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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

The War news by the last arrival present
no features Of great Importance. From the
meagrc abstracts of the intelligence which
have reached us we extract the following
items
The st. Petersburgh papers contain mani
fcstO in reply to the English and French do
claration of war. 1t throws the responsible
ity Of the war wholly on France and England.
1t is asccrtaincd from Copenhagen that
Sweden has positively entered into secret
treaty with Russia forbidding more than four
ships at once to enter harbour.
y Berlin despatch announces the signing
OF AN offensive and defensive alliance between
Austria and Prussia
The liussian ship Iroga had been captured
in the English Channel and taken into Ports
mouth, and four more merchant vessels be-
longing to Russia were captured by the Eng
fish cruisers. and taken to Copenhagen. max
! ing II prizes in all.
The important frontier town Of ForkSlaud.
in Wallachla. which lad Just been fortified.
was destroyed by an accidental fire The
Russian stores, PROVISIONS and also the mill
tary hospital, f"l "A prey to the flames.
It was autographed from Vienna April lStlf
| that the Russians had occupied kostcndgr. r.
| was also said that in cyaruating the place the
III k1>h lrrcgular> set II ON IRE. Also. that
they massacrcd all the Christians in the city.
/ The CORES ondcnt Of the London Iim's,
writing from Paris. 18th. says that private
| letters state that the affair Of the Black " ar
rior. 50 far from being settled, has been urg-
ed on with extreme violence by Mr. Soulc, and
at the present moment wears very threat
cning aspect
Another letter says 1T is stated that the
American Minister has demanded Of the Go
vcrnmrnt the recall of the Capt. General. and
further that the officer who shall succeed him
shall have power to settle upon the spot such
disputes as that arising out Of the affair Of
the Black Warrior \ large sum of money
is also said to have been demanded. but the
amount named is 50 disproportionatcly large
| that we fUrbcar to mention it.
The Dutch Government will grant no au-
thoriaatipn to receive Letters Of Marque. and
no Pri'ateers, except under stress Of weather
will be allowed to enter their ports.
BY accounts from Kiel OF the 10Th April. il
was stated that all the Russian ports in the
Baltic were under blockade.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

The Sentinel and Mr.. Benton's Speech.
The only thing in the powerful speech of
Mr.. Benton against the Nebraska bill which
the Sentinel thinks worthy of notice, is the
latter part of a short paragraph, which begins
by saying that the Slave States "certa,niy
erpect The extension Of SLAVE POWER AND
SLAVE PoPrL,roN,' from the passage of the
bill.
Funny, isn't it, that the Sentinel could
not see that beginning, but only the follow
ing remark that they "mght find their en-
pcctations iallacious," because if the Terrific
rial inhabitants were to vote on the subject
the Shareholders might be out voted and
thus lose their point and perhaps their Slaves
too
Queer state of the eyes, that They need
eye water. \ little "cuphrasy" would do
them good
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12
The Vermont Press.

There arc many of our readers who take no
paper but the Mqvirer, and perhaps quite a
number who take no paper al all, saving by
the way of borrowing, and are by the allot
ments Of fate, readers Of our Journal only
TO such it is our pleasure, as well as duty, to
present the views of other editors in the State
The Democratic presses all advocate tn, Ne
braska bill of Senator Douglas. The Wing
presses all oppose it. The neutral and re
ligious presses, so far as we have observed
are all opposed to it. Those two Democratic
privateers, the Green Mountain Freeman, and
Brandon Post, sail under anti-Nebraska CO.
lors but, as with most other prIvateers, their
colors will not always indicate where they be-
long. The Springfield Telegraph, and Yer
mont 1r1bnne, two apparently sincere Free
soil papers, seem so truly opposed to the Ne
braska measure that they would willingly
torego their present insignificant twopennv
| organization, and unite with all northern pco-
pie who are opposed to the Nebraska bill,
provided that all these northern people will
abandon the national and conservative meas
ures recognized in the late so-called Baltimore
platforms. -BrGdtord Mgu,rcr.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12
The Nebraska Bill before the House.

