Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-09
ITEMS OF NEWS.

Part of the Mount Vernon mills at Troy
fell on Saturday mornsng. 1t was built last
winter, and was pronounced unsafe some
time ago. About ten Thousand bushels Of
wheat were stored in the mill, and about
half of it fell among the ruins. a workman
named Patrick Leyden was seriously but not
fatally injured.
The boiler of the factory of Dow il Bros,
makers of the woodworks Of carriages at
/ New Haven, OF, exploded on Friday, badly
/ scalding several persons, knocking down part
Of the building and burying boy under the
ruins. The explosion was due to the poor
quality Of the boiler iron.
4 lawyer Of Albany named Percy, entered
Cranfeld's porter-house On Friday, and
threw snuff in Cranfeld's eyes and COM
menced beating him over the head with
heavy cane, making three bad wounds.
Cranteld drew revolver and shot Percy
twice, both balls entering the stomach. Per-
cy cannot survive.
The quarrel arose out of a suit for the
possession Of the premises occupied by Gran
field. Percy bore very bad character, aud
the sympathy Of the community is entirely
with Cranfeld.
Joseph Nash, freight agent of the Michi-
gan Southern r. R., in Chicago has abscon-
ded, leaving his accounts with balance
against him of about ST. GOO. lie has
been living "fast" for some time.
a man in Cincinnati has just discovered
that he has been paying for the last fifteen
years another mans taxes. lie has paid
about $1,000, and now asks the Court to
refund principal and interest. The Court
probably cannot allow the interest. but the
amount will doubtless be paid over to the
gentleman, and then entered 10 the owners
account as back taxes.
On the Sd of October there was another
massacre of emigrsnts by the Indians, on
the line of the Pony Express to California.
A large numb Der of them were killed. and
Others were driven from their wagons and
When last heard from, the emf
grants who escaped uncaptured had nothing
70 eat. Provisions had been sent, and it was
hoped would arrive in time 20 save them
from starvation.
The St. Louis mo demo crdt states that
a total of $4,000 buffalo robes have been re-
ceived in that city during the present year.
These robes are all tanned by the Indian
50 laws their lords of creation do not stoop
to such work of art-they do the hunting.
Owing to the last winter being so warm, no
less than SO, 900 robes were left on the hands
of dealers.
Ralph Farnham is not the Oldest Re7old>
tionary veteran remaining. Nathan Dean
Of Georgia, who was a soldier IN 1910, and
fought through the war, is still alive, IN his
one hundred and tenth year.
II is rumored that the Prince of Wales
has agreed to write Description OF ms
American tour for the Ledger, on condition
that Mr.. Bonner will pay OF The national
debt of England $4,000 ,000, OO0) within
one year from the first of January next. The
terms will probably be accepted
There was a great gale along the seaboard
Saturday, so that many vessels were detaln-
ed in New York Harbor until next day. In
New Haven the spirs of the Wooster Place
church ,240 feet high, was blown over, knock
ing down the porch and columns. The
damage will be 5000.
Hamilton & Donaldson's paper factory in
Brooklyn was burned Saturday night, caus-
ing loss of nearly 100000
The cashier and others connected with the
Boone County Bank, at Lebanon, Ind, have
been arrested for counterfeiting. IS sup
posed thut they have circulated from $780,
coo to $500 900 in counterfeit bills on their
own Bank. The spurious and the genuine
notes are from the same plate, with the
names Of the Auditor aud Register forged
on the former. Tho President OF the Bank
has fed, from which circumstance, II ls IN
ferred that he is implicated
The number of deaths by the explosion on
he steamer H. ". Hill, bound from
Memphis to New Orleans is now stated TO De
thirtv-nine. and the Won nded from fifteen to
twenty.
The tow boat Baltic exploded in Mobii e
Bav, on Saturday morning. Several persons
were killed and wounded.