Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-21
GEN ERAL SUMMARY.

BY the application Of magnetism to the
body OF ioyt, The murderer who was hanged al
bridgeport Ct, last Friday, artificial respiration
was produced and the eyes caused 10 open anu
close.
Mary Ellen Mcnamara of Norwich, Ct.
IL Years Of age, and for the past i've years, bed
ridden INVALID drank of sons water a few days ago
mo which quantity of finely pulverlZcd cement
from Knock Church. Ireland had been placed. the
result henS almost Il perfect curr,-so saws a de
spatch from that city.
a destructive hail storm in the counties of
Dhwil'iie, Chesterfield and Amelia IN virginia
Thursday night did immense damage 10 tobacco
plants wheat and vegetation.
Two whites and five negroes were publicly
whipped at Newcastle Dcl Saturday. one of them,
"A coorcd burglar, receiving forty heavy lash''S,
which brought The blood freely Another one was
larceny.
Charles Garlclla, an Italian organ grinder,
was arrested near Wilkesbarre, Pa Saturday,
charged by his ten year old daughter with having
shot and killed another daughter i've years old Two
years ago. Al the hearing Gardella Threatened 10
Nil The gill if she testified. lie was sent 10 jail
Representatives of the Narrasansett In
dams saturday executed % quit claim deed In the
State Of Rhode Island of all their tribal lands III the
town oil Charesown, in pursuance ol the law ahol-
lshing tribal relations aud authority. The members
OF the tribe are no longer wards vi the state, hui
citizens.
There is great suffering and destitution al
Milton. Pa The homeless thousands are partially
protected by tents and "e sadly III need OF all the
nccessaries of life. The number OF buildings de-
stroyed was 66G, and only two places OF business
escaped destruction. Food was again distributed
Saturday, and persons who were worth thousands
Of dollars two days ago appeared TO accept charia-
bile relief
The forest fires in Pennsylvania are sub
siding. Near Milford ten thousand acres We've
blazing Saturday, and the losses are almost meal
cuable. Fierce forest fires are still raging IN New
Jersey.
A party of twenty Boston bcyclers will
leave New York next Saturday On the CITY OF Rich
mond for tour through England
The Ultramontanes in Germany are rcsOlv-
ell To commence war against Bismarck, and STIR
up the Catholic population against The government
Some excitement has been caused ut New
Orleans 10y the reported discovery Of gold minc on
Sicily Island, east OF Ouachita in North louisiana
and quite a number Of pruspecturS are already
there.
Joe johnson, who outraged and murdered
Mrs. George Salmon, At Fairview Ky. last Friday
was Killed by mob. his head placed on pole near
the scene OF his execution ami his body burned 10
ashes.
The funeral obsequics of the late Chief
Judge Sanford +. Church at Albion, y. V, Tues
day, were attended by thousands of people. The
funeral procession WAS two miles long.
After making such fuss over his scruples
against taking the oath prescribed for newly elected
OF ldlllllltnt, tHlflts BftiEtuSH iHt
nolsT English atheist has consented 10 90 through
the ceremony because his constituents wish HIM
10 do 50. his CONVICTIONS in the matter remaining
unchanged
A worthy couple in a Massachusetts town
had lost their only daughter and were deeply dc
pressed. As they sat one evening IN the drawing
room. h.aving sgEs at intervals, the wife remark
ed: WELL George, there Is one consolation stu
ated a. We are, We could never have gotten Jane
| into Boston society" There is indeed, no cloud
without lis silver lining"
The statement issued by the Bureau of
Statistics shows that the total value of exports of
| domestic provisions and iallow from the United
States during April, ls,o, was Sl2,9l3Gll, and dur
ing April 1879, s. ass O51 for the ten months end
ed April 80 ls,o sy5 69,,sI5 and for the same PERI
| cd IN 1879, 1913 9so,,I5.
In many parts of New Jersey the forest
| fires are still raging. The and SKY obscured
and the air Is stining. Thousands of poor people
are homeless and have given up all hope. They
Frustrated by fighting the flames. and are help
less with despair. Great suffering and misery will
| follow.
At Sharpe's turnout, Tenn, Bob Bidd a
section hand a railroad, left the gang, went back
To the house of the section MASTER where his wife
was cook, took her across his Knee. and cut her
throat with sharp Ratchet He then walled mic II
| shallow pond and deliberately drowned himself III
| SIGHT of his pursuers.
Joaquin Miller has been visiting California
and is shocked by the social decalence of San Fran
cisco. He thinks that nothing ever happened hall
disastrous To the Pacific States the building OF
| the Pacific Railroad, rs II gave the brave young
States there all the yanites and vices Of the East,
| with none of It's virtues.
Theodore Thomas has secured passage on
| an ocean steamer that lis 10 leave New lolk for
| Germany on the first Wednesday after the CincIn-
natl May festival. He proposes 10 pay a long visit
| TO his iavorite modern composer, Richard Wagner
| for whose works he has created such Il liking
| among Americans. When Mr.. Thomas returns. II
Is believed thai he will reorganizc his Old orchcs-
ira, every member Of which Is anxious to he again
| lar # In M lunt rn1
The romantic marriage of u wealthy young
lady of San Francisco TO poor but respectable and
Intelligent young man employed as street ear con-
ductor recently, created stir IN that city. The
| all air had pleasant ending, the ladys family
| taking her husband into the family, when II was
found that his only social shortcomlng was poverty.
| Following this comes the elopement and marriage
OF the only daughter OF all Oakland millionaire with
"A poverty-sircken but well-educaied, Intelligent,
temperate young man who was IN her fathers en-
| ploy. The young couple waited some time Tor the
| Repentance of the father, who in his Indignation
promptly disnherted his daughter; but not re-
pentlng, the latter abandoned her husband TO re-
turn 10 the paternal roof.
Twenty years ago the steamer Arabian
sank in the Missouri river, with Coo barrels Of wills
KEY oil board. The current OF the river went on
changing, and now the place where the steamer
sank Is dry land, and the forgotten wreck IS buried
40 feet deep in the sand The other day the man
who owns the place put down drive pump and
the first liquid he found was the whiskey IN one OF
ias go her vein " lis ppe had satn ni near by
| was held AT 4i5 900 an acre. But. by-andhy. some
one remembered about the old wreck. and The prce
| fell A trustworthy and constant vein of 20 years
old whsEey on any Missouri farm has a tendency 10
increase the demand for it rapidly.-st. Lonis RI
| publican.
The remarkable case of skin grating which
has been going on for year al DanielsonyIlle Ct,
is proving success. The patient, Jesse Morgan.
II years old, fell intoa vat IN December, ISIS con
tanning boiling solution of potash and the ncs OF
both legs was SO thoroughly boiled that the cells
| from which new skin should be formed were de
siroyed. After months Of agony, during which the
scared limbs doubled up, and the calf and thigh be-
gan TO knit together, his life was given up. when
George j. Ross began the experiment which sue
ceeds so well. The child's mother, the family
coachman the patient himself and many neigh
bors have supplied over 900 pieces of cutcle, each
about three times AS large as u pins head, which
were pulled oil with little flesh and grated on
the boys muscles where they deposit a cell and are
thrown OF AS foreign matter. The legs are nearly
restored their normal functions, and though the
patient is weak from exhaustion he Is able to walk
some distance without u crutch.