Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-08

~ anu one lnulcllng tnem Jointly, all OF
which charge that " the matter published
is too indecent to be herein set forth"
Blood has procured writ of habeas corpus
returnable next Wednesday, and Stephen
Pearl Andrews, who was also arrested, is
looking for bail-The fees received by
eonsuls during the past fiscal year amount
TO 1923 ,6S3 in excess Of the salaries of the
consuls The excess was only Sli7, 4l9
during the preceding year.-A physician
OF Jersey City has several patients taken
within the past few days, with complaints
similar to the epidemic now prevailing
among the horses. The doctor states that
about 30 years ago an epidemic broke out
somewhat similar to the present one and
was followed by like epidemic among the
human species that was called the - Lyb-
gr0ph" epidemic, but was not of a serious
~ fatal nature.-The managers of the
Brooklyn Lying-in-Asylum, charged re-
Gently with dismissing the resident physi-
clan because he was Catholic, have filled
the vacancy by the appointment of another
Catholic.-Chan Lai Sun, Chinese impe-
rial commissioner of education, and wife
Joined the South Congregational church in
Springfield Sunday .-The jury in the Hall
trial came in at II o'clock Saturday and re-
ported it impossible to agree. The jury
was then discharged The vote stood seven
guilty and five not guilty. After the dis
chargsof the jury, Mr.. Tremaine asked that
the Court would he convened again as soon
as possible for the trial of Tweed the
Court fixed November 18th. A. the Mayor
left the court, he remarked that the result
of the trial was the greatest diSappoint-
ment he had met for forty six years-the
greatest Strong efforts will be made for
the restoration of Cadet Midshipman Digs,
recently dismissed from the Naval Academy
for aSsaulting Cadet Midshipman Conyers
(colored.) The authorities are not disposed
to reinState him as the assault was without
proyoeation.-Thear arrangements are com
pleted for a series of lectures by Father
Burke in reply TO Froude THE Treasury
department orders rigid enforcement of
the existing regulations, preventing the I'M
portation of cattle from countries afflicted
with the hOOf and mouth disease. Mayor
Hall has charges prepared to commence
suits against the proprietor and editors OF
the Times and Harper Brothers The
acting Secretary of the Treasury has di-
rected the assistant secretary at New York
to purchase 81 ,00O, 600 in bonds on each
Wednesday, and to sell 81 900 900 gold
each Thursday during November. The
Western Union Telegraph Co. has applied
for an injunction restraining the working
of all opposition lines in the United Statest
claiming that the operation of such lines
under the present system is an infringemens
of the Page patent improvements which ar,
claimed to be included in the Morse system.
JEFF Davis has just written a charac-
teristically foolish letter to Ten. Fitzhugh
Lee. on the occasion of the reunion Of the
soldiers and sailors (reb.) Of Virginia lie
compliments them on the yalor they showed
in behalf of the - Lost Cause, which he
takes occasion to revert to with fulsome
eulogy Secretary Fish vindicates the
American Commissioners against the asser-
tons made by Sir Stafford Northcote, to the
effect that the American Commissioners gave
the English Commissioners to understand
that the indirect claims arising from the
Alabama outrages should be excluded from
the case at Geneva. Secretary Fish's vindi-
cation of the American Commissioners Is
fully supported by Judges Iloar and Wilson,
Gen. Williams and Minister Schenck.-
Henry Clews has sued the Tribune for libel
and zen. Dent is about TO institute proceed
ings against the same sheet.
FOREIGN
The German government charges nothing
for expenses incurred in the San Juan affair
Havana adviees report that during TIE
insurgent attack on the village Of Guiza.
near Bayamo, fifty houses were burned and
a small detachment of Spaniards captured.
Senior Badaguer, Spanish minister OF
finance in Sagasta's cabinet. demands a
prompt meeting of the special committee OF
the CorteS on the Impeachment, and speedy
trial Of the charges against him and his col
leagues-'rhe inundations along thu
banks of the Pc continue Mantua, which
was threatened has 81 far escaped.-Th,
horse disease has appeared in several place
in Devonshire, England. 1t is especially
severe in Teveston and vicinity The Ger
man government viii re-establish next veal
the commissioned in Alsac andLorraine il
the same form in which they existed unde
the French dominiOn.-W f. Baxter
member of parliament for Montrose, ad
dressed his constituents Friday night. HI
said that the result of the Geneva arbitra
ton was the grandest triumph of modsri
civilization. The award WAS just and tn
decision calculated to make nations careful
while it was eminently seryiceable for tn
protection of shipping and commerce in tn
time of war He praised Disraeli for hi
forbearance during the progress of negotia
tions.-Lowe and Gladstone oppose rails
ing money to meet Americas claim by
loan. Probably exchequer bonds will b
raised as compromise for part of the fiftee
millions 50 a. to suspend the payment over
considerable period.-While court wa
being held in Darius, a parish of the Count
of Cork, near Bantry, Ireland, the floor {
the room gave way, precipltatlng two hun
dred persons twelve feet below. Sewers
were instantly killed and forty injured
same Gatally.-The Emperor of German
has conferred on Hepworth Dixon the deco
ration of the Knight of the Golden Cros
john Francis Mcguire, Irish member {
Parliament for Cork, and editor of the Cor
Examiner, died Friday night, aged 81 year
t-France will pay to Germany this wee
90 900 900 francs, and will continue to mai
similar installments until the end of Il
wear so that on the first of January on
two millions of the war indemnity will r
main unpaid.-The citizens of Halifi
IRE making strong efforts to have that pla
the terminus all the year round of the pr
nosed line of steamers between the Domi
lon and the West Indies--The Gar h
written a significant letter to Prince Charl
of Germany on the occasion of the fiftie
anniversary of the latter's appointment
, the honorary colonelcy of a Russian reg
ment. In it he recalls the glorious deeds
> tbe allied armies of Prussia and Russ
Q when fighting holly cause, and hopes q
| ties of friendship between the countries W
endure for a generation. Proof OF t
complete restoration of good feeling betwe
the German and Saxon courts was Civ
Yesterday by the presence OF the Empere
Tmnrsss and Crown Prince at the gold
# wedding of the King and Queen OF Saxon
a Among the titled guests were also 70
dntrs of Saxony, the Archduke Char
Louis of Austria. the two Grand Dukes
Mecklenburg, and the Count of Flandel
-Rioting seem to be the order of the d
in Sheffield and Liverpool. Five ringlea
ers in the former place were arrested by t
n notice. and at one place in Liverpool cro'
I, Of some II, 600 persons, which was being a
r dressed BY several speakers in opposition
: the Licensing act, had to be dispersed
Q the guardians of the peace.--The fit
n outbreaks on the part of the Spanish CT
lists still continue at intervals. Arm
bands have recently appeared on the froi
,e Ter near the town Of Figueras. Thep sto
a ned three diligences, turned the passeng'
e out, and robbed and stripped them. L
nerson. were wounded, an English pass
Il ger and position. Other Madrid advi,
! rsnort that in the Congress yesterd
I Deputy Malsonave complained of the ma
ner in which the Spanish coast guards We
y treated at Gibralter, when, in pursuit
q smuggIers, they crossed into British ter
o tory. and he denounced the insolenee CT
'r occupiers ofSpanish soil.