Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19
GENERAL SUMMARY.

AL llOlll L ''7i'i lN'A iNiiNi .HA
the starving people.
The noted executioner, Calcroft, for 40
years hangman in England, is dead.
There is an extraordinary flight of quails
to Italy this year and they are sold for five cents In
the streets of Naples.
A negro constable in Virginia Endorsed on
u summons he had been sent to serve on lady
This witness is sick in badc chile one week old"
Three hundred mounted men rode through
Elliott county, Ky, whipping all the reputed thieves
and hanging two confessed highwaymen.
The new museum Of the precious remains
OF ancient art discovered during the progress OF
the Tiber works was 10 be opened ut Rome this
month.
The Chinese Government has sanctioned
line of steamers between Hong Kong and Homo
lulu, and many mandarians are shareholders. II is
contemplated TO extend this line 10 San Francisco.
Eliza Pinkston, the Louisiana witness, has
been acquitted of the charge of poisoning her nus
band medical analysis failing TO discover anything
out of the way in the dead mans stomach.
On the railroad near Harrison, Ohio, on
FRIDAY a construction train ran into a wagon con-
tanning Peter Matt and Mrs. Maggie Singer, Peter
Muse and Ella Hurley, Instantly killing the first
four and injurlng Miss Hurley.
Ireland has a peer in the person OF Nis-
count Taafe, who Is an Austrian subject and Count,
and always resides in Austria and Scotland has
peer in the person of Lord Fairfax, VINO IS an Amer
lean citizen, and always resides III America.
The two highwaymen who isaied John
Hamm a thin, bent, consumptive little man, near
Nncennes Ind, walked up the wrong customer, for
he drew pistol and shot one of them, and pounded
the other nsensihle with the weapon.
Father Boyle, a Catholic priest and Morris
Mammalian. clerk in a store In Atheus, Ga. were
drowned Sunday night while crossing the river ten
miles from that place. They had been paving
sick cali The river was swollen by heavy rains.
The Golos of st. Petersburg publishes n
letter from correspondent In Odessa to the effect
that a very ancient and Interesting manuscript or
the four Gospels, written on l2o sheets OF phrch-
ment has lust been discovered under an old house
in Bulgaria
Near blast furnace at Carondelet, Mo-,
is reservoir into which the exhaust steam and
waste water from the boiler are sent from under
ground pipes. A tramp fell into this terribly hot
place and was boiled to death so quickly that hc
did not stir or utter cry.
Lawrence Barrett, the tragedian is to be-
come manager Of the California Theatre, San Fran
cisco, next spring. The stockholders guarantee
him against loss, the establishment having been,
like the rest OF the Pacific coast theatres, financially
unsuccessful for several years past.
Joseph and Mary Nolkcner, who have
been on trial for The past week IN New York, for at
tempting to poison Charles L. Blair, a merchant of
Chatham -Four Corners, y. Y, We're convicted OF
administering poison to him with intent to Kill
Joseph was sentenced TO the State Prison for
twelve years. and Mary to the Penientlary for the
same period
venerable printer who IL recorded M II companion
OF Mr. Greeley, when the country lad was serving
his apprenticeship. nj the case III Pouliney. MI
Warren SAYS that Mr. Greeley first boy ish attempt
AT writing for publication was made hprOpO5 OF a
monster squash which was sent INTO the newspaper
oftce Several of the men employed In the Ofice
undertook to write descriptions OF II, the best one
to he published. The young Greeley was among
the competitors, hut his item was not thought TO be
successful and went into the waste basket
Tribune.
There is u five foot freshct on The hudson
River at Albany, and no Ice.
William Gibbons was killed and Alex Jones
fatally injured by tine explosion Of locomotive,
Tuesday, ON the Peoria raroad al Des Moinos
An engine rnn into a hand car at fremont,
Pa Tuesday, killing Phillip Wagner track supo
visor, and severely inJurins Albert SMITH MS as
sistant.
A boiler in LOUIS Trumbul's saw mill, at
Collins, Ind, exploded Tuesday, killing lrunbhll,
his two sons and two other persons employed IA
the mill
The annual report of the Lake Shore Rail
way shows the earnings to be 02s1,o OJ, All ln-
crease over last year OF SO The report OF the
Michigan Central shows net earnings Of s2i2l, 100.
! John MacEvoy, the boy whose head was
sawed half way In twain by circular saw at Paicr-
| son, " j., died Monday, living hVe days after the
wound.
! C. H. Englc, who was arrested ut Potts
| town, Pa, and taken 10 Reading, Monday, on The
charge of numbering his FIRST wife Sarah Eagle, by
] poison at DuuglaSville, July T. ls,G. was brought
! up on II writ of habeas cnrpu5 Tuesday, ami dis
charged from custody.
The Custom House authorities made q
! charge against NJ j. Paillard A 60. OF New York
importers of musical instrum ''l', OF having Ne
! frtuded the Government out ut ever Slolh1o by
I fraudulent invoices. The custom House authorities
say Faillard \ Go. admit irregularities hnl CLAIM
that the goods were passed ~ Job lots. 1hoy cX
press their Willingness 10 compromise WIN th'
/ Government.