
ing the cause. He had, howeve-, previously
informed Broderick where it might be found,
and the now deceased senator, becoming pos
sessed of it, first gave it publicity in speech
at Sacramento on the 9th of July, with these
remarkable words
"a curse seems to follow the ,the secret
possession of this letter, | give it TO the
public, that the curse may return to its au-
thor; that wherever he may go, by day or
night, where his presence can be recognized,
the people shall only see the letter ofdisgrace
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11
From the Alta Californian, Sept. q.

S-ccysrrvr pr,c.pn Yesterday SEN
utor OWN and Charles / Scott left on the
steamer .Tobn + Sfapbens for the Atlantic
Statas An ;m,nonsa cro,vd had gathered nm
ON the wharf under the ImnTessIon that
multitude: Iut nothln., nccurre! to disturb
the peace. II was nor7ans one of the most
quiet and orderly steamer days ever witnessed
in this CITY rhere ,vas M shouting nor
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11
p o E 7 r Y .
INDIAN SUMNER.

There is q time, just when the frost
Prepares to pave old Winter way,
Whea Autumn in a revcrie lost.
The mellow daytime dreams away;
When summer comes in musing mind,
To gaze once more on hrll and dell,
70 mark how many sheaves they bind,
And see if all are ripened we'll.
Wlth balmy breath she whispers low;
rbe dying flowers look up and give
Their sweetest incense ere they 90,
For her who made their BEAUTIES live;
She enters meath the woodlands shade,
Her zephyrs lift the lingering leaf
iad bear it gentl y where are laid
The loved and lost ones Of its grief.
At las. ol Autumn. rising, takes
again his s,eptre and his throne,
With boisterous hand the treehe shakes,
Intent 90 gathering all his own.
Sweet Summer signing, flies the plain,
And waiting Winter, gaunt and grim,
Secs miser Autumn board his grain
And smiles 10 think it's all for him
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11
LEGGsLATrRg or VERMONT.
CONDENSED from Wal.au'- J.urHaLI

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/ ,..-.i,..l -,-,. -.- . ..4-.' b.. .f..r;-.l
.'-s. .-. ''l '.' purpose - awaiting seton on
1'" '-' l.'-- "i'- '.e a.t-.- ue aP. r7reI
-'' ..'' '..' +.-.i .-- N.ne came Tor
-" I'D -'f' ''' ''.. q. ''e.i .' -"'i,i go it near
.". WIS @. 'i' ai law.
--'. e''9'in ".'sd '-'. tl' e''''.' IONS "a 9.d
-'' e-al-ll- sHif- I-t -.''' HI Hdo-
''' NeA '- '. .Nr PRESENT -t .'i s'stein,
-- " ',I-'H .' una. VIII '- .i."t e. iA- s''-
'I l' mas i- -s . '.- '''.l .i'' ..'
| N-'.' '-'. .-' ..- give
D. d -'''i t--i- t ' .ii. Do 'l ..-'-i By si1a.
[ -.,-' year 20 l''..e N'.e'.l- TWO hundred
l.l-if---.Al part 't t..s eH'aHse was extra "r-
.l''''ll'' .-l'I'Hot iE q l.'.l -s,i'n at Bur-
II --''" '- UiiN5 a..l. '0. .lli'l OF sci".i
'cyA,, lhis very t1'a- alone "ii save JlousA4ds
'l ,..'Iar- annually g. ile I.'I. .' me state.
NJ 'sitl- ''-el'ti ta3' H' i-- SAID at Inc li-t
rv,..Il iii IN .'- -. 49, - ~ 11.. -
"'s.' atd q 7em'IN from H's q. END lAF- baVisl
d. MS slie- es- dI1' -'''. ollt more ne
le'ts4 I'M, >cHool system heeoel o. oe Minated
anna '.e Aie" oI no one ot,'er itd Tor u imam
11o honorable senator if'" " 'A'>'r- ne APP
vi 'le Ie.iIeihal ao.'-''. i' 'i'e b'ari,
,
Nl' llle''' 'le ii"h. SeAil'r is'h hl'an1' hae
u"1eIs gone d cAanEa 'f LlAt A' was wiring 20
II maze any CONCESSION. Inc question oelors the
.., 5utlS was not whether the 9t''e sAodii can %
us AId an eiiclent boTt ". Education, but whetn-
e' we sn'uId confirm the nouiultlon MADE oy the
'io ''"N-eI ''' l.-i' ''' ''''9 "'Ui' '7
c'lurlned-
Iue nominations were then confirmed unanl-
mouSlyt
, nI UT " llsoh @ caiieI ~. l4' '"i l' P'F A. D.
"ILu"eI, c-4O' IS.
AI, Ohltten1en san tlat since proposing ms
a'nendmeut he had had thls matter explained; and
ue NoU,a Withdraw ans amendment.
%, -NI' iison sala taai ei me sum aio"ed the
9to was -oI itoe' on ths Lsse& ana
Oanoy o'nAs' ana the remainder was Tor services
aud money paid IN resPec, % ao'ut eighteen other
Jams uuuef lhe acJ Oh 800.
an auendLHehs app.7tionins ne amount among
'nS oanAs wa t.'P',I ana t'e -iii passed.
WI uo'i'ho' 'l'. 'ii. ZEN GEN. tAe senate resolved
5I, IlIo committee "- t'e "h.ie % c'nsid,r r'''e
ol' No. 5-' an 'l'5' some time spent tAcIe'n' on
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

