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No town meeting was held in Dorset on
account of the smell pOx in that town.
Mrs Gardner Smith of Brattleboro fell
upon the Ice few days ago, and has since
died of her injuries.
A valuable horse Of John Bailey's Of Barre
while prancing about in high spirits, slip
ped on piece of ice, fell and died instantly
from internal injury.
Deacon Putnam of Andoyer had two dizzy
fits the other day, in one no fell from the
barn sesfold, and was badly bruised, in the
second he fell on the stove and was
seriously burned.
In Holland, Vt. log hut, occupied by
French family named Gilmore, took ere.
The only persons presen. at the time were
two children. one SIX and the other two
years of ag". When the. family returned
they found the house in flames and the old
est child standing outside looking on, while
the youngest was burning inside.
Dir. Aaron HinckleY Of Rutland, q brake.
man in the employ of the Rutland & Bur-
lington Rail Road, while on his train at
Bellows Falls, on Saturday afternoon, wa,
thrown off by sudden stop, and part of the
train ran over him, cutting of one leg and
the other foot
Deputy Collector Hartshorn has recently
seized near the line in Canada, four horses
and wagons used in smuggling whiskey.
Homer SOmers of Irasburg, aged Is years
and Geo. Churchill, aged 10, attempted to
put Joseph p. Otis, teacher, out of the
school house the other day, but Otis was too
many and gave Churchill a fogging, and
Somers leaping through a window, escaped.
That night, Churchill with several others
waylaid the teacher. on the way to Barton
Landing, beat him with club, and Other
wise abused him, which cost them the sum
of $S5, and ought to have co.t them each
year Of hard labor at Windsor.
In ST. Albans, Monday. man was found
lying in ditch. helplessly drunk, and with
one leg broken below tho knee. How he
came there, or how his leg was broken,
neither be nor any one else can tell.
The Brattleboro Record is 10 be removed
to Rutland. where Mr.. Millikcn, the editor,
has purchased building for it's permanent
location.
A srArD TowS.-It is worthy of remark
that since the organization of the town of
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TEE MERCHANTS National BANK Of this
city have adopted the system of issuing
Deposit Receipts to those not wishing to
open a permanent account. These receipts
are payable On demand and bear from three
to FIVE per cent interest. according to agree
men.. thus carving into practice the most
perfect and convenient Savings Bank system
ever adopted in this country.
The MEDICAL CoLLKGE.-We had the
pleasure of being present Tuesday at the
several Lectures in the Medical College,
where we saw highly intelligent looking
class of young men in attendance, who
showed by their answers to the questions OF
the professors, that they were there to
make profitable use of the instruction Civ
en- to them. The present class is larger than
usual, numbering nearly hundred students
Valuable additions have been made within
the past season to the means of instruction,
and the courses of lectures are intended to
be more ample than usuyl. The lectures
being given at the present are by Profes-
sors CARPENTER, THArERand Sicily. Others
are to commence their courses within a few
days.
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Equalization Of Bountics.
Senator Wilson has introduced a bill to
equalize the bounties paid by the Govern
nent to soldiers during the war. The pur-
port Of it is to make the bounty for every
> private equal to eight and one-thlrd dollars
per month, for bis whole term of service
Senator Wilson is very clesr-headed and
practical legislator. and if the bounties must
be equalized, his plan may be as good as
any but we can not see any good reason for
any such enactment, and We do not believe
Congress Will pass it. OF course great inc
qualities obtained IN the amount Of boun-
tv received FOR the service rendered, accord
ing TO tie times OF enlistment, the partlcu-
ar laws under which they sevcrally were
wade, tire duration Of actual service, &c.
Some received large government bounty for
what proved 10 be short terms Of service
or couuc, in such cases. there can be no
provision for having the overplus-that Is
the excess over an Average of eight and one
third dollars mOnth-paid back to the
government Many also, received, besides
government bounty, large bOunties from mu-
nicipal OF Individual sources others little
or none. Many rendered hearty service
in the army, and too many were shirks who
Gid as little as they could. Many, notwith-
standing bounties, entered the service at
great personal sacrifice others got better
pay and lived better in the army than they
ever did before.
There things cannot, from the nature OF
the case, be equalized. OF course no discrim-
ipations can be made a such bill as is pro-
posed. Anarbitrary rule must be applied alike
to all, and in che end less justice would be
the result shsn can come from leaving the
subject Of pay and bounty where 1t now is.
