Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

! On Monday Judge 1ngrlham, In the New
York Court ofOyer and Terminer, comment
ed severely on the law in relation to capital
punishment passed at the last ssion OF the
\. Y. Legislature, indirectly advancing the
theory that the great increase in crime dur
ing the past few months is owing to the re-
peal Of the former laws. There have been
thirty murders in New York city since May
last, and on Tuesday Judge Gould at Alba
ny refused to to try any murder cases, al
though four brutal ones were on his hands,
as conviction was impossible under the bum
Cling law
The four counties, Richmond. King, New
York and Westchester, own nearly half the
entire property subject to taxation within
the boundaries OF the State OF n Y. They are
taxed on more than seven hundred millions
of property.
ly passed through Posen on their way to the
United States, via Berlin and Hamburg -
The German papers say that such an exodus
OF the children of Israel has not been wit
messed since that out Of Egypt.
A boy of three years was killed while
playing on the railroad track near Buffalo,
last week he was struck by train which
was being switched off, in such manner
that his head was cut completely off leav-
ing his body upon the ties and his head upon
the side Of the track.
JOHN WHrcoMB, the mall robber, Thurs
day afternoon plead guilty TO robbing the
mails at Rutland.
REMBRANDT PEALE, the eminent painter,
died Thursday morning, at the age Of 81
years, at Philadelphia.
The Telegraph lines Of the New York and
Newfoundland Telegraph Company, extend
ing from Port Hood to St. Johns and Cape
Race \. F., and from Sackvllle. n. B.. TO
Charlottetown, 2. E. I'm all about 500 or
goo miles in extent, have been leased for a
term of years by the New York Associated
Press. The new arrangement goes into effect
on the first Of November next. Much more
extended arrangements are being made to III
tercept the EuropeIn steamers of Cape Race,
with every prospect Of obtaining news from
large proportion Of the passing steamers,
which now number about two hundred per
annum from Europe.
The New Orleans papers say that the cen
sus of that city, one Of the districts
not quite completed, and being estimated
gives population of SIC, 100. Were it not
ior It's climate, New Orleans, from its posi-
ton, would become one of the largest cities
in the world, and range ahead even Of New
York
a brakeman on a freight train on the
Fitchburgh Railroad, was KILLED on Wed
nesday His head was badly crlshei, prob
ably by coming IN contact with a bridge. lie
was alive when found, but died in a few
minutes.
Mss DIX the well known philanthropist,
is visiting the iails and hospitals OF Michigan.
She finds some Of them in bad condition.
Swiss papers give the particulars Of very
disastrous ireshet which recently occurred
on the River Rhonc, inundatlng the valley
of Yalais, in the vicinity of Ardon. Bridges
were swept away, the crops destroyed over
large extent of country, and the hablmtl0ns
of the people engulied or carried away. Many
persons saved themselves from drowning only
Inv elm hlns- trees. Nothing has been seen
SO terrific during the present generation, and
even the great luuudatiJn of 1884 was less
disastrous.
The first snow storm Of the season at the
White Mountains occurred on Friday last.
At Mlnchost r, y Il, during the cold
snap, much fruit was damaged, in some
places apples fro ze to the core, and in others
only partly through. 4 correspondent of
the Manchester Mirror says that several
years ago his apples were frJze On the tree,
and he picked a few Immediately. They
went to decay shortly. Those that remained
on the tree ull the frost Left them lasted
through the winter very well.
The Illinois central Cailroad c0mpany's
sales Of land, last month, were larger than
in any single month since 1856 and it Is
quite evident thata steady emigration to
this State Of practical farmers is now going
on. The number ol acres sold were S,495
fer $237 ,9Ol 16.
The receipts Of wheat az Chicago. Ia Sep
tember were 3,369 1856 bushels, or more
than million more than ever before in that
month. The receipts of all kinds of grain
foot up 5,024 ,440 bushels.
The Prince Of Wales was much troubled
bv the crowd at Washington. At one time
lis Highness was forced TO beat a precipi
tate retreat, thus disappointing great num-
Der OF the sovereigns Yesterday he went
to see tie tomb of that great Rebel, Geo
Washington 1t is said he examined the
Declaration of Independence with much in
tarost.