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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-09-23
Ceese.

Res, lot Of Cheese not less than 50 lbs, ! year u
old or over, L Nelson, Charlotte t,
% DO. G X CT Pease, ,.,,
Best lot Of Cheese, not less than % I1J ,
tnsn ! year old, C P RHODES
ID do. J Sibley, Westford,
Sd DO. 7 Rogers,
TRTITs.
"a. .+.st variety Of Apples, correctly
4 Of grated fruit, grown by the
~,t,- Tall, Shelburne, y.
81 o.. u.J e. l-
T-e- II ~ .r- o. inter Apples, not enter
e. 10 the ~ ye class, b Read Colchester
% go. 81 MiiI-.
u v~a-ie.ies autumn Apples, not en-
ted al D Read, Colchester
b. 90, VI natural or grated Apples
.iog condition when exhibited,
1 Hall, Shelburne,
Best seeding sour apple. y specimens VIZ
description q the tree and history OF Us ,
origin. NJ Mills, Colchester,
do. seeding sweet Apple y specimens a AOo'
N Mills. Colchester,
do. lot Of Pears. named and labelled =
Mech, Shelturne, >
ID do. L "a HagaY. Darlington :
Best Seeding Pear, = Tyler, Nestoiu' .
do. lot Of Grapes. p Ryder, Burlington :
I'd do. 7 J Mech, Shelburne- =
Best 6 W-atermelons. ?. Ryder, Burlington, f.
d.. 6 Muskmellus. .
do. Peck tomatoes, T J Mech, shelburne,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-09-23

Personal. The Trustees Of Antioch College
have unanimously elected Rev. Thoma. Hill,
Of Waltham, President, in place Of the late
Horace Mann.
Letters from Tuscany speak Of the aiarm-
Ing illness Of Elizabeth Barrett Browning,
the greatest living postess Of England.
The San Francisco papers OF Aug. IS,
announce the arrival there Of Richard H.
Dana. Jr., whose last visit TO that country
was twenty-three years ago, when it was a
province Of MexIco. He doubtless find San
Francisco somewhat changed since h. wrote
Two years before the Mast
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-09-23

MASSACHUSETTS, NoMNATIONs.-The Re
publican State Convention Of Massachusetts
met at Fitchburgh on the 29th INST. 255
towns were represented by 1877 delegates
Great unanImity and enthusiasm prevailed
On the nomination of a candidate
For Governor, 10 ballots were cast,
ofwhich 627 were for y. P. Banks;
for Lieut.. Gov. GIG ballots were cast,
Of which Glib were for EliphaletTurk
for Sec. Of Stale 5Sj ballots were cast.
Of which $50 were for OliverW arner
for Treasurer 81 ballots were cast,
(which 385 were for N. Tenny, Jr
for Atty Gen1 AGA ballots were cast,
Of which ass were for 81 Phillip.
for Auditor. 489 ballots were cast,
Of which 328 were for Charles White.
The several nominations were made unan.
imous, after the result Of the ballot va;
declared. The Republican State Ticket OIL
Massachusetts, is the SAM. as it was last year.
The resolutions adopted are Of a ~straight-for-
ward, plain-spsaking Republican character,
and were adopted with great enthusiasm
AHARD WORKING GovERSoR.-The Boston
correspondent Of the New York EUerinq Post
pays the following deserved compliment to
Governor Banks
a. If there is q harder worked or harder
working man in this Commonwealth than
Governor Banks, he is to be pitied. Since
his return from the rather e~1acting hospital
tiles Of New York, he has, probably, more
irons II the fire than atany one time since he
left the machine shop, at the close Of his ap-
urenti, eship. The duties devolving upon the
Governor at the Commencements of Harvard
and Tufts Colleges, the Plymouth Celebra-
ton, the burning Of the Reform School at
WestbOro' and the hospital on Deer Island,
the State E~ncaHpment at Concord, an Extra
Session Of the legislature. with an address
before heapu-oaoAiug State FairiD MIchigaD
a., address at the State Fair IN Vvr-1-+
aud the Inauguration Of the Webster Statue
next Saturday. seem 70 afford a sufficiently
ample and varied field Of labor fO- the cher
gies Of one man. Ifthe Governor were a man
to slight bis work, these tasks would be suth-
GENTLY OnerOus but he performs thoroughly
and carefully whatever he undertakes. The
decided success which has crowned the En-
campment AT Concord, Is owing mainly 70
his energy and actIvlty-qualiles which he
has the rare faculty Of being able TO infuse
into others. 1t Is not going too far to say
that Massachusetts, never had Z more popular
or useful Governor"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-09-23

