Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-07-25
GENERAL SUMMARY.

According to an official return. seventy
seven persons died of starvation in London
last year
The estate OF the late Asa Paoke will
Weld an income of 5000, 900 year TO each OF
his three children.
Further reports from the storm in Massa-
chusctts Wednesday show that about thirty
lives were lost. The property lost can hard
" he estimated.
Senator Gordon's sheep ranch in Georgia
comprises forty thousand acres. Negro con
victs are enclosing it with a stone wall. seven
miles of which have been completed
\ circular has been addressed to the
bishops throughout the world calling on them
10 promote the monster clerical pilgrimage To
Rome for the next Feast of Epiphany.
\ correspondent of the Chicago 7ri5a,ie
I has had Il threc-coumn pow WOW with Sit
Ting Bull. The paper took the precauion to
send \ bald man.
/ Robert. son of the late Gen Pillow, was
bitten by a cotton-mouth snake, in Arkansas,
/ the other day, but quart drink of whisky
/ cured him, and cotton-mouth snakes are now
much sought after by the natives
The export trade OF wheat is becoming I'M
usually active Among the New York trans
actions OF a day or two ago was the sale of a
million bushels, soon to arrive from Chicago
and destined for the United Kingdom
/ The stockholders of the Northern Pacific
Railroad have taken the entire subscription
/ Of S2,OOO,UO for the construction Of 1870
miles from the Columbia river in Washing
ton Territory, eastward 10 Pend Oreille
Lake.
! The New Hampshire legislature has passed
the bill TO regulate freight and passenger
tariffs on railroads, and Indefinitely postponed
that in relation to the abolition OF capital
punishment, also the bill TO reduce the sala-
ries Of State officers
They have summary way of doing things
in Mexico. Investigation into the shooting
of revolvers at Vera Cruz on the 25th ult.
shows that the authorities unnecessarily and
with indecent haste executed nine men. All
had families.
The list of post offices in this county fur
nishes some queer names, as for instance.
South Toe, y. C.. Congruity, Pa Cut
Shins, Ky. Mutual Love, n c. Difficult,
Tenn: Dirt Town, Ga, .and Tar Heel: IN.
{. There are eight Alphas and the same
number of Omcgas.
The Texas Legislature does not lack for
healthy excitement. On the 9Th instant a
fight occurred between two members of the
House, Ashbel Smith and Bob Taylor Both
are old gentlemen, Smith being nearly so
and Democrat, while Mr.. Taylor is the Re-
publican leader in the House DIR. Smith
kicked Taylor There was a great uproar,
when Smith shouted To the Speaker, Il was
only illustrating the Governors position of
nay a ynu up - .u,rhtar
Six boys were sitting in Chicago barn on
recent evening, talking about religion. and
particularly OF wakes. Policeman Collins,
who had previously driven them out of the
street, entered the building and ordered them
TO go home. They told him that the build
ing belonged 10 the father of one of their
number, which it did, and that they had
right 10 remain there. if they were ORDERLY
The policeman instantly began 10 Use his
club. beating one lad hrulally. They wrench
cd his club away, struck him once with it,
and then hastily scattered. Collins chased
Jimmy Leige, commanded him To stop. and,
because he did not obey, shot him twice in
the hack. Jimmy fell. and Collins began to
roughly drag linn toward the station but he
died Immediately.
The report that the King of the Zulus had
made ovcrturcs for peace is confirmed, hut
hostile demonstrations still continue.
The Grand Hotel in Paris IS to he sold at
auction next month. The starting point will
he 50, 500, coo for the building and 1,a4O,
900 for the good will and furniture
We read in an Arkansas journal THAT
Mrs Cool. who has been supporting her hus-
band on farm that she works, turned him
away, but relented and took him back on
tI..ttl "A 4
The cargo Of the steamer State of Virginia,
wrecked on Sable Island, Is valued at 500
900 The vessel cost 500, 900. There is
little hope of saving anything from the
wreck.
\ regatta under the auspices Of the Hon
Ian club will take place at Toronto in August.
between the 18th and 2nh, when -, 600
will he given in prizes. Elliott and Boyd
will he invited to row.
AT Elkland. Pa. Friday, four boys rang
Ing in age from IL t. II years, filled piece
of tubing eighteen riches long with powder
and lighted it The explosion put out the
eyes and blew away the cheek and jaw of
one of them
Circulars He III course of preparation by
the treasury showing the I.rice paid for
skilled labor the last 10 years and the cost of
the necesSirleS of liic each year embraced in
the decade while it will show that the
workipgman received more for labor 10
years ago. it will also show that the reduction
in the price ot all commodities will enable
him now To- buy for the saline money one
third more than he could 10 years ago
The government geological surveys, the
preparations for which this Year have lust
been completed, will he devoted exclusively
to an examination OF the mineral industries.
-Four parties will take the field One will
examine Lcadville, Colorado and vicinity
another, the silver lead deposits of Nevada
the third, the Comstock lode; the fourth,
the gold fields of California Some very dis
tingrished scientists will 90 out with these
expeditions.
lianlan, the narsman. just after he had de-
icated Elliott on the Tyne, in England. ad-
dressed n crowd in Newcastle and imme-
diately handed the manuscript Of the speech
TO reporter The reporter, astonished at
receiving the writing, asked the oarsman
when he had written il Eanlan replied that
the night before the race he had nothing to
do, 81 he sat down in his bedroom and care
fully wrote out his speech. He said that he
felt perfectly sure of winning, and wanted to
have some suitable remarks ready for the
crowd which he was also sure he would hIvc
To address