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From tic Daily Free P-ess of Thurs lay.
THE INVASION.

THE INVASION.
We record to-day the stirring news Of another
actual, though briefinyasion Of Canadian soil by
Fenian armed force, a skirmish with the Cana
dian militia. resulting in the repulse of the Fen
ians with three zillei and SIX or seven wound
ed the arrest Of their Commander, General
O'Neill, by United States Marshal, Foster
the almost complete decentralization Of the iuvad-
ers' and their probable dispersal.
THE ADVANCE.
The Fenians. about 500 in number, consisting
Of detachments Of four Fenian regiments, after
their arrival by trains at St Adams, marched
thence to Fairfield, where they were partially
uniformed and fully armed They left Fairfield
bright and early Wednesday morning, and
marched due north for the Canada line, about
fifteen miles distant. At nine O'Clock they halt
ed at Hubbsrd's Corner, half mile beyond the
village Of Franklin. and mile or two from the
line. Here ammunition boxes were opened, cart
ridges distributed, and preparations made for
action probably, however, with little expecia-
ton Of any very formidable resistance The Off
GERS in command were Gen. John ONeill, COM
naming Gen. John J. Donnelly, chief of staff
Colonies Humphrey Sullivan, E C. Lewis and
- Brown, Capt John L1nergan, aid-de-camp
on Gen. O'Neill'rs taft, and subordinate officers.
information was receivedt hat the highway across
the line WAS guarded by company Of Canadian
militia. All, however, were in high spirits, and
the men anxious to press on, confident Of their
ability to brush any such opposition from their
path.
ARRIVAL OF TIE Z. :. MARSHALL.
At II O'Clock. Gen. George P. Foster, Q.
5. Marshal for Vermont, with his deputy,
Thomas Failey of St. Adams, in a carriage, ar
rived upon the scene. They found guard Of
Fenians stopping the passage Of citizens to the
front This the officers in command were speed
lily informed by the Marshall, would not do.
This was the public highway and they had no
right to prevent the passage of any citizen. The
guard was accordingly Withdrawn, and the re-
porters and a number of citizens passed on with
the column. The Marshal, seeking out General
O'Neil, informed him of his authority and Of the
Presidents proclamation. and formally ordered
him to desist from his unlawful proceeding. The
order was received by O'Neill very coolly and
with apparent unconcern, and
THE ADVANCE
was at once ordered About half mile from
the line the men were halted to load, and then
were ordered forward.
THE FIELD.
The highway here runs due north on ground
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-27

One Of the great changes which the open
ing of the Pacific Railroad Is working IN the
channels of commerce, is the diversion of the
mail route between Australia and London
from it, old-time course round the Cape OF
Good Hope, or the newer one by the Suez
Canal, to the Port of san Francisco and
thence across the continent to New York.
This is PROFESSIONALLY the prelude to SINH
lar change in the sending Of all the more
valuable articles of freight from the same
source. The mails have already been carried
over this new route between Sydney and
London in ffy-two days, and it is believed
the time can be reduced 70 flrty-hge days.
The shortest time yet made with mails by the
Suez Canal route is ffy-fye days, and ar
might naturally be expected, the people Of
Australia and New Zealand are much elatcd
at the prospect of gaining ten days time by
means Of the Pacific Railroad.
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THE FEN'F.f.N'S.
FIGHTING ON THE BORDER.

FIGHTING ON THE BORDER.
The Second Fenian Invasion ofCanada.
GEN. O'NEILL IN COMMAND.
THEY CROSS THE LINE AT FRANK
LIN, vt.
ENGAGEMENT NEAR COOKS
CORNER.
Full Details of the Battle of Richards
Farm, otherwise Styled the Battle
of Pike River.
THE BURLINGTON co. LEADS THE
ADVANCE.
RcpuISe Of he FeHiGmS.
Fail List Of Killed and Wounded.
ARREST OF GEN. O'NEILL BY
MARSHAL FOSTER.
FAILU RE OF THE RAiD.
1. =. loops al II. Adams.
INTER- ESTING DETAILS.
MOVEMENTS IN OTHER PARTS OF
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PROCLAMATION BY President
GRANT.
All Good Citizens EnjOined nos 20 Ana
or Countenance the Tcnian>.
L. ;. OFFICERS ORDERED 10 Ak
REST ALL PERSONS ENGA~hD
IN THE NOV ENE% vt.