The following is very properly revived
after every election in Baltimore.
Yes" sand kind mother, of one of our
city churches, helping her little son to learn
his Sunday-school lesson, Gain was fugi-
tive. and "a vagabopd on the earth ; he was
90 bad shat he thought every man would
slav him. Where could wicked Cain 90
to- "why, mother replied thoughtiul
johnny. "Cain could have gone to Balti-
more"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

The California steamer which arrived in
New York two weeks ago brought an unu-
sualy precious freight, tor among its passen-
gers there were eighty-nine babies, serenity
nine of whom were born in the Golden
State.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

be published on Thursday; was the notice legal
The House overruled the Committee and ordered
that the notice be considered legal. So the mat
ter of removal goes back TO the Committee for
consideration.
The Senate have been occupied for several days.
more than upon any thing else, with the matter
OF salaries for County officers instead Of fees The
proposition Of Mr.. Chittenden, to make the sena-
toriaI representation the basis upon which to
graduate the salaries IL the several counties, has
been abandoned, and the population substituted
As the basis, with some notifications in favor Of
some counties where from location or otherwise,
there seemed to be need. The work in the Senate
has hitherto referred mainly to the States Attor-
MES. With this they have got through [ under
stand and thereby they have settled principles
which will make the work on salaries of the 9TH
er county officers easier. It seems probable that
the bill will pass.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

