Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11

opening on the 9TH the anniversary OF the
fre.-The straight-outs were to have
convention at jefferson City, Friday last,
bat adjourned till the following Thursday
at St. Louis.-The Passnmpsie Railroad
has trusted the sum of fifty thousand dol
lars in the hands Of the Connecticut River
Railroad and belonging to the Vermont Cen
trial, to secure the payment of that sum
which is owed by the Central to the Pas
sumpsic. The Connecticut River Company
has also been served with an attachment by
other creditors of the Central oad.-lt is
anticipated in official circles that the award
made BY the Geneva Tribunal will be paid be-
fore twelve months this being the treaty
limit The money will be paid to the de-
partment of State, and as there is no law
concerning the disposal of it, legislation by
Congress becom necessary for that pur-
pOse.-The United States and Spanish
Commission, though organized more than
year ago, has not adjudieated any claims.
Some Of them will be ready for considera
ton at the next meeting of the commission,
this month. DR.. Houard's memorial has
not yet been secured Horace Greeley has
been invited to make another western tour.
"A writ Of error has been granted in the
case of the notorious DR.. Rosenweig.-
The Plymouth Jubilee exercises are in pro-
gress. The committee Of seventy oppose
the supporting for Office of any one tainted
with the old Tammany fus The new Ma
sonic temple at New Haven will be dedica-
ted on the sixteenth of October Two ex
presidents of Western colleges are reported
in the new class at the Yale divinity school.
-liartford rejoices at the prospect of a
course of ten historical lectures by Rev. Dr..
L-rd.-At the hearing before the bridge
commissioners at Springfield, Mass, on
Thursday, in the case 0fthe Holyoke bridge,
the fact was incidentally brought ont that
nearly half thetowns in Hampshire county
have decreased in population during the
last seven years, although the taxation
has increased.-A ton Of nitro-gycerine
from the works of Mr. Mowbray Of North
Adams was seized at the Hall iron mine,
Ottawa, recently, by custOm-house officials,
0n complaint ef a rival firm of nitro-glyce-
rine makers, the charge being that the ex-
plosive was entered below valuation
FOREIGN.
Gambetta Is out Of favor with the French
authorities for talking too freeloy on public
matters and is also seriously ill.-The
county Of Mayo. lrelandis again the scene
of agrarian violence and blo1dshed.- An
epidemic Is killing the horses in Toronto.
Spain Is sending more men to Caha;
II 600 troops sailed this week ~ report
the effect that the japanese government was
relapsiug into its old conservative state and
that Capron and other Americans had been
discharged from their Offices Mort. the
japanese Minister N Washington, denies
these reports.-The celebrated Spanish
monastery and palace of Escural. long one
of the layorite retreats Of the Spanish Kings
and one Of the grandeSt buildings Of Europe.
was set on fire hy stroke Of tightening on
the 81 inst. and almost wholly destroyed; a
portion of the magnificent library was saved.
~ fearful railway accident occurred near
Carlisle. England in which 81 persons lost
their lives and several were injured
Fighting still continues in Mexico with
hardly any abatement in fury. bat with
little apparent permanent advantage to
either side The garrison at Mazatlan was
overcome last week and nearlyall slaughter
ed Flores the commander was To- be tried
hy cogrt-martial and has probably been exc
cuted before this. The country is filed with
spanrions currency; the pronunciado- are at
present masters. The state of Sinoloa j. a
wrerk-The occupation of Al-aca and
Lorraine by Germany bids fair % complete
Is depopulate them The people en- masse
refuse To assume German citizenship. At
least - coo AiSatian- are preparing o. take
mp their residence in Nancy. and numbers
of Others will g 10 other places. During
the last fortnight 800 have left Metz 10 I
seek homes under Frear jurisdiction. and /
the city is already reduced % population /
Of only uO0O-Pas~port~ are again rr-
quired o. travel between France and Ger /
many .-Bradaugh Jouragi q liberal /
publication is refused Transmission In the I
British maiIe~-Ihe Danish Res-uf /
opened with speech hy the King on the [
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