Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04


. 6OOmen that of the Royal Charter, on t
n Anglesea coast. in 1859, when iIG liy
n and much treasure We're lost. That san
q year the Pomona was cast away on Blac
|, water Bank. and 1876 men were browne
B, The Austria, burned in mid ocean the yei
y before, lost 46l persons. On the Pacih
which disappeared in 1856, there were Is
y people; on the City Of Glasgow, new,
, heard of since 1854, there were 400. In II
j wreck Of the Arctic in 1854, 300 mel
women, and children We're lost off the Goa
d of Newfoundland On the same coast Il
, Hungarian. with 22O people, was cast ava
; in 1856. The sinking of the Northdeet
, the English Channel, last January, B
which 325 persons were swept out Of tn
world, was the last great sea calamity, ii
= this, which surpasses in destructiyeness a
most all in the above dreadful list
William NJ. Tweed resigned his seat il
the New York State Senate on Thursday
and the select committee of that body in
vestigating the charges against him wa
thereupon discharged.
Illinois is now in the first fresh glow Of
a new constitution Which restricts spccia
legislation. The result is tina although thu
Legislature ha been in session eleven weeks
it has passed but two bills, and one of the~,
was supplementary to the other.
Many of the life insurance companies oil
the country have adopted new measure OF
solfprotection Their physicians have been
instructed to make a special examination OF
all applicants. with 4 view TO ascertaining
whether Bright's disease exists.
The Boston TrareHeris handsome enough
to say that 'the Northern Division Of the
Pullman Car Company, under the manage
ment of T. H. Clark, at Montreal, is ad-
mirably managed for the benefit Of the tray
cling public. Courteous conductors and
well kept cars are a luxury to be appreci-
ated by everybody"
The Post Office Department has made an
order that postmasters whose salary does
not exceed $1,000 Ter annum may be per-
mitted to hold local civil Offices. such a.
probate judge, town clerk. etc. Heretofore
the amount has been restricted to $500, and
numerous instances have come to the knowl-
edge Of the department where real hardship
would result ifpostmasters were obliged to
throw up that salary to hold little local
Offices.
The MONTREAL HOTEL FIRE.-The jury Of
inquest upon the St James Hotel fire. at
Montreal, have concluded their labors.
Their verdict censures the Fire Committee
of the City Council for not providing for
fire escapes condemns the infringement Of |
the Fire Brigade urges the employment Of |
an inspector of buildings without delay. |
and declares that the St. james Hotel mana |
gers, Frederick Geriken and Robert Acton,
are guilty in neglecting their duty to those
in their charge on the fatal night Of the
Eth inst
There is a bill before the New York As
sembly, which has just been ordered to
third reading, designed to meet the cases Of
insanity which have become 50 common in
he courts. 1t provides that when jury
lcquits on the ground of insanity, it shall
% declare it in its verdict. In all cases Of
murder, the insanity shall be presumed to
'e permanent, and the criminal shall be
ent to the insane asylum for fifteen Years,
nlesS sooner released by the Governor.
Iny application for release must be notified
o the prosecuting attorney, twenty days
efore it can be entertained by the Cover
or.
The Democrats of Connecticut are not d.
cry sanguine. The World correspondent |
rites that they are depressed by the re- j
at of last fall. He comedies the election
three Of the five Republican Congress !
zen. and is only little hopeful that Kel- '
GO may be beaten for Governor But for 7
lie temperance ticket they would throw up !.
lie sponge in advance; but they deem it D
,ssible that there will be straight temper "
ice votes enough in the State to secure the L
ection of the candidate of the rum N
lrty, or at least to prevent choice of a
c people. As Governor Jewell only had
-enty-six majority last year. this is pos n,
DE. 81
Canadian commerce continues to show Vi
e stimulative effects of confederation. n,
lich. in the first five years of the Do E
MON, doubled it, trade During the last IN
al year. the imports have risen to SIO7.- in
}, ll6, an increase of $50. 76I, 634 over the tn
IT before; its exports are $50, 639 .G63. Al
ich is SS,466,Ol5 more than those of IN
L. On this trade 30 per cent. comes to m,
; country. The public debt is Sl22. 4OO.- Gel
!. The revenue is $50, ,sI3. and the ha
enses 81, 5s9, 46s. The Canadians have WI
w tariff, one result of which is seen in Go
prosperity of their ship-yards. which ha
led last year All new vessels to their u u.
lmercial marine tbe
gorge NJ. Pullman, now in Europe. in i'm
ties that he has concluded contract ha,
the Midland Railway Company for the SIN
ption of his palace sleeping and draw ia ia
room cars on that road. The Midland con
etween London and Liverpool. and is the
| to embrace Glasgow and Edinburgh. aitt
: the longest road in England and the tor p
important. The contract is the same usir
between the Pullman Company and strr
,rican roods Tho e.. $50
ped in September, consisting of ten of iiai
different varieties which az l .Iu ~ CAV
-ress of manufactnre az ~ DIP III amC
Is IN Detroit. They will be shipped in mar
ons, and put together in England urea
''"u' cept
Is stated that Commissioner Douglass Ioan
ordered the Internal Revenue Collector pay
lbany to distrain in the name of the effoI
ed States the passenger depot or round trail
e of the New York Central railroad nj Ihat
ny, and offer the same at public sale trns
10 the company not make bid exceed COM
ne-half of fair valuation, the Collee- cour
ordered to turn in the property to the On = y
t of the United States, and close the trust
J against the Company, unless thew ness
'e to lease It on terms laid down by the Nc
rnlnent; Inc company will then have trust
e months In wnich TO redeem it. pay the c
0 per cent. additional and all the costs was
4 Tue government may be subject to: woul
wise the property by THE law revsrts 81 ira
United States. stead