Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-05-29

her mother to friend. Shortly afterwards
the child received fracture of the skull, as
her guardian explained, from falling down
stairs. Since that time the child has suffer-
ed from paralysis, and her left leg and arm
became swollen larger by several inches
than her right. She also suffered terribly
from pains in her head. The attention of
DIR. Pease was called to the case, and an ex-
animation made, which disclosed the fact
that two small pieces of the skull were rest
ing on the brain. The girl was placed in
the hospital, and the brain relieved by tre-
panning. Almost instant relief followed,
the headache has gone, and the use Of the
paralyzed leg and arm is nearly recovered.
But the strangest part of the case is the de-
| caratiOn of the sufferer that the injury was
inflicted by her guardian, who Drained her
with hatchet. The husband of the wo-
| man comes forwrrd and corroborates the
statement of his wife's brutality, and the
case is to be Investigated.
A suit of novel character has Just been
brought against the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia Railroad Company, by p
\. Shearer, under a Tennessee statue of
1866, which provides that the conductors of
passenger trains shall call out at each station
in loud voice its name and the length Of
time the train is to stop. For each failure
to do so the road must pay penalty of
800. His declarations are printed and
consist of !, 500 counts, the aggregate of pen
atty amounting to S25 900 This is the
amount claimed for failure to call the names
of the stations, and S250, 900 more is claim
ed for the failure to call the stopping time,
making in all halfa million dollars. The
law Is very distinct, and it is not easy to see
how the road can escape the penalty.
\ correspondent of the Richmond En-
9urer tells the following story respecting a |
Baptist preacher of strong common sense, |
but very rough-hewn theology, who was
widely known and much liked and respected |
IN Southside Virginia many years ago. The
old parson was preaching very earnestly |
about the certainty and the terrible nature |
and degree of the miseries of the damned,
and when he had succeeded in working up |
himself and his awe-struck auditory into a
high degree of excitement, and the latter in
to terrified admiration of his narrowing de-
tail of horrors, he capped the climax after
this fashion: MY friends, You all know
Major Clarke's furnace YOU have seen it
often, how the white-hot Goals lust melt up
iron thrown into it like as it twas snow.
Well, if YOU took a sinner out of hell and
threw him into Major Clarke furnace. he'd
have an agur in two minutes"
The Old question, Does lager intoxicate?
came before a court in Dayton, Ohio, day
or two ago. \ German testified "lf you
drink FIVE or six glasses of lager in a little
while You Will feel more pleasant as if you
drink five or six glasses of water in the same
time and il You drink five or six glasses of
water in little while YOU will feel more
a. if YOU drink five or six glass
Is OF lager in the same time" The jury
were out four hours. and stood seven to
five.
The body of William Browning, an Eng
.i~hman, was found in well on the farm Of
Mr.. Webster, in Virgil, Cortland county.
IN the 10Th inst. The deceased had been
missing since December lOth, and was sup
posed To have returned to England, aS his
amily had often heard expressions of home
sickness from him. lie j. now supposed to
nave committed suicide. The body was in
IN advanced state of decomposition. and a
he Webster family had used water from the
well regularly, the discovery creates SEN
'atiou OF horror
1t is said of John Doyle. the New York
policeman who shot his sweetheart and has
ince been sentenced for life to the state
'ri>on, that only a few weeks before he
ayed three children from perishing in
'urning building. 40 short step is 1t
rom heroism To crime
The steam canal boat l. said 10 have per-
ormed the trip from New York to Buffalo
n five days and seven hours ru uning time.
During the war Mr. Pallum. of Monroe,
Itch, was confined and beaten in Libby
ri,on, by rebel officer named Cady. He
as ever since nursed the insult. and re-
emily. meeting Cady in Monroe. he settled
be little difference by pummelling him
randy. Pallum', friends paid the S25
ne imposed, and now his honor hines like
new TIN pan on a catc-poSt.