Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-08-05
GENERAL NEWS.

g Lady ThOrne' beat " Goldsmith Msid' on
the Prospect park course in 2.l9 - ani 2. 20
ID snd , 10 3-4 on Friday
The Boston fish dealers state that the demand
for swordfsh Is steadily increasing. and that
many consumers prefer it even TO salmon.
The field crops in New Brunswick promise
we'll, hut the supply Of garden produce will be
very snort, owing to the dry weather.
The meanest man yet is the one who stole an
order for $1,000 salary from Donn Piatt the
newspaper correspondent.
/ Large crowds OF Germans Who have 10 mon
/ ey are reported to be applying for trGnsporta-
ton back to Germany to fight for Fatherlanl.
Horrissey's gambling establishment at Sara
toga is opened every day from 10 till l o'clock,
/ TO allow women an opportunity for examining IT,
A shoddy dame, late a domestic, in ordering
silver ware, desired the astonishei clerk to have
her sc entrails NJ. VI. engraved on each piece"
The Adelphian Society Of the Wesleyan Fe-
male College at Macon, Gs., has presented
gold badge set with pearls to Jefferson Davis.
By the death Of an English settler II Califor-
MA, two worthy young men at S. L us, No,
inherit sum Of S60,0O1, in cash and real
estate
The Louisville CouisT-J1uraal gravely as
serts IS that Mrs. Gov. Alsorn, Of Mississippi,
/ declines TO receive calls from the wife Of Lynch,
/ the c1lorei Secretary Of State 50
/ The population Of the first ward of winons,
+ Wisconsin (2,51l), IS about two hundred great
er than the entire population Of the city Ten
years ago.
The last anaestheic novelty is electricity. "
Siia-ot is experimenting with this agent with
frig
Excursions to the coal u.iaes are among the
summer entertainments ofthe people Of Colum-
bus, Ohio. The necessary costume includes
wa.sing-sh]es, shsws and waterproof cloaks.
On Long Island, the other day, ulg threw
handful Of shot iI,.l t-ienis Ecs, just as
another man fired a gun The struck man fell
insensi6le, and nearly liel from fright.
The C0uricr-J5araaI says tha. 20 give tx.
preston 20 the wish ;hct France may Whip
Prussia, is cgsus bin in any A1er-beel saloon
iu Louisville.
Eo.7i st the principal hotel at " ashiaC-5n is
reduced to $3.50 per lay until the next session,
ari MI in-Eeepe-s c1ll il the du.lest se.s3u for
,5u ysa-z.
Ij Is worthy Of mention that nearly days
iD4g was clusel by the french leasIr q ine
',.e-ulh iu AL WING tlC transmission o. tris
'.+n i''i''ie-'
The journey OF the Chinese -a5lrers o Ala
tsml is caroaillei vitn due care hr the re-
porters 20 towns a.ouE the route. The Ce-ef-
tisls are aes mpauiel ly an interpreter, ply
stefan 81 s'ore-aeefe-
Wa-erin--H'l,e b .ta.-l keepers intend 90 intro
lu:a elevators on all ,he 4 7rs for the couve-
1iencs Of guests who now -su only get elevated
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A --5b,- IN Ter-s.s,s s,r+ aa i7D..Yri,.-
,.-, home e.- he -ro7ar hut tbe vi--.1 rs-
tunnel with double barre. .ei shotgun insteai.
anI shot the conf ling rab-e-.
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ILe first ca.or5i jIrl- was summoned 90 lu-s-
ily at 60 serve at Quincy, H. When be male
bis appearance in court, five ilr1rs, already
~voIr ir. iuuqei o1t of the box anI isi.
A drunken s.li.er in Detroit amused h.n.s i.
one b., day ty cut-iu. oT canine cauitIi,es
v.tl .s.sIs lie was Sr5ekel Iowa inst as he
-..t harvested -,.. r.rs..-t-.--h ta-l-l ya'u,t.e
rn.e-'s
N1ct citizens obituary Is complete in the
Nv Orleans 9s-e., if II Ian't give The number
0r rsars rte departed hal resi- lei 10 'As. city.
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l.-. --r1e,-h'--cr.
the heavy shirt .aI or- drawers 10 Which
male tstar-. s-s compelled 70 appear at Long
Branch render swimming impossible IL is
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