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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

PrL,GI5rs WASH H1r5-.--A Journal otAl--
sburg confirms sthe following anrounce-
ment 1--WE think right to call genera! AZ
tention to the public wash-house OF the h's 5,
pital Of this town, which IS perfectly organise $50
II cvsry respect. Not only have all the lates
improvements been introduced into 1t, ols re, re
caId is had 70 the difference in the reIiGlouS
ergeds Of the customers. Thus the linen o.
Roman Catholics and that OF Protestants ara
washed IN separate tubs. The washed I'm
is afterwards placed in q wheel which ,. Is
true, is eonsecrated to both f01ms OF wors9iF'
anl there. by a centrifugal apparatus 6si21.
sny equally to both religions, it is freed non
The water il contains. But the Roman 1a-.-
Ole linen is afterwards carried into the OS an
olic drying place, and the Protestant ' i
that appointed for itself and then 1t Is D-'
tributed to its 0wners.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04
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5 Z p z Z II L COU RT,
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
JANUARY Term, 1861.
WeInesGaY. Jar. :

Wednesday, Jan "a
The Court was opened yesterday morning by
prayer by Rev. George 3. Stafford, pastor Of the
Third Congregational Society. The following
judges hold the present session: Hen. L. P. Pc
land, Chief Justice, Hon A. 0. Adds, Hon. J.
Pierpont, and Hon. Jas Barrett.
The following causes lave thus far bee, A..
gued
Briggs =. G,ssn. Pitf. pro st. Mack for
def.
State Of Vermont /. N',iEan, p. Brigo, TIL.
case is before the court on demurrer to tho ;,d;o
ment, involving the question whether n. bond
therein alleged TO have been forged is suaic,r,,r
setout upon the record to fulfil the reou;renort.
Of criminal pleading. Z. R. Hard for s.,to
Roberts Chittcnden, and Ednunds for did
ant
Sally AIsiin Us. q. {. MieisH. Hard ; r,an.A
for pltf., Edmunds for def
Busl Us. c. F. Warner and others. TL;s.
alec stands On demurrer to the plaintiff $ amended
declaration. The defenda nts, certain director. &c
the Farmers and Mechanics Bank, are sued bv the
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

Tie CAz- OF TIE FORTS srATzO.-IEe or s..
ditv and ind feasibl6ueSs of Buchanan 5 p
sitiou. tha, lie dare noe reinforce the i1y,'
lest it SHOULD provoke an immediate coll
sion. Is forciblv illustrated byremarks whio'
Gen. Cass made yesterday 90 some gentle-a7o.
on the street. l was one Of the party, az.
heard tha conversation. Said Gen. Cas-
6. ,rbe case IS this. (faising his cane aa-
roin.ir- 70 the adjoining bulding,) there j.
nv house: yours stands next, and mine Is
empty and unprotected hear that YEA
intend 70 attack and burn ny house. I say.
well I VIII pat some one in it to protect q,
You come TO me and say Sir, I don't "a.
tend to burn your house tonight n1z -
morrow night. in fast not before the Ism G.
December, ana may not do It then; but, ST.
il you put a guard in it I VIII burn iI 1oVa
at Once,-aud 50 I leave it unProt5ctel.
Gen. CGss said with great emphasis 1lat be
could not consistently with his duty remain
in a Cabinet that pursued such a policy anu
that he saw TO other course leu Than .
retire -B0st0u Atlas.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

L. D. Rock we'll, a Connecticut democrat,
employed in the constitutional business OF
overseeing gang OF slaves 1T Kings-3a, n,
c.. has been obliged to return home, on
account OF false reports that be vas an abb
iriJnist. There was town me, ing about
and q committee chosen 70 see him. wAe c-r-
tilted to his souDlu5ss, bat the mob SUI
threatened aaI be thought it best TO leave i1r
q. free country. He says taiaS never
was more astOnished and disappointed, Mr..
Editor, than upon arriving home in Cluuec-
ticut 10 find the people about ttesr peacstut
occupations. expected 10 fpd the citizens
under arms, and ready to march to battle.
This Is now the prevalent opinion u the
South. The New York Herald IS the oaiy
northern paper that Is seen there, ana 10 1t,
l think, may be attributed, in q very great
measure, tie pending panic al impending
var
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

