Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-22
General summary.

The Lee heirs think their chances good for
the affirmation of their title to the national
cemetery at Arlington.
Work on the bridge across the Hudson
river, at Pougbkeepsie, is to be resumed
There will be five spans Of SO feet each. 100
feet above high tide.
President Folks private secretary, odd
Colonel Hopkins" is street beggar at Santa
Fe, n. NJ and still displaying good breeding
and excellent old-school manners.
Some New Workers are enraged because
their $4,000 Mayor gave public recep-
ton one day. last week, in honor of some
Caughnawaga Indians, who came to give a
grand lacrosse tournament.
Mrs ;Leggett, a wealthy widow, residing
in East Chester, n. Y, was shot and in
stantly killed the other day by a
crazy relative, Theron Merritt. Merritt
then went to his own home. near by, and
shot himself in the heart.
The Grand Trunk line has 1873 engines, oil
grea. strength. 5000 freight, 200 passenger
und q PullAan cars. The main track ex-
tends over 1883 miles, and its employees
number about 5000 or 10000 men.
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines has Just Won
$4,000 from the city Of Baltimore. She
intends soon to begin new land suit against
the city of Kalamazoo. Michigan.
Mrs Hayes says it's all mistake about
their not being able to get the tune tc
"W hen | Can Read My Title Clear" at the
White House Sunday evening sings.
Now that the Cuban rebellion is over, the
Cuban patriots" of New York city held a
meeting Sunday, to declare themselves
in favor of rebellion in Cuba.
The four Princeton students arrested fol-
participating in the latest row have waved
an examination. and are held in 5000 bail
each to appear before the grand jury in May.
A quarter of century ago black nit
tens or "mits.' as they were then called
were regarded as the outward and visible
sign of "schoolmarm."
A silly hotch- potch play. entitled Gold
Mad" written by Harvard Freshman
named Darcy, was performed for week al
the Eyceum theatre in New York. at the ex-
pense % 81 900 to the father of the author,
who was fool enough to guarantee that sum
to the manager This shows the effect OF
arc informally attached to Harvard.
Mr.. Walter Stuart was born legless and
armless at Bloomfield, Me, and is now
twenty eight years of age. lie is handsome
in features. entertaining in conversation.
reads, writes, sews, shaves and cuts hair
and claims to be a descendant from Queen
Mary.
John Connors, tree cutter, a few days
previous to the recent storm, took his wife
over on the Little Laramie river, near
Cheyenne, Wyoming, left her in an old
sheep corral without food or bedding. and
went away ostcnsibly to get employment
During the storm, while thus alone, the
woman gave birth to babe. She was
found on Wednesday, buried in the snow
The child was dead and the mother is
beyond the hope Of recovery.
Two conyicts under ten years sen
tence to the Massachusetts State Prison.
Mt SharlestOwn, thrust long plank
out Of third story window (the
inner end being secured under steam
pipe and forming a spring board and run
ming out upon it, one lcaPed clean over the
wall, alighting safely on the ground, though
shot at by two guards. The other missed
his footing and fell thirty feet to the ground
breaking his leg The escaped convict was
shortly after recaptured- His running leap,
from the third story, over the wall to the
street beyond, without injury, is one Of the
most remarkable in the list OF prison escapes
An exchange publishes the following Curl
Gus court record Court Record. County
Gloucester. Feb. 25:h., III. Sstt out
FROM moretown (now Bradiord) for kengs
land (now Washington) marched until
knight there Being No Road and the snow
very Deep we Travelled on snow shoes or
Ruckets, on the 26th, we travelled some
ways and HID council when it WAS CON
cluded 1t was best to open the Court-as we
saw No Line 1t was not known whether in
kengsland or Not But we concluded we
we're far in the woods we did not expect to
see any House until we marched three miles
within kengsland and no ono lived there.
when the court was ordered to be opened on
the spot. Present John raplam, Judge. John
Peters of tho o John Taplin, Jun
Sheriff. all cases continued or adjourned
over to Next time, the Court-if one sd-
jourDed over unto the last Tuesday in may
next"