Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-03-16

filed with spirits upon the persons Of the
smugglers. The assortment Of c0ntraband
packages now in possession Of custom off
GERS, would make . museum. Il comprises
TIN cans for wearing on the back, sides,
stomach, and legs bottles, oyster cans,
demyotns, jugs, kegs, casks. barrels, tor
Pcdoes, faskz, pocket pistols, &c. dc.
Many of these articles are cuTiously and in
geniODsly constructed, AMI they vary in
size from quarter to forty gallons. The
cans are worn by both men and women, the
latter placing them where the officers would
not be permitted to search without com
promising decency. Ogdens'ltrg Journal
VENOM SHEEP n BzAzIL-lt Is nearly
a year since We announced that DR.. B. Geo.
[ orng, President Of the y f. Agricul-
tn raj Society, sent by Professor Agassiz a
OF, sent Of five merino sheep to the Emperor
af Brazil. We have before as the report of
Sr. Marccudcs, the Brazilian Minister Of
Arri. ulture and Public Works. which,
among much interesting information con-
cernin. the progress OF agriculture, rail-
roads. d c.. in Brazil, contains prominent
notice of IL g important gift Of DR.. Loring
to the En- uei OF, Don Pedro This gift, in
the ewes + the BrazIlians at Rio, had
significance of GOOD will beyond the mere
value. great ~ that's, for blooded sheep.
They regarded Is Is graceful contribution
from the North American republic to the
young and growing empire OF South Amer
lea. We are inforuse by gentleman who
was present on the a TRIVIAL OF these sheep
that they caused the liy ellest interest IN the
Emperor, the Minister OF agriculture and
the proprietors OF the e. ulhern provinces,
who are engaged in beei raising. 1hey
were assigned by the ! .mpe Tor 70 the FRO
vince Of Rio Grande do Sui, Which borders
upon the sheep lands Uruguay anu the
Argentine Confederation but on account
Of the war with Paragui y HIS Majesty
had them placed on one u the plantations
OF the Baron OF Maua, nea mo de Janlero'
where they are most assIduO usiy cared icr Dy
the Baron's planter, Alr. j 1hn Hayes Tor
me-ly of Newport, X. /. me OF the ewes
died from injuries on shipb ard, bat the
other three are fat and hou. fishing, hav-
Ing since their arrival presented the Emperor
OF Brazil fre lambs. We quo tie from ST.
Marconde's report on the imp. -o'ement oil
the Ovine race the following
"By the kind offices of Professor AgassIz-
the distinguished sGudnf who is no " c4plor
ing Brazil, there were received in April,
offered to His Majesty the Emperor, BY Dr.
Geo. B. Loring, President Of the New En-
gland Agricultural Society. This fine race !
Of sheep is the new product Of careful breed |
ing on the part Of Mr. Edwin liz mnond OF |
Vermont. who, as the result Of great care |
and well directed observation, succeeded in |
quadrupling the wool. and the weight of I
these sheep, which are distinguished by the !
superior quality OF the wool. bY The mutton
equal to the finest English 5reeds-and
offer the advantage Of being economical
feeders and of enduring extremes of eli
male.
In the great Industrial Exhibition at Ham
burg, IN 1868, the first premium for wool
was Notwithstanding the competition oil
the great sheep raisers Of England, New
Holland and Germany awarded 10 MI.
Campbell Of Vermont. The wool was the
product OF the above mentioned breed oil
sheep, which now are esteemed the very
first class.
| have received from HIS Majesty orders
to thank Geo. B. LorIng for his very valua-
bic present, and His Majesty the Emperor
Furthermore assigns these precious animals
to RIO Grande do Sui in order that the wool
culture of that Province may be thereby I'M
proved