HORSE THrEr.-Some person anxious for
e quick passage to Canada took at about
s P. 81. Saturday evening, splendid
horse with harness, sleigh robes &C., to
match, belonging to Mr.. Wilmus of Addi-
con, at North Ferrisburgh. where Mr.. W
was doing some business, and started North.
The theft was soon discovered and pursuit
commenced, and the thief was nearly over
taken a: the residence OF Hon. Ii. S. Morse
Of Shelburne, aad help being called for he
turned iato cross road over tie drifts, where
from the superior quality of bis horse be
soon distanced his pursuers and took cir
cuitous route for Essex Junction and 90 to
Canada. A. last advices he had not been
taken, but from the fact that Constable
Percival of Shelburne, and Sheriff Flanara,
are on his track, his chances may be con-
eidered small.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

consequent superfciality in knowledge were
noticed and the remedy which is supplied IN
the iaAuz of other elements from other coun-
tries, and especially in the ''scienti6c con-
scieuce" of the German element. The danger
of excess of practically and the neglect of
refining arts. must be guarded against BY
cultivation of the noble and the beautiful
along with the useful. By thus teaching all
the children of the people how to be free and
how to appreciate their freedom, will popu-
lar liberty be perpetuated. And to that civ
ilization which thus goes hand in hand with
equal rights belongs the future of our cOun-
try.
Mr.. Schurz was applauded at different
points in, and at the end of his discourse. and
held his audience attentive and interested to
the close.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04
FRCI WASHINGTON.
Despatch 10 the Commercial 4 drc7fls.r.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 90, 1860.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 90, 1860.
The Cabinet is now in session, engaged in
warm and animated discussion upon the
demands made by the South Carolina com
missioners and their supporters here.
The commissioners pertinaceously insist in
their demand that Major Anderson able
strategy shall be disowned by the federal
government, and the gallant major be sent
back to Fort Moultrie.
There is q well accredited rumor that Pre-,
sident Buchanan, il his Despair at the per.
plcxities Of his position, yesterday INFORMED
HIS CABINET THAT He WOULD T4Kz NO Rhs-
POSSIBILITY N TIE MATTER, AND THREW IT Up
on THEN.
And it is further affirmed, and I have
reason to believe correctly, that the Cabinet
thereupon proceeded to vote upon the cues
ton OF yielding to the commissioners de-
mand.
Secretary Black, Postmaster Holt, end
AttoTney-GeneEal Stanton were n favor OF
sustaining Major Anderson Secretaries
Thompson. Floyd and Thomas for ordering
him back to Fort Moultrie, and Secretary
Toucy wavered.
4 general break up of the Cabinet Is an
ticipated. Indeed it seems imnossib,e that
men at variance on such important points
should longer remain together in council
George II. Sanders appears to have been
largely engaged in the recent sales ofmuskets
and rifles TO Southern states
1t is estimated from reliable sources that
at least half million stand of arms have
been sent TO the South since the John Brown
raid in Virginia. and it is pretty well known
that the arsenals at the North are but scanti-
ly supplied.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

,,.;n;s as one of the stockholders. to recover for
Leases claimed to have been sustained, through the
,;.oorduct If the said directors in making
,ert,io loans in violation Gas is aleged) OF their
charter. and the general banking laws OF the
Sat. The demurrer, in addition to the various
technical questions of pleading, raises tho more
general point as to the right OF single s!0'A-
holder to maintain the suit at all, without JOINING
,bs remaining stockholders as plaintiffs. Roberts
AVID Cb;ttcnden for plaintiffs, Edmunds, Under
,vood and Walker for defendants
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

\ VALUABLE DoG.-The keeper Of the
Egg Harbor Rock Lighthouse Massachusetts,
Bay, has valuable dog, which do5s bis share
towards supporting the family In the win
ter season, as the Swampsc5tt fishermen
come in from their trips. they viii often lash
two or three good sized Goldfish to a stick Of
wood. and throw them over flr the benefit
Of the lighthouse keeper. The dog. who is
to and bring in the prize, though the wea-
Their be ever 50 cold, and the hsL often 2
mile from the Rock. IN thick foggy weather
he will station himself upon the seAward side
Of the Rock, aud upon the slightest sound #
an approaching vessel, which he can distiu-
guish at a great distance, he viii Sc. up an
incessant barking, which has often proved
warning when a light could not be seen,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

1t is said of the late visit Of the American
Minister to her Majesty. the Queen al Wind
sor, that he was received most Eraciouslv.
and that the Queen constantly displayed in
her conversation with him the highest appre-
citation Of the manner in which the Prince
Of Wales had been received in the States. She
was exceedingly courteous, and devoted her
self with zeal u the entertainment Of her
guests, walking with Mrs. Dallas in the cas-
tie grounds, and driving them about in the
park. She has received great pleasure from
the kindly feeling displayed towards the
Prince in America, and she testified it by this
act Of friendly polteness, for i IS not custom
airy for any who is not personally intimate
with some member Of the royal family to be
invited to Windsor and since Mr. Sleuher-
son was there, twenty years ago, this uriyi-
lege has never been extended 10 arv Ameri
can minister.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

