Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-03-17
GENERAL NEWS.

Peach and plum trees are in blossom at Jack
sonvile, Fla, and the farmers are planting their
cNrn-6elds
One hundred miles Of cloth are woven at the
Harmony Mills, Cohoes, every working day Of
the week
The assertion is made that more than one
half the hotels Of the country are kept by natives
of New Hampshire and Vermont.
The sugar crop in Jamsica this year will be
unusually large, and is estimated at fO, 900
hogsheads Last year it vas but 81 900
A bill is pending in the Massachusetts legiss-
ture, providing that no person shall be ejectel
from any railroad train, from any cause, except
at or near station Of the road.
A justly indignant Missouri wife shot her hus
band for failing to buy her robe De mutt, with
a three-foot trail, as he agreed.
One of the cheerful gentlemen, who WAS posi-
tive that the Tennessee was lost, consoles his
disappointed hopes by the fact that she has to
come home yet!
The Little Church around the Corner waltz
is popular ic Chicago, and chewing gum with
that extended nomenclature has already sup
planted the Nilsson variety.
A New York health officer left some carbolic
acid in a tenement house, disinfectsnt. \
woman, supposing it brandy, made and drank a
milk punch Of it, and in half hour was dead.
German woman, near Cincinnati, sbIndon
ed her husbanl and went to live in the city.
because it was - dry place out there, and she
could no beer get Her spouse got divorce
The editor Of the Bsrns;sble Patriot having re
ceved hsnk-note detector, returns thanks, and
modestly asks for some bank notes upon which
to test its accuracy.
II
termined to make united effort on s.. Patrick's
day to raise funds for the relief Of the suffering
people Of France.
The proprietor Of one Of the lsrges, f5ral con
servatories Of Boston reports ttat during the
past six months his funeral work has been i'm
mense surprising anything Of the kind that
he has been called upon TO do fOr many years.
In whirlEind of Hattelss Inlet, last week,
which struck flock Of wild lucks, thousands
we're killed A schooner just arrived 81 New
York picked up large numbers Of them.
The London Fire Brigade is a. cautious 20
avoid damage by water A. by IRE, and used On
the average only 300 gallons on each FIRE in
1870. That, says an exchange, woulin't serve
American fire company TO exiinguish one
small dog house
indianapolis, not bei7- s5tisfei With the re-
f
few months ago, has just completed q second
one. As might have been expected, the popula-
ton Of the city is increased some eight or ten
thousnd thereby.
Medical societies sre warned not TO ask 2 West
ern minister TO preach for them He hss his tex
ready '' In his disease Asa sought not 10 the
Lord, but TO physicians. Aud Asa slep: with
his fathers
4 Terre Haute newspaper remarks that d" the
wav VI Vieuxtemps chased ST. PatricE's Day
in the Morning AL over the violin. all over the
house, MI over ireland, al through the known
keys diatonic aud chromatie. major and minor,
Will cause all TO remember him with pleasure
An Ohio paper publishes its social announce
ments under the heads Of " Hatshei, 80" Match
ed, ," Patched" =" "Sustchei," " Detachei
and 8. Dispatched" So IN improvement on
- Born" '' Be,rJthel, " Married, - De Flop
el, =" " Divorced " sul '' Died"
At recent spiritual circle in fremont,
Me. young woman hal her dead lover ''ca.lel
up 90 who said he mus; be married, and justice
being near, the ceremony Was peri rmed. The
spiritual or spirited bride " row claims the
property Of deceased, which goes TO show that
spirituAlism is decidedly practical On occasion.
Justice i very blind 10 Boston. 4 lad Of l6,
whose parents hal restored every cent Of 500
which ne drew from q savings bank or the book
Of another, was sentenced day or two since 10
years imprisonment; while Two fast young
men who stole $500 from the Dwight manu-
featuring company Of Chic0pee were given, one
II same term sni the other light sentence TO
the reform school. At the same time Daniel,
the bank ieaulter, who stole 81 900, goes scot
free.
In the district court Of the District Of Co
lumbia Gen Timothy G.. Dwight sued Coryiou
Karr, agent Of lock company, for bis services
in enieavoring 10 secure the acceptance by the
post office department Of s lock manufactured by
the company. Judge Carter instructed the jury
to bring in 4 verdict for the de.euiant. on The
ground tha; such contract for services was con-
trary TO tue true interests Of public policy.
Lobbyists have DO legal standing A. least, which IS
some comfort.
4 musical instrument resembling fIgeo.et,
made and used by Russian American Indians,
has been presented 70 the Gilbert Museum Al
Amherst The Stu3sHi says '' Il Is msds of
the black, hue-grsinei shale, which Is 50 much
used by them in the manufacture Of pipes, idols
and other implements for use or 0rnamenr- lis
a beautiful work Of art. and reminds one very
strongly Of many Egyptian relics"
The finest building in San Domingo is the
% Palace two stories high. built Of sand and
brick, on the old Roman, or rather the Moorish,
plan. with courtyard, containing SIX or eight
spacious rooms, Commanding spieuild view OF
the river and portion OF the city The walls
are whitewasaed, snd the doors anu doors are the
best part OF the entire ouldlng, the lormer belug
Of mahogany anu the latter OF mtstle slahs-
The census returns show considerable de-
crease in New England in the amount Of land
reported under cultivation. and decrease in
the amount of production Of staDle grains and
live stock; while there Is SHOWN 81 l2rge increase
in the crops comprised under the eisssihcAHanoi oi
vegetable, farm or garden products.
The Supreme Court OF Louisana has ordeTei
that all Arguments maie before II shall not e1-
coed thirty minutes IN length Inc Ne" "Ileahs
Times comments gentlemen ci the green osg
" to the study OF Iscitus for narrative and OF
John G. Calhoun for tersenes
midillng hveiy day m New orleans last
week developed q stAnning,an oli ~ An run over
syoung ally damsged by TALL shooting
burglary, cutting scrape, some roooeries'
gsrroting case a promiseuels hsh'' kerosene
hurt on the street car AID f5ur c5roners' in
quests
strange and serious accident beteii en-
ploye st rosin factory near Boston last week.
The man got into a large rosin still to make some
repairs. taking lighted lamp with him. In
some manner, not explained, the rising rosin
dust became iguitel and he was suddenly enve-
loped in A sheet Of flame lie escaped from the
va. as quickly as possible, but lot t!l bis fsce,
arms and hsnds were most shockincly burned
Thev arrested a female shcpli.ter in New York
one dsv last week, and the contents of her pocket
we're quite remarkable. consisting Of txo bottles
# wine, fifty yards Of guipure lace, two baby's
dresses embroidered aud tucked. one piece of
msuve velvet trimming, two pairs Of kid gloves.
seventv-fve pairs Of childfen's fancy Stockings.
one fancy-fgured glass, teven'y-hye yards Of
blue and green velvet trimming, one pair-of Jet
earrings. and one Iarge Bible
Tee dryest Joke OF the season is said to have
occurred recently at 9 church not a bundred
miles from Terra Hante, Indiana Several can
didates were ranged in front Of the font. and the
audience were in their most solemn mood VIXEN,