Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-03-26
GENERAL SUMMARY.
The President has confirmed the sentence |
of dismissal of Major Reno

The President has confirmed the sentence
Of dismissal of Major Reno.
Hundreds of Slovacks, driven from Hun
gary by failing crops, are arriving in New
York
Henry O'Neal, A. X. A, the English his
tOrical painter, is dead. lie was born in ST.
Petersburg, Russia, in 1877.
Another famine-said to extend over an
area of 100 900 square miles in Armenia and
Kurdistan, Asia-is reported.
The recent rains have caused the overflow
of rivers in the Southern States, and con-
siderable damage TO property is reported.
Gems Grant and Sheridan visited the
Puchucha mines in Mexico, and proceeded
to Pueblo. Gen. Grants return route will
be via GavestOn, San Antonio and Leadville.
The house of Frank Griswold at South
Nyack, New York, was burned, Tuesday.
His daughter Ruth, three years old, was
burned to death. Fire from a kerosene
lamp.
Three million acres of Fall wheat have
been sown in California, the early and
abundant rains enabling farmers to put IN
full crop, which is said TO be an unusual
thing.
The Evangelical Bible Society has publish
ed the Lords prayer in one hundred and
eight dialects and languages which are
spoken in Russia, and it has been distributed
throughout the Empire.
The Woman Sufrragists have gained
point in Wisconsin, both branches of the
Legislature having voted to submit the
question of permitting women to vote to
the people.
Residents along the Northern Pacific Rail-
road are just seeing daylight through the
great snow blockade. The first train from
the East in four weeks has reached Bis
marck.
That the United does gigantic trade in
food products all the world knows. A Lon
don letter says: at is perfectly wonderful
to observe in the London grocers' windows
the display of American canned goods"
The lockout of the piano manufacturers
of New York causes great excitement among
the laboring classes. The men are hopeful
that the result will be grand victory, none
of whom will again return to work except
at advanced pay.
During Disracli's administration of over
six years there has been no other detection
from his party so noteworthy as that of the
Earl of Derby, who has gone over to the
Liberal party. He is one of the ablest and
most scholarly of English statesmen.
The London Truth says it has curious
story from India about young lady, a
daughter of an officer, who turns out to be n
man, though up to now both. she and her pa
rents have been entirely ignorant of her sex.
4 similar case occurred in Wisconsin some
years ago.
Montreal is somewhat excited over French
proclamation prOporting to be issued by
society known as the IS. p c." which de-
clare that the English and Irish should be
driven from the soil of the province and from
Manitoba. The police hive the matter in
hand
AT the Westminster Police Court, London,
recently, parrot was allowed TO give evil
dence.
A black hog and a steer had fight in
Branford, CT. barnyard, the other day, in
which the hog was the winner, and the steer
soon after died from its injuries
A pearl weighing twelve grains, taken
from fresh water mussel, near Portland, is
on exhibition at New York. One found near
the same place a few years ago was sold to
the Empress Eugene for fifteen hundred dol
lars.
Canadian lumbermen are in high spirits at
the good prospects for next season. Large
contracts have been made by almost every
mill owner. and mills will have to work the
entire twenty-four hours daily.
Negotiations for the surrender of Col
Synge and his wife by the Greek brigands
are proceeding and it is hoped they will
shortly be successful. The brigands demand,
as the primary condition for the release of
the captives, that the troops sent after them
shall be recalled.
The court of cessation at Madrid, the
irla nf hoe rniar tod ha
peal of Francisco Otero Gonzales. convicted
of attempting the life of King Alfonso and
sentenced to death.
In the case of Singleton VS. the Southwest-
ern Railroad, in the Talbot county, Ga, su-
perior court, the plaintiff has been awarded
Sl4 $50 damages for being injured Il year
ago by being compelled to jump from the
car by the paymaster of the road
Mrs. Elizabeth Comstock. the Quaker lee
turess, addressed about 200 people in Far
well Hall, Chicago, Monday night, on negro
immigration to Kansas. After the lecture
the meeting adopted resolutions inviting 50.-
900 Southern refugees to settle in Illinois.
There is subsidence of excitement in San
Francisco. kearney's friends blame his
counsel for waiving Il jury trial, and not
appealing before his sentence. kearney says
his sentence is unjust. 1t is rumored that
Kalloch is TO be impeached.
The Demidoff sale of Old masters at For
ence. Italy. on the 18th inst, realized S2S1.
900. Rembrant Van Ryn's "Lucrece" brought
S29, 900, Van Ostade's ''Fete in Cottage
S29, 900, Van Ryn's Young Girl S25, 900,
and his Portrait of Young Woman"
S2S,000.
While the way passengers were lettering |
about the track at the Annville, Pa. station,
Wednesday night, awaiting the passage OF
the lightning express train, the express
thundercd through the crowd at the rate of
40 miles an hour, killing three men, injur-
ing 4. Griffith and several others unknown. |
Some of the unfortunate people were flung Il
considerable distance.
William H. Vanderbilt recently purchased 4
/, 500 acres of land at Oakdale, Long Island, |
and will transform it into a magnificent farm |
and stock yard.
A Dublin despatch says the Donegal Re- !
lief Committee ask further aid, and that 3D. |
900 individuals in Donegal are needing relief. /
Bishop Logue says distress is increasing, and .
it will not decrease until August.
Let me look at Il revolver" said a man .
who walked into u store al Sandstone, Mo. |
and weapon was shown TO him, 'Show 1
me the cartridge. he added, as he carclessly .
loaded one of the chambers. Excuse me /
for using this minute, he further remark
ed, and shot himself through the brain.
There are eighteen entries for the six days .
pedestrian match in New York, April 9th. !
at which each contestant puts Lp $500 The /
entries comprise Murphy, the present cham /
pion. Krohne, Kerwin, Howard. Faber, /
McIntyre, Merritt of Bridgeport, Pegram, /