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THE DAILY FREE PRESS, BURLINGTON, MARCH 14, 1855. The Latest Newa Tax American Journal succeeds the every County in the State. We must con- Swanton Herald, defunct It is edited by in trying to leave the ship. On Saturday the rest of the crew were saved by a life boat from the shore. Four Other vessels were driven on shore, with loss of another life.

A Oflilj) Joe jJtcsg. BY TELEGRAPH. BSPORTE EXCLUSIVELY FORTS. DAILY FREE PRES. W.

A. Miller and A. J. Sanson. Its politi cal principles, say the editors, 'will be such a.

in 6ur judgment, lie at the foundation of civil and religiou. freedom in this country, and which give vitality to our Republican In JtVr Council of Censors, David FUh, Jericho. heavy fall of snow accompanied the storm on the Cape. By tht Vermont and Botton Lint. A.J.

Howard, Operator. FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the Pacific. New York, March 14th, P. M.

The steamer Pacific, Capt. Corns tock, has Arrival Deptutwre oftlie Mail to and tyThe question of the removal of Judge Loring of Massachusetts, from the office which stitutions." Not veryexplicit, but good as far as it goes. P. 0. BOaMHOTOS, I Dee.

1. 1H51. "Bristol Bill," the famous burglar. just arrived, bringing London dates to the from New York City. Troy made a bold attempt to break out of the State he disgraced when he acted as Slave Commissioner in the Burns case, pending before the Massachusetts Legislature, excites much discussion, in the Boston Press.

There dBtoT Rutland, arrive r.x 27th ult. In Parliament Roebuck's mo Prison, at Windsor, on the 2d inst. He had via Concord tion of enquiry into the war was carried. John Russell has been appoint scaled the wall when he was captured by the guard. is some doubt whether the State Constitution ed Colonial Secretary.

Raglan is reported confers on the Legislature the right of re tess, tnat we nave ueen very wwa euyiiin. to find full grown men and woman of good standing in society, subscribing for the "one dollar, poodle dog literature" of the city, to the neglect of their own county paper. What the press of Vermont ask, and we think they have a right to ask it, is, that the people of this State give their State papers a comfortable and decent support." The Montpelier Freeman says As with Rutland county so it is, we presume' with every county in Vermont. Ana thus it is that the people of Vermont leave their own papers to languish and die. What a commentary this, on the patriotism of the State We, for the last twenty years of Our life, have almost incessantly labored to raise Vermont into notice, to bring out her proud history, to develops her rich resources, and teach her sons to respect themselves and demand her iust rank among the sister States; and for the last six years we have tried to do this through the channel of a newspaper, which we bought under the mistaken impression that our people would aid us in our efforts for their good, by giving us, with our contemporaries, in the State, a preference over foreign papers in their patronage the result is, we find ourself, after six years harder labor, and more self deprivation than ever marked any period of our life, poorer than when we began This is our reward The Northfield Messenger learns that Mai from O-" Bow' Point and tfc.

Albans, arrive at 8Jo clock moval. to have resigned, Lord Lucan baa been re-Billed. Gladstonenerbert and Graham, had resigned because Mr. Roebuck's motion wa. Aw nnt-l at cioca.

r. Tnesdavt. ThWI rFnon California. The Illinois arrived three young men from Barnard recently attended a ball in Bethel, carrying their liquor with them. They deposited their bottle for safe keeping in a back chamber.

Becoming very thirsty, they went out for their liquor, carried, for a Committee of Inquiry into the at New York on Mondav evening, witn dayTand rVtunUrs at 61 at 9 o'clock r. same Kwifau a Pi.ATTSstn.aa Mails arrive st a'oloak Close o'clock r. KmiwV St. Jons Maim arm. at 8J mismanagement of the War.

$1,161,248 in treasure, and California dates to Feb. 16th. No news of great interest. The Cabinet is remodeled. There is no im but through mistake, drank from a bottle oi portant change.

The fiftieth ballot in the California Legisla Corrosive Sublimate. This was a worse li ture, had secured no U. S. Senator. The Joseph Hume is dead.

The Vienna Peace Conference will be from fr 9 to 10 a. a. quor even than what they brought with them. Medical aid was speedily procured, and by missing U. S.

Sloop of War Decatur, hadar opened in a few days. All parties profess an rived at Valparaiso. anxiety for peace. It is officially announced From the Sandwich Islands, we learn that the use of vigorous means, it is believed their lives will be saved, although they suffered serious injury. Dep.rt.re Train.

