Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-10-26

Five steamers sailed from New York to
Europe. Saturday, with heavy cargoes o
produce.
The foundation of the Washington monu
ment is at last declared to be safe, and the
work will - on to completion.
The observer of the Detroit Free Pres.
remarks . There is one good thing about
Satanic never weighs the driver as he
sends out MS coal :"
Eighty-seven policy gamblers occupied the
cells Of one of the station houses in New
York on Saturday night, and it was not a
very good day for gamblers, either
Public opinion in Iowa is beginning Ia
demand the re-enactment of the death pen
atty for murder, so states the BuriiAyfon
Hdrkeye.
The wife OF William C. Gilman, the New
York torger has become insane and has been
taken to the Hartford retreat, and the chill
dren are to be distributed among the friends.
The coal miners of Pennsylvania, who
struck for higher wages. after being idle
three month, now 60 to work at the old
prices.
One Gully, who led the Chisolm murder
ers in kemper county, is now the Democrat
lie candidate for sheriff of that county
Nineteen persons are reported ut police
headquarters in New York as missing, who
have disappeared since the beginning of the
month. Nine of them are children, who
have probably ran away.
Enormous quantities of herring have been
a. 81. 4.
mark. For centuries these fish were great
source of revenue to the country. but about
three hundred years ago they suddenly de-
serted the Danish waters, and have only
now returned.
In Texas, recently, Judge broke down
with emotion while sentencing one Lonely,
Il notorious Desperate, to be hanged for muir
der. Lonely was surprised at this. and re-
marked. on going back to Jail, Il feel sorry
for the Judge"
The first eases of liquor sellers prosecuted
in New York, through the efforts of Rev
DR.. Howard Crosby's temperance society,
have been put through by Recorder Ilackett,
who expressed in court his sympathy with
the movement, and said that three-quarters
OF the crime in the city was caused by drink
ing He fined the accused men so, it
being their first offence, but announced that
be would hereafter impose the full penalty,
$3.50 fine and years imprisonment.
The Teyiotdalc, an iron ship bound from
Cardiff to India with a cargo Of Goals. was
abandoned on fire on the lst of November,
1876. On the night of the 18th September.
1877. the mail steamer llindostan. on her
way from China to Suez, came across the
Tcyiotdalc and found the coal still shoulder
ing in her hold The fire had thus lasted
ten months, and she had dritcd about two
miles in that time
On Monday the students of the medical
department of the University OF California
were surprised to find on one OF the benches
Of the ante-room leading To the lecture hall,
II baby sleeping peacefully. Pinned to the
clothing was a card stating that the child'S |
name was Eva Louisa Brown, and that she |
was born ON the 9th of last June. After Il |
consultation among themselves, these rcck- |
less young men resolved to assume all the re-
possibility of IA collective father to the little |
waii. Money was subscribed and II nurse
hired the students pledging themselves, in
iivldually and collectively. to support and
Educate the child until such time as she
shall be able to care for herself.