Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-05-10
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rich plantations OF the Attakapas, below.
.Uurder.-A Mr.. Booth, at Richmond,
Louisiana, met on the 18th ult. Mr. Rusk.
and addressing bin with these words,
Sir. understand you have threatened my
litc," as u horrd commentary on the men.
ace. drew forth n pistol aud shot Rusk
through, causing bis death soon otter
Another Fracns Gen. Bossier, Senator,
and D, S. Burnett, Esq. Sheriff, Of the
Na,ch,oches (La) District, had cool ps-
toll encounter in the streets of the town,
by way of practical illustration OF their
hgh legal functions After two discharges
the General was badly and the Sheriff
slightly wounded,
Summer coming. They have had straw
| berries south for some time, and green
Peas have reached Baltimore from Norfolk.
The "Savannah" steamboat is to ply
regularly between that city and Charleston.
Ohio The spirit Of internal improves
mcnt still predomnates in Ohio, as it did
from the FIRST impulse given to it by the
example Of Clinton and the Empire State.
We perceive the counties Of Wayne,
Franklin and Union have promptly come
forward and subscribed $3.50 600 for the
East Fork Canal, so that the charter, If
the insta lments are paid, as they doubtless
will be, is complied with, and The work
will be commenced. Gen. Halson and
Mr.. Clay are spoken Of as guests TO witness
the breaking Of the ground. Richmond
and the whole Of the beautiful valley Of
the VhHe Water will derive inappreclable
advantages from this work.
Ncbigan. The Michigan Legislature
have adjourned after a session of Is weeks
in which they passed $3.50 of appro
priatious for rail roads, improving rivers &c
1t is not known where the money is to
come from, as there is only balance of
S50O,000 belonging to the state, and that
virtually lost by the deranged affairs OF The
State Bank Governor Mason has vetoed
the bill giving relief to settlers.
The branches ofthc State Bank Of NJ lchl
gan have been located by law at Detroit,
Pontiac, Mount Clemens Monroe, Adrian,
Ann Arbor, ia ckson, Marshall aud Niles.
One gallon jugs.--The Temperance law
of Mississippi has gone into effect and is
popular. except with the pubIIcans, who
cannot for love or money find a sutficency
of one gallon jugs, the prescribed measure
for sale Of liquor.
The revenues for Texas this year will
be a million, taxes half million, and sale
of lots in the new capital half million,
leaving over n million surplus above the
expenses, which are estimated at million.
Mr.. Abm. Wilcox, an industrious me
chanic, was killed few days since at Utica
by being crushed between tlmbers Of a
frame work erected in constructing bridge
on the Canal, and which were knocked
down by boat passing.
The Illinois people calculate on an aug
menta,lon of no less than 40 900 souls to
their population this year. The land sales
having been over $4,000 per month for
some time. We hope there will be less of
epidemic fevers.
Dr. Elisha Huntington is chosen Mayor
of Lowell Mass, vice Mr.. Lawrence,
killed by fail.
The body of q man supposed to be Louis
Cozzine, was found floating in Red RIVER.
There were some $1,000 found in his pocket.
The early fruit on the Ohio river for 40
miles below Wheeling, has been cut off
by the FROST
Edward Slllyman, boy at Potsvile,
los, his life from kick IN the temple from
a horse, with which he was playing.
MURDER The Wayne Standard states
that foot pedcr was murdered IN Jnnlus.
| Seneca county, on the 2lst ull. HIS tin
trunks were cmptied Of their contents,
filed with stones, ia stoned to his neck and
his body thrown into the river. Lewis
| NJ nj tn ho
the Murderers. Troy Vhig.
TiHainy at q Premium. Gordon D..
| Boyd, Mr. Van Buren's receiver in Msslssp-
pi, who took the public money to purchase
90 900 acres Of rich lands on his own &C.
count, has made over the same to the gov.
eminent, who are 10 sell the same at long
credits and and give The surplus to the
swndler.
The arsenal for The South. The Secre'
the Grand Arsenal of construction for the
Sou h at Fayetteville, North Carolina, on
the plan originally designed, Capt. A. j..
Bradford has the direction of it.
Progress Of agriculture in Canada The
Quebec Mercury grnvely relates that:
"Cap'. Fourier Of ST. Cezairc, took the
| trouble to come to Quebec, a distance Of
80 miles, to purchase a eve from Lieut..
Gugy, for which be paid 90 dollars"
| The .Wurderer re'captured. --Wilber,
who made his Escape from Prison a few days
since, was re,lnken in the woods IN the
town Of Madison.
Fatal .4ccident.- wall of a building
| in Strawberry street fell this morning, and
buried IN the ruins five persons, men who
were employed IN underpinning, &c.
Two Of the persons we regret to learn
have since died, and, and the other three
are severely if not seriously injured.
II is reported that boy is also missing
p. S. We learn that the boy mentioned
above was found dead under the RUNS. and
I lint one of The mnn hns sinca hed al The