Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-05-08
GENERAL NEWS.

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The Legislature of New York has elect
Gu Mel oiimour, OF Saratoga county, tn,
mincc of the Republican caucus for STAT,
superintendent of public instruction. for 7
term of three years.
Frank Smith, official stenographer, con
tractor, Indian peace commissioner. etc
telegraphed Commissioner f.. Smith n
the Indian bureau from Cheyenne to know
whether there was any objection To his go.
ing further West at this iuncture. The
character of the reply to this despatch is
not known. but the District investigation
committee have telegraphcd him in sub
stance tins Young man, come Fast be-
fore you 20 West"
y curious modification Of the temperance
warfare occurred in McMinnyille, Tenn.
Early IN the forenoon it began; one woman
would enter saloon and inquire if her
husband were there in ten minutes more
| another would come in to ask if her hus-
band were there; in few more minutes. still
another the calls succeeding each other so
lrregularly and abruptly that it was de-
cidedly unpleasantly for the customers. who
thinned off, and for some days the custom
| decreased materially.
MIR. Ward, the inventor of new process
OF riiing cannon, proposes to rifle 5000
guns Tor the government at the very low
rate OF $500 per gun, or $4,000, 900 for the
whole lot. But. as low as these terms are,
the editor of the 4rB,y and Nary Journal
says that there are machnists not ten miles
from his Office who would rifle the guns at
$50 piece, and be glad enough to get the
job. II is very evident that WARDS object
Is to rltla the government as well as the
guns.
Bowles, a Mississippi negro, Is sail to
banker after social equality disturbances.
lie goes around on steamboats, asking for
bridal chambers, and things which he knows
he can get, and then prOsecutcs the cap
tainS ior not giving them to him.
IN old brass snuff-box. bearing the fea-
tures and name of Mrs Harriet Beecher
Stowe, was found among the royal treas.
urcS At CO0massic.
The scientists Of san Francisco were much
excited lately over the appearance Of pc
culIar looking star which hObbed around in
the ornament in a very eccentric manner.
The mystery i, solved now. IL was boy
flying kite with red lantern attached.
1t i- reported from Philadelphia tha; a
ward Board Of School Directors, disregard
refused the appIicatlon of a c,,nnc,ent
teacher for the most of nrinrin,l heco,5se he
Is a Roman Cntbolic II i stated tbot tbe
whole cas-, viii sbortiv hs hror,bt hefare ,i;' n
court of hw. with a v;e,, ot detcrn,inin,
the rights uoJ.- tbe C,-.ritrti,,, ,'r =
teacher.
lle N.AFi4u1ITS and Union Railroad Of
south carolina, which was a cloak for
ISSUING many thousands OF fraudulent bonds,
ma stopped uu-ines-. The reason l. that it
mas Only two locomotives and these tumbled
ilto diich.
On the first ,r If,v ria, ...,,. ., ,,,...., ~.
ua.-eI hv tho Iar;.i,.r~ ~ IL, 50 "
INTO oN,.t Tbo.e laWs c.t,bi;.b 1ncc;,;c
rate on different ,.la.-es If ,ner,ba,,ii.-. ~
each of several cla..-es of road enec;6ei h.,
law. 3, well as re-,.l,,t tho ratci Of fe-,. =,
be CHARGED by The railrosfs Tber sIso
prg,1 ile ioF 'i.' aIi1niai J punishment OF any
iHi'lo'r Ii '.=en' or oA,er VINO >haI refuse to
~. '-'Ho-N oI 90 receive anu denver ireight /
~ a., .''o 4'7-i ~. II - UNDERSTOOD tnat the
''''-,' .Hj -No' '"N '''elii anu tAc Ni"ad-
see anu = iaui com aiiie- Aa'e determined
~ Jay HO - 'Iu !" '"e-e eiacuHents, but /
10 20 on WIN thelr ousiAe7- IN their own |
"'t' lu-t a. II tAe LesIN-atare h1d not m /
t1IleI'u IN me matter AZ All. IL ticket /
agent reiu-ihS 10 accept thc ilfc hxed by /
~" j. 3TreNteu anu pGni.ht1 they WILL close /
tht Ichtt once N NHlcd ne j. Stationed, !