Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-15

FAST DAY in Massachusetts, Is appointed
for hnril dtb

FAsr DAY in Massachusetts, is appointed
for April 4th.
There was great FIRE at Sandusky, Ohio,
on the 9Th, destroying the Railroad Offices.
$1,000.
a Waterman on the PENNSYLVANIA Rail.
road was run over by train on SATURDAY.
night, % inst. An examination of the b,4r
showed hole in his head, which could NO,
have been caused By the accident, and it !,
supposed that he was first murdered, and then
placed on the track TO be run over by tn
approaching train.
The authorities at Charleston have again
removed the buoys from St.Heleaa bar. which
the United States Government had replaced.
From a report just issued by the Commit
tee of Relief Of the Pemberton mill sufferers.
1t appears that the splendid donation Of tbs
people Of the United States for their relief,
amounting to S65.S34, has been finally a'
disbursed for the relief OF the sufferers, AMI
the frIends and relatives Of the deceased
One more death IS recorded, that Of ElIei,
Roach. making the total deaths So. The
committee have had under their care III
families and persons. For two person, incu-
rably injured. lite annuities have been pur-
chased Of $3.50 and $500 each.
tae seeded Southern members confirm
to receive their packages of seeds and cut
tinge. from the Patent Office, which are sen
to Il en-.
1t is stated that over one hundred men.
many Of them old soldiers or marines. havs
been quietly enlisted at Washington during
he last week, and sent to the army of tbs
Confederated States by the remitting agents
located at Baltimore.
A young nan named Pearson has Just re-
turned homo to Albany from Charleston. H5
left to avoid being drafted in the regular Ar.
my of the Southern Confederacy. Abou,
every third man is drafted. Mr.. Pearson
was present when Gen. Beaureguard sr1,
saw the famous floating battery. The Cen.
eral laughed at it and soon after n v,,
launched, it caps:zed and sunk
A firm in Cincinnati, on Tuesday last. re,
ceived from New-Orleans, per steamer. ZOO
tons of freight-mostly sugar and molasses-
valued at $4,000.
One hundred and fifty mon have been, for
long time past, and are yet, busily engaged
at the Watervliet arsenal, Troy, making gun
carriages, preparing caps, &c. Thousands
of tons Of war material have been sent Of
from that station to Fort Pickens, Jefferson.
Tortugas, ard other Notifications Shell.
canister and grape shot are being sent Of b
fabulous extent, and heavy gun carriages 20
mount the forts have also been quite plenti
fully sent away. The Southern forts have
never been fully mounted before, but thev
are now in fair way of receiving supply
of ammunition sufficient 70 extermiuate the
country in the section 10 which the material
is sent.
\ cannon ball, dug up on the battle-6.li
of Brandywine. was presented TO Hon. John
Sherman. last week, by delegation Of citi-
zens from Pennsylvania. The ball was inlaii
with silver plate, on which WAS a suitable
inscription, and was lodged in beautiful
cup, or vase, of wood, most exqulsi.ely
turned and appropriately embellished With
elaborate carvings of leaves Of oak and au,
rel.
A fireman on the New York Central Raj
road. was killed about miles from TroT.
last Saturday, having attempted to jump from
q bridge on his engine while going at the rate
of II miles an hour. He was warned By the
engineer not to jump on the train but trisd
it, was struck by the woodwork. thrown
under the wheels, and terribly maEgled