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Corruptiou iu High pIacps.

If there is no corruption in Ccrgress, thca
some persons are much mistaken. The House
Of Representatives has three corruptiur "om-
mttees already, and more are talked Of.
About one quarter GIFTS members are charged
with listening to offers of brides in the Colt
patent case Mr.. Bayley is under indictment
for taking money and using impropcr
measures for obtaining the passage Of bills
which would take half a million from Uncle
Sans pocket and put it into the pocket Of
Mr. Corcoran the banker Mr.. Stevens, OF
Mich, and Mr.. Forney, Clerk of the lIouse
have owned to an alteration of the Minnesota
Land bill after its passage, by which it is
made to permit a grant Of a million and a
half of acres to a company, which the House
expressly intended to shut out from such
grant aud it is stated openly, that t,co and
a half millions Of the money appropriated hy
the Texas Creditors bill, has been, or will
be, applied to tho purchase of votes for the
bill. We trust the suggestion made by some
body, that the only reason for not appointing
more investigating committees is the lack Of
honest men to try the rascals, is not strictly
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04

In the Senate on the 3lst, Mr.. SEWARD re-
ported bill granting pension to Betsey
Nash the widow of an officer of 1912, bill
for whose relief has repeatedly passed each
house alternately for sixteen years, but never
passed the two houses at the same session.
Mr.. Adams moved AN amendment directing
the payment of a sum 10 the Widow of Bat
chelder, the Marshal's aid killed at Boston.
Mr.. Seward spoke at length on the absurdity
of lacking the two things together, and of the
wrong done to Mrs, Nash, who would proba-
bly, not live to another session. by thus
jeopardining the passage OF her bill. AMER
considerable discussion the amendment was
finally adopted IS to IA, Mr., SuMSER moved
to add section repeating the fugitive slave
law, which was decided out of order and the
bill passed. Mr. SUMNER asked leave to in
troduce bill for the repeal Of the fugitive
slave law. A scene of confusion followed,
and the Senate finally refused to allow the
introduction 10 to 80. The River and IIarbor
bill was then taken up. In the House, Mr..
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ITEMS At HOME AND ABROAD.

-THE DWELLING House. OF Mr.. Chase
in Norwich VI, were burned on the Messing of
the 23d, probably the work Of an mccrdlary
Loss $4,000, insured IN Vt. Mutual $500.
Mr.. Chase discovered the fire ABOUT one in the
morning aud could only save single bed.
--JoNATH>N WILLARD, son of Mr., Daniel
b. Batchclder, of North Danville, VT, was
drowned in the Passumpsic river, in St.
Johnsbury last Tuesday, while bathing. lie
was fifteen years old
-rnE RousEs PoI>T Adrrhscr reports
that Mr. p. O'Conner, merchant of La
Cole, six miles north of Rouse's Point, died
of Cholera on Thursday of last week-the
second case at that place.
-lloNER sometimes nods-and the Ncr
York Tunes sometimes slips up on grammar.
II said, for instance, day or two since, that
Mr.. Petit naturally felt that Mr. Benton,
hddni ought To have uttered dirty words
in connection with has name"
-ruE DErRolr Tribunc says that ac-
counts from all parts of the State that reach
US through private channels and our exchan-
gcs, unite in saying that the present harvest
is one Of the best ever known in the State.
Wheat, in some localities, may not come quite
up to the old mark hut in Others it will,
Shile corn and oats never looked better.
-lT Is SAID the know Nothings" will
spetiti2S Congress to remove from the CAPITOL
the Statue of Columbus, who, they have as
>rcrtained, was both foreigner and a Catho-
ic also certI n pictures in the Rotunda.
commemorative the landing OF Foreigners in
this country.
.-lN Discussing the conditions of the
treaty between the United States and Japan,
the japanese Commissioners were earnest to
make stipulation that no American lady
Auh ever visit Japan Conmoior" Perry
put a STOPPER on that talk very quickly-
Ladies to y" kept out Of " country by special
II uy' Catch an l,n'rsou officer listening
to such rroposal II NO ladi"s. then no
treaty. was the word so the trcaty went on
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04

