Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-26

News Items.
The Skat,rs on the Lakes Of Central Park
in New York on a fine day number forty
thousand.
Among the funds in the hands Of the cor
poratiln of London is the sum Of two hun
drcd pounds year, left in trust Ito burn
hCrctics.'
Nearly the cntre business portion of the
town Of Olean, y. Y. was destroyed tY fire
on Tuesday last, and II. II. PhelT-, IA
lawyer. persisted IN the flames.
1t Keeac, y. II. Sunday motnin. Of last
week a Young man named Timothy IGdlcy
was found frozen 10 death in the dOJr-Yard
o! his boarding house.
Tie Iiillsboro,' III. Democrat reports a
s1irel horse in that county that Is said, by
his owner, TO be thirtY-fye years of age, ard
said horse Is yet lively and frolic-s1me as a
colt His powers are not yet Cx-hJrsc-tcd.
Hal. a million Of dollars worth Of Cotton.
Sugar and Iron was destroyed bv the burn
Ins Of Miller and Cougers warehouse in
New York on saturday night.
The Kansas State Senate has passed rcso-
buttons ay0riu- the trial, convection and
farciu, % jefferson Davis, and the other
leaders OF the rebellion.
England lost more than 50 00O head of cat
tie IN the last half OF 1868, By rinderpest.
The disease was raging worse than ever in
the latest datcs. In some parts OF England
there VIII soon be no cattle left. as farmers
are selling of their stock.
TD'Arcy MeGee. who Is opposed 90 the
FcniaHs, says be formerly knew Col % Ma
honey as an active Spir.tuali-t, and Ac III
Inmates that ID was from the sp1iJualis-s that
biz idea came Of CENTRE, Circles, ~ ami
''Sisterhoods"
\ Montreal dispatch says the ice bridge
over the 3. Lawrence has led the command
cr Sr y. Mitchell, 10 look after the state Of
the forts. THAT no Prescott has bad new
guns mounted, and heavy Armstrong guns
are being placed in battery at Quebec
The Senate has confirmed Robert b. Van
Yalkenberg. OF New York, as Minister Resi-
dent OF the United States u Japan, vice
thaCncey ". DcTcw declined.
The Albany Erring Josrna does not
believe that Jefferson Davis can De condemn
"a ~ auy process which requires unanimous
assent oh twelve men % the verdict, and s3ys
the Government will stand stronger ty
turning him loose with his Noticeable
brand upon aim. than it would after cl1E-
Iug ou. hIs poor, miserable life.
Mr. D0ol,tlc, Of Wisconsin. in his recent
reconstruction speech in the United States
Senate, cited statistics, showing that the
eleven seeded States Of tie South are larger,
hy i've thousand square miles then England,
France, spain, Portugal and the Germani.
Confederation. including Austria aud Pru5-
Ella. all put together.
Mr. MERGERS enterprise o. transport
several hundred young hdie, " the
'' anxious and aiml,ss class from New
England 90 Washington Territory proved 10
considerable degree failure. Hls steam
a.. the Continental. smiled .rou New York
"a IS cjLc-dly with - women and 500 men.
So that company viii only rlIuc. the pain
i-l -gfau-c-lu-e Of mlle population In the
iisau, territory by -.
4 Shocking accident occurred iu barrel
factory .u Manchester, Mas. 90 lu,-iav
l-s- s large i1t Of LOGS had been piled up
inside tue tailiius, and secured by braces.
when suddenly Iae props gave way, and tie
logs tuusiu- down. struck young man
man lamei Frank Rowe forcing him under
O circular saw. which completely so.crcd Do,
body 100 t"o near the region o. the heart,
Mis- Martha Grinder was executed a5
lit,sh1r-. Pa, Friday. She confessed 90
having poisoned Ms. Clr.tde--. lr which
murder the sentence al tie law was carried
.atl eject. a- also Mi-s Buchanan. The
icmrlner %. tine wre;choj woman during
,ae li-.- preceding tlc execution auIattae
gsl.aNs was wonderfully calm and collected
>ne Ia.-,d "A portion OF tas nigh, ir PRAYER.
after which -ae -4ep- zouuiiy and iu che
morning ace hearty breakfast. She walk
eli from Der ceii to the cail.ws, auI uu the
-cad.lt exhibited tlc s-0icI-u of saint.
Her death Wa, % terrible one. The tall was
Improperly adjusted. the ku.s s.iPp.I, aud
she slowly -,rauc.el 90 death.