l-lIAHIuNf -lty -f-
The President mas issued the following proc
lamatiou
By the President Of the UniteI States Of
America,
A uElCi tsItrlUt.
Where's. it has come to my knowledge 'l-t
suuiry Illegal military enterprise aud ez1ali-
tons are being set ou foot within the territory
and fiction Of the United States, Will
view TO carry on the s4me from such territory
and jurisdiction aga.u-. H., peoples and iis-rct
Of the Dominion Of Canada, within tie lo-
miui5u Of Her Majesty the Queen .t The Clifei
Kingdom of Great Britain and ireland, with
shom the United States is 90 ps.ee now. there
fore. [, Ulysses s. Grant, President Il the Ju.rel
States, DO hereby aIm5uish all goa citizens o.;
the United States. aai al. persons vith.a .ae
military jurisdiction the JaiteI states. against
aiding. colutauauelu-. al. --lz or ukas par,
in such unlawful proceedings, ,ul / % hereby
warn all persons that, ug committing sle- ..-
legal acts. they vii. forfeit a' right 0. The ir.-
lection ofth,- Government. ,r b. i,- Interference
III their behalf o. resel. them from tie e.--.-
4ueuces Of their Own acts.
And ia hereby e. ..l ISL. Officers .u The -sr-
vice # the Juitel States To- employ nj. .hs. .ev-
f1l authority and power 20 prevent ami ...si-
The afre-4.I mlles' proceedings. aal g. aE-
rest alI TO bring 70 justice 80 persons a.. -.y
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From Che Dasy Free Pres. q wslaa.lay.


From the Daily Free Press Ct Wednesday.
The movement to the front still continues. A
company Of between 80 and 100 arrived on the
early morning train from the south. said 70 have
come from the vicinity Of Fort Edward They were
orderly. and had an air Of business about them,
holding conversation with no one outside their
own company Many Of them hal seen active
service. The company that arrived in the Cur
leir Monday night left on the I clock train next
morning. They were met at Essex Junction by
a company Of not far from one hundred that came
up on the Central All sorts Of rumors were
adoat about the number to come over the Cen
trail and Rutland roads in the afternoon. 1t was
evident that the Fenians themselves expected
a good many on these trains.
Gentlemen from some Of the back towns re-
port some movement Of Fcnians through in
wagons they are brought from the southWaris
and passed on north by relays.
Perhaps hundred came in on the Rutland
train and went on northwsri yesterday morning;
and it is said that two or three thousand were
pass through last night. An manner Of rumors
were ahoat, many of them probably without
much foundation. For example,-that 5000
Fenians are concealed in Montreal; ready to rise
and seize the city that 10000 men will cross
the Line here, and -, 900 at Buffalo that nine
irou-clads are steaming up the St Lawrence,
&c, &c.
The following items of Fenian intelligence are
telegraphed from different parts:
Fifty men are TO leave Providence. Monday
evening for St Adams, Vt, to take par; in the
forward movement. There is some activity
among the Boston Fenians.
Gen O'Niell was expected at Chicago, Mon
day to make that city his headquarters he is
expected to complete the arrangements already
nearly matured for sending a force to aid Refill
against the British expedition now on its way
to the Red River country.
1t is evident that O'Neill is engaged in the
organization of large force with the object Of
operating on the border, but the retioence Of
those engaged in the work prevents much being
known concerning it. A force Of one thousand
men, it is reported, is coming from California,
under Colonies Smith and Walsh ofths, State.
THE LATEST.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-27

Governor Haight of California has recently
given an opinion on the legality Of towns
and counties bonding in aid Of railroads. Ii
appears that a scheme is being pushed IN
that State with this object in view, and a
number of prominent citizens requested the
Governor opinion on the matter. In his
reply, as published in the California papers.
after argument of the subject in It's legal as
poets, the Governor reaches an adverse CON
clusion. holding that it is outside Of the leEit-
innate scope of the powers Of cities and coun-
ties to issue corporate bonds in aid OF rail-
roads and that whether regarded as sub
scription or a. a donation, the principle Il
practically the same The question is one Of
great importance in other States than Cali
ifornia, and the reasoning if itbe sound, has the
same application to all Considering how wide
" and to what an extent this system of bond
ing has been already pursued, and the vast
interests involved, it Is undoubtedly for the
interests of all parties concerned, if there is
any possible doubt of lis strict legality, to
bring the question at once to practical test
before the L. 5. Supreme Court.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-27

