Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-12-29
News Items.

Mr.. Brown, the Canadian Finance Min
lister, has resigned on account Of a difference
Of opinion about the Reciprocity Trelty,
A young gentleman and young lady skat-
ing hand IN hand together on pond IN
Maine, fell into an air hole and the lady
was drowned.
Among list OF comparatises, Phiiadel-
pima exchange gives as the following pos
tive, I@an; comparative, piano superia
tive, peanuts. o--
In this month If December there viii be
tao full moons IN all parts Of the United
States west of Kanzae Next month, (Jan-
uary, 1861 the reverse of this will take
place, as there will be t.oO full moons east Of
Colorado. and but one west of Kansas.
Since the close Of the war emigration be
gins to 90 South, and during this year, up
to the close Of October, 1905 Of the emf
grants arriving at New York went TO the
reconstructed states, of whom the larger
number, 1867, went TO Missouri.
the opinion that the revenue laws ought 70
be revised in respect to the amount OF IN
come exempt from taxation. In view of the
increased cost of living, Gc., since the reve-
nue. laws were framed he thinks il proper
that incomes up to one thousand dollars
should be exempt from taxation.
The Court OF Appeals at Quebec has de-
cided in favor Of the application OF Wayne
W. Blossom to be admitted to bail. This
settles long vexed question, which arse
out of the alleged attempt to abduct George
n. Sanders Blossom belongs in Maine, and
has been refused bail during several months,
after Jury had failed to convict him on
trial.
One Of the largest apple dealers in the
country, Mr.. Marshall Of New York, has
failed, and numerous persons in Western
New York, farmers and agents, have lost
heavily in consequence. The Rochester pa
peis report that one of Marsball's agents,
who was worth $50, 900, has lost all, while
many farmers have lost the price of their
entire crops. 50 much TOR spceIltti)1 in
apples.
d. ). Warren, mail carrier from Iowa CT
ty to Washington, Iowa, was frozen to death
q few nights since on his way to the latter
place He was seventy-eight years Of age,
and his horse being fast in mud-hole, and
the night being dark from a snow storm, the
old man and his horse both persisted.
\ vessel, lately arrived at New York from
China. reports having picked up about six
weeks ago, midway between Africa and
South America, an empty half barrel, paint
cd with the name - Vision, and supposed
to have belonged to the little shell which
sailed for Europe eighteen months ago, with
two men and dog, and has never since been
heard from.
4 lady in Union Co., Ky, a short time
since sold her land and received some eight
hundred or a thousand dollars in cash. \
night or two after a stranger called at her
house and demanded lodging for the night.
After some hesitation he was admitted.
Later in the night he was aroused by the Ia
DIV who told him that three or four men
were trying to break into the house. The
stranger arose, seized his pistol, told her TO
90 down stairs and get behind the door and
open 1t when be directed her. Placing him
self in position he gave the word, she open
ed the door and in rushed man who had no
sooner placed his foot on the door sill than
be tell dead by a bullet from the strangers
pistol. \ second man met the same fate. \
third was wounded and ran away. The dead
men were recognized as the lady's son-in-
law and a near neIghbor. The third man
was her son.