Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-02-24
ENERAL NEWS.

the miscellaneous proceedings IN one mouse AZ
Gardiner, last week.
Soluble glass is coming into use in Europe for
waxing" floors, and is found to answer the
purpose admirably.
Prince Arthur sends to Montreal for his pho
tographs, those taken there being mucn admired
in the Old Country.
Cincinnati man applied in vain FOR insur-
ance upon the ice covering pond owned BY him
until he could house it.
English gardeners have successfully used
strips Of Indis rubber in the place Of grating
wax, being neater, more perfect, and not soiling
the fingers.
Mr.. Holt, Chicago artist, was badly scalded
by the explosion Of dOughnut, which was
placidly simmering in kettle Of lard.
A German engineer has invented a curious
machine, by means Of which the exact velocity
of railroad trsin can be ascertained at any
moment.
Kansas and Nebraska were opened for settle
ment the same year. Nebraska has g populs-
tion Of lie, 900, and Kansas $4,000, or more
than three to one.
Taxes in the city of Baltimore this year can
be safely reduced 20 per cent, and the city find
itself. with ordinary enonomy, with q surplus
on hsnd, and cat in the meal.
A youthful African in Paiucsh chopped his
dogs ears of tight, because =" | kin nebber feed
'um out's msmmy's skillet widout be lops ums
years in de gravy"
he snow has had good effect upon the
wheat crop Of Illinois, having served to pro-
tect effcctually the unprecedented growth OF
the fall.
The selection Of day in Lent for the mar
riage Of the Princess Louise offends some strict
churchmeu, and it is stated that the Primate
and two other bishops have sent in remon-
strances on the subject.
The great Canadian lumber dealers in the Otts-
"a district have been seeking for an American
station for some time. They will add not a
little to the traffic Of whatever place they To-
cate in.
Chicago is infested with lecturers. The Jour
/ nal says; Ii there is such thing as town
city being lectured TO death. Chicago is certainly
IN danger Of meeting with such fate this
winter.
professional pedestrsn had twenty mile
walking match against two nOvices at Boston
the other day, one Of the latter walking ten
miles, and the other coming fre.h to the tssk
snd walking the other ten. Bat the professional
beat them both.
The increase in the foreign trade in Montreal,
in the first eleven months in 1870 over the cor
responding ones in 500 was nearly seven mil
lons Of dollars or over thirty per cent
Oregon has story to the effect that young
man proposed in Sunday school that -
committee Of young ladies and gentlemen be
appointed 10 raise children for the Sabbath
school"
In Offering prayer at the opening OF the daily
session Of the assembly At Albany few days
since, ii Is said the Chaplain prayed g that the
session might De short and profitable " At the
utterance OF the last quoted word a frrvent
" Amen '" was heard TO come from the Tam
many side OF the House.
Dr. Pus5y. It is saiI. Is founding new com
muuity Of anglican nuns, whose dress is to be
entirely Of white Protestant si.terhoO1s, such
AZ be Haiserwerth Descouesses, sre very four
ishug in Germany, and are gaining in public
favor both in England and America.
Marx Twain hiss arranged with the editor Of
the G1IGLg . transformation Of his department.
To the Msy number, for " Memoranda" =" will
De substituted a humorous department to which
well known writers will contribute, in addition
10 Mark Twain. who desires relief for his already
overloaded shoulders.
The remarkable and disgusting Craig-Sprsgue
breach Of promise clse is 10 be retired 81 Whea-
ton. H., in March. sprague having pretended
60 ind soue more testimony against the good
name Of HE once beloved Amsnds.
A curious case before Judge Barnard in New
York, ehcitel the fact thSt man proposed to
be fined for contempt Of court has been in Lud
low street jail two years on a charge Of swiniling
but has nevertheless been taken daily 70 Wall
street by the jaer, where he has made much
money by speculation
The Married women Of Brownstown, Ind are
on the war path, and have held public meet
ing. IN which they d" resolved against worth
less, lazy, whining husbands, resembling so
many in,oieut Egyptian mummies" All Of
which goes % show that the Jackson county vo-
men will not DO 20 triae with.