Vt CeBtra' Ttasofth.Vt.CeSaS os r. k. for we by tho Allies that on the 17th, Gen. Liprandi with 40,000 Russians. (Dispatch on January 24th, Mr.

Gregg, U. S. Commissioner, received a dispatch from Mr. Wyllie, the Minister of Foreign Relations, stating North 5.30 A. 10.40 a and 6-15 Is South Wallingford, last week, the We have now hundreds on our list, owing us from two to ten dollars, who have sent off premises of Wilder Proctor were searched, NOTIC TrBlent advertisers ordering that the latter had been ordered by the King to discontinue the negotiations for the An New Hampshire Election Accident.

Concord, N. March 14. Eighty-seven cities and towns show Met- three barrels of liquor found, condemned, and spilled. After the seizure was made, an advertisements to be Inserted for periott not double that amount every year for city papers. This is their honor and patriotism The Vermont Patriot says nexation of the Island to the United States, zceediBg DAYS, nn wwmoWj pay of attachment was issued by a pretended credi commenced and carried on by his late II advakck, to tec or their insertion.

calf 16,317 Baker 11,054 Bell 1569 Fowler 372. tor of Proctor, and served upon the liquor Tiifire are men in this State and every newspaper cau say the same-who would hRurd ttt bevond their own Majesty. while in the hands of the officers executing Representatives Opposition 103 Demi. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1855. uovcr irovo ia." hut lor ns.

wnom we nave the liquor law. The Maine law lien over-powered the creditor lien, and off went the 24; Whigs 2. Opposition elects a member of Congress. elected to office, whose pookets we have filled with money; whose notoriety we have made, Regard fob the Red Man. A letter to the San Antonio Texan, dated Fredericsburg, February 7, after giving an account of late liquor fuming and foaming wwn me uucu.

Metcalf, K. N. candidate for Governor, i. who never have been induced td loo at our ATolf hunt came off last week in Indian outrages in that neighborhood says: Piwtectloa of Home Ia-aatrf tm Vermoat. Within the past year the Western Vermont Journal, the Springfield Telegraph, the Green' Mountain Herald, the Vergennct In-dependent, the Sw-nion Herald, and the Woodstock Mercury, Vermont newspapers, paper a moment, unless at tht copy' contain-ine some dictated puff, sent to tuem gratis chosen by about 3,000 majority.

The same party have elected at least three quarters of Waitsfield, Washington Co. 200 men and Gen. Smith has been repeatedly advised of iney ara aiwaygJtaaing so many papers, boys surrounded and shot a won, measuring the Senate, two-thirds of the House, and the the state of affairs as they exist among us, they can attora toe fair tot!" failed even to notice our petition for the fmm the tin of his nose to the end ot tne entire Congressional delegation. aid ve so much need. We are, therefore, Why wouldn't it be a good plan for us printers in Vermont, to let the class spoken tail, 5 feet 8 inches height 2 feet 7 inches At Meredith village while the election was rA is.

resort to the only alternative left us girth back of the fore legs 2 feet 74 inches of, rely upon Boston- and the undertake upon our own responsibility going on, tne people Demg ussemDiea in me Town Hall, to the number of 700, the flooring. have become extinct. They have not committed nor been executed for any crime, they hare not died of old age or inanition, nor have they expired a natural death of any sort. They have, with hardly an ex weight 84 lbs. Sold for $24, and tne money New York for puffs, and when they happen to be candidates, look to their city awar ot exie r--- gave way, precipitating a number into the given to the Poor.

friends for the insertion of their names and tors, and we wh' very Boon nave couipieieu all the requisite arrangements totrike a defensive blow in ou.r defence, by pushing the A boy named Wallace, aged iz years cellar below, 3 or four were fatally how would it work for us all to refuse to deliberately shot his brother, at Ohio, the. ot the enemy one of whom has since died, 25 others had limbs broken and many others were badly Mohawk County, N. a short time since hfiird iha lion in fcii deB," and destroy advanuC the interests ot any man wno is too mean to pati-pnise the press upon which he relies for support without rr.e-jrd age or sex injured. The little Cain committed the murder in the presence of his mother, who was unable to ception, been conducted with industry, a good degree of ability, and a desire to make as good a paper as possible with their means, rather than to make more money out of a poor paper. Their conductors have not any of them retired on an Independent fortune, The Editor of the Woodstock Mercury that crosses our vision, (K'r government fii.h.'stiers and announcing the stopping of his paper, niter prevent it.

all that, but dutv demandsthisat our hands a laborious existence of eighteen years, iys- There is a Union School in Brattle IU a i i In this town, on the morning of the 11th Ustby Rev. J. H. Worcester, Hon. WILLIAM UASWELL of Bennington, to Miss LYDIA B.

