Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-07-26
News Items.

thievlng among their employees, VINO ua'o
made business of ahs,racting and selilhS
machines. The company estimate their loss
at s. 1000 during the last five years.
Commissioner Rollins of the Internal Rev
enue Bureau Calls the attention Of bankers,
brokers and others, who use Revenue stamps
lareelv, 70 the fact that collections Of clncels
led STAMPS are being made in different parts
of the country with view Of washing and
restoring them for the purpose Of refusing
them. lie asks those who have used them
10 destroy them so that the United States
shall be protected in its revenue from this
source.
Forty thousand dollars has been offered to
Dartmouth College by Gen. Sylyanus Thayer
of Bralntree for the establishment OF a de-
partment Of architecture and civil engineer
ing.
There Is O great freshet in the Mississippi
River and the water is as high as in 1859.
The Casey Island boom, miles above Min
neapolis, broke Saturday, and a million feet
Of logs wen, over the Falls. 10 al! y mil-
lions Of fee, have gone over. The great Coon
Creek Blooms containing thirty millions OF
feet is still safe.
The value Of the diamonds presented by
the Empress OF Russia 10 Madame Blmbeaux
wife OF the Frcnchman who saved the Em-
pcror's lie, Is $4,000, about SoO,Voo 10
gold.
The wooden bridge on the Rutland and
Washington road over the BltJcnkill creek,
north Of salem, was burned Friday night
Constant outragcs are reported in the Rcd
River country. Colorei people dare not ac-
cept the appointment as registers for fear o.
their lives. Judge Sinner, prominent Tex
an. has resigned his appointment 10 tie hu-
reau. being afraid Of the chief outlaw
uamcd Guest The cJlJ-cd people lie 70
the woods on his approach.
Telegr1pLic communication viii soon be
established between Cuba and this country.
The rates between Boston and iitvac1 VIII
be ten dollars for a telegram from one TO
twenty words Five dollars ..-.V-ry aili-
ti1ual ten wl.ds. and fifty CENTS 81 each adj
iitiJnal word The cls- ot sending p tele-
gram of from four to twenty words from Gu
ba 10 China viii be so -.
Silas l. CJyen, pr.fr.e.lr u the Troy
Elevator. fell from hI- elevator I'd canal
boat. distance o., fifty i-l', t.,!-y- and was
fatally injured.
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the Freshman kaecof three milcs in Do min
u,es Is II seconds, beating Harvard by =
seconds Harvard won t-- luVar-i'y race
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The famous steam ram Dun-e.r-berg sailed
from New Iri ljr France last Friday
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Larnei. taken caP,lv-- ans H- sally m''i-
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Fort Llrned M c.mp-ny "i,- p large gram
on the l6,h Inst. ilt massacre
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