Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-03-23
News Items.

The North Carolina Legislature before
adjourning on Monday passed the bill allow
ing negroes 70 testify in all cases where they
are Concerned IN person or property, when
jurisdiction shall be restored % the courts in
she State.
The record in the Attorney Generals Office
shows shat the total number Of persons par
doned by the President under the thirteenth
exception, IN the State OF South Carolina,
Is six hundred and ffty-fve.
A chap was caught in Albany some days
since IN stealing newspapers from his neigh
boris doors, and punished
A cotton factory at Macon, Ga, is in full
blast, turning out 10000 yards OF sheeting
per month.
young lady in Salem, Ind, was fright
ened 20 death by knock at the door
A Houston, Texas, hunter claims to have
killed $4,000 deer.
1t is stated by Prof. DeBow that over
10000 Southern men have been added to the
population Of New York city since the war.
At revival meeting in Louisyllle,a watch
was stolen from the pocket Of clergyman
while he was walking up and down the aisle
asking sinners to repent.
The University at Cambridge has decided
not to accept Mr.. Thompson's offer to found
an American Lectureship. The University
Dons wish for No further knowledge concern
ing barbarIans.
Fourteen thousand bales Of cotton we're
burned in New York, last Monday. Wha,
a sad thing, in these days Of ragged shirts
The Buffalo Courier, to illustrate i.s eau
tion against fright on account Of the pork
disease, says that a lady in that city. after
reading the accounts of the trichina in
swine's flesh, last Thursday threw away all
her lard, hams, sausage meat, etc she had
laid up for the present years supply.
The n. Y. Sun is to be removed to Chat
ham street, to the building known as Tryon
Row, in Printing House Square. There
are thirty publication Offices within circle
of 100 yards from the centre Of that square.
The Fenian bonds are extensively counter
feited.
April Fool Day and Easter Sunday come
together this year.
Counterfeit Elves on the First National
Bank of Auburn, n. Y, are aAoat.
The health Of the venerable Lewis Cass is
rapidly falling, and his death is daily ex-
pected.
There will be a total eclipse of the moon
on Friday, March 30 1t will begin in this
region at s.47 P. NJ, and be total at 1854
p. NJ
In Litch6eld, ILL.,, bound girl aged 10 or
IA years, who was whipped for some mis-
demeanor, gratifed her revenge by HANGING
one OF the children of the family entrusted
to her care.
A lady IN New London, Conn, got I'D
out OF bed the other night and walked to
the cemetery, quite distance, in her night
clothes. In returning home she fell into a
pond. When she arrived home she was
almost frozen.
The importation Of meat, cattle and hides
from Canada and other British North Amer
lean provinces is now unrestricted m.
Provincial authorities having adopted meas.
ures to prevent their introduction from
Europe.
4 couple celebrated their silver wedding
In Vermont the other day, of whom it is
said that they never exchanged a harsh word
during their welded life of twenty-five
years. The most incredulous will believe il
when it Is stated that they are deaf mutes.
A marriage was solemnized on Thursday
last in Hartford, between a lady of that |