Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-12

"a patriotic ode, commencing thus -
For the Daily Free Press.
Green Mountain Boys who SOW the grain,
Along the shores of Lake Champaign,
Remember Ethan Aliens name,
And be a freeman.
Wen sing of Walloomscok plains
tiround covered DER with blood-rcd stains
Now lowering Ger them the Names
Of Stark and Brcyman.
Such strong tones should not DC taken in
large doses. We accordingly defer the re
maindcr
-OwxERs WANTED-Oihccr Paul seized
Friday night sack that had once contained
salt-but was found to contain Il IRE
gdllon cask of rum. The same officer seized
a trunk containing three gallon jug, one
gallon Jug, and one glass bottle, all filled
with 20 cent rum-lOr which owners are
wanted
-BuRLISGroS The Editor of the Rochester
American, in letter from here, says, " rail
roads have had their effect upon the growth
of this place. 1t has become large town,
de manding to be made city. Few places
possess 80 many elegant suburban dwellings :;
and no place in the United States can com
pare with it in the grandeur and beauty,
combined, of natural scenery"
- PERTINENT Query. The \. Y.
Tribune notices two prcsSurcs existing at this
time, one on this side the Atlantic for cash.
the other at Liverpool for ships, in which to
transport British manufactures to this coun-
try, and queries whether the one is not cOnsc-
qucnt upon the other.
-TnE DAurnlN.-Mr. Hanson announces
that work, covering the whole ground OF
the historical and personal questions involved
in the case Of Rev. Elcazcr Williams, is i'll
preparations In the meantime, the Dauphi
is turning his attention to the recovery of Il
part of the large tract of land i'll Wisconsin
known as the Williams Grant, " which wa'
set apart to him by the general Government
many years ago, in consideration of his la
bors with the - Six Nations and which h,
has encountered by bond and mortgage
Should his claim he made good, he will, o
course, leave Wisconsin, and take possession
of France.
ASSAULT on AN EDToR,-Two ruilans
whose appointment to office had been pre-
vented by sundry disclosures in the Ddroi
Tribune, lately assaulted the responsible,
editor, while seated in his chair i'll his private
Office, and succeeded in inhicting some severe
blows before they were put out Ivy the hands
who came to the rescue. The undaumtc'
editor remarks on the subject;
..Threats of brute force have been mad
at various times during the last few months
but they were never before attempted to b
executed. We wish to tell these blackguardS
and all others, that they will fail in their at
tcmpts. We are not to be bulhcd no
frightened out of frank, fearless. bold cx
preston Of our opinions upon every possihl
subject that is proper to be discussed. W
shall neither be put down, nor the Iribn.
silenccd, either by Custom House or Bclgia
officers.
Such cowardlv assassins we shall hcrcaftc
be prepared to meet on their own grounc
whether they come in pairs, as they did T.
day, or by dozens. The cowardly wretche'
as towards ever do, attacked us in wa,
and at a time, when they knew we could n,
defend oursclf Such villains take good cal
never to risk their own worthless heads i
giving the objects of their assasSin-like Il
tacks any possible chance to defend then
selves
-MRs. SrowE.-The Courier dcs Eth
Unis says:
'.The celebrated ncgrophiist proposes
set out soon for Congo, and will take vii
her 80 900 copies of - Uncle Tom,' tran
lated into the Congo tongue
~ western editor complains of a sta
being named 4" Amelia Boomer" wine
passes through his village, and says he
now no longer accommodated with me
coach
The highest tax paid in New York
by VIM. b. Aston, whose tax this year
something over $40, 900.
The report that the IIobokcn
house exploded ON Wednesday last, and kill
the second engineer, is doubted by the u
derwrters.
The "lghtnins rod manufactory'
Lucius Burt, in East Longmeadow, W
struck by lightning on Friday evening, a
set on fire.
The Reading road carries coal one hr
dred miles for one dollar per ton, although
cars 90 back empty
Some ofthe Western rivers are SO sh
Y low that the pilot walks ahead at night, a
= points out the way with candle.
"A young lady of extraordinary int
lectual capacities recently addressed the
owing letter to her Cousin in neighbour
VILLAGE
"Deer Kussin the weather whar we is
kold and suppose whar you is it air kolC
we wal is well and muther has gott the
Terricks an bruther Tom has gott the huppi
Koffan Suste- Susin has gott Baby and
hope these flu lynes will find you in the sa
condlshun rite sumo your apheckshnate n
sln."
NEW Discovery. They put bees
sleep nowadays with chloroform, and St
their honey while they arc unconscious.
-VANDALIsM.-Th The City of Montr
was entered lately, and the full length Pc