Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-03-05
GENERAL SUMMARY.

Boston will spend 81 $50, 900 for sewers
this year.
In five years past the fires of the United
States and Canadas have cost $500, 000,-
/ 600
| 1t is stated that by reason of strikes among
hefurniulre- makers, piano-makers and shoe
| makers, there are now ., 100 men idle in
New York
Princess Louise is still confined to her bed
from the effect of her late accident 1t is
SAID that her injuries are of a more serious
character than ut first reported.
A negro called ABE" was found dead at
Point Pleasant, w. Va, Friday. He was
the oldest inhahtant in the State, being IL
years by actual data He was brought TO
this country when babe.
| In prize fight at Philadelphia Friday be-
/ tween Edward Douglass and Frank Harris
both men were terribly punished. Harris's
skull was fractured in the last round. He
was insensible all day, and it is thought he
cannot recover.
H. W. Richardson, i Methodist minister
ut Seacliff, l.. l., eloped Friday evening with
his wife's sister, aged 10. He left Il wife and
family of small children He was arrested
Saturday afternoon as he was about TO sail
On Tuesday John Murray, boatman and
violent Kelly politician, attacked editor
Wilkins of the Whitehall Times in the post
office of that place and threw him into the
street. The arm of Mr.. Wilkins struck
against the postoflice door with considerable
force, and was somewhat injured.
DIR. VIM. Street, who was recently re
moved from his position as medical superin-
7 Of IL cl.
Island by the Commissioner of Charities and
Correction, has begun an action in the SUI
preme Court against James Gordon Bennett
proprietor of the Herald and Telegram, claim
$50, 900 damages. lie claims that he lost his
position through false publications in those
journals.
| At Seward, Neb., Thursday, night at
school-house where nightly religions meetings
were beign held lately party of men at
tempted to break up the meeting. Many
shots were exchanged and eight persons
were wounded William Bates died from
| his wounds and Levi Bates was probably
fatally wounded. Eight men were arrested.
The quarrel originated in the expulsion of
two children from school recently.
| David Bluford, traveller for st. Louis
tea house, married his fourth wife at Benton
/ ILL.,, on Sunday She was n dining room
! girl, with whom he had only twcnty-four
| hours acquaintance. lie left on II business
tour and escaped arrest. One of his other
wives is in St. Louis, one in Nashville, Ill,
and ono in Mt. Vernon, Ind lie attempted
II fifth marriage at Sumner, Ill, but his
rascality was discovered All his wives are
poor girls.
The inquiry into the Tay bridge disaster
| is now proceeding at Dundee before the
. 8 l,Nt int.
the bridge last summer testified that they
saw numerous bolt holes empty, found bolts
/ in holes where there should have been rivets,
and rivcts without heads, bars loosencd and
nuts unscrcwcd. One of the supporting
columns of high girdcrs, cracked from top
| to bottom, was held together with four hoop
bands. Sometimes the oscillation of the
bridge was So great that they feared 1t would
| fall The evidence created considerable
| sensation, but its value cannot I've estimated
until the railway inspectors are heard.
| A scmi-olicial statement from ST. Peters
! burg says 1T is impossible to rcctify all
the erroneous statements published in the
| foreign press relative 10 the explosion in the
| Winter Palace No arrests were mndc in
the Winter Palace. except those Of work
men occupying the room where the explosion
occurred. The dynamite was in all proha-
blity brought 10 the palace i'll small quantl-
ties by pretended carpenter, who had been
working in the palace since September last,
and who is now supposed to have been
mechanical engineer. Two other carpenters
are still in custody, and are more or less sus-
pcctcd of completely in the plot. The re
ports of wholesale arrests in ST. Petersburg
are unfoundcd There is no truth in the
rumors current on the Paris lSoursc of fresh
revolutionary attempts in st Petersburg
and inc,ndiarism in variousparts of Russia -