Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22
SUMMARY OF THE WEEK

The work of clearing away the debris o.
the burnt district in Boston IS progressing
rapidly, and order is 50 far insured that the
military guard has been withdrawn from
/ the ruins. The Publishing houses have all
/ suffered more or less, and one daily, fifteen
weekly, and eleven monthly papers were
/ burnt out The Old South Church has been
/ converted into post-ofhce. Eleven deaths
have been ascertained, with nine cases in
which parties were seriously injured, and
four missing Aid is pouring in, both from
home and abroad, in favor Of the suffering
poor.-In the civil suit Of Challis against
Col Blood, connected with the women
Woodruff and Clahin. for libel. Judge
Brady fixed the bail at $1,000, and in Grim
inai action lowered the bail from 1000 to
$1,000. Nearly two hundred freedmen,
including several families sailed from New
York for Liberia. "Wednesday The emf
grants are mostly from Florida. South Caro-
lima and Georgia, and went ont under the
auspices Of the American Colonization So
ciety.-Wm Gray and other prominent
citizens recommend Otis Norcross for mayor
Of Boston as the best man to meet the re-
quirement~ of the'city at this time The
Joauai and Transcript endorse Mr. Nor
cro~s.-There is good reason for believing
tina; the President viii. in his forthcoming
message, recommend congress to complete
the work of amnesty by making it uniyer-
ai.-Congratulatory messages were ex-
changed on the 18th inst, between the
mayors of Adelaide, Australia, and New
York, upon the completion of telegruphic
clmmanication.- Bristow. Friday
last. rendered his resignation as Solicitor
General which was accepted, and the COM
mission of samuel W Phillips, Of North
Carolina. was made out Monday Sc
rie- of well defined gold bearing, veins have
been discovered near Kelley, Ford Virginia,
five miles from Rappahannock station. The
surface Of the rock Of the gold bearing
quartz, Yields from SEQ to 500 per ton.
Three tunnels are now being worked
through the rice rock and everything give, |
evidence Of permanency Judge Brady I
granted au order Monday giving Tweed /
access 10 the vouchers upon which iudict- |
m-ut- against him were found.-The only /
report Of tue departments completed Is that I
of the Secretary Of War. The others are in /
% state of i1rwarjness. Nearly all the re- 7
ports ot the bureaus have been sent to the I
public priu.er--lhe proposition 70 raise /
% fund for monument over the remains OF I
w alter Brown meets with favor among the I
Boating men---Comm0d0re Nanderbilt's
Mountain Boy died last week.-Ihe busi-
le-S portion Of the town of AbDeyville.
south Carolina. Wa destroyed By fire >atur-
day loss 100000. partially Insured
There was q sharp shock of earthquake Al
Austin, Nevada. Tuesday night There was
3 slight shock In stockton. thesame evening.
The Louisville Prcsbytery rendered
.eriict lt guilty against DR.. Gilbert II.
Robertson. on the charges Of drunkenness,
.a-cIyi0uSue-~ and ialSehoOd. and sentenced
llm % he drp0-ed from the ministry and
suspended from the privileges Of the church
lntl- be shows repentance fitting him for
-lt Is rumorei that the Tam
many and Apollo Hall organizations are
,1llt % form coalition The President
has pari1ned Appleton Oaksmith, the
.Iegel slave trader. who escaped some
ears ago from the Boston jail. and has
lnce been flgitiye.-Rep0rts from Santa
e., state that a ruby was brought in lately
which is pronounced To be worth So 900
"A large grain store was destroyed in
BROOKLYN. Monday night. involving a los
It >joo.oOO."lhe epizootic seems to
ave run it, race and spread all over the
'1utry The disease has passed IT, worst
-a-e- in all quarters. but seems 20 be fol-
Iwei fy more fatal and mysterious male
" irop>ical character, which l. now
cry preyaienr.-Ihe epiz00tic. or some
3.us similar has attacked poultry. The
eHec 0t New York are again trying To- sup
re~s the concert saloons nuisance. Raids
ave been made, the girls locked up and
is propgie,1r- put under bonds.