Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-03-01

The StckeE trlal n New lOrh va a-AiA i-''-
ponel Monisy. Judge Carbon vas busy.
The Union Pacific rai.rosl is aEliu bloekadei
by . snow storm which preysilel CT Sunday, and
is likely to close communication for some time
Two more steamers have been sunk 4, ST.
Louis, By the floating ice in The Mississippi
River.
The trial of M.yor Hal Of NeS York, began
Monday, aaI advanced as far ;le selection Of
three Jurors.
Forster. Life Of Dickens is called in Eas,aud
" The Life Of Forster with Reminiscen'ss Of
Dickenr"
Tie commissioner Of interasl revenue mas de-
cidei the great scrip dividend case Of the New
York Central railroad agAins. The COMPANY
The city Of Portland having helped the Port
land and Oriensbureh Rsilrosi to the extent Ct
nearly one million Of dollars, refuses further
aid
The famous wear-Tolf,' which looks Ike
AZ immense tailiess dos, walks backward and
forward iudiscriminAteiy. and has gii'tering
ewes. is ara.a persmbula,ns an soaring Can
ada
man in Robertson county, Texas, ha' forty
one living children Sixteen Of them served in
the sane company in Confederate regiment
during the vAr he is nov living with bis eighth
wife, AMI is sizty-fvs ye.rs 3D.
Tae French women lre me best dreftei 10 the
world. German women have the most luxurious
heads Of hair. the Spanish women the sms-es'
hands and feet, the Italian women the most bill
liant complezious, South Americans the most
beauty. Ani the American women the most
style
Archbishop McClosky Q; Ssv York, recon
meais his fees 70 turn over new leaf THE
year, and dispense with the uue-douoTel St
Patriok's Dsy parade Should the Bishop 81
vice be universally followed, tie orangenea
would tee compelled i1abdass, 20 similarly 81
stain from their customary parable.
The meAuss. oarpe.-54grsrs g. 3. ST. Paul
One Of them dropped carFe,-oig IN thai city
the other night, and Il j, vss found q gil BABY.
It strikes US thst th.. is altogether Legitimate
AMI unpariouable YET :. shows ina, she field Of
politics msy be occupied by one ssz ST vel IS
TIE other
Emsrssa. ia his recent sllres, before the
students Of Howard University on '. " hat Books
% Re.d - sad d. Out @. the c.rc, Of religious
books. 1 SCI Shakespeare s. the one unparalleled
mind. NJ nation hss produced anything ike
his eeusL There is a. quality IL the human
mind. there is ne ciass Of topics, there ia no
region Of thought. 10 which be has u1, scared
or descended and none 10 which be has H1'
said the commanding word All men are m
pressed. in proportion O. their Owl advance
ment in thought, by the genius OF saaaespeATe-
TIE judiciary Committee ofthe New Tor1 As
sembly hiss begun tie Investigation iata The
charges Of the New York Bar Association sgaiast
judges Barnard sud Ca1doza The conviction
is almos. universal that the Impeachment Of
these Judges. which long sro took place az the
bar Of public opinion, sl1uid row be followed by
their impeachment az the hsr Of the proper legal
tribunal Bu; they are men vino pull good
many viref, and re sre quite prepared 90 ace
them escape
The Society FOR the Repression Of Wise IN
England. during two years, has secured the
condemnation Of I40.2I8 obscene paintings AMI
photographs p. 80 books and pamphlets
1900 songs 3 5.7l2 caris s44 medals and
400 photographic prints. !; IS s7-n 20 establish .
branch in France. Work Of the sane kind .
is much needed in this country. lis suggested
that the Young Mems Christian Associations
might avail Themselves Of their admirable or
rauizAtion and wide power to accomplish If.
FIRE ~ LuDuow-A CHILD NEARLY BuRSEo
To DEATu.-The house Owned by Ms Melina
PettigreE. was destroyed by FIRE THURSDAY after .
noon. Loss estimated at $500; probably in
sureI. The sadiest thing is that daughter Of F.
Mr.. Pettirrew, between sixteen and eighteen
Year, Of age, Of weak intellect, VAS sloae in the
house, and, when found, was badly burned, her
clothing. TO her waist, being literally burned Of,
and her limbs and body burned in shocking
manner. 50 that her life is departed Of Another
ssd warning sgainst leaving children, and those .
Of weak intellect, locked into house alone.
Joel Warner was badly injured on the shoulder .
by falling chimney. aud cannot raise his arm.
CAUGHr n A TRAr.-Two young peoPle-one
gent, and the other lady, Of course-were
caught in the matrimonial trap al Blush Mills,
ACROSS the axe, on Thursday last While Al
dinner, at the Railroad Saloon, Justice Harris
entered and the young lady Immediately, snd
without any malice aforethought,' pro
posed that he marry her to young gentleman
friend present, and the friend stepped forward,
and both joining hands the Justice proceeded
with the ceremony. Before concluding it, how
ever, be asked them If he should proceed, and
receiving 40 affirmative reply he finished the
job in the most approved legal manner, after
the laugh was over, which was not long, they
began 70 realize the " situation and found
they had got entsngled ID & Moose not 50 easily
got out Of They are placed in rather an en-
barressing position. as each, we sre told, is en-
gagged to another, and the whole proceeding
was ouly intended as little piece of pleasantly
The question row il " what are they going 70 do
about it -
WHEKEY.-A man named Haynes vas very
badly frozen at North PoTRsll on Saturday
night, his feet and hands being 50 much injured
thst Smputation was necessary. he hsd been
to rum-hole just over the line IN New York,
and after becoming intoxicated, he and bic fe
lows started for home, about a mile distant. /,
The others managed to get home, but Haynes
WAS found in the snow on Sunday morning il
sensible The inhabitants Of North PoEuAll
have given the rumseler notice to quit. as thiz
is the seventh man that hss either lost his
life or been MANNED through HE instrument
tality.
Robert Gillens, resident Of Rice Hill, while
on visit to his friends in Canada, was found
few mornings since in state Of insensiblity, his
feet frozen above the xncle, and both hands above
the wrist. He lad no; been seen aimee early the
previou, evening. and had laid By the roadside
all night. he is now at Broom Corners, lying
at the point Of death, his recovery is deemed in
possible, and were he 10 recover it must he Ei-h
the loss of both feet and hands. MANNED for life,
-s.s.=. ..fs .