Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-16
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tharle- Waters OF Boston is not a very
rractablr victim for "panel-game' opera
tlr. He was enticed 10 the den of an
houri. on q recent night, and, aS soon as the
I,5r was closed, a ferocious looking man
with big knife in his hand burst in and
was going to cut him mp if he didn't hand
yer his money, but, instead Of being in
undated. Water, went for the ierocious
man and uGuishel him satisfactorily, ana
then. after thra~hing the nymph, left the
premises
\ tag bearing inscriptions unfriendly to
tie Skull and Bones society at Yale was
recently hung upon the chapel spire, and
taken down by an adventurous sophomore.
The next evening. it was stolen from his
room. and. as the Scroll and Key men were
suspected Of the robbery, a warrant TO
-earch their hall was gotten ont and placed
u the hands Of a sheriff, who visited the
hall, but, at the request of the members Of
the society, deferred the search, on account
. the crowd that had gathered around.
The seed BerEh Is sowing all over the
West is springing mp in the form Of number
less societies for the prevention of cruelty to
animals.
The White Star line Is building two in
uense vessels, the Britannia and Germanic,
at Belfast, Ireland, which are believed 70 be
the most powerful passenger steamers in the
world. their tonnage being /. 80 tons each.
The hull is made secure BY eight water
tight compartments, extending from the
keel to the upper deck The arrangements
Tor ventilation are novel. Besides the or
binary ventilatorS an immense fan Is used
hv which hot or cold air can at will he
lriyen through tubes to any part Of the
vessel
Another -ubsiience took place recently in
the village of Westyille, \. S. which Is
Iuilt over the Acadia coal mines The dam
aye to buildings is not 50 extensive As in the
former instance, although many houses are
-adly awry. Much apprehension exists
among the inhabitants in consequence of the
-abSidence
1t is reports in Kansas City that the
Benders. the Notorious Kansas murderers
have been tracked to Northern Mexico, but
in consequence Of there being no extradition
treaty between the United States and Mex
ico they cannot be arrested except by kid
INfl4ll-s anu AAlt IAN7~NAAA AEhAAL fANANA -
not sufficient to warrant such an under
taking. Il is said that efforts will be made
IN the Kansas legislature this winter to have
the reward increased to n sum sufficient 10
Justify an attempt 10 kidnap them.
Army engineers report fayorahly to max
ing Mackinack Island national park
Indiana manufactures French kid gloves
f-tru tl1rne-fi,. srla+ lin
Iowa City has sold its pablic library. and
is now going to invest III a theatre.
London Is TO ha,ra Catholic daily news
paper.
New York has a lodging house tor unem-
ployel clerk
Nineteen Mormon mi-,ionari,- are labor
ing in England
During the year lo.3 the -um of SI.i93,-
900 was given or pledged to American col
leges By various individuals The largest
henefeiaries were Yale College. 10 the eX-
tent of Sl96 ,2S4; Harvard, SljS ,01j; Cor
nell University. SlS5,000 ana Wells Col
lege for Women, Slu0,0Ou.
\ wines in the Tichbome trial, Lon
don solicitor who had been sent over to this
country expressly to post himself, gave this
remarkable evidence The whole system
of the customs Is under federal law. In
fact. the great office every one contends for
IS president Of the customs, as giving
chance for the presidency of the United
States.
\ man calling himself Albert NeeSon, pro-
tossing to be an English nobleman and show
ing many evidences that he was such. in the
of his outfit. took rooms with
his wife at n Chicago hotel, the other day,
bat they soon quarrelei, and She got very
drunk In les than Is hours the man dis
appeared, and the woman became half fran
tic The man left a notice SAYING that he
had gone back to England, telling her to
follow or q where She pleased, and leaving
Il 900 for the purpose, but he didn't want
her to 20 with him into London society any
more. She has started after him.
In ninety days after the first house was
built in Pithole mushroom city in the
centre of the Pennsylvania oil regions ii
contained two theatres, two daily newSpa-
perS, one opera house. ~eyenty-iiye hotels
AMI saloons. one of the former costing
500 600 The population soon swelled to
- 900 But the oil tide ebbed and Pithole
hegan to dwindle, and a correspondent who
visited it the other day SAYS that the grass
rrows in its business streets and scarce 100
people are sheltered beneath its roofs.
\ remarkable instance Of the instinct Of
discipline in the Russian army has Just &C
Cured at a fire in the small town of Bar
dosek, where l92 houses We're burned. 4
sentinel who was on duty. having been for
gotten, remained at his post. His watch
box was consumed, and his clothes were al
ready on fire, when a corporal arrived to re-
iieve him. The Emperor, upon hearing of
the circumstances, sent the man fifty
roublcs, decorated him with the Order of
ST Anne, and gave instructions for him 10
De made non-commiSsioned officer.