Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-08-10
ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

"A COMPANY of fourteen ladies' and gen.
tlemen left Burlington, Tuesday, for the
woods and lakes Of Northern New York, on n
grand fishing, sporting, and pleasure and
health hunting excursion. Rev. Messrs
Winslow and Blanchard, with their wives
and families, Mr.. Warren, L. F. Chittenden.
Esq, Henry Torrcy, Professor Erni, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cameron and Miss Steever, are of the
number. They took abundant store Of
provisions, and were to be met and
accompanied by four guides a portion of
the company, including the two last named
of the wilderness, camping out, :" far from
the hum Ct men,.
- The PUBLIC are invited to examine
some truthful portraits of Rev. Mr.. WESTON,
Rev. Mr.. CAUGuEY, and the late n. b. Has
WELL, Esq, on exhibition at the jcwelry store
of Brlnsmaid & lIildrcth. They are from the
pencil of Mr.. James Cameron
Rail ROAD ACCIDENT. We are greatly
panied to learn that B. p CHENEY, ESD, of
Boston, was sufferer by an accident on the
Northern n. H., K. R., on Saturday last
The down train ran off from the track near
Canaan, and Mr.. Cheney who was in the Ex-
press car, had his right arm 60 crushed that
amputation was found necessary. DR.. Crosby
of Hanover, performed the operation at the
shoulder. This morning Mr.. Cheney was
pronounced by the Doctor to be doing well
and out ofdanger ola fatal termination.
-ANoTHER ACCIDENT. The Northern
train from Saratoga, on Saturday morning
last, from some cause-supposed to be II bro
ken rail-ran OF the track. One car in its
course lost its forward truck the wheels Of
which cut through the bottom of the car,
tearing it mostly in pieces. Several passen-
gers were more or less wounded, but hone
were killed, nor were any bones broken. The
forward end of the broken car falling on tina
ground, acted like brake, and stopped the
cars behind.
- Another RAILROAD AcClDENT.-Ihe
train going east over the Vt Central Road,
Wednesday, was thrown from the track by
broken rail, about mile below Mortified
One passenger car rolled down the emhunk-
ment, turning completely over, aud landing
right side up, The passengers in it were all
more or less injured, Mrs. Iiassam of Gin
ton, n. Y, having wrist broken. The rest
some Is in number, were bruised but escaped
without broken bones. Mr. Field, the Con
ductor, had collar bone broken. and Mr..
Tenney, bridge master, was badly bruised
- ANOTHER of Burlington's oldest and
most worthy citizens has departed. The an
nouncement of the death of WILLIAM |.
SEYMOUR, will be found in another column
His health had been poor for year OF more
-THE MONTREAL FIREMEv, to the number
Of three or four hundred, besides ladies, yi-i-
ted Burlington Aug "a, according to previous
announcement. They arrived 10y boat at
about noon and were received at the wharf
by a number OF our citizens and fremen, with
the Boxer engine, trimmed with flags, vino,
headed by the Cornet Band, escorted the
strangers to the Town HALL There speeches
expressive of welcome and good feeling were
made by j. S. ADAMS, Esq, and DR.. DoRIoS,
which were appropriately responded to
by two of the Montreal gentlemen, after
which the assemblaSe dispersed to dine,
or to stroll and ride about the town. At
hall-past in the afternoon, they assembled
again at the Town Hall and marched to the
boat for home again, The Montreacrs were
mostly young men and presented Il fine APP
pearance in their uniform of black pants with
stripe Of silver lace, and blue or red jackets.
They were accompanied by band They
appeared to enjoy their short stay, and were
we trust, well enough pleased with the place
to visit us again on some future day.
-TnE EXCURSION into Montreal by tho
way OF Plattsburgh, on the "a instant
was not altogether creditable affair, if
rumor says tho truth, The number who
went in was large but it is currently re-
ported that drunken men were abundant in
the cars, and that even the engineer and