Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-06-02
Peview of the Week.


The troubles in the coal mines have a last
died Awsy. Satisfactory arrangements nave
been made between the employers ana e"
ployees. Capital and labor have agreed to iof-
get for tine their old ennity, and VOTE hAs
been resumed in all the mines and eoilieffes
throughout the dissfected district. hAruiJ
had the telegraph assured Us Of the hnsl set'ie-
ment Of the coal tr0ublIs than it startled US WIN
the report Of another Avoudale horror. IN |
Saturday the q, the shaft Of mine At west I
Pittston, Pa, owned BY the Lehigh Valley rail- |
rad and worked by Blake & Co. Of New York.
caught FIRE. It was ten minutes past two P NJ
the time OF changing shifts, and three car loads |
Of men had been lifted out. There were thirty
eight men remaining in the mine when II De
came impossible to remove any more Inc IN
tense heat drove everybody from the mouth OF
the shaft, and though every effort to e1tingulsh
the fames Was made By the Thousands VINO
thronged to the scene Of the disaster'H WAS
not until Sunday morning at O'Clock. tina; the
first Of the imprisoned miners we're brought on'-
At half past two Sunday P. n, all TIE men had
been removed, but eighteen Of the thirty-eight
were dead. The FIRE originated BY the friction
Of the breaker. and communicate to the sur
rounding wood work by the oil vraPpings Snf
packing. Like the Avoniale mine at the time
Of the great disaster, the mine had but one
opening. and the whole affair seems to be a repe-
tition Of that accident On a smaller scale. The
operators Of the mine we're notified a month
ago that according to the provisions Of the ven
tilation bill no more than twenty miners could
be allowed 10 work on one shaft until second
opening had been made. The scene Of the tisas-
ter on saturday aud Sunday presented sPeota-
Gle Of the widest excitement, and the rescued
miners sJolies Of their terror ami suffering IN
the depths Of the burning niue are thrilling IN
the extreme. The Senate on Saturday took
up Nj. Wilson'S resolution for the release Of
Messrs. White snd Ramsiel. the recalsitrant
Tribune correspondents, and after some debate
the resolution was agreed to, % 20 H.. 50 this
affair which has crested so much excitement and
been the occasion Of such fierce struggles and
bitter invictives in Congress is fnsly settled by
seuare back down on toe part Of the Senate,
and the espondents are victorious They
were liberated as soou IS the resolution wae
pissed The Senate adjourned size dc at
nall past FIVE Saturday p. @. Five treaties
were left uuactel upon.-Ihe treaty Of wash
inrton wss ratifei bY the Senate with but twelve
dissenting votes, only two republicans voting
against Il. 10 doubts are felt SIS to its latifca-
uoa by the British government. We have not
space 20 give the provisions of tie treaty, but
the zi-ttar il fully discussed in the editorial co..
uuns Of this parer.--Vi1e President Coliaz
was taken seriously III in The Senate or Friday,
and wss obliged 20 be carried from the Senate
chamber. Fears were entertained that the Dis
order would prove fata', but be IS nov reported
much better. SIX str,ag cigars before breakfast
was what slei him. Smokers take warning.
Poster, who murdered Avery Putnam upon
New York 5.rsst c4r, was on Ihurslay found
guilty o: merisr IN me fret degree, and sen
tened 20 be la-cel on Frlsy. the 18th
day Of Jolly 1s1-. -- E4-5a,. the Fonda
murderer. was Asagel at FONDA on Friday
M-s. Far. iae California mu7ier.ss has not
get received her sentence. 7, is ths opinion If
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week about eleven O'Clock, Gs1. W Fa11srs'
young nan II tie employ Of the Vermont Cen
t-s. Railroad, vls shot ty raa named Wn.
Patterson. F-anle-z. With friend named Wat
soa. v44 calelv1Fiug 20 gain slmirtanes TO the .
tenement occupied by Parters1a, By whom be
was repeatedly warned away, u refused % g.
Patterson Threatened % s5--, them, aad they
dared lin TO, whereup'n he dre- o gun az them .
which vas loaded with bucs-sh--, tie charge
entering tie abdomen Of Fslis-s, INJECTING a .
wound which csussi biz death So eight c'c.ock .
Iaursiay morning Patterson, his wife and two f.
girls. in ihe house vere arrested, ard placed 10 .
jail. Rum was at tie bottom q i---it Rut- f.
iaai on Saturday. Frank Richardson was acci- I
ieutaliy, and probably fatally shot by The p5--
ts- Of the Bates house, iu tle l-a Of Ina, house.
Prom Central America cone the utus. .
''vsrs, aud ruu1rs o. ware revolutions. sid .
cluutzr-re-, 'uti5us afIttls Consequence to aay
body ezeep. the Tsr,icipat5rs --FearfuI ravares
Of the vou.io arc reported fr-n Becuos Avres The
city hiss been nearly dspopl-s.eI tlast aiv:,es
the number Of deaths had decreased 20 21l per
iay--The Paris iasurreodoa has been con-
pietey suppressed and The work Of slaughter has
ceased. The sFa;rhes state that This rebellion
has cost the lives Of 51.011 people. and the 5es-
but the full ez'elt e this shdas iesoistiol