Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07
GENERAL SUMMARY.


carolina and Texas.
Five Cinnamon have filed declarations in
the %cw York Superior I0u:t announcing their in-
teIilnE TO become citizens.
Gentleman joe" the w0uld-be black
mailer of Rev DR.. Dix OF New York. has been sent
10 the State Prison for three and half years.
So great is the exodus of the starving Hun
garians for America that the Government Is about
10 check what may be The depopulailon of Hungary.
The exports of grain from Russia in Jan
nary and February l.o99,OO0 quarters below
the corresponding period of 70. decrease Of ,. per
cent.
Parties of armed Colorado prosHectors are
moving into the ute country, and soon thousands
will he seeking for The hidden treasures Of that re-
gion.
The Supreme Court of the United States
has promoted James II. Mckinney, deputy clerk of
the CONT 10 the position Of clerk made vacant by
the death of d. W. Middleton. Mckinney has served
go wears III the clerks Office.
The Boston Common Council has appro-
priated SO 900 for the celebration Of the 250h
niversary of the settlement of Boston. which occurs
on the Eth of ST ptember next.
Prince Lcopolds visit to Canada is not
abandoned, blt postponed on accom-; of the I'M
ady OF the British arlstncracy.
W. p. Gillespie of Cincinnati. while dy-
ing, confessed the murder OF j. Jameson. tea
wears ago. II was never known how Jameson died.
By collision of freight trains at Wayncs-
bore, Va. Monday night. locomotive and fifteen
ears were wrecked. fireman killed and al engineer
fatally injured.
A despatch from Harrisburg. Pa. says
Recorder Farr has intlniate!iha SPECIAL meeting
of the Board OF PIrlous woulu he called 10 con
slider the cases Of Aembie and others
The Canadian Government has agreed to
substitute the Southwestern Colonization Railway
of Manitoba 10 The extent of 2laI acres Of land per
mile. WORK VIII he commenced The railway
immediately.
The teaching of Rev F. Monroe Of Gov
ington- Ky. thai IT is proper 10 devote sunday par
pronounced hereicll hy the Preshytery, and he has
left that body.
The inquest in the De Young murder case
al san Francisco. Was concluded Wednesday. An
attempt was made Ia show taat kalloch Killed De
Young III self-,irfruJ. bu thc Jury did not credit
the st"iN. and iUIaraei verdict charging kdliDch
with murder.
Twenty-siX thousand wcavers, cmployed IN
lis mills in the blackburn England district have
given notice OF an int-uiiua 10 strike. fortnight
hence, unless wage axe advanced in The sam. pro-
portion as wIs recent, conceded to the spinIIers
aud ct!l room hands.
II was announced al -. Petersburg, April
.9tli, that Oh the siNtS-cennd anniversary OF the
hnth ot the Car, GOuJ p r>uns would he either de
lEercd from imprisonment % II, i.lsej from the
perNlslon OF the police.
In CatoOSa county. Ga, a man heard the
uNHt NtluH. coming. anu hhErlcttN Hut
himsei ana family MO >inull cellar under his
nOor, covered by trap do.r. Five minutes after.
when looking out, there was not even sill OF his
house left.
Secretary Evar;s wants an appropriation of
80 tGO 10 uIlIay the expenses of entertaining the
King Of sam lille On h- visit this country also
the loan of slap oi war 10 bclEg HIS Majesty over
IL these shores.
The revenues received 10y the government
are unprecejentrtlly large =; Jlis time, averaging
over Il million dollac- tiay.
The new French Gable Company has re-
ducei tine rates 10 Great Britain, Ireland and
France 10 ffiy cents wo!d-
Mr.. Charles Pope of Clcvelaal. Ohio. has
lost SIX children by iiphthogia w.;hin 4 -h0u time.
One soa OF 10 years SURVIVES.
TIE Springfield Mas RfgH3Ecaa asserts
t. certain parlnr carpet IN thai city was taken
up last week ipr the nr>i tinr IN 70 years.
The Vatican is preparing the decree by
which -. Thnmis AiulHgS VIII be pruc,a med pro-
trctpr of all fo;Gla VutEot'c educational lnsttu-
lions.
Mr.. Cough SAYS that amnns the clergy of
the Established CauIea ui EdglanI many ar. now
taking -troE" grounds against The h'hi.uai Use Of
wine,
The railroads az running extra ani Sun
day trs ~ Ia carry Nr-t the riiigr.!.j- whn have
SsS a4 a1i1 ias I an XII Iaasi ] % &c S!is ns Gar
dented number III I5.-Jo
\ proposition las been m.dt. in the Domi-
inlnn House of Cpn!n % utl:c The c;Ir:cncy 10y
the issue of Ss0ii ua' uf paper money. II II sad
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There are prospects of lively times in Ken
tucky. over the enforcement 81 SUNDAY law
against igrnr saloons Nn tr.i!,-.I uav-tlent has
been started anal ihc i-;I.lli i,g reform IN tins
direction /, - .,Eeral tIi i!.,. LEGISLATURE, il- -l
passed the necessary law.
In Il lecture recently delivered hy him at
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There was Il uiTnIllcd s,snc IN The hrl-
tucky House one dny la>i week, when member ui
the HOUSE and the speaker uuarrrlrd aud called
each other liars. The dispute settled IN the
ni'r ~, III il%4,c NJ, S,%asa' MnI.r airi ''r anu '"'
Joseph Schgmau, the wealthy banker ol
Nrw York VINO has just diyd. was the Hebrew
whom Judge Hilton cNclu'td from his hotel at
Saratoga lie said he had no objection 10 Jews a
II sect. only 10 the Sthgman lrws." But Joseph
SeligInin was man ni sound financial views aud
practice. uf liberal religious opinions ani Of wide
and practical charities AMI retiring and modest IN
his outward life.
At Montreal ffluhN, mouluSt named
tnIll rrt!r fell into boiler uf molten i.on at Me
ppuGa!l's foundry. Ills brother h>lriicd 10 assist
HIM, ana both were fatally burned. MIS- I"uiNrie,
standing III her door, saw their dishsutrt lOtmS
clrried hy - The hospital and hastily handing her
child To nclghhpr. tN'tiiillhg, 'tiAe my Chlll,
nv eyes are turning yellow she fell deaf fioin
| fright
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