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

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dead.
The total claims of arrears of pensions set
tied to October 1st, number 80, 1863, amount
ing TO SEQ, 134, 5O7. The average amount in
each case is S547. Among those settled
., ,113 cases were in Boston and 9, 341 in Con-
cord, n. ii.
Information has been received from Mus
kegee, |. T., that a fight occurred on Satur-
day, near the Sac and Fox agency, between
twelve desperadoes and party of soldiers,
which resulted in the killing of nine of the
former, including their chief, Jim Barker.
The public debt statement shows a decrease
| for September of 80, 56l, ,151 Cash in the
Treasury, S234, rs, ,G79; gold and silver GER
tihcates, SO, l32, $50 legal tenders outstand-
InG, S346, ,GS1, ,Ol6; fractional currency, S15,-
I41 SOB; refunding certificates, SO, ,6SS, 800.
The final payments of the four per cent
loan were made in New York Wednesday.
| lhls Is the end of the four per cent settle
ment, and from this time the Treasury will
gradually return, by the redemption of call
ed bonds, some $50, 600 900 of money now
| withdrawn from use.
In nrecognition of the mathematical powers
OF Miss Christine Ladd, young graduate of
Nassar College, she was recently invited by
the trustees of Johns Hopkins University to
continue her studies there with an annual
| stipend. She has been asked also to pursue
special course at Harvard.
Two more gentemen-innocent, of course
arc TO stretch hemp in northern Texas.
This is one of the results of the healthy, anti
criminal views of the class of immigrants
from the old States now drifting into the
northwestern counties. and who don't relish
the assassination husiness.-Houst0n (Teras)
Telegraph.
Henry kiddlc, superintendent of public
schools Of New York city, who created such
an excitement a few months ago by writing
book on Spiriiualism, was removed from
that office at the regular meeting of the
Board of Education Wednesday afternoon
Several of the Commissioners were in favor
of retaining him in the office
The steamer BOthnia which arrived at
New York on Wednesday when twelve
hours out from Queenstown was struck by
severe equinoctal storm, which continued
for several days. Nearly all the passengers
were sick. The last four days were pleasant.
Among the passengers were Rev. DIR.
Stephen ii. Tying, Jr., Mr.. Talnage, Mrs.
Henry j. Raymond and daughter of New
York, and the prima DONNA Mile Singer,
with her manager, Maurice Strakosch.
The drouth still prevails in Texas, and
cattle are suffering greatly.
ft,r Corliss engine which so many people
saw at the Centennial, is now used to run
the branch mint at San Francisco.
James Park, the Pittsburg steel manufac-
turcr, has $500, 900 insurance on his life
Mrs. Murray, wife of Rev. W. II. II.
Murray, has left Madison, CT, for New
York, and her sister, who has been living on
the stock farm, is about to leave it, the
available resources there being exhausted.
1t is now disclosed that Weston was three
times arrested on the track last week by
sheritf's officers for old debts
The exports of sawn lumber to the United
States from Ottawa during the quarter end
ing September Both reached S5S0,00O.
At New Orleans, Friday, Paul Auber,
while cleaning gun, accidentally discharged
it, the contents entering his mothers head
with 4 fatal result.
At Wavcrly, n. Y, Friday, John Cor
leight, aged l6, was shot and killed by his
uncle, James COrleisht, who did not know
the gun was loaded James was arrested.
Henry Simmonds, Charles Myers and
Joseph Parton were killed. Friday, by an
explosion at Kings powder mill, near South
Lebanon, Ohio. Cause, carelessness of the
employees.
Arthur Blitz, son of the famous wizard
was found half dressed and wandering about
the streets of New York. He has been de-
clared insane. lie imagnes conspiracy to
defraud him of his fathers estate
\ cyclone accompanied by heavy rain
passed over the county fair grounds at Ma
tronsvlle, Mich, Friday, doing great dam
age. Fences were blown down, and one
tent, where the tables were set for 100 per-
SOUS, was blown down, overturning the stove
and large reservoir of boiling water, severe
" scalding six ladies, one of them, with an
infant few months old, probably fatally.
Great damage was done to the exhibits.
Sidney Dillon president of the Union
Pacific Railroad, on the announcement of the
Thornburg defeat, tclcgraphed General
Sheridan as follows: "Orders for special
trains 10 carry soldiers to and from any
point on the Union Pacific road have been
given. Communicate with Superintendent
Clark at Omaha. The resources of the road
are at the service of the Government for the
protection of settlers" Sheridan responded,
warmly thanking Dillon.
From the establishment of the Postal
Savings Banks of Great Britain to De
cemhcr 81, 1878, the deposits foot up
S55j, 600, 900. The amounts drawn out sum
up S4O3, 900, 600, leaving a balance on hand
of Sl52, 900, 900, and interest due depositors
During the Years 1S11-1S the deposits
amounted 10 S1S5, 600 900, of which $685.
O0O, 600 were drawn out again Apart from
the regular newspaper dispatches the gov
ernment forwarded within the year "a 49,
Gl3 kilograms, being 317.5l7 more than were
A.. ueu Iast wear.
Near Glassford, H., the other day an en-
gine going 10 miles an hour struck COW on
the track, was thrown from the rails, and
ran several rods on the ground, uprooting a
stump in its mad career, and kept on its
wheels until it came to standstill clear of
the track. The tender became uncoupled
and with the train kept the track and ran
past the engine about quarter of a mile,
when they were brought to Il stop. The jar
OF the escaped engine was so slight that but
few passengers were aware of the accident
until told. The engineer sat on his sc;
throughout the affair.
The official vote of Maine from all but
few small towns, which will not vary the
result, gives Davis, Republican, $3.50;
Smith, Grcenhack, AZ, ,0j0; Garcelon, Demo-
crat. 81, 1Sl, and 81 scattering. The vote
is the largest ever polled in the State, being
nearly 900 more than the vote for Cover
nor in 1876, which was the fullest vote ever
east prior To that time. While Mr.. Davis,
the Republican candidate, has plurality of
20,920, he lacks 512 of a majority Of the
whole vote, and the election is thus trans
fcrred To the Legislature ; hut as the Rcpub-
lcans have thirty majority in the House and
seven in the Senate, the success of the Re
publican candidates for State offices is as
surcd.