Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-02-08

The Florida orange business has not been
good this season.
Fort Edward, n. Y, has voted Sl4, 900
toward rebuilding the institute
The damage at Long Branch, N. j., by
the recent storm is now estimated at
| S250,000.
A Washington woman has applied to be
appointed a constable, despairing of catch
ing man in any other way.-Danbury
NeirS.
A lady in Mount Sterling. Ky, now but
Is years old. has been married six years,
and has three children.
Jefferson Davis has been invited to de-
liver the address at the Commencement of
the Texas State University, in June.
The Massachusetts House of Representa-
tives passed, on Thursday, bill to pay in
gold all of the State bonds and scrip.
A Brooklyn photographer is about to re-
ylve the daguerreotype OF our fathers, with
all the modern Improvements.
A French Canadian, at Napieryille. Que
bee. buried five of his children, on Friday
last, all having died OF diphtheria within
81 hours.
Our ancestors. the monkeys, couldn't have
been so Ignorant after all, Mr.. Darwin.
They we're all educated in the higher
branches.
Said Delaware (O.) pastor to his flock
the other Sunday: "lf 100 cents be 81,
then to stamp the word One Dollar upon
92-cent coin is an Scent lie"
Bishop Foster recently remarked that
there are 1000 young men now knocking at
the doors of the Methodist Episcopal church,
asking places as ministers.
The Canadian Parliament assemblies Thurs
day. when the Commons will elect a speaker
Governor General Duferin will formally
open the session Friday.
A boy OF Is and girl OF Ii were married
with the approvalof their parents, in Russell
vile, Ky. They were sent off to separate
schools for three years.
If the man who writes anonymous letters
has never stolen sheep, it is probably the
fault Of the sheep.-N Y. Man.
At a sale of blooded bulls in Paris, Ky,
on the 25th inst, the Fourteenth Duke of
Thorndale, which, i months ago, was pur
chased for 81 900, was sold for S2,335.
George Francis Train announces In
fifteen years my hair will be as black as a
ravens in forty years will have a new SET
Of teeth, and in 100 years shall begin max
ing new race of men"
Mrs Elizabeth F. Denny, who died in
Pittsburg, Penn, a few days ago, gave away
during her lifetime at least 81 900 900 to |
charitable institutions. Her estate is valued |
at over Sc ,000, 900.
The slaughter of deer in the Adirondacks |
is going on this winter more recklessly than
ever, and is arousing the Indignation of all
true sportsmcn. The woods are full Of
hounds, and at least 100 deer were killed on
a single river and its lakes last fall.
1t is said that two young men, while
hunting near Alexander, N. Y, a few days
since, discovered small cave in which was
the corpse of a young woman chained by the
ankle 10 the rock, with a quantity of
,lothes, books and utensils. An investiga-
lion is going on.
President Clark of Amherst, when he was
N Japan, bought some seeds Of the " UNI
,rella pine, large tree that that does not
produce seeds till it il 100 years old, and
which is largely used for ornamenting the
rounds around japanese temples. The
eeds cost 81 apiece, and are now on the
way to this country.
A ship recently unloaded on the London
locks cargo Of soda from Peru in the
entire of which was found the body Of
woman in good state of preservation. 1t !
supposed to be the remains of a victim of
n earthquake which occurred in Peru sew
raj hundred wears ago