Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-20
GENERAL SUMMARY.


Mormons in their worship. but not in poly
gamy, and the Utah people will not seek
home in the land Of revolutions.
Mr.. Parnell will accept the proposition OF
tie New York Herdld, 10 become a member
of the committee TO distribute the Herald
fund.
The committee TO guard against famine in
Ireland next year have purchased Eio,Ooo
worth of potatoes for distribution there.
Navigation between New York and Pougli-
kcepse is again open and the ice north is
hourly expected TO break up.
The shipovners and agents at Montreal are
making vast preparations for competing with
Boston and New York for the cattle and
grain trade next Spring and Summer.
A large number of leading New York mer-
chants have signed memorial in behalf of
the enactment of National bankrupt law,
which has been forwarded to>Washington.
Gov Zen. Taxa, in Abyssnia, te!egraphs
to the khedive of Egypt that several chiefs
hsva r.valtad -.--.---s- Ki.i5 JOTfI or 1i1;t >
sinia, and his power is seriously threatened.
A Paris correspondent reports that the
United States Government has presented the
CITY of Paris with II magnificent album Of
photographic sketches of the principal sites
in New York.
At Lancaster, Pa, a man murdered his
wife, his six year old daughter and an in
FAINT three months old, and then took his
own life by poison. Poverty made him
insane
Mayor Rivard OF Montreal was reelected
mayor Of that city for another year. Mon
dav. An attempt was made by the admirers
of Mr.. Parnell TO bring out an opposition
candidate, but il failed.
VIM. T. Dafoe of Trenton, Ont, died on
Saturday from eating cabbage on which
Paris green had been sprinkcd; four other
members of the family are i'll from the same
cause but will recover.
Sidney Shores, the farmer of Somerset
county, Md, who married his thirteen-year
old stcpdaughter last week, has been arrest
ed for violation of law. Rev. Zachariah
Bowen, who married them, has also been ar
rested The penalty attached 10 it is $500
fine.
\ despatch from Luzerne states that the
worklnen in the north end of St Gothard
tunuc hear the sound of the approach Of the
boring machinery in the south end, and ii is
expected that junction between the two
sections of the work will soon he made.
Two hundred and eighteen horses, costing
SIS. 800, were purchased at Montreal during
the past week by American buyers and ship
ped to Boston and Springfield, Mass, Cam
bridge ILL.,, Dover, n. H.. and jersey City,
y. J. This trade has been steadily incrcas-
ing for considerable time past.
Congress is hearing arguments of counsel,
who urge the claims Of the American, Allan
tic and Pacific Canal Company 10 the ex-
oj,,e;,.o ri,,Lt If construct ipu "A shin canal ly
way of Lake Nicaragua. This claim original
ed in contract made in 1919 between the
Nicaraguan government and this company.
A bitter fcud has existed for long time
between Michael SuiIrans and Herman
Schultz of Port johnson, n. J. Saturday
morning Sutfrans received IL comic valentine
representing hangman, and, supposing
Schultz had sent it. upon meeting him later
in the dav, stabbed him twice i'll the back
with u longshOremans knife. Ii is not
thought that Schultz can recover.
A strange murder case has just come to
light in Newfoundland. Twenty-Five years
ago a man named Bearne was murdered by
one Collins. Six months ago an important
witness, who was present at the time Of the
murder, gave evidence before magistrate.
and Collins is now in jail awaiting trial.
A large, rabid dog caused great commo-
ton in Chicago, Saturday. SO far as heard
from, it bit three persons, II valuable horse,
and several other dogs, before it was finally
run down and killed by party of men with
clubs The owner of the dog VIII have the
carcass examined, and will assume all the
medical expenses of the persons bitten
Early Saturday morning, burglars entered
the drug store Of John l.. Roberts, at San
doval, ILL.,, and blew open the safe, securing
several hundred dollars. They then set fire
10 and destroyed the building and contents,
causing loss of Sl1, 900. Forty kegs oi
giant powder were in Il magazine IN l.le rear
of the drug store ard one Of them eXpiodcd,
shaking the town terribly
About 600 men employed in Stcinway's
piano factory in New York city, and ility III
Astoria, are an a strike for an advance oi
from Il TO 30 per cent.
The Consolidated Bank Of Montreal will
resume payment ON the first OF March. Inns
has been arrived at by the creditor banks and
government Withholding their claims Tor the
present
At Ottawa. Monday. a number ct men
were engaged in shoyclng up snow IN the
hope of finding tie lost jewel of the Princess
Louise Saturday evening AN embargo, al
the request of the Governor-Gcnerai,w was
placed for twenty-four hours, on all press
dispatches referring To the unfortunate acct
dent To the vice regal party, TO prevent sen
sation and exaggerated reports beng CIR
culatcd.
The British House of Commons has voted
down a motion in favor of an equalization of
franchise in Ireland with that in En.!and and
Scotland, 2i2to 1913.
The London Truth tells II story of Won
Buiow's wit. lie presented one OF his friends
with copy of Wagncr's book on Beethoven,
and wrote on the ilylcaf, ITO ---, with
the respectful compliments of the widower
of the authors wife" Nine Cosima Wag-
ncr, u.s. is well known, is "A daughter oi Liszi,
and was married To- Won Bulow before she
ran away and married Wagner.
The man who invented "Bnum
ShnuIi be nung IN cold. dark room,
And over his head
blanket spread,
As hint Vi his coming DOOM