Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-10-06
Foreign Int ligcncc.

NEW IoRk. Oct. 2.
The Paris Correspondent of the Jr'b"ne,
asserts that a largo loan to Russia has been
taken in the name and through tho agency oi
the American Minister at the Hague, Mr..
Belmont, for his father and unclcs, the broth
ers Rothschids. Also, that a council, held in
Paris, convened by Hon. Dudley Mann, and
attended by Messrs. Platt, Belmont 4 Sickles,
Mr.. Belmont was charged with rcrcmrtory
and explicit directions, to demand the payment
100000, demanded by Capt Gil son by the
Dutch Government within ten DAYS.
Annexation Excitement in BOSTON,
Boston, Oct, Sd.
The City of Charleston " voted yesterday
in favor of annexation to Boston.
There was great excitement and very
large vote. On the announcement of the re-
suit cannons were fired, bells rung, and fire
works let off.
The Free Soil Nominee for Gov. OF Mass.
Henry Wilson has accepted the Republican
nomination for Governor He saws If he is
elected he shall enforce the laws of the State
III favor of personal liberty, at all hazards.
The Princeton.
WAsnINGroN, Oct 2nd
The steamship Princeton is to proceed
from New York to Norfolk, TO test her quail
ties, and Minister Wheeler and Consul Fabcns
are to embark in her from the latter port for
treytown.
Troops for Kansas.
NEW YORK, Oct. Sd.
4 detachment of IS United States troops
left this city last evening, for Fort Lcavcn-
worth, Kansas, under command of MAJOR
Merrill of the Second Dragons
No Signs of the Arctic.
Boston Oct Ith.
No signs yet of the Steam Ship Arctic, now
IA days out.
A House on the Track
man named Halle has been arrested in
Providence, for placing House on the track
of the Boston and Providence Rail Road,
getting into it and threatning to blow it up if
the train attempted to pass. After consider.
able detention the police arrived, broke into
the house, arrested Halle and committed him
to Jail. The trouble wa. the Road would
not pay his price for his land that they had
taken
Reciprocity Negotiations,
Mr.. Drummond of the Canadian Govern
ment, has reached Washington, for the pur-
pose of inducing the L. S. Government to
declare the reciprocity treaty Immediately in
force.
Death Of Mr.. Ewing, of Ky.
Hon. Pressly Ewing NJ. c., from Kentucky,
died of cholera on the 2Sth ult, at the
Mammoth Cave
know.Nothing Triumph.
WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 3.
At the election, to-day, for InspectorGcn
cral and Assessors, the Know-Nothing candi-
dates triumphed by large majority,
Independent Nomination for Mayor of Wy.
A call, signed by $500 citizens, has been
issued for meeting on the 10th inst, to
nominate John n. Genin. ms an independent
candidate for Mayor.
Chief Justice OF Kanzas.
d. Lacompt, of Maryland, has been ap-
pointed Chief Justice of kanzas, vice Madi-
SON Brown, of Md, resigned.
Interesting from Mexico and Texas.
baltimore, Oct. 4th.
New Orleans papers Of Thursday last, are
received The Steamer Nautilus had arrived
at that port with Browningville dates to the
10th ult.
The rcvolutionists in Northern Mexico
have made considerable progress, having OBJ
tanned possession of several towns, including
Montery.
The government troops were unable to
check them. Linarcs, Monte, Mcrdcn and
Cadayte had also been taken.
The accounts Of the damage by the recent
storm a. Galveston and Matagorda awful
A large number of lives were lost on tic
coast, and also i'll the cities by the blowing
down of houses. The Captains and crew oI
the steamer Kate Ward, and schooner Ton
Paine" persisted.
Indian dcpredations on the American side
Of the Rio Grande, had been very numerous
Capt. 5. a. Jones with party of 10 rihemer
pursued and defeated party of ID Indians
killing one and wounding three, taking
horses and other plumber. Capt. Jones los
amounted to one corporal, killed, two pri
Yates wounded and four horses wounded.