Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-07-23
GENERAL SUMMARY.

During June 30 bodies were brought t'
the New York n,0rruc. of which only IL
were claimed by friends.
Atcegram from T.. l.. Thornton. irrsi'l'nt
OF the board of health of Memphis states
that there is no yellow fever, ror anything
resembling ii, in Memphis.
by the upse;Ing of a lnat SUNDAY even
ng on the rapids Of Black River, thirteen
miles from Montreal, Elliott Brvaon, aged
-. his brother Bcniaman Bryson. AGED -.
and tier sister, aged & years were Drowned.
1t is reported that marriage has hcca ar
ranged h.tween Lady Bur,lrtt Coults and
Ashmrti fIfil,ti, mrn.l-'r "f Parliament
for Eve.
At Louisville, Ky. G.. Davidson, a
wealthy farmer. while drunk Sunday night
drove Alexander Taylor out II Il grocery
and shot him dca |, then fatally beat a negro
with his gun, jumped into lis buggy an
drove off.
Gen. Chambers, the Grccnhack oandidaic
for the Vice-Presidcncy, fell from Il plat
form while speaking at II political meeting
at K"ssr. Texas, few days ago. He st:s-
tanned such severe injuries that his friends
are in great alarm.
The Mormons are still pc.;.in, away nj
their row temple. II is nnw twenty years
since the huillins wIs commenced, Il
900, 900 has been expended, il isahout one
fourth completed. and it is said caeS,hlA."oo
will be required 10 finish it.
Mr.. Glands;one has RENTED Il per pr
cent of the semi-annual rents Of the How
arden tenants. on account of their losses
from exceptional seasons and reduced prices.
lie previously reduced their rcn,s in the
same amount for 1879.
A heavy Storm at Sco;tyillr, Quebec. Fri
day, completely destroyed the crops, break
Ing windows, etc At Laculc large trees
were DESTROYED The hail measured from
five to seven inches in diameter.
james jackson, aged ~, wealthy farmer
of Ripley county, Indiana, hal been guilty
Of incest with ms daughter, - years "t ace
and had sent her to Missouri Ia hide the cvi-
dencc of guilt She returned a few days
ago determined to expose Inn and he took
strychninc.
Daring last wccl, there wer2 Il .isIere'l Sl3
deaths. against 92a the previous week, in
New York, 81 births. 16i marriages and
IL still births; $50 deaths were those OF chill
dren under five years old; 29s persons died
of liarrhuell diseases, of whom ;i9 were I'M
der five years old.
The Comptroller Of she Currency la ac-
,ercl an assessment Of 100 per C'nt. on the
Stockholders of The suspended First National
Bank of Newark. y j., To make good the
deficiency. one half payable in thirty d1yS.
the other half in sixty DAYS. Ii not paid
suit will be brought. An early dividend is cN-
pectcd.
Hon. Stephen l.. Logan died At Spring
field. Illinois. SATURDAY., aged ci@hiy-one
wears. He came t. that city in lS'2. and
held many judicial AMI legislative Offices.
He was At one time lax partner Of Mira
ham Lincoln, and the firm WAS then of great
reputation. He was president of the Illinois
Republican State convention of 1872.
The weather in England throush"u! last
week was unusually adverse 10 hnSi-
ness and agriculture, and in some parts Of
the country even disastrous. II Is still he.
and sullrv. with frequent Thunder storms.
Parts of Lciccstcrshire. Notiinghamshirr,
Yorkshire, Worcestershire and Berkshire
are submerged by the overflow of rivers,
Railway traffic is impeded, and crops. IS
pecially of hav, are ruined Several lives
have been lost by the foods. In Ireland tn
bad weather seems to have broken up.
According to the cslimlics of the Ec1is-
trar General. the population "f London y
now about equal t. that oi New crk,
BROOKLYN and Philadelphia combined
Liycrrn j is not quite rs large a Brooklyn.
and has bnt ihirty-six thousand more inliahi-
tants than Chicago Manchester lacks about
four thousand of the population OF Boston.
and Glasgow has rs many inhabitants -
Boston and San Francisco combined. OF
the English cities next in Importance are
Sheffield, which has nearly fifty thousand
more inhabitants than Cincinnati, and i'fis-
,ol, which has nearly as many Is New Or
leans The density of population is greatest
in Liverpool, where it is 1923 per acre. In
London it is only $50: Manchester, Si-3
Norwich. ia per acre.
Apparently reliable estimates in tn den
tai Journals inform Us that 1e,001 dentists
find employment in the United States and
that they annually pack away in the mouths
of Americans about half a ton of gold. cost
inr half IA million dollars. According 10 the
estimates only 3, 900 wears would be required
to bury ihc amount Of gold coin now in cir
culation in the country & 100, 600, 0OOl III
the gravcyards. The magnitude OF AEitrl-
can dental operations is shown by the state
mcnt that 800, 900 artificial and porcelain
teeth, mounted on various kinds Of plates.
are male every year. II Is also asccr;aincd
that out Of an average of 50 people of all
classc, only one can he found with perfect
dental organs. The other - require a den
fists care
Th- investigation into the NaIsagars.',t
disaster began nj New London sa!Ur'iiy hc
fore the local inspectors. Capt. I"rig,
commander Of the Narraglnsctt at the time
of the disaster, read Il statement, from
which i, would appear the collision was due
to confused signals ON the part al the Stnn-
in.ton. The captain states; Il had on my
rough weather clothes, with nothing 10 he
recognized by but my regulation cap with 4
rilt button on each side. The other officers
were in like condition, several in their shr,
sleeves answering my call from their watch
below in the quickest manner. This has
doubtless led 10 the untrue report ihas no
officers were seen at the boats or Helping
passcnacrs, or heard giving orders. My
officers and crew, rs far as know AMI have
heard, oheycd orders promptly AMI worked
as quickly as possible under the clr'am-
stances To save our passengers. Had 1t moi
been for the fire would have ran the Maria
gansctt 10 the Corniield shoals, where