Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-25

Benjamin ii. Latrobe, distinguished
engineer, died in Baltimore Saturday.
The inundation which carried away the
| dyke on the DOmietta branch of the Nile,
immersed 10000 acres of land, on which
were fifteen villages.
Preparations are making in Servia, in view
of a possible hostile movement by the Alba
mans, to concentrate 10000 troops at any
point on the frontier at six hours notice.
The dixie on the Damietta branch Of the
Nile has burst. 1t is impossible to repair it,
and 10000 men are engaged in building
new one The amount of damage is I'M
known.
A Sidney (Neb.) special reports the mas
sacrc, Saturday, Of an old man named Scha-
| fer, and two sons, near Greenwood, % miles
from Sidney. by small PARTY of Indians,
supposed to be Cheyennes.
special from Montreal says the panicky
feeling in bank Of Montreal stock continues
The depreciation has been 10 per cent within
a week.
The election for the British Columbia
House of Commons resulted in the return of
Sir John Macdonald, by a vote ofnearly two
| 10 one over two other candidates.
Brown u Co, proprictOrs Of the Ottawa
Hotel, Montreal, have failed. Liabilities,
Sl4 600; assets, nominelly $ll 900. They
will probably Pay 30 cents on 81.
Particulars arc furnished of the terrible
negro instruction. By which the beautiful
island of St. CrOix has been brought to the
verge OF ruin. The most horrible outrages
and vandalism were perpetrated, and an en-
tire city desolated.
Destructive prairie fires rage near kearney,
along the line Of the Omaha and Republican
valley in Polk county. and in other sections
Of Nebraska The northeast portion of the
State is suffering severely. Seven persons
| have been burned to death and number of
others severely burned.
The whole management of the City O!
Glasgow Bank-the secretary, managing di-
rector and six other directors-were arrested
Saturday on the charge of fraud, They are
confined separately, and are not allowed to
communicate with any person.
A Santa Fe despatch confirms previous re-
ports that a gang OF twenty-five Indians
from Mexico are raiding the southwestern
part OF New Mexico. Three men have been
killed, horses and mules stolen, and the mail
stopped. Troops have been sent in pursuit
At Keene, n. H., Sunday, Arba Kidder,
sexton of the Woodland Cemetery. aged
about 20 years, while at work shovelling out
sand from newly-dug grave, fell dead in
the place he was preparing for another. Ills
death is supposed to have been from heart
disease.
The will of Alexander McGill, wealthy
citizen Of Allegheny, Pa, after making
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residue OF his estate to three aunts living in
Ireland, and closes with the provision that
if they should die without issue the entire
estate is to be given to the President Of the
United States, provided he is Democrat, to
be used to further the interests of the Demo-
cratic party.
A New York paper publishes letter from
Salt Lake City, Utah. which tells OF scheme
of the Mormon priesthood and Democratic
| leaders to COLOMBO Arizona and New Mexico
with Mormons. Large numbers of the
Saints are said to have already been quietly
emigrating thither upon the order of the
leaders, and many more are preparing to 60
during the Winter and Spring also that a
large number of MOrmons in the Southern
States are emigrating to these new Terri
tories.
The failure il announced Of the great dry
goods house of Dodd. Brown s Co, Of ST.
IT - .a,.a-J.a -. -
solvent and were doing large remunera-
tive trade in the South and West. 1t is
generally conceded that their Liabilities will
| be fully s. 500 900, il not more. The
greater poi,'or =, .He su :. Lar ~ .et
io'h' Iu' ."o ~ ptraIaI.h;a "a
.o,s III paI'i'no''' 'O''o"' i'''' anu
o'ne' p''o''
Capt. Sellrldge, who has gust completed
the SURVEY OF the Amazon and Madeira
rivers, in accordance with an act OF Con
gross, speaks iaToraoiy oil establishing more
intimate relations with Brazil the natives
of which country feel very kindly towards
the United States. There are many disad-
vantages, however, winch Americans VIII
have to contend against, AND ne Is oil opln-
ion that the excitement occasioned OF late
in reference to this wonderful country has
| been brought about by newspaper puts,
which were paid Tor by steamship cOmpa-
MES. lie believes that it will be many
years before the fond dreams oil specula-
tors will lie realized. The sole representa-
tive of American enterprise on the ANA
ION river at the present time i, small col
Ony Of Southerners, now settled at Santa
Rem, some 500 miles from the mouth of the
river.
Lord Duiierin sailed from Quebec, Satur-
day, an immense crowd assembling to sec
him of. The A. and b. troops, Canadian
Hussars, formed the guard OF honor and con-
Quoted Ills Excellency to Queens wharf,
where Battery Il, the Eighth Royal Rifles,
the city and river police, and brilliant staff
of officers received him. lie was conducted
to the pavilion, where were assembled to
meet him the Mayor and City Corporation,
Sir John A. Macdonald and other Dominion
dignitarics, Sir Patrick McDougal and staff,
Premier Joly, Dean Stanley and Others.
After the presentation by the Mayor Of the
principal address, His Excellency was con
viewed hy the police boat to the Polynesian
and sailed ont of port at ll.3O, followed by
HIM S. Argus and Sirius and the river
steamers St. Lawrence and Maid of Orleans,
having large crowds of passengers and bands
of music on board. A salute of nineteen
gnns was fired from the citadel
A numorourly attended meeting was held
at Cooper Institute, New York city, Monday
night, to give expression TO the feeling
touching barbarites practiced in English
prisons, and to extend welcome to Condor
and Melody, the recently arrived liberated
prisoners Hon. Augustus Schell occupied
the chair, and John j. Brcslin read letters
from Fernando Wood, Benjamin +. Butler.
Dion Boucicault, Comptroller Kelly, and
others. regrettins their inability to be pre-
and received round after round of cheers.
The latter gayca pranhic account of his ar