Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-15
GENERAL SUMMARY.

Ian, |. 5. A.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
1t is estimated that 5000, 900 bushels oI
oysters are taken from Virginia waters an
nrally.
William Inman, the founder Of the trans
atlantic steamship line that hears his name
is now visiting this country
Tie French Count IIusscn tie Sarpgncy
recently shnt his wife at Brussels for running
away with his former rUaahman.
Ii is stated that W l.. Gibson. late cashier
of the Citizens National Bank of Flint
Mich, is short 80, 900 in his accounts.
The charitable contributions of the Ger
man people un the 0cfaSion of the emperor
golden wedding amounted IL considerably
over :; ,5O0, 900 marks.
\ Quchcc telegram To the Montreal papers
gives report that the Governor-Gcnerll
AMI Princess Louise, after visiting the mari
time provinces, viii come to New York.
Saratoga and Washington before returning
Ia Quebec.
At the Brighton races Saturday, Edwin
Forrest, the celebrated trotter fairly eclpsed
himself, having trOtted mile in the unparal-
lclcd time of 2,l1i. Three watches were
held on him; the fastest made it in 2:ll !,
and the slowe-t in 2:l3.
Gen. .Icss,. IT, Drake of Tarhorn, n. C.,
recently deceased, has hequeathed the whole
of his property, about scot 900, to three for
mcr slaves, Calvin, Aaron and Judah Drake
| The will says they have been faithful slaves.
remaining with him since their freedom ami
nursing him in his old agr
Prof Mayer of Springfield recently put Il
soft -shcllcd pntatO-bug larva into carbolic
acid for three DAYS and then boxed it up and
( senf it to Europe for a geological specimen.
/ Nnthin. dauaicd when it reached the old
country the bug was fD;!nd able Ia eat potato
/ vine as chccriully as ever.
\ Russian physician, NJ. Malarevsky,
/ struck hy the prevalence Of shOrtsighicd-
ness among literary men, proposes that
/ books should be printed in white ink on
/ black paper. and he has made experiments
with 10 persons which tend to confirm his
/ view.
| In Wauhaushcnc, Kan, Saturday while
VIM. Matte was heating varnsh in stove,
it ignircd. The fire spreading caught the
clothing OF his daughter, Mrs. BissOn burn
ing her in her dreadful manner. She died
shortly after. Her child in her arms was
also fatally burned.
The colorcd debating club among the hands
upon The plantation of Mr. \ VI Griffin. in
Lee county, Ga, had as subject of their
last debate: (which are of the most benc-
fit to the country, the lawyers or the buz-
yards - After much wranglng and an ami
mated discussion, they finally decided in IA
yor of the buzzaris
\ man passed through Salem. Va, last
week. rolling q whcclbarrow, in which was
a Young child, probably two years old The
whcrlharrow had bows over it and was GOV
cred with canvass. He stated that he had
travelled 50 from Texas, and was bound for
Charlottesville Some citizens proposed to
make up purse for him To- purchase II rail
road ticket, which he declined, declaring that
he was no hc".FIr.
The new Grant newspaper at Washington
will make its appearance about September
LIST The managing editor will he Il. De
Randolph kcim, Washington correspondent
of the Philadelphia Press, hut q. W. ChildS
is said Ia h. the power hchind the throne.
EN- Secretary RuhcSon is said To he interest
ed To the uGlnt al $4,000. William J.
Muriagh, former editor of the National Re
pHiHr,,q, will bc business manager. II will
he Il two cent afternoon paper.
4 singular case Of suicide has occurred at
Ollham. Kent, Eng. VIM. Irving, aged 30,
lahorrr. a man of intrmprratc habits. ascend
ed tree 20 feet high in the presence of his
wife, daughter AMI other persons, singing
P"rt"hlS "l ny ,'i'i9 anu S''ss' "hen Ut 'i''
s"t !" 'Iir up I''. sun t'''ii' .. 't1st ii'sc'
heart ! have made nice moose, and now !
am going Ia tie the knot. Marwood says
tL.t :, dr,n If .ix r,,, is necessary, hut | nm
only going to give myself three feet have
fled the knot. and am going To lump" Tn
to this imc the spectators thought the man
was joking, hui II turned out that he hal
actually hanged himself.
\ shocking scene occurred Al inc funeral
VI '",'"'', "''''''n at fii''ie'' vi WI W.
, 'tn liis'. Wy h'' a"',''ar I"''',t',i "
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h,vinr I'm. rrv Mr. Cnnk will, I'm, relatives
,y,r,. I,.t,rmipr,I tL,t ,uotbrr nrr.rbcr sLnuld
nniri,tr , tirrr,. tirbt tnnk nl,cr in which |
bpth men and women Joined In thr stru,,-
gle the coffin was knocked over and the |
corpse thrown out on the floor This horrible |
sight did not stop hosiiliirs. but the relatives |
fought until they drove every member of the
society out Of the church 1t was then found |
that both ministers had He'd and The burial
took place without Il preacher. Several par
lies were Seriously hiift-
American mnchinisiS are hiring workmcn
at Birmingham, England.
The nr,y t,.l,srnne nf Sir Henry Rrsscmrr
is an immcns,. instrument. and cost $500, 900
H.. lin, Rivcr J,y;,-,,,,y 10 e., p,Lo,, fri
un,nh in fla. ,y,,. If u,.,ysn,n,r unmrrrI,-
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President Anderson OF Rochester nlvrr
'iiy lately secured IN three days SubScrlp-
l"ha Tor lha' INSTITUTION amounting !"
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Two gangs 81 Erie hrlE,mrn hay" been
rmuVcd for one month for diSrhl ng the
=. cnt order against flirting, and their con
luctors f.! moi reporting them.
Al W,in,r I,... Ben. Coleman. while
uto>ic-,trJ rnld mn fnu .,.rnn driven hy
oS, toslilI. = Mexican, ordering iha batter I
@ dismu'ni tp"m his refusal I" obey, ,
'"icmln drew - revolver and shot INN dead. ;
u,.rn bny i'm Waco. Texas. caught a ,
un,h,r nf Ir,1. rails and after ,kiuniun
hem snlI th,.,n f., :, r,stauratcur for s.uir- |
els And sill tine Somhrrn Paper. declare I
I,,t 3, ur,srn is iucapnhlc IF making a Twin. ,