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

OF d. LOUIS merchants, that only fourteen
applications have yet been made under tho
Bankrupt law-and nine of these were
made by persons who never did business in
that district.
Our Consul at Malaga reports that al! the
ports of Italy are declared foul with cholera
and all vessels from those ports to ports IN
Spain have to perform ten days quarantine
at Port Mahon.
The mayor Of Utica has forbidden tobaec,
chewing IN the streets, at the request Of
many ladies whose dresses had been spollt.
la Rochester so many safes have bee,
broken open that some merchants leave tbe.-
safes wide open, of course not putting aBv
money in the drawers.
The largest coffin ever made in Troy. W..
required for the burial of John Allen. =
Monday. The doors OF the house had % D..
takea off to let it pass, the hearse proved
large enough to admit it by an eighth Of an
inch on each side, but the vault door at h.
cemetery was too small.
On the Dist of August next, an eventNIr
occur which has been only twice recorded n
the history Of celestial phenomena Jupiter
will appear without satellites. Three Of
them will then be passing along the planet,
d.--; and the other will be immersed 10 d.
shadow. Tie apparent absence OF moons
viii last more than two hours.
lac Dayton (Ohio) Empire, Valhnt..
ham organ, has disappeared, from ina5i.i.y
O. 1--we.
Tue New York papers report that the nor
it0r On0ndaga has been sold TO the Frenc,
government by the builder, Mr.. G. ". Qli1.
tlri.
1t Is stated that the testimony on impgsc1.
ment has already cost thirty THOUSAND Dbl
lars.
The architectural canopy of granite NV
erecting over the rock at Plymouth, 20
which the Pilgrims landed, will be fnlsls.
certainly by the month of November d.
cornerstone was laid August %, 1859.
Billiard tables are hereafter to be used ID
the British army, 100000 in gold hay1s
recently been appropriated by Parliamea. &.
supply these tables to the army officers 10 tie
various barracks throughout the world.
Late Arizona adyices state that the COLI
RADIO river Is 50 high that the breakwater 8.
CHA was flowed over. causing the entire
destruction Of Arizona City, only two bgl.i-
ings remaining uninjured on the Fort ilu4
side. The Hood has completely wrecked .ae
Overland Nail Company's quarters.
Mary and Keziah Hicks, Of Roane COUNT.
Tenn, have latterly disagreed with the;
"A
ed the old lady to the smoke-hOuse, labor.
like fends TO strangle her, then poured me-;
Cd lead into her ear, and finally struck b.
several murderCus blows on the head WI
an AK. The girls then left her and went
church. The old lady died soon after.
Daring a recent thunder storm at Middle.
town, Conn, large tree standing twenty.
five feet from the river, Just below the l,7.
was t-kgn Up, with Its roots, and az eas.
thirty cIrt loads OF earth. carried acres
rIil, 0ut over the river seventy feet TIN
shore. and there set down squarely upon c
roots. 10 some twenty-five feet of water
some twenty feet Of the top Is above wl.s-
4 sui, against the New York Central Raj
road Tor e1-5rti1n in demanding specie p7-
meut ilr fare vas decided against the ,r--
Tluy at the recent General Term,
\ nan IN Watcrtown. Mass. to star. .
ialkv horse that was drawing a load
hay. lighted handful OF the hay under bra
The elect was magical; 1t not only sia-.e-
the horse but the whole l0ad-intO a blsL.
JCr5me's medal TO the .. first gentleman
the class" al Princeton College, was o..
presented at the late examinations, no 11s
wishing 90 be singled out as the gentleman
bis class.
Anna b. Perkins Of Worcester, admins
rra;ix Of the late Capt W. B. Perkins, has
uet.tilnei Congress TO withhold S5ej,-sl,
with interest. from the s. 200 900 O. Be-
paid ior Alaska. During the Crimean W
the Russian government ordered Of Car
Perkins. large amounts Of powder and
firearms, but when peace vas declared The
refused 20 foot the bills. Hence this cain.
y large lynx was killed in Milwaukee
near the court house square, On the 18th
How tLis teulzau of the forest came TO stray
into tie heart o. that city is a mystery to the
citizens.
\ New Orleans editor tells of counti1.
H-tr HAtA-N- atl..A 'rhNLi- -ttlANN oAAt aus Oh
a sail Of six miles along bayou.
Chief Justice Chase has recently decided
that the license 70 sell lottery tickets from
the L. : revenue officers affords no pr.,5.-
tion 70 tho dealers in those States where D.
local laws prohibit such sales.
the United States Consul at Fayal SEN
an account Of a volcanic eruption which O.,
CURED in the sea about nine miles 20 q.
westward Of the island Of Tirceira. 7
village of Serreta, MIlayres and Rami1I
suffered much from the earthquake, bu. O.
Junately unattended by loss Of life. .
volcano was In action on the 9th Of Jun. .
During the last Congressional campsi.-
in Orange county, New York. General Van
Wyck lost a pair Of valuable gold spec
tac.es during a temporary st0ppage Of q
train Of cars at OttcrkiIl station, IN ths.
county, near a bridge over stream. A few
days ago the identical spccs' were founi
in the abdomen Of a huge pickerel, caughia
tba, place.