Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-20

In the suit of the United States against
Louis and Edwin Haas, importers OF New
York, To recover S210, 900 on alleged fraud
ulent invoices, the jury rendered verdict
for the government of $4,000.
Callino Elsbee, aged so, the Oldest citizen
and wealthy farmer of Orange township.
Ohio, was fatally gored by bull Monday
evening, while feeding the animal.
The boiler in steam saw mill at Ran
dolph, n. H.. burst yesterday, destroying the
mill and killing four men and badly injuring
one.
In the suit of kouns X Brother of New
Orleans against Capt. Butler. formerly
United States purchasing agent, 10 recover
bonus of $50, 900 paid to the government
during the war for the purpose of allowing
800 bales of cotton to be put in market, the
jury rendered a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff A novel question in the case was
the construction of President Johnson's war
proclamation.
A convention of quarantine officials meet
in Washington in May to advise as TO quar-
antine regulations.
A collision occurred Monday between a
passenger train and freight train. near San
Miguel, Cuba, and fifty persons were more
or less injured.
Al Il meeting Oh lllcrChduts anu Stcfl lliduu-
facturers of the United States in New York
yesterday. it was deemed injudicous to make
other than slight advance on the present
card and that only on portion of the list.
O'Leary, the pedestrian has accepted a
challenge from Weston to walk six days for
5000 ut San Francisco, commencing March
Sth.
The Georgia republican state convention
/ AL, Ill.,, A., 4
| to the national convention.
The committee of the San Francisco board
of trade yesterday heard Il statement from
Commander Leulzeasen who had command
| of the government details in surveying the
canal routes across the Isthmus. He favors
the Nicaragua route.
| Owing to the remarkable increase in the
price of printing paper the propretors of
newspapers in New Orleans, La, have adopt
ed resolution requesting the Louisiana rep
resentatlves in Congress TO use their intiu-
encc to have the duty on printing paper,
chemicals and materials used in the manufac-
ture thereof removed or materially reduced
Col Seth p Remington, collector of Gus
toms of the port of Ogdensburg, and editor
of the Daily Journal Of that city, died yes
terday.
The carriage factory of Keys & Skies at
Terre Hante, Ind, was burned yesterday
Loss, SEQ, 900.
\ fire at ST. Peters Catholic female orphan
asylum at Wilmington, Del. yesterday, did
damage estimated at $4,000. A man was
seriously injured by falling from the third
story of the building.
In Quebec. Tuesday night, Joseph Lalonde
and W. Gilbert remained in a new house all
night where a charcoal furnace was burning
to dry the plaster, and next morning Lalond
was found dead and Gilbert insensibe, and
probably past help.
AT Mobile, yesterday, seven defendants
were sentenced TO fine and imprisonment for
depredations upon public lands.
The colored convention held at Dallas,
Texas, Wednesday night. elected officers
and appointed an agent to canvass for con-
tributions to colony fund. Arrangements
will be made for immigration to the colony
next fall One hundred and fifty families
from Louisiana are expected to join
The old historic ship-house at Sackett's
Harbor, erected in 1918. blew down yester-
day, leaving exposed the uncompleted war
vessel, New Orleans
The liabilities of James Worthington, late
of the Windsor Hotel, Montreal, are $780,
600; assets, $50 1000.
A cable despatch from Archbishop Nc
Cabe reports the distress in ireland as in
creasing and the famine is extending in
some districts. and money is urgently requir-
ed for food and seed.
The alleged discovery is reported OF per-
petual motion by VIM. Obern and VIM.
Hyett of Richand township, Marion coun-
ty, Ohio. The machine consists of large
iron wheel, containing a large number of
slides, inclined planes, etc. n model has
been sent to Washington for patent.
lit is reported that borings for oil at Hoelle,
near Heide in the northwestern portion of
Holstein, Germany, have been most sue
cessful. \ fountain of considerable volume
is now swelling forth.
John Worth, n respectable citizen of
Strasburg, Pa, was assassinated by des-
perado named Homesher, who took Worth
for man against whom he had a grudge
The murderer escaped
At Conway, Mass. Tuesday, eight spin
ners in Delabarre & Hackttatrs woollen
mills struck. throwing hundred hands out
of work. They had 10 cents day and
asked 90. The firm offer s. which the
strikers refused.
The revenue officers seized distillery in
Douglass county, Ca, Tuesday night.
guarded by five men who resisted the Off
GERS with weapons. A large quantity of ma
terial was destroyed. Another large distil-
lery was seized in Milton county, Ga, on
Tuesday.
The state auditor of Virginia reports an
aggregate deficiency of 1881 900 in the ac-
counts of city treasurers in that state the
past eight years.