SERIOUS AFFRAV N BOsTON.-On Saturday
last an angry alteration took place in the
Office Of the Middlesex Mills, in Boston, be-
tween the Treasurer, Richard 5. Fay, Jr.,
and DR.. James c. Aver, Of Lowell. There
had been i'll feeling between the PARTIES about
the business Of the Company, in the stock OF
which DR.. Aver had a large interest. After
some angry words about a book of accounts
which DR.. A. was examining, Mr.. Fay seiz-
ed DR.. 4. by the hair, pulled his head down
and struck him. The doctor then stabbed
Nh. Fay in the lower part of the abdomen,
with a pen-knife which he had in his hand.
The angry feelings seem to have subsidized as
soon as the injury was known, and Mr.. Fay
asked Or. Aver to examine the wound, while
q surgeon was sent for. 1t was found to be
quite dangerous. The gastric artery was
severed and it was some hours before the
bleeding could be stopped. DR.. aver sur
rendered himself to the authorities and was
admitted to bail on SO, 900, to await the
result. 1t Is expected that Mr.. Fay viii
recover. The accounts Of the affair state that
Mr.. Fay said expressly that he struck DR..
Aver first.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-09-23

EFT Tt BRUTE The Democratic Sand
ard, a democratic paper published at Concord,
\. H, referring to the late election in this
State says;
SAKE, the poet, democratic candidate fer Gov
ernor, ran so fast in the late Vermont Election. as
to leave a bigger majority of the people behind
him, than any former candidate has done. The
idea that be added strength to his party. looks
much like poetieal fiction. Having formerly been
an abolitionist, aud having written abolition Doe
try, might have affected his prospects a little.
We were in hopes be would have made a hand.
some gain upon the enemy. Let the Vermont
Democrats next ny an old experienced politician
and statesman
The nomination Of Mr.. SAKE was lauded in
the democratic papers, far and near, as one
which would rebound to the glory of the party
in a high degree, and give it a bold shove on
its way to an early victory in this State. We
submit that a letting down, after the election
is over, in the style Of the Standards remark.
is rather a shabby proceeding and then, to
add insult to injury, by charging the failure
to Mr.. Saxe's having been AN aoolitionist and
having written abolition poetry" is shabbier
still. We should like to see any evidence to
favor the Standards i~nsinuati1n. We believe
it to be utterly groundless.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-09-23

Miss Eliza J. Potter, St. Adams, ! loaf
Wheat Bread.
Nary Jane Barse, Burlington, l loaf
heat Bread. Dip, &
Mrs. J. =. Simonds, Shelburne, ! loaf
Wheat Bread.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04
Oskaleosa Railroad Conversion.

Oskalo0sa Railroad C0MventiOn.
The Convention which assembled at Oska.
loosa, on Wednesday, the 26th inst, was
largely attended-in fact, it is thought to
have been the largest railroad meeting ever
held in the State. Delegates were in attend
ance from fourteen counties, representing a
region of country from Keokuk on the south
to Polk and Blackhawk counties on the north.
A wide latitude having been given in the call
for the convention, as might be expected, a
diversity of interests, some of them conflicting,
were brought together. It was surprising to
see the number of delegates in attendance
from some of the distant counties. Desmoines
county sent up toenty-sir of the leading men
of Burlington. From Wapello county there
were three or four sets of delegates from rival
towns, Ottumwa leading off with about thirty
The convention assembled at Q o'clock, in
the large hall in Union Block. The seats were
all taken before the hour Of meeting, and the
standing space was densely packed. At least
600 persons were present H. B. Hendershott,
of Wapello county, was called to the Chair,
and Will. Tomlinson, of the Ft. Desmoines
Statesman, appointed Secretary. A long
discussion ensued concerning basis of rep
resentation, when a committee of one from
each county was appointed to report plan Of
business. This committee consisted of Geo.
Gillaspie, Of Wapello H. 7. Reid, Of Lee
j. Scott Richman, of Muscatine; W.F. Cool
baugh, Of Desmoines; S. B. Shellady, of
Jasper; A. NJ. Cowing, of Poweshiek; S. J..
Smith, of Van Buren,; G. Negus, of Jefferson;
J. H. Williamson, of Polk; G. D. Woodin,
of Keokuk; c. Durant, of johnson; A.
Wieting, of Tama; VIM. II. Sewers, of
Mahaska; Mr.. Grant, of Marion; and A
Mullarky, of Blackhawk. The committee
reported as basis of representation for each
county ten votes for every Representative in
the last Legislature. According to this basis,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04