mon TELLER y oN- IN1t.
Edit5s Fre l'-s,s.
The bill reported by the Com.
mittee Of Ways and Means making appropriations
for the STATE House. is as follows:
II. 1856
An ACT RELATING TO TIE STATE HOUSE.
m, le,e5g ca .-fc5 5y tbe GeneroI A,,e~f'u of'5.
State # Vermont, aS fai'9lrs.
SEC t. The sam OF thirty-four thousand dollars
i, hereby appropriated for the following purposes,
namely:
First-To pay tine debts incurred in furnishing
the state House.
Second to pay the ,tanding debts. for freight.
shop-rent materials furnished, and labor done, in
rebuilding the State House. other than the services
If the superintendent.
Third-To complete the state House, and make
such repairs aud improvements in and around the
same and further furnish it, as may be utce ssary.
And the Treasurer !, hereby directed TO pay said
sum to the committee appointed 10 sUpcrutend the
rebuilding OF the state House.
Sc. .. This act SHALL take effect from its pas
sage.
IL is understood that the committee were 4 to /
in favor of this bHl-Nr. Wright, of Clstleton,
taking leading part in favor it, sui Nr. HAM
moud, Of Niddlebury, being the only member Of
tee committee again,tt. Il was debated little in
TIE house this mofaing SIR. IIunton, chairman
of the committee stated that it provided, under
the three head-, for the fa5l completion Of the
House and grounds. with .ut touchiu; what Mont
peler had already paid This sum amounted to
$4,000, or about that. Tae b'll proposed to let
that stand If members Thought that Montpelier
hal paid enough, then they should make this ap-
propriation Il they refused to do so, this will
virtually be compelling the citizens of Montpelier
to bear burdens in addition to tie heavy one they
have already assumed The bill was, after few
more remarks, ordered to lie and be made the spe-
cisl order for Is edncsday next at / o'clock, An.
The bill to pay DR.. Powersa higher salary than
any persons in the employ Of the Stae ever re-
ceived, was laid over t. Tuesday next.
The matter of removing tao shire Of Bennington
County. to Arlington, mas taken up much Of the
attention OF the House for the last two sittings.
ihe Committee composed Of the members from
Bennington County reported by majority, sub
mtting the question that the legal notice had
not been given. The minority thought it had.
The question seems to balance On this point
whether the dafe Of a newspaper the dag Of its
circulation oraoHg The pe9pie shall be reckoned
the day on which it gves tho notice to the public.
The Bennington Banner, the paper in which the
notice was published, il noainally issued on Fri
day. Il Is actually sent to all the towns in the
county which lie on the Railroad and to all which
have direct mail communication with Benning-
ton do, 4
The full time for the legal notice requires that it
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

Miss johnson is under arrest in Detroit
for stealing SIS from her lover to pay the
minister's charge for marrying her to anoth-
er.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

There was a terribleslaughter on one Of the
cattle trains from Albany last week, between
Chester and Spring field. Some of them got
out of an end-door and were pitched off the
train: one got caught by the horns between
tha cars and was held up while his legs were
smashed to pieces under the wheels; one fell
off the train. and when found his two hind
legs were missing. and few miles farther on
another shared "a similar fate.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

A Council OF WAR was held before the
fight at Rocroi, and the Prince Of Conde, the
great French general, having pointed out tie
advaatages that would acrue from victory,
the Marschal de Gassion replied. But if
we lose, what is 10 become of US p " | never
think of that said the prince, 81 shall be
dead first
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11


There is something amusiny i'm the follow
ina dssrat,.r, l~7o, rb,-la..-r,-- p, -.. R,r-;
]
L'oIe 1>'.''''+9-
/ o'oTn 'peec1 created the greatest excite
,'-. '..
/ al .,,r,
Tli. rr,..,.+ .,.,...,,r;..,, ,-.s .,il.,,l, +t.
e..
i'7'i- '' '' III i'''-'''1
/ found IN Brown ctr.ei bag, supposed To
/ have been furnished 5v the Emi-rant aid so-
c-sr, ,-i ,,t...f. f..-.I.i s.,,. ...,.,..,....,.
+ pro u '' '-' lH..' .'li.h OF ''e N'iN -h A'-
/ oiit3ui-ts y1 create 90 iu-.--... a.s-or-
Dances I'm VIRGINIA. and ro i...-..r. with
a.....,
HE Providence Journ
"IAe good people ...r-.1Wu are
right. There is more ...-.l .l tlrre quar6
doctors tlau in Oh" .,r.- rv 7t a11-i-
1 tlon.
S7RrrT TI.ur Erru.er> JI-a9r AND Vu-,
L,yrfr, v LlrI.I..,-tt NarksviU,
Louisiana. au Monday. 10Th inst. judge
/ Cullom. On e,pino oTt Of the court room
,torp.., t;o p, n. b. Lewis ESQ. D nvvar.
/ and demand ii an apology for an insult winch
Lewis bad rerpetrated. The arol,,v not be-
inc ,.tislactory. the judge c,ye Mr.. / a
heavy slap in the face. and a scufile eusued
bus without much damage to either partv.
ON tbe ION y Teyris son and I =
Lewis. n nenbew of NJ p Lewis rodo into
town for the purpose ofattackinr the .Judge.
The Court adjourned aftsr brier session
and the .I,JTa araod tin,saJf and naradaJ
tbe streets Pen1artinc thar i t%sv visbsJ ~
attocL him tbar as+ba t;rno rbo,, -,ad,,
rl dor,arsr,st;on +bor,,b v-;tb;, a sL6rt jis-
ton,o of hin, ,,ort Of +be +;n,n
Afterwards the .Indcs sat 5,,rn on the
front gallery of a coffoe bouss. when F. T.
Lewis madea motion as # n draw, bis nistol
and the Judye rsc.,ostod the brs+anJddrs -
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

