Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-04-12

Gen. Joseph Bailey, the bulIaei q LUZ
famous dam which served to extrieate Por-
ters fleet from the rapids Of the Red River
during the war, was murdered on Tuesday
the Goth ult., BY TWO rufans, brothers,
while discharging his duties as sheriff Of
Vernon Co.. No.
We learn that adyiees iron Rev. Or. Shedd
sr5Rev Lewis Francis. stree their arrival
in England, state that the steamship lthe
Java) on which they went, narrowly e.
cared laundering IN o tremendous gale,
during which a part Of the upper cabin was
washed away, and the fires IN every furnace
but ono put out, by the seas shipped.
At Junior Exhibition in Yale College, On
the Sd Inst, @ poem on The pleasures Of
Memory, was delivered sby Mr. Elisha
Wright Miller, Of Williston, Vt Mr. Nil
ler's effort is very iavorably mentioned in
the New Haven papers.
The death Of Rev. As p. Ienny, for the
past tairt7-f5ur years pastor Of the West
Congregational Society Of Concord, y. H.,
occurred On the oS5h ul-. lie was born in
Clrinth, Vt. in 100.
; The Troy Times say the Springfield H.
sdlrm's story tL-t Artemus Ward drank
70 excess. and II that way brought VI con
sumption and early death, i simply false
Judge Nelson OF the United States ST.
promc Court, Aas been assigned, as hereto
fore, to the Circuit. comprising New York,
Vermont and Connecticut.
AL hopes f5- the safety OF Dr. Livingston,
the celebrated African explorer, have been
abandoned. Later advices from the Cape Of
Good Hope confirm, beyond q l1un., the re-
port Of his death.
Esszx.-Edwin Andrew Of E=-e1 lost tlroc
cows. not long since. by the fall Of bis barn
a11r. He heard the fall. rushed out, and
Immediately Gu. the cattle loose from the
ztauchcous where they We're Lauginz, but
the f4u Of eight feet. il,1 the cellar, injured
them al So tha; they died. he had exam
insd the floor lot long previous ard il aT-
peared perfectly sound.
Tie Selec,men d ESSEX are laying out
and clearing the ground i1r the new GENE
terry. south Of The Centre.
I'll Tyler has bought .os $500 tie
real estate owned BY T. Tyler Of Irasbursa.
Byron a. Stevens Of Essex junction has
purchased the interes, of Mr. Woodwork
in the h-m o.. Woodvorth a Day
Mis- Woe. O maiden lady e.. about 4o.
who was keeping house 10y Hcz.klaa Kelly
Of E--lz. hun. herself in hs- chamber Oh
the 11-t ul- AZ Size did u.- appear TT d
Iona time. Nj Kelly isa1.a- one-1.nE
wong, entered tLe window BY means OF
lalil-. ard furl A,- quite dead, hanging
by -Ee.a " yarn 90 tie t.lI7s-. She had
been very melancholy .-- some weeks. 41z
beg depression Of Spite r. l.at- resulted
10 temporary insanity during which size des-
-r5ved herself
NuD75 o. rul 1.-z slaraa F5or. On
tie occasion Of the funeral Of she late
lamsH,el Senator Foot, q large cross, con
posed wholly O.. f7vsr-. was borne upon the
coffin The flowers were a combination Of
jlr51i14- with buds or tie tea rlze. mingled
wish az-Iias and several 1:Lts varieties e
delicate white flowers. together with the
purple he-i3tr5Tt Immediately after the
funeral 9l-egsies. number 1l the ladies Of
Rutland sent tll- cs1-s % Albany, where it
underwear; f-r several months @ process Of
Tre=erya,ion- 4 lew day ago IL wa recliy-
q ty .le lllie-. ;le a5ws-s having as fresh
e. appearance a- when Erst Tlucksl- j;
has since leea enclosed in O tasteful frame. .
and presented b. Mr. Fo... tie WIDOW % .
ON late beloved Senator.
CURIOUS Ru4rt1xsHr.-A family of I've /
persons living in this county. has IN IT. a /
g1au5-m5thes AID two granl-children. Two /
mother. 51c father. two daughters. one
s-u. one s1a-in-Lw. one brother. one sister. /
az uncle and az aunt, three cousins, and /
other relatives less near. What relation .
were q husband and vile before marriage p /
A-1uIrzD HIGHWAY RolBERr-As Mr.. /
james Paul am his wife were returning 70 /
their home II Clittenden from Rutland, one
evening last veeE. Ar Paul was dragged I
from the wagon, Oh West Street ID Rutland. I
by two men, one o. whom held him By the .
throat. with his knee Oh hi= breast, while I
the other searched him ils h.s money. For- /
tuua5ely q coming .elm frightened the ruiz
fans and they le.t without securing any
piunieI
kANsA--A large convention Of those il
favor Of impartial suffrage Is ID session in
Topeka, kansas An association has been I
formed Tor the purpose Of canvassins the /