The Nebraska and Kansas bill, in substance
the same as the Senate bill of which Mr.
Douglas was the author, with the exception
Of the alien clause, has been taken up in the
House. 1t was reached by laying aside many
important bills, and is to be the order of the
day till it is disposed of. Its sponsors have,
it is said, given notice that they will allow
debate upon it until Saturday next, when it
is TO be acted on, The Administration is
making the most of the tools it has to work
with. The Consulships of London, Havana
and Honolulu, and two or three Chargeships
remain undisposed of; and some half dozen
of the Democratic opponents of the bill have
already changed sides, man for each Office.
The majority for taking up the bill is such as
to give rise to grave apprehensions of the
final result. We trust however that the
determined resistance of the Friends of free
dom, together with the increasing opposition
of portion Of the South, and Of the N. Y.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12
Chittenden County Court.
NAV TrRv, 1851

THURSDAY, May T.
Carpenter Pier, mentioned yesterday, resulted
in verdict for the plaintiff.
Feighony Y. Vt. C. r. R. Co., was partly tried
yesterday, and this morning, Judge Poland directed
verdict for the defendant, Mr.. Mack and Mr.
Hill for the plaintiff Phelps and Chittendcn and
Colby for defendant
Wead v. Beach, commenced this morning,
and is still on trial. II is a Westford water case,
and promises to occupy several days.
The argument in the contempt case continued
last evening, by Mr.. Pholp. and Mr.. Smallev. Mr..
Smalley did not conclude his argument. He will
finish this evening, and Judge Stetson will close.
Friday, April ).
wend y Beach i. still on trial 1t will probably
occupy the whole Of tomorrow.
Mr.. smalley concluded his argument in the con-
tempt case, last evening, and Judge Stctson hegar
his reply. He will conclude tomorrow morning.
SATURDAY, May 5.
wead v. Beach is still m trial 1t will not be
finished to-day.
The Grand Jury finished their business and were
discharged day or two since They had very lit
tie to do. They reported the Jail kept in excel
lent order, under the superintendent of \. P
BowMAx, ESQ., Sheriff and, what is better, that
there is nobody in it,
The argument in the contempt case will be CLOSED
this evening by Judge SrrrsoN.
TUESDAY. May ..
Wcad v Beach was finished last night and wen
to the Jury verdict for the Plaintiff was returned
at noon to-day.
Smith " Iladlcy Trustees, was commenced thi
morning. 1t was not concluded at noon. Smith an,
Smaley for Plaintiff Bailey and Mack for Trus
tees.
The decision in the contempt case will be rcnderc
this evening.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

- Tue OrFIcr,L documents relating to
the Japan expedition under Com. Perry,
which were communicated confdentially to
the Senate awhile since have been published
No new facts are given therein as to Com
Pcrry's proceedings, but it is shown album
dainty that the Administration regard the
expedition a. none of their thunder, that
they have done their hest to cripple it by
Withholding promised support in the way OF
additional vessels, aud by reducing the actual
force of the squadron, and that for any sue
cess which may attend the expedition no
praise will be due to the powers that rule at
Washington,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

e We hear Of no damage, worth men,
tioning, done in Vermont by the recent wide
spread storm. The fall of snow seems to
have been lighter throughout the State than
in this vicinity At Montpelier and cover tho
mountain it rained and showed alternately
from W Wednesday noon to sunday noon. The
mails bring accounts of immense destruction
Of property in other parts of the country
Freshcts in the Delaware. Passaic and Lehigh
rivers, caused great losses. The Hudson
River and Harlem Roads are still partially in
terrupted, passengers being conveyed around
the breaks The damage to the Croton dam
will not diminish the supply ofwater to New
York City. On the Merrimack river the
mills are stopped on the Saco the saw mills
are all sunk, and tens of thousands of logs let
down to tide water. At Norwalk, Conn, the
estimated loss by the food is $40 900. At
Springfield, Mass, the rain finally ceased on
Monday morning, up to which time five inch
es and l6 hundredths had fallen, by the rain
guage at the Armory an inch more than in
any slorm on RECORD there' Inc hePho"oon
says the flood which now sweeps the valley of
the Connecticut is not only the largest re-
corded in its history, exceeding by very con-
siderable extent that which took place under
Jefferson's admin stration in 1901 and known
as the jefferson Flood. " but is pronounced
on excellent democratic authority to he in one
respect peculiarly fortunate occurrence, as
being one event under the administration of
Franklin Pierce, the memory of which will
be handed down to posterity without being
marred by any stigma of administration
agency
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

