Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17
GENERAL SUMMARY.

uGHGASL Sua4AhY.
4 Reports state that the British gave no QUAR-
Ter to the Afghans.
There are no fewer than 300 young Amer
leans now studying art in Paris.
Only one person, passenger, was killet
in the Baltimore and Ohio railroad accident
The trial of Sir Francis IIincks, director
Of the Consolidated Bank of Montreal, com
mences on Thursday
The owner, architect and builder of the
Grand stand at Adrian, Mich, have been in
dic'cd for manslaughter, and are under ar.
rest.
At Centralia, Wis, on Thursday, Judge
Hayden was shot dead by Cashier Cochran,
OF the National bank, for intimacy with the
latter's wife.
The village Of Shedica, n. b., was almost
entirely destroyed by fire Monday. The
losses are estimated at 100000 Thirty-six
building were burned.
Russia has demanded from Constantinople
rcparation within twenty-four hours for the
insults to which the Russian Consul General
at Salonica was recently subjected.
Walter Paine, 3d. the defaulting treasurer
Of the American Linen Company, who alb
seconded from Fall River nearly two months
ago, has been arrested in Montreal, and an
effort is TO be made to secure his extradi-
ton
The negroes on 90 plantations in Eastern
Cuba have abandoned their masters and
homes quietly, and without threat or violence.
| Preparations for inauguratng another revo-
luton are said to be in progress on the
island.
Charles w. Chase, Howard graduate and
| bOokkeeper of Boston wholesale grocery,
disappeared August 18th and has not since
been heard of. His books and accounts are
correct. lie was most respectfully connect
ed and no cause for his disappearance is
known.
The Cniversalist church is well under
| way. The roof and spire are covered with
slate. that ON the spire being variegated.
When completedit will be the most beautiful
exterior of any church in this part of the
State.
A couple by the name of Barnes, baby
farmers at Birkenhead, Eng, We're lately
brought up on Il charge of the wilful muir
der OF two children, when investigation
proved that from thirty to forty children, who
had been handed over to them, were missing
The Glasgow Egening Netcs says that very
nearly onc-third of the householders in Glas-
cow have failed to pay poor-rates, and have
so disqualified themselves from voting. The
number of defaulters is $50 representing
a population of considerably over 1906
The Belgian system of towing by cables
has been successfully tried on the Erie canal,
and this week public exhibition is to be
given on an experimental line laid from the
western end of the canal to point four or
fv. p,i1no Of Rnabnotnr Tho lhnpy
11gRs says that is among the possibilities
that the cable may be laid all the way to
Troy before the opening of navigation next
Spring.
The wealthicst man in kalamazoo, Mich,
was approached in the street by an excited
little boy, who said mister, my sister is
I'll give you a dollar" The man rescued
the imperilled child A few days after
wards the boy entered his office and put on
his desk a dollar in small coin, having brok
en- open toy bank and sold a hobby horse
to raise the amount.
General Ord of Texas sent a meteorite to
the Springfield armory, to be made into a
weapon. The material was found very brit
tie, but all difficulties have been overcome
and blade has been finished. On it is an
inscription in Spanish setting forth that the
sword is made from iron fallen from the
skies of Mexico, and is presented to G. Ire
vino, Mexican general of division, by his
friend, General Ord, L. 5. A.
A special from krayson, Ky, says that
Jesse Underwood was shot in the door of his
fathers house, known as Fort Underwood"
Sunday morning. The Holbrook party sur
rounded the house, threatening to kill any
body who would dare bury Jesses body or
rescue George. who is badly wounded,
and who, with the women and children Gall
that remain of the unfortunate Underwood
family is inside of the house. George
Monday sent word to the county judge pray
ing for help and protection. The Governor
has been appealed to, but has not responded.
This is the fifth murder within the last three
weeks in Carter county, four of the murder
ed men being Underwoods and one member
of the Holbrook tribe, and nothing has been
done by any officer, from the governor
down TO the county magistrates to check the
fearful bloodshed
BY the railway disaster near jackson,
Mich, last Friday morning, Is persons were
killed and 80 wounded. The accounts of the
scene are thrillingly shocking and horrible
beyond description. Two passenger cars were
elescopcd and in the wreck wore scattered .hc
mangled remains OF the dead, dying and bad
ly injured. Cries of agony were mingled
with the kissing of steam escaping from the
smashed locomotives. An iron bar across
the neck of one poor fellow strangled him be-
fore it could be removed, though his body |
was uninjured. A man and his wife were |
killed, while their little son survived with a |
broken leg. A little girls head was crushed |
beyond recognition. A nursing infant was
torn from its mothers breast, and the bodies |
Of both were found in the debris. |
Many of the emigrants lost all their |
baggage, but were reimbursed by the rail |
road company Immediately, andsent on their
journey. The company expect it will cost |
: 100, 900. The cause of the disaster has been |
investigated by a coroner's jury, and the evil |
1ence seems to show that the yard master,
The switchman, and Jones, the engineer of
The switch engine, are all guilty, both of bad
judgment and violation of the rules of the
company.
f. b. Washburn will crate and Rev. David
Swing poetize at Grants Chicago reception.
In the village OF Genijcsk, Southern Rus
'ia, 30 persons died from accidentally eating
poisoned fish.
Another sensation concerning the Stewart
srave robbery has been started. The New
iork Estning Telegram reports that the de-
ectives are at last on the track of the thieves.
A sharper has been arrested at Kansas
lily who swindled an Ohio bank president
'ut of $4,000 while the latter was visiting
4eadvile, by getting an advance on n SO
'ound gold brick, which proved to be gold
MY on the corners.
The yellow fever has broken out in I.ousi-
ma. There is a panic in an Arkansas town
AIMED Forest City, wero there have been six I
eaths within Il week. Business is suspend
Il, and the town is almost depopulatcd
The tenant farmers in Ireland are organic
NJ, and solemnly pledge themselves to pay |
o more rent until reduction be granted
10 the great fall of prices ON all
inds of agricultural produce.
Patrick Mcbride of Sumner, ILL.,, sent his !,
ldy love a proposal of marriage, accompany !,
lg it with promise TO shoot her in case she :
fused. She did refuse, and he chased her
Il over town with shotgun without catch
~ her. =,
At Bloomington, Mo, while John Bowlcs n
as eating dinner at hotel, Lon. Gayhart, Z
is brother-in-law, entered and opened fire r
n him. Bowlcs returned the fire. Result Ii
Irce wounds for each. Gayhart is dead and 5
owles diving Cause of the aifray, an old il
-udgc. h
Gen. Grants plain, comfortable brick II
1usc in Galena has been thoroughly repair c
and is ready to receive its owner. This h
the house which was presented to him by h
$ Galena friends at the close of the rebel a
IN, and which he found completely pre- h
lred for occupation TO the dinner e.
noking ON the table. Il
The postmaster of Louisville, Ky, refused =
deliver letters to the secretary of the Ken 81
cky lottery company. suit was COM II
cnccd in the federal court 10 test the valid IL
of the postmaster generals order regard 1t
z lottery letters. The court decided that g
tiers addressed to the individual could not 81
detained, but the department orders re- II
riding letters addressed to individuals as re
ents, or to lottery firms, was valid. ~
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perform this trick You take u common j;
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stem his shirt collar when a rear button ia