Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-26
GENERAL SUMMARY.

Mrs. Stewart Of New Glasgow, n y,
aged 50, mother of Rev. Donald Stewart while m 4
somnambuistic state, walked into i.prhaher AXE
Friday morning, and drowned.
At the close of the meeting to declare the
sympathy OF the people Of ST. Paul Win he oplirs-
scd people of Ireland, Thursday night, II 500 was
raised. To he forwarded directly u the Land League
and committee was appointed I" continue l"
solicit Subscriptions
The agitation for the suppression OF NJ
decent and immoral shows. IN Cincinnati resulted
Friday. In the passage,by the Board OF Cnuncllmeh
of an ordinance making II penal offence |" gave
any Kind Of an exhibition, siio" or performance
without 4 license.
The distress from the famine in Silesia IS
greatly intensified hy the appearance Of typhoid,
put of 100 u0 inhabitants IN thc ianlle-thitateheh
territory. Sj.0na are destitute.
Steps for a writ of error in the 1Ichbornc
claimants ease have been taken unier The aNiceoi
DR. Kpucpy The ease will probably Ice taken 10 the
House of Lords for final decision and kenealy VIII
exercise his right a member Of the irish bar &"
appear FOR orion before that tribunal
Great prrparations are being made At Rome
for the celebration OF CHRISTMAS. u IS run1feH
that the pope Intends 10 appear on tn" grand bal
conv Of ST Peters and give hch'il"h 10 me city
and the world. which has not been gwen since The
capture of the city 10y the Italian forces.
4 small dwelling at Ashamamoguc, near
Grrcnport L. t. was burned early FRIDAY morning.
Edward King aged -. and Mrs Jonathan Miller,
MS sister, aged 80, were burned 10 death. Ihe nre
a kerosene lamp.
4 bitters manufacturing company Offers
=. 900 TO he competed for In Evc-mIle race, june
Il. hy any oarsmen Of the United S!ai' :, under IN"
auspices of the Eastern Rowing Association al B'i-
ton and $1,000 additional To any oarsIncn coming
from England or Australia also $500 for prizes
At Richmond, Kentucky, Friday, Hon.
r. T.. Little was seen 10 pass into his ONCE, anu
shortly after James II. Arnold followed MN; III
few minutes four pistol shots were heard, wren
Little was seen falling from the door 10 the pave
ment Arnold was followed, and observed win Inc
pistol still in his hand in the attitude of firing. He
immediately walked across 10 his siorehouse ana
there delivered himself TO AN officer Nhth Lille
fell several persons rushed up and lifted nm INTO
the house. To them he said Il am diving ana
make this diving declaration: He shot me without
cause or provOcation. never opened my mouth =
and with these words he died. On examination his
body showed -four wounds, any of which would have
proved fatal. Arnolds statement is that he had re-
ceivcd letter, about which he went 10 see Little
that when he told him OF the letter. and was IN the
act of handing II to him, Little arose from his seat
and in angry manner said he had other matters
thief and a scoundrel.
Frank Hatton. editor and proprietor of the
Hawkeye has been appointed postmaster Of Earring
ton, 1pwa.
The bullet which entered the chest of
Mayor kalloch. Of san Francisco. last August,
caused him considerable trouble SUNDAY. and was
extracted from the left arnplt.
The baseball club of Rochester. y. Y,
now in Cuba met the strongest picked nine of four
Havana clubs, Sunday. and defeated them 81 10 !,
in the presence Of 5000 people. The Americans
played with only two errors, winning amid rapiur-
Gus applause. They repeat the match iChristmls
and leave Havana on the 26th for New Orleans.
1t is asserted that j. C. Flood of San
Francisco is about 10 retire from stock operations.
At a meeting in, Philadelphia OF the Far
ragut association Monday evening. committee
consisting OF Is. = Osborn. president OF the national
Farragut association, and VIM. summons secretary,
were appointed TO go TO Washington 10 urge The
Senate committee on naval Affairs 10 press the mat
ter of introducing bill authorizing the payment 10
the officers and men composing Farraguts fleet as
bounty for the destruction of the cucmys vessels
below New Orleans the sum of sli3.6i3. the
balance of SECS. COO decrecd 10y the United States
district court for the district OF Columbia.
A mass meeting in ST. Louis, Mo-. of sol
ders and sailors of the war was held Monday night.
in the interest of the movement To secure additional
remuneration for their services 10 the govern
ment.
At Logansport, Ind. Sunday night, Jerc-
miah Ashha was aroused by Nathan Thomas and
one Rutherford who demanded admltiancc This
was refused and they knocked IN the door and were
met bv Ashha armed with an old-iashoned sahrc.
Thomas received blow which completely split his
head open. and Rutherford Ned. Ashhl surrender
ed. Public sentiment justiiies his act.
In the wrestling match at Cincinnati be
tween John Mcmahon and ". l.. Kennedy. collar
and elbow, Kennedy won the first fall and Me-
Mahon won the ncXi two. Mcmahon starts at once !
for Boston where he has a match with Dufour.
At Odessa, three political offenders were
hanged on the 18TH inst -Four others were con- |
dcmned TO Imprisonment Tor terms ranging from |
10 10 Is years In the mines.
\ Constantnoplc despatch says the Amer |
lean consul general has Instituted a clothing So |
ciety in his house for the benefit of sufferers from
the severe distress now prevailing in Turkey.
John Bender aged CO. a wealthy resident
Of Brooklyn, has mysteriously disappeared with |
considerable money. He has not been head from 1
since the Sth inst.