ST ACT. and carry it out W0 will, in defiance We do not assume the right of becomi'uvr clamtions ot every cnaracier. boro, which was established fourteen years ago. The following is selected from the late Genera' Houston sayB the Indians, in thesC not will they he likely to try newspaper publishing again in Vermont, while there is wood to saw, or honest occupations to be didactic on this occasion or of volunteering any advice to patrons of newspapers. We cannot, however, refrain from saying that the very general practice of patronizing a border difficujes, are aCadst always more sinned against, thn sinning." annual report District tax, 15 per cent, on Grand List, TimWved from the Town ni off class of city papers, which have no honest filled.

The causes which have proved the death of these papers seriously affect every vaper In the State, and we know of no Ver vretension to any merit, but that of furnish- 57o 00 i i i it Treasury, lulE me llKnwBit buix me uiusii irurwucoQ iuu mont newspaper, eo firmly established that it Total Receipt. $1,968 26 o.n hid defiance to the exhausting process, ITEMS AT HOME A ABROAD. Jamis Sweesy, an Irish youth of 17, was yesterday brought before Justice Holfen-beck, on a charge of assault and battery. The oflence was committed in 'Skinner's The expenditures for the same period were The natural patrons and friends of the press ot literature, sucn as maaes no impression upon the reader beyond the time spent in its perusal, is a very reprehensible practice and a growing evil in the country. A weekly country journal, can furnish stories enough United States Bounty Land.

I HAVE received instruction from the Commii-siuuer of Pensions, and am prepared to procure Bounty Land Warrant for those entitled under th Act of March 3, 1855. These who served 14 days in any of the wan in-which this country has leen engaged, and those who were engaged in. the Battle of Vluttnuurgh, are entitled to ItiO acres, and are respectfully solicited to' call on me at my office, over Merchants Bank, Burlington. LYMAN CUMMLNGS, Ag'U March 14.1 455. dStAwlf Notice.

THE Partnership heretofore existing between, II. L. fijiioNDS A Charles Paine, is this daw dibsolved by mutual consent. The affairs of tht Firm will be settled and the business continued by Charwt.8 Paixe. H.

L. 81MONDS, CHARLES PAINE. the newspaper readers of the Mate, are as follows Cash paid teachers, $1,389 47 responsible for this mortality among the Lane" a day or two since, upon an old French They can, it they will, starve oui woman, who having interfered in a quarrel: for any healthy mina, ana snouiu lane me place of those flaunting city sheets, which come to us with picture heads and columns full of loose tales and twaddle. While every between a French lad and Sweeny, was knock the few survivors. They have moreover, a perfect right to do it.

But do they, when lor repairs, (. i a fuei an(j incidentals; 318 16 Total Expenses, $1,827 32 Brattleboro is to have a Town Ball ed down and her "visual orb" infuscated by country newspaper ia losing subscribers on the latter. On trial he denied nothing, and they really come to think of it, wish the thing done Do they think it would be for the credit of the State Would, the an me piea mat suuacnuers cuuuutuuuru iu so many papers, the weekly drummers who come clattering and canvassing through the was fined $20 and costs. 105 feet by 40. It will cost $16,000.

Mrs. Beach of Charlotte, who is country, Una no dimoulty in picking up suo- i i i iv nouncement that the last State newspaper -There is unusual activity in organiz Burlington, March 13, 1B55. aim Foundry Machine Shop. had stooped, add to the reputation of Ver- over 60 years of age, on the Cth inst. spun ninety knots of stocking yarn.

Thirty knots ing the several County Agricultural Societies in this State. With the exception ot Chit monters for intelligence and enterprise. Will jit number of the best city papers, fill the scrioers, ana cuuucuu pay iu uvnu iui papers, of whose continuance or even existence we have no guaranty. The dwellers in the country must, in justice to themselves, patronize a country paper, one printed in thnir own countv. and near their homer; is considered a good day work.

