Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-08-06
GENERAL SUMMARY.

The census returns. from every district in
Oregon show population of 115 ,5a5, an i'll
crease of % per cent.
The boiler of Blair's portable mill, near
Fowler station, Va, blew up. killing Burns
and injuring two others. The mill is in
ruins.
The body of Mrs. Fred Martin, wife of the
engineer of the yacht Mamie, sunk in the re-
cent collision on Detroit River, was found in
the cabin of the sunken vessel Only one
body remains undiscovered.
The census of Minnesota shows the popu-
lation of the State to be $50, ,072, an increase
of $40, 366 since 1870 The greatest increase
is in the Third Congressional District, which
has more than doubled in population.
Judge Cook of the New York Supreme
Court, has decided that plot of property in
Brooklyn, valued at a quarter of 4 million
dollars, belongs to two brothers named Boil
lerman, one of whom is scissor grinder,
and the other day laborer Over a hum
drcd thousand dollars of back rent is collect
able.
Secretary SchurZ announces his intention
of staying in San Francisco four days. and
then visiting the Yosemite. On his return
he will visit the National Park of the Vel
lowstone and the Indian tribes of Wyoming
and Montana. He expects TO have an inter
view with Sitting Bull.
Sir George Jessel, Master of the Rolls has
given Judgment against Albert Grant in favor
of the Emma Silver Mining Company for
S120, 600 that sum being the profit which
Grant made as promoter of that company :;
such Judgment not to be affected by bank
ruptcy proceedings against Grant, inasmuch
as his making profit us promoter OF the
company was breach of trust.
The Comptroller of currency has complet-
! ed the table showing the losses charged OIL
by the National Banks during six months
ending March |, 1880. The Total losses by
all these banks during that period amounted
to 81, ,562, $50 the losses for the correspond
ing period in 1879, were so, 23S, ;52ei and
in 1878, Sl0,903 1I5.
The population OF New Hampshire Ly ihe
census of 1880 is 41,311, gain from the
census of 1870 of 29.011, and a gain FROM
the census of 1860 of 81, 23S. The ennmera-
tions gives the population of the SIX cities as
follows, Manchester. 81 i5S; Concord. l3,
S4l Nashua, 13,4ji; Dover. II ,G93; Ports
mouth, ., 132 Keene. 6, 1St;: total, s., ,96;'.
Twenty four Of the largest towns give Il To-
tai of II 469.
According TO the RHlrodd Gazetts there
wcre sc accidents on American roads during
the month of June, whereby 10 persons
were killed and - injured. of the whole
number injured $50 per cent were injure d
but slightly In June 1879, there were "a
accidents, whereby IS persons were Killed
and 80 injured. For the year ending with
last month the number of accidents was Sill,
whereby a02 persons were killed and .33
were injured The loss of life by accidents
upon the-water, by the explosion OF steam
boat boilers, collisions and the like, was very
much larger in fact the record made is a
most horrible one to contemplate.
Francis Cowley Burnand willsucceci Tom
Taylor as editor of Punch.
One hundred and fifty sharks have been
caught in Long Island waters during the
past month.
The birthday of St. Iguatius Loyala receiv-
ed au unusually imposing observation In
Spain this year.
Stronacl and Porter, the former the man
ager and the latter director Of the City of
Glasgow bank. convicted of completely with
the late great frauds in that institution, have
been released in good health after Is months
confinement.
The jury in the Scawaullaka disaster
brought in Il verdict. on Friday, i'll which
they find that the catastrophe was caused
by the bursting or collapsing of one OF the
tubes in the starboard boiler whereby the
flames were driven under the CRATE bars into
the fire room, thereby isniling the woodwork
and causing the destruction OF the boat
They further find that the boiler had been
duly inspected by Il good Government in
spector in March last, and that the boat was
provi He'd with all the appurtcnances required
by law. The jury believes the loss ot life
would not have been SO great had the crew
been disciplined md exercised To act in con-
cert in case of panic, through fire or any
other cause. The jury strongly recommends
that the ceilings and walls as well is the
floors of the fire rooms of all steamboats,
should be rncased in metal at Il s!itIhlt' dis
tance from the woodwork.