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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

The PARIS correspondent Of the New York
Home Journal writes:
" The imperial lady who has made it the
fashion. by sugu;t example, TO iye the locks Of
a carrot color and bedaub the complexion with
red and white liquid cement-the peerless, Eu-
genie, alas, has grown PAT. Yes, it IS the plain
unvarnishei truth, and. consequently, now no
one can be belle in Paris unless fe', far and
foriy-fre. II Is not. however, the figure alone
of her majesty which was taken to su51HpoiEt +;
her features have. alas, lost their delicacy, and
she has become as moon-faced' SIS any Eastern
hrftri -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

NEw YEARS IN BURLNCTON.-New Years
day was more generally celebrated in this
city than for several years. The stores and
places Of business were closed at noon, and
the cheerful custom Of making New Years
calls, had quite an extensive Observance.
Some Of the young gentlemen count up as
high as one hundred and fifty calls, which
is a pretty lively days work. The day was
mild ; the little addition of snow made
pretty passable slcighing the ladies were
all smiles, and II any of the young gentle
men were overcome, so far as our obserya-
ton extended, it must have been by such
mortal, and not by spirltuous smiling.
On the whole it appeared to be very happy
New Year in Burlington
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

PCS IAIL WHIsrLEs-A gentleman IN.
forms us that nearly tgenty years ago the
late Alfred Judson made a whistle from
pigs tail, which was exhibited at meeting
OF society IN existence at that time, known
as the /" Society for the Diffusion of Useless
knowledge. '-Roeieasr Democrat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

\ RENEGADE PRIEsr.-One of the yilest
places in the Fourth Ward. and one Of the
most popular Of Its class, Is kept by a man
10 years Of age lie has been eleven years
m the business. He is very smart and tai
ented, and has amassed a fortune Of over
100000. lie has built one of the most
elegant and complete tenant houses in the
city. He belongs to one Of the best families
in the State. His brother Is an eminent
minister OF the gospel. He was pIously
brought up, received collegiate education,
and graduated at the Union Theological
Seminary Of the city Of New York He
took to this life and has followed it for eleven
years without blenchng. lie keeps religious
books in his establishment, and when he can
get chance talks religion amid the dance
and the drunkenness and profanity Of his
den.
lie has genial wife who tends the bar
and superintends the feminine portion of the
concern He has educated two of his
brothers children for the ministry, and is
said to be quite liberal in benevolent mat
tiers. Such specimen OF intelligent reck-
lessness and educated depravity cannot prob
ably be paralieled on the continent. Having
seen this man and talked with him know
what | write. He has changed bis name so
as not to disgrace his iamily.-N Y. Cor.
Boston Journal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

The fact that the united Express Gonna
MES could buy FIVE million Of dollars Of the
Central Railroad stock, in order to get the
control Of another great monopoly, and drive
of rival exTress company, is a striking il
lustra'iun Of the tendency Of wealth 70 con-
centraie. and Of tie growth and power of
monopolies
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

In his report upon the condition Of South
Carolina, General Sickles relates that in one
case. where freedman was murdered, the
two men who killed HIM sat upon the coro-
ner's jury, and united in the verdict that
" the deceased came to his death by Causes
unknown There is a sort Of savage humor
in this, which smuses while ii makes u
shudder
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

CONSUMPTION OF PosrAGE STAlTs.-Iwcnty
tons, or, by superficial measurement, forty
eight square miles Of postage STAMPS have
been used during the year; enough to roof a
large township, with all It's houses,
churches, barns, gardens, forests and farms
or, il you choose 10 make a ribbon Of them,
enough to reach nearly from the equator to
either pole, or twice the length Of the Mis-
sissippi river. So that If everybody would
be obliging enough TO use the government
stamp on the envelope itself, the mere omIs-
sion Of these little extra bits OF paper would
tighten the mail bags by more than forty
thousand pounds, and save in paper fifteen OF
twenty thousand dollars. The postmaster
general does not Impart this information in
so many words, but be assurcs Us that near
" $50 millions of stamps have been sold in
the year past, besides nearly forty million Of
stamped envelopes and simple calculation
reduces the story TO the more tangible form
We have given it.-ScleHtfc American
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

