Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-03
GENERAL SUMMARY.

GENERAL SUMMARY.
Libby prison bricks are in the market al
81 apitce.
1t is estimated that the rostal service of
the United States employs ll0,G01 persons.
y despatch from Bucharest reports that
the American colony there gave thanks
giving dinner.
y sign in a country road near Montreal,
Can. reads "Noticc-lioncy bought to cX-
change for collins
A Kansas woman vino is now living with
husband No. 5, lost Nos. and . by hanging,
No. 3 by being sent to the peniten,iary and
No. 4 by suicide.
Chris Taylor of Cnionyllc, O., aged l.
years, pointed a gun at his sister, threaten
ing to kill her. Tue fright was SO great that
she lost the power OF speech.
Thaddeus Stevens's estate is new nearly
settled, and it is believed that there will he
enough to pay the hequcst Of $4,000 for
the founding of an asylum for orphan chill
dren.
The cabinet council at Windsor Satur-
day decided TO summon parliament to meet
on the 9th of January for the dispatch Of
business.
The new Chinese treaty is said to rroNi,i.'
that no vessels or steamers shall bring To- ihr
United States more than fifteen Chinese i'm
migrants at trip
There being no legal prohibition, Manager
Abbey has determined 10 bring oui the
Passion Play in New York. notwithstanding
the popular opposition to such a representa-
tion of sacred things.
The activity Of the Clyde shipyari just
now is almost beyond precedent. No fewer
than ninety-five vessels are on the stocks. 4
majority of them ocean steamships nj ;hc
largest class, and nearly all iron.
The number of National banks in opera
tion-2, 09j-is the greatest in any aEc wear
since the establishment Of The system. Miss
issippi is the only State and Arizona lhc
only territory in which National hanks are
not in operation.
The great storm seems to have swept
across the whole Atlantic. Disasters are
reported from Newfoundland and from
Ireland and Scotland, with considerable loss
of life 4 number of ocean steamers are
overdue in New York, detained by the rough
weather, and doubtless more or less anxiety
is felt as to their safety
Mr. Underwood. formerly United States
Marshal of Virginia has notified tn" school
trustees Of his district in one of the lower
Potomac counties that his children snail not
he permitted to study the history "f the
hited states lloiii '"r r'''Hs no" ~ u.' ~
Inc puhNe schnois III i''a, 9'a''- - S'H'.'
thal 'hese oo"Hs IN ti''' 'i'il.,'Is ueN"t'u 10
the ave w'r lay 'i'e r'si ''i>''i'''H ''' NV"
the North.
A teacher in "A district school in ti:4rJmaEt
county ohio, refused Il 'oi"rtI "'S a4IiiS-
sion Ills acti"i5NaS >'i''a-iicu ny lhr 'r'iS-
tees. The father I'll the boy brought sun in
the lnited States ''nTt lnr @S1,ouo dam
ages Judge baN'tf u'rI'''S t'a' 1t II tux
privilege OF every "hS "t proper ar, |" al
tend the public schools oi Ono, aAl t''' pro
vision ny ihe legislature !"' ''.arh'G s'ih"'9
Tor colorcd children Gli mol cNci'id' th'm
from attending tue srh""!s IN cast >tl'ir-
ate school IS mol provided
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clares that the .ovrrn,i.,nt are al! ~ much
onuosrd I, coercion - himself 1nl are
d,.vn,ing uU their ,Err,i,.S 10 ,lraiiine a land
Tenure b,Il which will lit. the most brnclirnt
hi, of Irish lerislari III ever Lrsu.h hefrr,
mn En.lish parliament.
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