Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-07
GENERAL Summary.

them daily year after year, in larger quan
tity than the constitution can assimilate
GENERAL SUMMARY.
t The Governor of Arizona offers $500 t.
r any person who shall kill highway rob
, ber.
The reduction of the public debt during
; the month of October was over ten mil
/ lions of dollars.
!; The coinage at the United States mint il
, Philadelphia during October amounted tc
50, 154, 600, including 100000 silver dol
lars.
The freight charge on lumber from Ottawa
to New York has advanced to IS per thou
sand feet. Last year at this date it was
$3.50
The Memphis committee of safety has adj
journed sine de. They expended $40, 900 in
maintaining the people in camps and provid-
ing for the poor.
The Chicago Times estimates that the
farmers of the Northwest have made from
so, 0O0, 900 to 100000, 900 by the rise in
the price of grain this Autumn.
There were AZ failures in New York city
the past month Liabilities $3.50, 900; assets
1888, 900. In October, 1878, there were Al
failures, and the liabilities were 1000, 009
IIanlan writes to Blaikie that he has re-
ceived the unsigned articles from Courtney,
and he is now determined to settle the own
ership of the $4,000 in court of law, with
out further delay.
The steamship City of Bristol went to sea
through the Mississippi Jetties, on Friday,
without detention. drawing twenty feet,
the largest craft that ever went to sea from
New Orleans port
At Hillsboro, n. c., Friday, Robert Bos-
well, n negro, was hanged for numbering his
wife that he might be free TO live with de-
graded white woman named Rebecca Lyon.
The latter poisoned her husband to get him
oui of the way. and will be soon tried. Bos-
well confessed that he had murdered his wife
and children.
The National Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Cnion in session at indianapolis
elected Miss Frances f. Willard of Evans
ton, president, and reelected the other Off
GERS, Mrs. WIttenmeyer, who has been presi-
dent the past five Years, was made the dele
gate al large 10 the National convention for
/ life
In the trial of Mrs. LOunshury at Bridge
port, Conn, for the murder of her husband,
the Rev. Mr.. Lounsbury. at Stratiord, two
physicians, Friday, testified that Mrs. Louns-
bury was irresponsible. The case was sub
mttcd without argument. The jury rem
dercd verdict of not guilty on the ground
of insanity. The prisoner, at some future
day, will he committed to the State Insane
Asylum.
! Congressman Kimmell Of Baltimore has
prepared his report to the House committee
on lands and railwayson the proposed Mary
land and Delaware Ship canal. lie recon-
mends n route across the peninsula, leaving
/ the Chesapeake Bay nj Queenstown and run
ming TO Lewis. The cost will be S31 ,O0O,-
900. Vessels 10 any European port north of
| the Mediterranean sea can, by going through
| the canal, save 225 miles. The report re-
| commends that the canal be built under the
supervision of the War Department to serve
| the combined objects of harbor defence AMI
an aid TO commerce.
! The comptroller of the currency says that
| the increase of National bank circulation for
| October would reach about $4,000, 600.
So extensive has women stock gambling
become that stock room has been specially
fitted up for them in tho upper portion of
New York.
The Boston postmaster has been obliged TO
increase his force and the number of dead
letters most of which might have been easily
sent TO their true destination--hav increased
from % to !, 800 week
Postmaster General Key has issued in
struciions to the postmastcrs of New York
city, Louisville and New Orleans to refuse
hereafter to rent boxes in their offices to lot
terry companies or lottery agents.
The sales of wool in the Boston market
during the week ending Thursday were
larger than ever before known, amounting to
$3.50, 900 pounds, In ordinary times the
sales average about 10000 pounds per
week
Rev. William Mckay, after reading sever
al notices from his pulpit in the Methodist
church ut Geneva, Ind. said there was an
other matter AS TO which he desiredto inform
his congregation. His wife had elopcd with
Mr.. llatton-a neighbor.
BY order of the Niceroy of India, General
Roberts has issued a proclamation stating
that the British government is compelled to
occupy Cabul and other parts of Afghans
tan. The Afghans are kept down simply by
power, and would rise if they saw II chance
of success
Assistant Postmaster New, of Pittsfield,
Mass, added $500 to his income in n year
by removing fresh postage stamps from let
tiers, putting on those that had been used,
and selling the stolen ones For every dollar
he thus stole, he sent out 33 proofs of his
crime. lie is i'll Jail.
The Ohio River is now lower, it is said
than it has been for twenty-five years At
any number of points il can be easily forlcd
Navigation is well-nigh suspended, and
scarcely boat of any kind is to be seen on
the upper part of the stream.
\ manufacturer in Sheffield, England,
lately showed number of his wOrkmcn an !
assortment of American cutlery, and, hold |
ing up pair of tailors' shears, offered 10
give the trades union to which the men he |
longed $3.50 il any of them within month /
would produce n pair equal TO them. The |
challenge was not accepted
Michigan University at Ann Arbor in hay
ing its periodical row, fresh charges having |
been made against DIR. =. Il. Rose, who was /
restored to the faculty not long ago after he |
had been adiudgcd II defaulter.
mysterious affair is srporled from Monti-
cello, y. y. Stephen q. Caudwclls wife
and his sister, Mrs. Charity Ackcr, visited |
him in the Monticello jail Wednesday and
started for home in the afternoon. Later
they were found in the road dead near
their overturned carriage. to which the hers,
was still attached, one wuman's head living
on the others body.
Gen. Sheridan saws the TIE outbreak wns
caused by Mr. Mcckcr wishing the Indians
To engage in farming, to which they were
uncompromlsuSly hostile. lie also regrets
that the Chcycuncs who murdered men, wu-
men and children in Kansas have gone free,
AS this will he likely to give encouragement;
To these and other Indians ut some future
time To attempt the same thing. lie says the
removal of Indians from localities where
they were born is "a source Of much trouble.
and he has no doubt the present trouble in
Colorado arises from a suspicion ty the In
dans that they are II he deprived of their
homes