Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-23
GENERAL SUMMARY.

O0o Magyars have LETT for America during the past
Winter.
The Spanish Government has prohibited
the importation nj pork from the United States and
Germany INTO Spain, IN account OF, trichlne.
A vigilance committee is being formed in
Lewis county. W. Va, as two mysterious murders
have been comAltted there during the past lew
days.
The New York Herald. Sunday, was in
scxtuple form oftwenty-fo pages. or ~ columns
the largest paper IN the world. and containing i"5
columns NJ advertisements.
1t is now stated that Mr.. Gladstone will
accept the control OF the coming administration oil
Queen Nici"ras government. and nniass nnfor"-
seen complications occur he Will be prime minister
before the end OF the week.
A Colorado girl only eighteen years old,
the death Of her father took charge OF his family
and farm and now manages her mother and her
brothers, and also her sisters, her cousins and her
ranch
The legislation of the last week at Albany
pretty emphaticaly developed one fact, namely,
that no church tax hill Will he passed the present
session.
The national debts of seventeen of the lead
ing States of Europe amount To 81. G23 900, OF
more than nine times that OF the United States The
population Of those States taken together Is only
about SIN times that OF this country.
The prisoners at Moscow, Mini Novgorod.
Sanara and other depots, awaiting exile 10 Siberia,
number over 10000. The province of Orenburg has
been blockaded for month by unprecedented snow
storms. and numerous deaths OF persons overtakeli
by the storms have occurred
Rowcll and Brown, the English pcdcs-
trians have authorized the acceptance of OIeary's
challenge 10 walk Hart and Dober for slO,ooo
Rowell proposes To back himself for one-third of
the amount, and articles 10 be at once forward
ed for o'Learys approval. Panchot's hackers en-
press u desire to enter him for the match.
Vignaux, who defeated Slosson in the
recent international billiard match was handed To-
OOo francs 10y slgnor Cernuschi as the proceeds OF
"A bet on the game which the sgnOr made with
Sossun's agent SlOsson demands return match
with NIgnauX on the table, for the same stake
as the Last match.
Telephone communication with Plymouth
church, Brooklyn. was established on SUNDAY last,
whereby Beecher's sermon was distinctly head al
various points in New York, Jersey CITY, Newark,
Orange and Elizabeth. The Instruments Wee So
arranged as 10 catch the preachers words WHICH
ever way he turned.
S NJ Pilshury Of Chelsea, Mass, 80 years
DID, committed suicide SUNDAY by chopplng on MS
head with an Ol,l-fashoned guIl liine. Pill>hury
made the most elaborate preparations for his death,
the instrument being so constructed with weights,
grooves, pulleyi. etc. a. 10 make II perfect en-
gine OF destruction. lie WAS temporarily insane.
4 Montreal despatch reports that Mr..
Soulc says all matters are arranged for race he
tween iianlan and Courtney; that the money is
IN the Mr.. Baikie's hands, 10 be pail the win
that there Is no prospect of the race taxing
place anywhere else. The course gu the Potomac
Will he directly IN front OF the White House. Only
Courtney and ilanlan will take part IN the race
The San Antonio CreXas) Express says
The little girl Jessie Lumlry, upon whom the oprr-
alton OF cutting through the stomach was perform
ed last August, Is gaming strength and flesh very
rapidly. The child mastcates the food given her,
and being unable TO swallow takes the chewcd
diet and inserts II into her stomach through the
lube placed there 10y the surgeon. She can digest
any soil of food, and appears 10 he il healthy and
as cheerful as any OF her playmates
The severest snow storm ever known on
the line of the Central Pacific Railroad through the
mountains prevailed last week. The snowsheds
are broken down AMI trains blocked snow plough
train with eight engines. near Summit Jumped the
track and dashed through the snowsheus ior nun
drel lest
At Columbia. :. C., Mrs. Scott -Siddons
was recently reading to a large audience while a
number OF Young people were Uniting. talking and
laughing IN private box. She turned toward
them and said that she would retire until they were
through and walked Oh from the stage. Two Of the
Young men who occupied the box aiterward called
upon her and demanded that she should apologize,
which she declined 10 do.
1t is said that the negro exodus is assun
ing vast proportions and Is better orsanlZed than
ever The tide tins Spring Will set toward New
Mexico, Colorado aud Arizona. In New Mexico
especially steps being taken to make al asylum
for about 100 UUp THIS number Is already organized
To 20 A company has been formed IN New York
wth 4 view Of huyIng up large tracts IF suitable
land to he suhdivilcd and sold 10 coi"red emit
grants Steps are being taken 10 have agents IN all
the southern States.
Intense excitement prevails at Caledonia,
FIX county, Pa, over brutal murder committed
there by a noted i1rgcr and outlaw, named Harry
English 4 posse went from 81. Marys 10 appre-
henl English. Cuusiablcs Wrcnth and NOlmrr AMI
Justice l;urk met English coming down The Stars
Wrcnth ordered HIM 10 surrender hut he returned
.up STAIRS and locked himself III "A room The officer
drew pistol and declared his intention OF taking
Eu.lish dead OF alive. As Constable Wrenth came
up "a the room English thrust ms rinr through The
ltIItl hmm fgtl Ia,
Nulinrr then carried Mrenih's body down stairs.
and aS he entered the yard English shot N"lmer
not fatally. English gained the woods during the
excitement hut while running 10 cover he was shot
IN the leg Company II, Stale Volunteers, has been
ordered uu 10 capture INN.
The shipments of live cattle and fresh beef
from this country England continue 10 increase
over 80 ooo OOO worth having been sent from the
port of New York during the first three months of
rms year.
During last week thirteen large steamships
Ief the Mrrsry Tor North American ports, most of
them Tor the lniicd States with large number Of
passengers amt considerable general cafsor> ms
Is believed 10 he unprecedented.
The lriul of the negro. Thomas SmOlhers,
Tor outrage on Miss Liens, IN Washington, resulted
Fursda, IA verdict Of guilty, amt Sm"thrrs VIII
20 To the peniienllary Tor a full term OF thirty
wears The jury consisted OF eight negt"e, uhd Tour
whites.
A new and curious case Of death from
woman who wore coorcd stockings and shoes wIth
copper mails had her heel pnnCiurcd NV one of tue
latter. Inflammation sci M and IN lew days she
dIcd. rhN slcIans do not know whether I" atlil-
butte the poisoning % The stockings 81 10 Inc nal,
OF 10 both.
A grand pathological icte or polyglot acad-
cmy wa- held nj the Vatican on the ism IN hnnnr
of The cNallaiion 10 the throne OF Pope Leo NIL.
The diplomatic body, the nobility, hrchhShoi's.
etc, were present III" scholars oi the propaganda
rccitc'i poems IN foiiy mine different languages eN-
telling the Pope.
The disasters from the tornad0es in the
Western States SUNDAY night, exceed anything
heretofore known IN this country. The storm seems
To have extended very large part 81 MISSOURI
Great destruction of property lid loss OF NE nave
IN other States. The l'ss ~ Mitsnn"Ii,
Mo, Is estimated at from *3SOooo 10 f'o"N" ENetl
business house ia the place IL III ruins vi me SOU
inhabitants. seyen-cghihs are WITHOUT houses
food OF means To procure thehi-
The British naval training ship Atlanta IS
given up a. lost with over mo- officers and men
There Is now no shadow uf hope left for the safety
of the ship and her fate has carried desoaton INFO
hundreds OF English homes.