Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-02-08


Matties. On Monday towards sunset he left
Faysron, to cross the mountain; and losing
his path. struggled on through the deep
snow all night, till at dayligh the sank
exhausted and freezing, in sight Of shelter
but with too little power Of motion or speech
to reach it or make himself heard, and SO
remained TILL be was found in the afternoon.
lie had some money and papers on his per-
son which showed that he had lived in Sara
toga county, New-YoTk.
A VIcrM OF REBEL BARBARIIY.-A line
from Mr.. R. Smith of Swanton Junction,
informs US that the fate OF Augustus Smith,
son of Joseph R. Smith Of Highgate, Vt,
who was Il member Of the lst n II. Cavalry
and was taken prisoner by the rebels in Oct.
1861, has Just been learned, after over two
years Of anxious inquiry. 1t appears that
be was one Of number of our men (ssated
by the writer at Jitfy.frr) who were found
by a company Of the Fifth New-York Ca val
~, four days after be was missed, hanging
BY the side Of the road between Berry vile
ard Winchester, Va. Ii is stated I've sup
pose by one Of those who found them) that
among the eorpses was one hanging by his
Bride rein, with his throat cut and seven
ball holes through his body, in whose pocket
was found a letter and a diary, bearing the
name Of Sergeant Augustus Smith, Troop
NJ, lst y. II. Cavalry" Mr.. Smith adds ::
Poor consolation tins, for s0rrowing friends;
would that his fate had never been known -
STATE NORMAL School OF Music.-It is
proposed to remove the Normal Music
School which has been in successful opera
tion at Ogdensburgh under Messrs. W. o. q
II. 5 Perkins, to Burlington. where better
advantages may be obtained in some respects,
including the assistance Of such pianists and
organists as 5. c. Moore and H. l. Proctor
The City Hall has been engaged for session
of six weeks in July and August next, and
it is proposed to form GLASSES in Notation,
Harmony and Composition, Cultivation Of
the Voice and Singing, Piano forte, Organ
Violin and Chorus practice; IN Church,
Glee and Oratorio music. \ scholarship
will entitle the holder to admission 10 all tie
classes, and if fifty scholarships can lie OBJ
tanned for three years, at $40 per year. the
removal may be effected
All who are willing to take scholarships
Tor one, two or three years, should send IN
their names to the publisher Of the Vt. Ma
steal Journal, Il. L. Story Of this city.
NEw RAmRoAD PRo.Ecr.-Ibe Portland,
Ne, Board Of Trade at a recent meeting,
resolved that the interests Of Portland
would be greatly promoted by the construc-
tion Of a railroad from Montpelier, in the
State Of Vermont, to Portland. (ior more
than one-third Of which provision bad al
ready been made.) securing as 1t would a
continuous line Of railway communication
between the latter city aud Ogiensburg, y.
T., thereby making the distance by railway
between the navigable waters Of the West
and the ocean less by more than fifty miles
than by any other route within the United
States; and they appointed committees and
took other measures, to promote such an e.
terprise. The project is to build about
eighty miles Of road across from Montpelier
to the New Hampshire line, connecting
either with the Grand Trunk road, or with
the Portland and Rochester road. The
Montpelier and ST. Johnsbury Railroad Co.,
intended to he a Ink in this route, which
was chartered by our Legislature, Is about
to organize, and from communication in
Walton's Journal, We judge that the canvass
for stock is about to be undertaken along
the line. Such a line would open up quite
q region of Vermont which is without Rail-
road facility but We fancy the Portland
men will have to furnish most of the capital.
The Troy < Bosroy ROAD, seem disposed
to quarrel with everybody. After the re-
cent attachment of their property at Ben
ningtou, Gov. Smith. who had nothing to
do with that affair, wrote Mr. Vail,
President Of the Troy road, very friendly
letter Offering to supply the necessary cars
to make up trains and run them through
from Troy to St. Adams. The response was
a curt reply, sent four days after, saying in
three lines, that a. in view of proceedings in
Vermont the T. & B. Co. had "a no arrange.
nents to propose. Messrs. Smith and
Page publish the correspondence and add:
An interval Of FIVE miles is thus left between
hoosic Junction and Bennington without rail-
road Communication, to the very serious incon-
'enlence and loss Of the public. While we sin
'ereiy regret it. it will be seen that 1t Is not in
'ur power to prevent it. We are aware Of no
-eason Tor the course thus taken, except the suit
referred to BY the Trustees Knowing nothing
u The merits of the suit, and expressing no
'plhlon concerning it, it is not easy to perceive
10" us defence IS advanced either BY making
var upon US, or by attacking the public interest
iPon the line Of the road. And we trust before
many months We shall secure better and per
nahent southern outlet to our road. Our best I
horts viii be directed to that end, and We have
10 doubt Of success
A public meeting of the citizens Of Ben.
'ington and Rutland Counties. affected BY
he present state of things, is called. to meet |
It Arlington, Feb. 9th, to consult on the |
est course to be adopted to secure suitable
abroad facilities, and secure unity of action |
mong the business men as to how and when
hey shall reach a market.
The ADIRONDACK Rail ROAD Companv
ave completed about twenty-five miles of |
heir Road from Saratoga tOrOards the evil.
erness." They contemplate pushing the
ork through sometime to some point on
lie st. Lawrence river or lake Ontario. with
branch down the East branch of the Ausa.
e river to Plattsburg, to be called the
ew York & Montreal Rail Road.