Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-02-09

bcen purchased for the Kentucky Agrieul-
tural College.
The grand jury of Mercer county. New
jersey, has presented" the students Of
Princeton College for their lAwless con-
duct.
An inch and half Of snow fell recently
IN Stockton and Sacramento. Cal. an occur
en'e never known before III the valley by any
white man.
dispatch from Toronto. c. ". states
that Judge Coursol, Of St Albafs raiding
memory. Is to be reinstatcd in Montreal.
The laws passed in Wisconsin, few years
ago, abolishiug capital punishment, are to
be repealed and the old laws revived. Reason ,
murder rampant.
False announcements of marriage are to be |
punished by fue Of $500 ard five years
imprisonment, in Pennsylvania.
4 patent for hardening iron, bought by |
man ~ Connecticut iUr $j00,0U0, WIS r5-
cently sold for S2,OO0,OO0.
CAPT: Fox, Assistant Secretary Of the |
Nary, whose resignation has been accepted |
took leave OF the Department. with which be !
Has Je,n associated during so important |
PERIOD, yesterday. 4 successor has not Yet |
been appointed.
London, Eng had d terrible snow-syorm
on the Ilth. People swoke in the morning
TO ind the streets ami hoUse-i0ps covered 30
depth Of six and eight inches, and. where
1t had drilled, as much as two OF three feet.
The Scranton Register says coal in the
| led Is worth twenty-five cents "a ton Il
costs eighty cents 10 mine it. and eighty
| more - prepare IT. for Market total OF
Sl,JO. All that is charged above that Is
for transportation and profit.
The Portland Argls Gays there is in the
| Possession of family IN that city hen
| which they have had tgentT-.ouF years.
This ancient bi5iy laws quite regularly and
gives promise Of good duty for years 30
/ come.
The Scientific Amcrlc7a informs the
ladies that if they would have corn beef
| luicy after II Is cold, and not dry as a chip,
they should put it into boiling water when
they put it On to cook, and they should not
take It out Of the pot when done until it las
! become cold.
\ sensational report has been started in
| Canada to the efec, that several iron plated
| balloons are being constructed in the atucs
Of the Fenian Headquarters, New York,
| which, as soon as ready. will be filed with
| Fenlans and proceed 70 Ireland. taking Can
ada on the way.
Tie Buffalo Commercial 4Greriissr has
an account Of the great ice jam below Mag
ara Falls. In some parts Of the river from
! Youngstown 20 the cataract the ice was from
fifty to eighty feet deep, and on Monday last
many people crossed the river on foot near
the Devils Hole" and over the "Vhirl-
pool, a feat never before accomplished.
The y. J. Herald has adyices from Cana
ia " est, that the British Government Is
using extraordinary vigilance, as information
| has been received of a collection of the
fenians on the western frontier. \ fellow
| protesting to be In Gen. Swooney's service
who was sent to Toronto last week, gave
information that Sweeney was organizing
| for an attack on Montreal. Ottawa, " ind
s0r, Slrnia and the Niagara frontier. and
that he was sent by Sweeney. He has re-
] turned to New York. lie is a Canadian and
has served IN the Southern army.
| Ol lACeui.F 4ullhlQ IN the AHaleEf
OF the Senate Chamber amused himself by
| throwing pea nuts down upon the head Of
| Senator Wilson, varying the amusement by
muttered curses and threats TO have the
! heart Of the Senator. lie was arrested and
taken to the Fourth Ward Station, where be
| gave his name as Robey, and said he came
from East Cambridge, Mass. He gave eyi-
| dent indications cf insanity, and Senator
Wilson refused to appear against him, bus
| recommended that be be sent 10 the Insane
| Asylum.
Albert Starkweather, the Connecticut
murderer, has been found guilty of murder
in the first degree. The jury were out only
| % minutes. Sentence l. not 10 be given till
the 81 Tuesday Of February, 10 allow oppo--
tunity, if any new developments are made,
for the movement for new trial.
More than II 600 persons have died ofthe
cholera in Guadaloupe, West Indies.
Rumors are rife that Mr.. Davis will
soon be tried by military commission.
Little Minnio Warren came near bein.
! burnt to death at an entertainment. in |
London, by her clothes taking FIRE from tie /
f0otlights.
Thirteen persons were burnt to death |
recently by the burning Of the Jail at Nariet-
ia, Ga.
Two New Dreams editors, Mr.. Limet Of !
the Bee and Mr.. Lafranc of the Remons- /
trance, fought duel Jan. Is, with small |
swords Lafranc was wounded.
The War Department has ordered the dis
continuance OF the Military Districts Of /
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Massa- |
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
\ fire occurred at BaunehoG run, in the
oil regions, Tuesday afternoon. which burn 1
ed out eight flowing wells and eleven thou
sand barrels OF crude oil. The loss Is e,tl-
mated at one hundred and ten thousand
dollars.
There has been quite an excitement caused
IN Canada by an attempt to transport from
Quebec TO Montreal two cases containing
twelve human bodies, winch had been resur-
rectcd for surgical purposes.
\ baggage car attached to the express on
tie Erie Railroad, Tuesday evening, was.
with all its contents, totally DESTROYED by
FIRE. the origin Of which is unknown The
loss Is estimated at two hundred thousand
dollars.
The snow prevents trains running on two
railroads in Minnesota One train has been
FIVE days on the road, and has not Yet got
through 20 us destination. The snow is
three feet deep on the prairie, and is thirteen
or fourteen feet deep in the drifts
i letter from Salt Lake, Jan. .. repor.s
heavy fall Of snow, the ground being covered
to the depth of two to four feet The wealth c
er had been unusually cold. causing tbous-
ln3s Of cattle TO perish for want Of food and :
shelter The Ices Of stock Will be immense. ;
Obadiah Page was shot and killed by hi.
or, near Raleigh, \. c. a few DAYS since.
The boy demonstrated against drunken abuse r.
# his mother, when the father attacked the
on with knife, and was shot dead.
The Supreme Court in bridge case bss
ecided that the power under the Constitus ~
ion to regulate commerce extends - oil "