The government bounties and pay We're on
q scale OF LberalitY never known before in
this or any other country If the govern
mcnt carries out completely and fairly the
engagem, MS NJ der which the enlistmeats
were made, or ,quItably UNDERSTOOD 10 be
made at the time there can be DO fair ground
Of complaint. 4 Law t. e4ualize bounty in
the way proposed would doubtless put some
money ipto Il c pockets of some but what
with the time and expense consumed in
running after tin many, perhaps most eases,
more would be lost than gained. The ex-
pense to the public treasury in carrying
through all the investigations necessary for
such a settlement would he very heavy and
would occupy years for completion, to say
nothing of the innumerable attempts which
would he mace to delraud the Government
under such procedure. The objections to
it seem to us to be many and the reasons for
1t few 1t would add enormously to the
burden Of the public deo;. and VIC trust our
Vermont rcpr, sentaliSes viii tank twice
before they support any SUCH measure.
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fOreible manner of presenting it, could not but
interest and impress

fOreible manner of presenting it, could not but
interest and impress
WEDNESDAY, March l4th.
The Union met pursuant to adjournment, and
gave their attention to
LIST, The devotional exercises.
%, Discussion on the use of Catechisms in the
Schools
Sd, An address On the Providen,ial character
Of Sunday Schools, by Rev. A. L. Cooper, who
gave forcible comparison Of the small begin
nings of the Sunday School with its present
gigantic proportions.
4th, The scholars presents gOOdly number
were appropriately addressed by Messrs. How
ard, Elliott, Fernn, Butler. Hung.rfori. Bal
lard and Fuller
9th, Election Of the officers for the year ensu-
ing, as follows;
Presiaea.-Pror NJ. H. BrckHAN of Bur-
lingtOn.
Pee Presidenis-E A. FULLER Of Bu ling
ton. and L. RoGEns Of Shelburn.
Secretary and T'TsasureT-H. W PRIxDLE
Of Charlotte.
Executive Con Vi Hee-M. II. BUcKnAM of
Burlington, p. C. ABBET Of Essex, D. L. FIELD
Of Jericho, J. F. BINGHAM, Of Hines
burgh, and A. c. BALLARD Of winooski
The Constitution was changed so as to have
the Annual Meeting Of the Union come on the
second Tuesday and Wednesday Of March.
4 vote Of thanks to the people of Shelburn
for their very hospitable entertainment Of the
Union was passed and the Union adjourned.
II. ". PRINDLE, Secretary.
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Personal.

Col j. K. Lewis. Veteran Res. Corps, has
been ordered to REPORT to MAJ Gen. How
ard, for duty in the Freedmen's Bureau.
LarkIn G. Mead, Jr., of Brat!leborO, the
Vermont sculptor, who has been in Italy for
several years, is expected home in few
weeks on q visit. He brings with him a
wife, a native Of Dalmaiia
John II. Flagg, Esq, Clerk Of the Yer
mont House of Representatives. is about to
open a law Office at Bennington.
Gov. Dillingham; is in attendance on the
March term of the Washington County
Court, not deeming it. as he says, any
" compromise of the dignity Of his Office 20
" for living
Capt. ". II. Il. Peck, 18th Regt. Vet
eran Reserve Corps, has been ordered to re-
port to Major General Howard for duty in
the Freedmcn's Bureau.
Midshipman Chas. D. Griswold, U. 5. N,
Of this city, has been ordered to the Chat
tanoOga steam frigate OF Il guns.
Breyet Capt. E. II. Liseum, l2th L. 5.
Infantry. has been ordered to Fort Hamil-
ton, n. Y. Harbor
Ex-Goy.. Smith Of Vt. is falsely charged
by the Montreal uG-eue with contributing
$50 to equip Fenian Company in St. Al
bans.
Among recent appointments in the Rsgu-
lar army by President johnson are John W.
Thomas, lst Lieut., 9th Vermont, to be I'd
Lieutenant, 80 Infantry; and 3 II. Lincoln,
Col. 9th vs., to be Cd Lieut. l7thInantry.
Senator Foot still suffers from a torpid
condition Of his liver, and some Of his
friends regard him as dangerously i'll. A
Washington despatch Of the 18th says be Is
recovering, but slowly.
Hon. Daniel Needham, Secretary Of the
New England Agricultural Society, is in
washineto sen. by that Society to urge
the removal of I,aac Newton, Commissioner
on Agriculture
The last sdyicss from England eOsvey the
intelligence Of the death, on the oh inst.