Bos ACRES IN TIE SENArE.-The settle
ment of the Doug slas.Fitch affair as given in
our telegraph colGmn, will remind the pub
lie of the narrow escape Sir Lucins O'Trig :
ger met, in his encounter with the int1am-
mable Bob Acres. When Sir Lucius called
Bob poltroon, that great warrior made
vehement noise and was on the point of
blowing the black kguard's brains out. Ibid
you call me coward did you say was q
coward, sir p roared Bob. ssNo SIR" re-
piled the other, Il called you q poItroon,
and you are o poltroon sir "Weel them y
clustered Bob, call have to say, sir, is that
don't mind being called a poltroon, sir ~
Douglas and Fitch have sharp words in
the Senate. Fitch sa 8 that Douglas lies.
Douglas ends q note demanding retraction
of the charge of falsehood. Fitch replies,
speci ying the charge; if Douglas refers to
that thing, he (Fitch) reiterates it. Doug.
las rejoins, egplaining his ovn language
He don't mi, being called pOltroon, sir !!
So it seems that in the game of seeing Chow
near we can come tn it and not hit II" the
Indiana Senasor has scored one.-Chicago
| Pfess and Tribune. .5 514
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04

TIE WHEAT CRoP.--Mr. Greeley, Of the
N. Y. Tribune, in letter written from Chi.
cago, expresses the opinion that the wheat
trade Of that city has reached its highest
point. He gives the following reasons for
this belief: p
II do not believe wheat growing profit.
able pursuit in this region. That the labor
devoted to the last coop has not been half
paid, is well understood but it does not
seem to be SD well remembered that the
poor harvest Of 1858 does by no means stand
alone. In fact, it had already been given
up that winter wheat could not be relied
on as staple crop in Illinois or Iowa-,here
is little snow in winter or too much wind,
or two much ice, or two many violent and
sudden changes of temperature, or too many
destructive insects to allow it fair chance,
The spring wheat of this region il an infe-
rior article at best and now this has failed
also. l think it will not be sown halt 80
extensively next spring as It was last spring
and the ground this yielded will not be
recovered. Chicago will export less wheat
aud flour in 80 t:ian she did in '58, and
though her aggregate ex. ort of these staple,
may be greater ten years hence than it now
Is, it will bear fur smaller proportion TO
her entire export trade than it has done.-
The growing Of wheat will gradually 60
northward-to northern Michiga Wiscon.
sin and Minnesota, wh re snow lies through
most of the winter and protects the young
plants from fierce winds and bitter frosts.
Illinois will not in many years grow SO ma
ny bushels of wheat to each cultivated acre
of her soil as she has done.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04

I0e Am0mO00 0fo0C0 - -
We learn from the Upton Adreriisss that
the Board Of Directors of the Upton r. h.
Company, at their session on the 18th inst,
took such steps As were necessary to complete
the organization Of the Anamosa Branch Of
the Upton r. r. Co. The articles of associa-
ton recommended by the Convention held at
Rome were adopted. WIN. 7. Shaw, David
R. Graham, Horace C. Metcalf, D. A. Car
penter and Orvill Cronkhite, of Jones county,
were elected Directors of the Upton R. r. Co.,
and were then elected as Directors Of the
Anamosa Branch, together with J. B. Dough
erty, of Muscatine, and S. s. Daniels, of Tip
ton. The Anamosa Branch is now fully
organized, and the books will soon be opened,
and, as we hope, the work commenced.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04

A bet was made in Albany, recently. that
lof q largo crowd of applicants for relief at
The office Of the overseer Of the poor, at least
half dozen had money in the Savings
Bank; and ia. test the matter. q report was
circulated that the Commercial Sayings
Rank had failed. In an inst, mt thirteen OF
the beggars were rushing madly for the
Bane.sn order to save their money from the
wreck,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04