THE USDEKSIG5ED INFORMS THE PUBLIC that he is prepared to execute any orders for Castings, Machinery, Shafting, Mill-work, Ac, on short notice, and in a superior manner, at his "A origin the Pioneer Mechanie't Shop. tenden, Essex and Grand Isle Counties, all are busily preparing for the coming year. -Thr aggregate expenses of Congress nlnae of the State papers I Are accounts of for the year, consisting of pay, mileage, com fishts. and divorce trials, and lengthy lucubra without thin, thev are not kept advised of The Albany correspondent of the -Veto CHAJtMiJ.3 j-AUXJS. Burlineton.

March 12. 1855. dtf pensation of officers, contingent expenses and tions on the War ia Europe, of more value to York Evening Post remarks that there never local news, casualties, political movements, conventions for various purposes, and a thousand incidantB interesting to the community, was so much animosity exhibited among poli library, amount, according to the appropriation bill, to $1 ,470,699. The diplomatic expenses for the year amount to $733,390. ticians, and there never were Buch outbreaks of personal violence as have occurred the and in the vicinity where they dwell, and which will be picked up and registered, if an our people than the home news and honest advocacy of the best interests of Vermont, given by our own papers I If there are any who would answer these questions in the affirmative, the following paragraphs will how the consummation, Thb Post Office Department, this year.

editor is faithful to his trust, and does not present season at the New York Capital, ne says cost the Government $1,716,739 the lrea- put his whole trust in his scissors. sury Department, the Mint, "These sometimes take a ludicrous form. jyWlNCHELL's entertainment advertised the Light nouses, For instance, one gentleman in Congress Hall voutly desired, maybe brought about, ho tnt this evening concert naii, walks up to another and says Are you the Coast Survey, $445,000 the Judiciary $226,906. the Executive istnenaugn. bW tamponed.

A wvere cold ana noarse- they are now bringing it about. The Rutland Herald says Whiln Vnrmont navs one dollar for news tvresnonse. 'Is the Governor within is ness utterly forbids mm i -a- Among the amendments to the civil and diplomatic bill, which passed during the last the second strange query, -sir, i ao not Know what you mean, is the puzzled reply of the official. '1 mean that I want to see the Gov papers printed in the State, ehe paysten dol-C. nrinted out of it.

We shall rrl Mamnk Hospital a BvrliKoton night of the session, is one which provides that hereafter the New York Assay Office v. 7ur- m. faw move facts next week, ernor, and 1 suppose this brazen protuber The National Intelligencer has published the ance is the bell-pull. I will Tins for him. that will go to show the disastrous policy of shall be allowed to refine the gold deposited So forthwith he commences hauling at what Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill.

occupies efeven columns, and contains appro Vermont iu uu -t nntronixine the one dollar in it. sendics only the bullion requiring coin he calls the bell-pull, ringing, and matins it go ting-a ling but no Governor comes, ihe lt nUatur. of the City." The NOTICE. priations for every brancn oi ice oyu- age to the mint at Philadelphia. The deposits can now be assayed and JPf hU StntA Mem determh mania lor mistatung numan nose.

lor Den- ment. Amone them, we arennppy .1.. Mrw nawanane'r in the State, and pulls extends on au sides." we find an item authorizing the Secretary oi iruut vaw" melted into bars of the necessary fineness for THE SUBSCRIBER is desirous of esUbliehing a travelling Agency in every two Counties or more throughout the New England and Middle States. Each agent is retained at $30 per month and expenses paid, or if preferable, admitted to a rejoice, or look on complacently, when they nf their vounz men try- TnK London Morning Advertiser the Treasury to cause a Marine Hospital to be constructed at Burlington, to cost "Jenny Lind ha. entered into an engagement wnrthv newspaper, and then exportation without the further tax of transportation to and from Philadelphia.

An ap-nrowiation of $254,000 was also made, for to re-visit England, in her professional capa Wins; uo in despair." snare in tne aggregate proceeds of bis agency IN one but thorough business men need apply, and who have a pecuniary responsibility of at least $100. not more than thirty five thousand dollars, with the addition of ten per cent thereon to city. From religious scruples, she has de Theacts promised above, were as follows the completion of the fortifications for the Those wishing such an agency can be conferred cover the compensation of Architects, adver Bv returns from all the post offices but ten in termined that all her future exhibitions before the public, shall partake more or less, protection of New York Harbor. with at the Exchange Hotel, Burlington, oa the 3d and 4th of April next. Rutland County, it appears that of the papers tising, and contingent expenses.