TaE PENSsvv,SA Legislature has passed
an act which provides for popular vote on
the question of liquor prohibition at the re
gular State election next October, and the
Ohio Legislature is reported by Telegraph to
have passed a stringent liquor bill, which
only requires the Governors signature to be-
comn a law
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

T. We are under obligations to Hon.
SOLOMON Foo1 for interesting and valuable
public documents. To Messrs, MEAcHAM and
SABIN of Vt, Mr.. DouGLAs, of H., and Hon
D. 4. NOBLE, of Michigan, We are also in
debtcd for copies of speeches, reports, Sc,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12
AII'IIt

DEAR SIR Please accept my sincere thank. for
cleaning time, which saw in your paper of last
week. Unfortunately for myself and family, he
fore cast my eye upon it we were we'll advanced
into the GLORIOUS midst" or | might mmeilfsig
profit by the judiciuu, counsel about system and
order therein contained as it i we are sailing
through a "sca Of troubles apparently without a
bottom or shore" At my next "cleaning up
time" do not intend 1t shall be Mesnwh lie
permit me through the medium of the Weekly Fr''
Press to add item To your valuable list of adyi
ces This will do in imitation of those beautiful
and really inimitahle lines of BARRY CoRNwALL's
which | saw quoted in your paper last week :-
Take it calmly, calmly friends,
Glide sdown this vhirng stream
Calmly, as We sometimes glide
Through a troubled troubled dream,
Care-won yoyagers are ye'
Wife and children. one, two three,
Husbands gone deserted fed
To the chamber overhead,
Take it calmly, calmly friends,
Time arrangements always brings,
Let your whole conteutment now
Lie in cleaning, cleaning things,
Care-worn yoysgcrs are ys
DER thi. tossing dismal sea,
londer lies peaceful cline,
On beyond this cleaning time
Yours, very sincerely, W.
BuRLISGroS, May &, 1854,
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NtW luhh, may \. 1904
The Crystal Palace is reopened, under Barnum's
auspices, as everybody said it would have to he in
order to succeed, and if he cannot make it 90,
the stockholders may well give it up once, and
pocket their losses with the best grace they able
i am inclined to think however that it will sue
coed Barnum's executive and managing capacity,
may be relied upon and it will be tested to the full
lest extent before he will fail, for there is oppor
tunity for him to increase his reputation greatly if
he succeeds, besides making great deal Of money.
This latter however, he is likely to do in any case
understand that when the Presidency of the As.o.
citation was offered him, with the agreement to give
him share of the net profits, he refused it , and
that by the arrangement under which he finally &C
copied the Office he il to receive Is per cent. of the
gross receipts, That of course is nducement enough
to call forth his energies, and he certainly has thus
far displayed great deal Of his characteristic tact
and vigor. | have been much amused at watching
hi. movements, as displayed in his advertisements,
especially in reference to this reopening The
fdence, Judgment and unscrupulousness which they
show really wonderful Ii started right of
with announcing its reopening "as permanent in
sttution," not h. any means admitting its success
to be matter Of question and that point has been
kept continually before the public With the errors
of the former Directors to guide him, he has struck
already element, of popularity, which they never
could. The reduction Of price to - cent, brings it
within the reach of immense class who hardly
went at all before. Then he has popularilcd and
Americanizcd it in every way. Labor has been
brought forward, in connection with the opening, in
stead of being pushed into the back ground be-
fore. a prize ode was written by Wallace, of this
city, who writes very good poetry sometimes. and
set to music for the occasion by Fry not adapted
/ to some foreign music. No little great was
called in to open il in faint imitation of the English
Crystal Palace The ari,tocracy generally were not
put forward to all the places of honor and convcn-
! fence. Invitations scattered very freely of
course, for Barnum know, we'll the Importance of
starting oil we'll. The weather not pr"pi-
tiou a wa, desirable for it raned after the process
sion arrived at the Palace, and lowcry before.
VIM" r''''''-'. 'n'.i. .hinH"d the cuncnur.e a t
the Palace, and the procession must have read bet
ter in the advertisements than it actually was
/ Some one at Philadelphia wrote a parody on the
prize ode, which wa not bad One verse ran a, fol-
| lows -
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

