Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-05-18

The irotting horse Dexter, who last year
went a mile under saddle in Pisa. has been
sold at auction for Sl4 600.
|; Is believed that not less than 500 cows
have died in the District Of Columbia from
the cattle disease The disease is said %
have come from Pennsylvania.
The New York Express, in emphatic Ian
guage, calls upon ministers to preach against
the wearing of fitting hoops and false
calves.
Mead's statue Of Echo" is called by
some evidently unmarried foreigner the
''most kissable lady in white"
\ woman in New Bedford interested in
divorce there, Is said to have conceded to
female friend that she had. devil in her
''perhaps as large as two woodchucks.
Mr.. Stevens of Pennsylvania, expresses the
opinion that the contest for the next PrC-i-
deneY is fast narrowing down TO a choice
between Grant and Lee
Gen. Grant, il is said, has been presented
BY different persons, with as many as $50
boxes Of cigars in a single day At this
rate be Will have to open cigar shop
Thursday last, the 10Th ult., was geucr-
ally appointed by ladies throughout the
South. for decorating as many graves Of Con-
tederate soldiers as could be reached with
wreaths end flowers.
At Augusta. Ga, the white women adorn-
ed the graves Of rebel soldiers with fewers
Thercupon the coiOrod ladies procured flow
eIs f5r the graves OF Union soldiers but the
Mayor, with a police force, prevented the
colored women from their purpose.
The Young Russian halter who saved the
life Of the Russian Emperor, Is decidedly in
luck. The sum of 100000 francs has been
subscribed for him, and large tract Of land
has been given to enable him to support his
new dignity As a D0bleman.
Mrs ten. Tom Thumb is at Clifton suTer
Bristol. England 1t is said that ''she Is
preparing for little event that usually
makes quite a commotIon in a family. -
Little event" is good IN the present in
stance
At Enfield, Conn, May eth, apowder-miI
blew up, killing four persons. Not rem
naut Of timber was 10 he discovered, and the
largest discovered fragment Of the dead bod
les was bone about l. inches long.
GOV. Or Of South Carolinn, has espresso
bis opinion regarding the teaching Of ireei
people. lie ltli,y,s 1t is good FIR them and
good for the State He says the teachers
shall be protected in their duties, and that
the prejudice against them and their Occu-
patton is disappearing.
Y babe, which jumped from the arms Of
It's uu-sc into the Ohio river at Louisville,
few days since. ami was in danger OF being
swept over the falls, Was rescued by a New
i,uujiaui dog ou board tie steamer in which
the chiii's mother was travelling.
On the Troy and Boston Railroad, early
last Tuesday morning, near Lansing burg,
y Y, a French Canadian boy, name NOT
given, Who was walking the track, was run
over by the Montreal train. and most terri
bly, mauslei.
Ms Iil,ca Of IS els. Me, some years az,
made @ rir' Of curious experiments. % fui
bow long the terminating principle in corn
would continue. She selected sound ear
Of corn, ard planted a few kernels Of it every
year for thirty years Every year for TWEEN
tv-uiuc wears tie corn grew and flurIshed,
but the thirtieth year it failed TO sprout
\ gentleman at indianapolis, somewhat
addicted % the ardent on the sly, made a
raid uron private Jug in the house of
friend the other day. and hastily swallowing
. m1uthiul. discovered to his profound dis
gust that 1t was de1dorized coal oil His
friends have since been boring him, but not
for oil
The Richmond, Va Dispatch says The
South might be compared to a lady who had
selected brave cavalier 70, her husband.
and attempted to run of with him, but who
Lad been oyertaken BY the father and
brought home. Nothing worse. And few
are willing % make even SO much OF a con-
Ces,iJn.'
y bet was made between two Providence
men before last Presidential election and the
stake, $1,000. deposited in the hands Of
third person. One Of the parties subse-
quently called on the stakeholder and demand
ed his money, which was refused. \ second
time he asked for it and was told that it had
been paid over to the winner. On this the
loser entered a suit against the stakeholder
for the amount and gained his case. Don't
bet
At Point Edward. Canada West, on Mon
day last, as the Buffalo Express train was
leaving, passenger sprang on and fell be-
tween the ears, as the tram was in motion.
He was cut completely in two, the whole
train passing over his body The unfortu-
nate man lived for over half an hour, al
though his body was completely severed.
y great crowd was collected on the docks
at Albany the other day by the reported
discovery Of the dead body Of a an
floating in the river. The corpse was finally
secured by a bOatman with a pike pole, and
proved tobe tn, carcass Of big cat, which
had been in the water long enough to become
deeomposed, and the greater part OF the aaIr
had fallen of, causing 1t to resemble the
head Of a fashionable damscl with a large
Tie audience therefore dispersed.
hugely approaching the sell.
On Friday last, the quiet town of Crom-
well, Conn, was thrown into an intense
excitement by the discovery ola foul murder
within Its precincts. Near the edge Of a
wood, IN an open lot, farmer in repairing
bis fence, came upon the naked body Of
young woman, that had evidently been dead
or several days. 1t proved to be the wife
?. "a ANAH4dAs WHO has uttA 1AANstNN AoA III
murder.
George Peet. hotel proprietor at Owaseo
AXE, y. Y , who was arrested some months
OF the murder Of his wife by poison, but
'roke jail and escaped to Canada, was re-
'rrested not long ago. On Friday last.
when on the train from Rochester TO Au-
'urn, in custody of two officers, he was al
owed to 90 INTO the water-closet. Not re
urning the door was opened, and Peet was
discovered with his throat cut from ear 70
ar. He lived but few minutes.
This is the latest version Of the death-bel
Gene Of StOnewall jackson "A few mo-
rents before he died, be cried out in bis
elirium, Order \. p Hill to prepare for
etion pass the infantry to the front rapid
tell MAJOR Hawks'-then stopped, leav-
% the sentence unfinished. Presently,
nile OF ineffable sweetness spread itself over
Is pale face, and be SAID quietly, and with
expression as if Of relief, Let US cross
FER the river, and rest under the shade OF
le trees : and, then, without pam, or the