STARVING TIE NoF1H.-A friend, in whose
word we have the fullest confidence, informs
US that a large provision merchant Of this
citv. who had long been known as "a strong
advocate of Southern rights. received abou.
ten DAYS an order for about fifty barrels OF
four, with a LOT OF pork, hsl, *, to g to
Charleston. Owing to the gloomy aspect OF
affairs the merchant frs. Lesiated ana then
decided not to fill the order. lie according y
replied that he preferred to extend 10 credit
to South Carolina lor the present. Ia Jew
DAYS an answer was received in this city,
declaring that he might keep his four fsa,
PORK, SC. to himself; rhat South Carolina
would have no more If them, having made
up her mind to st1rcs 'ts North INTO S1.57l,S-
sen ~ J. paper
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

gA large eagle was captured up in St.
Armand a few days since, under circumstan-
ces so unusual that it Is worthy of record.
The eagle first made an attack upon man,
pouncing down upon him with all the fierce.
ness with which they are accustomed to
light upon their prey, but unfortunately for
the eagle, he caught a tartar, and turned out
to be victim instead of victor. He is said
to DO about as large as good sized turkey.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04
THE n. Y. TREASURY HARD TIP.

THE n. Y. TREASURY HARD TIP.
The late bids for the proposed issue OF five
millions Of Treasury notes, show to what
disgraceful condition the management OF
Mr. Buchanan's Administration has brought
the credit Of the Government. The bids were
opened at the Treasury department on TIE
18th. Only 100000 were BID for, and at
en- average of II per cent. Only a small
amount was offered at rates of ten per cent
and below. Most Of the bids were at Il per
cent, and some ranged as high as rs, 80 and
even sc per cent.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

At the criminal term Of tie Superior
Court now being held IN Lawrence, Mass2-
chusetts, little boy, six years Old. was
called as a witness in an assault case. The
District Attorney, having some do.bts whe
Their Boy of so tender age knew the nature
OF an cath, proceeded 10 ask him a r,w cues
tions, as follows
District Attorney-Little bov. do yen
know what it IS to testify
Little Boy suppose it is to tell the
truth.
District Attornay-Yes, bat what wcoId
De the consequences if You did not tell the
Little BOy-I suppose I should b. sen: to
District Att0ruoy-But woald not God
punish you ?
Little Boy-No, guess NOT da3'sa Z
H:rersa1st
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

Tue IoxD-v " COURT JoUaSAL" states
thar z great sensation has been caused among
the principal jewellers by the inJr lrr'
ton Of a :. scented diamond. TIE s-5-e
has been recently discovered in Ava. and has
the same value as others, the same transp-r-
encv and brilliancy, and the same weight
but il possesses the most extraordinary quail
ity Of emitting 4 very agreeable oI1r under
the influence Of a high tenI eratlre--sach,
nr instance. As Is more frequently KAN
sgraeabIy felt in the ball room.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

In view Of the Presidents pr5cligities to
distrust his own capabilities for action. the
n. \. Ere. Post, thus happily travesties =
scene from Hamlet
ENTER An old Public FUucti0naTy aud toe
Palmetto Commissioners, from an inner
chamber, where the audience are gwen to
understand that the demands Of the Commits
sioners have been promptly and eheerfalIy
submitted to.
Old Pubic Fuactio.Gry 70 he Cor1,7is-
si0nerS -
Why, right; you are in the right.
And SO, without more circumstance at all.
hold it fit that We shake hands and part;
You as your business and desire shall, point you
For every man hath business and desire
Surh /: .s-and for -ay e,sr 2'5- part,
Look you, I ,iH 90 pray. (Ers,;,.. omnss
Ii appears that the secession members Of
the cabinet are inclined TO "stand upon the
order of their going" The latest news is
that Secretary Thomson has given notice
that he will resign the moment Mississippi
secedes. It is to behoped that that gentle
man Will not make unseemly haste TO get
away from his post until that tridiug ms
taxed Of $50 900. made in his department,
shall be looked up and corrected.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04
GENERAL WOOL,s LETTERS.

