Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-11-22


and 1000 families are destitute. Proyi.,o.'
were to be landed duty free for two mons.
The Liverpool steamer which was mi
during the hurricane carried d1y.
five million dollars in specie and merrs,-
disc. The loss of the English Stean.t-
Company at St. Thomas will amour,
twelve milliOns. Some FIVE hundred IA
remaining unburied, have been burned IN,
Island.
HAvASNAH, Nov. L
Tortola, one the smallest West Indie. Z
lands, containing an area Of torty-si,,,
square miles has been completely subns,,
ed by the 10 d, following the gale Of Il.
9TH INST, and it Is reported that one ,bn.
and lives have been lost.
-NEw YoRK, Nov. IS
Washington specials contain the iro,
ing Gen. SchOfeld after his inter7s,
with the President has decided to arre,,.r
persons making ineendiary speeches ID +
district.
The President will recommend in hi, d..
sage, some sweeping changes and reform. n
the internal revenue department..
The truth about the St Thomas afli,,
that Secretary Seward offered the Dan.
government, seven million dollars fora.
Island Of St. Thomas and st. Juan, pr5g..
Ing a majority Of the inhabitants cJnsen,,.
NV YORK, Nov. Is.
A Naples special of the Nth, says Mag,.
Vesuvius is IN a state Of action, and seug.-,
forth a volume of FIRE. During the IL.
night red hot stones were elected In hrs.
quantities. Lava is pouring down the s.i,
u the mountain and the indications are ia.
there will be a grand eruption, invCl7-.
serious consequences.
NEW YoRK, Is
Specials from Washington state that Ger
Hancock arrived at New Orleans yes,erisr
and will forthwith assume the command
Thad Stevens who is IN this city say. h.
Is IN much better health than l. reported
Cbiei Justice Chase is IN favor Of -ss
modification of the radical programme q.
will preclude negroes from holding Jf.e
but demands universal suffrage.
Government has lost by the non cllleer5r
Of the whisky tax alone, the p4sryear. sr-
wards Of one hundred million dollars Ti.
loss On tobacco Is set down az tsenty.G,-
corruption and mismanagement OF coils.
tors.
BALTIX Re-, Is.
John and Joseph Douglas Wl-e W. a..
saulted A. Pollard yesterday, were 54i.s1 10
the sum of 3 thousand dollars each, % al
pear on Saturday next.
Mr.. POllard's wound Is severe, the h.1,
being shattered, but not dangerous ;ihe il d.
ing well.
PARIS, Nov. u. l,5-
The M0Hiteur. in It's official column TO-DAY
announces that the Emperor, seeing ta..
Italy i resolved to do her duty and u.-
all her obligations under the Sepum.s-
Convention, has Withdrawn the Erel-
troops from the citv of Rome AMI 0--s.
parts Of the Papal territory, to Ciyia y-.-
CHA.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. Il.
Gen. Sherman in his address to the ar-7
Of Tennessee last night, took a phIl1slra..-
al view Of the causes OF the war. atrrlbl-1.
II mainly To the acts Of extreme men Nlrtl
and South, but looked hopefully to the il-
ture. He secuted the idea Of another a.
tempt TO destroy the nation. and said ne
next Northern INVASION of the South wout
not destroy 1t but lruculy and rege0er4tei, u.
Gen. Howard followed in a beautiful trlb-
ute to the private soldiers.
WASHINGTON, NOY. IS,
The Treasury Department has recently
taken favorable action on the suspended war
claims Of the loyal States, tor arms. uul-
forms, &C., purchased IN the commencement,
Of the war under general authority TO enlist
and equip men
Ii Is understood that the torthcomin.a-
port on the subject of taxation, rey-E
etc, will advocate the abolition If T. e.
ton tax and a reduction of duties on imFr
ted cotton and wooden fabrics.
Nv iCRK, Nov. 10.
Washington special state that Fltz. John
Porter sought but did not obtain an inter
view with Ger Grant to-day, u have the
sentence IN his case set aside,
NORTH EAST. Pa. Is.
Weston left Silver Greek. y Y. last
night at 10 so and reached the State line
40 miles from there this \ NJ. and tJ0k
breakfast. tie walked six miles la IS MN
utes this morning, and reached here about
O'Clock
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. IS.
At large meeting Ji the l,atiug cigar
manufacturers, held this evening II Was
resolved not to accede 10 the demand OF the
jOurneymen cigar makers, VINO were NV W
a strike. for an increase Ot % Der cent 90
their wages. The strikers number 1900
IL is reported to-day that the ATTY lra-
vEr D., e.
an opinion, affirming his power u reo!sa
the case, set aside the verdict, au1 lI-
der new trial. Another dispatch sAy.h
Gen Porter could secure the iaEOr AMI re-
commendation Of Gen. Grant to have bs
case reopened. it would be granted.
Mr.. Sherman's finance bull proposes con-
sohdating the debt into 80 year loan, slb
per cent, with a tax OF one per Cent
IL is evident that Thad. Stevens Is IN
rapid decline. He says he considers that bis
bill on universal suffrage will not pass but
his bill suspendIng civil officers
pending trial by impeachment necessity.
New York, l6.h.
Dates from the city Of Mexico Of Oct. 29L
contain the following items AtmIrd leg
rothoii IL sill at the city OF Mexico. The IT.
mains OF Macmillan has not been sent o
Vera CRUZ The accounts from that city 10
respect TO the general situation Is daily b.
coming depressing.
0rtega had declined Liberation from prison
On condition of adhesion TO the Juare8 gov
ernment.
MALONE, n. Y. Nov. Is.
A fatal accident occurred near Potsisu
Junction on the Ogdtn>burgh and LAKE
Champaign r. R., about O'Clock this morn
ng. A freight train ran off the track.
named Cummings, was killed ami
i've cars were demolished.
NV YosK, l6.
Later advices from Porto RIc1 are received.
The late tempest was more severe than The
wo terrible gales which VISITED that d.
ated Island previous to 1850. All tar
owns baYe bsen severely damaged 10
ONE instances the houses along entire streets
AVE been demolished and the roadway e.
rely hidden by rubbish. NJ news has been
eceIyed from the central portion Of the l.
and wherein numerous herds are assured
'ut elsewhere the cattle have been killed
be fields swept entirely bare, and the sugar
ane crop destroyed The los Is ineileuil-
lie.
The Porto Rico Bulletin Of the ith INST,
avs " We are assured that the lslahd ~
'OrtOla. one of the Vlryin lslauis, last u