Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-16
In Brief.
Fifteenth week of the trial.

The Indians want 81 600, 900 for tie
Black Hills country.
The home influence of mothers slipper
cannot be oves estimated.
The old Treasurer of the United States
has been toiler and Spinner all his life.
Freight trains have commence, running
through the Hoosac tunnel.
The New Treasurer of the United State.
las received bis commission.
A Kentucky hotel has two female clerks
Great improvement.
They call Columbus, Ga, dull town, but
it has had l. murders since Christmas
mostly of blacks, probably.
War is coming on, and sit is time t,
wake the slumberers, - is the croak of Tia,
Prussian ministerial organ.
Sturgeon has not yet expressed any sym
pathy with the American reyivalists in Lon
DON
The Bishop of Litchfeld recently deploreC
at public meeting the propensity of Eag
lismen to guzzle champagne at funerals.
Gail Hamilton, who recently wrote thai
Lying is the cohesive quality Of society,
has taken it all back.
Spain has had scarcely three months o
her new King, and is already getting enough
OF the young man and his Bourbon policy
There is now before the New York Legs
latare, the charter of a society for the pre-
yention of cruelty to children
The spirit of Noah Webster recently in-
formed - circle" in Alabama that it wa:
" tite times.
VIM. Moore, an old English sailor, ha.
Just died at Fort Erie. Canada, at the age O
one hundred and seven
France is getting that large instalment o.
army horses, which Germany refused TO 4el
her, from Russia.
1t was on the l2th OF April. 1861, thai
the rebels opened fire on Fort Sumter on
the 18th its brave little garrison surrendered
The latest omission from the revised stat
utes laid to Judge Poland, is the leaving out
the provision OF rice in the army ration
\ Boston lawyer is in favor of administer
ing chloroform to the Pomeroy boy in case
his execution is determined upon.
The compulsory educational law is work
ing better in New York city than was antic-
ipatcd.
The Southern CLurc.niaa gets off the CO.
nundrum: " hat does DR.. De Koyen exclaim
in his night visions A. Is thi. a Jaggar
that see before me ?
IL is noticed that Mast has selected no sub
jects for his ready pencil from the great
trial. lie probably considers 1t Nasty
enough, already.
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail are expected
in Washington by the lst Of May, when ne
gotiations for the opening of the Black Hills
country will begin.
By law passed by the Democrats at the
recent session of the Ohio Legislature, the
prohibition by the local governments of the
sale OF wine, cider and beer is forbidden.
Canandaigua and 0swego have reopened
the war on their gas monopolists, and it is
even becoming fashionable in New York city
To burn kerosene.
Michigan University sent out into the
world last week 49, law graduates, and 81
medical graduates There were ten ladies
IN the latter class, and two in the former.
John Powers, keeper in the Wards
Island Insane Asylum, has been sent to the
Iombs, 10 await the action of the grand
jury for beating maniac to death
The honors Of the Spring Elections are
divided The Republicans carried New
Hampshire and make large gains in Mich-
gan,while the Democrats carry Connecticut
Mr.. Beecher does not omit either his week
IL Friday evening lecture or his preaching
on the sabbath, though he i on the stand
five days of each week.
The army of Germany comprise, at this
moment 81 ,3.0 officers, 800 coo men. 3l4,-
9s0 horses. 100 field and 500 siege pieces
oil cannon.
1t Is said that the circulation OF the
Montreal Witness, has decreased about
1000 day since the bishops order To-
Catholics 10 cease taking it.
Recent rains on the Pacific coast have
placed the early ~own grain beyond much
injury from any future drouth. and there Is
promise of an extraordinary yield of grain
and grass.
President Grant recently spoke warmly OF
arbitration a. Il substitute for war, and ex-
pressed wi'h that the raok-aud hie of the
worlds standing armies could be dismissed
to engage in productive industry.
In the spelling match at Music Hall,
Boston. On saturday, between 80 Harvard
students AMI as many girls from the High
school, the eollesians Were inglorilu~ly
beaten
The women Of Blstoa paid more taxes
last year than all the men who voted for
and elected Gov. CASTOR. - says William
|. B1wdltch, in his pamphlet on the Taxa
ton OF Women IN Massachusetts,
The Hartford Coiudu, concludes that the
result in Connecticut was due To run,
money and ignorance, and the failure OF
the better elements % .bestir themselves"
potent elements Of evil in almost every
election
\ sorry piece % April ioolery was that of |
Harry Brown, who was found dead in ms !
father barn near Bloomingburg, y Y, /
having accidentally hanged himself while |
preparing 10 play lst Of April trick.
DR.. Newman, in his reply to Glaistane's
last paper on "Naticanism, quotes from
various authorities in order to prove that
the Pope Is not nlallible in matters in which
conscience Is Of supreme authority, there
and the Pope is impossible.
The Washington Subpoena which has
leen putting Mr.. Dana of the New York
NEH to 80 much trouble, turns out to be
lonx. lie has been thoroughly scared by an
April fool joke
\ memorial against the proposal to sup
'ort Catholic parochia schools by the pub
ic money, Is being very extensively circula-
ed in New York city, and receiving the sig
latures Of all classes of citizens
\ Milleigevlle Ga IMAM ,whosaw the recent
strike the Oconee River, SAYS the
water went up hundred feet in the air, and
Or few moments the bottom of the river
Ihere the tornado passed was laid bare, and
he mud and soil WAS blown into the tops of
he trees.
The Canadian authorities have determined
D learn war no more so far as naval matters
pom the great lakes are concerned, and ac-
DrdiDViy the last gunhnat uron tb,.s ,rotars /