A petition has been circulated in Brooklyn,
asking the Governor to shut Mcfarland up,
but the Governor neither will nor can do any
thing Of the kind. The force Of Mrs McFar-
lands account Of her miserable married life has
been much weakened by the letters from her
which Mcfarland has been publishing in reply,
and which are fullofthe most eItraysgant expires
sions Of affection for him, and Acknowledgements
Of his Kindness. There is no doubt, however,
that Mcfarland was drunksri, and the mar
riage a wretchel one, for one if not both
The English House Of Commons lately passed
a bill legaliling marriages between wiiowers and
their sister-in-law But the English church
sfiirms that the parties to such marriages " are
not Joined together by God neither is their mar
riage lawful" The Lords, spiritual and tenn
poral, Of the upper House have refused to let the
bill pass to a second reading. But any measure
which the Commons insist on is pretty apt in the
end to 60 into the statute book.
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The Montpelier WatclmGa quotes from
private letter. from a reliable source, dated
at Yanktcn, D. T., May lst. The writer
Gays:
We have no Indian war, nor do we expect
one The country WAS never in a more tranquil
state than at present Some eight hundred
miles above US there are many savage Indians,
who will require the strong arm Of the Govern
ment, with a dose Of powder and ball, to make
them civil and quiet But from reading the
Chicago papers, one would believe that war was
raging in South Eastern Dakota The scare Is
gotten up by land spectators and army con-
tractors TO get fat on ; the former will keep the
immense immigration from coming here il posi-
bic, and the latter will get fat of Of army con-
tracts. This is the secret Of the entire affair
II the government makes good its treaties with
the d" red men, there will not he any trouble
We have no doubt of the substantial truth
of the closing sentence. That it is possible
to have peace and harmony with the Indians,
is shown by the condition OF Indian affairs
in Canada. Attention has been called atresh
to the harmonious relations between the
Dominion government and the Indian tribes
within it, borders, by the fact that in the
Red River troubles, the Indians remain loyal
to the government. The difference in the
State of things on the two sides Of the line
cannot be explained on the ground that the
Canadian red men are of a different race
from those on our Western border. They still
roam wild in the woods, and are as much
given to paint and feathers, and scalping
knives and tomahawks. as ever but under
the wise Indian policy of the Dominion, they
wear their paint and war weapons for show
only, living in amity with the white man.
The Canadian policy leads to no wars, no
slsughters, no disturbed borders. no costly
and frequent expeditions The main differ
ence doubtless lies in the fact that, owing to
various causes, the laws passed in the
United States for regulating intercourse be-
tween Indians and whites have been either
too la1ly enforced or altogether disregarded.
The Indishs have been preyed upon by the
desperate and INSCRIPTIONS men who are al
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-27

CELEBRAr1oS oF THE ljru ANENuNESr.-The
oolored people Of Rutland have made arrange
meuts for State celebration Of the Ratification
Of the Fifteenth Amendment 70 the Constitution
Of the United States TO be held at Rutland, On
Thursday, the y lay of June, 1870 Speakers
from Boston ami Troy are expected. The color
ed people Of this city will probably cooperate
With those in Rutland in the celebration Of an
event so important in the history Of their race
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-27

Mr.. Seward in pleasant little speech
at Auburn on Monday, advocated the most
liberal education of women, and gave the
very best reasons for his belief in the neces-
sity of such reform. " 40 education,
said he. is effectual which il conducted ex-
clusively in schools, colleges, and universe
ties, leaving ignorance and prejudice, bigotry
and vice at the freside and in the family
circle. 1t is there that the child Is most in
quisitive, and of course it is the mother who
ALWAYS dwells there, who chiefly must give
him the knowledge he solicits. The educa
ton of woman, however it may be allowed
to differ in regard to the faculties cultivated,
must, nevertheless, be as extensive and
thorough, at least, as the education Of man.
The mother forms the character of the iu-
ture man. In her hand reposes the respon-
sibility of training those faculties that are,
perchance, one day or another, to exercise a
controlling influence over the affairs of
whole nation. How necessary Is It, then,
that she should command every facility, and
enjoy every advantage for a duty of such
magnitude" Mr.. Seward has here presented
this subject in a light which even those who
deprecate the political ambition Of some OF
the sex will cordially endorse.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-27

Full Details of the Battle OF Richards
Farm, otherwise Styled the Battle
of Pike River.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-27
O'Neill said that be would make no defence hi
present, but would endeavor to obtain oA'i' ANU
he hoped, successfully.