GRThe Chicago Times. the home org an
of Mr Dou LAS, and which always speaks
by authority, says:
s'Mr. Dougla will not ask nomination
at :, hands of the Charleston Convention.
If in that body his friends should present
his name, and he is nominated he will not
feel at liberty to decline it.; if his friends
>houll not present his name, then the NOM
;nee of the convention will receive his sup
mort. lie use of his name by any men or
E DIV of men. as = candidate for the Presi-
dency or any other onssce, independent OF
and hostile to the nominations OF the Demo-
cratic party, is altogether unau thorlsed oS
Mr. Doug as, will never receive his sanction,
and is who ly repugnant to his wishes and
desires. We say this much with a full knowl-
edge of its truth, aud knowing that We ex-
press, in this particular, his own senti-
ments."
The PROPERTY OF KANSAS. 1t appears by
the statistic, OF Gov. Medary's message that
the 'axable property of Kansas is placed at
| $25, 900, 600. AS four-fiiths Of the improved
farms are not pre-emrted, and of course not
| vet taxable. il is evident that the wealth,
when fairly estimated, will bear go d
proportion to the population. The claims
admitted y the Commissioner for losses in
tho late war amount to $254,279 %, OF
which only $3S,942 80 are for public losses.
R~ AFlorida paper says that new party
is being organized down in the Florida
swamps, to be styled :'The Sons Of the Soil. y
One Of its objects is said to be to prescribt
citizens of Northern birth.
r. joseph AID HANNIBAL (Mo.) RAILROAD
This road is now completed, al except gal
thirty miles. A train is expected to ru'
IL the way through from the Mississippi Il
tho Missouri, by the first of March.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04

No RETURN TO Hen POSTAGE. are
revc lutions which do not go Backward
Among them is unquestionably the reduc
ton of post"ge. Congress may call upon
| the Postmaster General for adv ce, and that
tunctionary may protest that he sees no way
to help the Treasury out of the deficit caus
ed BY his department, but to increase the
rates and abolish frankng Postage will not
be raised. The peope will not suffer it.
Nor will the franking privilege be dispensed
with, for honorable gentlemen are too fond
of it. We have turned our backs forever on
the olden time when single letter cost
from six cents to quarter of dollar, ac-
cording to distance, and no BODY desires
that we should retrace our steps. Even that
medieval era of five and ten cents has near
ly faded from memory. The pc pile will
be to he taxed in thousand ways wi b
the patience of job, but you must not touch
their postage. They can wear a high tariff
on their cks and not feel it, can drink it
i their tea coffee and brandy without tast.
ing il; but the moment tn three cent stamp
rises to ha a diane disconte t wi ! assured
iy begin.
Yesterd. the Senate at Albany IN behalf
IF { Empire Stat uttered It's vo'ce against
III III postage The assembly will concur
and tine people approve We can bear any
thing bei ter than the loss Of our cheap let
ters N. Y lines
We think our readers will share in our
hearty endorsement Of the above. The ex
ample the New York Legislature should
meet with general imitation throughout the
States of the Union. it woald serve to give
such shape to the current of popular op MON
on this subje It, as to make reckless heads
Washing ON stand in awe before it, and
leave as ali in the peaceful enjoyment of the
present, though sti. somewhat imperfect
blessing of cheap postage.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04

-.rd the remainder from other foreign countries
sending out annually but limited number of emf
The number who landed at the same port
in 1867, was 1918, showing falling of
of sixty per cent -. .s...
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04

FoRR,Gx. IMMIGRATION The number Of
immigrants from foreign sources who land
ed at The port of New York during the year
1858, was 1850. Their nativity was as
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04

