Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-11-01
ITEMS OF NEWS.


The night train from Fall river to Boston
ran off the track Friday morning owing t,
the breaking Of rail. The last car wa
2 upset and dragged several rods. One lady
a Mrs. Drnkwater. Of Portland, Ne, haC
an arm torn off Mrs. Pond, Of Bucksport
Ne, bad an arm broken an infant had q
thigh broken, and several other passengers
were considerably but none fatally injured.
The British schooner uumming Bird, was
wrecked off Anticosta, on the 9TH inst. Oi
the seven persons on board, three-the Cap
tain, steward, and one seaman-were lost.
The schooner was bound iron Labrador for
Halifax.
The Prince of Wales has sent to Mrs.
E. Morgan beautiful diamond necklace.
News has been received through the T. S.
Consul at Copenhagen, of DR.. Hayes Arctic
expedition, brought 10y Danish vessel from
Upernayik.
1t Is stated that Capt. MARITIME, command
ing the Spanish squadron on the Havana
station, is now in this country, commission
cd by his Government to contract for the
construction Of three hrst-class war irigates
in American ship-yards.
The latest secession rumor, from Wash
Ington, is that Senator Wigfau called upon
| the President on Thursday, and notified him
/ 30 determine upon the course he would pur-
sue in the event Of secession, as the issue
would be forced upon him. If be did, in
earnest, it wouldn't have boen made public
1t is also reported that several of the south
ern States, through the medium of a e"ra'
Commissioner, had already obtained
pledge from the French Emperor that
Charleston should be kept open as a free
port, in case If disruption Of the confed-
eracy. Louis Napoleon is too sharp for
anything like that.
Ball, Black & Co., and Tiffany a Co. deny
that they rented out Jewels for the Prince
Ball, and assert that no respectable ieweler
would do such thing.
Thanksgiving day is to be on the Doth Of
November in Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsyl-
yania.
The Supreme Court is to occupy the old
Senate Chamber in the Capitol at Washing
Ton. The room has been re-ftted, and the |
Court VIII commence its sessions there on
first Monday in December
The benches in the House at Washington
have been removed, and the desks and chairs i
replaced. These changes make a good deal /
Of expense, but Uncle Sam foots the bills.
4 despatch from Atchison, Kansas, says
l. 900 pounds Of -four, corn-meal and pota- 1
toes arrived that day from Illinois, sent to j
the destitute in Kansas. There had preYi- ]
ousy arrived and been distributed five hun
bred bushels of corn and twenty thousand /
pounds of flour, groceries &c, most Of which /
was sent to Noosho county.
At Port Griffith, Pa, on Thursday, at the
Pennsylvania Coal Company's Works a car
containing twelve miners, was started for the
mine down slope Of 500 feet; when about
half way, the rope broke and the car was
precipitated to the bottom. Eight men were
instantly killed, two are not expected to live.
Two were saved by jumping from the car.
The new mill which is going up at Law
renee on the site Of the Pemberton mill, will
cost over 100000. 1t is built in the most
thorough manner 1t is expected to be in
operation in January, giving employment to
1000 hands, in making ticking, shifting
stripes, cotton hannels, cotton pantaloon
cloths cottonades, cotton yesting and ging
hams
The Executive Committee of the four po-
htical parties are closing up their business,
at Washington, having ceased to issue any
more printed material 1t is estimated that
the aggr gate number of documents circula-
ted BY them since the commencement of the
Presidential canvass is between 6,000,0
and : 100000 Nearly all Of them were
folded at the Capitol.
At Norfolk, Va, last Wednesday, a gen
tleman named Ewell took pistol away from
his little son, and while examining it, not
knowing it was loaded, the pistol was dis
charged, killing Mr.. Ewell's little daughter,
nine years old who was sitting close by, al
most instantly. Her father, almost crazed by
the accident, attempted to cut his throat,
but was prevented.
4 railroad conductor on the Memphis and |
Ohio train was seized by five men, the train
having been signaled to stop, carried off into
the woods while the train moved on, tarred |
and feathered, and tied to a tree. lie had
just been appointed in place Of another man.
\ colored woman in Chicago got little
box from the Post Office the other day, from
her husband. She opened it before leaving
the building, and found green adder in it.
She dropped the box like a hot COAL and
screamed murder y crowd gathered around
her at once, but scattered as quick as they
caught sight of the snake. In the letter
which was IN the box the woman's husband
begged her to kiss the dear little pet for
him" An original way Of committing
murder, surely,-too original to succeed.
News has been received Of the loss of
Gloucester mackerel smack, which was run
down by an outward bound steamer. The
smack drifted about for two days, and be-
coming water-lOgged, nine of the crew took
to the boats-seven had been washed over
board. After two DAYS sail in their boat,
it capsized, and two were seized by sharks
The remainder hoated without water, pro
visions or oars, four days. Two died from
exhaustion, and the survivors were about TO
relieve their hunger by eating their bodies,
when Portuguese vessel came in sight and |
picked them up.
$500 worth of Cotton was burned in
New Orleans, Monday.
The rolling stock of the Grand Trunk
Ra ilroad has been attached by Messrs Bar
ings of London, for the immense debt owing
them. There is said to be a vast amount of
freight waiting for transportation, and the
road will be run as usual That is the only
way the debt can be collected, and they NAV
find il for their interest 10 increase the rolling
stock, which is all the road row needs TO
greatly enlarge its income.
If you are in the vicinity of the firing of
cannon, and will stand on tipt0e, the con-