Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-21

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eight men wen. down with her.
The Mexican congress has approved con
tract for laying Il telegraph cable across the
/ Gulf Of Mexicoto the United States.
Superintendent Clark announces that navi-
cation on the canals will be closed December
9th, unless sooner closed by ice
/ General Grant has accepted the invitation
of the Grand Army of the Republic to visit
Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 18th
/ At Dephos. Ohio. Saturday night, the safe
of }. W. Lee was blown open and So 900
in notes, money and bonds taken.
/ The father of the English house of coin
mons is Mr.. Christopher Talbot, who has
sat continuously for Glamorganshire since
1880.
The English Government has decided to
cxpend large sums in public works in order
TO relieve the existing distress in certain por-
lions of Ireland
Two ocean steamers. that sailed from New
York loaded with grain for Europe, are be
lievcd to have gone 10 the hott ON OF the SEA
with all on board
One million five hundred thousand dollars
in bullion were shipped from London TO New
York Monday.
been acquitted of the murder Of Theodore
Weller on the ground of insanity. She will
be sent to the insane asylum
The boiler of an engine attached 10 ma
terial train exploded Monday near Bclton
5. C., and the engineer, fireman and another
man were killed
Samuel Aimes, comedian of the Globe
comedy company, was thrown from a car
4 l.
Monday.
Albert Woodward, wife and two daugh-
gers attempting TO cross Clifty river ford,
two miles from Columbus, Ind, in wagon,
his wife and daughters were drowned.
During October 81 900, 900 feet of sound
lumber, valued at S21s,0OO, was shipped
from Ottawa 10 the United States. an in
increase of S4l, 900 as compared with Octo-
Der, 1873.
j. VI. Jordan, leading lawyer of Cincin-
natl, was knocked down Saturday and badly
used up in the court house by F. NJ Tut
miller, witness whom he had irrtated in
cross-cxamination.
Two boys named Scott and cCuisl, living
on Scotaric Island, c, b., quarrelled Satur-
day, and McCuish stabbed his companion in
the abdomen with brGomstick. sharpened
A workman on the gravel train at east
Buffalo, \. y, Saturday, was poisoned by
switchman who put poison in his coffee. as a
joke it is said. The victim was found in II
bloated condition, and there is hut little hopes
of his recovery.
One of the Denver coaches upset on a
range Friday evening, and Rev W Pickett,
who has Just built church at Lcadvilc,
1 1.
We're seriously injured. The coach rolled
downa prccipice.
At Bristol, y. H., Sunday, Orvillc lIaines,
aged nineteen. pointed cooked revolver at
others in the room. lie was told it was
loaded. Then he laughingly pointed it at his
own head and the revolver went off. killing
him instantly.
The new cable from Brcst, France, 10 st.
Pierre, Miquelon, and from thence to North
Eastman, Mass, was completed Monday,
and The United States is thus joined to
Europe by an additional telegraphic cable.
Colonel Williamson, noted Texas law
yer who had suddenly become insane, stood
up in church and asked young lady to
come forward and marry him. The young
lady was 50 surprised and shocked that she
tainted.
Frank Kopp, a soldier at Fort Adams
Newport, Il. l., on Saturday night was
knocked into cistern near SallypOrt and a
huge stone cover then placed over the open
ing. His screams We're, however, heard in
season to save his life.
One hundred journeymen cutters belong
ing to large tailoring establishments in Bos-
tho cmnInrcrs II, ,-ro,,, :, t,ro,,,,. ,,or cont al
vance. Other cutters whose demands have
been acceded to are aiding the strikers
Tho will tho I.,o NJ ~ po1,,hoo,.,r ,f
p;,,shur,, D., .al,h,. Loot,olnr al IN
Known merchant Who diad Iast wool r.roais
the cx;s,cncn If a son who Ta,s LaIf a mil
lion The boy,s mother now lives in Cincin-
natl is married and occupies a good social
position
Ionr,. ~ wor,,.in.,,., %, pa,,ir,o,
hoaLtno,,ar a,rod a. ,.oars ,,,,;Ia daiir;g,,,
$50, ,,',lIi;; - a,Sn5' rr,r ;,tC,,,
If his room in ,hc fourth story If The Man
Sion IJorsa ~ ,ho ,,a,,nr,ant holon. Stun
day, and was Instantly killed.
Edward p Field Gerorol SicLI.s,s r..nra
sentative in New York denies the statement
published that General Sickles' $ daurhter had
eIoned with a man named Mccarthy Mr.
Field saws Miss Sickles has been very i'll for
the last four months in Paris and if there
had been any foundation for the uI,uor he
would have been the first To hear it.
A freight train on the Chicago and Alton
road went through the bridge at Riverialc,
ILL., Saturday. six freight cars falling into
the river. A brakeman was killed, and the
engineer and fireman injured. The officers
cannot account for the accident rs the bridge
was new and well made.
o,,.;,., o. l.r. ,ro,or OF C.,;l,,r In,I,.r
barucs have had TO leave Ottawa with little
more than half cargoes for American ports.
An American firm who bought :. 900. 900 feet
of Iumber obout eirht weeks ago have moi
heen able Ia commence shinmpnt for want
of barres
r.. n..,.. .. ,..., ,,.,
Iii1a iiNs'oi, " i' ME- S,,, ,di,r'
charged with numbering her husband, who
died suddenly The c0uplc had been mar
ried two wears and il is s,id had haI fire.
uueut ouarrels. The coroner has the case
under Investigation.
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