Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-08-20
GENERAL SUMMARY.

| Saratoga who wears Il larre diamond rng on
each of her eight fingers whenever she is
seen, whether at breakfast or l'y sis-light
There was heavy frost in the interior of
the river counties of New York. Monday
morning, and the Thermometer in different
localities indicated from - to 80 degrees.
/ y girl name Moore, Il years old. living at
Logansport, Armstrong county, Pa, tasted
/ for four weeks, and has been reduced to
about fifteen pounds weight.
! A correspondent at Berlin says the lady of
the Sultans harem, who recently took refuge
in the British embassy at Constantinople,
and who subsequently, surrendered has been
strangled as an accomplice in the palace con-
spiracy.
4 serious faction fight occurred Monday at
1 Portadown, county Armagh. between Caiho-
lies and Orangemen. Many persons were
badly wounded and the Catholics were rout-
cd.
Thomas McGraw of Detroit, president Of
the Globe Tobacco Company, also of the
Michigan Savings Bank, and large real es-
tate owner, has failed. His assets are
roughly figured at S250, 600. while his liabil-
sites reach much larger figures.
II. s. Smiley OF Spring Lake, Scott conn
ty, Mimi, drove into the lake to water his
horse, with his wife and three boys in a
wagon with him. The horse became rest
less and unmanagcaLle and overturned the
wagon. The boys were drowned.
Within the past thirty DAYS. over 1,00O.-
900 cigars manufactured by Chinese in San
Francisco, have been sent East The leaf
tobacco comes from Connecticut and Penn
| sylvania and the cigars are returned by rail
| to the Eastern market.
\ gentleman, just arrived at Washing
ton from Memphis, says that the city is en-
tirely healthy, and there are no indications
of any outbreak of the yellow fever this sea-
son in the Mississippi valley. lie thinks, in
deed, that the yellow fever germs have
been destroyed.
| Indianapolis had meteor as large as Il din
ner- plate the other night, which passed so
slowly over the city that it was visible for
| 10 minutes. Its approach caused a flash of
light almost dazzling in its brightness and
its disappearance was followed by the rumb-
ling detonations of an explosion, like the
dim echoes of far-off cannonading.
| A Chicago sportsman who attended the
Rochester IN. y. } races last week made his
wife Jealous by his attentions to the girls
and she followed him to the track in male
attire The police detected the imposture
husband had to identify her and secure her
release.
X. T. Parkhnrst, youn- lawyer of
Bath, n Y, shot and killed Miss Fannie
Howell, daughter OF prominent merchant
Saturday, and then blew his own brains out.
The couple were married about four wears
! ago but did mol live together LEGAL -gpari-
/ tion taking I,4r=.eS Immediately .4tLerW ard
K Fargo d. l., 7c-sTarr7 SAYS --rrc lnir.
vest on the great Dalrymple farm Of 80, 900
acres is now in progress. There are 81. 900
acres in wheat and l2,000 i'll oats The
| reap:ng machines began work last Monday,
| 12j of them, in several divisions. The
wheat will average eighteen bushels to the
acre and the oats ninety bushels. The total
wheat product of the season from this farm
will be about 430 900 bushels.
Thursday evening the water in the gulf
rose three feet and Hooded the town Of In
dianola, Texas. The wind was forty eight
miles an hour. A number of people left the
city by railroad for Iavacca On the morn
ing of the 18th the water rose very rapidly
and the wind reached rate of seventy five
miles. The track and ties of the Morgan
Railroad were literally lifted from the bed
and carried half a mile by the wind. No
| lives were lost.
Texas promises to be the banner state in
growth during the past decade. In 1860 she
had only 212, 900 population; in 1870 she had
sos, $40, and in 1850 she has LOCO 600 ac
coriing to a low estimate Her a%ricultu-
raj products now foot up one hundred mil
! lions in value annually. This is substantial
progress. No other State save Illinois, ever
doubled her population in ten years after
that population had reached 500, 900.
Quite number of mines gold and silver,
are claimed to have been discovered in Ham
ilton and Saratoga counties, New York.
The Northwestern Lumbermen's Associa-
| ton met in convention at Chicago. Monday,
with 800 delegates present. II was the
generally expressed belief that the lumber
ing interest was tlourishins, and the demand
greater than ever before.
Henry Cardwcll, miner of Bunkervillc,
a settlement near Bellevillc, ILL.,, was on the
black list out OF work, Il hard drinker and
very poor. lie grew desperate, AMI after
many threats, shot and killed his wife Non
day and then cut his throat from ear 10
ear lie left four children. two Of whom
are adults.
| At the annual meeting of The trustees of
the Saratoga Monument Association, Tues
day, cx-Gov Seymour presiding, it was re-
solved to advertise at once for proposals for
building the monument. \ committee was
appointed to procure the erection of memo
. rill tablets on prominent points of the bat
tlcticld at BemiS Heights and vicinity.
Josie Langelet was n remarkably hand
some St Louis girl. Being about to commit
suicide with {. pistol she dressed herself in
an elaboritely embroidered wrapper, ar
ranged her hair carefully, and laid herself in
a graceful posture on lounge, 50 rs 10 be
attractive in death.
The Judge of the Box Elder County
(Utah) Court, being applied In for writ of
habeas corpus on behalf Of an apos,a'c
Mormon who had been put in ldnalic asy-
lum through Mormon influence, sad from
the bench: lie is possessed of a devil, or
he wouldn't lave left the true church.
and madhouse is the best place for hin"
Napoleon b. Arthur deserted his wife and
family at Marysville, Ohio, twenty years
ago, to clope with neighbours daughter.
Ills wife remained on the farm, and reared
their children. while he wandered about the
country. A poor, broken old tramp present
ed himself recently at the homestead. This
was the wreck OF the husband and father.
lie begged for food and lodging, expressing
the utmost contrtion !or his bad behavior
The wife acted with promptncss. She sci
the dog on him, and hc barely escaped with
his life
VAUDEVILLE Moody Shatluck, Esd. IT,
turned home from Worcester, Mass, last
week, where he had been Shaving Tor the last
year with his sons.
There is some talk of organizing Garfield
and Arthur club in town. and getting some
speaker To address us This is a thorough
Republican town AMI will rive Il good major
ity at the coming election.
One day, last week, George Masurc, while
moving bricrs at John t1ddlng's ran 4 thorn |
in the side of his foot. 1t was removed with !
difficulty. In short time the wound began |
To swell and pain him severely aud hy night
he could not walk without the aid of crutchcs |
1t is now very painful and he can use the
foot but little
On Friday last the 20.h anniversary OF the
marriage OF Mr. and Mrs =. l.. llcmenway
Of this town was remembered 10y their many
friends, to the number OF some 10 or 10 per-
sons. An eycellept visit Was had 10y all pres
Ont and the worthy couple had presents to
the amount of : 10 or more, given them.
Onc day during the past week whilc ROGER
W. llulburd and brother were visiting in
Enosburgh they saw a mud turtle with It's
shell branded 1til
thur village school closed on Friday last /
The afternoon was spent iN both teacher
and scholars on SCOTS Till, near the village, |
where they enjoyed IL picnic The same /
evening the teacher left for h,r home in 4
Grand Isle.
On Tuesday night of last week Mr. Nathan
:. Hill and wife of Burlington We're the |
guests of the Mountain Spring Hotel. They |
were on their way To ORLEANS county, To look |
after the interests of the University of Yer |
mont, of which institution Mr.. Hill is
treasurer. &C.