Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06
GENERAL SUMMARY.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin says the dis
trcss in Ireland is daily increasing and with
fearful rapidity.
At Chicago, the jury in the case OF Court
right against Farwcll, $4,000 libel sun,
awarded the plaintiff one cent damages.
A careless servant in the house of Jonathan
Wesley, at Shenandoah, Pa, left tub OF
hot water ON the floor, Saturday, INTO whicii
Wosley's 1. year-old child fell and was Scaid-
ed to death
George A. Lefurgey, convicted at inc
Circuit Court at ST. John. n. L., on The
charge of forgery, and uttcring forged bills
on the Union Bank of Prince Edward Island,
and the Merchants Bank of Halifax, was
Saturday sentenced to imprisonment Tor
life.
A general strike is anticipated i'll Mary,
land among all manufacturing and coal
operatives. The Knights of Labor, an or
ranization of II, 600 members in that region
and West Virginia, have posted notices re-
fusinr TO work more than ten hours u Jay
after February . \ collision is feared.
France is busy with warlikc preparation,
but ii is stated that French sentiment is IN,
different TO the movement in Germany, and
IL Is UlltNit ilisil i'i'iai.hNN 80 i''''''-
osten,a,ious preparations with Il view Ia
brighten the neighbors rather than mediiat-
ing any scheme of actual warfare.
Queen Victoria will open Parliament IN
person on Thursday next. Her message VIII
inform Parliament that Il treasury grant is
needed for the relief of Ireland. besides the
two hundred and fifty thousand pounds
sterling from the Irish church surplus. The
L., tl,,.,p into
oppose an address in reply to the Queen
speech.
During the month of January LOGO post
masters were commissioned, the largest num-
her ever commissioned in the history OF the
government Most of these are in the far W est,
where there seems to be boom IN business
equal to any previous boom in the history OF
the West, so far as can be Judged by post
office business. Kansas has 1,ooo,O00 OF
population, and is increasing at the rate l5O,-
900 annually.
The coal miners and operators OF the
Muchinack mines in Mahaska county, Iowa,
have agreed upon cooperative plan on
which the miners and operators will divide
the profits after deducting the expenses.
Contracts will be taken by the company for
coal that will reduce the price of mining be
low three cents per bushel. 1t is believed
that if this plan is adopted throughout the
West, the miners wages will be increased 80
per cent, and strikes will be avoided.
John Gardiner and his wife were burned
to heath. while drunk. IN their house near Eastot,
Mass, on Sunday last.
Thomas Hcnier, a wealthy Mormon, aged
about Go. was arrested in Ogden, Tuesday. for
bigamy and will he taken 10 SAT- Lake for trial.
Mutton ought to become cheap in France,
as ten thousand sheep, preserved by frigorihc
process" arrived recently at llavIe, hom south
America.
A cable despatch says that the Russian
police, having proved inefficient IN the prolonged
struggle with the Nhsts, large number oil Ger
marl police have been summoned from the Baltic
provinces ofthe empire.
At Philadelphia, Pa, Monday a man en-
tered the Office Of the Guarantee Trust and Safe De-
posit Company and while the attention of the clerk
was diverted, stole fourteen $1,000 bonds oil the
Crane Iron Company.
A Victoria despatch says the crew OF the
Gen. Cobb. from San Francisco for Seabeck, W T.,
arrived there Sunday in 4 schooner from tiaSo-
quot SOUND on the west coast of Vancouver Island,
where the bark went ashore and became tot;1l
wreck seventeen days ago. The crew suffered
great depriyations, but were well treated by the
Indians.
A new revolutionary proclamation is cir
culated by students of the high schools of Russia.
The students draw terrible picture Of their condi
ton, and declare that they Will fight the great Mo-
loch called the Russian government, TO the end,
even though the hest of them perish
Miss Kate Field who has recently returned
from abroad, has already begun vigorous canvass
for the organization of DRESS Association" and
cooperative movement such as exists in London,
bv which ladies may obtain dresses and suits made
order ready made at the lowest market prices,
and be entitled to regular dividends on the profits.
Great excitement has been caused at VIII
Jamestown. Mass. hy the arrest OF L.. W. curly, 4
member Of the senior lass of Williams College, and
son of prominent merchant Of Troy, for alleged
adultery with the wife of North Adams citizen. 1t
Is declared 10 be a case of blackmail.
Miss Bonfield, a schoolmistress al Shelby
vile. Ind. is white and her afllanced husband MI
public by Turnan's discarded sweetheart, who
found love letter from Miss Bonheld IN his pock-
ct and sent II to the school trustees. The school
mistress was Immediately dismissed. hut one OF the
local newspapers and all the ciergynen demand hef
reinstatement.
The authorities, ii is understood, are TAX
ing extraordinary precautions 10 secure the per
sonal safety of Queen Victoria during her progress
from buckingham palace 10 Westminster palace;
to open Parliament to-day. II Is believed
that Information Of projected attack by mem
hers of the International society has been received.
The entire route Will be lined with troops,
The Jury which has been engaged for two
weeks in Jersey city, in the case 81 Mrs. Jennie H.
Smith and Covert ID. Bennett for the murder OF the
woman's husband, returned verdict of not guilty
on Saturday afternoon. ON the morning of August
lst ISIS Smith found dead IN his bed and sls-
picon was AT once directed 10 his wife and Benaett
who were known TO he improperly Intimate. The
first trial began in February, 1919, and ended IN 4
verdict of guilty The prisoners were sentenced 10
be hanged hut the Court of Appeals ordered new
Jury wrongly. On the second trial the defence
limited their efforts 10 showing defects in the ev-
dencc These defects finally acquitted the parties.