Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-09
GENERAL SUMMARY.

Typhoid fcver.s epidemic al .''giih Pitts,
burgh, where 5j1 cases are in the "ands oil
physicians.
| The wages Of the employees of the Balti-
more ana Ohio Railroad have been increased
10 per cent.
Madame PATHS libel suit against the Post
Despatch of st. Louis has been dismissed al
the plaintiffs cost.
George Marduand. a5cd1, who was run
over and crippled for life by BROOKLYN city
railroad car in 1877, has been awarded SlO.-
600 damage.
| Minister Zamacom states that the story
| that proposition was made TO General
Grant when he was in Mexico that the United
| States assume n protectorate over that coun-
try is simply absurd.
The shipments Were over 1.0O0,O0U bush
els of corn from Chicago. Monday, and
| Tuesday, the largest on record. The grain
fleet now awaiting sailing orders in the port
his on board a,51sjj. 900 bushels of corn, 1872
900 wheat, -, 900 oats, IS, 900 rye and 30,
600 flax seed.
There is considerable excitement in New
York and Washington, caused by the reports
of fiibus.crin. expeditions about 10 leave the
United States for Cuba. 1t is stated that de
tachmcnis of the organization have already
landed on the Island, and that they propose
to established an organized revolution. with
hope of cnlisting recruits and organizing a
government.
The Beacon field party in England now
admit that the opposition has secured clear
working majority in Parliament, even if the
Home Rulers are entirely left out of the
account Parnell is reported as laborns 10
create a division in the Home Rule party III
Ireland.
Mexico is agitacd by the intrigues of the
coming presidential election III that country oi
political revolution.
A little school girl in Cincinnati was choked
TO DEATH on Thursday. 10y swallowing toy balloon
which She was trying 10 initiate with her breath
Through correspondence carried ON
under fictitious names, Milwaukee man and his
wife agreed TO clope with each other.
A letter from Prince jerome Napoleon on
the DEGREES against Unauthorized religious con-
fratrruilics Is causing sensation IN political CIR
clcs IN France.
The JOUyHai Of Commerce announces that
IN consequence. uf the advance III the price Of paper
and The increased cost of newspaper publication IN
all ITS departments II Will 90 back 10 lis Old sub
scriptlun rate of SO per annuin
The salvation army" have foundin Phila-
ielphia a hrariier welcome than they received in
New York cay. The RANKS have there been recruit
ed To the number OF So and are evenly divided as
To sex.
The New York Court of Appeals has rem
lcred decisions IN the cases of chastine Cox, CON
vIctr of the murder OF Mrs. HULL and Pietro Baltic,
convicted OF the murder of his wife In bath cases
judgment was affirmed and both Will probably be
hanged uii The same day,
The 1904 dollar, in fine condition, is said
Ia he valued AT 81 600 by collectors. There are II
of THIS dale Known IN the United States mint,
IN New YORK, IA Boston, in Salem. Mass, IN
Philadelphia. IN Cincinnati AMI IN Liverpool,
England.
The musical world in Rome has lost Fra
Giovanni, the famous tenor, whose chest notes POI
sc.-ei a higher range Than those OF any Other SIN
GET. living ar dead. lie was attacked 10y gastric
fever, IN The evening I'll the 9TH oI March, anu III
three OF iuuT days was carried on
\ clergyman at Branllor,l, Conn, remark
cd IN recent farewell sermon that members oil the
choir had mtericred with his pastoral work. man
In the Choir gallery arose at ms, calling upon the
speaker Ia stop insulting the Choir, and threatening
in turn on the organ and stop the pifsons voice
Several women tainted
The sin ycar-nld son of James Lewis, who
Keeps saloon Fourth street, Troy,w lri alone
lie helped hImS,lt to quantity 81 whisAcy from II
barrel. When IN, parents returned they found the
hus supplied. \ doctor was summoned ahn uid
all ~ his power, hui III a fr" hours dtalh pui an
end ip the hut = il,rinsl.
Some DAYS AGO one Of the brainicst and
mos; prominent members ui the nitrd States Sen
ale made an Application through he local ulhrt OF "A
New York IuS lIianCr company 10 nave MS ne III
Surrd. The usual examination followed, ana us
papers were returned To hun with The explanation
Thai thry were rejected un account OF ms drunken
ness.
Last month ihrrr was incorporated the
Palestine railroad COMPANY, II numbers fifteen III
corporations, cight ct whom live IN NiS~i'huSrtlS
\ Boston capitalist subscribed inr s2',ooo worth of
the stock. Tue rai work Will hr done with Inc Imam
ci,i support, chiefly, OF two large Eheli5h banking
houses. II Is proposed Ia construct Tue i"il from
tJlru. IN IsyW, tn MuSu on the lisiiS lNSli WIN
branches iu Jerusalem, Iali aud flLcr"nu
The reports on the condition of the " IN
ter wheat crop IN Canada are moi very encouraging
la SNcI. sections the crop. according I" the cana
dan journals. has been wintr.-klllci owing I" the
want uG snow. As a whole the crop Is uneven aud
exceedingly unequal IN appearance Tn thl- SIDE
the border ue thr crop ~ ~ E all tue STILES AMI
territories - ~ superb condition.
The Plymouth, Mass, W,moyjR says:
Nj. James Whitney, formerly oil Boston, u tenor
singer 81 celebrity. same ten wears ago, cl"rd WIN
= MIS-. Willard ui Worcester, Mass, going IL 'hi-
c.ieo and Other places escaping tue hhi'i- ni Jus
ti,. n'tIhrr al The Interested parties nal M ans
To- prosecute. On FRIDAY March 9Th, he was tined
~ bring", VI, IN charge 81 kidnapping anu as
siull, WIS convicted, amt ~ dtldlit oi hiil COMMIT
ted 10 The county liil.'
Sixteen hundred citizens ot Springfield,
Mass, have I',tiunrd the Mayor AMI Aldtlincn "i
that cty uni To grant licenses ior The sale "i ihtoAl-
ciIins liquors. Accompanying tins Is another pc
lIuuu signed hy seventy I'VE inmates OF Inc House
U CORRECTION who JON IN the request, because as
they sLN thrN are persuaded that incorporate
habits are generally formed under the chlINiNhl III
furncr at the drinking Slloon aud hrlcNe ~ These
were closed The temptation to drink woui he large
~ removed.