O'Neill said that be would make no ueieHOo az
present, but would endeavor to obtain ball. anu
he hoped, successfully.
u s TROOPS.
A company of U. S regulars from PlA'isourgn
arrived at ST. Adams last evening, and two more
companies will be there this morning.
Gov Hendee, Gen. Foster, U. 5 District At
torney Fifeld and other prominent gentlemen
were at St. Adams last evening.
Further interesting details we must lea'e for
our next issue.
IN MONTREAL
the excitement WAS intense, and volunteers were
pouring in from all quarters. 1t was reported
there that the Fenians hal crossed the Vermont
line with eight thousand men
THE CANADIAN MILITIA
were Capt. Manson's compsny Of Mansonyille
Militia and perhaps another company said to be
from sixty to one hundred men, all told. They
doubtless consider that they have redeemed the
reputation Of the Canadian volunteers.
THE RrroRIFKs
The following papers were represented by
special reporters who We're at Richards farm
house between the two fires during the entire
fzht
Boston .4drertiser-C. II. Tutt.y.
Boston Pii0t-Boyle o Reilly.
Troy Prres-lL B. Carpenter
FRaE Pass AND TnlEs-H. $. Hart
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The English press claims that the Sappho was
handled by an English captain and crew This
is not so, for the crew of the Sappho consisted Of
portion of the hands serving on board the
yacht Dauutless, made up of sailors Of all nsti-
Qualities. Captain Fish, Of the Ssppho, directed
everything, gave every order, solely controlled
the trim and the maneuvre and management Of
everything. The Herald, commenting on this
extraori nary statement Of the London press,
sharply observes that " they would wrest from
our hardy lads some of the glory Of this victory
by showing that Englshmen are better sailors
than ship-builders - that an American boat
is so good that even Englishmen can win
in one, though they cannot win in one they build
themselves" The triumph Of the sappho is
complete, and we may as well so accept it and
rejoice over it.
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THE BURLINGTON co. LEADS THE
ADVANCE.
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THEY CROSS THE LINE AT FRANK
LIN, vt.
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All things have an end, even sessions Of Con-
gress. The Senate Friday, by vote Of IS to 81.
resolved to adjourn on the 10Th Of July, and the
House has coucurrei.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-27

The Rev. Adirondack Murray said IN his lee
ture at Boston on Tuesday night " The Adj
rouIlcks will 10 anything but make a fool sensi-
bic -laughterl, and had INDUCED even a hope
Of that until the experiment on so large scale
last summer was made
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-27

At recent meeting in London Of the National
Association for the promotion Of Social Science.
Mr Zincke reported very fayorably on the Anne
rican graded school system. He had visited
America for the purpose Of studying cur CON-
mon school system and had retured home deep
ly convinced of the economy and efficiency Of
our graded school system. Mr.. Zncke make
the startling statement, that in the great State
of Illinois 10, 600 schools, 90 600 teachers, and
coo, 900 children cost the State no more than the
two fashionable English schools, Eaton and Har-
row, cost the parents of the children educated in
them.
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ENGAGEMENT NEAR COOKS
CORNER.
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ARREST OF GEN. O'NEILL BY
MARSHAL FOSTER.
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were as follows
John Rowe, Of Burlington, Co. A. lst Fenisn
cavalry, shot through the throat.
" O'Brien. Co. C., lst Fenian cavalry, from
Moriah, y Y.
Man unknown, shot on the bridge.
WOUNDED.
Lieut. Edward Hope, Of the Meagher rifles. Of
Bridgeport, Conn. through left thigh; lies at the
Franklin House. Franklin.
Frank Carrigan. of the same company, wound
ed in groin, probably uortally, At Franklin
House.
E Cronan, Of Bridgeport, Conn, leg.
James keenan,. Fort Edward, " Y. ankle.
Edward Hallahan, Co. C, 1st FeniAn cavalry,
wounded in the arm.
One man, name not known, shot in foot.
MISSING.
Charles Carleton Of Burlington, aid on Gen.
O'Neill's staff. went forward with the advance
company, and not seen since feared that he
was shot on the bridge.
Utn. - veil WAS thhtu ~ u A4htuhf At
ralgned before U, s Commissioner smalley,
waived examination, and in default of $4,000
bail was'committed to Jail.
GIN. o'SEILL's STATEMENT.
In a conversation with Gen. 0'Ne2l to-day,
shortly after he arrived at the Weldon House in
custody Of General Foster, he expressed conf
dence that his canture would not materially in
jure the Fenian cause, as other able officers
would take command. He admitted that he WAS
very imprudent in going alone without his staff
to such distance from his men, but said he had
at the time no idea Of the u s. authorities INFER
fering with him. When thus arrested. he con-
siderel it useless to make resistance, especially
as Gen. Foster threatened him with death if he
made the least cutlery He vehemently protest.
ed against the conduct of the United States, as
being anything but neutral.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-27

rhe Second Fenian Invasion ofCanada.
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GEN. o.NEILL IN COMMAND.
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Apropos Of Mrs McFarlani's letters to her
husband Mrs Jennie June Croly propounds
most omiuous question to her sisters question
too, that comes home with remarkable signif-
canoe to every married man Let each mar
rei woman here ask herself if she meant every
word ofloye she ever wrote TO her husband