Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-07-25
GENERAL SUMMARY.


bodies, but only one head.
The Burns monument at kilmarnock, cost
ing S15 1000, will be inaugurated August 9th.
Last year the postoffice department sold
22l ,S01 900 postal cards, which is about five
to each inhabitant.
Darwin Wcrden, aged %, and Albert
Kelsey, aged IL. were drowned at Glare
mont, y. H., Sunday.
Duncan, Sherman u Co. will pay IA divi-
dend of per cent to their creditors, Aug. 4,
making Is per cent to that time
At San Francisco, Monday, Louis Zagodi,
Paul Bischoiisky and Fisher were drowned
in the bay by the swapping OF their boats.
1t appears that Archbishop Purcell was
not very successful in his contributions dur
ing his Eastern journey, but remittances are
promised in the Fall.
The ship Demands, Captain Burns, which
left New York the eth of June for Antwerp,
has been lost off the coast of Belgium. Capt.
Burns, the pilot and five men were drowned.
General Phil Sheridan is expected TO lead
| a command in the sham battle that will be
fought by the veterans Of the Northwest at
the Aurora, H., reunion on the ead Of
August
Missouri has factory devoted to the man
ufacture of corn.cob pipes, and is quite
| proud of the new industry. Cobs are scarce
at 81 per hundred, and the pipes in great
demand.
| Ii is stated that Wm. II. Vanderbilt pur-
chased last week 100000 United States
four per cents, each bond of the value
of $4,000. The bonds are said to have
| been bought as an investment for his family.
Mr.. Charles Lagree quarreled with Mrs
Grayson, his mother- in law, at the breakfast
| table at her house in Brooklyn, on Saturday
morning, and ahe threw knife at him, in
| tiicting bad wound in the head. She was
arrested and held TO await results.
Two boilers in the Central Pacific railroad
shops at San Francisco exploded Monday,
demolishing the boiler house. The buildings
were shattered about the doors windows and
roofs. The damage is $4,000. j. NJ.
Keys, fireman. was blown to pieces, and
others were slightly injured.
The interest ceased Monday ON the final
| call of the ten-furty |. ). bonds, and the re-
| funding operations of the Treasury ends till
| 1881 when the new tives and skies of 1881
fall due. The indications are still that the banks
will allow large amount If the ll:4us to
| remain without Interest Instead OF replacing
them with per cents.
At Decatur, ILL.,. Monday, Miss Rhine
hart was To have been married, but her
affianced failed to appear. In desperation
she started for the river. fQll1weI by her
mutter. Shp plunged in, and as Mrs Rhine
hart was attempting TO save her, both were
drowned. Others of the bridal party mar
rowly escaped the same fate.
Mr. Plummer was thrown out Of his wagon
near Guelph, Canada, in the night. Ills
spine and shoulder Wore broken, aud he
lay unconscious In the road. Mr. GrIndle's
dog barked at him until Mr. Grindle came
out of the house. Seeing the dog run ex-
citedly around an object that in the dark
ness looked like some wild beast, Mr.. Grindle
fired at il with a gun. In spite Of broken
bonus and hucksnot, Mr.. Flummer will
| recover.
Winter wheat harvest has commenced in
| Minnesota Il week earlier than usual. Off
cial figures from forty-two counties, compris-
ing two-thirds Of the wheat acreage of the
State, show IL, Increase Of wheat breadth of
211 $50 acres, which ratio, applied to the
total area, will make an additional wheat
area Of 10000 acres and grand total of
:, 500, 900 acres, which, at an average of
fifteen bushels for southern Minnesota (being
two-thrds the wheat) and seventeen for
| So 90 oec 600 ~ r. " 80 in:tSi'" -
annual average. or seventeen hmshels he ms,i.
fed the result il Al t;OO ono bu,hols
London, according to paper In the Torn
H. IL, "a ono Jaa,h ,hara -. 81,
minutes and one birth every four. The
growth of the population is at the rate of
~, 900 Il year, or 205 each cay. The total
lenqth of stroe,s in London |, about :. 900
miles: thore are built every wear about O, 600
new houses, by which the length of the streets
is increased by twenty eight miles. In the
goals there is an average of 20, 900 prisoners
The foreign-born residents OF London num-
Der about 10O,O but j! per cent OF the
whole population were born out OF the city
Chester W. Chapin. ey-president of the
Bo.ton and ALBANY railroad, has been elected
president of the Connecticut River rail
road in place Of Pres. Harris, deceased.
A duel with swords took nlacc Tuesday
in Paris between NJ Betian editor of The
Erfnfmfnt and NJ Menord editor of The
| Laateyae. The former was wounded in the
abdomen.
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MARRY near Uuntinrton Pa Tuesday three
men Michael RYAN n sinh contractor of Phila-
dalphia. Joseph Roncornoni and A NJ Keith
| were Instantly killed
u;,,oa,o,;s ., po,l nm, tho ,,hol. s,,,o
W;nn,n " ".,,, anu ; ane NJ he S..e
"a niliiieso,a Il ''ay in ~, SI, ot f aus
on ns eaiisansls nav sot nopi VI !nen
anu "ie running '''oii' III 0il''''''''
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The sturgeon bay canal, cut Tor the con-
venlence OF Wisconsin lumhermen To save
them 10 hours in shipping lumber 10 Ahiwau-
kee by short cut from Green bay INTO Lake
Michigan, IS 50 nearly done that lrip was
made through 1t the other day.
Caroline G. Goodrich, Daniel F. kimbal-
forminr or h.;nr .ccassor,, ~ tho abortion