GiDDiNGs moved to strike out that part of
the general appropriation bill which pro-
vided for the erection of public buildings in
Kansas and Nebraska, leaving the clause to
read that the Kansas Nebraska act be re-
peaed. lie said the bill had left the Prcsi-
dent in meagre minority, in this hall, and
created excitement throughout the land 1t
would prove the political grave of more men
than any cholera. His amendment was re-
iected after some discussion by IL vote of so
to 70. The speaker then laid before the
house message from the President on the
Grcytown affair, with documents &c. A
portion of Secretary Dobbin's letter to Capt
lIollins is as follows
NAVY DEPARTMENT, june 10, 1854.
SIN The Government has recently re-
80 cived intelligence that the interests of our
Juntrymcn require the presence of a national
vessel at San Juan or Greytown The pro-
porty of the American citizens interested in
the Accessory Transit Company, it is said
has been unlawiully detained by persons re-
siding. in Grcytown. Apprehension is felt
that further outragcs will be committed.
Our Minister, Mr.. BoRLAND, has been treated
with rudeness and disrespect. You will,
however, learn from Mr. FABENs, our COM
mercial agent at Grcytown, more particular
ly the conduct of these people, and the views
of our Government, which have been comlnu-
nicated to him from the State Department
Now it is very desirable that the people
should be taught that the United States will
not tolerate these outrages, and that they
have the power and the determination to
check them. 1t is, however, very much to
be hoped that you can effect the purposes OF
your visit without a resort to violence and
destruction of property and loss of life The
presence of your vessel will, no doubt, work
much good. The Department reposes much
IN your prudence and good sense -
letter from Secretary Marcy to Mr. Fa-
bens, declares that nothing short Of ar
apology will save the inhabitants from the
infiction which their conduct mtrits.
WASHINGTON, August ., 1854.
The President on the LIST sent a message tC
Congress, in which he states that Slain ha,
as yet made no reparation for the Black War
rior outrage, but rather justifes the Havana
authorities. lie thinks therefore that Con
gress should provide for any emergency tina
may occur in the recess.
a bill appropriating ten millions for tina
purpose will be introduced TODAY. but vii
probably be defeated in the House where thu
war fever is defunct.
The Reciprocity treaty has bctn iavorabl
reported on in the Senate, and will doubles
be ratified.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04
District Convention.

The rrcemen of the Third Congressional
promulgated at the State Convention held at
Rutland ON the eth of June last, and at the
Mass Convention held at Montpelier on the
t3,h Of July, are hereby notified to meet in
Convention at st. Adams, on TUESDAY,
AUGUST 18TH, At 10 O'CLOCK, A. NJ, to
nominate candidate for member of Congress
s. II. PARKIICRST,
Chairman Of ~ e.
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County Cow ention.

The Wings and all other Freemen of Grand
Isle County, who are opposed to the extension
Of Slavery and the aggressive policy of the
present Administrator upon the Institutions
Of Freedom, are requested to meet in Con-
vcntion at the Court House in North Hero,
on SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 1851, AT
10 O'CLOCK, A. NJ, for the purpose Of NOM
mating Candidates for the various County
Officers for the year ensuing, and doing any
otEer business thou5 proper when met.
NORM Hero, July 81, 1854.
w5W2 JED p. LADD, Co Cor.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04