Of the distinguished Professor and scholsr,
D.. whewell, h.ss. Of Trinity college.
Capt. y. NJ. Brooks has been transferred
from the Veteran Reserve Corps to the
Freedmens Bureau, and ordered to report
to Gen. Howard. Capt Brooks was sta
toned in TIL. city last spring, in charge of
the government property, and during his
stay made many friends here.
Prof. Chas Beck Of Harvard. died on
Monday at Cambridge in TT Of apoplexy.
He had been for many years connected with
Harvard College.
Maj. Gen W. B. Franklin has resigned
his position in the Army. He is to be
of Colts pistol factory.
\ Washington despatch says Col. Tom
Florence is not over jsbilsns nowadays,
and declares that President johnson is
not easily managed.
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7uAclt SKI Want.
W. G. BR0WNL0W,
Governor Of Tennessee

CouSTr CoNXIssICERs.-The Temperance
County Commissioners were generally elect
ed, this year, as usual. and in most cases
without opposition. In Windham, Frank
lin and Lamoille Counties pretty heavy votes
were cast for the opposition candidates but
in no case with success. The following
Commissioners were elected:
Addison County-Rodmsn Chapman.
Bennington Co.-FOwler W. Hoyt-
Caledonia Co.-John Morse
Chittenden-Edwin D Mason.
Franklin-Hsrmon Northrop.
Lamoile-Samusl B-ldng.
0rleans-P. n. Granger.
0range-wm. T. George
RutlAnd-E u Selden
washington-Nelson A. Chase.
windham-E. B. Campbell.
Eindsor-John Spadord.
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Scraps.

What sort of throat is the best for
singer to reach high notes with? a soar
thrOat.-LOn. Jour.
A young lady, whose father IL improving
the family mansion, insists upon having
abeau window put in tor her benefit.
Husband, l wish you would buy ne
some pretty feathers" Indeed, nv dear
little wife, you look better without them"
"0h, no. said she coaxingly, "you always
call me your little bird, and how does a
bird look without feathers p "Why, dress
ed, to be sure, ," SAID he.
The Albany Journal, heads a column Of
election returns showing union gains
"Sprlng Fashions -
The State tax of Massachusetts for the
current year will have to be three millions
of dollars. The aggregate expenses for the
year are estimated at 81 500 900. Boston
will pay one-third Of the entire tax
The Egyptian Government has adopted
the use of postage stamps. They came in
use on the first Of January.
Gen. Grant has issued an order to the
military commanders Of Virginia, North
a..
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas
to cause all vessels arriving at ports within
their departments from ports infected with
cholera, but having had no case during their
passage, TO be quarantined for fifteen dave
and thoroughly fumigated.
There is a mercantile firm in South New
market, \. H., Of the name Of " Freese 4
Fairness"
A baby left in hotel IN Iowa was raflei
for and won by childless Mrs. Kelser
Quilp thinks Prof. Agassiz Is an honora-
bic man, but admits he has been engaged in
a scaly business in Brazil.
The rather architectural expression Is
used. in Paris, to express that lady Is
powdered on the face, "She has renewed
her facade -
a western paper suggests IS an Improvements
In the Bible the preparation of leaf or Two
In the ''family record" for divorces.
A fast young lady on being shown toba,.eo
plants. at Chatsworth, asked if it was The
genealogical tree of the Cayendisf .es-
Punch.
The New York World is out in l5ps
editorial opposed to the raising of til duty
on copper. Natural enough, to be arc.
A Tennessee exchange deserIb, $ one Of
its contemporaries as, "hOlding its left hand
under the swallow tail of its COZ lstitutional
dignity, and extending the whit nose-wiper
OF interrogative pathOs IN Its II ghs."
ChGrirdri makes fun Of the chronic minis
terlal crisis in Greece. A e'Sly-appointed
Minister is represented as mounting the stair
case to the Cabinet, when tho porter bawls
after him, "Reslly, sir, it's not worth YOUR
while climbing all these stairs, for here is
ysur successor coming up after you - One
Of the Premiers has time to get into his Of
fee before he is dismissed; but the attend
ant explains the want Of chairs by declar-
ing tina. the officials never stay long enough
TO sit down.