CuAsE's PATENT McsosooPE-H. l.. Story
has for sale Chase's Patent Microscope,
claimed to be a valuable little tool for many
purposes both of amusement, science and
art. Price 81 90.
E o. WIRES & Co., are still opening II
Crockery, Bohemian glass, silver plated and
Brittsnia ware, elegant vases, and rich var
iety Of tasteful goods, expressly selected + the
Holidays, and especially suitable for New Year
gifts Give them a call Central Block, Church
Street
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

The New York Herald Of last saturday,
contained the following touching d" person.
al advertisement:
Little Niger, come home. No reference
will be made to the past. Ten thousand pardon-
are asked Telegraph TO your Piggie-
Il tina, didn't fetch him, nothing can.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

American HOrEL.-The American has
again changed hands, Mr.. j. L. Farr having
BOUGHT out Messrl. Roberts & GO0den0w.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

GIRAKD's SEcRET.-'' have always con-
sidered advertising literally and long TO be
the great medium Of success in business,
and the prelude TO wealth. And | have
made it an inyariable rule. too, 10 advertise
in the dullest times, as well as the busiest,
long experience having taught me that
money thus spent is well land ou.. Sic
phcn GirGrd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

la the debate N the House, on the def
cheney bill, the question was propounted
whether any Of the money asked for by the
State Department was to be used IN defray
ing the expenses of swinging round the
circle last autumn. Mr.. Stevens caused
great roar Of merriment by answering in the
s1berest and most confidential manner ims-
ginable There are two or three bills Of
that account Which have not yet been set
tied. but have got an understanding with
Mr. Seward that they shall nos be paid ont
Of this appr1 priation.'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

three feet deep.
The SroRN.-The wind blew bowling
gale from the Northwest all night,o on the 9th
ult., and with the driving snow which filed
the air, made rough night Of it, for ali who
were net comfortably housed Probably
four or five inches of snow fell; but it is
drifted so that there is no telling with any
precision. The gale veered to the West next
morning, and raised the waves in the Lake
to height which made wild work on the
docks, the waves dashiDg clear over the Vt.
Central freight house. drenching the West
ern face Of the new depot, staving in and
flooding the little Office on the steamboat
wharf, and sweeping away some of the lum-
Der piled on the breakwater.
Ire storm was wide spread, and very sew
ere. \, Boston the barometer fell lower
than it has done in - years. The storm
was a SoutAeasterly gale there. At New
York ths tide was So low that the steamer
Ausfra,asiGn, coming IN, and several sailing
vessels. grounded in the harhor. The tele-
grams say there was a strong southerly gale
At Fortress Monroe. At Harrisburgh, Pa,
there was a severe northwest gale, cold. The
weather at Baltimore and ST. LOUIS was very
/ cold. At Cleveland, it showed hard all day
and the trains were impeded by the storm.
/ Al Albany it was northwest storm and the
worst one known since 1885. Twenty inches
Of snow fell which drilted tremendously.
| Several trains were showed under on the
/ Hudson River road, and several on the Alba
nv a Boston road. On the y. Y. Centra
train was showed in at Syracuse and an
other brought up in a snow drift near Alba
nv. Efforts were made to reach the trair
from that city with SIX locomotives and two
cars, but they could not proceed beyond th'
city limits, the snow being drifted higher
than the locomotives. Easterly the snow
was not so deep, four or FIVE inches falling
at Concord, n II.
In this State, the fall Of snow varied con
siderably. At White River junction eight
cen inches fell At Huntington, in thi
county, Is inches fell, pretty evenly disiri
buted, the hills shutting off the gale. Ii
this place the fall was not over six inches.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04
L0rIsv1LLE. Dec. 3

