Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-28

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a very large and beautiful white stork was
shot aJ West Greenwich, R. l., on Monday. It
is a common bird at the South. but rare in
Rhode Island.
Under the new cab system in New York, the
drivers are not allowed 70 leave their boxes to
solicit passengers, and thus one great nuisance
Of the railway stations is 70 be abolished.
The Minneapolis L4cps,9suf thinks that the
cultivation of beer roo, for sugar will pay better
in Minnesota than any other branch Of hus-
banlry.
Mr.. Chaplin, noted as the man who ruined
the Marquis Of Hastings in revenge for the loss
of his sweetheart, recently made an opposition
speech in Parliament which elected praise even
from Mr. Gladstone This same Chaplin was
the subject Of a savage attack by an ignorant
gambler in ID recent letter Of tAe London CORES
ponient Of the y. Y. Times.
II a divorce suit Oh trial at Chicago, last week
the parties test feel Co having child bearing the
simple name Of" Katy Mercy jane Laura Delarl
Ellen De L. Brown. Fact WIS, the precious
couple never expected TO have another chance at
giving names, and male the mlst Of the first.
Three Georgia negroes were playing cards the
other day for a stake Of twenty-five cents, when
Il as N.e 49, i al' one ol lus'n grao'ns the
ran eI WIN It, Inc o'l.eIs lin 4e''iateiy
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Bemuslt's Political Dictionary is in danger Of
coudssl'ion In Paris, because. under the letter
''P. be mentions Louis Napoleon as a striking
instance Of ro,.ticl. perjury.
Omaha objects strongly TO being spoken Of by
papers east Of 10 as In '' the Far West" The
hfPa.iir9N s-ys mat DlnAha Is only the point
al "----u 'It'e.'14s e'.AeI ilr me purpose OF
s--'. e''
cauiidlta for .he offce Of sheriff Of a Penn
s7lsluia county ogr- 20 give half his fees TO the
widows and orphans # soldiers. and iDstead If
being aprrecatel. his generosity is quoteI as
evidence that tine sheriff is overp1ii-
Amon- the presents 20 the P5rs AZ the late
Jubilee festival were boxes OF gold. the WEIGHT #
each being rrel-e- tb.1 the sfrar.--b ,f an,. ono
man.
The aq1educt Of Bridgeport, Conn, must be
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Some wag sent Judge Larioz1 Of Y. Y. q note,
purportns 90 come from the hu-hlux Committee
informing him if be DID not release, at once, two
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The New York Sos0si-, 40 "A meeting 0u Mon
iay, discussed fouul.iug sptlls, and it wls
stated that lady had just purchased 100 acres
Of land near View York, where she proposed to
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The y y. Ni-- llropos Il the case of Lewis
Doug ass, says, Sc uo one has a riea; 70 say that
another, no matter what bis color, race or
tongue, shall not lea-u any particular ,rale Up
calling nor is u 20 the prov nee Of any 10 pre-
vent his fellow from elru.uu an honest Hveli-
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The Police Cemetery, At Cypress Hell, Ncw
York where dead policemen are inferred. Is to
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Cincinnati has been greatly acitatei over a
corporal punishment question. The master of
one Of the schools spanked twenty-five pupils in
one afternoon, for a general offence, and much in
disnat'on WIS caused The Commercial few
days ago published wood engraving, wildly
illustrating the methods Of the punishment.
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Il is slii thar Mr. French, the new sergeant
at-arms of the Senate, finds that his place has
some features which he did not count upon. He
complains that every time he discharges an Of