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RESo on AND LAND CoNrAxr.-An ad-
vertisoment Of shis Company appears IN our
paper to-day, to which we direct the atten-
ton Of our readers. Though the large ma
jority Of oil companies which started up last
summer have proved bubbles, it By no means
follows that there is nothing in any Of them
on the contrary, the legitimate oil business
Is very large indeed. and constantly inereas-
ing. One feature in the management Of this
Reno Company is noyel-any stockholder can
have his money returned at any time The
capital is placed IN the Government Treas
ury. or invested in Government securities,
and kept there until the land pays its full
value in dividends Then only does the
guarantee case. The party still retains his
stock. II the holder wishes to withdraw
his money, he can take his stock to the Office
and receive it, PAR value The shares are
sold at a premium, and that premium only
forms the working capital"
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Tn BIrs From THB SATURDAY PKzss.-As
a proof Of the intelligence Of the people Of
Nevada it is stated that Of thirty nine Peg
sons in the State Prison (mostly Indrsnsl all
were able to read and write and most df
them to play draw-poker.
An item Is going the rounds Of the paper.
to the effect that Mr. Greeley intends finch
ing 1.-The American Conflict" this season
but pray what would become Of Congress IL
he should succeed
Our correspondents are respectfully IT,
quested to send US more legible manuscript
It may be un-Christian, but We must, a,
least, insist upon an i for an i.
\ correspondent writes to know if the
cattle plague now raging in England origin
ated in Oxford. We believe not, but are
pretty sure it originated in Cowes
Ex-president Buchanan is said TO spend
most of his time telling stories about the
grandeur Of his administration the "0d
public functionary" is evidently in bis
anecdOtage.
An exchange says that waterfalls are
prohibited By the English game laws. The
clause applying to them reads "Settil.
the hare shall be punished by fine, etc.
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ST. PATRIcK's DAY IN BURLIsGToS-We
learn that the authorities of Burlington refused
to allow . procession Of United Irishmen in that
city on Saturday. II the object Of the display
was only to honor Ireland's patron saint, there
surely could have been no reasonable objection.
The above appears in the Albany Journal,
Rutland Herald, n. Y. Times, and other
papers. 1t is an entire mistake. There is no
Society of " United Irishmen," under that
name in this city. and there was no
refusal on the part of our city authorities to
allow any procession whatever. The Irish
men Of all stripes. members of the late
Hibernian Society, row defuncs, St.
Patrick's Benevolent Society, and the Fe-
nian's, did in fact unite IN the procession,
which was consequently 8 procession OF
united Irishmen, and it was cheerfully al
lowed to proceed and to honor Ireland's
patron Saint, to any extent desired.
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WHOLESALE CLOTHING TKADE--lt is pro-
badly not known to all our readers that
Messrs. CuLvrR L TURK Of this city are do
ing heavy Wholesale trade in clothing
They have mandatory in New York City
and are able to gil orders at short notice for
goods of their own manufacture. This trade
Is in addition to the fine retail trade which
their long establishment in the business IN
this city, and high character Of their work,
has given them.
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APHORIsMs.
BY JOSE BILLINGS.

Men of genius are like eagles. tina live On
what tbs kill, while men of talent are like
crows, tina live on what has been killed for
them.
Ignorance IL bliss'-ignorancc of saving
wood, for instance
Most men lern experience from the futur
The burden ov many of the songs that il
writ, IL the songs themselves.
All kind ov bores are nuisance, but it Is
better to be bored with a pinch orger than
with gimlet.
Suekin' up your nose don't prove emmy
thing, for soap boiler when he IL away from
nome, smells everything.
wud sa tn awl Yung men, "Go in, and
to old fellers. "6it out :"
The munth of May. with her lambs at pla,
IL sum; but the munth Of July, with her bur
ming eye, is summer.
The tax on y undressed poultry haz bin
dubbed the morals of the kuntry seems 70
requireis.
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Tax BANK OF BuRLISoIoS" building was
sold Tuesday at public auction, and bid of BY
D. D. Howard, Esq.,, for Sll 600. The lot
measures IS feet on Church St.. and log on
Bank St. A quantity of property belong
ing to the old Bank was also sold, but We
have no schedule Of the sale. The set Of
Directors chairs was sold at Eve to seven
dollars each. several being bought by Mr..
Howard. These chairs were made for the
first board of Directors Of the Bank Of Bur-
lingtOn, nearly fifty years ago, and each enc
has painted on its back a view of some
building then notable in Burlington, o. no
ticeable spot.
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Haiers Of Light.