4 posse OF men took negro from Leban-
on jail, who shot the officer while arres,ipr
him lor the murder oi another negro, and
hung him On a tree.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

ESDowNESr.-We see it stated that Thad
Stevens Of Pennsylvania has endowed a profes-
sorship Of moral and intellectual philosophy in
the Vermont University .fl5aus Aiesssa-
ger.
Not quite, Nh. Stevens a few days since
made a donation towards the endowment of
the Alumni Pro!essorsaip; but there is some
thing left yet ios others to DO. before it Is
completed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

STATE AGRIcULTURAL SocIETY.-Ine annu-
al meeting Of the Vermont State Asricul-
tural Society, will be held at Rutland on
Wednesday, January ,, 1867, at 10 O'Clock
AN. The Directors will meet at the Bard
well House on Tuesday evening, Jan. LIST.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

DA1u or Hos. LUcus b. PgCg.-llon. l..
b Peck 1is5 at Gowcll on Friday last, aged
G.. Hc vas found in bis room az bis hotel
IN Lowell, tHIoe wrcks since, insenslblc from
psiaiyic 81 ike, uad though IT tunes aP-
pe5riue TO recognize those about him he
never rallied from it. lie was BON at Wa
ter5uly. in 1893, and was son Of Gen. john
Peck. who W. for several years High Shcl-
ID Of Washington County. IL spent two
years in the L. 5. Military Academy at
west Point, and after leaving there studied
law in the Office Of Samuel Prentias lie be-
came eminent as lawyer and democratic
politician lie represented Montpelier in
tie Legislature, was a member Of Congress
from 1877 to 1851, and held the position
Of L. s. District Attorney under President
Pierce. lie sustained Mr. Lincoln's Admins
tration during the war OF late be has sup
ported President johnson, and presided at
the johnson Convention at Windsor last
July. His Chief attention has been given OF
late years to his profession, in which, espc-
cially in railroad cases, lie had few
equals IN the State. He was president
of the Vt. and Canada Road at the time Of
has death, and was upon business Of that
corporation when struck down. He was one
Of the arbitrator in the somewhat celebrated
Burton & Clark arbitration, which will be
ended By his death. His remains arrived at
Montpelier on Saturday and his funeral took
place there Monday afternoon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

CoRREcrIoN.-It Is the Academy at John
son, not at ST. Johnsbury, which will prob
ably become the Second Normal School IN
Vermont,-an error Of our type.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

MASSACHUSETTS, LIQUoR Ca. In the Su-
prcme Court Of the United States. last
week, Mr.. George Sfnnott made the
closing argument IN the ease Of the
United States rs. Nancy Swain, in which the
defendant was convicted Of retailing spirit
Gus liquors without a license under the
revenue laws. Mr.. Sennot; took the ground
that as by the State laws the business was
unlawful, she could not BE required to take
a license for carrying it On. A decision Is
not expected before the first of March.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

R. R CoLLIsIoN.-A despatch from Mon
treal Of Dee. 5lst, says that on Saturday
night collision took place between the
express tram from Rousc's Point and a
freight train drawn by two engines from
the West. They came together
with frightful foice, the engine Of
the express train mounting the engine Of the
freight train, and crushing the engineer, nam
cd Newboll. into a shapeless mass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

SPANISH DEGREES REsPEcTINc SLAyERY.-
Not long sInce an official decree Was rromul-
gated declaring that slave coming to the
mother country from any of the Spanish
dependencies should be free at once. This
decree has now been followed up b another,
authorizing the Captain General Of Cuba TO
visit the various estates on the island and
tree at once all newly introduced slaves from
Africa. The Spanish Government has like
wise issued an order doing away with what
is called purity of blood. Hitherto young
men of color have not boon permitted to
take university degree, thus being dehar-
red from entering any OF the learned pro-
fes,ions. This restriction is now removed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

