Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-10-08
;TON FREE PRESS FKIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER s. Is52

WALES, and PHELPS g. CH,TTENDFN, tor
PliiS. Mcssrs. RUSSELL, lloXIE, MAECK
kAssoN, and HAMMOND (of Albany for Dctl
- An immense Wing meeting was held
at Pottsvile, Pa, among the miners and coal
beavers of Schuylkill CO., on Saturday last
Nothing Of the kind to the same extent has
been witnessed in Schuylltil county for years.
The citizens of the surrounding country poured
in by thousands. Philadelphia, Dauphln,
Berks, Schuylklll and several other counties
were represented by immense delegations
The music was spirited, the banners and in
scriptions were appropriate, the procession was
long and imposing, the speaking was eloquent
and spint.stirring and the enthusiasm was be-
yond all bounds.
- The deposits of gold at the Philadel
phia Mint during the month of September were
about Si,2l0000, The aggregate deposits
during the three months closing on the Both
ult. have been about Sll,ll0,0O0. The ex
ports of specie during the same period were
$6,500,000, leaving a handsome excess in the
country to be added to that of the previous
quarter. The entire deposits of gold since
January LIST are about $36,3O0,O0O.
The New York Episcopal Convention
elected Rev. DR.. Wainwright, on Friday, as
Provision Bishop Of that diocese, Oh the eth
ballot.
DEW Wainwright has long been an Assistant
Rector OF Trinity Church, New York, and is
one Of the abest and most distinguished contro-
verslal writers of his denomination, as the col
utnns of the n. Y. Churchmdn bear Witness
He is understood to belong to the High Church
branch Of Episcopalians.
--Hortcc Greeley, who has Just returned
from tour through Connecticut, says that
"every thing presages not only certain, but
an overwhelming Wing victory"
--BsHoP OF RHODE IsLAND.-Proridence
Sept. 29-Dr. Hawkes., ofNew York, has been
elected Bishop of Rhode Island, by the Special
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church
now in session in this city. 1t is understood
that he will be called to the rectorship of Grace
- Major John S. Ptman and Capt John
II. Slocumb, both Of company A, in General
Piercc's New England Regiment, in Mexico,
have taken the stump for Scott in Rhode Is
land.
The next Session of our Legislature will!
commence on Thursday of next week. the l4th
inst.
Col. Aiken, a Webs ter eector in Geor-
a, declines the nomination.
During the last quarter the Post Office
Department announces that they have opened
one million and quarter of dead letters, from
which they ha We obtained 81 900.
The Irving House has passed into the
hand of WIN. H. Burroughs, late of the Frank
In, Philadelphia. The sum paid to Messrs
Howard was $l2o, 900, which pays for the fur
niture and secures lease Of the property for
ten years
- We noticed neat-looking Bloomei
costume on a neat-ooing female, in our streets
this morning. 1t wat, 1--WE thought) a kind OF
brown or chocolate merino, skirts and pan
trou-bree-( what in thunder shall We cal
'em y of the same material.
~ have hitherto omitted to mention
that our friend Rus.ELL BRoNsoN has removed
from the dim and dingy quarters he recently
occupied on Church street, to the Thomas
Store on College Street one door East from
the Free Press Building. where he has opened
his large and fine assortment of Slov Es
RANGES, AGRICULTURAL WARES and SEEDS
We congratulate Mr.. IRoNsoN on his favor
able change of location, and confidently predc
that he will now get to be somebodym