Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04
In Brief.

Michigan is expecting a lively lumber
trade, this season.
Twenty-six steamers, with 964 lives, have
been lost since New Years.
1t is cerebro-spinal meningitis that is kill
ing the horses at st. Louis.
The Appletons have offered Gen. Sherman
$50, 900 for the copyright Of his book.
Who wants a throne? His Majesty Of
CIR ce wishes to abdicate.
/ rye fields of heavy ice still blockade
tn. coast Of Newfoundland northward.
The Boston city council, have appropria-
ted $50, 600 for the Fourth of July.
Cincinnati is wild over her musical festi-
val with Thomas and chorus of 800.
The lumber trade at Ottawa, Ont, con-
tinues dull, and freights to the United States
very low.
There is a genuine epidemic of forest fires
all around just now, especially in Pennsyl-
yania.
A plague is causing great destruction of
life in Mesopotomia, extending over zone
of 100 miles.
The New York Times says ; "ln spite of
adyerses causes, We believe that trade is
making substantial progress toward recovery
For genuine orthographieal gem COM
mend Us to the man whs wanted TO hear
from his friend - keshanly."
The epizootic made its appearance in
St. Louis, Mo-. last week, and number
OF horses died from it.
St Louis is to have great steel mill,
50 900 ,O0O having been subscribed as cap
iial.
The steamship Brussels, reported ashore
on the Irish Coast, hoated off next morning
and went on her way rejoicing.
Tie Methodist Conference at Calais, Ne,
last week, ordained sixteen Cinnamon as
deacons.
By convention between japan and Rus
sia the latter has Obtained possession OF the
Island of Saghalien.
Sixth auditor Of the Treasury Sheats is
asked to resign because of his personal rela-
tions with Kinds. the indicted mail CON
tractor.
Iilton and the Tilton papers are troubled
by the e low tone" Of Judge Porter $ sum
ming up But they would have liked it
little lower-so low it could not be heard.
lit will come, " said candidate for may
or in St Louis, the other day, while making
n stump speech, - Just rs sure as it was that
Romeo founded Rome.
Chicago has had Of late about 5000 GOO
bushels of grain in store. including 400
600 Of wheat, and las been 50 easy in money
a. not 10 care much whether the Elst took
it or not.
The death of John c. Breckinridge was
caused by ahsces, Of the liver ana c0nsump
ton, and even the sticking Of tubes into hi,
yitalS, between his rihs, by the doctors, could
not save him.
The IRISH World think, that - of the
men who originated the colonial rebellion,
guided it, sustained it, AMI carried it to a
successful termination. niae-tentas were
pure Celts ''
Complaints have been made % tAe Post
Office Department that great many boxes
Of grasshopper~ are being sent through the
mail from the Western citIes.
The Brooklyn doctors are marvcll.ug over
man who cut his wialpipe in two and
severed the jacuilr vein. about fortnight
ago, bat Is now well enough To- eat beef
steak.
Ex-senator Matt Carpenter. il j. said, re-
Gently gave orders To his secretary to des-
troy every paper which could remind him
that he hal ever iai any connection with
politics.
Queen Victoria WAS l5, Tue day, and in a
lew days wi. have been queen Of England