Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-10-21
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renee Scientific School at Cambridge, in adj
dition to the same amount given by him t.
that institution some eight years ago.
---UMTEp STATES SrocK Redeemed
Nearly 5000 600 of United States Stocks
iedoemabIe in different years, from 1853 to
lS6S, have been bought i'll for the Government
out OF surplus MONIES III the United States
treasury surplus gathered. be it remcm-
bered, under Wing administration.
- SANDWICH | sLANDs.-Advices from
Honolulu to the 18th of August state that the
small pox continues its ravages among the
natives. The whole number of cases reported
at Oahu was 35i0. DEATHS reported l,276.
Vaccination docs not appear to protect the
natives as 1t does the white races. 1t is said
that seven-eighths of those attacked had been
previously vaccnated
-Benpmin F. Angel has been officially
received as Consul Of the United States at
Honolulu
-EARruorAkEs. Two shock $ Of an earth
quake were experienced at Kawaihac July
25th, and another on the Doth. 1t was not
known that any special eruption had occurred
at the volcano in consequence.
-WnEAr.-Th Polpn,sian saws: We
learn that the WI heat crop ON East Maui has
been harvested, and turns out some 1900
bushels OF most excellent quality. We un-
derstand that most OF the crops this wear will
be reserved for Seed and that 20 900 bushels
are anticipated as the yield of 1871.
All kinds of improved agricultural implc-
ments, including rraping machine, tanning
mills. cradles. d-lluntcrS, etc, have been
recently received in the Islands. \ grist-
mill is on the way
We are much gratii"l with the efforts
making to increase our productions, not only
III the matter of wheat. corn. oats. &C., but
in the fact that new sugar-mlls, steam en-
gincs, and other facilities, are fjtet multiply
ing for increasing tho sugar crops of the
Islands. Considerable capital is being thus
employed, but we lave not doubt that il
will pay WELL bcsidcH furnishing much en-
lloyment for coasters, laburcrs, mechanics and
merchants
-KYANIzrp.-Wc were yesterday shown
some chips taken from a switch post on the
line of the New Bedford and Taunton Rail
road This post was set in its place in 1913.
and the wood appears now to be as entirely
free from decay a. it VA, ut the time it was
placed. Ii these ligncouS lhrcs will last, hy
virtue OF the process to which they were sub
Jtcted, ten years, we cannot see why they
should not Last hundrcd.--Nrc Bodjom
.MercWy, 5M.
STEAMERS FROM LIVERPOOL TO PORTLAND.
The Mayor Of Portland received ON Wclncs-
I.,,- 81 y,
MIL ortv K Co.. Of Iivrr,.ooJ c,,tr,,..,r. =
.ho r;, 1870, - -, VI
l''' anu ot'i"'I' i'n' "i S'c''n-
ships, announcing that they will send "A
steamer monthly to Portland durinr thn vim
ter. commcncino in Nnyer,horpo,t
--AN TNciDryr-Ata literary dinner in
London where Thackcrav and ANGUS b
Reach were ris-a-riS at table. Thackeray-
who had never before met Mr.. Rcach.;d
dressed him It's Reach-ronouncin thrnanc
as its photography would naturally Indicate,
" Rc-ack, sir,-Rc-ack. if YOU rlGasr.' said
Mr.. Reach, who is punctiiuus uuon HAVING
his name pronounced in two svlablcs Il, if
spelled Rc-ack, lhackcry Of course apollo
gizcd and corrected his pronunciation but
in the course of the dessert he tonk o,,.,. i,,,
t"ljn :" l.'"'' VI i''' P."r"e9 across the
''uic' S'S in3 III " 'ohr winch only he pos
0e'7V'' hi i'c-"'N' Will you take pe-ack
-C'ENFvA, SWITZERLAND. Sept. 9. 1861.
American travellers multplv daily, as the
season for visiting the mountains draws TO-
wards close Tine hotels are full of live
Yankees Out Of ninety gucsts at hctnlIr
d'hote Of the Nevav hotel. a few DAYS since
s"rcnty were Americans All profession. and
trad are represented. from the great manu-
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