Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-28

Fifteen thousand kilograms went from the
French Chambers announcing the fact of
MacNlahon's 5 resignation.
A bill is before the Italian Parliament
granting $4,000 900 to the Roman munich
pality, to make the city "a more worthy
capital Of the kingdom"
Cohen Davis, co years old, of the arson
and perjury club, was sentenced in New
York to seven years for perjury in the
recent arson trials of Bernstein. Freeman
and Perl>tein Davis, who was the sexton
Of Jewish synagogue, il suffering with
the asthma and man of family. The
Judge was lenient, otherwise he would have
got twenty years. 1t is not expected, how
ever, he will live ten years.
New Zealind. like Australia, groans un-
der the rabbit pest. \ Mr.. Cowan killed
26 600 on % 900 acres in four months. The
cost Of destroying them was three pence
each. or over 81 COO, and the skins only
fetched half that sum. \ member of the
Legislature said that they had rendered
whole districts worthless. Ii is estimated
that couple of rabbits will, in four years,
increase to the enormous total Of 80 900.
Rowcll and Ennis have signed articles of
agreement for an international contest in
London, June lG. The championship of
England contest is set down for April %
and the Weston Rowell contest for May ).
As Brown. IIazacl and other good walkers
arc entered for the former match. and as
such entry would virtually bar them out of
the Ennis-Rowcll match since the intervcn-
inp time i. t.Aa .L--. g. --.-r--~..e-,.
Atkinson has prevailed upon Sir John
Ashley to postpone the date of the nterna-
tional walk to June IL.
The has been something like panic in
financial circles in the great cities, caused
by the suspension OF all the banks in New
Orleans and the partial suspension of the
clearing house. There are eighteen banks
in New Orleans, and thirteen of them (hav-
ing a total capital Of 5000, ,000) are mem
bers Of the clearing house. The immediate
cause Of the trouble was the suspension,
recently, of the Southern Bank, and the
Mechanics and Traders Bank 1t is also
stated that New Orleans bonds have greatly
deprecated in value Of late in consequence
of the non payment Of interest and the some
what demoralized condition OF the eitys
finances generally.
The long Vanderbilt will case in New
York has ended in a deci,ion that the will
of Commodore Vanderbilt and its codicil are
valid and should be admitted to probate.
Charles Dickens's son, Alfred, who has
lived in Australia for several years, has
lost his wife and little girl by terrible
accident. \ runaway horse overturned their
carriage, killing the little one instantly and
injuring the young mother 50 that she soon
died.
y brave little Altoona PA miss, left to
tend her fathers store, was assaulted by a
ccherous old scamp, but she pluckily fellei
her asSailant with an iron weight, and
then locked him in while she ran home to
bring her father.
1t is an interesting fact that every foot of
our eastern sea-bOard from the northern
coast Of Maine to Florida, is now lighted.
There are few miles of uninhabitct coast
in Florida not yet Illuminated, but along the
whole coast north of Florida there il not Il
spot which does not come within the iightcl
circle Of which some light house l. the
center.
There is no concealment OF the fact that
eases of yellow fever have occurred sporadic
cally all winter in the Mississippi Valley,
and the experience of former years points
inevitably to the recurrence of the outbreak
as soon aS the warm weather sets IN.