The smoking ruins which mark e spot
w'ic. VAS once the little town OF San Juan
We '''.'"'sul, are attracting more OF tie pub
4le attention. than many porulous city.
The place thus made nUtr'.i.. nv tho b,rl,,.
rous violence Of tao United Stat. GOVERN
mont, was small village Of some 400 souls,
tsltuated at the mouth OF the River san
Juan, the outlet Of Lake Nicaragua winch
derived almost It's sole Importance from being
the Atlantic terminus OF the Nicaragua route
across the I>thmus. We gather from various
sources the following information concerning
5hc place and the circumstances which lead
90 its destruction by the Cynne.
san juan had been in the undisputcd Dos
sessi.n If the insignificant state of Nicar qua
rp TO las, when it WAS occupied by small
English force under the prctcxt that it ~
longed to the territory of the King of Mos
quito, an Indian sovereign Of about the rank
and Importance of llottentot chief, over
whom Great Britain affected TO exercise
rrotoctorate. The English organized the
post, by tic name Of Greytown, under the
authority OF Her Majesty's Consul, who also
exercised power as the Agent of the Mosquito
King. The opening Of the transit route to
California through the country gave to San
juan an Importance in American eyes The
United States refused to acknowledge the va
lidity Of the English protectorate. AS the
beet way Of settling the disputed sovereignty
Of the place, it WAS decided to erect it into an
,,..l. Il. -,
Green, the English Consul and agent of the
King, formally made over the government of
the city to the Inhabitants. consisting OF some
% or so Americans, about as many English,
q dozen French and Germans. and the remain
der natives and negroes. They adopted
constitution and elected municipal authori-
ties, and thcnceiorth ceased to pay allegiance
or tribute to the King or his agent T.,
February 1853, the dty government and the
transit Company LIMO into collision. The
company md occupied at nominal rent
ilore Of land granted to them originally for a
cpl Dept, and We're erecting hotels. stores
&c, ulon it. TITS Land the city council or
dered the company to yacato, and on their re-
' " ~ ""'.'''' '''S I''Ihh ives removed
s"'''l 'hatch ed house belonging to the Transit
company ana gave tie company thirty days
!" "n'e 10 remove their other build
iES' p'lore 'he ext lInilIn OF the thirty
u'y', ''' - . sup CyAne arrived and inter-
go "'r guns Wleh the Government re-
s'5''' INTO inc ""nuS Oh Commander HoI'ins,
ou' "cic 'e-l"''''cu "ll'lh ah'ut two weeks.
''.'' .'e" harmony DIS general thing has
existed until the smith and Borltnd trans
"',.o"
o"l'' ""''''' inc cal pam o. ono o. the
'.'''' ''''''g.' '"l ''''" on t"' -" Juan
iN'' ~ 'ne transit comp my IN attempting
~ '''"' a -'''''s "''''o Nrej town. came IN
'o'''"'' win """5"' ana u''leuIty ehsued
w" "''Ne proprietor OF tue craft, who
~. ,-', g.. ms - -" AT O'P''n 'm''h' nut 'id
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04

The DETECTION OF Edward Crane furnishes
one Of the mos' surprising ard {, p'prabie ms
'ances on record ui the binding and hlrdenInI
power Of riches on the humuu intellect and
heart. II wns not merely a. business man
and filancicr that MI Cane stood high: but
his moral AMI religious character bad for a
lOng tine secured TO hm tie unlimited respect
and confidence OF good mcn. Those who have
known INN most Intimately for tie last fifteen
Years or more would have 81 d that he con d
not be tempted to "A dishonest act. 1t seems
almost incredible. even now, that he can In, e
defraujed to large amount, not only once.
but second time, after being detected. | can
hardly think of hun as any thing but the minis
ters friend, the active supporter of religion.
and the warm admrer of sound doctrine, and
notwithstanding. Ii a man, educated as he
was, blcSt with such family associatlons-aI
ministerial am ola high order OF excellence.
ralned to habits Of charity and Of Christian
sympathy and effort restrained by and enlight
ened conscience ana VOWS of re- lglun-It such
a man has been drawn into the whirlpool of
financial corruption, and gone to the bottom.
then who Is safe: The nope fingers in many
minds that Mr.. Crane will yet recover, and
present as striking an example of repentance Us
he has OF folly and sn.-Cor. " y. Iiae-
pendent.
10 lnfcta second injury on corporation
already Frustrated by his misconduct, renders
Cranes act the more detestabIe, aud when 1t is
considered that every thing was done to shield
him from the consequences of his first trans
action, on the ground that he received no
crime, he stands before the public an object
of scorn aud contempt It i not alone the
injury and loss he has inflicted on the Central
Corporation that nc Is guilty Of, but the eff
tecls OF his rttcaliy are felt on all similar
property, and there * scarcely Il stock or Sc
curly on the list winch has not been dcprc-
cla,ed by his acts. From this aud similar
Transaction which have received a shock
which cannot be recovered from for long
period. - Report othe Committee of Brokers.
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COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Wings of Grand Isle County are re-
quested to meet in Convention at the Court
House in North Hero on saturday, August
l-;h, next, for the purpose of nominating
cdnlilates for State Senators and for the va
rious County Officers for the year ensuing.
n. F. GRl>WOLD, Countv
G. II. RICE, Com.
South Hero. July 90 1854. w4w3
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04

