Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-22
ITEMS OF NEWS.

A cat found its way into Trinity Church
at Toronto, several Sundays ago, bit lady
who tried to drive IL out Of her pew, and the
sexton who caught II. The sexton has since
died from the effects Of the bite and the lady
only escaped by having her finger amputa-
ted
The postage stamps FOR all the post office;
in the United States are manufactured by 9
firm in Philadelphia. The number furnished
By them last wear was 223 SCI 90, Of the
value Of S6,2lo, $40. The increase from year
to year Is very large
\ girl advertises in q German newspaper
for a situation o. bar-maid u waitress IN q
refreshment saloon. Among her qualifications
for such position, she says she can cut 222j
pieces of bread and butter, of satisfactory APP
pearance, out OF one pound Of bread and two
ounces Of butter.
Edward Everetts last article in the New
York Ledger is on the burdens of public life,
and he thinks kings, presidents and other
high dignitaries have a hard time. Sour
grapes, Mr.. Everett.
apple sass 60 is a great institution. The
Canterbury Shakers have Just filed one order
from Java. for 800 cans.
At the first meeting Of the trustees Of
Vassar Female College, lately incorporated
at Poughkeepsie. y. Y, llr. Mathew Vas
sar. the founder. presented the funds and
! securities which he has donated to this OBJ
] iect, to the amount Of four hundred thousand
/ dollars It is stated that there have been
but two donations ever given in this country
/ by any man during his life, which equal
/ this. Prof NJ. p. Jswett was elected Presi-
dent of the College. IL Will be two years
and half before the College will be open for
| the reception Of students.
Recent experiments made in Germany show
| that when ice Is an inch and half thick. it
will lust bear the weight of a single man
when it is three inches and q halt thick. il
will bear attachments of infantry marching
in open order when il Is four inches and q
half thick. eight Founders may be safely run
over on sledges eight inch ice viii bear al
most any weight as it was never broken by
burthen. The above can be true only when
the ice is new and suddenly frozen
Edward s. Ward, clerk in an extensive
dry goods store In Boston, has been arrested.
and confessed to having embezzled at various
times sums amounting IN the aggregate 10
from seven to ten thousand dollars. The
entreaties of his young wife induced his en-
ployers to attach his property, and permit
MIN TO escape punishment,
A man named Dudley was found dead in /
his sleigh, IN Constable, n. Y, on Tuesday.
lie was lying on his face in the cutter, hold |
ing the whifie-tree bolt in his hand as if he |
had got out to fix 1t, and getting back, had |
ben seized with q fit
Four cars loaded with munitions Of war,
consisting Of two l0-inch coIumbiads, shot,
SHE'LL &c, passed through Knoxville, Fem,
on the 4th from Richmond, Va, to Governor
Moore, of Alabama. The Knoxvillians 1t is
stated, eyed them very suspieiously, as if
uncertain IN what shape they might be sent
back.
The demand for material to be converted
into paper has increased enormously within
q few years. Junk dealers and tin men pen
citrate every part of New-England in search
Of rags, and latterly they have commenced
purchasing books and pamphlets for the pur-
pose. Ninety-eight tons Of books and pam
Dhlets were ground up in only one Of the pa
England is the tin-plate manufacturer for
he whole world
Musard, the famous promenade concert
nan, Is having great success in London, il is
aid, by the employment Of ingenious effects
+ mimicry and imitation, as the lowing of
Inc, the beating of sheep, the Kissing of q
and the popping of champagne =
orks. In the ''Valse de Fleurs," NJ. Rim ;
lel, the eminent perfumer. diffuses the per-
lme OF sweet briar through the hall by a
recess OF his own invention :
Rarey Is exhibiting his system in Boston.
In New-York the other day man was ar
'sted charged with stealing quantity of
lampagne. He got off because it was proved a
lat what he stole was tur7up- juice, doctored n
18th marble-dust and vitriol to make it Il
arkle. h