Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01
FROM NEW TD1stE.

Nav loRK, May 27.-In February last.
Cora Pearl Hustled obtained a divorce from
her husband, Charles ". llusted, on the
ground of adultery. both parties being resi-
dents 81 POughkeepsic aud well connected
Yesterday Judge Barnard decided to re-
open the case and granted a new trial on
application of defendant. who alleges he
was never served with n summons or com
plant, and that witnesses who SWnrc 10 his
adultery, were hribed by his wife
Chief of police Orwin Tutt!e. Of South
Norwalk. Conn. has been arrested. charged
with rObbing Lorenzo Dtbhie's grocery
store. lie was discovered IN the premises
at midnight, Thursday and vainly endeav-
Ored to secure the secrecy OF the clerk who
found him there. Other members of the
force are implicated.
The various pool sellers who in c1nSs-
quence OF the passage OF the pool bill mi
grated to Jersey City and did prosperous
business there, are to be prohibited from
continuing their career. the city authori-
ties declaring 1t a violation OF the state law
against gambling.
The New Jersey Central railroad having
been Systematically robbed Of over . nun
/ drcd dollars daily during the past four
| years, detectives were employed to ferret
| Out the perpetrators and last week arrested
] two principal GENERATORS whose names are
tor the pre>,at withheld. In combination
arc said to be Jerry masters. conductors,
| ticket agents, and respectable Jersey resi-
I dents.
The Herald Columbia dgsg ateh says the
committee on privileges and Cloc Ions ye>-
rcrday reported adversely On The cllim OF
the entire Charleston delegation OF seven
teen members, including Speaker Mackty,
70 seats IN the general a., embly. on the
hat fhqra
intimidation IN the county as 10 YitIltc the
election.
An Investigation Of the republican print
IN company'S books shows that Of the
bribery found OF fifty Thousand collars,
Gov. Moses receiyed Sl0,ncO, Treasurer
Coltusa Sl7,OCO Senators Nash ant WHIT
temcre and ex-senator Owens 81 OO0 each,
Timothy Purdy 5000, and tx Speaker
M.r-cy Sl,6d0
Loss or TINS STEAMER CITY or sAN FRAN
tI-O1.
NES }oBA. Nay S~.-Tbe following dc
-patch. dated CIry Of Mexico. gives particu-
iHr- Of the ln-- oi the Pacific Mail steamer
Crty ct san Francisco; Latitude 10 degrees.
minutes north. and longitude b west.
struck an unknown rJck. May 10th. at nine
a. m, on a bright clear DAY. Sank and
hacaiIc Il total loss IN one h0ur and two
minutes No lives lost The passengers
arrived At Acceptable, the lSt,. in she Mex
lean gun boat Mexico. and left Tor san Fran
CISCO ON the Costa RIc4 on the 2b,h inst
\ DISASTROUS OIL sxrIoS,oN -7usFr wv
UuRNED IL DEATH.
This afternoon, while lighter loaded
with oil, owned ly Lombard. Ayers a Co.
IL Pearl street. wa- haIr" uui,adgt "a the
loot Of FGrIy-lir~J street North river. for
the use ~ the Metropolitan Ga~ Compluv'~
wvrE. m Explosion occurred from some IN
known cause and IN an in ant they kul, body
OF oil WIS m flames. The cunhustibls char
acjCr ct the Hand caused a hre of 4r,at frr.,-
uc~- and The great hcat prevented a near
approach ct the iirCmen TO the vessel. and 1t
was some time before the flame, could be
txtiuguI>hCt. Then Il was dI~cIy,rci fhat
three mun-Nm Smith, c,ptain ,i th, 20.
sci; Charles Luke, mate. and another hos,
name Is unknown - had been burned g.,
death Randolph Bremen was burned So
badly that he Will probably die Loss.
s., Cod
NsrIT GEowJNG OFT or ~ >rrwARl WILL
Tine late \. Z. Stewart let's 5000 Legacy
go clerk named VIM. Armstrong, clrrE
81 that name IN the Osicu-hurs branch ru;
the money and Il cic5k Of the Sane namr
" ho lett the firm a irw Years AGO iDr CHI
t1Sp on account ui III health, and hH- since
returned and got employment with jtt'ryN
y Co, ha~ cenmsrctd ~uIt for the money
AGAINST judge Hilton. the cSccstD- vt tho
Wit. Mujicu 90 compel 10. plaintiff a.
non -r, ~.tsnr tt Sic e.Uriy i,r thr cr>.-
WI dyui,i ry judge Barrett t,-hv.
KTEsNtuurNr.
'GEg POST Washington spectral states that
he commission a. CONSIDER contracts for the
complexion ut public buildings met to .iay.