Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

Exposition.
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., in his article
On The Railroad Death Rate, IS published
ia the February atlantic. says that for
Is-2-'7j, the average journey resulting IN
any description OF injury 70 passenger
travelling ave7 railroads ia Massachusetts,
was close upon 10000, 600 miles. while an
aggregate %. .70O. 900 600 miles or there
autu., was accomplished with los OF but
single life.
Ia >r,5s PEls TRoUELEs.-Dr. Clark.
oae o. t.. promia5n; and highly esteemed
eitiz a+o Windsor, who has been phys
ciau &, abe s;ate Prison Tor about dozen
years. au3 l.ao testified. the other day, to
the 20 d I.i.4.-.i,n OF Keeper Llli, has re-
ceivei a.- discharge from Superintendent
Bale ls G.LaHd Gl5je suggests that
DR.. Daass Superintendent OF the Insane
Asylum. aa3 Wa equally culpab.e Is
with U.s.. .. -u.amtrily dealt with.
l>I.r.t. urraAcE-A despatch says that
soal .a.. named Ballard has been ar
rs-.ej a. F-rs iar entering the house
o. St.4- .i... AM, 4ceordins to one story.
,.o'-... vue, daughter and the ser
yAat Ballard was accompanied by
h3. ..-s an. uas Charles Harrington,
also rss-,-l .,ltA she same crime, for whom
the C .a.. ere searching at last accounts.
Gsi>.. cfuels Col \. B. smedley.
Leetu. 90. National Grange viii speak
Il. S.. . aL-a--y.janaasy 2lst East Hard
wicA, Jaaaar, -sl Hyde Park. January
2lth ~ a-aa.,s, January 26.h Burling-
ton. J.a4at -7,h Midlebury, January
2s.h H.-.-.i.L, January 3l~t, Ludlow,
Febra4l, IT,. Woodstock, February 81,
nj 81 E.at.e5o-1. February It'll
Crosby Tdplin, dry goods
merchant, 4, Montpelier, have failed Their
iuIeit,d..-- lis about nine thousand dollars,
aud ,i-i. a--,,. about ;hrcc Thousand eight
huadrc- 1.afs. ora which tlIsc thousand
dollar aa I..a-5.y be realized. About
* tbou-ar4 l..,lrs Of their iudoltcines,is
owiue a Hasou.aal ;'.e remainder in Yer
mont Shore Is taaasa- 10 hs no prospect
Of Their 1, aia business The irIn had
te,n d'.a-- large trade uatil within { >.
months. ul.r ;lc.r receipts dropped
laTse.y,abl .h.ir crippled condition beclue
manifest.
Ira Sbattrck, of HaT1wick dealer IN iea-
airV. r5ucrted failed.
TEYPERATuaE.-Ihea7 average tempera:ur..
wednesday, the l9;h Inst. was digler than
that OF any day IL the month Of Jauua-y
with sHgis exception. FOR the last joriu
gears il1~ much farther blcl. W might
be compelled t. 20 10 ind it, equal. We
leave to "Old Pro liabilities" 10 ascertain.
This exception was the It'll Of January, ISL.
when the temperature Of the dag averaged
52l degrees, " one -!c-ree warmer than
YESTERDAY. The neales: approach T. IL Wa
Gu the 7th ol January, 1871, when the az
eragc temperature was two dc.r,cS iJs-
er.
We can c,.er realize the unusual cl4Ilc-
ter Of the day when We learn that last year
there va no cay a, garm ID The mont,
Of January. February. March. April. y w.
yember or December; there were thirtc, u
colder days ia May OF last year. one %
June, fourteen in September and twer, -
seven in O-todor. The average temper
ture OF this month, thus far, has also been
approximately high it being only ,J4r
degrees below freezing point. Some yI tie
oldest inhabitants remark the rlsemb.an c
of the season, thus lar, to that of 1911. We
trust the resemblance OF the Two Yeas Will
not extend to the summer, which, as they
recollect 1t. was cold and nnfrui;frl in
1911.
The coldes: year. however, ever known IA
Vermont. was lsl6, when there was frost IN
every month vi the year in Vermont, and on
the Sth of june snow fell al over the State,
in some places to the depth OF six inches,
and on the 9:h ice made half an inch thick
The yer l-2S was Is remarkable iJr
warmth. The mean temperature OF every
month IN the year, according 10 THomp-
son, wa higher than the average, and the
Temperature Of the year 30 above the aver
age mean. The broad lake did net ;rceze,
that year
CIVIL WAR ~ SEELBuRN.- The quiet yi
lage of shelbarn had an excitement, Tues
day week. growing our oftho performances
ofone CLARKE. who eazcd upon the wine
when it was I'll to such an extent Is to
render HIN q very undesirable citizen !
posse attempted 10 arrss; him. but lie bar
ricaded himself IN Al upper chamber Of his
house, and. armed with Springfield rifle,
prepared 10 defend his Liberties. lie then
made bricf address 10 the invader, Of his
domestic sanctuary .rcmarklng that he knew
his rights and. knowing. dared maintain
them, and promised a speedy anu violent
death to any individual who dared moles,
him. ihererpoa she attacking party with
drew in a highly demoral.zci condition and
telegraphe3 lor Sheriff Drew The uext
day. Sh-riE Drew and States Attorney
Hewitt repaired 10 the scene Of action. Al
rested Clarke and brought him before Jn--
tice ". \. Weed, who muletei the oGand n
10 ! Ane and sentenced him to twenty day,
IN jail. lie no# t7eals the marble halls 90!
Sheriff Dlew'> palace. and it Is hoped that
on his liberation he lsil be prepared to
sign an amnesty bill