Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-10


I feter's garden Monday morning.
B Mr. VIM. Hubbell has sheep that had fonl
. lambs at birth
REDUcuoS OF Express CHARGEs.-We Learn
ths; the National Express Company have re-
daced their tariff for f7eightsge between THU
point and New York from SI75 to $50 pc,
hundred weight This happy result We under
stand, is mostly due to the effort Of Mr. Hender-
son, the agent Of the Company in this city.
The Vermont delegation in Congress have
agreel upon the following gentlemen as Corpor-
atcrs Of the State of Vermont for the Centennial
exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876: Mcs.rs.
Horace Fairbanks, Lawrence Barnes. Frederick
Billings, Il. G. Root. Luther Baker, Gesrge A.
Merrill, Lawrence Brainarl and Jacob Es;ey
FmE-0n Monday, large v5odgael, filed
with wood, together with about go cords piled
up outside, belonging to the R. r. Co. at Lyn-
donyile, wss consumed by fire. The fre cSught
from the shifting engine. Ab0u; 1000 cords in
all were destroyed. The FIRE continued nearly al
day. Loss. GONE $1,000.
Satisfactory arrangements have been concll-
ded between the Vermont Central and the Nor
wich snd Worcester railroad companies, by which
the use Of the Northern road between Norwich
and New London is aIlowei the latter, 81 a re-
gulsr monthly rate. The New York boats viii
continue to stop at New London
The remains Of George C. Hall. tie Erie rail-
road director who died at New York. on Friday.
from sudden attack Of govt, we're buried at
Brstt'eboro, On Sunday, in the zane cemetery
with those Of his friend, james Flax. j.. Al
though Mr. Hall was only for.y-fogr years, o. he
leaves fortune estimated At 81 100000.
The funeral Of the late Paran Stevens, well
ka5wn in New England. took place Monday at
T Lis residence in New York; but his wife and
daughter being in Europe, the remains were
placed temporarily in the vaults Of Calvary
Church, 10 be removed hereafter to Mount Au-
burn cemetery, near Boston.
NATIONAL METHODIST CosrzarScr-Ia the
Methodist Conference, Saturday moving. a
heated debate occurred en- notion fer che sg-
. pointmer- OF q committee TO exzlaiac tho alIecai
frauds sul mismausgemento Of the Book Concern,
the result being tia: the molten was tabled
by a yo.e Of 1872 to $50. Dir. L.usLaa mSie
strong speech exoulpatory Of his c5ur-o in the
Book Concern, during the above debate
Aocmzyr-A railroad iaborer by the naua OF
Thompson, working upon ledge cutting ST VOL
co,-, was terribly injured Friday, the 10Th Ill.,,
by the premature discharge ct bias, he wss
engaged in charging with nitro glycerle One
arm was torn oTaear the shoulder, tleo.ao7 hand
nearly Destroyed Oae side Of his face shattered,
destroying one eye. ana bis chest fuca1a,ly
lscera;eI 80 hopes are entertained ofhis re-
cogory.
AccmDr-Jast alter the Harlem Extension
train had lsft the depot At East Dorset, Tusr!sy
morning. preparatory TO making 10y switch, %
Edward Cook, the brakeman, leaned over to re-
move cluplne-Pin, when losing bis bslsaoe,
be fell hsationg to the ground, the remainder Of
the train, some Eve or siz csrs. passing over
him. An ugly CASH was cut ia HE head. aui
one Of lie feet was hslly Injured, but IL is evi-
dent that these injuries were recs wed in falling
snl Ia; the cars passed over without touching
him. He wss brought to bic home, 10 Wslin--
ford, where medical attendance w-g procured
AMI IL is thought he will recover
. C.s.EcuA-1oy OF the BI,uop of OGuEysBraa
The Very Rev Father E P. Wsihsms was
conssc-a,ci Bishop Of the uez R1asn Catholic
Diocess Of Ogieusbars. in the cathedral at
Albany yesterday. The ceremonies we're Of
grand aui imposing character. The c0as11sa-
tor Was Archbishop McClosEey, Of New York,
assisted by Bishop De G5es5riaal Of the Diocese
of Burlington ana Bishop Couroy, Of Albany.
The sermon was delivered by Father Clarence
Ws,w7E,b, Of Albany. Fourteen Bishop rs
sisted in the ceremonies, Among whom were
Bacon, Of Portland, E.liisms, O.. Boston, Ncia--
land, Of Hartford, L3ughin, Of Br5oHyn,
MeNeiuy, Of Albany. O'Riely, Of Springfield,
Bsylsy. Of Newark, Wood, of Philadelphia ana
Lynch, of Charleston. Che-u5.ai's celebrated
four voiced usss constituted the music Of the
eonsecrltion.
SrEuB1AT war AT TRoT.-There il g terrific
stelnboa; wa At Troy. The rival lines, the
Peoples aud the Citizens have both attempted
&c hold dock belonging TO the city. On one
OCCASION they but.el '' each other with much
sklL The old line now have the dock, but tie
citizens have instituted legal proceedings TO se-
cure it, The Times saws the Citizens folks are
confident that they win hold the dock by to-
night. The employees of the other line ring
different song AM sty The Golden este viii ias-
ten as usual 70 the dock on Monday night sn5
tlat they
will holl the nozzle a-in tho bank
U1tl the Lass gallo1t's az Shore
An extra force Of police IS on duty, and every
effort is made by Mayor Carroll to prevent hos
tlitiea
Ex7zssiox or THE CANAL AsD INV EsIEE-
rBIsE-Ou- citizen, Will be glad to know
that Chidester 81 Co, large plsaers ami m1ull-
ors, Of Jersey City, have purchased Of Lawrence
Barnes lani 80 by 700 feet, adjoining che 1ro-
perty Of Bronsons, Weston, Greene & Coon Pine
s;,upon which they propose erecting mammoth
moulding. door, rssh and blind factory, running
twelve machines Ground wil be broken for the
factory in about ten days The building viii te
l75 by 100 feet, aud it il expected, viii he COM
petei by September LIST. The new business Will
employ one hundred and fifty men. The canal ID
extended 80 feet north, through this Pur-
chase, making it $50 feet in length. Nessrs,
Chi3ester & Co. are one Of the heaviest concerns
I in New Jersey, and have associated with them
in this enterprise some Albany psrtieI, who
have long been engaged in tbe lumber trade
/ We welcome this new aud important ailiuou
to the growing business Of Burlington.
The LrcrunE OF Hoy. T ". NJ MARSHAL.
Its much to be regretted thst lsrger suiiencs
vas not present to enjoy this sble lecture. 1t
was, however, hardly to be expected that = very
/ lsrre audience would be cut. owing to the
/ fact that the Bsrnsbee concert occurred the tame
evening. II wss an unfortunate choice Of even
ings. Father Lynch introduced she speaker,
and announced MS subject " Progress IL the
Nineteenth Century The lecturer viewed the
progress of this century in three different aspects;
the material moral and intellectual, snd proceed
ca, ably. to argue that our boosted civilization
in either one Of these respects is not 30 much
in advance Of former ages SIS We would fsin fiat