SuPRNE COURr.-TLe January term Of b
Supreme Court Of judicature Of the State of
Vermont, opened in this city January lst,
Present, Judges Barrett, Kellogg, Wilson
and Steele, Judge Barrett presiding. The
business on the calender which contains p
cases, is being rapidly disposed Of, and i; is
thought will be finished this week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

NEW HAxPsHIRE.-The Republicans Of the
"a Distric, held their Convention at Man
chester Dec. 9th and nominated Gen. Aaron
T. Stevens of Nashua for Congress, to sue
coed Hon. E. II. Rollins of Concord. The
motion to nominate Gen. Stevens was made
BY Mr. Rollins and carried unanimously
Gen. Stevens lie now postmaster Of Nashua.
and was a Brigsdier General in the volunteer
service.
Gen. Walter Hartman, now Secretary Of
State, will probably be e republican nomI-
nee for Governor of New Hampshire, and
the republicans expecs'to carry the State BY
5000 or 5000 majority.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

persisted. A number of snow birds we're
picked up liieless. Among the hills OF
Berkshire County, Mass, the snow tell
three feet deep.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

temperance, as did Paul; thus all doing, we
.b,li feel that our labor is not in vain in the
Lord.
ResoIred, That the Executive Committee be
authorized to amploy q Secretary, who shall
have an Office at some central point, who shall
have charge of the general interests Of the cause,
and who shall receive an adequate salary
Rssolrei, That the same committee be author
lied &c employ financial agent who shall have
charge of the business Of raising funds, under
the direction Of the Executive Committee.
Resolrsd, That the society make the effort to
raise 5000 for the advancement Of the temper
ance cause during the year
FOREIGN NKws.-The great Crystal Palace
at Sydenham, England, was partly destroyed
by fire on the evening of Dee. 3O;h 1t was
extinguished after doing damage estimated
at Sl,5OO,OO0.
Thirty French transports sailed from
Cherbourgh, Dec.3lst ioryera Cruz, to bring
home the French troops in Mexico.
YANKEK ScuooL MARxs IN GEORGIA. IA
very pleasant diversion in travelling through
the SOuLl Is 10 Nlell tut CNANe-
marms, who abound plentifully. 1t you
see a tall one with fresh rudy complex
ION. solid, squaIc-built form, and one or TWO
eurls hanging down from her light brown
hair. with a mOderate--ized waterfall, you
NAV bet your existence she is from the State
of Maine. Little, natty girls, with looped up
skirts, and fashionable outfit generally, are
from Massachusetts,. With rare exceptions
they are all from New England, and they
are the bitterest, most incorporating radl-
Gals imaginable. The people of the South
cannot appreciate the fact that really refine
and intelligent young ladies can be educated
to a belief that in leaving comfortable homes,
dear friends and pleasant surroundings to
teach the Young African idea how to shoot,
they are dong Christian duty, and are
prompted by the same spirit which sends
hundreds Of Christians abroad as missiona-
res to heather. The white natives, too,
have an idea that these teachers are really
instruvting the scholars how to shoot IN
earnest 4; or in palmer words, that they are
abolition emissaries, sent her to lncItc lnsur-
rec:i0n and arose the freedmen to deeds OF
blOodshed and wholesale massacre. Tor
these and other obvious reasons, the Yankee
schOOl-marms' are shut out from society Of
any description except that which they
furnish for themselves. They say that they
take pleasure in the performance OF Their
duties, and find consolation for the lack Of
other pleasures in observing the progress Of
their scholars; but the way their eyes CLEAN,
and the cordial reception with which they
l greet Yankee sympatnizer proves conclu-
| sIyely .t, they are still amenable to the
natural desire Of their sex for social inter
course The scholars. they say, learn as fast
as white children and the blacklist pure
Congo IS as apt as the brightest mulatto.-
| Georgia Cor " J. Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

FLORENCE, Dee. 20.
KuEers Of change in the Italian eatine;
ass entirely false.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

REAL EsTAIE.-John Tague has bought
Geo. NJ. Peterson's house on Cherry Street
for $500
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

The AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE
This Society, as some OF or readers are
aware, will hold its next annual meeting in
this city, next summer.
The following gentlemen, Of our citizens,
have been appointed the local committee to
make suitable arrangements for SO important
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04
aud interesting an occasion.

