Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-29

Vesuyius still has the heaves.

NtSuNius SILL HAS tue neaNtS.
The shah of Persia has 90 wives
Religion agrees with him. Moody has
gained So pounds in FIVE years.
Ten thousand operative cotton spinners at
Oldham, England, are out on a strike and
the number is daily augmented.
D. Arthur Brown and Henry Francis
Brown, large cotton manufacturers and iron
founders, of Baskerville, n. H., have failed.
The Republicans of Providence r. L., have
nominated Thomas A. Doyle for the fifteenth
term as mayor.
Thomas Clarity, Scranton slate picker,
slipped into shute, Friday, and was drawn
between the teeth of a coal breaker, which
tore him to pieces.
VIM. Humphrey, the defaulting secretary
of the New Rochelle savings bank, was found
guilty, Friday. and sentenced to five years
imprisonment. He is 6S years old.
George Zeil was arrested in Brooklyn,
Friday night, for beating his wife, probably
fatally. The police found Zeil's son, aged
-, vainy endeayoring to protect his
mother.
The king of Spain welcomed Gen. Grant
with the following speech: General and
savior of your country, Spain Is proud TO
greet you Oh her soil, for Spain is the coun-
try of warriors, and you are the greatest OF
our age ~
The grand jury now in session in New
York city has thus far indicted about fifty
liquor dealers for violating the excise law. 1t
is claimed that there are 400 irregular
saloons in the city.
While a funeral party were taking train,
in the Union depot, at Cory, Pa, the plat
form gave way, precipitatiny rs people into
sewer Is feet below. The casket contain
ing the remains was buried in the rubbish,
and several persons were severely injured
The money to enable Kearney to return to
California (S400) was subscribed by his fol-
lowers in that State, and sent to him. Pecu-
niarily, morally and politically, kcarney' 5
trip East was Il fat failure.
Fifteen year. ago the wife of DR.. Chapel,
OF Charlottetown, P. E. l.. got divorce from
him. with alimony Of ESQ year. Rather
than pay this he went to Jail, and there re-
manned till his death last week.
The committee investigating the hospital
for the insane at St. Peters, Mimi, find the
charges Of cruelty sustained in two cases in
which the death Of the patient was indirect
ly caused or FASTENED by the treatment, one
man being strangled by forcing food down
his threat, and a woman being 50 scalded by
leaving her carelessly in a bath that death
ensued.
Commissioner Raum states that it is re-
markaLle fact that while the authorities Of
the Southern States are ready to proceed
vigorously against the revenue officers who
commit offences against the State laws, no
hand is raised to punish crimes oil the
most outrageous character against the per-
sons OF United States officials. Between
twenty-five and thirty revenue officers have
been murdered or wounded in the discharge
of their duty in the Southern States during
the last two years. With only a single ex-
ception, and that in Republican district in
East Tennessee, no Indictment or arrest of
offenders has followed.
The strength of the English army in India
is about 30 900 men, while the native troops
number l25 600. The force detailed to OPP
crate against Afghanistan has a total
strength of about q 800 men, nearly one
fourth Of whom are Europeans. The com
mander-il-chief is Sir Neville Chamberlain.
The Afghan army consists of about $1,000
infantry, u 900 cavalry and 200 guns. Ac-
cOrding To a Russian report, there are 81
regiments Of the line, so Of which are armed
with Enfield rifles. About 40 900 regular
infantry have been drilled eight years by ma
tive instructors, most OF whom had served
in the British army.
A Rome special states that Prime Minister
Carol: has addressed the following despatch
to the Secretary Of Foreign Affairs; II have
handed to His Majesty a message OF felicita-
ton and sympathy which Mr.. George p.
Marsh, Minister from the United States to
Italy. has transmitted to me in the name of
the President of the United States and the
American people. The King wishes you to
inform Mr.. Marsh how agreeable and pre-
cious to him is this fresh manifestation OF
friendship which unites Italy to the noble
American confederation"
The Herald's London despatch says the de-
cision to summon the British Parliament is
the result of a row in the cabinet. IT will
be remembered that the committee announc
cd its intention to call upon the Premier to
urge the necessity OF an extra session. Bea-
consfeld semi-oacially announced that he
would not receive the deputation. The |
Marquis of Salisbury, Stafford Aorthcote and
Mr.. Cross, insisted in the last cabinet meet
ing that the condition of affairs in the East |
was sufficiently grave to justify an extra ses-
sion. Beaconsfeld strenuously objected. lie |
was finally defeated. The real cause of the |
stubborn opposition TO the Premier was that
his colleagues were afraid to give any fur
her aid to his policy.