Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-07-12
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The daily delivery Of letters in London u
now about $50, 600

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The daily delivery Of letters in London i
now about $50, 600
The bill chartering the Portland, " bite
Mountains and 0gdensburg Railroad has 7
passed the New Hampshire House Of Repre- .
seuiatiycs.
The price OF milk on the Illinois prailies .
l- ten cents u gallon, and 1t is unmiXcd with
water, chalk, anotto or any other supI"Si-
tious improving or iayOring article
John Handley, card griuoer, ia the
Boot Cotton Mills, Lowell, on Ne5ue-day
afternoon, 10y some means beng calgat III q
belt. was carried up over The shalt, ana
his head completely severed IRON ms hody-
Dir. and Mrs. E. 4. Stevens OF Hoboken,
y. j, gave straw berry festival last FRI
dav, at which 2iO0 children were present.
Five thousand baskets Of strawberries. 5000
cakes and 40 gallons of ice cream were con
sumod.
Last week the New York police arrested
Th5s. Kcaley on the charge OF being the per
son who murdered Colonel O Brlcn. on the
Second Avenue, during the memorable rot
Of July, lS63.
The Wisconsin farmers are paying great
attention, this year, to the cultivation o,
hons. Ii is estimated that nine thousand
acres more will he planted this year than the
last.
The government wrecking boat Gen. Tot
ten has blown up the wreck Of the Coniedef-
ate gunboat JEFF. Thompson, and she Is now
prereung TO blow up the Beauregard, both
Of which were sunk in the battle near Mem
phi-.
The State Department learns from ta,
American Consul NJ Port Louis, Alauruus.
that the fever is prevailing 20 an alarming
extent in that island, thirty thousand per-
sons having died since the lhth OF February
The British Consul at Brunswick, g.,
was murdered on the 9Th INST, ~ that place,
four hours after he was married. Cap
tain Martin. who committed the decd. was
arrested.
Alyan Flanders, radical Republican. has
/ been elected C0ngrC s-i0nal Delegate from
Washington Territory.
There iG a great trouble in the Associated
Press monopoly. The HeraH j. about TO
/ withdraw. and the concern is threatened
with an explosion which may prove final
one.
\ fre at Council Bluffs. Iowa, the 9th
ult, Destroyed property OF the value OF
/ $500 r.I IL was caused by boys firing fire
crackers and shooting of Roman-candle--
About 30 men, women and children were
I shot. drowned OF manned for life by tle
/ carelcssncss Of festive boys in New lors
city on the Fourth, aud about 10 IN Brook
Ign, y. y.
An EDglislman named WlymPos ismlt'
ASIAN Anime climber, has set out on 10 tX'
plorlng expedition 90 the Interior OF Green.
land. There is no reason % suppose t-a
tie Interior presents extraordinary dlihru-
ties for travelling, and there is good rel-.i
10 believe that il Is something better than
drearv waste Of Zee and snow.
r. Delaware IL is still punishment la
fel1uies q publicly expose the convict Do -l.
tllorv. and g. publicly ilsh him at Oh.
. whipping Tos;. At New Castle, D-l % lev
weeks since. seven persons were thus pun
shei
The army worm BIAS maIy I,- hr-- appear
uucc ia Virginia. The forest looks Is Ii tl
trees along the border. as jar as tie worm
have penetrated, had been killed By frs
Tie worms 90 not consume all kinds 10 gIe-i
leaves, but PASS ty the locust, ~assa'r.-
wild grape. blackberry. huckl-teuy, Ns
They Do M: seem % iuiurc field crops.
A. man was being shaycd az r-lae
-lop in S5mcIuile Mass, one dly lass week
iis horse. which Lad been le.t standing u.a
tae door. started, and be jumping from no
char nearly had Dis nose severed tom DO
, face by the razor which thc b4il-. -,.i. De-.
sudden movement clu-in- the razor O. l- 70
Iyc-asc that useful organ from his .a,.
10. tliy ol au unknown female w-- lg
Gently found ab.lt four LEAGUES from o..
shore on the ice ou thc Northern comet ID
! Newfoundland, b. some fishermen She la
wIth her face On the ice, AMI "a dls was y
ing across her back Tie men i1aud Do
greatest difficulty in driving the dog ava
from the body. The woman Is suVps -d O
have lef, she shore 10 quest Of seals. and OBJ
wind sTringing no earned the icc '4t 90 sea
and she thus persisted