Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-04-25
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General summary.

Chill having war on hand is about to
issue ten millions of greenback dollars.
Tie venerable Gen. John A. Dix, is lying
at the point of death at his residence in New
York.
Thirteen hundred aui eighty-ti5e bills
were introduced in the House of Represe nta-
tives Monday
The arithmetic man has figured out that
it costs England more to kill Zulu than it
costs the United States to kill an Indian.
Six men were capszed by floating ice
while crossing the St. Lawrence, in a canoe,
near Quebec on Monday and drowned.
Last winter it cost the Pacific Railroad
Company S2O,OoO to have the snow
shovelled Oft the tracks of the western
division.
The suit in London Of the Eric Railway
against James McIIenry resulted in a judg-
ment in favor of the Erie Company for
$1,000, OGO.
Eleven hundred communists paradei the
streets of Chicago. Sunday, displaying in
hlmmatory banners. About four hundred
OF them were armed.
Baron Rothschild has taken mortgage OF
) 10 100000 on Palestine for loan to Tur
key. When he fOreelOses, as he probably
will have to DO, prophecy will be fulfilled.
Hundreds OF emigrants to Manitoba are
leaving aud going south into Minnesota and
Dakota, on account of high prices of all
manufactured articles in the British PROV
inces.
The liquidators Of the City of Glasgow
(Scotland) bank have called for payment
of ( go from each owner Of 500 dollar
share in the broken concern This will ruin
many Of them.
Canada is to Lave two more saints, steps
having been taken for the ranoni2alion OF
the Jesuits De Bre:oeui and LalemOnt, who
suffered martyrdom by burning, at the hands
Of the Huron Indians, in 1919.
The latest earn about fast time is to the
effect that on a certain American railroad a
young man put his head out of the WINDOW
to ki-s his girl gocd-by, when the train went
ahead so rapidly that he kissed an old Afri-
can female at the next station.
Miss Carrie Burne and her father are rid
ing from Tucson, Arizona, to Kansas, dis
lance Of ,ipp miles. Iheyl ride On wild
mustangs, and when last heard from were
700 miles from their starting point. Both
are heavily armed, and the young lady is
noted as shot.
The new play by Gilbert and Sullivan, au-
tho-s of "Pinaiore, ~ introduces six burglars,
who break into house and fall in love with
its owners six nieces, but are interrupted
in their loving BY the entrance Of siy
policemen, .hO ultimately become their sue
oessful rivals.
The largest diamond in the world has re-
Gently been discovered at Parteall, India.
Its weight is said to b. four hundred karats,
which il thirty-three ksrats larger than the
Raiah of Mattin's celebrated. diamond, and
near!y three hundred sarats larger than the
Regent stone, for which the Due dor
leans paid $500
The 81 National banks of Boston represent
a capital stock paid in of So, $780, 900, The
banks report surplus of Sl0.830, So ,
against Sll ,l93, SO, decrease Of S363, 222
The undivided profits amount to 81 ,667 ,S5S,
against S2,139 1926 in January, loss of
81 ,07l ,46S.
1t Is noticed IN London as singular TACT
that the astrological almanac published by
"ZJdkiel'' last autumn predicted that at l.05
p. m. January -, 1879 (the day and hour
Of the lsandula disastcr), difficulties would
come on the English government ct the
Cape through hostile acts perpetrated by
| discontinued tribes.
The Rev. 4. Mason, a Methodist minister,
died at Plainfeld, i'll, recently from the
effect of stab inflicted BY young man who
had been ejectcd from the church by the
pastor for disorderly conduct
Airs. iienrJ recently died in Aew York.
She had become so addicted to the use OF
opium that she required four or i've ounces
Of laudanum day. Mrs. Henry was for
merly society belle of Port Jeryis, n. Y.
| Her father was wealthy, and she was finely
| odusstoa
The New York H,raid announces u new
German expedition to explore the vast re-
gion north of the equator and west Of the
| Upper Nile IN Africa. 1t will 90 via Tri-
poll and the desert, under the command of
Herr Gerhard ilholis.
A fire at Eureka, New, burned hall the
town, including the heaviest business houses
| hotei. ald q great nuilber of dwellings.
| Three hundred families are destitute, and
1000 people are without shelter. The loss
is estimated at 81 100000.
The steamship Great Republic, went
ashore on sunday, on Columbia river lar
near Astoria, Oregon and is going to pieces.
Two Of the mates and eight Of the crew were
lost by the capsizing of boat while going
ashore. All of the freight and the passen-
gers baggage was lost.
al L. e. H.
u LeagY championship be-: rage from Till
nois. one from Ohio and two from New
York The match viii begin on May 25th,
and the entries will close two weeks previous.
The belt is being made by prominent
jeweler of Chicago. O'Leary says it will
be far superior to the Ashley belt.
!, painting by '1utu-e has been diseo?eE
cd in Il country house near Cincinnati, Ohio,
where it has been hanging for nine years
utterly unknown. 1t was purchased in
Italy by the late Charles Bodmann. 1t is
picture representing 4 miser with his
gol! spread before him, with some beautiful
women in loy dresses oaering themselves to
the miser, who celebrates on the purchase
\ figure, probably intended for Mephis
tOpheles ,contcmplates the scene with evident
satisfaction
The office OF j '. L. Graham. Balti-
more lawyer Was recently broken intc. and
robbed of a cash box containing 500. Mr..
Moody, about that time, preached sermon
on restitution, and the thief hap
pened to hear it. He went to the lawyers
house and iert wish tic servant & oOA con.
taing $40 accompanied with letter, stat
ing that he had been seized with remorse,
and would pay back the remaining $50 as
soon as possible.
Newark, \. j has liquor war. The
temperance people first arrested the German
beer-selers for their Sunday trade. The
heer-sellers closed their shops last Sunday
and pa.fcilsG thf ,;ty to find yiOlators Of the
Sunday law. The milkmen were stopped,
the Sunday papers warned, the factory ola
leading temperance man visited and proof OF
Sunday work obtained, and in all evidence
secured on which nearly 100 warrants were
sworn out The same law prohibits liquor
selling and Sabbath breaking, and the Ger
mans propose to onicrce it imrartially
ChIltenlen County Court April Term.
HON. Ii IL. POWERS, Presiding Judge.