Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-22
NEWS ITEMS

The shad fishery on the Hudson this Spring
/ thus far is a failure, and much money has
| been lost in it.
\ case is on trial in Coos county y. H., in
which the title to Mt. Washington Is the
subject Of controversy.
Eighteen vessels now at Buffalo, v Y,
have discharged their crews and laidup IA
ther than run at present low rates of freight.
Other vessels arriving viii do likewise.
The Union Pacific Railroad Is now open to
Fort Sanders, $50 miles west of Omaha. Ten
thousand men are at work, and it is expected
that not less than 300 miles Of the track will
be laid this year.
\ would-be suicide in Cincinnati only sue
cee1ed in shooting off his nose.
\ smart Missouri thief stole several kegs Of
powder, and for security sunk them in the
river.
In New Albany, Ind. there were recorded
in one day the murder Of two brothers hy
another brother, the suicide Cf that brother,
and the complementary suicide Of two more
people-in the latter case women.
\ drunken woman in New York the other
day was arrested, and clinging toan iron rail
ing got one finger caught go that the officer
in dragging her away pulled part Of the fin
ger off.
\ New York begg'r, arrested for soliciting
aims. was able TO produce a thousand dol
lars with which to bail himself
The real estate sales in New York and
Brooklyn, during April, amounted 10 over
S3l 600 600 and since the first of january
70 over S73, 600, GOO
Fifteen thousand mackercl were caught in
one haul, in a weir at Holmes Hole, Monday.
Not long since in thunder storm the
telegraph cable across the Ohio river, five
miles above Louisville, was so melted by the
lightning as to utterly destroy it.
\ Mrs. Allen Is now in Jail in Potion, C..
E, accused Of causing the death Of her
enice. who was TO marry Mrs. Aliens son
| and died recently in her house under pusis-
| cious circumstances.
The [. 5. Marshal for St Louis District has
applied through the Commissioner Of the in
I ternal Revenue, for a force Of cavalry to as
sist the government authorities in arresting
distillers who are engaged in violating the
| tax laws.
| Two thousand seven hundred and thirty
one words were sent by telegraph in one hour,
/ from Boston TO Providence, few days since,
the greatest speed ever attained in this ooun-
| try. p. H. Burns didit.
\ Chicago despatch says that week ago
while three sons # Henry Foge Of Delaware.
/ Ind, aged 10. Y and 10 years, were out in
a field together a difficulty arose between
/ them, when the oldest crushed the heads Of
the younger brothers with an ak. killing one
outright and leaving the other nearly dead.
At the approach Of his father the oldest boy
ran to the barn and hung himself.
An ambitious mechanic in New York dis
| PLAYS az a sign The First National CarYen-
ter shop"
\ lady teacher has been appointed prinei
nal of one Of the bows grammar schools Of
Philadclp phia-heretofore held by male teach
ers.
1t is rumored in Paris that the Sultan Of
Turkey means to come there again this sum
mer. and will probably extend his trip to the
United States, in the history Of which he is
said to take great interest.
Three passenger cars Of the Saturday night
train on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad were thrown from the track by a
broken rail near Princeton, H., and down q
thirty foot embankment, and the engine, ex-
press and baggage cars also went over. The
cars caught fire and were consumed, but none
of the passengers were seriously injured.
Mrs. c. Curry, wife of Rev. NJ Curry,
who was on her way to attend the Baptist
Anniversaries at Baltimore, where her hus-
band was to preach the annual sermon, while
sitting at the car window was hit by stone
thrown by some one on the outside and her
skull was completely crushed. Sh9 is lying
at the point of death.
1t had rained for 40 hours at P. NJ. Oh
Thursday evening, at Cincinnati, and there
( was no prospect of cessation.
A saloon-keeper in Montreal, named Dug.
gan, was arrested Thursday morning charged
with being implicated in the plot for the as-
sassination Of McCee. The prisoners Were
examined before Judge Coursol with the
{ doors of the Court closed. \ witness testi
1 fed to being present in Duggan's house II
December last when the conspiracy wa.
Matched Twelve American and twelve Can
adian Fenians were also present.
4 William o. Lee, Post Office clerk at Wash
n ington has been arrested for mail robbery, by
. which $4,000 worth of drafts from th'
South TO Northern merchants have been stol
en-.
Connecticut musician advertises " whis,
ling taught in six easy lessons"
Heavy rains in Central Illinois are report
ed TO have done much damage in that State
n convict in N. Y. State prison at Sin.
/. Sing. in for life for murder, was found uur