F Custom ltu2E APPROPRIATIONS Inc
Senate on Wednesday passed the Civil and
Diplomatic appropriation bill with IN amend
ment appropriating forty thousand dollars
for the erection of Custom House in Bur-
lington. Hon. SOLOMON Foor writes us from
the Senate Chamber Of the fact, and adds that
he has assurances that the House of Repre-
sentatives will concur.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04

of followers ready to do his bidding the DR..
went into The Mass Convention. Here, as
the VI hiS. h Windsor County staid at home,
the DR.. AM &c. friends got on the nominating
committee, ana i,h the aid of d. p. Thomp-
son, who was edoh'y hostile to Judge Royce,
not on account Of - rance, but because he
preferred coalition H,lN the Democrats, by
which he could retain lice of Secretary
Of State, they succeed, . tanning majo-
rity against the Judge, is Mr., Branerd
in the most honorable m.,',,'r declined to be
IA candidate against him, they brought about
the nomination of Gen. Walton.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04

a NEBKAsKA SErrLER!-A few days since,
an officer in the Philadelphia Custom House,
who was making an excursion on one Of the
Delaware steamboats,, became engaged in an
animated controversy on the Nebraska Bill.
The discussion was nm exciting one, and ma
turally collected a large crowd around the
dlspntnnts. At the termination of the ar
gumcnt, Quaker. who was on board. acc osted
the official thus:
Friend, do | understand thee 10 say that
thee is in favor Of the Nebraska Bill z"
Yes, | am
"WeIl, thee is a stranger to me, but is thee
not in the employ of the General Government 2
The official gentleman gave one bewldered
look, and i'm nedia,ely disappeared down the
stairs IN the direction of the bar.-Trentop
GGceHe.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04

~ PUNcH represents Nicholas as an ass
who has allowed himself to be shut up in a
pound, and all the European nations, stand
looking over the fence at him, but no one
darrs To get inside to put the birdie on Tur-
key has let down one bar, and reach ng
hand though has got bold OF his tail. aud I'M
p'ores France aud England To 20 in and take
him by the head, nut they manifest most de
end.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04

GAVE MN THE Mites All. mon dieu
mon deur said Monsieur Melee ots to his
'rlnd Smiths my sweetheart have give me de
mliten
Indeed how did that happenP
Veil, fought must go 10 make her Won
viseet before | leave town, so step ~ ~ side
Of de room, and dare ! behold her beautiful
pairs II stretch out on Won LAZY
A lounge you mean
An, yes-von lsung. Aud den ! cake Won
yer petite branch, and -
You mean polite bou.
'Ah, yes Won bough' And den | say lv0r
shue she would be rotten'if did not come to
see he betnre -
Nou id uhdi"
sail she would hs rOfsH #
'Tnd's enough, You heps put your foot
m n "a he sure.
No. sarr. put my inot ou ot il. for she
say sh, would call her sacre big brother, and
k,ck me out, be gar lad Intention To say
mortified, nut could not think If de word. and
mortify and rot is Ill de same as Won, in my
GicioadTe.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04

There have been times when the political
atmosphere was clearer than at present, but
some things are clear enough now. Through
the obscurity which over hangs the future,
one thing looms up so large that none can
mistake it. 1t is the utter disgrace and de-
feat Of the present administration. There
are divisions and disagreemcnts innumera.
Bile, but there is one point Of contact. Con-
tempt for Pierce and his Falstaffs guard of
followers is common ground for men of all
parties. His pensioned press bedaub him
with fulsome batteries, but the common SEN
timent cfsensible men throughout the country
is all one way, and that is the other way. 1t
finds continual expression, even among the
men of what was once his own party We
give specimen.
An old graduate Of the University of YER
mont who has for many years been at the
West, a Democrat, writes in answer to
the invitation to ptrticiptte in th3 Semi
Centennial Anniversary. After expressing
his regret that he cannot be here, and alu =
ding in terms OF aff,ctionate respect to his
former precertor, Dr. Marsh, he says Il am
not so recrcant to the spirit of his teaching,
nor so utterly God-forsaken as to be found
at this day, a Ncbraska-ue p; and you may say
to - orany other old Wing Of my class who
happens to be present, that, though still
" hurrth for Jacks IN / am not unthin a
semi-rdd'W of the Earth Of being Pierce
Democrat"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04
New Publications.,

