Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-29
GENERAL SUMMARY.

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A bashful South Bend girl refused to jump
from the window-o of burning building in
her night dress, went lack to her room to
put on her clothes, and was burned to death.
Bill Amos, who is under heavy bonds for
having stabbed his father to death two years
ago, was himself killed Friday evening a,
Glasgow, Ky, by john Bowles for abusing
a negro.
The Irish section of the Quebec ship labor
ers' society have reduced wages to the SAINT
figures as those of the French society The
difference was the original cause Of the re-
cent outbreak.
Eben Waterbury, aged p, fell in love with
a young woman at Ellsworth, ILL.,, and gain
ed her consent to marry but his stern son
interposed, and the old man committed sui
eide.
The prospect for cotton manufacturers in
England is exceedingly gloomy, and a fur
Their reduction OF wages Of operatives is be-
ing inaugurated. Great suffering among the
laboring classes is inevitable during the
coming Winter.
Philadelphia papers tell OF the arrival in
that city of party of Italian children, all OF
whom had been purposely manned by the
loss of an eye, or a limb, in order TO fit them
for the calling of begging They were in
charge of three padrones.
The South will raise this year about :, OOO,.
900 bales of cotton, 200, 900 hogheads OF
sugar and very nearly 600, OO0, 900 pounds of
tobacco. This will be half million more
bales of cotton, twice as much sugar and
Il, 000, 900 more pounds of tobacco than she
ever raised before.
James Shannon a resident or jersey City,
returned home after days work and found
no supper prepared and his wife intoxicated
He went out and got drunk; returned and
beat his wife terribly with his fists and a
heavy cudgel, fracturing her skull Her
wounds are pronounced fatal.
The Custer monument at West Point will
be unveiled August 30 with military honors
The event will draw together many of the
companions in arms Of the late Gen. Custer
among whom will he Gen. George b. Nc
Clellan, Gen. Sherman and Gen. Sheridan,
together with the surviving officers of Gus
ter's command.
Lizzie Rompf of Louisville married
Joseph Drago when she was only Is years
old, and within three months obtained a
divorce. At 16 she was united to him again
by u second ceremony, and this time six
months elapsed before separation. She is
now nearly l., and Drago is wooing her
again.
A woman was found on the floor of the
Jersey City ferry house, and when approach
ed she said, III You have any children, or
wife, keep away from me. | fear have the
yellow fever Her name was Josephine
Van Buren,. She had left Memphis two
days ago, and was going to take the train for
Philadelphia, when she was suddenly taken
i'll and fell down.
James Dobbins and Michael Burns, old
farmers in the vicinity of Kansas City,
shot each other at short range Friday eve
ming, and both were killed. 4 feud be
tween their families has lasted ten years.
The wives and families of both We're present
at the ARRAY and Dobbins wife endeavored
to assist her husband.
Mrs James Adams, wife of well-known
citizen in Newark, n. j., was lighting
lamp on Saturday night, when it exploded,
setting her clothes on fire. She rushed into
the street developed in flames, which were
extinguished by gentlemen passing, who
smothered the flames with their coats. The
woman is shocklingly burned, and will
probably die.
On Thursday night Fred Keesler, Ger
man farmer, living near Buckley, Iroquois
county, ILL.,, shot his wife with a gun, the
charge carrying away her lower jaw. He
completed the murder with an az, with which
he gashed her head and body in a horrible
manner, as she attempted TO escape from
him through the door-yard. No cause is
known. keesler escaped
David Oliver, assistant sexton of Asbury
Methodist church. New York, was arrested
for allowing the church to be used
by men and women for immoral purposes.
1t appears he charged them small sums for
admission to the sacred edifice and left them
to their own devices 1t also appears that
he allowed parties to bring beer into the
church and drink it. Judge Murray sent him
to the island for six months.
A despatch from Cincinnati states that d.
r. Locke. popularity known as the Rev. Pc
troleum V. Nasty, was arrested Saturday
evening and locked up in the fly cell of the
central station house. Locke was standing
in front of the Enquirer office waiting TO see
4 proof of the advertisement for his play,
which is to be produced AZ the Grand Opera
lIouse, when the policeman on the beat came,
and, concluding that he was taking too much
Of the sidewalk, ordered him to move on.
Locke grew somewhat Indignant and refused
to comply with the order, when the officer
colared him and marched off To
The station house On the way he explained
10 the policeman that he was the originator
IF the Confederate y roads, but the officer
wouldn't have it, and marching him into the |
station house, billed him on the slate as |
safe keeper After Mr.. Locke had been |
for an hour or so, Chief Wap- |
Denstein got word of the affair and ordered |
Locke released. Locke is very mad, and /
threatens to make it hot for the Cincinnati |
,olicc department.
Insurance Superintendent Smyth OF New /
| ork is reported AS asserting that the presi-
lent of one of the oldest insurance companies
a defaulter for so, 900 to so, 900, extend
ny over ten years. The secretary of another
purlOincd $4,000, settlement for
which was made. Another company has
dvanced $50, 900 of assets to cover an I'M
,airment never reported to the insurance de-
'artment The cashier of another company
tOle $1,000, hut was compelled TO make II
,ood and prosecution was stopped. Since
uly the Adriatc Company of New Iork, the
Few York Central of Union Springs, and
Roger Williams of Providence, have reinsured
heir risks and gone out at business. The West
IN New York Life has been examined, its
apital stock reduced from $50. 900 to S125,-
90, the stockholders paid in cash sl4, 900,
nd agreed To close up affairs The capital
{ the Homeopathic Mutual Life of New
ork has been reduced from 5000 900 10
100, 600, hut its present assets under the re-
uced amount OF capital are impaired but
wenty- -four per cent. whereas il may he i'm
aired fifty per cent before the stockholders
re required 10 make them good
The third annual reunion Of the veteran
Dldiers of New Hampshire at Wicrs. Tues
ay, was attended by many thousand PEG
L. Major General Hooker was the great
TRACTION. There was an Grafton 10y Colonel
rank W Parker OF Quincy, Mass, follow
1 by short remarks by General Hooker and
hers.
\ fire in Richmond, Va, Tuesday, destroy
| the building known as Castle Thunder"
hlch was used during the war as prison
)use for both Federal and Confederate priS-
iers.
A sale OF | |, 500 acres at Montank Point,
l., owned by the remaining two families !
the once powerful Montaukeit Indians, |
Is been ordered for October ~, To settle n {
spute between the owners
Lieutenant Commander Gorringe sailed
tuesday, for the purpose of bringing The .
eedle of Cleopatra to New \ ork. 1t Will he d,
tipped from Alexandra rs regular freight. !
1t is reported that thirteen farm hands EN- :
Dyed BY J. A. Briggs. near Forest, Ohio, i
I'VE been poisoned by eating biscuit in which /,
rychninc was accidentally used for soda, +,
nj that they are all in critical condition. +
1t is reported that Henry Guimond, who v
known in several newspaper offices in this n
ate, and in whom several business men in a
is town became warmly interested, hast Q
ring, has committed suicide down in II
'orgia He claimed to be printer, be n
me short of funds and consequently de /