If \ motion made in the Scnatco on Thursday
by Mr.. Gwin. to take up the Pacific Railroad
bill, was lost by a vote of 20 to %. whir h.
with the announcement of the intended de
parture home, of the senator from California
who has had the bill under his especial
los rut n r. .la ir''i -
Of a speedy consideration Of that most impor-
tant measure.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

give take the following table from the
\. Y. Tribune. 1t shows how hollow are the
objections of the President and his aids to the
INDECENT insane bill
Statement of Donations, Grants, g., nj Pbhc Lpnds
m the sfurai States aud T,rutoucs up 10 The SON
JumC, lsij.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

~ As \ consequence of the recent frcshcts
the water in New York bay as far as the
Narrows, some nine miles below the city. is
fresh, and in color resembles the western
rivers
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

The Annual State Convention of the Wings
of Vermont, will be held at Rutland on
Wednesday, the 9TH day of June next, at II
o'clock, A. NJ, to nominate candidates for
State Officers for the ensuing political year,
and also to transact such other business as
the Convention, when assembled, may deem
proper, preparatory to the next annual State
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12


The "haln,' in the programme of the procession
trtc "high iautiug.' According to that
you might expect that there were going to walk up
from the City Hall to i2d street. after the military,
the architects, and the trades, &c. all the State Of
fcers of the state, members of Congress and the
State Legislature, all our City Judges, the Mayors
and Common Council, Of eight different cities, other
City officers in the same cities, Editors of all the
newspapers" and the clergy in the same, &c, &c.
and "eminent citizens and invited guests generally"
Well the procession was very respectable one
indeed. | heard one man say that the feature of it
which struck him most, Horace Greedy trying
to keep step. That must have been worth seeing
They about hour behind time in commence
ing at the Palace, but the exercises went of very
well. The ode was beautifully set and arranged by
Fry and the speakers some of our city's best.
There was large crowd there. should think fully
as large as on the frst opening OF there is
no estimating numbers, in such place. l noticed
changes in the arrangement Of articles there which
were decided improvements. Every one who
ever there rejoice the removal of the great,
uncouth statue of Washington, which filled up tho
center, and on which there more Just than po-
etical criticism, in one of the advertisements of
Lyons powders for killing cockroaches, viz
"Your statue, Msrochctti,
l. all my eye and Betty
Martin.
The powders made by Lyon
The rats and reaches die on
Sartin."
1t has now been placed in the East nave, and the
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

~ THE NEW NoRS, Newfoundland and
London Telegraph Company has been charter
ed with Peter Cooper for President and rell-
able names for directors, They have bought
the lines already erected by the NeWfound-
land Telegraph Company, aud have their Hans
so far advanced as to believe the 81, Johns,
Newfoundland, will he in tclrgraphic com
munication with all the cties in the Union
by the end of September next, after which
they propose to run II sub-oceanic telegraph
wire to Ireland, Ifhcy can
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12
(orekln free Dress.
Whig State Convention.

FRIDAY, NAY II, 1854.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

IL drove lHen INTO OIscuTlly. lHW >
what II did, and it will do the same thing
with those who follow in their footsteps.
4 Once more, lit (tho Northl even now
exhibits the outrageous meanness Of under
taking to make the vote of he father a re-
proach to his children" We think the Sem
hnel will have to explain that to make it un-
derstood. For our part, $50 much of the
North" as belongs to the Free PrcsS) we 20
for making the sons responsible, not for the
sins of the fathers, but for their own.
The whole Glamour about the violation of
the compromise by the North is as idle as the
wind, No attempt to violate it was ever
made any where, till made in Congress this
Session, in the Nebraska bill That attempt
was made without being ever asked for by
either North or South 1t has been followed
by a steady roll of thunder from the people of
the North, in the shape of petitions, instruc-
tions and rcmonstrances Tempting to the
South as is the bait of increased political
power, it has hardly dared 10 advocate it, and
not few there loudly protest against it, as
both perfidlous and dangerous measure
1t was taken up by a corrupt administration,
and declared by them and their pcn-ioned
mouth pieces all over the land, to be great
Democratic measure, which the party to a man
must 60 for. Bm The party does not do IT.
/ We know well the means for corruption
which exists at Washington, Offices and
wealth are at the disposal of the chiefs in
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-08-12
THE CAL E ID q n | a N.
Piano-F0rte Instruction.

