Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09
GENERAL SUMMARY,


Estimates of the profits during the last
year by few Wall street Spectators loot up total
of s-o,~0ooO.
famine prevails in some districts of Bos-
mia. Eight thousand peaplc are reported on the
verge of starvation.
The book keeper Of the Mt Holy National
bank. \. j., has confessed 10 the ENLIGHTENMENT of
several thousand dollars.
BY fire in an East Fourth street ballroom
In New YORK, Monday, i've lives were lost and a
humber Of persons seriously Injured.
The wife of the Gar is diving because of
grief caused 10y repeated and almost constant dis
regard on The part OF TIE Emperor OF his martial
obligations.
Charles Darwin has again brought credit
10 English science by winning the priz" of Il 900
frlhcd offered al Turn for discoveries IN III" ply
siolosy OF plants.
The United States Supreme Court has re-
fused 10 advance thr docket for an early hearing
the ease Involving he con-tiiutipnalily OF ressIe,i
legal tender notes.
Miss Florence Davis, at Waco, Texas, aged
L. daughter of Hon. J. F. DAVIS. while caFclessly
handling small pistol, shot herself through tn.
heart producing instant death.
The boiler OF freigh, engine un the lIous-
ton TEXAS Central Railroad exploited SUNDAY, and
Steve Johnson engineer, aud g. J. Willis brennan.
were injured y coi"rc,l hoy WAS killed.
y despatch from Vienna says: Notwith-
standing the peaceful professions Of Russia. she
has ordered the war Office To prepare for The use OF
the ariny rs many brcech-loai.rs a. pn.-illp
There was n terrific cxnlosion Mondav in
tho CeIIulniJ Nonufnr,urinc cnn,nan,'. - -. a,
Newark, V. J.. by which three men were instantly
Killed AMI two oth"ra 81 burned that they cannot
survive.
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demand for the anutyaiinn of Afshanist1n IA y, L.
rcyIy,J as partisan ry AMI Tor H. pnoS., a, ,,1.
h,rr,ls,nr il,s c,;,iu,t "
80,
The United States Consul at MaurItlus,
under date of November 10. reports that the cattle
plague continues on that island. Ahout .n,00
nav "ie' '''' "''H'A'' "''i' ana I'd
~.
The superintendent Of the Grand Trunk
Railway has issued circular 10 all the employees
calling upon them 10 join the total abstinence socc-
~, which has been organized for some tihle pact
Tho h,rl,or;,;oo Of tho bo;I;rrs and 90 net,
nc ni' "a, i.'s VI '.c uliiils 'i''i " iiSt''-
from their homes becanse they cannot nav then
rent have provoked serious riots The whole dis
trict OF Connemara Is in revolt.
saturday night, Robert fraser "l 1hillaN,
Y. s, retired TO bed In usual health his wife. oi
awahne IN the morning, found HIM wing dead be,
sh iut She sb. died MONDAY morning
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lincihilatl PROPOSES 10 tcie"Iaic tut 'ou
birthday OF iienr. W longiellow, on inc e.in ol
February. Fifteen thousand pupils "f the public
Schools will participate WHO, say tnt super
ent III letter 10 MI. iohe'elioM ~ III nav
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Eu"ih II. MIN, an "l Wv oth u" a,
chant has been arrested chargei WAN having IN ms
possession 5000 Icgis'eteh thlied States i9hl'
whlrl "a' stoleh- WI. NH sly "e ~ Pio',ieI
Inc man from whom ne ootaihed H. ahh lha lie "h
no idea II was stolen property
ts John II Norpon son of Senator Nor
,Iai's,n, yos I,,IrinS, along 4, .,r,a, Wash.
nu,on he VA. mel by Iucy Horton who drew a
revolver when she had passed, and shot Morgan
through the shouider-- Inc Wouhi Is not uahyrr-
Gus MISS Horton htSal SUI ap'ilhsl MOI gan iis
July Tor seduction and hreach Oh PROMISE VI mar
riagS.
Nisa Frances Haven 81 very highly re.
