Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-08-08

! "Our Barrlla crop is an entire failure. and
our crops generally have been much injured by
a scorching wind, particularly the grapes. from
which very short vintage is expected This,
added to disease, supposed TO be Cholera that
has broken out at Las Palmns, Grand Canary.
has put stop to our regular course of business
in the Islands Our communication has been
closed with that Island for nearly u month.
The last accounts which we received were on
the 26th of May. We presume our corrcspon-
dent has, with many others, fled into the into
rior Of the Island, and there shut himself up.
The vrulence of the disease continues unaba-
ted. Their city has been more than dccima-
ted, and very few Of the inhabitants now remain
IN It, The disease has in consequence spread
over the Island, and although strict Gordon is
enforced. from the proximity of the two Islands,
we are gctnga little alarmed here. We must
however hope for the best"
Tile Projectors of the Steamer BosToy,
it will be seen, give notice of Pleasure Ex-
cursion in and about the Ilarbors and parts
adjacent" on Commencement Evening. We
are still incIirel to regret that uco such Ex-
cursions should be projected for that Evening,
because we are sorry to have anything done
that even looLs like opposition to the very
crcditable and pleasant arrangements that have
been made by the young gentlemen of the
Graduating Class. Bat we are well assured
and certainly know, that there is not the
slightest intention, desire or expectation. on
the part of either the proprietors of the Boston,
or the members of the Cornct B md, to inter-
/ fere with the purpose of the Class. At the
time of the Launch Of the Henry MAYO, more
than fortnight ago, Mr.. Garfield promised
the Boston for an Excursion on the Evening Of
Commencement Day, and it is in fulflment of
this engagement that this Excursion is advcr-
tiset We wish it could have been postponed,
because t is easier to aroM misrepresentation
and misunderstanding, than to correct them.
BIT let us be good-natured aud light-hearted
about il.
The Boston and her train will accommodate
a thousand, and the United States is spacious
enough for thousand more. Let us have them
both .flled and every body and his mother and
grandmother will have ga good time" Snarl-
lnT Is the sllcst occupation that man in good
health can engage in. 1t makes him uncomfor-
table to himself and his ncighbors Everybody
will irish to ercm in the United Stltcs, but
everybody can't so let the other half" avail
/ themselves of the Boston and her Bnrgcs -
| This is all our friends ofthc Boston desire or OK
the good-ookinr boys of the Band on the Uni
ted States. Of course, and several young ladies
will probably mourn deeply over the scpara-
ton: but the States viii range along side of
the Boston, during the evening, and the turtle
doves on each shall have an opportunity to
"ho,cr' or COO, at each other The LEADER
of the Comets, escorted by Mcssrs. DIX and
HHcHARDs, will be expected to 20 mp in one of
the largest Rockets, and the "Floor Mana
gers " on the States will "rcvolye" in the
most luminous manner in reply to the compli-
ncnt, DoDwoRTn's glorious Band, playing. du-
ring the ceremony, High Betty .uufin! If
anybody is found, on either Boat, cross or i'll
nlturcd, he will be respectfully requested to
ttEc his cRd 90 ashore! These are all the
arrangements we are at present at liberty to
publish, except that Mr. Jenny Lind is expects
ed to "preside at the Piano, which will be
placed cqui-distant between the two Boats.-
Rock Dundor has been engaged for the "Bos-
ton Cornct Band" that played at Montpelier
on the Fourth, a great many people will be
here from abroad. most of whom, it is suppos-
cd, will 90 home again. On the WHOLE there
will be rare opportunity for those who are
good-natured to enjoy themselves.