Txi TtrwivfiTov. on Tuesdav nizht of X. J. faue, proprietor. Rutland, 12th March, 1855.

dAwto apt of the character of Sacred Musw. she is ex pected here some time in the month of April taken from those offices 1021 copies of the are taken, to 4194 papers print last week, two clothes-line robber, were o-jt. Prohibitory Law in thb New caught in the act. One, named Malcomb, an York Senate. -The President of the New Our readers are aware that Jenny Lind is now ed out of the county and most of them out Englishman, was captured with bis booty i.

o. Trvamnoa Society, issueu lruw the mother of two children." at the State. The other escaped, after dropping a portion ivn ow Albany, on the 12th, the following call to the At tka fit fit A aa th fiirnrcs." MVS the Sam Patch Octdonk. At Patterson's of the plunder, which consisted of socks Falls, recentlv. in Sparta.

N. a little boy friends of Temperance inrouguuu. Herald," the paper, sold at the Railroad newa bovs. and the number NEW GOODS. I HAVE RECEIVED 2 dot.

Galvanised or gilt Hunting Levers; 2 dos. Verge Watches; 1 doi. Open face gilt Watches; 2 dos. Qold Watches, Various sitesji 1 dos. Silver Hunting Watches; which with others on hand makes the largest' ant" most vailed assortment ever on hand among, the vaiicty can be found low priced and high priced, amongst them are several of very, fine finish stil towels, together with the corpses of 14 four years of age wandered from the house of The Prohibitory Liquor Law in danger choice blood hens, stolen from the barn of bis parents.

xot returning in a reusunuuie at MMraand maeasines token in this County anrnTprinWn it, Ann tu M( nf thnm. including Dailies, time, search was made for him, and bis tracks i i Let all temperance men wno can If the Cai ATZ Squires, and ruthlessly slain. were lOUOWea to tne urina ui a perpenuiuu' lar precipice, one hundred feet in height James Brown, of the well known ti Ata.M. cannot be less than meet at nome, anu ioi to their representatives in the very accurate time keepers In silver and in 18 cars" nr 42 fa eaeh one. or fn inou- Boston Publishing House of Little, Brown mi lost.

The crisis goia cases. 'jnM mnuallu! for periodicals, not which overlooks the falls. A dim speck could be seen through the shades of night, in the snow far down beneath. After a long time 7 Af If II expired Saturday evening at his place of a i i ri 1 1 mn iit-i hiiuiu mmnm -lt Im fha fTnuntv I A Iso, a new lot of Reticules, silvered Fans, India-Rubber Combs-, long tooth shell Side Combs, and ST- lost unless it. friend.

a iu.Sk that eaeh copy of the Herald pays a very fine assortment of new and Rich Jewslry; Snuff Boxes, Cigar Cases, and Finer Goods genet-' avassvH- rally to it. support residence, at the age of 55. A man named George Stacey, has been arrested at Winchendon, on suspicion of having something to do with the horrible the proprietor $1,60, and you have the enor. ttous sum of $1,531 for a Home Paper The ETStobk and Shipwrkci. A great storm Tsanermaker'a inn tns iiainruiBaVvc the a nnn I.

iti iiiancu the spot was reached discovered to be simply the hole in the snow where the boy had fallen and his track led from the spot down the bank of the stream. Further search was made, and the lost one was at length discovered sitting on the frozen ground and shivering with cold. He had received no injury from hi. fall save a bruise upon hi. bead.

was exponencea on a amount annuaHy wo o.t. on Friday and Saturday last, An ni iinma lnausirv i tun any Kevolvors, and double and single Darr Pistols, all sold cheap at the Old Stand, Church St. J. B. BRINSMAID, Late Brlnsmaid, Bro.a STOLES, aum From myoounter, last Thursday, one doien Shell' Side Combs, with long teeth.

A reward for thist and Combs will be given. J. E. B. murder of two aged maiden ladies at South Gardner, reported by telegraph on Friday last.

Ho was on the pointof taking the cars for this place, when arrested. the way people pufr a- etop. to foreign in-ftuencel Th. St. Albans Metsene er fay.

The Ship Wm. A. Cooper wa wreeked Saturday at Scituate, with the low of the Captain and two mw, -ho perished in tho We presume thii itate of thing, exlitt in.

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