- -, I,1,, ~ ynns Y v entered mo
spts.e , Sor r t,he p,, md mr. ,Irn.r in III al
supposed insanity, SATURDAY, and shot him, the ball
penetrating the LETT temple ana producing instant
death. Then reloadlng the pistol she wen W
stairs ana shot hersei through inc h'ih- Si' J.
slowly sinking with NO hopes OF recovery
A DARING ;oil .break took Mace nj Truro
" u 49,, ;,inht az ,nou raIIal nt the iaiI
- ~, H., ,r"tap. ~; haying husinrss win simon
Frazer. placed there for illegal liquor-selllng, were
admitted 10 ls cell Mnrn tnr ia't ulc,ae , ~ ti'e
sen uoot, rt , SUI I,, - ~, r,, ''''
m. .a;,ia,,, 80 ,to fooi,ol S.,,;,,r, ho,l,
me presi'eilt oi tl'e A., u',i"
OF sacramento sptahhs VI, pe' , ", ny ~ ,i ~,
was the belief OF the directors that a savings bank
could not he successfully carried On under the new
constitution, and because the directors Were Tired
Oh worNlie io' o,'''enu, i'' '.r''o' o'
NJ; Is. Gonld anu John VI; Mate, prom,
practical joke upon n colored lanitor, disarrang-i
the contents of room under his care AMI con
cealed themselves IN closet The JLnltor beronl,
Ing excited at the condition on the ROOM procured
"a mil ~. dnnr Gncn and failing IN that re
through The door The shot passed through Mr.
GouIi's head. killing him.
1,. po..,,,,, of Montreal u,Io ,,os (,,,,
,di,n Commissioner To the Philadephia and Paris
exhibitions proclaims himself in favor OF separa-
tinn from England, aud Independence for the Do
minion. He says reciprocity with the tnlied States
will only follow and never precede independence
Mr. perrault Is me chiei psonoieT anu one ol Inc
''eH VI '''' III fO'''' -
\ cable despatch says Notwithstanding
the ronssuring bulletins Of the physicians of Bis
marck IL Is known from trustworthy sources thai
his condition has become considerably more pre-
cartons during the past few DAYS. lie IS really
much worse thih man tne papu' nas o,sn wtn y
nciief , an ~ =, =, ,a,,.r ~ ,,r,ys Innht
Peie" ''''' "'' '''''' " = N 80
Another revolution has broken out in McXi-
90 which PROMISES 10 bring impor,nui results 10 that
,rnuhr,I country
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Nussla Is preparing lor war anu russian
u.,,N .,a,ria pnh ,er,na''y ''''
Daniol fhmunsi tlit missing TOWN. ii'uo'
urer OF Everett, Mass, has turned out 10 be d,-
fauter 10 the extent Of 10000.
f,o,,,,;ss;oror oDrc 10 p,oLir,r ec.imoto:
,or S,,',r' ~, ,ho .s,,,iis,,nnt - an nXner
ua -, ''' ~. .- "a .."l-.n ,..,...
Miss Drcver, a young lady belonging tC
fashionable society In san Francisco, has shocket
her friends by announcing her hethrnthal 10
Chlnalnan.
co, cra,t b,s or1orod Lie C,ho, Ala,
-, 80. . w., -. -, ~ - " -
.oI'' NOV On W, ai ~ VI zen ni'c neii "as'ns
ION 10 ne sem .. IN" hrN' s'eaei u " present II
'he Mihauo vi japan
There Is a sudden cessation OF prosperity
al virgins ,ny, NeN. Mlnlhe STOCKS are DOWN
work IN me mines mas sinpprn anu inc poor arr
destitute III thr hust oi au uh'"hllhohI! cos
WINTER
TIN. Jnmnn s,cain.hin lire is hayiutr huil
i, rnyIanJ !, rev str.I s,i,mshin which ia In n,
The Isrg,s, s,e,I rrott nnoat anJ nniv fh, secon,
rss.i - L., ., ,ha -, c,a,,n =, r. ~,
she il IN h. NJ : seo TONS measnrenemi and ,n Ia
constructed OF steel upon the cellular or double
bottom system.
The President; ,f Perm arrived al N,v
yort Tnos,l,y ,n rrut. IN Enron. II ia haIiayr,
mot h.. oacr.,iv Ia,, ,nr,rv viii p.,,,1,, go, Ia
, ~ -, hoii min, anI th,t hi. ,,ih, =, y,
sI,n's.ion ~ M. honel,ssness ~ tha b.Tuv,a,
.a,sa 'rh. rh,ii.ns h,ve lately GAINED many ~
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