Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-13

There is a revival in progress in the Blp-
tist church IN Pittsrl,l, commencing under
the labors Of Rev +. Burnham. There
have been about thirty conversions.
TuE WE,1urs.-The mercury ftl steadily
through the day sunday and stood next
mo1uingat si1 below zero. This Is NJ. quite
as bad as Minnesota. where the papers say
the therm5 m5netcr was % below ger, On the
last daY Of November. but is cold enough
for comfort.
The snap will doubtless close navigation
all round. The lock tenders on the Cham
plain canal were discharged last week. The
Erie has closed with h5u-lnds Of boats
frozen in. ON the Hudson last Wednesday
a steamer which tried 90 % h1m Hudson to
Albany, found the ice TOO thick and had to
return, and the river is now Iouh:less closed
? the winter. Navigation has also ceased
on O.. st. Lawrence, and despatch from
RiyeIc ia Loup on Saturday says tha, the
steamer Margare, Stephenson which passed
up on W cdncsday. bound for Quebec was
drifting down with ,he iee.aPparently frozen
in, and the crew trying to reach the shore in
boats
PRar ToaRrY.-The Montpelier Reyosito-
~, in an extended notice % the late Prof
Torrey, says :-
The life Of scholar like Professor Tor
rev, which has been spent in the quiet pGr-
suits of literature, in the culture Of mind.
the communication Of truth, and the spread
Of ideas, has usually very lit;lc variety Of
incident, very littie dramatic action or NOV |
ing interest 90 catch the notice Of c1nrcmpO |
rlries, or furnish material for biography. /
But such men aS lC. nevertheless. often DO I.
more % permanently change tie manners Of .
mankind. the policy oi States. and the con- .
iiuau at society, tlan mCu whose lives are .
spent 10 a storm and whose biographies are /
luil uf romantic interest anf are read with I
ayidity l-c patient ard profound thinker, /
buried DO tle r.rs-s.- % his study, is the /
master oi ideas, which ultimately rule the |
world. HIS -ceptrc j. more potent than that [
of the man of war. Of politics, or of com
merce.
r. +. RlcErvIRs SoT Cow,s C,RRlERs.-
4 case Of some m,orcs, TO the pubhc was
lately decided in the Superior Court. IN Bos-
ton. M' C.. + Page bToush, suit against
j. Gregory Smith ard Others, the managers
Of the Vermont Central Road, as common
carriers, 20 recover the value of ear Lad Of 1
hey which was destroyed hy fire while in
their custody The plaintiff claimed that /
the defendants agreed % carry the hay a, a I
certain price, be furnishing b,x cars with |
covering to them that tie ears were lurn-
ishcd and the hay loaded. Before reaching /.
s.. Adams. the Defendants were notified that I
the hay was very near the engine, and in
danger Of beng destroyed by Ere thereirom,
bot no heed was given TO The notice, and |
TIE Lay was burn, from that cause. The |
defendants denied their liability. denying |
that they are common carriers, or that they |
are trustees Of, OF are, in fact. ,he Vermont |
Central Railroad but sad chat ,tey are the |
receivers Of the Road appointed such BY TIE
Court are therefore Cfictrs ot The Court,
ard, being such, they do not assume the du-
tics and responsibilities Of common carriers
and cannot be held liable as such. The
Court sustained this view of the ease, and
ordered q verdict entered for tie defendants.
IHE FAIR.-Thc FAIR and Festival at the
City Hall last week, closed with gratify-
ing success. The Hall was crowded about
to the utmost in the evening The Tablcaux
and 'wax fcgtr-," showed the advantage Of
an additional rehearsal, and were 'tip-top."
In the former a new and splendid scene Of
Cinderella was added, with two beautiful
additional tablcaux-'. The Cleaner" and
Taking the Oath. after Roger celebrated
group. The wsx-Ggures also showed several
interesting additions to the gallery and every
figure deserved a paragraph, If we had space
to give 1t, The amusing disasters i getting
George Washington unpacked and regulated
on his pedestal, created rOaFs Of laughter, and
every fresh sally Of the in,mitable Snowman
and bis omnIprcseni assistant, was greeted
with fresh outburst Of hearty merriment.
The capital Snowman Of the art Gallery
was also in bis happIes, vein. and laughing
crowd flowed constantly throsgh his depart
meut.
In the temporary absence Of our art critic,
We cannot give any extended description Of
the Works Of Art - but we may be al
lowed to express the hope that such speci-
mens OF genius as the " Monuments of
Greece, by 7 Chandler. '' WATERFALL -
with mill in tie background, by II. Dresser,
- Rose OF Castiie," by 5. opie 50 Last
Hop Of the season, by an Amateur ''Joys
We have tasted, marked - doubtful" on
the catalogue. but evideutlyoi "pre-Raph-
alite'' author,hiP; "Bonaparte crossing the