Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-10-06
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"A NEW ENGLASD Horse Fair is TO be
held at Brattleboro, on the 18th, 18th, and
18th, of this month, on the grounds occupied
by The recent State fair The most liberal
provision has bech made by the board of
Managers for q successful exhibition. The
Premium list embraces premiums ranging
from 900 to $500, and amounting in all to
over s2500. Many of the fastest trottinr
horses on record will be present Lemuel
Hurlburt of South Winchendon, Conn, is
President Of the Society. Executive COM
t1ittec, r. j. Newton, st. Adams, VT, e. NJ.
AtNatcr, Springfield Macs, Lyman p.
White, Whiting, Vt.
-ONE HUNDRED and thirty stalwart Sons
of the North, from Massachusetts and New
YORK, proceeded westward, from Albany, last
Thursday, on their way to Kansas They will
be joined at various points on the route bv
others and will enter the Territory two
hundred strong. The Party was composed
mostly of young mcn-vigoruu-. cnterprising
and determined. They bear with them the
prayers and good wishes Of millions of true
men,
-Gov. SLADE also started for the Far
West last week, with party, not of young
men, hut young women, going not to Kansas
to fell the forest and scatter the seeds of Free
dom, but to instruct in mental runncrv the
"young ideas" of Mississippi, Arkansas,
Indiana and Illinois, and in time themselves
to raise young boosters for future PARTIES Of
New England school marms' to drill The
party numbered twenty-five, and make the
number sent out by tho Education Society.
over two hundred.
-AMoNG numerous other indictments for
acts connected with the sale of liquor in New
! York, the Grand Jury in that city have in
dicted the Mayor for illegally licensing liquor
sellers.
MA. MARSH AND DR.. King. At tho
late meeting of the American Board, the fol.
lowing Resolution was unanimously adopt.
! ed -
Resoired, That the Board entertain n
grateful sense of their obligation to the Sec.
retaries OF State. for their prompt intcrfe
renee, and to our distinguished countrvman
Hon, Mr. Marsh. for his eminentlv kind ant
| efficient services rendered hy him as the I'm
bassador Of the United States in behalf o
Rev. DR.. King and that the Prudential Com
mittec he requested to communicate to MIR
Marsh this resolution, with their thanks 70,
his successful intcrposition on behalf of oui
prosecuted countryman.
"A FEW days since, saws the Alban,
Stale Register, the tusks of n Mastodon. o
enormous size, were discovered protrudinf
from the inclined side of murshv dccliyitv
few miles from the city Of Pokccpsie. Meas
urcs were Immediately taken to excavate til,
place and cIhumc the skeleton The excava
ton, which is prosecuted under the direction
OF Professor MORSE has proceeded as far a
the head and shoulders Of the mammoth. -
The bones are partially petrifcd, as far as thu
e1humation has extended, and this promis
es the recovery of the entire skeleton in {
more perfect state than any yet discovered.
"A DISPATCH from Louisville, Sept. 3Oth
reports that the steamer Malta sunk in tn,
Ohio river. at Paduca, on that dav, and ON
cabin and twenty or thirty deck passenger
were supposed to be lost.
- TnE WOODSTOCK Mercury states tha
within week, gold has been washed from thu
sand of stream in Plymouth, Vt Mr.. Oliver
Hudson washed out in two hours several .reci
mems, three of which weighed together abou
two penny weights, value one dollar and sixt,
cents.
- Two SMALL boys, who were burrowinl
in the sand bank in the rear OF the schoo
house in oodstock. on Thursday last. were
buried by the caving OF tie bank, one entirely
ana the other all but his head The latte,
made the hest use of what powers were left
HIM IN hallooing for help. The teacher
came, and by digging succeeded in rcscuing
the other youngster more dead than alive
1t was narrow escape, and warning to
boys OF burrowing prorcnsitios.
-rnE KANSAS New York CoNvENrroy
! CoLoNf The adjourned Saratoga Anti-Nc.
| hraska Convention held at Auburn, PASSED
unanimously a resolution for the establish.
mont, under the auspices Of the Convention
OF a colony Of freemen in Kansas, to be called
:" The New York Convention COLONY" An
ctteient organization to carry out the objects
OF the resolution is being perfected, and it
! is designed to have at least five Thousand
names enrolled for emigration with all pos
sible dispatch All persons wishing to Join
the colony are requested to send their names.
residence, occupation, &c, postage paid, to
CALVIN PEPPER, Post Office Box 81, Albany.
Frequent opportunities for meetings and con-
sultation at different localities, and also for
general meeting, will be afforded as fast as
! the names can be rpllprtpd