Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-05-02
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HITCHCOCK, U. ). A. will! be gratihcd to learn
that this gallant and accomplished Officer ar
rived in town last evening. He took lodgings
at the American Hotel.
The main components OF the Atmos.
phere are generally supposed to be Oxygen
and Nitrogen, with sprinkling of Carbonic
and Hydrogen, gases. We presume in this
we shall not be disputed. According to this
definition Of air, we should be glad to enquire
OF the scientific gentlemen about us, what they
have been breathing to.dqy, If samples of the
whole Mineral Animal, and Vegetable world,
in very imperfect state of pulverization, have
not visited the lungs of ont>ofIoor people, thi,
day, they must have breatEed through strainers
Previously 10 tie rain this afternoon, the at.
mosphere was a perfect Museum, containing
more specimens, if not more raries. than Bar
nuns. During one extraordinary bust of wind
we could scarcely distinguish Harrington's
Building, across the street, and are, therefore,
not poSuire that we were mistaken in thinking
we saw two or three little children, poodle
dog, one of the Select Men, pair of baby
shoes, four parasol', and long stocking, in
miscellaneous circulation in College Street,
about sixteen feet above the surface of the
earth. This comes, we conclude, of meddlinp
with the weather, by people who have been so
dreadfuy anxious to have "the wind change :"
| -EyoRMoUs Mass OF PURE CoppER.-We
stated day or two since that the Cliff mine on
Lake Superior had more copper uncovered than
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years. We have since ascertained the dimen-
sions of one single sheet which they are at pre-
sent working on, which presents the following
almost incredible dimensions forty feet long,
eighteen feet high, and from six inches to three
feet thick. 1t probably weighs three hundred
tons, and The miners have not yet reached
either the end or the top Of the sheet. 1t NAV
possibly be two or three times as large as has
yet been developed The public at large are
entirely in the dark in regard to the riches of
the Lake Superior mineral district Tribune.
-General Scott is fast gaining strong and
ardent supporters in Pennsylvania, as candi-
date for the nomination of the Wing National
Convention for the Presidency. Wing county
meetings in Crawford, Fulton, and Mercr have
come out warmly for Scott and Johnston.
- 1t will be seen that Mr. WHEELER has
bagged" another hog. The owners of these
docile and very agreeable animals will proba-
bic discover after awhile, that the Street is no
place for them. They ought to be kept in a
bandox.
- Messrs ]. c. g. J. T. Holly, on Church
Street, near the Manson House, are industrious
as well as intelligent men, and fully understand
their business as Fashionable Boot Makers"
Their work shows the advantage they have
derived from Experience in the business.
- The esmabe lady who was supposed
to have been dreadfuly mangled by the cars,
two or three days ago, We are happy to say
,casnI
We are informed that serious accident
occurred on the Ogdensburgh Railroad, at
Rouse's Point, on Thursday evening. Owing
| to A mis- placement of a switch, the passenger
train came in collision with the freight train,
causing serious damage to the engine and cars
Mr. Toby, the conductor on the passenger
train. we learn had both legs badly fractured
A brakeman also had a leg broken.-Senhnel
u Of The 2Sih.
"A new line Of Telegraph is about to be
built, which will certainly be advantageous to
onr business men in their transactions with
Albany, Troy, Montreal and the West. 1t is
TO connect directly with the Troy and Montreal
line at Rutland, Vermont, passing through tine
many thriving villages on the line of the Fitch.
burg and other Railroads. between this city and
other places We have no doubt that it will
meet with good encouragement. The line will
be under the charge of proprietors of the Morse
line Boston Advertiser
-WAsHINGroY, April 27rh.-The tele-
graphic dispatches received by Mr.. Webster at
New York, were IN reference to measures
which had been adopted by government, to
check the Cuban Invasion. These measures
met hearty approval by the Secretary of State.
Mia. GooDRICHs PRINTING OFFICE has
been removed to the fine and commodiors build
ing, No. LEAvENwoRTn's BLOCK, where he
has one of the most extensive Printing and
Publishing Establishments in the State. Mr.
Goodrich is one OF the oldest Law Publishers
in New England, and is now executing large
job for Philadelphia House. He possesses
every facility for the accurate and economical
performance of work in the way of printing.
1t affords us very particular pleasure to
be able to say, that persons interested in the
fate ofthat BABY Car can obtain useful infor-
nation concerning such articles, by calling on
our friend |. ID. BIXBy Esq.
"A meeting of Gen. SCOTS friends has
been held at Pittsburgh, Pa.) at which resou-
tons were adopted putting him forth as a can
didae for the Presidency.
49, "'-- patriotic Iitt-
zen of Charleston, who said, when South
Carolina leaves the Union | shall move into
the United States"
The Editor of the Cincinnati Times. in
putting Jenny Lind, says 1T is not our pur-
pose to gid refined gold by analytic remarks"
We should like to see him try that operation,
when he has leisure, anyhow.
The Eastern face of the Clock on the