The halls Of Congress and the columns Of
the press are teeming with plaudits and
reproaches Of the Presidents policy with
regard to this much.coveted island. An
irrepressiblc passion for the beautiful Queen
of the Antilles has possessed Uncle Sam ever
since he has come Of age and he seems now
to be almost determined to make a runaway
match with the rich and lovely heiress of the
Caribbean, not only in the teeth of old grand
mother Spain's opposition, but in spite Of the
lady's own wishes, to boot. What degree and
quality of welded bliss may spring from such
q wooing and such a winning is the question
which seems to be now dividing our doctors
and bachelors of politics. Some ill-naturcd
people arc SO unkind as to intimate that Uncle
Sam does not care SO much about the welded
bliss as about the wedding dover of the bride.
Abroad, as well as at home, the Presidents
Recommendation to Congress Of the purchase
of Cuba has stirred up quite a commotion.
In England, France and Spain it has excited
much 'unfayorable comment. In Spain, it
gave rise to grave and serious debate in the
Cortes. The unanimous sentiment of that
body agreed in regarding any such proposition
as an insult to the honor of Spain, and
menace to the safety of her colonists in Cuba.
In Cuba itself, the proposition is received
with still less favor. The people Of that island
appear to entertain no very favorable notions
of American buccaneers, or fihustiers.
Athome, the question seems to divide both
parties; at all events, the Republicans in
Congress seem not to be disposed to give any
war capital to the Democrats by opposing the
Cuban speculation. This shrewd noncom-
mttalism embarrasses our Democratic friends
not little. 1t places them in quandary,
they thereby having no one to fight at home,
and not being prepared to fight any one
abroad.
We predict that the whole excitement will
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04

IS "Even such man, so faint so spirltless.
-.g So dull, so dead in look, 90 coe de-gone
he translated the Italicized words to read,
$50 crief--be off with you!''
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-06-16
The Progress of the War.

News fIom Liverpool to the first inst, has
been received. The battle of Montebello was
begun by the Austrians, $4,000 strong, as,
saulting the French position. Itwas COM
plete surprise, aud the French suffered in the
onset terribly, but the tide soon turned and
the Austrians were beaten back with immense
loss.
The Sarlinians, forming the left flank Of
the allied army, have succeeded in forcing
one of the positions of the Austrians on~the
River Sesia and capturing Palestro.
General Garibaldi, with his Italian volun-
teer corps, has gained the rear of the Aus
TRANS right flank, and it is iumored, has
been repulsed. The object of this daring
leader is principally, we suppose, to stir up
rebellion in Lombarly, and harrass the Aus
trians. His force numbers from 5000 to
10000. From the positions of the bellger-
ants, we see no prospect Of decisive battle
for some time yet. The front of the Aus
TRANS presents the convex side ol SEMI
circle, the front of the allies being concave
and fitting the position of their opponents.
Neither party can advance without an as
sauIt of fortified positions. Some of these
must be carried and retreat made nefore a
general battle can take place, Such is the
opinion of the London correspondent of The
Cincinnati Enquirer, who seems to know
how the armies are situated.
Meanwhile rebellion and revolution is i'm
minent in Hungary and among the Sclavo-
nian subjects of Austria; the German Diet
has agreed to place an army of observation
on the Rhine. England sympathizes with
Austria, and Russia is after the "sick man"
Of Constantinople. We shall see how all
this will end.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-06-16

The MrAtIhur Journal pronounces the
new system insugurated BY the Democracy
for the semi annual collection Of taxes, "a
humbug," ," and wants 1t abolished. Now, of
all the laws passed since the adoption of the
new Constitution, not one has resulted in
greater benefit 10 the people than this which
the Republicans want repealed. The taxes
OF the State amount, say toseven millions OF
dollars per annum. Formerly this large sum
was all collected at one time, and as only one
half oil It was needed for immediate use, the
other half remained in the Treasury for six
months. With Treasurer such as Gibson,
Beslin or Bliss, the temptation to use this
balance in private speculation, for his own
benefit, or that Of his friends, was too great
to be resisted, and this immense sum. thus
deposited and not needed by the State for
months, was undoubtedly one of the causes
which led to the loss Of nearly one million
of dollars by the delalcation of 1857. The
seml.annuo collection of taxes prevents the
accumulation Of money in The Treasury,
leaving il in the pockets Of the people until
needed for the payment Of the States in-
debtedness. Two important things are thus
accomplished. The Treasurer don't get the
money until he is about ready to pay it out,
and has no time for speculat ting offit;nnd the
sum Of three millions five bundled thousand
dollars is left for circulation among the peo.
pie for the period of six months.
The Journal thinks. however, that all this
sis a humbug,' AMI desires return 10 tho
old system by which the State lost nearly
million OF dollars We advise its editor, and
all other grumblers at this excellent law, who
seem to have their pockets full Of money, to
walk up to The Treasurer's office and pay their
taxes for the whole instead OF for half the
year. The law gives these gentlemen that
privilege, but because they are always flush
Of funds and ready 10 "fork over" they ought
not 10 deprive others, less Fortunate Of the
benefit Of paying their taxes by instOlments.