Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-04-21
NUMBER 43.

Excellent reports are made Of the Chinese
shoemakers employed by Mr. Sampson, at North
Adsmss Mass. Their shoes are said to be Of 8
superior quality, owing to the faithfuluess Of the
Workmanship, and they turn out as much IS an
| equal number Of American yorkmen. While
| sucAlhg 10 thelr blue cotton Chinese blouse, and
refusing 10 par with the queue. in other re
spects they have adopted the ordinary dress Of
this country. As operatives, Mr.. Samnson saws
that :" they are absolutely unexceptionable -
Several benevolent persons teach these FOREIGNERS
on Sundays, and they have shown great aptness
Tor the acquisition Of the English language.
Facts like these demonstrate the utter wicked
ness OF maltreating = peaceful ani harmless
class Of immigrants
The Secretary of War has caused to be de-
posted IN the museum Of Princeton College, New
Jersey, set Of firearms which, upon examins-
ton, will show the history snl improvements in
such arms from the foundation Of our Govern
ment TO the present time. Beginning with the
old flint musket, the successive stages are shown,
until the observer reaches the Springfield musket
snd the Prusssn needle-gun. The collection
also contains specimens Of sl Of the arms used
by the rebels during the war. anu the best snd
latest arms Of foreign countries. The collection
embraces over one hundred pieces, all in perfect
condition.
At lecture on electricity in West Farming
ton, Me, lately, circle was formed, and many
ladies' and gentlemen received the shock Of elec
tricity. After the circle AS broken, and the
wires disconnected from tht battery, Mrs. Thos
Taylor stepped up snd plscei her hsnd lightly
upon the bsck Of Mrs. Hams hand In a mo
ment Mrs. Taylor hand slipped OF, and she fell
into the aims Of Mrs Ham. She vas immeii-
ately taken home, sui died shortly after A
post mortem examination was made, when 10 was
found that death vas ocoisiOnei IS cancer.
which had consumed the ligatures srouui the
heart, 50 that when the last one hsl been sever
ell death ensued. The case around the heart s
found to be full Of c'ottai blood
A Boston gentleman desiring to ascertain the
whereabouts % widow of a late brother officer
IN the army, wrote TO healquarters at Washing
ton for Information. From there a letter Of in
quiry wss forwarded To Austin, Texas. and the
officer IN charge there wrote 70 the former post
OF the deceased oiiiser, about three hundred
miles into the interior. 4 reply was returned
10 Austin, from there t was sent 10 ~ ashinEt0u,
and in seven weeks time the gentleman in Bls-
ton received intelligence that the object Of his
search was living in the city, within a nile Of
his residence.
Ia New York, msn has been recently seen
tarting into the various municipal departments,
and huttln-hodIug the clerks and officials, seek
ing for their influence to ad him in securing
contract 70 put in " one pane OF glass 80 in the I
new COurt-h0use. lie insists tha. he is very .
poor, and will soon die Of consumption, but that .
Il hecan only securea contract % furnish lue pane
u glass for the new Courthouse, on the usual /
terms, he will be able 20 realize money enough .
10 leave bis wife and children in comfortable cir
cumstsuces
"jovu East paper, which appears to
have got thoroughly iiscustsd with the tame
fish stories wich are SO prevalent Just now, tells
one Of Us owG, which it claims il lust ss good
ss any. Ii s1ys that q fish dealer IN Bangor
nss ' % tame clam, which he has taught to
come AZ BIZ whistle, snl follow him al over the
house The clam will stand up ca his hind
legs sul tez. 0r .ir down At the command Of
be master, Nui Will sing, whistle and count as
high IS thirteen, sul if reports are true. is q
most remarkable example u wha; patience viii
accomplish.
Womau's rights uEier the English common
law, ne1i some curtai.meu;, judging by this oz-
trsct from 2 London letter. Tgo ladies Of
Northampton, whose husbands are nobody
knows where sul who have tern for some time
carrying On in their own names large iron
works, ran up large bills On every side. but
when assei 90 psy these bills, gently declined,
On the ground that they were married They
Gee inei with smiles which would have repaid
any trsiesmsu of proper feeling. bur still they
ieclinei, AMI. as the husbands could not be 20,
At. the large debts incurred by these lear crea-
-Cre- must reu8iu uupeil.