Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-04
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roe, from her visit to Montreal.
The owner Of Dutch Gap is filling up one
end Of Buffers canal SO as to create cause
way.
A Milwaukee, Wis, butcher killed a COW
the other day and found in her stomach
live mud-turtle. 1t measured six inchss
across the back
y wagon containing four men ran on q
bridge near 81. Paul, MINI, on Monday
night, and was precipitated with it. occu-
pants down one hundred and fifty feet. All
the men were injured. but only one was
killed
\ poor little girl IN the Fourth Ward,
New York, as she was dying, said, " She
was glad she was going to die. because now
her brothers ard sisters would have enough
20 cat"
One town, Peoria, in Illinois, paid the
enormous sum Of over $4,000 internal re-
venue tax on VIII i-key in the month Of Ocio-
Der
An equestrian statue OF General S,l.t,
costing $50, 600, and made IRON guns cap
tured in Mexico, l. to be placed on his grave
at Yves. Point.
Ninety millions Of gallons Of whiskcY were
made i'm the United States in 1850, accord
Ing 10 the census. while the last rcp0r, Of
the Revenue Commissioners returned but
ten millions.
Five women under sentence escaped from
the Jail at Chicago b. saving through an
iron bar and letting themselves down from
the second story windows. \ sixth woman
fell and was left on the pavement.
\ far Canadian had her lie saved, las,
week, by means Of her hoops. She was skat-
ing, when the Ice broke. aud down she went,
when her hoop-skirt became inverted. and,
catching on the sides Of the zee, kept her up
TIL help came.
The store Of Cochraue Il Co, in Philadel-
phia was broken into the other night, FIRE
proof sale dug into, and railroad and Gov
eminent securities carried of to the amount
Of over 100000.
I, is reported that A. T. Stewart is gradu-
ally withdrawing from active business Mr..
Stewart Is reputed to be the richest man in
America.
A respectable lady, living in WInona,
Miss who had not heard from her husband
Tor seven or eight years, recently obtained a
divorce. The same day her husband arrived,
and the same night they were remarked.
Joseph Smith, a second Quintus Curtius.
Of Memphis, DESTROYS Of ameliorating the
condition of the streets Of his native city. is
reported to have plunged headlong into the
mud, leaving only the soles Of his boots ex-
posed, with the touching inscription IN
chalk, :" VINO will care for mother now"
\ Montreal despatch to the n. Y. Herald
says Sir Frederick Bruce has been instructed
to inform the United States that if Canada
is again invaded by body Of armed men
IRON :he United States, it will be treated as
an invasion by United States troops.
1t. Ii. IL. Wilson of the 9th L. S. Caval-
~, died at Austin, Texas, on Monday. He
was the only son Of Hon. Henry Wilson, U.
s. Senator.
The town Of Dumbarton. n. H., with a
population of over one thousand. has no
pauper, no lawyer, no doctor, no hotel or
liquor store, no mandatory of any descrip-
ton; its town debt is paid, and with the
exception OF minister and two women. it,
inhabitants are all farmers.
The dignifed London Spectator, like Hen
~ Ward Beecher, goes the entire animal on
the social question. 1t has an elaborate ar
tlele, arguing for the abolition of the side
saddle, and that women ride on horseback
nan-iashion. or course. this would neces-
'itate slight change of rigging
Napoleon has kidney disease Victor
Emanuel paralyzd right arm Bismark
s sick; the Empress Carlotta crazy the |
lair Of both the Emperor of Austria and the |
queen oil Hanover has turned gray within a
ear the Pope weeps day and night, and |
ct ora sun broods over the past with pro.
gu nd melancholy. Who wouldn't wear a
rown?
Oharles SeIad and some companions were
ut enjoying themselves on Christmas Eve.
Philadelphia. Each one had horn.
Grad blew bis horn in the ears of a man
assing by, and in an instant the horn was
Matched from him. The man struck Serad
n the nose with 1t, and afterwards drew
evolver and fred two shots, the latter tax
X fatal effect on Serad. His murderer
scaped, but afterwards surrendered himself.
The n. Y. Herald last year cleared $780,
20; the Tribune 5000 900; the Times
lOO, 600; the World managed to nav its
zpenses; the Post made 5000 the
otnn.ercidt Arertiser ard Sun about S25.-
~ each. What is a little remai kable, too,
regard to the two leading journals, the
erdId and Tribune, they are both managed
young men not yet twentY-eight years of
%. Gordon Bennett, Jr.. directing the
erold, and j. Russell Young the Tribune.
The Potomac is frozen at Washington.
An overbearing woman in Detroit has
esented her husband with four children at
birth.
The Naples Rothschild has retired from Il
siuess with a fortune Of $40. oeO, 900 h