TIE OCEAN YACHT RAcE.-AllOwing for
the difference in longitude, the passage from
Sandy Hook to the Needles was made by the
Henrietta IN thirteen days and fireniy-trro
hours, mean time-and not such very mean
time either, all things considered. Only
four persons were drowned from the yacht
Fleetwing Two others were washed over
board, but chung to the rigging and were
dragged on board.
At dinner given to the yachtmen by
Lord Lenox, the Duke of Eiinburg accepted
the challenge of Mr.. j. 6. Bennett, Jr., and
agreed to sail around the Island Of Wight
next August fora prize Of 800. The Duke
will sail his own yacht viking. This an
nouncement has created a great sensation
in foreign yachting circles.
The Tribune says:
We believe that the honor Of the recent
victory belongs. so far as seamanship is con
cerned, 10 Capt. Samuels, the sailIng-master
OF the Heurietta-the same officer who COM
manded the clipper ship Dreadnought when
she made some years ago. the fastest sail
ing passage across the Atlantic.
The Yacht Henrietta, owned by James
Gordon Bennett, Jr., of the New York
Herald, has won the ocean race. During
her whole voyage she made but one tack.
That is encouraging. For the Herald has
rarely gone fourteen days without taking a
new tack.
The steamers Of the Champlain Transpor-
tation Co, laid up in the HORROR for the
winter, came near to breaking loose from
tLelr tnnnrinrs the =. Shcrnna-,,' hrrak lre,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

TEE NORTHERN IILrcRAFn Company was
organized at Manchester, " IT,, last Thurs
day by the choice Of Gov. Smythe as Prcsi-
dent, aud Col J. " Robinson as Superin-
tondent. Among tile directors are Gov. An
drew Of Mass, cx-Goy. Smith Of Vermont,
and John b. Clarke Of Manchester. The
next meeting takes place at the Parker
House. Boston, January IL.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

Without temperance there is no health,
without health DO pleasure.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

little heels, and pounding lookin gins and
a gold watch tugether.
A recent traveller is said to have brought
home from the old world a pint Of the water
that the ''May Flower first foated in, and
a piece of the hole in which stood the stake
at which John Rogers was burned.
When the late Alderman Waitman was
Lord Mayor OF London, a man was brought
before hin on charge Of yagrancy. "What
countryman are you - inquired the Alder
man. IAN lrishman, please your honor,
was the reply. The Alderman asked, "Were
you ever at sea - Come, your honor,
answered Paddy, I'd Ye think | crossed from
Dublin in a wheelbarrOw ?"
IL l. reported that an embargo was laid
upon Rosa Bonheur's large picture Of High
land cattle by the French officers, on suspi-
cion that a dun colored bull in the picture
had the rinderpest.
Without temperance there is no health,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04

a Maine editor says that pumpkin in
that State grew so large that eight men
could stand around it. This IL like the ftl-
low that slw flock Of pigeons SO low that
he could shake stick at them.
The above reminds US Of Ed. Ryther,
comcal genius who in old stage tunes drove
stage from this place to Barton. When Rev.
Mr. Gallahor, tie reyiyalist, was in this
country, he rode to this place from Lyndon,
on the box with Ed As Mr. g. had never
been IN this section before, he naturally
asked the driver many questions about the
place they were approaching. Ryther never
missed The opportunity to make an impress
sion upon his passengers and among other
things, he told the reverend that they had
Just bought new bell tor the orthodox
church at Johnsbury, 50 big that 1t took a
hundred and fifty men to hear 1t ring
CaledoRiaa-