Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-16

GENERAL SUMMAsY.


York, last week.
The latest reports indicate decided de-
cline IN the price OF iron and less in the price
of most kinds Of hrellsiuifs.
The seventeen birthday Of Rev. James
Freeman Clarke, was celebrated IN Boston last
week, n a brilliant gathering. Poems were read
hy Holmes Julia Ward Howe, and others.
Mrs. Grossman Of Berlin, Canada, is &c
Is the mother of twelve chdren two solitlires two
SETS "ft";ns and two sets oi tripletS.
There is excitement at the Dominion Capt.
io over the operations of hndy-snatchers. No less
than e'.hi bodies were stolen from tue cemetery al
fd?intduN!ilr. OIt, nea: Ottawa last week
Public sentiment Al West Point appears to
incline to The belief that the negro cadet, Whtl-
Aer, Inflicted HI, injuries on himself.
The Empress Eugenie before starting for
Zuulard. presented her irnperlal crown 10 the
church OF Notre Dame des Victories IN Paris. Il is
OF great value account of the number of precious
stones II contains
During the engagement oil africa Feb.
a.th, the Chan iron-ciad liuascar suffered severe
y, losing - killed and wounded including us cap
tam. Another Chiliah lr"n-cla'l bpnhalded Arica.
killing several women and rhil'it'n-
Panama mdvicrs report that the ChilIn
Minister of War, undertook 10 surprise the Peru
vIans near MoqueqiL with four regiments Of III
faulty, hat VA, 'lawn into an ambush 10y the Peru
vans and uhc OF hiS rrEiineLs was cut to pieces,
the ChIliinS losing l,ill.
\ private letter from Aleppo, dated the
lSh OF March, says that III consequence ui the fam
me 900 koorls descrn'leL from the mountains aud
punderci the town oi Mafdc'n, III Asatic Turkey,
and murdered number of priests aiid nuns and
some European merchants.
Harry Webb and wife were arrested at
C:caso Tuesday night, a. al ~, 9lh go WORTH OF
jrwrlry, shaw- drtsScl C.,slorn lruu the hotels
found ii them !usst>s.nn-
The cmplnvcs of No 3 Harmony Mills,
Cohoc-, NY, wili be- pad = 600. saturday. Tae
striking spinucr5 sJy lazy Will receive 81 200 PER
week nom Fan River during the strike.
Dcspliches from the end of the track of
IN, S,ni in,n P.ib. Ha,lraa,I In Arizona say IL /,
Ii.i twenty miles EAST Of Tucson, and IS near the
Tombstone Mining D.~rici, 10 which branch road
Is Organizing hy local ccI!lans.
J. II. Il. Hover, the dcfaulling cashier of
the Late Savings Rank ai Louisville. Ky, for en-
hezZlrn. 81 UUJ from the btnk has been sentenced
10 the Prntrntidry for on Nsar. The venerable
prisoner IIcaled sGEy, thru"ths h.Iuself ON The
mercy oi ina jury.
\ hurricane which passed over MontsOm-
tfs y. Y. at O'clock TG"i,lay afternoon. carried
away the si''ple Of The Aniriirtn kefnrmsd church.
dem ,lshe a porlion q: The Hew sheds and ltveled
argc trees. Considerable ha'l, with thunder and
Ightulng accompanied thc storm
An unknown negro tramp. Tues !ay. shot
anl Kill ii passenger On the Bee Line EIwIy
seven miles west of Sidney, Oaio. The negro
hiI n1IcsirI the tram AT Sidney, and having no
mon y WA pu; of 1t Hardin Station. As the tram
ST arfsi he got oa the platform aud lrei through
lndow. presumably Al the conductor. The negro
es capped
James W. Hale, groceryman, OF Spring
hclI. Mass, has erected las'ing monument 10 his
memory hy bcqucathing 100000. whose income Is To
bc spent stoves, iucl AMI 1unr Tor the deserving
poor, ihree Ot the city pastors and the clerk ui
counts being the alm"ners OF The dead mans
bounty.
Late returns from the British elections in
indicate thai the Liberals Will havr'ai least 20 or {"
majority nthr Parliament without the Hnnc Ruls
Vote. winch i estimated al to ~ G5. GLADSTONE IL
again master ui the political situation and ran dc
tate the neNi CABINET.
The FrAdnci,d ChrhHjcie counts M the
railroads On which jay Could has got his paw aud
ins that nj present the unfortunate Gould controls
only ,S,;i mlle, ut road though there Is suur pru-
prxt that he may vet bring the total up T. N!6s
meS or say onc-tenth of tht mileage oi the MED
States.
\ telegram from the Russian consul nj
Van. Armenia. appeals Tor AID to save The Inlrlhi
ilniS of that district from dCstituiinn. The hiinr
Is increasing. one hundred and nfty persons died
OF starvation al Nrhok. In the villages girls
diving. one hundred died At Van. Ihe Russian
authorities ot lilstln have forwarded 80 oOo I"u'is
OF Hour To Van.
The fourteenth Ccntcnuial anniversary of
the birth OF SAINT Bcn"'lrt was celebrated by tue
BrnrdictIur Monks uf Newark. Y. J.. la-t Mc,ineS-
diy. Cardinal McCiusky and bishops Mciluiie Of
Rochester, turusan OF Newark aud Becker "i
Delaware Were present. Bishop ,orIi5Lu ccltOfal-
ed mass and Bishop Berkrr preached.
The experiment of heating buildings 10y
steam supplied from central generator and dstTIh-
utrd in customers at thetr dwellings Ini places Ut
husinrss has had . ttial nf Two seasons ia Spring
nrld. Mas auh ErdrlN all OF those who have used
the liollS steam during the past winter pronounce
It u complete sucCgSS aud are anNipus 10 have It
established on a permanent footing. The company
well pleased with the results aud are ready for
Il more extensive trial another season.
Dr. Denny, consul at Tirnslsin, reports
that within three wears the consumption of Amerl-
can cotton goods has gained Immensely over Eng
lish. In lS9 the imports Of cotton goods al rtrnSt-
sin iIum tnc ultrd States were 200 OoO pieces;
from ENGLAND 9ti 900 pieces In i-ii the trade was
equally divided h,twrrn England and America
Mr.. Denny mrute4 this almost wholly iu the su-
prtIur chA;actrr"f American gudtS.
Daniel. BrlshaZZlr AMI one Of the Baby
ltuins stepped out 10 wet their Whistles during
iitrr mission IN recent performance oi 'Rrsha1-
HIr at bridgeport conn, and a warm discussion
followed the IhN luuldus uiltr t. h"t that Bridge
putt would 20 Democratic. When the curtain Was
Tuug up thr NihNlo was unable tu see Uut oi
one eve aud i;ri-hnZZlr dropped out four front
teeth IA m.iciN ttNins Ia Sly Il am The king The
audience not ihiuking Their appearance historically
accurate. demanded their money back.