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

/ There were some severe shocks Of earth
quake at Porto Rico ON the 18th and 18th Of
June.
\ Young woman named Surgeon of Bal-i-
more was 30 badly burned On sunday bv
her clothes catching fire from stove tHa-
she died in fsw hours
\ san Francisco husband pitched hi- wife
out Of the window the other day. on account
OF difference on question Of househ,E
economy rs her neck was broken it vi
prove expensive.
There has started from Chicago an erullr-
ing expedition of twenty FIVE persons TO the
Rocky Mountains. They - out under the
auspices Of several educational and scientific
bodies IN Illinois, and the Government firr-
isbes supplies.
\ Kentucky woman the other Sunday. at
Ter several hours of beating and threatening
death for herself and children from her
drunken husband. killed him with an axe to
prevent bis shooting them. as he had two
loaded guns in his possession. The courz-
justified her conduct
In St Charles County, No. recently f. O.,
hives of bees began to quarrel The Lana 70.
If seven other hives became involved. and rho
hattie lasted uutil sunset, the ground b .iny
covered with the dead and dying.
Letters from = Thomas sav there bav.
teen some serious riots ON 81 Johns J -lsnd
y hand of slaves revOlted and shot rbsi.
overscer. after which they overpowere and
maltreaJed the police. Thev sgr ,ee,lei
eventually ID escaping % the island It Tortj-
The Kansas settlers. who are in d7r,..- M
losing their h1mesteads by the rece Mt tr-arv
for the sale of the Cherokee lands. ar. ,,IIin--
for protection on the members of Cop,res.
They claim tina. the Kansas dele ,at7on took
sides against chem in the sale.
4 Nidland (Mieh.) CORES ,opdept Of
" sssern paper gives an acco. ant of n 115.t
wonderful electric spectacle which b. saw.
occurred i'm that neighbour. ,od Numerous
flashes OF lightning played a, the same time
IN different parts Of the b. avsns. sometimes
crossing one another'- ? ath and at others
shooting % the earth AMI then hack a-aIn
One bal Of fire passed through a cottage.
-inseinS the occupants and making n ruin OF
the building but Otherwise producing no
,asuaIty likely TO Prove fatal
y Oanadian Newspaper thinks e. the very
utmost that General o 'teil can 10 Is TO run
across the frontier in some place with O
handful 81 men to fire few shots. and then
run back t. be arrested in the United States. 80
On saturday she Athletic Base Ball Club
If Philadelphia beat the Niagara Club of
Buffalo o. 81 10 land the Atlantics Of
Brooklyn feat The Unions of s.. LOuis-6S
.o o.
EN-Cungresslnan Harrington and several
others We're injured saturday bv a railway
train being thrown from the track near Mad
son. Ind.
On Friday night last six tons Of cold were
lrouSht from New York TO Boston. bv Adams
,xpresS Company. with which to pay the Gov
.Tlaeut interest falling due July 'lst.
\ Quincy, Illinois, chap. on Thursday. sue
eeded IN drinking one hundred and ten glasses
4 lager beer between lunch time and SIX
clock in the evening
Plies are - numerous m Cleveland that the
eople only open their lips to swear at the
csts when they have a strainer over their
MOUTHS
The result Of the Mississippi election is
till in doubt. Both parties claim to have
arried rhc state.