Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-07
NUMBER 10
DOMINION NEWS

\ pamphlet entitled a Pacific Scandal
in the Custom House Of Montreal" =" ap-
peared upon the streets in Montreal recent
ly, and found a ready sale 1t contains
damaging charges against Custom House
Officer DeLisle and Appraiser Vil!enucvc.
accusing them of systematically defrauding
importers, and leyying blackmail upon their
employers, and other offences. DeLisle is
also President Of the Board Of IIarbor Com
missioners.
There are large number of American
capitalists in St. Johns, looking the field
over.
An Ottawa gentleman Of experience and
capital says he viii erect gas works in St
Johns the first thing next spring, If the
town viii subscribe for portion Of the
stock, and one hundred and fifty house
holders will take gas into their houses.
Traders complain that business Is not
opening brisk this fall. Farmers are not
content with the prices that are Offering
for their produce, and consequently axe
selling and buying comparatively little
Hay may be quoted from SO to SIC per
ton burter at from - to p cents; eggs at
from Is to 20 cents and potatoes at about
80 cents.
George Brown recent sale of thorough
bred Shoit-horns at Bran,ford, was largely
attended from the United States. The prin-
cipal buyer was Mr. Burleigh Of Massachu-
sets.
\ Mrs. Fay Of Bedford, young woman
remarkable for her dignity and personal
beauty, has been recently charged with
house-breaking and burglary. Tie cyi-
dence showed shat She was the victim Of a
brutal and drunken husl and by whom she
had been whipped and driven IRON home,
but had returned with her father to get her
personal effects. Ii was not claimed thar
She had taken anything she was not clearly
entitled to. The Justice committed herself
and father 10 jail there to lic until court
me-sternly refusing bail Mr. Miller.
the father, is a reputable farmer Of Bedford.
and his daughter has the sympathy IF ali
who know her
\ shocking affair occurred, recently, at
the house Of Gardiner WccI. at West
Farnham, p O., when Young
man named Scott was attacked and beaten
From the statements of the young woman
who was present, it appears that an III feel
ING had existed between Welch and his
nephew Scott, although We do not learn
that any actual quarrel lad previously
taken place between them. On the evening
Of the 18th inst, the unfortunate man
Scott drove to the house Of his uncle with
the young woman and alightcd at the door,
leaving her in the wagon and opening the
door u enter, he was met by Nc.ca, who
withOu, q word Jl warning dealt him q
heavy blow upon the head with a ehiSel,
which fellei him g. the h1or. and then com
tinued to beat him until the young woman
intcricrcl and pleaded for heaven : sake not
TO Kill him. DR.. Na.ique;te was called and
pronounced the young man in very dam
gerous position he then Issued q warrant
for the arrest Of Nc.cl, who was safely
lodged in jail at Swcet~b1rgh, where hc
awaits his preliminary trial, which Will not
probably take place until the result of
ScJtt's irjurics-is known.
Montreal is taking rather a cruel method
Of killing of it. criminals. There are $40
prisoners in it- iails, 3 Of whom are cram
med into Is cells. Tie air x poison, the
walls are crumbling, rats abound, and, to
add to the attraciiyencS, of the place, Is
lunati-~ are confined there
One day last week. Fred B. Baker. bl.
gage master on ono OF the trains on the
South Eastern Railway, found a package Of
>, 900 which bad been dropped in one of
the passenger ears. Inquiries found 10 o.
belong u Mr.. Arpau wealthy man living
in -. johns Baker delivered the money
and got : 80 Us the reward Of his honesty.
An important decision was recently rem
dcrc1 by judge Duukiu at >WcetSblrg. Ia
the case ot Myra FGllcrvcr~Is II. MlutEom
cry 90 recover damages for alleged sci uc-
tion) the action Wa dismissed on the ground
that the plaintiff had no; alleged there was
a breach Of promise of marriage. and cln-
7cIuently there could be DO judgment
That earnest temperance lecturer, Thomas
Flynn, Is now making tour Of the town
ships, and is strengthening tie hands of
temperance organizations.
\ Mrs Paul. Of Vermont, has been lee
turing in portions Of the Townships in de-
fence Of SpiritualiSm-
The Market S4Earc Hotel. 81 Johns. has
been sold for Il 800.