Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-23

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GenernI Summary.
A body found Tuesday morning in the
North river, New York, was identified as
that of the missing Colonel Groesbeck.
At Terre IIaute, Ind, VIM, Nelson (col-
ored) was sentenced to the penitentiary for a
year and fined IS 600 for marrying white
woman.
At Norwich, Conn, We-ley W. Bishop,
implicated with Mrs Cobb IN poisoning his
wife and her husband, was sentenced TO
States prison for life.
2 little girl in Someryille, Mass, picked
up a ball which some boys were playing
with, and refused to let them have it. The
boys pelted her with stones, causing her
death
The river Theis, in Hungary. has mum
dated ninety square miles Of grain fields
near Beose, and destroyed two villages. An
other river has oyerilowed its banks and de-
stroycd hundreds of houses.
The State of Virginia has scaled down its
debt and new bonds have been issued, but 1t
will have to borrow the money to pay inter
est on them. 1t has not enough funds in the
treasury to pay for the printing of the bonds.
The Chicago Inter Oc.aa of last Friday
was probably the largest daily paper ever
published 1t had 1876 pages, Of which all
beyond the usual number were occupied
with an advertisement of delinquent tax
payers.
On Monday, the Denver, South Park and
| Pacific railroad reached kenosha summit
with its track, and the first passenger train
reached the summit, 10, 40 feet above the
| level OF the sea, the highest point yet at
tanned by railroad in America.
A decision has been rendered by Judges
Bockes and Learned, at Albany, against the
application for letters OF administration on
the estate Of Anneke JAMS. 1t was claimed
| the estate included the present Trinity
church property. worth upwards OF fifty mil
lion dollars.
In 1862 Congress levied direct tax Of
| $50 900, 900 for war purposes. The share
OF eleven States engaged in the rebellion,
now remaining unpaid, Is S2,125, lO4. Sec
retary Sherman has called the attention OF
Congress to this matter, ard urges that some
thing should be done about it.
Last Sunday night a horse car left tho
track on Iialedon avenue. Paterson, n. j.,
and about twenty passengers got out and
walked. When they had gone about 200
yards thew wee ..,,acKeG - n 4 max
ed robbers The passengers ieieuded them
selves vigorously and drove the robbers away.
One c. the robbers caught Mrs Jenitti wife OF
six manufacturer of Patterson, by the throat
iud choked her until she tainted, and then
robbed her of gold necklace. No arrests.
The Rev. DR.. Talmage leaves for Europe
on the 2Sth instant, To spend yaratiOn OF
three months there.
Mile Adelaide Montgolier. daughter of
the inyentor OF balloons. lives in France. and
il now eifhty-ninc.
1t is statsd that fully one-hali the beef
sold as English, Scotch and Irish in Eng
land is in reality American.
The death is announced at Blose, France,
IF Svlvanus w. Gordon, Rear Admiral on
the retired list ri the United States Navy.
The Delhi iron mine, near Eiston, Pa,
owned by the Glerdon Iron Company, cayed
in Saturday, and John and Robert Boas were
killed.
The London Times despatch from Cal
cutta says that IRON 70, 900 to ~, 900 per-
sons died from cholcrs while returning from
a religious fair.
By an accident at the discharge of a rifle
in Chicago shooting galleiy. Sunday even
ing. William +. Wood, II loo er-on, was
perforated, and died instantly.
Cork, Ireland, has had big riot, with
much fighting and many wounds and
number of houses Were destroyed. Two
rival bands made the row.
The jury at Utica, n. Y. in the case of
Phebe Crandall in 1860, acquitted him Sat
urday night, after a ten days trial.
Capital punishment has again been de-
creed in Switzerland aitera long experiment
of its abolition. The popular vote, whose
complete returns have Just been received, is
l9l, l97 in favor of the death penalty and
IL ,2G3 against it.
A female Chippewa Indian, who claimed
to be daugher of the late William Mowry,
Of Pittsburgh, Pa, and entitled tn real
estate valued at loo, 900, lost her ease
Saturday, being unable to prove her legti-
macy, the jury deciding lor the Legitimate
heirs.
,:.,...I c,,,,,;..;,,ar Ia n,r Las
~; ~, 80 oxnar;non,;oa an re-, cuI.
ture and on other hobbies of his, 20 that he
has been unable to publish the semi monthly
reports of crops throughout TIE country.
This has caused complaint and lie Due has
promised to revive the Old reports.
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