The S9th vol. Of Backwoods Magazine,
Leonard Scott & Co., New York begins with
the July number 1t contains articles of in
terest on the growth and prospects of British
Amcrica-letter to Euscbius-Eveyn and
Perys-the Secret Of Stoke Manor-The Bat
tie Of Lepanto, Gives dream-The Lesson
God in Nature--Ihe Words Of Schamvl, the
Prophet-The European Alliance and Russia
PrTN,M's MAGAZINE FOR AuGusI is abroad.
1t contains a portrait of Bayard Taylor
The Smithsonian Institute The Lightning
rod man; Isaak Potter Continued y Confu-
cius Spiritual Materialism, Ia good article y
To lyra stage Coach Stories; Wood Notes .
West Point and Cadet-lifc Ethiopian
Nights Entertainments The Last Poet out /;
Editorial notes, &c. For sale by Fuller.
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MoBY Dick CAPruREp.-7He .Ner Bed

" MoBY DICK CAPTuREp.-Iht .NeT be1-
ford Mass. Standard relates the following
"In 1851, we published an account Of the
whslcshp Ann Alexander, Cat. Deblois OF
ta,- port, beng attacked and stove by a sperm
whale. The whale was coming at the rnte of
fifteen niles an hour aud the ship gong shout
FIVE, o the time of the collision. The whtlo
came with full force against 'h" ships bows
aud stove IN several 'eet square, almost M
stnn'y sinking the vessel, aul barely giving
those on board an opportunity to escape. The
Honolulu Friend OF May g. states that about
five months subsequent TO the catastrophe, the
same whale was taken by the Rebecca Sims
of that port Two harpooDs were discovered
IN hun marked Ann Alexander The whale :
head was found seriously injured, and contain
ed pieces of the ships tlmbers. lie had lost
his wIldness and ferocly, being very much dis
eased; but upon being taken yielded 20 or
20 bbs. of oil
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04

ihE LOWELL Courier records another coso
OF over issue on Tuesday lady in B,rn.,,
BILE presented her husband will, ,,,o ,orsand
girl at once birth, the three weighing twenty
aud half pounds.
WHEAT tROP OF CANApA-vo ,o,r,
from gentleman who has traverscd Canal,
from London to Montreal, and visited much If
the interior, that the wheat crop of Upprr
Canada will far exceed that Of any other wear
in it, amount
" Is estimated that third more was sown
iast year than the year before, and it all
looks llourishlns The surplus last wear is
estimated ut 1000, 900 bushels. This wear
it is calculated the surplus will reach 10 900
600 bushels. Estimating the price at only
II % per bushels, it gives the farmers SIS
OOo,oOO for wheat alone, for foreign market.
-Rochcst'r Am,ricon.
-Tur KNow- NornIxes.-Tbe secret !,
ont, at last We know all about the " Know
No'lnrs.' They had their origin IN Scotland.
and must have e'nigrated from there; else
why does Shakspearc put these words into the
mouth ct Lord Rose, IN his tragedy Of" Mac
beth ~
" Alas poor country almost afraid to know itself
II cannot be called oui mother, hut our grave
Where nothing, but who kaors Ndh,ag, /. seen To
Smis."
The Know Nothings, it is Inferred from
this, stood A No | in those DAYS Ony they
were seen - 's'nlle."-.NeW York Express.
w lNDrASA paper states that one David
Van AI'tynn has been mulcted in 500 DANA
g"s IN breach of promise case. in which Miss
Hand was the plaintiff. Served him perfectly
right David had no bushes to indulge in any
such s'ight IF Hand performances.
-MrsHErs AND SpADEs.-Thc United
States army numbers about 10 900 men. who
cost the country last year ~ j2j .24U for nav,
subsistence. &C. The Illinois Central Rail
road army numbers III. 900 men. who receive
rom the company $500, 900 per annum
In three years they will make 100 miles Of
road, adding greatly to the wealth of the
state and Country In thirty years. the
| nitod States have spent 900. 900 600. for
which they have nothing to show but some
old forts, guns. battered uniforms, and demo-
rallied veterans
-GENFRAL Nicrokoitchytzki has been
appointed to the command of the fifth CORDS
Of the Russian army. Bringing out such a
name rs this does not look much like peace.
/ The Turks may beat him, but he will DEFY
| them to pronounce his name and if he beats
them, it can be truly said that they will
not be able " to tell what hurt them
We believe it was Tristram Burgess
who stood with a Southcrner on the steps Of
the Capitol as drove Of mules was passing
10y. when the Souherner remarked, "tbere
gnes a lot of Yankees" yes" replied TIls.
tram, they're gonig South to teach school,