We take from the Troy Arena two letters
from General Wool, one OF which. that to
Secretary Cass. was alluded to Oh Monday
last. 1t is published by the authOr to cor
rect erroneous and imperfect reports of It's
contents The other was written Dec. 81.
The high character of the veteran officer
who writes them, and the patriotism and
good sense which pervades them, will insure
their being read with interest.
GEN. WOOL TO GEN. CAss.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-04

JOHN E. WOOL.
j In. LEWIS CAss, Secretary Of State,
Washington, D. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-16

NnoINIA--Tbe reports in the press from RSch.
mond may be received with much caution inso-
much a. there 10 now no Union paper published
there, and the mpathies of the agent Of the As
ISOLATED Press telegrapsing from that point, are
% earnestly with the Disunion cause, as that all
be sends over the wires to the press Is deeply
tngsd with the bias Of his sentiments
Though this city was last evening overwhelmed
with rumon that the Convention, by a majority
Of efty, had actually adopted a secession ordi-
nance, which proved utterly untrue, we draw
from the tone Of the Richmond papers Of yester.
day morning, the strong hope that her Conyen.
non will, after all, her soil from immediate.
~ becoming the hatch-block upon which some
TWO hundred thousand Infatuated men from North
and South, shall fight out the threatening unholy
sectional war; desolating here very fair field, re-
ducing her every city TO ashes, and banishinp
her every slave from her limits-for no man own.
Ing them, could fail to send them South beyond
the reach Of the actual contest week after real.
king that the Oligarchy had hundred thousand
men marching North, and the Government an
many marching to confront them, ere they mi hi
reach the Federal Metropolis.
May merciful God avert such q calamity from
Virginia. May Him who rules all things for Il e
best, incline those who may either avert from Der
this state Of things or superinduce II, to that
course which can and surely will avert ito the
discharge Of their duty in firmly refusing to COM
nit the State to the Disunion cause, and to nrm
adherence to her policy Of acting In the crisis n
stxict conjunction and alliance with her sister
border States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-16

The fort has been gsrrisonsd by the Palmetto
Guards and put under command Of Lieutenant
Colonel Ripley, who commanded Fort Moultrie
aie, tne ae pern,re OF Major Anderson
The city Is resuming It's usual quiet Every
BODY 10 exchanging cong rstulations over the sue
cessful terminsibon Of the fight; but soldiers are
Itching for hand o-hand brush. The CoDfed-
crate nag and tue Palmetto Gag were hoisted on
separate spars simultaneously.
DR.. 8. Wylie Crawford, the surgeon at Fort
sumter, who was slightly wounded, IL q son Of
Rev. DR.. Crawford, Of Philadelphia
w. Porcher Miles, Of Charleston, telegrsphs 20
Mrs. Doubleday, at Washington, that q report Of
her husbands insanity 10 without foundation. IL
Is believed that Capt Doubleday, who is a strong
republican, refused to obey Major Anderson
command to surrender, and was consequently
placed In irons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-16

PRRsiDRNrIkL APPOINTMENTS The President
has made the following appointments since the
last issue Of the Stor:
J. L Tuuock, navy agent for Portsmouth, N n
VIM: Pinkney Ewing, navy agent for Balti-
more, Md.
6. A. Cotton, OF Kansas, agents for the In dians
OF the Usage river agency.
Washington Bonifant, U. y. Marshal for the
district Of Maryland.
VIM. l.. Marshall, surveyor Of customs for the
district of Baltimore.
Frederick schley, John F. Meredith, C. p.
Montague. appraisers Of merchandise for the dis
trict Of Baltimore.
Francis 9. Corkran, naval ofdcer for the district
H. w. Hoffman, collector Of customs for the
district Of Baltimore.
A; b; Waite, surveyor Of customs for the pOr,
OF North Kingston, X.
M. 9. Salisbury, collector of customs for the
ports Of Warren and Darlington, r.
NJ f. Bennett, collector Of customs for the port
T. B. Bush, naval officer for the district of New.
S. w. Macy, collector Of customs for the por,
VIM. Stanley, collector Of customs for Marble
F. A. Palmer, collector of customs for stoning.
). 8. Weber, collector of customs for Glouces.
andrew Stephen, collector of customs for
Miami, Ohio.
u SuIicr, COilcCtor VI CustOfns iOI new
buryport, Mass
c. 6. Hildreth, surveyor for the port of Glou.
cester, Mass.
J. c. Baune, postmaster for Cincinnati, Ohio
T.. p. OliDhant, late justice for the Terri.
tory Of Washington.
Il. Power, of Pa, Indian agent for The Upper
Mississippi agency.
j b. Hoffman, Of N. Y agent for the Ponca
Indians in Nebraska.
| A Pendee rast, receiver of public moneys a,
| Henderson, MINI.
F. A. KeDz, register Of public monets at same
place.
A. Metzger, register of public moseys at La
| Crosse, Wis.
0rigen Utley, collector of customs foi the port
| Of Middleto wn, Conn
| Conn.
8. C. Berthe, collector of customs foi the port
| of Fairfield, Conn.
Stephen Brooks, surveyor of the port q Middle.
| town, Conn.
Alfred Macy, collector of customs fos the port
| Of Nantucket, r. l.
Chas Bachelor, surveyor Of the portiof Pitts.
burg, Pa.
Thos Loring, collector Of customs foY the port
| OF Plymouth, Conn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-16