MRS. kIDDEK con;;l.uc> to give lessons on
VA the Piano Forte and in thorough Base.
c DICE selection Of sheet Music instruction Books.
&C., &c. for sale ut Boston prices.
St .Johnsburv Plain. july n. 1874. sSTw3:3
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y. II. N.'.-. VI. d.. Rochester, y. Y.
Ply. Foorc. u. D.. Syracuse. ~.
PROT. Dunbar. ~ d., Baltimore. Mi.
J. &. Drric}. w. D. de-.
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WPrcScott. VI. D.. Concord. y. III
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FLOUR.

A. 'EN Ill na@ constantly iol ale. Flour Of
We .'-~; BRAND, .'.'' = IL ~ d.; market
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-01
Specification for County Jail.

The building to be 36xl3 feet, with hall
in front of cells feet inches wide by 30
feet long, height between floor ald ceIino
feet; with cells-one debtor. llylDI
feet inside, grated windows, door: two
cells llX7 feet inside, each to have ole door
and one grated window; ole sol tary cell
1lx7 feet ns.de, with door: the hall to be
finished as per plan, with three doors. q d
lighted by ) windows, with irol shutters
inside; the ia doors, 3 Of VIII ch are to be ,
feet inches by feet inches; one feet 3
by 6 feet inches, to be inches tn cl, the
inside and edges to be covered with o 70
sheet of iron oae-fourth of all inch tb ri,
and ma led W tn wrought iroa La Is with
large round heads, and not TO be more tba !,
inches apart, to be hung with yots. ton
and lotion and run in iron sockets. to h..
trimmed with mort ce locks. patent lever
made expressly for ia l.; the lambs to le
lined with irol ole-fourtf of al inch tb ck
and placed according to plan; the three
back cell windows to be z feet 4 inches
wide by three feet b gh; the frolt cell IN
side window to be feet inches wide and
feet high; froat outside window to ba y
feet 10 inches vide and 5 feet 3 inches
high; the grating to be o he inch SQUARE Iar
tiOI. iiNStNu W Oil iiOI lHcleS Wide
bv an inch tn 'ck. and bolted to the lambs
the CRATES not to exceed 4 inches from CON
tre to centre; the fro ut door nd sher' If :
Office door to be 3 inches th OK. shoxino 4
panels outside well moulded, the ins de a nd
edge to he covered with one sheet OF ;ro !,
one-eighth of an inch tn OK, ald ma led to
initiate the cell doors-ior re see plao
The back door to the hall to be plain. :
inches thick and covered with iro, the
same as the froat door. to be hung 9TH iroa
hinges well r.veted to the iron plate. and
to have COOL mortce lockS-for ze see
plan. The tmbers for walls. floors. cell
part tons and ceilings to be lOxI2 inches.
OF cool sound timber dove ia led to rether
throughout, as pr plan. exc pit three st cks
between the cell doors and windows. which
are to stand parpend cnlar, mort ced a ID
tenant, d at each end: the SIDES 4 nd back
walls to be sheeted with 2 inch plaak put
on prpend cularly, and sp ked with inch
sp kes not to exceed II inches apart: the
front end to be finished to correspo I'd with
other bu lding: the hall floor jo st to be 2xs
inches. placed feet from centr, to ce,-
tre to be floored' tn two inch pl,nk well
sp ked: the wall to be sheeted W th II inch
plank tongued and grooved; the ceiling to
be sheeted with inch boarls to lcued and
grooyed. The mater ais to be OF tho best
quality and the work execLt ID in a work
mani ke manner.
The terms of payment to be made as fol-
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-01

GTATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY or
~ SIERRA, ss.-In the matter of the estate
OF n. II. Couch, deceased, Of said county.
Upon the petition Of Solomon Wood, ad-
ministrator, It is hereby ordered by the Pro-
bate Court OF the said county, that the pro-
perty hereinafter described be sold at pub
lc auction, after advertising the same in
the Sierra Citizen oace week for ths
space of sixty days from the first date of
publication, viz: One claim in the Aeriel
company in the Yuba quartz ledges, aud
one claim in the Kanaka quartz ledge; one
house and lot in Sierra City, one silver
watch; also note drawn in favor of N. H.
Crouch tor the sum of fourteen hundred
dollars, secured by one-half claim in the
Aeriel Quartz Company. Said sale to take
place in Downievlle, on Monday the 7th
day of May, A. D. 1854.
Given under my hand and zeal Of said
Court this third day ofMarch, A. D. 1854.
J. WEBB NICHOLSON,
mar 4-St Clerk.