4 Georgia colorel debating society VA. lately
discussing " hich is best for the lsboring man
70 work 'or wsges or part Of the CROP An cid
" uncle 80 spoke the sense OF the meeting when
ne thought &c b0fc Was lie best, if dey could oney
be brung togeiler somehow"
An ice bridge was very ingeniousy formed
over one Of the most rspid parts Of the St. MAu-
rice, in Canada, By suspending rope from bank
90 bauk, attached TO which were = number Of
branches immersed IN the water.
A New Bedford merchau, recently detected
prominent citizen in the aci Of stealing from bis
store, sui having missed a number OF articles
during the past year presented the same man
bin Of = ll5, which the respectable citizen"
paid rather than be exposed
Among the pupils At dancing academy in
New York city are four desf and dumb persons.
Unable to hear the music, yet by some sort OF
inspiration their feet beat il unison with the
nusic, and they keep most excellent time
The closing Of the Hudson river is slssysa
source Of profit TO the Hudson River K. r., and,
this year, since the waters have been ice-locked.
from seven to nine extra freight trains have run
through from Albany to New York, nightly
Perhaps this had something to do with the scci-
dent.
Gen. Grant has dairy farm near St Louis
with fine stock Of cows. 4 choice lot of Alder
uey sud H5lstein cattle. Of vast milking capsci-
ties, together with select number of Ayrshire
heifers are also on the way 10 the Presidential
farm, and he will soon have the finest dairy in
the country.
The Troy PresS announces that there is
grand hunt in CONTEMPLATION For - long time
the people Of Waterford and Lsnsingburg have
been in the habit Of leaving their surplus cats
On the island opposite thst village. These have
multiplied. ard from living in the woods hsye
become fierce, so much so that it is Necessary TO
organize \ force for their determination.
Ats party in Terre Hsute, tew evenings
since. one Of the gentlemen having to pay
forfeit in game, the penalty awarded was that
be should 20 to the door and count n number Of
stars in company with lady; whereu1on a
young miss who was present created a senss-
tiou by getting up and seriously ohjecting
the ground that the young man was engaged
to he sister, and she would not sit there and
zee any such thing done
\ Troy lawyer, named Lansing, has been en-
gagged since l.st summer in finding out whether
a citizen has any right that a hsckmsn is bound
TO respect. lie had ridden in one James Nix
on s hsck, and Nixon had overchsrged him. He
caused the fellows arrest for violating a city
ordinance. |, was decided that licensed hack
man could be proceeded against for an over
charge only by civil suit. This suit Mr.. Lsn-
sing brought, but Nixon interpOsei the pie.
I that he hsd no license as a defence and the suit
dismissed. Mr.. Lansing. having gone so
far, was bound to see the thing out, aud then
began criminal proceedings against Nixon for
| soliciting passengers without a license.
A CALIToRSIA OBruARY-The San Fran
cisco -N'eies Letter says BoidlepOpster is
dead The bare announcement will plunge the
city into uuspeakable gloom. The death Of
/ Boddlepopster was most untimely he should
have died twenty years ago. Probably no man
/ Of the day has eIerted so peculiar an influence
upon society the deceased Ever foremost in
every good work out Of which anything could
/ be made, an unstinted dispenser Of every species
/ Of charity thst paid commission to the disbur-
ser, Mr. BOidepopster was model Of generos-
/ ity, and weighed at the time Of his death one
hundred and ninety odd pounds.
Originally born in Massachusetts,, but for ten
years resident gf California and partially bald,
possessing cosmopolitan nature that loved
/ York shilling as well, in proportion to its
vsue, Mexican dollar, the subject
/ Of your memoir was one whom il was