Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-25
SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
DOMESTIC

WAS the successful cAluluAtc. Inv .''-N-'
Carolina elections have resulted IN the com
plete defeat of the boilers and the election
of Moses the regular republican candidate
for governor.-The committee appointed
to investigate the recent terrible disaster TO
the steamer Nets have submitted their re-
mort. They revoke the licenses Of the mss
ter for general ineiheiency,' and that Of
the first and second pilot for % carelessness- y
The mate is also suspended for SIX months
for leaving the boat to the care OF deck
hand The report adds that had the law IN
reference TO the training Of crews been COM
plied with the disaster might have been
avoided The expected trot between
Goldsmith Maid and the celebrated Caliior-
MIA horse Occident took place At sacramen-
10. Saturday Goldsmith Maid won easily
in three straight heats, none Of which were
under . twenty. The steamer Provi-
sence Of the Stonington line ran into Sow
in Hell Gate last week and was seriously
damaged. Tht Is but one Of the many Be-
eidents that have occurred IN the same Wa
The Canadian horse epidemic Is spread
iug fast and mas already attacked the horse
in Northern and Western New Ao1k lr is
now described as a species Of influenza .---
The people Of san Francisco have risen up
in arms against the railroad monop0lists
and have stoutlv refused 10 raise the $40
900 900 which legal fiction would eompe-
them te.-The late fearful riots between
the whites and colorei people at Osceoia-
ARK have terminated GOV IIadley has
taken steps 10 have thorough inyesiisa-
ricn Of the matter The committee Of
seventy want Havemeyer for mayor anu be
viii take 1.-THE Harlem Court House
Investigation still continue. Harry 6ene,
and other prominent politicians become BAD
TX implicated in the frauds as the develop
meuts rran-Dirc. tenet built himself re--
idenee with materials bought tor this Court
Houss-Another instance Of the way the
Indians improve upon the good treatment
and lessons Of peace they receive IN Nasa-
ington Is given in a despatch from Lent
General Sheridan 70 the Adjutant-Geasral of
Of the army in which he says C1lo1e-
Mackenzie mas Just mad bloody nglI Nlll
the Comunches on the north fora OF hfl
River. In which he lost two lleutenanl5 ana
n body-servant and killed twenty Indians
besides capturing their camp --'e1l bll-
leg has been renOmInated for tongre-- -
Thursday afternoon. as Jane W Wood.
clerk in the Old Colony railroad once, B1s-
ton. was passing from tnepaymaster room
10 the treasurer Office on the same h9Ir,
and but few wards distant, he was knoekel
down and robbed Of four thousand dollars
The robbers escaped On saturday
monument 10 Walter scott VIII De unveiled
in Central PARK. New York. Nn. Cullen
BRYANT will be the orar1r.-ljr- Newman
Halls church has been commenced in Nev
York II viii have 100 feet frontage On 9TH
Avenue and go feet on 5jth street 1.-Two
Of the oldest ,iapaness girls who came o.
/ this country with the embassy recently -eIt
7 Washington for can Francisco on their Pc
: turn TO Japan. one because OF auIulury Of eye
I sight which threatens hlIndne-- ~ umer-
Z Gus eneuirie-. are made OF the patent once
I and also 0f the president and cabinet o-ncer-
I IN regard % the supposed prize Of Sl.Oo1,-
/ 600 reported o. be offered ny tine gov e-n1nent
/ for the discovery Of perpetual notion DO
{ such offer has ever been made.--Ile Ser
retary Of the Treasury authorized the assist
{ ant secretary and the I =. uepositorle- O.
