Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-06-20

uieHt anu SJOU nn'. lie Is the nrst Mormon
convicted of polygamv since the passage of tie
act of 1862. Every effort was made to prevent
conviction.
Professor Childs of Harvard has just held the
Harvard examinations for women at New
York. Only 9presenred themselves, against
IL last year, falling OFF which is attributed to
the policy Of treating women as a different
grade OF beings from men.
Archbishop Purcell remains in New York
awaiting subscriptions TO help him out of his
Indebtedness, which, however, come in very
slowly, not more than $4,000 having
thus far been given. The archbishop's visit to
Philadelphia resulted in his collecting only a
few thousand dollars.
At Boswell, Ind, SATURDAY, about 100 persons
were taking shelter in n low lumber shed from
severe thunderstorm when a thunderbolt
struck the shed, separating and passing down
each side of it, killing instantly two men and
fatally injuring three more.
The executors OF the estate of Brigham Young
are charged by one of the widows with unlaw-
fully making away with a million or more of
the two and one half millions the Mormon
prophet left behind.
Bark MOnrovia sailed from New York, Sat
urday, for Africa with about fifty negroes, sent
there by the Colonization Society. Among the
passengers are ex-senator A. l.. Stanford of
Arkansas and family, who 90 10 Liberia to set
tie. Several missionaries are also passengers.
Rose ELAN turns out to be Rose Roberts. a
Staten Island girl, and not the daughter of a
rich manufacturer of Lee. Mass, as she claimed
when she turned up at New York. She has
been sent to a refOrmatOry.
Mr.. james Findley,a young carriage painter
at Syracuse, y. Y, has gained the soubriquet
off, The Horse Catcher" from his remarkable
exploits in stopping runaway horses. During
the last dozen years he has caught more than
two hundred runaway horses, saving many
lives and much property.
The waters of the Pc, in Italy, are still
rising. In the Merandola district, 10 900 hec-
taires have been submerged and SOC, 900 quintals
OF grain, 600 900 quintals Of forage and 5000
cattle were destroyed. foundations on the
Ada are also threatened. There have been
destructive hail storms in North Italy.
The festival of Corpus Christi was celebrated
at Montreal, Sunday, 10000 people taking part
in the procession. Bishop McNierney of Al
bany, \. Y, accompanied Bishop Fabre under
the canopy. The streets through which the
procession passed were decorated with arches.
Talmage preached Sunday at Islington Pres
byterian church, Colebrook road. London, to an
enormous congregation. A dense crowd block
AIDED the streets. Half mile before the church
was reached Talmage's carriage was lifted
from the ground and carried bodily 10 the
church.
Mrs. Louisa Pierce of Raleigh. y. C.. charg-
ed with burning her newly,born IN ms TO
.issth r'vN., T. h'"- tsen Rlsely sccuseu.
Three colored witnesses against her have been
arrested charged with conspiracy and perjury.
Mrs. Pierce is 4 respectable Northern lady,
who disliked negro servants, and it is thought
this made her enemies among that race.
A dance was given near Sparta, Wis last
week, ut which lemonade formed a principal
part of the refreshment. soon after drinking
il from thirty to forty persons were taken ill.,
onI bys ciaus baI Uraa Ill tha;r
lives. Examination showed that by mistake
tartar emetic had been used instead Of tartaric
acid in making the lemonade.
A bill making civil marriage obligatory be-
fore religious rites can be performed was re-
Gently passed by the Italian Chamber of DeprI-
ties, and the Pope has issued letter in the hope
of preventing its passage by the Senate. He
claims that the State has no right whatever 10
interfere in the matters connected with mar
riage, rs it is not an invention Of man but sim
Pile obedience TO command of God.
Manley Stevens, Jr., night watchman at Hun
ter's Creek, Mich, went home early Saturday
morning and found John House there. Sus-
pecting him of criminal intimacy with his wife,
he shot him twice through the head and three
times through the chest. He then shot his wife
through the head, and wound up by shooting
himself through the head, killing himself in
stantly. Mrs. Stevens and House were alive
at last accounts.
John Nugent. the police officer charged with
in the Manhattan Bank robbery, has
been committed for trial. in default of $4,000
bail. Nugent was n few years ago arrested on
Il charge of burglary and subsequently for rob-
bling sleeping man, both occurrences being
while he was on duty as policeman. He es-
capped conviction however, and risking his life
at n tire 10 rescue several persons from death
he was honorably mentioned for bravery.
At Buffalo, d. T. Thursday night, by sudden
rise and overflow Of Beaver Creek, caused by |
a water spout, eleven persons were drowned. |
Seven OF them, including three children, We're |
migrants on their way TO the Hills from Mills |
county, Iowa, and The others We're men going |
from the Hills TO the railroad. Five minutes
rom the first alarm the whole country was
Hooded with water, but it subsidized almost rs
uddenly as il rose.
A genuine case of leprosy Is reported at
salem, Md. The leper is woman named
'hristeran. Her skull in places has actually
lecayed away so that the brains have protruded
md been removed. The bones of the leg have
,radually decayed until they are only from one
uarter to one-third their natural size. She is,
: it Were, walking pestilence. The phys-
ians say that 1t is a real case of leprosy.
4 despatch from Gatesvillc. Texas. TO the
i. Louis GiObe-D Democrat illustrates the
harms Of life in Texas. As Miss Lou Hogan,
beautiful, young and frendless orphan girl,
vas milking cows in calf pen at her residence,
eyeral miles from Gainesville, she was attacked
y big, burly ruflian, named George Reaves.
lie knocked her down with club, then beat
er with the end of a calf rope, because she
nd made Reaves's son quit throwing stones
/ her chickens. The whole country there is
nder the heel OF murders and desperadoes.
The silk crop of France and Italy is Il failure.
North Adams suffers loss of $50, 900 by the
ecent freshet.
General CODY has dcposed the President of
araguay and seized the government.
The Baysrd TAYLOR memorial, presented 10
ornell by the graduating class, was unveiled
n Monday.
Another stormy scene occurred in the French
hamber of Deputies Monday, when Paul de
the originator of the trouble was
Oted out of the Chamber for three days.
An encouraging sign of the better times in
ew England is the increased business ut the
oston Custom House. The Collector says that
lie receipts for Nav were S2I0,OOO larger than |
II the same month of last year. I
The Safeguard fire insurance company has I
,cided, owing to the improbable rates now
ling, to discontinue business. The company =,
'ganzed in 1872 and has paid the stockholders ,,
per cent in dividends. At the last sale the
ock brought Ill. u
City Marshal Bucher of WestpOrt, Kansas,
Gently in attempting 10 arrest VIM. GrOssard,
telegraphsr, for last driving, was severely c
ounded by the latter with cane. sunday
rossard called Butcher from the house and
ot him dead. !
During fight among drunken men at berry
n. c., saturday, Edward Wilson
As killed His body lay exposed where he
rs shot down until Sunday. when peace hay-
= been restored, the cOmbatantS resumed
cir spree over his body.
A despatch from Vienna reports that fresh