Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-18

were no more likely to be killed than COW
ards
And in the after part of the conflict, when
General Lees 100 guns rained their torrents
OF deadly missiles amid the ranks of the
Green Mountain Boys, and when the
Clistenng bayonets OF Is 900 rebel soldiers
made their final desperate assault upon the
Union lines, the examples of ich men gave
nerve to the soldiers arms : | courage to
their hearts to fight the battl nd win that
glorious victory.
General SummnI
Fearful drouth is prevailing in Buenos
Ayres, South America. The streams have
dried to such an ex tent that fish are put.e-
flying IN their beds.
The New York Assembly has passed a
bill to prevent the frequent change of text
books in the public schools, by a large ma
jorty.
A foot of snow fell last Tuesday over the
country between Sussex and Sackville. N.
b. There is much snow in the gull Of St.
Lawrence district.
The case against lot OF Dartmouth col
lege students for raid on a bookseller s
store has been settled by the payment TO
him OF $3.50.
At the fifth general council of the Re
formed Episcopal church, last week. at Phil
sdelphia, Bishop FallOws, ct Chicago, was
elected presiding pishOp for the ensuing
year.
VIM. II. Vanderbilt recently offered to re-
duce the rent of one of his railroad eating
houses from Sc 900 per anuum to 81 500.
il the lessee would give up his bar. The
offer was accepted.
The exercises of laying the corner stone
of the monument dedicated to the cOnfed-
esate dead at Chattanooga, Tenn. were per
formed with Masonic rites. A detachment
of United States troops participated.
Blue-g lass, under the disappointment Of
enthusiastic experimenters, has suffered q
collapse and the market for it. which was
highly excited for some weeks, has dropped
quite fiat.
New Workers are going to the dogs; or
We're, last week. Twelve to fifteen thousand
attended the dog show at the Hippodrome,
every day it held.
Gen. John B. Hood, of New Orleans. the
ex-confederate. has just been presented with
his third pair of twins, and General Phil
Sheridan with his first pair of twins
girls.
Little Freedom Centennial Stsckpole, of
New Hampshire will soon be old enough to
make mud pies on the premises of his pat
riotic parents.
Prof. Riley, of the chronological commits
sion. reports that there is no danger. this
year, in Texas and Kansas, from grasshop-
pers. as their eggs have Matched and the
product has been killed by the cold. rainy
weather.
The New York papers are full of pro-
ject for building grand Music Hall ard
Garden for Theodore Thomas. to cost $500,
600 and accommodate l0,eOO people.
Brooklyn had fire on Sunday. which
lasted all day and destroyed over S400, 900
worth of property, in Campbell X Thayer's
oil works. The building is six story one,
occupy ing half block.
Rivals to the SiameSe twins are reported
from Wright county, Mo. They are united
by ligament an inch and half in width.
commencing six inches below the collar
bone and extending down the side of each
to the hips. They can be opened and shut
like door. In all other respects they are
perfectly formed.
John Lane, a farmer OF West Galway,
Saratoga county, n. Y, while opening his
barn door last Monday to get dead aim at
q hawk accidentally discharged his gun, the
waddIng lodged in the haymow and the
barn and contents were totally destroyed by
fire. The 50 900 hawk still lives.
The Hartford COuranf says: "When
Harvard students come under Hartford in
huence-as recently when party of them
came down with the SOldene troupe-the
result is not demOralizing. but the contrary.
Several HatfOrd hotel Clerks read the foolish
boys valuable moral lessons"
franklin B. Gowen. the President of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad, who
undertook, year or two since, to break up
the secret organization of the Molly Ma
guires in the coal region, has been eqally
successful IN emancIpating his railroad from
the dictation of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers.
The departm of State has been informed
that Gen. Hawley, President ALFRED I. Cos
horn, Director General, and Meyer Asch,
Assistant Secretary of tho centennial com
mission. have been created by the king of
Holland knights of the order of the Golden
Lion OF the Netherlands. and has transmit
ted to them the insignia OF the order in
of their courtesy to the rep
resentative of Holland at tine centennial ex-
hibItion.
The anniversary of the first translation of
the relics OF Saint Benedict, the martyr,
was celebrated Sunday with impressive GER
emonies by the Passionist fathers at St.
Michael's monastery, West lloboken. N. j.,
over 1000 persons attending the services.
The relics are now at the monastery. hav
ing been obtained in Italy year ago by
Mrs Peters. wealthy Cincinnati lady, and
presented to the institution.