Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-03
GENERAL SUMMARY.

The Turcomans have defeated the Russian
invaders in ariichrd hattie.
The steamship Wcstphalia brought TO New
York Tuesday gold bullion amounting Il
81, 260. 800.
Work was resumed Tuesday by the IIud
son River Tunnel Company at Jersey City
after suspension of five years
One hundred English farmers arrived a
Montreal, en- route for the Little Saskatche
wan, where they propose to settle. They
bring a capital Of S50,000.
A terrific explosion of fire damp took plact
at Scranton. Pa, Wednesday, in Sloan col
liery of the D.. l.. Il w Railroad, by which
five men were badly burned.
The New York Democratic State Commit
tee organized Tuesday with the five Tam
many members left out The Tammanyite.
present were informed that they were moi
wanted, and left
\ 5.ycar-old son Of Alexander White al
Porter Rock, Wis, was hung by farm
hand named Barrnraricn, Tuesday. He
then cut the boys head nearly oil and dis
embowcllcd him. Barrcngirtrn fled hui
will be recapiurcd soon
Lionel Tennyson, the poets Youngest son,
has done what his father refused 10 do
changed his name to Lionel Turner and st.
cured an income of e.. 900 annually, which
was left by his uncle under condition that
the recipient should he known by the sur
name of Turner.
The remains of Daniel Drew were Tues
day taken by special train to Brewster, New
York The funeral was well attended, and
IL, $ II.
vices were held in the Methodist church,
after which the body was buried in private
cemetery on the Drew farm in that place.
At Il large public funeral of prominent
citizen of Delhi. \. Y. the other day, the
mourncrs were dressed in white The de-
ceased while living, strongly opposed heavy
and expensive mourning and requested
them To dress in simple white at his funeral.
especially il they believed him TO have en-
tered n happier world
\ Young Indian named Wamho won the
heart of Lnlu Wayne, pretty girl living
near Waldron. Ark and tried 10 clope with
her liu the cruel parent followed in swift
pursuit. and the Young woman's dress catch
nT as she tried tu I limb y Ledge Of rocks the
father caught her and lcd her home hy the
ear
BENJAMIN Abbott of SMYRNA, Del, who
died nj the ngc of - wears, II few DAYS ago,
WAS noted chiefly ~ being the seventh hus-
band oi his wife, who was 81 when he mar
rird her. he being -, and who still survives.
She is eighty five years old, as spry rs of
wore. and it need not he surprising To see
her ciehth marriage announced. In every
instance. save the first. she married wilowers
some of them with Il gpodly number Of chill
drcn, and on one occasion in her early mar
ried life she went Ia the almshouse and
adopted thercirom three children. She never
had children of her own All her husbands
have been buried bv the same undertaken,
and she has always lived in the same town.
Mrs Mary Long, lOl years of ag,' died al
Shamuln. Pa, last sunday. Two weeks
before she walked from Shmobm to Excel
sior, a distance of tour miles
On SUNDAY the Rev. Robert Collyer took
possession oi the pulpit ol the Church of the
Messiah in New York. to which he has been
called from nifty church ~ Chicago.
President Sency Of the Metropolitan Bank,
New York. has given Wesleyan University,