Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-04-29
Jostings.

In New York, Pork has fallen dollar a
barrel, Flour 20 cents a barrel, Butter l.
cents a pound.
Adelina Patti has been as successful AZ.
ever in Paris, and the empress has repeated
ly invited her TO breakfast.
Sidney Smith speaks Of a man so dry that
II You were to bore holes in him with q rim-
let, sawdust would come out.
The admirers Of a ballet dancer at StPeters-
burg. recently presented her-n1t q neck
lace bracelet, or PAIR of earrings. bat the
model Of her foot in gold
Gen. Stone was dropped from the roll Of
brigadiers, two or three weeks ago.
Mrs. MeNlann and three Of her children
/ persisted in the flames which DESTROYED their
home in Iarport, Pa, on the sth inst. and
Mr. McMann and another child were SO bad
ly burned that they have since died. the
whole family being thus swept ont Of exist
ence.
At fancy dress ball in PARIS, France. re-
Gently. lady was seen in a very low-neckei
dress, wide floating and waving an abundance
Of green gauze. She was politely asked bv
gentleman what she personated. The
sea, Monsieur" "At loig tide, then. Ns
dam" The lady blushed and the gentleman
smiled.
One Of the Massachusetts, delegation re-
marked the other day to a Distinguished
Copperhead loader,-''I have some curiosity
to know where you Copporheads are c3ins
to stand in the coming Presidential clec-
tion?' The noted Copperhead leader PROMPT
ly replied,--'i have some curiosity, myself.
on thatsubject.'
The rebel general Forest SAYS in his re-
port 70 Gen. Polk that he could have held
Paducah, but he evacuated become be fond .
the Small por raging
On Saturday evening last a lady returning
from the New York Sanitary Fair to her
home at Fort Edward, via the Hudson River
Railroad, gave birth 10 a child in the cars
before reaching Peekskill.
A "widdle,' - not BY Lord Dundrearv. has
been lately amusing the London people. It
runs thus-My first expresses numbers: nv
second magnihes numbers my third multi
plies numbers; and my whole DESTROYS num-
bers. The solution is found in the word
Colenso.
a severe shock of an earthquake was felt
at Quebec, at one O'Clock on Wednesday.
Why is a bridal journey like a sea voyage ?
Because it is n'erry-tins excursion.
The price of butter has fallen from IS to
Is cts. per pound in Windsor within ten
lays past.
Montpelier has a surplus of Go men over
III calls for troops, and is the Banner town
If this State.
Senator Collamer has reported bill res
oring the right Of officials having the frank {
no privilege to receive letters free of postage
Without being endorsed as at present required
An occasional lack OF endorsements sends
etters to the dead letter Office. l
The massacre at Fort Pillow is said to
AVE greatly stimulated colored enIistments.
n Washington and Baltimore servants are
eaving their positions, eager to avenge the !
cath of their brethren.
Feminine Party, Indignantly Get M
ut Of that now. an don't he laying there a i
isgracing me. People II think yer drunk. T
Party IN the !gutter.-Nezar mind. wise er a
lie bussum-wa 'er we care for public pin
pms long as we're Apply. b
A"Brown Society" which was established
early 100 years ago, exists in Glasgow. i
My persons bearing the name OF Brown are J
limited. Each member contributes a GER Is
in sum to a fund for the relief Of INDECENT gr
,rsons Of the name Of Brown. ID
The printers of Atlanta, Georgla, having
struck" for SIS per thousand ems, the
ur journals published at that place were
mpelled to suspend publication. As soon n
the printers quilted work the conscript L
icers seized them and marched them of to c si'
mp. 20
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Thomas Wier. who killed Caleb W. Dyer, fii
prominent Shaker, at Enfield, Y. H., has ~,
en- convicted Of murder in the first degree
has been sentenced to be hung on the
th of April, 1865. I