I commence rh. payment Of interest marur-
in- Nov lst. on Monday the 3lst inst,
without rebate-A vel ORGANIZED and
successful strike was carried ou7 last week
bv the New orleans l0ngshure men Tor
{ four dollars per day The tnternatlona--
l IN New York are divided among tnemseive7
I and quarre. continually 4 breaking u1 OF
.HH.a.H u NHIaTH 81
I Mommonie-re. resident physician Of Brook
{ lvn homeopathic hospital has been dIs-lars-
I ei by the lady manager on the ground
/ thnt be IS Roman Catholic. SIX ot the
I eight physicians attached o. the Institution
I have IN CONSEQUENCE resigned and Henri
I Ward Beecher has uttered an ln1lEnl nr pro-
/ test against the act Of the manager -
! Mrs Chapman and Mr. Chassellett Of But
ial6. widows Of the engineer and fireman
I killed on the railway hy the neglect % the
I train dispatcher. IN tele-raphIng the trains
/ TO pas each 0the-. have recovered damage
7 Of SD. 900 each against the Erle railroad.
The cotton crops throughout the south
are il much better condition tr1n 10 this
| time last wear, and. if the weather continue
favorable fo- picking @ large yield may Boz
I expected y udge McCunu S VIII has been
admitted Oh probate and VII le c1ntes-e-
I A. it1sl.l4l reilrlT p ----'>-- Lake
Z Home for INDECENT female Wa opened D.
1 New ork last saturday Eight cases OF
valuable goods were stolen from the New
ork public stores II September. and wv
have just been recovered A carman teS1l-
hes that be stole them for transpo-tatllr
company and duplicates some hitherto re--
ponsible ofhcials-Wille, the younEe--
Sln Of jefferson Davis. died thursday morn
day morning Of dIplherIa --Sumns- hay
~. .n|a H a..
Mass chuSerrs. the liberals q Co.. have put
mp T. " Bird. only 70 be a brought down
foirl IN Novem Der -Burr0W= la-a pro-
priet0r Of the Alais1u Doree and once Of the
Everett House. left New York, for Europe
last week with Josephine Mansfield. Fla
" essner. the scrress. ana al the money BE-
could borrow. II he Isn Z an object Of com
mIs5erari0n we don Z know Of one .--Aur-
ders and suicides seem % be growing II ire
quency. and a paper is not up 90 the time
tnat does not chronicle one or two IN each
issue. Those reported this week would nj
O column Of this paper Snow has !allel
IN Maine-Ssnat1r Wilson has made over
Que hundred speeches during the campaign
Typhoid fever Is dangerously prevalent
Inc preceptrsss Of the Providence Confer
ence Seminary and some Of the pupils have
died and the institution has been closed tenn
porarliy New YORK speculative croce-S
Eave raised the price Of butter i've cents By
their recent ope -utl0ns --tien. Grant and
senat1r Wilson visited the Repuhhcau
headquarters IL New YORK. Monday .--
One Dempsey, CLERK Of the New YORK B0ar'l
Of Alderman, beat a woman nearly % death
Saturday night tie Is under arrest and has
been deprived OF MS ofhce.-The old e.
Enlistment Of johnny Allen, once famous
as the e wickedesJ man IN New York, was
opened sunday as a chapel. PRAYER meet
3nRs VIII be held there with view % start
ing reyiyal.-The Chicago business men
declare against an other issue OF C7eeuhaczs.
The Sunday liquor law l. nos popular IN
Chicago. -Chicag0 had @ $500 600 f-e
this week. but don brag much on that
Prime fire. are raging II Nebraska
The Indians ID Idaho are getting resi-
i've and an outbreak Is imminent Big
ham Young mas started National Bank
with G capital Of $500 coo ana viii be pre-
ident Of lt-Iweed and Tom Fields have
been wanted Tor some time but lhaye sedulous-
~ avoided every body sent IN search VI then
Tweed s friends promised his appearance at
court on " ednesday when his trial was %
begin There are some new sensations
connected with the Stokes case A witness
has been found who viii swear tina. he saw
pistol in Fishes hand Again one VIII
httAA s4At lt AltlAt AAa-ll AAlt l14l IiAN tllr
Grand central the principal witnes, al the
trial, tell difieren stories concerning the
affair james Anthony froude and I'd
mund Yates are being feted and entertained
in right generous style hy the hternri and
Others in New York A white cadet mid .
shipman at Annapolis has been perempt1ri- 1
" expelled for hazing and maitrea1in1 the
eOlored cadet.-The navy department mas
taken steps toward the construction OF an
immense floating iron dock, suitable for the
repair Of the vessels Of the navy --fires
nave been very frequent for a week or more.
One IN Boston Tuesday night was very de-
tructiye-A railroad smash up occurred
Tuesday on the Eastern railroad through
means Of a misplaced switch, which caused
collision batwesn a freight and pa=sen-