The GovERsMENr's LEVY OF TROOPS
who are dreading least these troops may be used
for aggressive war, certainly overlook the fact
that no more Of them can possibly be assembled
and prepared for service with the means the Gov
eminent have at hand than SUN cient 10 guard the
public property here, and In States that do not
pretend to have thrown of their allegiance, ere
the whole subject passes, by law, from the control
Of the President to that Of Congress. We are very
cure that IL he had every one of the seventy five
thousand men called out, at this moment ready to
march at the tap Of the drpm, and all the para
phernalia of war sufficient 70 sustain them in It's
successful prosecution, already prepared, the Pres
ident would do nothing whatever with them
likely to induce the patriotic Union men Of the
non-seceded slaveholding States to believe that
the Governments purpose is to compel the sword
to be- rather than to prsrsnt it from becoming, the
nnal arbiter In this deplorable quarrel.
Without such preparation the part of the
Government, IL is beyond all question true that
the Oligarcby would march TO this point their
troops-2O, coo Of whom they already have In the
deld-as soon as railroads could get them here.
Who can doubt this fact, while the chief func-
uonaries Of the Oligarchy are boldly proclaiming
that intention, Is IL not self-evident in all they
have been doing in a military way for some time
past' Is 1t not known b. all to have been a main
feature Of the conspiracy coneocted here, by
which the revolution was effected
Would not the President have been most shame
fully negligent Of his high trust had he failed to
insure the safety Of this city, and the great mill
tary keys Of the commerce Of the United States
that may not be given up ere Congress and ma
uonal convention SO direct Had he determined
quietly to surrender the Federal Metropolis, &c
to the Oligarchy, would he not, Of his own act,
be playing the part Of chief conspirator in the
work OF communicating tie permanent destruction
Of the Union,
W bile he may not periodically, and does not
propose to do sught that can justify the border
States In making common cause with the Oil
garchists, he evidently by no means proposes TO
render IL impossible that they (the border States)
may, In Congress and speedily called convention,
compel q peaceful settlement Of the troubles, by
permitting the Oligarcby to work out all their
reasonable schemes to a successful conclusion
before those bodies can possibly take the subject
In hand.
Should be fail to be ready and able to protect
his high trust agains: the assaults Of the OIL
garohists up to the tune Congress meets, does any
man believe that the result could fail to be long
and bloody sectional civil war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-16

CNAcoousrisLE Nothing could more strong
~ illustrate the madness which rules the hour,
than the fact that considerable number Of the
citizens Of Washington, some Of them holders OF
real property, are rabid secessionists. They know
that the object Of the leading secessioniss has
been and is, to destroy the Union forever; they
know that the value of their own property and
thai Of their friends and neghbers depends on It's
Preservation; yet all their sympathies are with
those who seek not only the ruin Of their country
out also their individual ruin. Surely none OF
inem can be SO infatuated as to believe that I'm the
event Of final separation Of the Union into a
southern ana Northern Confederacy, Washing
ton viii be the seat Of government for either.
Why then should any true Washingtonian sym.
psthise with the disunion cause, VIVA, have
they TO gain by the ruin of their country and
their city, What but ruin to themselves,
10 IL not EadeeoxutabL,1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-16

NAV PusLicAross.-From the publisher, ID.
van Nos'rand, New York through Frank Taylor,
we nave book apropos TO the times, ''Notes on
90 Coast Defence" by Major J. 6. Barnard, L.
., corps OF Engineers. IL seems to be a valuable
ueafise upon the subject indicated.
from The publishers, Crosby, Nichols, Lee 4
20, Boston, through French & Richstein, we
have copy Of the most desirable issue we have
yet seen Of the last (ff,h) volume OF Macsulav,,
History Of England. tbs introduced by memoir
d the historian by Prof Alibone and is su pplied
with very complete alphabetical index.