Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-30
ITEMS OF NEWS.

Thanksgiving day has been appointed for
the 18th, in twenty states, of which four are
Southern.
Ut the next regular meeting of the n. Y.
Historical Society, Gov. Hall Of Vermont i.
to read paper on "The New Hampshire
Grants" His discussion of this tong vexed
question will undoubtedly be both interest
ing and able.
The Cascade bridge of the New York and
Erie railroad, one of the wonders of Americ-
an engineering, is now coming down. So
much anxiety has been left, lest this great
structure, which crosses chasm 1o5 feet deep
in single span of 275 feet, might be des-
troyed, that materials were always kept
ready for throwing suspension bridge across
the chasm, in the event of fire. About two
years ago, an embankment of broken
stone through which the water percolates
freely, was commenced on the upper side.
This is now complete, and trains have been
running over. The great bridge was built in
lS4S and cost StJ COO
Nearly all the business part of Laconia, N
II. was burned down on Tuesday. The fire
started in the rear Of the Cerro Gordo Hotel.
The loss Is estimated at Sl5O,OOO.
The gable end of the eastern hall of Bowd-
DIN college. at Brunswick, was blown up
Sunday night. BY key Of gunpowder, which
was maliciously placed in the attic, and set
fire to for the purpose of destroying the build
ing.
Il is note worthy fact that out of serer
hundred and eighty-one South Carolinians set
down in the blue book as receiptins the Unit
ed States pay-rolls for different services, only
nine have resigned, and these hold Office until
their successors shall be appointed.
Owing to the stagnation in the market,
Messrs. a. & W. Sprague, of Providence,
have stopped their print works. The mar
ket for prints has been dull for some time.
and in the panic in tho New York money
market, sales are naturally very limited but
the market will soon be all the better for di-
m minishing the present supply.
\ negro, who had been voluntarily brought
to free State by his master, was quietly
seized in New York not long since, and car
ried eff without any process of law. A dis
patch from Richmond, Va, dated Wednes-
day, says:
Deputy marshals from New York arrived
here to-day with fugitive. in their charge, be-
longing TO a citizen Of Kentucky. The negro
is in the county Jail, where he will remain
until called for.
Ii hos been decided by the courts in Gin
cinnati that q negro cannot be excluded from
the street railway cars and q negro has got
damages against conductor for trying to
put him out.
A horrible tragedy is reported from Ad-
ans Co., ind.-the town not given. A wo-
man about to churn butter, threw some boil
ing water in the churn, into which one of the
children lad. unnoticed by the mother.
placed an infant, and it was instantly scalded
to death. In her frenzy the mother seized q
chair and inflicted death blow upon the
little girl. After realizing wha. she had
done she threw herself into the well and was
drowned.
According to o;ncI.l reports OF the Kansas
Relief Committee, there have been distribu-
ted from Atchison, up to Nov %, 76,55O
pounds of provisions, consisting of -four.
meal, beans and potatoes. Applications havo
been received and supplied from 20 counties.
Barnum has given 4 200 admission tickets
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