Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-11-21

This grand affair came oil NOV. lZth' We
condensc from the report of the Boston Jour
nal the following account
Montreal, Nov. 18th The great railroad
jubilee was successfully opened this morning,
The town is full of strangers, Large delega-
tions are here from Boston, Portland, the
West. and Canadian cities, and tho hotels
and lodging places being greatly crowded,
the passengers found much difficulty in OBJ
tanning quarters for night. The first proceed
ing was abriliant and successful pageant ,occu-
pying two hours in passing given point.
Mayor Thomas Wiley, Grand Marshall. 1t
included delegation of Iroquois Indians,
tricked out in all the tnsel of barbaric gilt
ter. Next came the Montreal Fire Brigade,
a fine body of men, with banners and fire
apparatus. These were followed by dclega-
tions from the various trades.
Next came very large delegation from
New England headed by the Portland Brass
Band, and followed by the st. Georges, st.
Andrews, st. Patrick 8 and the German socie-
ties, with banners and music.
There were numerous bands of music in
the procession which added much to the effect
of the pageant. Many of the streets through
which it passed were decorated with flags
and streamers. Immense crowds of people
lined the route of the procession.
Wednesday 10 p. NJ. The banquet, this
afternoon was an affair of unusual magniii-
cence. In the Toronto Station House, at
Point St. Charles.a mile and half Of tables
were spread with every delicacy of the season.
Five thousand five hundred guests were
Accommodated.
The Hall was beautifully decorated. The
walls were hung with appropriate notices,
including the names of celebrated inventors.
e thn ttaa 10
be benefited by the Railroad, and the mono
gram GO T. r. r." constantly recurred.
From the roof, under the mingled flags o!
England, the United States, France, and the
City Of Montreal, were suspended images of
peace At the entrance to the grounds en-
closing the station, a splendid arch, decorated
with evergreens. and bearing the Inscriptions,
" W Welcome to Montreal, " Concordia Salus," I"
appeared
Upon each plate was pamphlet contain
ing an account of Montreal, its business, &c
There were probably two thousand people in
! the Hall who could not obtain seats.
During the banquet no ladies were admit
| ed
The immense company was seated at about
| half past . O'Clock.
The customary and appropriate toats were
| drank and speeches were made in reply by
| No speech making was attempted after
the regular toasts were gone through with
| The only one of the speakers who succeed
ed in making himself heard through any con-
| siderable area of space was Senator Wilson
| of Massachusetts,, and it may be remarked
en- pdSsdnt, that his speech was one OF thu
very best made, if not the speech OF the occa-
| sion.
The banquet so far as speech-making wa
concerned, was practically failure.
Some ludicrous incidents occurred. Th
Canadians would persist in believing tina
Ex x-President Fillmore was present, and som
of them obstinately contended that Gen VIII
son was that individual. One intelligen
looking gentleman gravely informed Inc tina
he (Mr. WILSON, was Senator Douglas, AM
inquired if knew in what State he belonged
On Wednesday evening there was torch
light procession, in full keeping with the cx
tensive magnifcence of the days festivities
and the festival was continued and closed O
Thursday bv a sail in the harbor in the day
time and a gigantic ball in the evening
The city was crowded with thousands
strangers. and many found difficulty in get
, ting personal accommodations
FROM CALIFORNIA AND OREGON. BY the al
rival of the steamship George Law, at Ne
York, we have California files to Oct. 20tl
| fifteen days later.
The news of the result of the Maine electio
, was received by the Fremonters with grei
| demonstrations of joy The Alta Caliiorn
e says
Certain stump -,,-aKers wearing patel
! leather am white dickies, having failed
: arGTuse much enthusiasm while travellii
II through the mountains, have resolved
IS try their luck the second time, with r
> shirts and COW hide boots.
&c The proclamation of Gov. johnson, dccla
l. ing San Francisco in a state of insurrectio
> has not yet been withdrawn.
l. \ correspondent Of the Times writing fro
u Bald Mountain, Humboldt Bay, giving
u account of another attack upon the lndiar
l. and the killing of some ten or fifteen miseraf
'e dggers by n party of whites. which procee
70 ing is dignifed by the name of battle.
ie All over California the people are wi
D. awake and on the look out for the thieves a
ie murderers who have been lately prowling
J, the mountains. One of the ubiquitous TC
"a Bells was captured on the 4th inst. on 5
"a Joaquin river, and hung by his captors.
III confessed that he deserved his fate, and se'
le raj stolen horses were recovered at his ran
or stopping place. Some eight or ten of t
T. robbers have thus far been captured two
three hung by the people, and the rest, alo
D. with some who have harbored them, {
Is in Jail awaiting punishment. Other murd
Us ers have also been arrested. A startling d
IN covery, being the bones of twenty y-seven VIII
u, men, in a well at Il ranch upon a road fr
~ the Calaveras to the Stanislaus river, is a
NJ nounced to have been lately made. The ho
us was formerly occupied by man named Go
ne brook, whose brother was hung for the mi
eu der of one Armstrong An active search
10 being made for him.
II, OREGON. The Oregon press seem una
Ill nous in tho opinion. that further trou
en- with the Indians is to be apprehended
ic' We learns says the Standard of the 9th q
20 %, that Col. Wright and Stcptoe have star
~ back from the Dalles, with an additio
force of about 100 men,
In view of which, the Oregonian holds
following language:-
The Indians are more hostile than eve
W the volunteers are disbauded-the pul
IN, property is sold-the money sunk in
IT, pockets of party spectators. Gen. W
IN saws there is no war; and Gov. Curry
lr lett the Territory. In our estimation, we
,ed tonight in worse position than ever
sds all of which, we have to thank those appo
lat ed to rule over us.
'ry
he A destructive tornado was recently exp
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