Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

Recently as the freight train from Water
vile, Me-, was nearing Bangor, a brake
man fell from a step on which he was stand
ing and would probably have been crushed
by the wheels had he not, when he fell,
grasped one of the iron guards In this
manner Lhe clung with one hand, and was
dragged with his feet almost in reach of the
terrible wheels, for a full half mile, when
as he was about losing his grip, another
employe found him in his dangerous situa-
ton, and catching him by the hair of the
head saved him from horrible death
| And now, John L. Cough himself is 20
be classed among those Unfortunate public
speakers who are apt to be . ill, ," and thus
fail to fulfil their lectuIc engagements. This
! ill-luck happened to Cough at New York,
recently, where a large audience had gath
cred at Steinway hall to hear him A Ger
tain professor of elocution came out and at
tempted to amuse the indignant people by
reading poems, but the audience wouldn't
hear him. At this juncture, Henry NJ
Stanley, the American explorer, appeared
upon the rostrum and entered into violent
harangue against the unbelievers who re-
fused to credit the discovery of DR.. Living
stone by him, but what he said was lost in
the noise and uproar which was around
About 9 O'Clock the audience became tired,
and slowly and sadly took their departure
for their homes.
PENNSYLVANIA governors do a rushing busi-
ness in the pardon line Governor Geary
granted 60, last year, and in some instances
several names were included in one pardon.
Two death warrants were signed and exeeu-
ted during the year. The chances of life
and liberty in Pennsylvania are largely in
favor of criminals, and must be eminently
satisfactory to them. From 1880 to 1872
inclusive (S2 vears) there have been | l, SOS
pardOns granted by l6 governors, making
yearly average of li6, and in all there were
100 pardons on death warrants.
Eggs only six cents dozen at Columbus,
Ga.
The Central Pacific has been charging the
people of Nevada for ordinary freight as
high as Sl3 per ton for 100 miles, S26 for
200 and S39 for 300 miles. The rate is more
ruinous to the state than 4 per cent per
month interest to the borrower OF money.
With reduction to ordinary eastern ra tes
the business and population of the state
would be quadrupled in five years nor
would the railway company be much in
iured, for the enlargement of its tonnage
would compensate for the reduction in rates.
The latest is a proposition to dig out a
water route across southern Michigan, CON
Meeting Lake Erie with the foot of Lake
Michigan. Resolutions have been intro
duced in the Michigan Legislature COM
mending the project, and asking for
modest appropriation to help the matter
on.
\ granite dealer at Cambridge City. In
diana, recently telegraphed to Aberdeen,
Scotland, received an answer, sent another
message and received the answer TO that, all
in less than four hours.
\ most extraordinary surgical operation
for defective sight was performed in Boston,
recently. Mr.. Charles Thurlow of Taunton,
who has had such trouble with his eyes a
TO be almost blind, was accidentally knocked
into the hold Ota vessel, and strange to say.
he now sees as well asanybody. What adds
70 the wonder Of this cure Is that Mr.. Thur
low was also deaf before this treatment, and
now he also hears perfectly. The treatment
was somewhat heroic. and not likely TO be
recommended by the doctors, except to per-
sons Of strong constitution.
\ curious ease recently came before the
Supreme Court IN Massachusetts,. One John
O'ShaughnesSy was brought up on habeas
corpus, and it appeared that he had been
committed on execution, judgment having
been obtained by default against him as IN
dorser of pr0missory note. Ii was amply
shown that not he. but another 0 'Shaugh'
messy, also called John was the real ind0rser.
At the same time the Judge declared him
self bothered Why did not the prisoner
who received the summons appear and de-
fend when the action was brought? As he
did not do this. he was now suffering the
consequences of his own neglect. The Judge.
however. said that he would try to think Of
some way legally 20 release the wrong
o 'ShaughneSsy.
\ new volume os poems By Owen Mere
dith is in press.
Mr. Gladstone declares that the story Of
his beginning every day with Homer con-
yeys n very untrue impression ot the de-
mands of his present Office, and that, in
truth, be has not read Homer for quarter
Of an hour consecutiyely for the last four
years.
Marian lIarlan's cook book is said to he
greater success than her novels
Among the English authors of note who
have been lecturing in America this season,
Edmund Yates was the first to arrive and
viii be the last to depart. Froude. disap-
pointed at his want of success and disgust
ed at the rough handling which in certain
quarters he received, went home some time
since Prof Tyndal sailed last week, and
George Macdonald. owing TO i'll health. has
been compelled to decline many Of the en-
gagcments offered him. Owing TO the pop
ularity Of his subjects and his style, and TO
his physical strength. Mr.. Yates career has
been triumphant. All the vicissitudes Of
travel in this fearful weather seem to have
made no difference TO him out West he
has been snowed-up for twerty-iour hours
al time starved out, had 10 make long
journeys across country in open sleighs, but
has returned to New York looking not one
atom the worse. This month he devotes for
the most part TO Canada, returning home on
the l2th of March, in order TO fulfil a
special engagement in connection with the
Vienna exhibition The American Lecture
Bureau, under whose auspices Mr.. Yates
came to this country, have, 1t i understood,
made n very handsome offer for his services
next winter.
James r. Osgood 4 Co., have undertaken
the publication of an American edition Of
n new English periodical, entitled The Prac-
hcai MGgasne.
The only books in the English tongue Yet
honored with concordance are the Bible.
Shakespeare, Milton, TennySon. Keble's
" Christian Year and the Consultation of
the United States.
Edwin Forests Shakesperian library.
which had taken years to collect, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire, with the exception
of n SINGLE volume of Halliwell's edition.
A fine copy of the first folio Shakespeare Of
1923 was consumed, all but ew inches of
the centre. The copy was worth between
81 500 and $4,000. 1t was bought some
years ago at the sale in this city of the IL
brary of Wm. +. Burton, the actor, for
5000 1t may be curious to note that by the
loss of this volume the number Of copies of