The Southern masses appes. to be fully
,,csscsscd with the idea that nothing was
.ettlsd by the war except the restoration Of
the national authority over the South. They
MAINLY intend il possible, to nullify every
other resul, Of the contest. Slavery. abol-
isbed in name. they propose. if Il ey can, TO
keep in substance and they would still
maintain, if possible, their old institution
of an es lnsive. naughty, and ignorant aris-
tocracy. This purpose sticks out in such en-
actmcnts as the recent one Of the Alabama
Legislature, which has passed tax OF Jtffy
dollars on any rew- Depot which shall I'M
dertake
"To sell. or expose for ssle, for one year, at
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-03-23

VIII AND HUxOR-"What do the Arabs OF
the desert live on, PAP asked roguIsh girl
OF her father.
Fudge, Nelly, that's an old oonuudrum.
They live on the sand trhieh IS Csandwhiches)
there"
"Yes, but pa, how do they get emp
"Well. really Nelly you haYe me there.
give it up"
"Why pa, don't you know that the sons Of
Ham are bread and mustard in the wilderness
"COme, come, my daughter, that is 20
killing; don't say another word"
30, yes, do tell me what they eat on their
andw ashes?"
Eat on 'em; why what DO they eat on 'em?'
Butter, TO be sure"
Butter how do they get their butter2
why. you know, pa, that when Loss
wife was turned into pillar Of salt. all the
faulty but her ran intOthO wilderness"
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REAL EsrATE.-Wm. c. Stowel has pur-
chased from H. N Ballard his store on Col
lege street, now occupied by James Mitchell,
for $500, which be intends TO convert into
HOOpskirt Mandatory, prior to an en-
largement in his business.
Rev B. W. Smith has purchased OF S. S.
Brown his house on the corner Of Main and
Union streets.
RsAL EsIATE.-The new Fair Grounds on
WinOoski Avenue, have been purchased by
o. S. Wood, Esq, for $1,000.
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FRos EURoPE.-Advices from Liverpool Of
March Isl say:
Fenian affairs are unchanged. Arrests con-
tinue.
Five Irish Americans were arrested in Dublin
on the 18th. Documents of suspicious char
acter were found on them.
The London Times says il Is understood that
the Horse Guards have determined upon
strengthening the depot baitalions Of infantry in
Ireland, and they will shortly be augmented by
the addition Of several English and Indian de-
pots now attached to battalions in England.
The London Shipping Gazette says the gov.
eminent has seized two vessels in the East India
docks fitting out for the Gillian government,
Marshall 0'DOnnell had reported bill to the
Cortes fixing the effective force Of the Spanish
army for the year at $1,000.
The rumOrei resignation Of Earl Russell which
the Times alone circulated, proved unfounied.
The London Globe pronounces the Times' state
ment pure invention from beginning to end.
q. S. 5-20s had reached Il.
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TIE WEEKLY FREE PRESS.

TEE BURLINGTON wErklr FREE PEEss is publish
cd every Friday morning. and contains the --latest
rews report. Of Boston Market. and Cambridge
Cattle Market full State County and local intel-
senee well selected Miscellany, &c, &c. No care
and outlay will he spared to make ii RELIABLE in
teresting aud valuable family journal
The circulation OF the FREE fREss exceeds that
Of any r.pr in this region. and { "a. therefore,
unriralled medium for advertisers
We desire 10 give additional attention TO tie
local n,u, Of the various towns in this and adjoining
Counties. in which cur Weekly has numerous cir
culaton ana shall esteem ii ia favor If our friends
will forward US any items Of Interest
TERMS OF rHr WEEKLY FREE PPEss-per year s.
IN advance. and n not strictly IN advance, $50.
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MoSTPELIER.-The Episcopal Society have
purchased for $4,000, the house and lot
owned by Hon. $ B. Colby, directly oppo-
site the Court House.
The Congregational Society expect to COM
mence work on their new church the frst Of
next month. Alter paying for their land
they viii have about $50 900 in subscrip-
tions, and the old brick and stone Of the old
church and bakery, to put into the new ed
flee.
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parson Bruwnlow Of Tennessee is not by
any means our ideal either Of 4 clergyman
or Statesman. He lacks balance, is i'm
pulsive and somewhat given to strong Ian
guage and exaggerated statements. But Of
biz patriotism there is no question, ard his
means Of observation, in his present position
as Governor of Tennessee. must be pretty
good. When he, from the Governors chair,
can write such letter az that in another
column, concerning the state of things in
his own State, 1t is worth attention If hail
of wha; he says is true. the hesitation of
Congress in admitting Tennessee is not only
explained but justified.