Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-11-07

papers, and the Irregularities and uncertainty |
| heretofore attending their mercantile cores |
| pondcncc growing out of the unsettled state OF
nllnirs-did not, in the exercise of the dlscrC
ton understood to be vested in public officer,
give sufficient notice of his intention TO enable
them to make an appeal ut Washington Tor
their relief. Several meetings were held re-
solutions passed. and memorials setting forth
the facts were drawn up aud placed in the
hands of +. q. Macondray, Esq, for prcscntl-
tion nt Washington. MIR. NJ Is ono of the old
est and probably the wcathlcst merchant of
San Francisco. He arrived in the Cherokee,
and will mncdi ,tcly lay the entire subject be-
fore the Treasury Department. The press of
, San Francisco, generally, condemn the course
f of the Collector.
Our city. says the Herald, is quite healthy
: and we are happy to say, almost free from
, crime. Not an outrage o. an aggravated cha
, ractcr has been committed for Il long time past
Peace and scchrty are enjoyed to the fullest
extent The band of criminals that once in
tested us have bccl tCrror-strckcn, and have
, fled to the four quarters of the globe Encour-
AIRED bv this, the Vigilance Committee, to whom
, we are NANNY indebted for this happy change,
have suspcndcd their sessions Of the entire
, body, and have appointed an executive COM
, mittcc of torty-tivc, to exercise walchlulncsS,
n and see that such an organization OF CRIME as
I once existed here, does not again come to
A head. 1t has still the power to convene the
, whole body. in case of emergency. It's tunc-
- tons are only suspended. not extinct Thro'-
h out the mines, the same dlmlnutlon OF crime
has been perccptbIe Not single execution
, has taken place in the State for the last month.
4 Meetings in sympathy with the supposed
revolution in Cuba have been held in San
q Francisco, and Il number of adventurous clti.
zcns. under the lead of Colonel Geo White,
II were to leave for that Island ON the lst uItlmo.
y Extra Blilv" Smith, cx Governor Of Virginia,
il was the principal speaker at the meeting.
San Francisco is rapidly spreading, and now
n presents that massive appearance which al
Y ways distinguishes city from a village Ma
10 nv large and elegant brick and stone buildings
r have been erected since the fires Of May and
IS june The burnt districts may be said to have
: been built up again.
A Young man by the name Of William Ford.
/, who left New York city some time IN the year
II ISIS, in a street irht that took place in Sono-
l. IA, on the 27th of July, was HI led by a shot
~ from the pistol of Il man by the name of Robert
Is Codwel, with whom he had difficulty. \
ID bystandcr by the name of Thomas Coffin, was
ID also killed accidentally in the atiray.
to Agriculture and horticulture are receiving
Id daily and increasing attention IN every part OF
of the State.
10 An unfortunate rcconrc had occurred be-
tween Mr.. Smith, the county Judge OF Gala
yeras county, and Mr.. l.. A. ollicr, Clerk OF
the county, resulting in the death OF the LITTER
Judge Smith shot him with Il revolver: three
shots were fired, one of which took effect III
the stomach of Mr.. Collier and caused his
death IN few hours. The Judge Immediate
" gave himself up for trial. TIE difficulty Il
H. seems grew out o'thc election. Judge Smtl
g. was examined and acquitted.
It. AFFAIRS IN CuILt.-By the Golden Gate
D. arrived at Panama, we have later accounts
ds from Valparaiso, and confirmation of the
news heretofore received of IL revolution II
,r- Chill. The Panama Echo says :-Every etor
= was bcnr made BY the government for the sup
sic preston tthc revolt, and there is probability
- of its success but the struggle must involve
serious bloodshed and sad disturbance, l
WI, even but temporary, OF the commercial inter
ut es;s of the country. 1t is deeply to be regret
ted.
an From TUE IsrHMrs. -The most importan
es, feature in the sthmuS news relates to terrible
in tfray between the native and foreign boatmcl
at Chagrcs resulting in the death OF a nulnbc
co of persons on either side, some OF them Cali
Of fornia passengers bound home. On the III
Oct, the foreign BoatmCn principally Amcrl
Try cansl attempted, by violence, to prevent the IA
rs. tive hoatnen from carrying on their avocaio
in between the shore and the steamer Falcon
because the latter carried passengers to an
re- from the shore at less than the rates fixed upO
he BY the Whites. A general fight was the rcsu
he in which one of the whites was killed.
les Quiet, howe er, was soon restored and cor
- tinued to reign until the arrival at ChagreS o
on the 18th ult., Of the Orcgon's passengers. Th
md next day "A native boatman who carried oil som
al
lcy severely beaten BY some of the others on I'll
cIe American side. The greatest excitement Ell
nr- sued among the natives. One of the pa5Scl
Ter, gcrs by the Cherokee describes the scene who
erS followed in Il letter published III the llcral
any from which we gather the following statement
'The whole population OF natives, Carih
'ut- genlans and Jamacla negroes, turned ont, arm
ere ed with guns, sabres, and almost every dcscr
Nlr. ton of weapons, and crossed the river IN b
by DIV. Most of the foreign boatncn fled to Il
ana woods but several shots were fired by the a
lsly slllans, and, nearly as we could earn, thr
loIe of the foreigners were wounded. No rlolept
ana was offered to passengers, the natives and Il
Mr.. groes constantly declaring that their quar-
er was only with the boatmen, and that thu
SEQ. would do no harm to the Cafornlans, throu!
ndl- whom they earned their livelihood. She
KILL were fired, however, at the office OF the Anne
can Consul, Mr.. Gleason, against whom The
'evl- are greatly exasperated, as he is the owner
very several boats himself, and 1t was understo
I'M that ne took part with and sustained the tC
cign boatmen in their unjust assumptions.
niue The next morning all was perfectly quiet
arz the Spanish side and at about o'clock, a lar
de- number of native boats had crossed the rlv
ry Is unsuspcious Of any danger to take of pasSe
GERS to the steamer Several of these We
Mr. filled with travellers and their baggage: VIII
me, suddenly murderous fire was opened up
Il 10 them, with runs and revolvers, by the Ann
tals' lean bolunen, assisted by many OF
IS as Cahfornians before mentioned, and sn fl
gold minutes, several boats, emptled of their ocC
pants, were seen drifting out to sea. lie
ac- many were killed or drowned here 1t Is imp
OK slblc to say. 1t was known that others TIL
llrtz the boatmen had participated M the attack j
kelly made, and a violent feeling Of hostility agal
all their countrymen was very naturally arc
Il be ed. The streets were again thronged W
c L. armed men, in redoubled numbers, and de
nent to all the .IUfrICdnOS shouted from eN