Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-07-03
NEWS ITEMS

The Emperor of China, aged il, is t.
m'ry an almond-eved beauty of clever
years.
\ boy in England was blown by the wind
&C Oss railr al tack lust in time 10 be rur
over and killed.
A conductor on New York railroad had
to sop his tain the other day to put off al
Infatuated cat
Grant will make no speeches this campaign
Prentice says he viii smoke his cigar and
Colfax can take hir stump
nitro-glycerinc mandatory exploded in
Stockholm June TO- Fifteen persons were
killed and great destruction caused
\ young rhinoceros has Just been landed
IN this country, the first for twenty years He
will not get his growth for twenty years. but
weighs 5000 pounds.
\ lunatic jumped from a New York ferry
boat, Saturday afternoon, waving the Ameri-
can flag over his head.
In San Francisco there Is 4 carnation pink
with blossoms ten inches in circumference.
y batch of revenue officers at Norfolk, Va.
have been indicted for malloasance.
The tax of one cent per box on matches.
last year, Melted to the government a rcyeu-
ne Of 81 900 600
The ice machines at New Orleans make 30
tons day. and IT sells for - cents a hun
dred.
Secretary Schofeld reports that if no fur
ther enlistments are made the strength of the
army, on the LIST of january next, will lie
10000
The estimated expenses of the Military Dis
tricts for the coming wear. rs reported bv
the Paymaster Genera. are S3l IS.
The Mormon elder Kimball who died the
other day leaves g. wives and children-the
largest mourning household in America
The L" heated term of last week extended
across the country but at some distance from
the Seaboard At ST. Paul, MINI. they
remarked l02 in the shade, on the 18th
The project of a bridge across the Della
ware, often presented and as often abandon
cd. is again exciting a lively discussion on
both sides of the Delaware
Several gangs of men, supposed To be fill
busters bound for Mexico in the interest OF
Santa Anna, were arrested in New Orleans
Tuesday.
Mrs NJ. Victor of Cleveland. Ohio. WHO
has been on trial for some time on a chai,e
Of numbering her brother in order TO obta II
his property and the amount of an insuran,
on his life, was found " guilty. on Tues
day.
Capt Garritt and a reporter of the Chica-
60 Times were drowned Sunday by the up
setting of sail lifeboat, built 10 cross TIE At
lantic, with which they were experimenting
on Lake Michigan.
\ San Francisco woman scolded her tipsv
husband and put him to bed, locking the |
door for security. When he awoke and |
iound himself locked in, be became ala rmed. |
climbed cut of the window and broke his |
neck
The Supreme Court of New York has de /
tided on writ Terror, thatn promissory note
$ Vol if any change of date thereon is made
after delivery.
The children in the Boston Public schools,
yer 2o,OOO IN number, by vote of the City
)ouncil are TO have entertainments July 4th
d nine halls in music, dancing, lagerdemain
C. &c.
There will be about 50 millions in coin
aid out by t'he Treasury, July lst, for Trin-
ipal and interest of the public debt, as usu-
at I. Re close of the fiscal year. No public
eht statement will be issued.
In the course Of a discussion in the British
Parliament, in 1855, Mr.. Ball presented
his Overwhelming argument against n free
chool system - If national system Of ed
,cation is adopted the children of my tenants
vii he sent to school : if the children ofmy
enants are sent 20 school, my turnips viii
rot be weeded if my turnips are not weeded,
hall eat fat mutton no more"
The Superior Court of Ohio decided sat
,rlay that a whiskey dealer whose establish
nent was burned could not recover his insur-
nee because the fire was caused by the ex-
plosion of whiskey yapor, and, therefore, the
ase came within the exception on the policy
# fire in consequence of explosion.
The President has pardoned Thomas Fitz-
,erald. who was sentenced TO prison for one
ear in Maine for assault and battery and Al
red Delastasius. who was convicted Of max
ng counterfeit mailbag keys, and sentenced
q penitentiary for three years.
The rourhe at Louisville the other day had
,reat sport. 1t began with rat-killing and
vent through the list Of coon drawing, Wild
az fighting. bear-baiting and bull fighting,
md man fighting too, no doubt. to say moth
ng Of % fighting the tigar.
an old Scotch statute was brought up and
nforced against two winners at the Derby,
he law being that no person shall win more
han a hundred merks, about SOS, at play or
within twenty-four hours. The
urplus goes to the poor of the parish.
After LIST July, the act of Congress in "
,ard to the numbering of vessels is to be en-
orced. and no vessel owned in this country
sill be allowed to clear at a custom-hOuse
Without presenting an Inspectors certificate
O the fact that her number is engraved Ga
Ter main beam.
Fifteen bodies have been washed ashorefrom I
he wreck of the Morning Star, which col
ided with the barque Cortland ON Lake Erie !
N the Goth, when both vessels were sunk. !
The total number Of drowned and missing is
low said TO be twenty seven, but there rs
aid to be some hope that two sisters who
rere on board have been saved.
jefferson Davis, while coming down stairs 81
nth o, e Of his children in his arms in the
otel at Lennozville, Canada, fell and some
that injured his back.
The extensive nail works and nail plate
ill belonging to the Potts5own Iron Com
any at Pottstown. Pa, were totally destroy y,
] by fire Saturday. Loss estimated from
100 ,00G to $4,000.
The Merchants National Bank Of Mem c.
bis, Tenn, suspended Saturday. 1t is said
,e assets exceed the liabilities. &
lie
A personal difficulty between John B. %
rownlow, Of the Rnorril'e Wig, and Mr. ",
irby, of the Press, took place at Nashville Sc
snn.. Thu,sday afternoon Brownlow tried Pc
shoot Kirby, but bis pistol snapped with sol
4 hurting anybody. !
Two " hite men, named Wyatt and Hsc- pc
n. and q colored man were killed bv light eo