Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-01
GENERAL SUMMARY.

More serious disturbances caused by The
striking operatives at Fall River are reported.
Turkey has another Cabinet crisis and the
Grand Vizier has been compelled To resign.
Hon. Theodore Rohitaille has been ap-
pointed Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
The change causes much dissatisfaction
The Secretary of State has decided that
States have the right 10 make their own quar-
antnc regulations.
The CHILEAN government il buying large
quantities of munitions of war OF every
description in New York and London.
Bella and George Hanson, children of John
Hanson Of Astoria y. Y, while crossing
small creek nj Hell Gate Saturday, were pre-
cipitated into the water and drowned.
Ex-senator Robert ". Johnson OF Arkan-
sas, who was in the United States and Con,
federatc States Senaics from thcabovc- named
States, died at Little Rock, Ark, saturday
The committee of experts who have been
examining the new Chicago City Hall, report
that the work has been done in an outrageous
manner They found total Of 24l detects
The City Council will probably order the
structure torn down.
George Fawcctt Rove of New York, the
playwright, Harry Edwards Of the Boston
Theatre and Walter \. Adams, son oil the
general superintendent of the Fitchburg ran
road, got lost on Moant Washington, Friday
and Mr. Edwards was injured by = tall.
The latest reports from the last discovered
crookedness among Fall River mill officials
are thai Treasurer Durfcc took about S35 900
of other peoples mnley and gambled ii away
in cotton speculations 1t Is understood that
his dishonesty is 10 he covered UP by making
good his stealing. although 1t would appear
that the affair is not vet entirely settled
The court martial at Berlin in the case OF
the sinking of the war vessel Grosser kur-
furst, sunk by the Koeng Wilhelm oil Deal,
England, last August, have sentenced Ad-
miml BatOch to six months imprisonment,
and Lieutenant Clausa who was in charge OF
the vessel, to one months Imprisonment.
Mrs. Preston, the wife Of Assistant Pay,
master William VI. Preston, [. =. y, died
Friday, at a boarding house at Washington,
D. G., under painful circumstances. having
been abandoned by her husband on account
Of her habit Of iulemperancc. She was a
beautiful woman. Her last act was to send
out and buy quart OF whskey
A terrific thunder shower and hail storm
passed over the vicinity of Brockvile, On
tario, Sunday, considerable damage being
done. Several buildings were struck by
lightning and tree on the American side,
under which the wife and child Of George
Hutton had taken refuge, was struck, ana
the child Instantly killed in its mothers
arms and the latter fatally injured. II Is
also reported thai u man named l.aroque was
struck and Killed on an island 4 short dis
taIce up the river
A son of Louis Kossuth Is tho chici en-
gineer of one of the Italian railroads.
The Alpine daiscs are now in full bloom
on Mount Washington. and are much more
abundant than usual
\ Polish peasant woman AT Mankowe
Young handsome, and with fine yoice-has
established a new sect, and chosen twelve
apostles To preach abstinence from wine,
meat, and marriage, tea being the beverage
enjoined.
moi single constituency in Great Britain
is willing to return Il Catholic to the house of
commons, aud consequently the 1000 900 of
Catholics resident in England aud Scotland
are virtually unrcpresenlcd but for the ser
vices rendered 10 them 10y the lrishmembers.
France. il is said, is about to annex the
New Iehridrs. a splendid group of islands
living about 300 miles To the northwest OF
Fiji, and one of the principal resorts for labor
vessels alike from New Caledonia, Fiji, and
Tahiti The people are exceedingly savage,
and are now many Of them well armed.
Cantnin sampson az tl,o -choon.r l.nuia"
Montgomery. at Piclon. reports that nj about
ten miles eastward of Pclon Island, he sal
an cnormDns sca serpent, which appeared 10
he about 100 feet lDng, with Il body about the
size of a barrel. 1t was "oing straight along
nj the rate OF seven kGols ah hour
The directors Of the ENrhangc Bank Of
st. Louis have dCcidcdto 90 into liquidation,
and deposited with the Commercial Bank
1905, 900 in currency, bonds and Eastern cN-
change, which will pay nil current and time
dcpositnrs, and leave surplus OF several
! thousand dollars. The other accounts of the
bank WILL il is thought pay The Stockholders
about 20 per cent
Most Of the members ii the EuhapTtist
family have left thisClhurst The building
Of the mausolcum Tor the permanent inter
mcnt Of the body OF The Prince Imperial IS
To he Immediately proceeded with from
I Dlnns which are under the consideration oil
/ the empress. The English ROYAL family have
expressed ii dear" 10 erect the permanent
tomb OF the prince.
The indications are thai the veto" .r".r
will spread through the whole valley OF the
I Mississippi, although II - not llohhnlt lial
| the dread disease Will make so deadly n re
cord as last yea The condition OF affairs
at Memphis is terrible beyond description, all
| business being suspended and The ci3 GFpp-
| pulaied Of all except those who arc compel
| led 10 remain. 4 few cases ul fever nj New
| Orleans have caused panic there and the
| citizens are fleeing hy thousands.
A terrible TRAGEDY occurred on saturday
at Hughcsvillr, near Royanion, Charles
county, Md Johns Acton discovered that
/ "A ncighhnr. John II Dickson. man with
: fvs children had been Intimate with his
/ daughter. ~ t..s sholrdn loaded with
/ buclshol aud went III s,s.ch 90 N.clS'n re
| marking that hr was ""ing down he 'uad
, tp Kill a hog" As soon - he met HIM he
fired. lLc ghele coptcnls Of the gun entering
/ the abdomen Of TIT mi GihIilc man and
/ literally discmboWcli,ng him I,o ~ l., hc
/ ground and died instantly Acton I'M
/ mcdiatcly surrendered himself 10 the author
| tics stating that lac had killed Dickson Tor
| hctrayng lis daughter and hc di not regret
| the nd
Mrs Lawrence ct Cilttshnry .h4 = 10
years OF age and blind docs good days
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