Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04
News of the Week
BY Telegraph so the Free Press.

News of the Week I.
BY Telegraph 80 the Free Press.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Diplomatic Complications.
FIGHTING on TIE DANUBE.
NEW YoRK, July 9th.
The Africa from Liverpool 18th inst, ar
rived at this port this morning at 9 o'clock.
There is no news of special importance
from the seat of War. Cotton further de-
clned Brcadstuffs dull and rather lower.
There is little change in the political news.
Its now confirmed that the Russians have
received counter orders and will not quit
Walachia, and the Austrians have for the
present entirely relnquished their intentions
topeaceably occupy the Principalitics.
1t is believed that all the smaller German
States will adhere to the Austro- Russian con-
vention. The feeling in England with respect
these new complications is decidedly uneasy.
There has been considerable severe fighting
on the Danube. The Turks under the com.
mand of Omar Pasha in person, after severe
fighting have captured the Danube Islands and
the city Of Airgero, which they now occupy.
1t is clear that the Turks have assumed Of
f.nsive measures, and with the reserve of the
Anglo-French, the first division of whom are
now at Ru-tchuck will probaby.risk pitched
battle. Gortschakoff with 10000 men is adj
vancing by forced marches to dispossess the
Turks of Giurgevo.
The Black Sea fleet was last seen proceed
ing from Odessa in the direction of Sebastopol
Sir Chas. Napiers fleet with Cholera on board
had gone to anchor in Bomersund Bay.
In Spain the insurgents seem to maintain
themselves. They number 6 600 and are going
towards Andalusia. Some movements favoring
them have occurred in Valencia.
The VI. Central Over.issue.
BosroS, July 90, 1854
The Committee of the Board of Brokers
made report on the Crane swndle yesterday
The amount of over issues is 10 900 shares
The committee characterize the conduct of
MIR. Crane as villainy of the deepest dye, and
say that if there is no law to punish it, such
law should be made for the future They
also call upon the company to assume the
fraudulent stock, as a matter of Justice.
Washington Affairs.
WASHINGTON, July %.
In the House to-day, Mr.. Elliot of Mass
asked leave to introduce bill for the repeal
of the Fugitive Slave law. Refused, ayes As,
noes 100.
resolution was passed requesting nfor-
nation of the President relative to the Grey
town affair.
The Washington Union of this morning.
favors the resolution placing ten millions at
the discretion of the President to use in the
acquisition of Cuba.
Mr. Washburn resigned his place in the
Investigating Committee. 1t is understood
that there is some personal difference between
him and his colleague, Mr.. Wentworth, who
is charged with being implicated in the mutt
lation of the House resolution.
Mr. Stockell, the Russian Charge, has made
his proposition for the sale of Sitka to the
United States.
A despatch from St. Paul, Minnesota states
thut Charles, brother of the President, had
died there of cholera.
vi SuOIcTds
BUFFALO, July %.
We learn from the most reliable source that
the ravages of the cholera at the Suspension
Bridge, on the Canada side, have been far
worse than heretofore represented. Our in
formant visited the scene yesterday and found
that almost every soul capable of moving had
deserted the vicinity, leaving the dead with
out burial. He discovered in one shanty a
woman so far gone as to he unable to move
and her child about years old lying dead
beside her, in nm advanced state of decompo-
sition. In another house he found two men
one dead and the other dying without succor.
The latter died shortly after, All of these
three bodies he inferred.
In yet another shanty he found three un.
buried bodies so much decayed he could not
venture to disturb them, lie set fire to the
shanty and consumed the bodies.
We learn as reliable fact, that several
bodies partially consumed, were to-day being
rooted up and devoured by a number of hogs
which found their way to the spot.
Accident.
BALTIMORE, July %.
Mr.. j. X. Perkins, II merchant, last night
while asleep, fell from window of his resi-.
dcnce and killed himself
Fire in New York and Jersey City.
NEW YORK, July Both.
A destructive fire took place at Jersey Git,
which consumed one entire square and mos
OF the buildings in two other squares Tn,
hire broke out in trunk making establish
ment nearly opposite the west end of tn,
Railroad Depot, and the buildings being
mostly of wood, the flames spread with grea,
r"pidity, The Railroad depot was at thi,
time in great danger, but fortunately escap pee
unframed. The loss is variously estimated
at $780, 900 to $500, 900. Most of the build
ings consumed were occupied for mechanical
purposes, and great number Of mechanic
are therefore thrown out of employment.
This p NJ the new building of the Man
haitian Gas Company, On l4th street fell, AM
though a large number of worknen wer
buried, only 2 were killed and 10 injured
The building was $50 by $50 feet, story il
heighth. with peaked roofs of iron sup
ported BY iron columns. Cause supposed :,
be in defective iron work.
Cholera News,
The total number of deaths in New YorI
last week was l4Ol, Of which 2i0 were from
Cholera, 20 Cholera Morbus, $50 Cholera In
f"ntum, III Dysentery and Diarrhna,
In Albany, since Wednesday noon. Their
have been % eases of Cholera reported to thu