Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-07
General sum mary.

Greenbacks are taken in preference to gol(
for interest in Washington.
The public debt statement shows reduc
tion of nearly $4,000 900 in January.
The Secretary of the Treasury has called
for the redemption of another $40, 100000 o.
the $40 consols of '67. Interest cease.
May |.
Mrs. Barron, widow of the Dexter Cash.
Ter, asks suspension of public judgment
while desiring most thorough, impartial
investigation.
A fire in Lee, Mass. Monday destroyed
almost the entire business part of the village,
causing loss OF nearly 100000. Two
western towns were almost entirely burned
on The same day.
Messrs. $. & II. Saylel, 5. L. &T.D.
Sayles and the Mechanicsville Company
wooden manufacturers of Norwich, CT, fail
ed, with liabilities of $4,000 or 81 ,000.-
600.
The immediate gain by the recent refund
ing of United States securities is estimated
at IS, 80 ,O40, the incidental gain being rep
resented as incalculable. especially in private
rates of interest.
The Brooklyn Presbytcry mas appointed a
committee, consisting of Rev. Drs. Crosby.
Wells and MeClellen, and Elders Babcock
and McDougal, to investigate the charges
against Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmagc.
Mrs. Anna Markle, widow, was found
dead in the cellar of her residence on Paige
Hill, Schenectady, n. Y, Saturday evening.
Her head was badly crushed by an axe
which was found under the body. There
is no doubt that she was murdered
The other side of the story of the tragedy
in the bank at Dexter, Me-, shows that
some of the premises upon which the theory
OF suicide is built up arc utterly false. 1t is
proven that number Of suspicious strangers
were in and about Dexter during the day of
the tragedy also that the dead cashier was
not in any financial strait The mystery is
ret yet cleared up, and the friends -sf the
dead mnn stOutly adhere to the belief that
he was murdered bya gang Of burglars.
General George Cadwallader who died at
Philadelphia, Monday, was president of the
Mutual Assurance Company for over thirty
years. lie served as brigadier- general in the
Mexican war, and took part in ali the en-
vance to the City of Mexico, and was dis
tlnguished for superior Judgment. He was
mustered into the United States service at
the beginning OF the rebellion, serving as
major-general of volunteers.
A shocking accident occurred at Liberty,
Me-. last week. Mrs. Baker, a lady 81
years old, and helpless from paralysis, was
tied into chair and placed in front of an
open fire. Her daughter-in-law left her
alone few minutes and ran out to neigh
bo.'s. When she returned she found her
mother a burned and charred corpse, her
clothes having taken fire from sparks. The
chair was burned from beneath her. the
clothes consumed, and hole burned through
the floor.
4 woman named Annie Cox, became
enamored Of married man named Taft,
all the parties living near Buffalo, N. Y,
and. during a temporary absence of Taft
from home, Miss Cox delivered to Mrs. Taft
a letter and package purporting to come
from Taft, dated Buffalo. The letter
stated that, while in Buffalo, he had been
exposed to the small FOX, and for fear of en-
iangering the lives OF his wife and children
he had sent her some powders, of which she
was to take two, and give each of the
children one. Mrs Taft followed the in
'tructiOns of the letter, with very serious
results. She and three children were taken
with violent vomiting, and but for the time
" arrival of physician would have died.
Subsequent investigation showed that arsenic
rad been taken by Mrs. Taft and the three
children. On the arrival of Mr.. Taft it was
ound that the letter was forgery and ac-
'ordinsly Miss Cox was arrested. Mrs.
Taft and one child arc convalescent, but two
# tho children will unquestionably die.
Six mcn have been arrested at Lsbanon,
Pa, charged with the murder OF n man last |
December whose life was heavily insured
The National Butter. Cheese and Egg |
Association have selected Chicago to hold |
he next annual Convention, in March next.
Vice President Wheeler doubled his annu-
j contribution to the Home Missionary
ociety this year, on account of the debt.
ending check for s. 900.
Tho workingmen of England propose to
resent to Lord Beaconsteld laurel wreath
I gold, each town to contribute one leaf,
Inscriptions limited to one penny.
Tho plague is rapidly spreading in Russis,
nd all the nations of Europe are taking
igOrouS measures to prevent the epidemic
eng further introduced within their bord-
rs.
Saturday evening last party of tramps
ltored the house oil Peter Lint. three miles
ON York. Pa. bound and gagged him and
,bbed him Of a gold watch and SIPS No
rests.
Baron Albert t;rsnt the great London
ock operator who placed the Emma mine
the English stock market. has filed
,ttion in bankruptcy with liabilities es-
mated at i6Sl 1913.
At Trenton, N. j., j. Boyle. janitor of
rec 20 Hail. fired a musket INTO a crowd at
IL wind up of ball, Tuesday morning,
lring dispute. fatally wounding one
an and breaking the leg OF another.
With tho double-runner otherwise called
averse sledS Mt work thinning out the
lal boys. and the kcroseuooll can con-
rting servant girls into angels, the Now .
ayen Register says the world bids fair to |
, less populous. l
At the burial of Ashburton Webster. at
arshiield, last week, the lid of the cqsket
tho remains of his grandfather, !
Q great statesman, Daniel Webster, was !
'enod, and his face. the body having been c
lbGimed, wss perfectly recognizable. !
Even that much abused class. newspaper
mpositors, have now and then brilliant
-eaks of luck a New Haven typo, it is
nouncsd. has been b6queathed fortune
$3.50. 900 by u man ho once beiriended.
IL safe to say the deceased was mt
OOi- reader.
The crutlty that turks IN some hearts was !. .
own OUT by Joseph Smelling OF Calvin,
ch. lie left his wife alone in the cold .
tn two small children during childbirth, y
attend card party When the scamp
t home in the morning. the mother was o
nearly frozen that she soon died. e
A worse case il reported from the little
IN OF Montgomery in Western MaSsach- v
Is. An old woman. almost helpless, and b
,aupcr, seems to have been whipped to Fl
ath hy the woman to whose tender NOR a
- the town had committed their charge p
u consideration. Her offence was that
, tumbcd out Of bed in her fits, and had a
no lifted back again. h
Mrs. j ohm Dyer. living near Fort Wayne,
l., died suddenly few days ago. She L