Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-22

| intenueu on any one Oi tlleSt Niu'Ay hhoNh
names, } in the list that bcguilcd few min
utes OF time the other day. But whats in
4 name ?" Yours, ALroS.
General Summary.
Canada is sending beer to England
A new law of Maryland obliges Mary
landers to marry in that State.
A I9-pound speckled trout has lately been
caught in one of the mountain Likes of
California
The Commission to settle the fishery
question between the United States and
Canada met at Halifax last week.
Next Friday sig men are to be executed at
Pottsyille. Pa, unless there is some inter
position. They are Molly Maguires.
A little boy startled lady friend by re
marking that he was -four years old with
his clothes on"
A cat clawed her way up the pulpit stairs
| during service in Boston church, and the
Transcript calls it IAN introduction of
Puseyism.'
A statistical New Highlander, who had
dealings with G23 persons, reports to the
Yonkers Gazette that four OF them did as
they agreed.
Only one West Pointer has had the man
illness to extend fipper to Flipper, and he
is colored undergraduate. ietthey prob
ably call themselves gentlemen.
The New York Central railroad and the
Western Union telegraph make their quar-
terly dividends, as usual, in spite OF the
sharp competition.
A lunar protuberance some Al, 900 miles
k,,t H.
mers Ii is supposed that the man in the
| moon is growing wart on his nose.
Burglars blew open tho door OF the say
ings bank at Uxbrdge. Mass, Friday night.
The explosion alarmed the people. and the
burglars fled without securing any booty.
Accounts from Tripola and Barbary state
that an area of hundred miles has
been devastated by locusts. The crops are
entirely destroyed and famine is imminent.
A mince-pie sent to Sing Sing convict
was found to contain an ingenious rope
ladder. Unless you oversee the preparing
of the mince-meat yourself. you can't
always tell how miuce pie will pan out
1t is certain that there will be no delay in
the preparations for the Paris exposition in
1873. The mason work of the buildings
was completed June l.. and most of the iron
work is ready to be put in pla,e.
An exchange controverts Wade llampton's
recent remark that negro never invented
or originated anything, and says that the
important addition to farm machinery of the
revolving hsy-rake was the invention Of
Maryland negro.
A Pittsburg bride Of week Ind little
tiff with her husband. lie took from her
finger the wedding ring. and said he
should give i. to another woman. Where
upon the young wife took arsenic and died
that night.
One of the Southern newspapers tells OF
man whose life was saved by plug of to-
bacco carried in his pocket A pstol-builet
fired at him lodged in the tobacco, and the
man was unframed. Moral: If you use
tobacco, don't take it out of your pocket.
A correspondent at Erzeroum in Asia
Minor writes that disease is carrying off
Turkish soldiers faster than recruiting can
fill their places. In the last six months
10, 600 men have died in the hospitals.
Michigan girls use dry corn husks to ill
out their bustles. and the young men, were
filled with wonder by the mysterious rustl-
ing that they heard Whenever one OF the
fair creatures stirred The "husks' proved
attractive to ''prodigal sons"
Yesterday he found in his buster pocket a
scrap of paper, on which was written.
July Paid 1915 for boarding carpet
bag two days. July Don't go to Vienna
Bakery with Hannah any more" (Remi
niscence of Centennial-and it seems forty
or fifty years ago ,
Fred. Hendricks. wealthy farmer Of Old
town, H., took home a young girl. on Fri
day, and told his wife she was to take her
place. The.wite demonstrated, whereupon
Hendr icks shot her dead and afterwards
killed himself.
A great sensation was caused at WolgeT
hampton. England, few days ago, during
q largely attended funeral of young man.
As the mourners were leaving the grave
local inn-keeper went-up and emptied
bottle of brandy upon the coffin, saying,
that as the deceased loved the liquor in life
he should have it in death. lie was i'm
mediately arrested.
Virginia City, Nevada, possesses the high
est fountain in tho world. probably, water
having been conducted to the top of the
spire of the Catholic church, which is 10
feet high. The pipes follow the cross which
surmounts the spire, and from the end OF
each arm large streams ascend to the hight
of about 25 feet. besides great number OF
smaller Jets. This fountain was not con
structed for mere ornament, but is intended
to protect the church in case Of fire.
General Grant was asked what was the
difference between English racing as he had |
seen it on the day of the Oaks at EPSON |
and the races in America. lie said. with
smile There is an impression abroad that |
| am a great horse racer, fond of horses and |
know all about races, but. on the contrary, |
| really know nothing OF racing, having |
seen only two races-one at Cincinnati IN |
1865 and at the opening of the jerome park |
in 1867. / feel, therefore, that | am not |
qualified to Judge of the comparison.
At Washington, on Friday evening,
William Rector, a married man with a wife
and four children, got into quarrel about
some kittens, the wife finding fault with
her husband for triiling away his time play
ing with them. High words passed at which
the husband picked up revolver, and with
the remark, " will end this" placed the
pistcl to his forehead. and sent the ball
through his head, killing himself instantly.
Rector was clerk in one OF the depart
ments
The experience of Mrs. Parmelee,
Hartford widow, adduces another argument
in favor of leaving the hewing OF WOOD and
carrying Of water to the elder female ele-
ment of tho household While wrestling
with the contents OF the woodshed. one
evening. she was suddenly seized by two
men. aud led in captivity to grove hard
by. Here the abductors explained that they
didn't want her, but her daughter. Tor whom
they had been waiting two months. Thus
the damsel escaped kidnapping by pursuing
her musical studies while the old lady chop
ped the klndiing.
The question whether a railroad employc
can attack man in depot. smash his hat
over his eyes, and lock him up all night, is
about to be tried in the New York courts. Mr..
Rockingham, d LAWYER. received telegram
from his wife that she had shipped their
mutual daughte per New York and New
Haven railroad, and asking him to meet her
at the train. Mr.. Buckingham entered the
depot and WAS ordered out, the tram not
having arrived, and, on his slow compliance,
suddenly found his feelings disrupted. his
clothes iisintegratcd, and himself in Jail.
He was liberated tho next morning. and
straightway brought suit against the
Company, having his damages at o,ooo.
The Company denies all liability IN the
premises.
tbs bridge across the Connecticut
between northampton and lladley, Mas,
that was blown away by tornado, ON
Thursday. was over 200 feet long, and was
considered one of the strongest on the river
An eve witness describes the scene as iol-
lows. The Hampshire Superior Court had
lust adjourned. and there were many teams
On the road leading to lladley and Amherst.
suddenly, and scarcely alta moment : warn
ing, it began to blow the most violent gale
ever known in the county. the heavens at
the same time sending coplous shower oil
hail, which caused much damage to the
tobacco crop in the vicinity The people
near the bridge ran and drove upon the
bridge for shelter from tho storm until