Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-12-28
News Items.
Surrratt is 20 years old.

News Items.
Surrratt is 20 years old.
Mr.. Horace B. Proctor, a smart colors.
man, had handsome vote for Mayor Of
Lowell.
In the bottom Of large 90 XXX ale g.,
in a certain city there were found four
bushels Of deceased rats. Some IS body G.,
that beer.
Congress ordered the release Of Represer.
tatiye Culver Of Pennsylvania, imVris0ue-
for debt, and the Sergcant-at-Arms enforce
the order.
There is prospect that the Virginia
Legislature will adopt the Constitutional
Amendment. 1t Is expected that ex-senator
Hunter will favor it.
About thirty members Of Congress who
are professors Of religion have organized
Congressional prayer meeting. which VIII be
held once a week.
A widow residing at Buckley's Mills
Oneida county, New York, died the other
day, whose maiden name was TOmpkins. and
each Of her three husbands was named
Tompkins.
Washington dispatches say quiet bl.
well-organized movement Is being made .1
bring out Mr.. Coliaz as the Republican can
dIdate for President, with Senator H5wa..
OF Michigan for Vice President.
By the burning Of a large coufecti5ucr-
establishment at Memphis, early Wedncsl-r
morning. fourteen pers Us who slept in The
upper part Of the building lost their lives.
An Illinois banker has brought a suit
against Herring, the safe man, TO recover
SO 900 stolen from a safe sold bv Hcrriu-
as burglar proof, and the case Is now Oh
trial IN New York.
There was stout fight among the oyster
dealers week ago. and the bivalyes went
down 10 90 cents gallon in Boston The
contest ended and oysters rose to SI60.
\ TeIes journal, published at Crockett,
reports twelve hundred emigrant wagons as
having lately passed through that place from
South Carolina bound for different points IN
Texas.
We learn that on Tuesday Of last wceka
young woman was killed by the cars running
over her, near Centrc7Ille, y. Y.
Mr.. NcWhorter has introduced in the
Georgia legislature, bill to punish with
fine, Imprisonment or whipping, persons who
cut off hogs ears while slaughtering them
Molly russell, who shot and killed be-
paremour, the gambler and hOrscjock-7.
George russell, in Chicago. was tried las.
week. She appeared II deep black l00k.u.
like anything but cOurtcsan, wept pro
posely IN court, and was given a year II the
pehitentiary.
\ Boston physician was called to his door
midnight the other night. by violent ring
ing of the bell, which sounded equal TO a
fifty dollar fee. Hurrying down he found
small urChin who plaintIvely asked If he
wouldn't give him an old sled, if he had one.
At the semi-annual meeting Of the Rhode
Island Medical Society last week, resolutions
were adopted declaring the des,ruc
ton Of the life OF unborn children TO be
murder, and in view Of the increasing ire
quencY Of this 0fense, asking the Legis.s-
ture to make it heinOus crime.
The postal service this year comes with
in two hundred thousand dollars of being
self-sustaining. Its expenses are within
fifty thousand dollars of Mr.. Dennison's est-
mates to Congress last year, while if tie
business Of this year had been equal 70 last
there would have been a small surplus.
At Detroit wedding, the bridesmaid an
groOmsman joined hands. like the parties O.
the first part. and the minister married al
four The extra couple were some whs.
surprised but concluded TO 20 it.
The Democratic State Committee Of Con
meet. cut, have called a State Convention %
ten delegates from each town to meet az
New Haven, January 5. to consider the re-
volutionary acts Of the present Congress
and the propriety Of recommending
National Convention with reference 70 the
same subject.
Ii is told that Leonard jerome the New
York broker, recently invited number Of
ladies to his house, and had placed on the
plate Of each gift worth one thousand dol
lars, Some Of the husbands Of the ladies'
were very indignant, and compelled then
to send their presents back.
The New Bowery theatre, the largest
place OF public amusement but one in NeF
York, was destroyed by FIRE on TuestaJ
aiteAuOoh. us CoSl was OIiSlua4tJ SAVVi-le'
and the property in the building and dam
age done by the FIRE valued at 100 900, max
ing the total loss of $780, 600.
At Ottawa, Canada, on Friday, a you1s
coquet, julia Walter, had made an appoint
ment to elope with British private, John
Welsh. While in waiting for the girl, the
soldier was seized, gagged stripped, and an
old flame, Larry LaWlOr, whom Julia bal
illted for the red-coat, d0nned the uniform,
kept the tryst, and was firmly tied to the
girl before she discovered the mistake, by q
priest feed for the occasion. The gTls
mother had arranged the whole affair.