Ike Springfield Republican has a correspond
ent in Iowa who tells things in a mighty
pleasant way. The following description of
l little episode on journey is a sample of
his quality:
took breakfast at Aforeau, and little in
cidcnt took place there which | will not
scrnp!e to relate. | was seated alone at nv
breakfast, and little maid was stationed
near the table to minister to my necessities
The box had evidently been pied when this
child was set up, and in Consequence she
had been made the perplexed poSsessOr Of
paIr OF itdbc ones, which, though they en-
phaszed her expression greatly, did not add
much to Its perspicuity. | supposed the lit
tie girl was looking at me, though it was
difficult to tell whether her gIances were in
tended for me, orior three story clock which
stood in the opposite corner OF the room
but yentured to address her -
Myseii-'Go0d morning, sis what is your
name?
Small Llz-Lizzy-E Elizabeth. sir.
M.-'Ah, that's a pretty name. Lizzy
what's your other name?'
5 c. Blushing deeply, looked down,
but answered not a word.
M--LEncouraginglyI-'Liz Lizzy ,chai, dear2'
= G.-l In evident torture, wriggled and
gasped, bat still was silent
NJ. IpointedlyI What is your last name.
p
5. G.-'Tubbs.
The dear little child No wonder she
writhed and twisted No wonder her name
stuck In her throat and damned up her ut
-eraucs. If that ancestor Of hers. who. bv
his giuttony or his ,Jolidity, earned Ur him
self ami his descendants this hateful co.u9-
ncu, could have seen the misery into which
be A-d plun-ed this little innocent girl.
would he not dave rolled over in his grave
TIJh Peutauca? pitied the child. and So
asked hr. Do You belong in this house.
-Hzy p ~ SIR. -acreuIad, they've took
me. A.d 50 ] perceived 5aa- tary had
took anu -4aI.. t.- utt. iuaa-. aud
seemed t' bee using Her tr s.'p purposes
mostly.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

When the - underground railroad" mana
gers at Troy come round for subscription,
a. they do periodically, to an old hunker
qnernocrat' u who goes for the fugitive slave law,
Dfed Scott decision and everything labelled
n .glemocracy as part of his religion, they get
'he following invarable reply :-"Giye
money to help fugitive slace escape? not a
cent lt's illegal, and against the compsom-
iSts T,s OF the constitution , send him back to
virginia send him back and here's v. 10
aaeP pay the erpenses Of returning h'm back "a
hs Hoster!r'
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-11

BEowN's SrEEcH.-1he clerk having asked
the prisoner whether he had any thing to say
why sentence should not be pronounced, Mr.
Brown immediately rose, and in a clear, dis
met voice. said
Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-13
MARYSVILLE LAUNDRY.
COR. G.. and FOURTH STS.

FUIHE SUBSCRIBER, having purchased the en-
Il tire interest of s. b. Cooley in the above estab-
iishment, is prepared to do all kinds Of WASHING
at short notice and on favorable terms.
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Clothes done up with par
ticular care.
Shirt Bosoms and Collars polished as in the East
Shirts damaged by sea voyage made to look as well
new.
None but experienced hands being employed, my
work is guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Being grateful to my patrons for past favors,
shall endeavor to inertia fair share the public pat
ronage, - -
| oc9-my JAMES BOYD.