Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-07-21


and cs7e them al the encouragement it could
to sveuee their defeat That they were not IN
famed TO the pitch Of murder and riat again
vas no, the fault C. the Star
Gea. Newton is preparing ''stuuucr'' ofaaez-
plosian s. Hell Gste. he insenas TO chsrge all
Hallett's Rock with nitro-giyce7ine and giant
powie-. and then by electricity set u IL. The
result VIII be bigge- hrecraoker than any 4th
ofJplv has ever seen HAlett's Rock will be
scattered all about last River, the bars and bolts
ofHen Gate VIII be shattered and a new route
10 the sea Will be opened What the result Of
the explosion may be in the far future is ques-
ton already bewildering New York
Inc Tribune publishes An 2eeouut of Inc in-
te7view Of one Of It's reporters with 5lsyar Hall,
in WHICH the latter assumed the whole Tespoasi-
bilitv Of KeIso's order f5rb.diias TIE pzrale,
defends il. and argues tina. the event has proved
its vision lie refused TO state whether Cover
nor Hoffman had previous knowledge OF It,
and looks upon the governor Proa- smAiioa as
similar to reversal Of Judgment Of al inferior
court bv the eour; Of sppesls The mnyc-
afHrns thai the police commissioner, democrat
and republican. were united in favor Of Aelso'i
order.
sr,vpn EyrllorEs.-Ass.stant Postmaster
General Terrell has written letter answering
certain enquiries in rezarl to the s'y-e ala all
dress v5i,b the department will priatoa stamped
envelopes with requests 10 be re'1-nel D l,'
called Tor within specified time, ID TAiea be
stated thst the eovsrnmeut vii. print only tls
names and aisress Of its serdsrs. without sd
indication q his huriuese. but predzsi letter %
distinction such as doctor. reverend etc., and
the full title Of corporations viii be allowed 70
he nlscei upon the envelopes as prorar or neass-
sar7 means O. iisntiasa,iou.
Trnrrfi- Ezruu1x-Tbsre Tas 3 terrible
explosion at sandy Hi on Taulsis7 night The
&c rotary bleach "a large Eiszm cy.aier used
in the preparation Of the rags tar mauuizc-1re
into usper-iu the manills paper mill Of How
Land Is Miller Ct that place. exploded into four
pieces. aal flying into IS msuy different dirsc-
tons completely demolished the building Six
men we're ct work IN the mill q; the time. 0at
strange to ssy they all escaped injury. The loss
is estimated a. $4,000 The explosion Wa
heard q. distance, and created ersa- ezs.te-
meat aad cons,srnation ia the village for come
time.
TIN PorrLroy OF NV YoHE-At taa
rrs.eu. time the nationality Of the citizens o.
New York is matter Of considerable Interest.
According to the detailed eensls rePor-s.'ae Pop
ulatiou is di7.iei sluost equally between the
native born an the foreign element There
are $40. -5s native white citizens AL 4.-.946
Of foreign birtb-d.tsrsncs, al..a-. The Irish
number 10000 the Germans. grouping
those who are returned a. beng o. Prussia,
Aus,ris. Germany proper, Hesfe, Hanover, e,a,)
number l58. al4. OF about 700 lsfs than .1e
natives Of IRELAND. There are 1900 ltaiiaus,
2,400 Cansiiaas. = 800 south Americans, ass
West Indians. 200 Swiss and 5000 French
men
CARA charter has been applied for
Post 10 be l5ca,ei at las, Fairfield.
Inc following oai,ers Of Post W.shturr, De- .
Is, Bradford. were ele1.cl June si,h
r. J. Wh.icou5. Com
j. r. Clark, S N-C
". u. Gilmore, J. T. G.
u o. Day, Adiutsl-
i j. Gilman, q. ~
j. o.. SteRrns, Surgeon.
Asa D0vse Caspian
Merritt A. Davis 5erc AsI
C. Peters e N s.
R taruhsm. %. j.
~ Ct. Child. ID. C.
A Post has been orsanizei q. PLl,tsburga, j.
y. with Gen S,spaea Msh- as C1mmaaler.
TuUyDzn sroua-A severe tAga5a- storm
passed over section Of Vermont late Friday
afternoon. TIE Rutland Herald ssys IL aT-
preached from the northwest, 2nd about seven
O'Clock turst upon that village with ter-iia 7io-
leuce, although the main force Of The shower sp-
paarsi 70 be expended 90 the northwail Rain
fell IN torrents fo- nearly an hogr, accompanied
for several minutes by haii-stoues Of irregular
size and form. many o. them being SIS large a.
muske. bullets. The storm was attended with
vivid lightning and heavy bursts Of Thunder,
but no damage resulted from the electricity, SO
far as We have heard l. was inc most violent
storm that has occurred this season.
AT M;dile5ury the storm was very severe.
the rain falling in sheets, bot without hail The
wind was very high, and tees were prosrratei
by It's force. A tree was blown across the tele-
graph wire, about uiiie below Middlebury sta
tion. and remained suspended over the railroad
track. As the mixed train, due here AT S Pop.
"a. came along, the engine came in contact
with the tree, demolishing the head light AID
the smoke stack. and narrowly missing the head
Of one Of the brskemeu, who had sprung to the
top Of the car on the signal TO Apply the brakes.
The tram was delayed by this accident 50 thst it
did not reach Ratlani till $50 Teegraphic
Communication was also for time interrupted.
The telegraph wires were Frustrated by the
storm below Rutland, in the vicinity of Claren-
don, interrupting communication eastward.
An accident occurred also on the Rensselaer,
and Saratoga Railroad, as is supposed from the
Of the track Four care Of the
express freight train were thrown
from the track between Hydeyille and FAirhsven,
preventing the passage of al trains.
Great trouble was experienced in operating
the telegraph, in some instances the instruments
being burned out by the electricity.
At Burlington heavy storm Of wind and
rain occurred shout l. ?. n, and another
smart storm visited our city a. O'Clock p n.
The shower were fne ones, were much needed,
and will do a world Of good TO the crops il this
section. No damage Of any account was done by
the wind. ]
Oakley Han vas hung in 'fiigy in Brooklyn
Thursday morning. The fingers Of the man Of
straw clenched the following letter
To the Coroner Of Kings County II an /
Oakev Hall Of New York city. squelched by /
lack (Hoffmzu) the Giant Killer. These are
nv last remains. and this Is ny last literary
effort. 70 to Join Arnold and Burr, although
i is the middle of July. I have betrayed the
liberties OF lrtt peugit IN Trying 70 "
Protesisnt-Catholic and have gone back on my
dad in trying TO be AZ AmericAn-IrishmAn.
have had too much Oakley Hall ucination l
sint o. K. any more; l fee like some banquet
Hall deserted or as thst blSrsted Times man
would say, it's Hall up with NE Oh the limb Of
a tree. an the first American to violate the
Constitution of my country by religious perse-
cution. and bright specimen of demsEogues
who panGer TO the worst population IN this