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


IL Is said, but We can hardly believe it
that one out Of every twelve couples married
IN Connecticut gets q divorce.
! glove company at Naugatuc, Conn. have
declared dividend OF three hundred Per
cent, for the last year.
An exchange saws when that load Of Mass
achusetts women reaches Oregon It is pro-
posed to found city and call it Shecarg5.
The old custom Of burnin. widows in India
has for some time been giving way before
an advancing civilization. and tie marriage
Of widows is now allowed
Funny freaks occur In tab. \ short time
since Mormon was frozen between two wives
That is to say, which engaged in hauling
| wool between the caDirs Of las frrt and Sc
eond wives.
The Chicago medical students have a
pleasant little way Of dropping human limbs
cut from the subjects for dissection, around
the streets.
Capt. Wm. H. Tallman Of Go. 4. l5oth
United States colorcd troops, has bccs tried
by court martial at Atlanta, Gcor ia, and
dismissed tine service, for kissing negro
woman IN tie presence Of officers and euli-t-
cd men.
Five yeaIs ago man in the Ohio State
prison succeeded in making his escape.
few days ago be returned aud oppressed
desire TO serve out his term. The only oK-
PLANTATION given Is that while out of prison
he got married.
New York Landlords are jubilant and ten
ants lugubrious over the rice ia rent The
Herald says there are many instances where
fifty thousand do lars are paid for stores
tins year. against tWenrY-hyC thousand paid
twelve mOnthsag
The stecple Of the meeting house AZ sui
Ivan, Y. II. settled down into the singers
seats, the other night; not caring TO longer
preserve the tenor Of It's way, 1t changed its
bcsc.
\ writer IN the Providence Journal thinks
we are likely. sooB, TO have heavy Garth
quakcs on the Atlantic coast, Ike those Of
an hundred years ago, which might destroy
the greater part Of the commercial structures
of our large cities. Not pleasant sugges-
ti0n.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has rccciv-
cd a letter, postmarkcd Washington, Feb l,
the writer saying The enclosed (Sj00O)
rightfully belongs to the United States,
though the world would say | came honestly
by it, but | account a clear conscience Of
more value than money can reprcscnt or
express.
Ire excitement regarding an apprehcndod
Fcnian attack continues. and even intensihes
along the Canadian border, and the inhabit-
ants Of each frontier town are momcntarily
looking for the dread onset. The militia re
main under arms, and at SArnia and Wind
sor trains arc kept ready to move of with
troops ct q moments notice
RECOGNITION OF TIE DOMINICAN RErUBLIc. /
On the p inst, the following message
from the President was received by the I.
House.
ITO fie Senate and House Of Representa-.
hrs: Believing the commercial interests Of /
our country would be promoted BY the /
formal recognition of the Independence Of |
the Dominican Republic, while such recog- |
milton would be in entire conformity. with /
the settled policy of the United States, /
have with that view nominated to the Senate I
an officer of the same grade with the one .
now accredited to tie Republic Of Hayti, F.
and | recommend that an appropriation be .
made by Congress towards providing Tor his |
(Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON.
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