Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-12
GENERAL SUMMARY.

Bankruptcy proceedings have been begun
against Adirondack Murray
George B. Durfee. a Fail River mill treas
urcr, has been indicted for embeZzlemeht.
Ten Thousand nail makers in StaiTortshire
have received notice Of ten per cent reduc-
ton in wages. \ strike i, impending.
Miss Porter of Detroit paid hacNman less
than he demanded and he angrlly struck
her. She drew a revolver from her satchcl
aud shot him dead.
Several eases OF plruro-paeum5nit oc-
CURED in New York city recently among
cattle and more stringent measures against
the disease are To be adopted
The swimming match of Nantaskct.
Mass, Friday, between Capts. Boyton and
Webb, was won by the latter bytwo minutes,
though there are strong suspicious Of crook
edncss in the race
The marriage of CIrlnita Patti and Ernest
De Munich was solrmnizcd on Wednesday at
Marie du Neuvirmc ACCOMPLISHMENT and at
Trinity church, Paris Only relatives and
few personal friends were present
AT a large meeting Of citizens Of York
county, Virginia, Thursday, it was resolved
10 perfect measures for proper celebration
OF the centennial Of the surrender of Corn
wallis at Yorktown ON the 10Th Of October,
1881.
Richard Smith, Il Young millionaire of
Brooklyn, spent - 900 Friday in debauch
in New York city, and attempted suicide by
taking Paris green. His wife. however. had
him arrested and cared for by the police.
The Portuguese explorer in Africa. Major
Serpa Pinto told the British Association
that when journeying between the rivers
Cuando and Zambesi he met with great
difficulty and distress; :" and the King of
Cuchihe gave him 600 men under the com
mand of his daughter. IA young person of l.
years who desired to marry him, 81 that he
was very nearly becoming Il king in Africa
by marriage
Mrs. Sara De Land prints a note indignant
ly denying the charges of dishonorablc and
guilty conduct recently printed. She says:
e The DISTINGUISHED and most generous kind
ness of the Rev DR. Thompson and his fam
lily TO me in my troubles and in my efforts
Tor an education has been haScly miscon-
strued, and the letters of Il FAM. n hut
wholly innocent friendship have been alter
cd and perverted SO rs TO signify evil where
no evil was thought Of This cruel injustice
toward myself and toward an invalid and
absent man. who is as chivaric and kind as
h' - lbi itsiluill- anu VIII
certainly receive the condemnation it de
serves from all who desire to do and to Judge
rightly
Simeon Bcauchamp was shot in the thigh,
at an early hour Thursday morning, by }.
Emil, who was passing alrag Notrr Dame
street, Montreal, il a carriage. Emil Va,
arrested He lately arrived from the nitcd
States.
Notice of reduction of waves affecting
5000 more cotton operatives were posted in
the mills at Glossop Drrhyshirc. The mas
tiers, i'll reply To a rcmonstrlncc ly the opera
tives, refused either to reconsider their de
termination To reduce the wares. or while
maintaining the reduction, To work the mills |
on full time, saving they were indifferent |
whether the mill stopped or not.
The remains of the late Sir Rowland Hill /.
were buried in Westminster Abbey Thurs /
day morning. The procession, which mere |
ly consisted of several carriages. was wit /
messed by thousands Of people