Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-16
GENERAL NEW


California newspapers tell Of shower Of
blcod' at Juapa, Tulare county. August 18th.
London court has compelled husband to
pay for a cigar case and a tobacco pouch,
bought by his wife for her lover.
The most exciting question of the day in Salt
Lake City, is whether Boaz had any right to
marry his cousin Ruth
The great feature Of the new Irish National
Brotherhood" at St. Louis is that it will have
no salariel officials.
A country postmaster in New York State has
posted a notice in his Office directing people &" to
lick their own stamps, else the letter won't 90"
Pennsylvania is no longer the stronghold Of
the Quakers. Within the last forty years thirty
seven meeting houses have been abandoned.
London butcher has been detected in selling
donkey meat for beef and his cockney customers
are exceedingly indignant at being " treated
as if they were cannibals.' -
The Good Templars Lodge at Auburn, y. Y,
| pays out Of its treasury the municipal fines
which its members may have to pay for drunk
enness.
So divided is public opinion that disturbances
nightly occur in English theatres when the or
chestra performs the Marseillaise It regular
ly Missed by one portion Of the audience. and
applaudel by others.
A patriotic Freuchman, resident at 81. Louis,
has donated forty acres Of land to aid the Wild
ows and orphans Of French soldiers 1t will be
disposed Of by the rafting process
Roof gardening has been commenced in Bal
timore, gentleman having devoted the roof Of
bis stable and carriage house to the purpose Of
rrrav II.
carried 10 this portion Of the building for con-
venience Of watering flowers in dry seasons
Last year several thousand dollars were col.
iec'e1 for soldiers monument in Pittsburg,
tn' the work was never begun, and the coutribu-
tors to the fund are anxiously searching FOR the
place where the woodtine tsineth
An insane man III Indiana. on his way TO the
sylun, attempted suicide by cutting his throat.
Faiil consequences were prevented by the physi-
cians, and the result i that the man has since
been perfectly sane.
Many women, not only icrei gue1s but Ameri-
cans, are working 10 the western fields. where
the crops suffer for the lack Of harves,e5s. /, IS
commou sight in Europe. but /. has uo- ofen
been seen on this side the Atlantic
The Macon Telegraph says that ".s a gen
erli thing. the whites Of Georgia ase sith5ut
arms. while there is scarcely negro in the
St-te, from fourteen years old upwards, who has
n1t gun or pistol, and often both"
A Western man obsiaftl all necessity for a li-
yorce' 'y asking his wife to iich. the FIRE with
kerlsere. lie thinks 6 divorce sogli have been
c1-aper' as the stove was blown up aul ruined.
The vutuou. mothers and daughters a- Hone.
Ind, made wG7 upon 1ae houses Of 81. f4ue ia
that city recently, and kept the establishments
IN such CONSTANT STAKE 1t siege that the inhahi-
-luis finally hal 90 -Cccumb. and leave sl- more
couseuial quarters elsewhere.
Ihe caill Of d German ar Rochester. NJ,
Iiei recently from starvation. T1e father had
aet teeu iu he country long, AMI could succeed
% Gaming 90 more than e . pr- Eeek IL fre-
queLtiy hai fts Il sickrsss, Llriu- which tine
Dis wife anl elil-ea saaerel from priyation
" hen bound by the coroner they were all IT.
I-cel 90 skeletons
s suspicious husband - Narattca. y. Y.
recently administered "a severe clubbing to a
gouug maa who had been guilty g saluting
bis wife ID few times IN succession When the
vie hg79l u the occurrence Il sd-ctef her so
severely that she procured dose Of arsenic,
'r.'e letter declaring le- innocence. suj
5.ei
We have TO record another very singular c.se
.t sitc.lr 4 farmer 50 Americas, NJ, re-
csltiy f,l1 retired sp.r in the woods. near
his house, aul thought inst Dee would Ike 10 die
and De BARRED iherc- Wits that purpose u
vicT. be- retI-ri go If. wife, AMI told her that
be h-l ia;euiel 60 take bis life but was pre-
ven : ;rlw doing 20 IS a mysterious voice tha; .
1'ie lial 20 70 her aud say good hye lie then
tol al ai-ctouste farewell Ci her s-i the
'.iire1. and w.'alrew o. q stsuce, where be
s.0-uai slIlier.v, uut the pistol 90 his hcgi and