Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-24
MISCELLANEOUS IBESIs.

\ Pittsbnrg married woman enticed TO
her house young girl who had once kept
house for her husband in her absence, and,
after bidding her be seated, threw a moose
over her, binding her to the chair, and then
tied her hands and feet. Taking the shears
she cut her hair off, save little lock at the
top. leaving that, she said, 80 she could
scalp her She then heated some irons in
the fire, and ayowed the dreadful purpose of
burning out the girls eyes, and, in spite OF
her pitcous entreaties, actually set about
doing it, when her captive succeeded in
freeing one hand and arrested the hendish
work. In the struggle the poker cooled, and
while it was re-heatlng, the woman hus-
band entered and saved the poor girl from
torture and death.
Why do glaciers put a white patch in the
middle of a light of glass in unfinished
buildings Is it for amusement? No. To
clean off the Window No. To tell the
world that the building is unfinished ?
Wrong again. Give it up? 1t IS because
the workmen are in the habit of throwing
brick-bats, nails. pieces of wood, and refuse
generally. out of the window, and the chalk
mark Is 10 impress upon their senses the
trihing fact that there IS light OF glass
there. Don't you think you know every
thing yet Chicago Tribune.
\ boy three years old was left alone with
his sister the other night, in St. Louis, for
a few moments, while their mother went
upon an erand. The sister was one month
Of age and clad in Swaddling clothes. The
little boy secured a kerosene lamp and emp
tied it upon her The mother returned in
time to discover the boy in a state OF Fourth
of July ecstacy. while the girl was dead.
The little fellow has been promised a. an
apprentice to a fireworks maker.
The people on the Sun must be having a
lively time Of it these days. Prof Young
tells us that he observed violent explosion
on that luminary recently which sent up
pyramid of flame 50, eco miles in height.
Sitka's debt is $50. and She has seventy
cents in the treasury.
Mr.. Fred. Biteler. Of richtgille, Pa,
was stricken deaf and dumb, while milking.
lately.
Nearly all the officers of Victor Emanuel
household have American wives.
The Cabinet ladies do not furnish strong
drink at their receptions, this year.
Edward Jennings. of New Fairfield, Conn.
incurred paralysis 10y butcherins diseased
hog
\ black and white man practise law to-
sether in Columbia, y. {.
The most reckless and hopeful of men is
perhaps Prof. Donaldson, a distinguished
aronaut of Berks county, Pa, who is now
completing his plans 10 cross the Atlantic
ocean next summer In an air-Ship, buOyed
by two mammoth balloons He viii start
from Union square. and expects to alight
somewhere un the Continent Of Europe in
two days and half. Donaldson was origl-
naiiy q magician. bat year ago conceived
the idea ot becoming a balloonist. Last
August. be made his first ascension from
Reading. using basket. but since then, he
has made tWcnty-eight aScensiOns, with
nothing Lut the gas chamber Of his balloon
and o single tnpeze bar. His operations
have been principally through the Soath
and West. At the height ot half a mile,
he Away went through various perform
auceS such a~ ~kinning the eat, hanging by
his toes and other eyolutions usually per-
formed by circus performers. At Chicago,
when three quarters of mile high, he
hung from the bar by the back of his head
People called him crazy, bat he saw no dan
ger and .eit rs safe and cOntcnted on his bar
as on the ground. Next June, Donaldson
intends making a trip from -. Louis to
Boston. and the following month will COM
mence his ocean VOYAGE in the aerial ship
" North America. 10 cost 5000. and cal
cuated o. travel 2G0O miles in two days and
half lie speaks very confidently of his
project; and says be would rather stand upon
his head ou his balloon in mid-ocean than
travel on some of oar through lines of rail-
road hy night;