Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-05-11
News Items.

senator Fc,.endcu has had a slight attack
Of vauoloid.
On Wednesday it showed all DAY at Madi-
son, Wisconsin.
Since the lst Of January, 234, 063 ratlons
have been issued TO whites IN Arkansas, and
only 32,9jj to blacks.
\ correspondent describes CarlTle's face
as resembling d" heap Of stones oyergr0wn
with biambles.
The Wisconsin river Is higher than ever
belor. knOwn, and the lUss by the pTeseu;
food Is estimated at 81 ,000,000.
General Sherman ha. accepted an invita-
ton to be present at the approaching Com
menccmcnI Of Dartmouth College
An irascible gentleman lately fought a
duel with his intimate friend because he
loosely asserted that he was born without a
shirt to his back
Lord Monck. Governor General of Canada,
has taken up his permanent residence at
Ottawa, the new capital. The occasion was
a gala one for the Canadians.
The bill aiding IN the construction OF a
ship canal around Niagara Falls. 90 the
amount of $4,000 600. was passed in the
lever branch OF Congress, without calling
the yeas and NAYS.
Mr.. james Stephens Is coming across the
water 10 unite the contending sections OF the
Feuian Brotherhood. The Kilkenny cats
have devoured each other, except the tails.
and Alr. :. proposes TO JON the Jail-
The Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum at
/ Troy y Y, was burned FrioaY, supposed TO
/ 20 have been the work OF one Of the former
inmates. The loss Is esjimtt,d at $4,000.
None of the inmates were injured.
The following singular marriage notice
. occurs in a North Carolina paper
/ by Or. j. A. Sheriff., nj twilight ou
Wednesday evening, February >, l>66. in
Catawba County, y. c., at the house Of the
brides widowed mother, Mr.. A. \. Gabrilc
70 Miss Lizzie Nliiligln, after . 'bor' J4f
/ a9s delicious c0urfship.
One morning last week six burglars en-
tered the residence Of the cashier Of the
Harrison National Bank of Caiiz, Ohio.
buckci and gagged him, compelled IN, wife
% deliver up the KEYS OF the hank and rob-
. Ntl the sale OF tnict Uuu4rCl Thousand
dollars in United State bonds ami ebcu,
fifty thousand dollars Ia deposits -Four OF
TIDE robbers have been captured. and $3.50
900 recovered.
The F5u,4n fury in New yrk city appears
% be turned upon the leaders. O'Mah0ney
has been arrested. tried, made % disg1rge
and depJ,ed; and IL j, now the intention o.
arrest and try Stephens ou bis arrival. lie
Is accused OF completely in the acts for which
/ O'Mahoney was tried.
The Saturday Pres, among other susges-
tons which will enable a person 10 avoid the
cholera, recommends Don't get 1t ON the
brain, and, % this end, avoid reading the
city papers. Euteav,r. il possible, 70 keep
clean conscience, AMI two OF three clean
shirts. Rise with the lark, but avoid larks
in The evening B. a5oye-ground 10 all
your DWELLING, and above board in ali your
dealings. Love your ueighbors as yourself
bat don't have too many Of them IN the
same house with you.
y chemist 10 Providence, X. l.. who has
been testing samples of Kerosene oil IN COM
mon use, finds much OF it almost as unsafe
as gunpowder. or twenty-Ine samples, all
but i've were - mixed with benzine, a. 70 he
explosive.