Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-12-18
Vermont Items.

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jesse C. Davenport Is now ON trial at
Bennington for the murder Of samuel Viii
son of Manchester, last May Iii, defence
is insanity.
/ An infant, about three months old, was
found in the yard of John v. Clark, al the
lower end Of State street. Montpelier, where
it had been abandoned, on Wednesday eve
ming.
II C. Hubtard's horse ran away in Bel
Z lows Falls last Thursday, and went up the
railroad track for mile, sticking fast there
in bridge, and being pulled out without III
jury.
Laborcrs at work on the extension OF the
Conn. y Passumpsic R. R. near the Canada
line, IN cutting through a cay bed found
beneath. running stream Of pure, crystal
water, eighteen inches wide and eight inches
deep.
In list OF patents issued Dee. 5, oe no-
tee one To Virgil W Blanchard Of BrlFort.
VI, t,r Improvement in haryestcr,
ON the Sd inst, the house Of Mr. Wal-u
circuit. in Weather>held. was entered iu the
daytime, while tie family were away. anI
SIX hundred dollars stolen.
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I'-t once d' apartment With l-.ttl h"'are.-
has t,,a awarded o. Fairbanks d. t...Yt 3.
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month. 81 81.
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40 who are .r finn !, t0 heel ,r. e.,r.f
.Iho1-l money has BEEN r.ul..ari.v ..,-..
capital continues arla Isnf.-..I r.. --..-
famhIe i1 thc stock -- --e- has f-,.r4f- ...-.-.r
its 10 "a lIizi7. sense { he uu.,I ALI. .- no.
Ter Of many u. t.e securities DIAL r T-
greatly to tie credit VI tii.. Go eminent. t.- .-.
bans. of the securiti,, daily de,i- boz Dbl. .la
market. have ma.ntai mel their integrity of fri-e
better than almost anything else l. EIte Iuea-
IS ear : Per Cent Loiu. the iutr ton uhsch
i promptly paId 10 gid, has been suus.rbei 10
all though the pressure iu the money mtrke',
AZ sn ayera-e ofo'e- two millions uerlav. AM.
what Is not the leas, gratifying fact IN comet
ION With the daily iarge sub, ripiions of this pl,
ul,r loan, searc,ly lhy OF 10 is returned 10 iii,
market for sale. Il Is taken FIR investment. a,i +
IS he'd with unftlterng coutii, nc IN It's rellfi-
iiy- And Why should % Tot be. II seen thar /
the Government now-after Two wears Of the .
most gginuc var that the world has ever
no difficulty IN command /
ing the necessary means 10 prosecute IL. or in
aying regularly the interest in gold as il fall,
due II this can be done while the war Is being
wage, who can anticipate any difficulty in
readily accomplishing It when the war shall b.
ended What better investment, than, for car
tal, than the "Five-Twenty'' Government
Loan But If any doubt let him refer TO the
statistics furnished by the census tables furnish
ID BY the various nations fthe world The facts
which they present viii prove the most sstsfact-
irymode Of dlspell ng the numterless gloomy ap-
'rehensons which are being continually coniur-
d up by those who are disposed 10 e-arrertte
he extent Of the calamity occas.oael By the re-
'ell.on. \ reference 70 the state Of most Of the
prosperous nations Of the old world clearly dis
'ru'cs such a position. and shows that the high
II conditions OF national advancement have not
Gen materially affected by the extended wars in
Shich those nations have been immemoriallv en-
.agel, and that heavy national Indebtedness
las not proved an unmitigated evil.
'' For instance, Great Britain, France and the
Netherlands will undoubtedly be conceded ~
epresent the highest prosperity that has been
ttained by any Of the European nations. And
ct no nations have been called upon 10 lur,
Greer or more prolonged wars. domestic and
reign than thew. The effect has b.sr NM
Gnloly; 70 incur an enormous national inieo'-
Ines have hal the eee, 10 ,, '''t ''y
city, nor to check the progns, Of their general
!, e.,! ne I, r.Sl.' "ol nave Deem differ
Ito decay. instead OF being. a, they real, wen
a state . oil Development and in tbs respect d
,nt,re. in our f,yoT sf. .,I ,' '''' - a