Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-01-05

Dr,rnucr1yE CONFEDERATION IT LITTLE
. RocK.-A fire At Little Rock, Ark, on Thursday
night destroyed property to the amount Of SiOo''
I 600. Insured for $4,000.
= The leading newspaper authorities in lows
srree thst public sentiment 10 that State hai
undergone q reaction on the subject Of femAl'
suffrage, and that womsn's rights lack much G.
the popularity which they enjoyed year sSo'
General Butler, in a speech against the treaty
of Washington, considered from the fishery
r.ipt Of view. to an audience Of Cape Codders
on Thursday. announced that he should oppose
in Congress any laws proposed to carry into
/ effect the fishery alsuses Of the treaty
E The staid town of Peacham Vt. ebouais il
piekuames Of localities. Among these are
.. Devil Hill, - 90 ag Street. "BourbOnville.
.. Sack Street. d" Birthstone HIP and " Fir
ta,ion Avenue and there il reason Why for
each name.
The year 1872 is the latter part Of the 5652i
and the beginning of the 5688l since the creation
of the world. according 10 the Jews. The year
1873 answers to the 65s5th Of the Julian period
and to the 2625,h from the foundation Of Rome.
The s7th vesr Of American Independence begins
July 9Th.
The Democrats papers fni fault with the
Presidents determination to put the civil service
reform into operation Having denounced him
because he didn't proceed with this work,
they now denounce him because he does proceed
with it. This Is in accordance with their usual
practice AID ezemplifes the value Of their criti-
cism.
The Supreme Court Of Iowa has just decided
that. while a railroad track il fenced, and the
bars in the fence are down, and stock from ai-
Joining lani gets to the track and is killed 10y g
passing train, the company sre not liable, unless
the fact that the bars were down was previously
known to .he company.
The hoy days Of Christmas are continued by
the Feast Of tie Epiphany on the C5h These
festivals end on the Twelfth Night" They
have their fall services and celebration Of the
holy communion in the Book OF Common Prayer
in the Episcopal AMI Catholic churches, and
their Observance is cri3inei by the special
ratrc.
On ths farm OH. E AztsI at Oglena5urs, a
two 7ear old ayrshire bull and : yeArlipg ram
recently feushta desperate battle, which con-
tinued tuo jsys A short intervals. In the isst
round the bull was knocked completely Gu. Of
tias AMI fell de-d, having suc,umbai to the
fearful buttiar Of his lighter uu; more active
zssailsut
Dn7aUcuyr YIBEs.-A d.c st Monroe, Ls.,
Saturday night, in four hours, consumed sixty
buiisurs. intending the wealthiest portion Of the
city. Ike loss is over half = million.
The Church Of tho Nessisb, 81 Louisville, Ky,
was destroyed by lire SUNDAY morning Tt wss
one Of the banlsomest churches in The city, aud
eou $4,000 I, hal been completed Only
. few nou,aa.
A lIAasAoE SroILEo.-A divorce sui, be-
tween uarties residing not THOUSAND miles from
bennington was on Tuesday put over uutii the
June term C the Court. It places the woman
and s young man in peculiar circumstance, as
they expected the divorce would be granted. AID
4 had arranged TO De married on New Years Day.
The psrties had even purchased their bridal OUT
fit. Moral Don't court wife before she is
divorced court decisions ere mighty uncertain.
Northern Pacific Land Company are hay-
( ing made fun abstracts Of all lands within
twenty miles or either aide Of The lines @. their
road and branches Tie abstracts not only iu-
cluda tie lands owned by the company, but all
others THIS is done for the porpose e having
full information In the c,mrauy's ofce, 50 that
o5.onists can ascertain at cree who owns any
+ lands they usy wish to purchase Thec1u1any
are also making large contracts for tree planting
OF their prairie lands.
01e Of the lss, places to begin system Of
re,Tsnchnent is with your family psper. No
family can really sa5rl to 10 without enc; It is
il all right senses sn economical feature in family
esrllres It meets the wants Of old ami younsi it
/ gives instruction and entertainment tits rarely
that there is single issue that doea not con-
tain some fact, some information, some h0ule, or
farm. or business suggestions, that are not worth
many tues the subscription price fer year
Bsfsc'or.
A CiyAuIy RAILWAY Ex-anrEJsa.-A Que
bee letter ssys the coat7ac, FOR building ,he
Great North Shore Railway between Quebec and
Montreal has been awarded TO New York and
Boston contractors. The work viii be com
mcuced as soon as the frcst is out Of the ground.
and the entire road will be completed in tvo
years. The North Shore Rsi.gsy Will be s pa-t
and Parcel Of the Central Pacific Railroad. 1t
Is said that the sock wil be mostly taken by
Americans
Ez-Comp:roller Connolly Of New York, wss
lbers;ed from Ludlow street Jail on New Years
Day. When taken BEFORE Judge Barnard, in
the Supreme Court, the Judge decided that the
criminal indictments with which Connolly vas
charged were only mislemeanors, and tast
$4,000 bail would be q sufficient snouut cf
surety. Connolly promptly offered surety to
tina. amount, and went to his home, made more
precious by the enforced confinement in Ludhw
street jail Of the last five weeks Tie is held IN
Sj19000 IN the civil snit
The Boston Tlaes has had 1900 answers TO
its $1,000 prize problem requiring to know hos
long it will take locomotive to run 100 miles, F.
provided it gees 50 miles the first hour, . the
next, - - the next sud go on. Of course /
the o1e- was eminenhy safe, as the problem IL
wolves an Infinite progression, forever leaving /
remainder to be divided or as one Of the ma
thematciaas put it, We have " the startling pro /
position thst body may move toward $ station /
airy point, always keep in motion, ard never
resch it' Yet most o. the replies purp9rtel TO
give the exact time the locomotive would reach