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

place and clergyman Of Q neighboring
town, in which the united ages Of the
parties amounted to one hundred and fifty
eight years. He was eighty-nine and she
sixty-nine.
Gen. Lee never took the oath Of allegiance
to the late rebel government. He had
broken one such oath, that which he had
taken to the government of the United
States, and he did not wish to take another.
which, he had the sagacity to see, he might
soon be compelled to break.
Last Sunday. Mr. William Ohle died in
Syracuse, N Y, st the age OF 100 years
and 8 DAYS. lie was gunsmith, and work
ed at his craft when go years of age. At
the age of 100 years, his hair was white,
but it subsequently assumed dark brown
ish color. He could read without specta-
cles.
The steamer San Jacinto was burned at
her wharf in New York, on Thursday. She
had 700 bales of cotton on board and 500
barrels of -four, all OF which was destroyed.
Loss over $50, 900. IL is thought the fire
was IN the cotton when put on board at Saw
annah, and smouldered till the matches were
opened at New York.
A man named King is in jail at Louis
vile, XIV, who SAYS it was he and not
Payne, who made the attack upon Secretary
Seward last summer. The Government
officials are investigating the affair.
Navigation has been opened on the Hud-
son River.
A girl OF Is named Boyce, was arrested
at FilE William, n. H., the other day, on
charge Of numbering her baby. The dead
body Of the infant, which was about FIVE
weeks old, was found in the woods a short
distance from the depot, where she had
stripped the child Of nearly all its clothing
bound a handkerchief over its mouth, laid
1t down in a thicket and left it to die. She
confessed the crime, day or two after Its
commission, 10 her brother, and pleaded
guilty before the magistrates Being ques-
toned as to her motives far killing the
child she merely said that she had one child
and did not want to be troubled with an
other.
The big houses Of New York are H. B.
Clafiin q Co. whose sales the last ten months
are sworn TO as being $40, 4O6,7l5 A. t.
Stewart & Co, SO, 39l ,6S3 4; Anthony {
Hall, $40, $50, III Geo. Bills, & Co, SO
1913 600 Geo. A. Wicks i Co., 100000
600.
The administrator of the estate Of Mary
Thomas Of Middleboro, Mass, lately deceas-
ell at the age Of "A years, on an examination
Of her property, finds some singular devel-
opments. Quite large package of cloth,
carefully fastened with great numbers of
pins, was found to contain a couple Of nails,
an old screw, and bali inch Of tsllOw can
die. Among other articles are twenty pairs
Of shoes. Of all the styles Of the past forty
years.
The Merrimae river is lower than before
for q quarter of a century.
The specific tax of Boston and the county
Of Suffolk, this year, will be S., 236, 900
Enough to keep cow.
The Malone Palladium accounts tor the
success ofthe Republicans a. the recent town
election az Ellenburgh, y. Y, by the fact
that four teams sent into Canada for whls-
key, were seized on their return by the Gus
tom house officers, whereby the Democrats
stock both liquor and votes.
Tie " nipple File Manufacturing Compa-
ny OF Boston, JAILED last week with llablll-
ties Of over 100000. 1t is said they have
. large stock on hand, which cannot be sold
except at loss.
In Providence, R. l., large cotton man
ufactory has failed for about million dollars,
having on hand q large amount of cotton
purchased at high prices, and also heavy
stock Of manufactured goods.
Cleveland has no water 10 drink. The pc
trOleum rsfneries throw their waste into the
river, and the result is that the water sup
ply Is fouled past remedy. Even the ice
which has been cut for use next summer is
inpregnated with oil. 1t is proposed to e1-
tend pipes far out into the lake, in imitation
Of Chicago.
Business in New Orleans must be prosper
Gus. The papers publish triple or quadru-
pie sheets almost every day; and the last
number Of the Times had eighteen pages,
1.-The largest ever published in America as
one OF the regular editions ofs daily paper"