Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-07-16
GENERAL SUMMARY.

The army worm is in the hop rarclI-.' near
Sacramento.
There are ., ,00O, 900 hives of bees in the
United States, and the estimated annual in
come from them is Sli, 00O. 900.
Mrs Hancock is said to he 4 Unitarian.
while the General himself is an Episcupaian,
though not very earnest.
One year ago cut nails were - 4 key, last
February they were SJ.2J and now they are
SO and dropping.
The United States consul III Naples Says
American canned goods are in demand there,
and improved agricultural machinery il be-
ins introduced.
A despatch from Cunstintinople says the
Turkish government has already started Il
battalion for Albania, and war between Tnr-
key and Greece is now considered inevitable.
Jacob Kuniz shot his wife for refusing tn
obey his orders not TO 60 to Il picnic, We'd
nesday morning. in Jersey City and then
blew his own head OFF. Both were over go
years Of age.
4 firm of Scotch ship-huillrrS have rsta'-
lshtd themselves ut Shanghai and are Turn
ing out iron steamers of the largest size. All
OF their workmen are Chinese, who labor for
| few cents each per day.
| The beauties Of the walking match mauia
were further illustrated at sag llaihor. Ill,
Tuesday, when contestant from Brooklyn
became exhalst,d d and died soon after being
| taken from the track.
Crop reports from the Northwestern States
show the wheat prospects 10 he good in some
localities and poor in others. Bad weather
has injured wheat in several places and the
chinch bug has followed. Southwestern
Minnesota will harvest larger wheat crop
than ever. \ similar report comes from
Mankato, Minn.
Sarah Bcrnhardt and complete company
will sail from IIavrc on the 10th OF October
next for New York. She will make her de
but it is expected, at Booths Theatre On the
| Sth of November in ''Adrcnnc Lccuuvrrur. "
Jeanne Bcrnhardt her sister, ia among the
members of the company which is nov
forming, and the stage manager will probab-
! " bc VI. Belvaux, who was RIchcrS Stage
manager during her American tour.
/ At Atlanta, Wednesday. in the Superior
Court the first negro juror was called. lie
WAS seated with eleven well known white
citizens was made foreman, and brought IN
IL verdict of guilty AGAINST II culnrcd burglar
| In the next case he WIS refused by Asa
Giinn, colorcd. charged with mIr,lrr, who
said he wanted NJ ni.s..-r to Try him Tor his
! life The incident caused much comment.
| The addition oi the names oi Intelligent
! cnlorcd men to Jury lists in tn STATE c"ulia
is generally approved
About two years aye Henry Ward Hrrclirr
startled the religious world 10y de
| claring his disbelief in the doctrine ui cicr-
nal punishment. on SUNDAY last hr sp"h'
! in still NOR. undacious accents. lie sud
" don't hold the theory of the aioncmenl.
| reject the MuSiicccremOny hold Grand
cr theory. Ifthc records ut Gods work in
| the nfaniilc period of the wOrl,i nrc applied
To us, all will 20 over 1t is Il gigantic L.
| that men were created and then irll that IN
/ Adam and Eve the human rae" fell. 1h"
system of the old testament is not the system
| Tor to day
The New York pclic,'. on "Wednesday
arrcstr, Lawrence Il; Jerome, Jr,
son Of the well known banker and sport
Ing man, and Edward NJ. l'atchcll,
uanag,r OF the hauhin. house ut Guy HrVan
n Co. ON a grave charsr \ messenger
boy. in the employ ef l;r,ytun Ives ~ CO.,
was sent out last saturday To- pdclivrr stocks
valued at So 9OO. lie returned, sayin. that
hr had lost the package nn Wall street, Mt
Ives, " ho is sprcsidcnt oi the Stnrl Exchange,
reported the loss tn the police. Attrr Il hong
search the securities were traced Ia The pos
session of the prisoners. After their arrest
the sIocks were found ia latChcll's office,
and it was admitted lN Tia" young mn that
they knew tn whom The securities hrl"nsri
They intended To send them Ia Europe and
have them negotiated there.
The army worm is doing much damage III
New Brunswick
Forty six yellow fever deaths occurred IN
II,ynu, ,lu,in. tl,. week ending june 20.