Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-22
GENERAL SUMMARY.


The Democrats carried the local cl, tons
in Albany, Tuesday.
Adviccs from Aspinwll To the National
Board of Health. report the existence of
smallpox at thai pnri and of yellow fever at
Panama.
Col. A. J. Broadhcai, paymaster OF the
United States Army. who has Just returned
from the White River agency. thinks Ute
war almost certain.
f. B. Van Nalkeueurg, one Of NIilwaukee's
most prominent lawyers and one of the
wealthiest men OF that city, was sentenced to
fine of $500, Thursday. for tanpcring with
the court records.
The Chic correspondent of the Times says
doctors and sailors from American and Eng
lish ships have particularly distinguished
themselves in tending the wounded.
The college faculty Of Syracuse university
have suspended the four students accused of
hazing, the criminal prosecution having
failed. College law in this case was more
stringent than criminal law.
A considerable number of the members of
each of the classes in Cornell university have
adopted the Oxford mortar board cap, the
classes being distinguished by the color of
the tassel used.
The famous anti-Jewish petition was sent
to Bismarck, Thursday. ltconsisis of TWEEN
ty-six volumes, comprising 1l,000 Sheets
with 255, 900 signatures, including those Of
noblcmen, retired generals and officials.
Bernhardt, Salvini and Buffalo Bill ap-
peared at three Philadelphia theatres last
Monday evening Bcrnhardt's audience was
small, and Salvini's Of moderate size, while
Buffalo Bill had crowded house.
Ex-Gov Morgan, who last year gave one
hundred thousand dollars for erecting a Ii
brary building, and supplementins the libra
ry of the Union Theological seminary, has
Just given another 100000 towards the
purchase of site for new seminary build
ings.
Las Vegas, New Mexico, the centre of 4
large number of mining districts, is city of
nearly 1000 inhabitants. 1t is fully orga-
nized, having police force, Mayor and
Aldermen, besides operating water works,
and sustaining number of nice hotels.
A new opposition telegraph company
known as the Bankers and Merchants, has
been organized at New York with a capital
of 81 ,0O0, 900, and work of construction be-
gun Br twelve-wre line between Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington, to be completed this fall.
Typhus fever and small pox are again alarm
ingly prevalent in New York. Last week
there were fifty-fve new cases of typhus and
fifty-One cases of smallpox. The smallpox
hospital contains one hundred and nineteen
patients and typhus tents shelter iiity-six
men and women Ten deaths from smallpox
and nine from typhus occurred last week.
1t has been discovered that the United
States Marshal for the Western District of
Virginia, his deputies, the distric: attorney
and commissioners for that district have been
guilty of grave irregularities and corruption.
For the fiscal year 1880, nearly $500 has
been expended by the officers. of which
$50, 900 was fradulently obtained.
James Redpath, in an interview at Chica-
90, contradicts many statements made by
Capt. Boycott recently in New York. He
says Boycott was one of the most brutal and
foul-mouthed agents in Western Ireland.
lie compelled his tenants TO stand bare head
ed upon his passing them, and never address.
cd poor man without an oath. Redpath
agrees with Boycott as to lrelands need of
emigration, but says il shouil be an emisra-
tion of landlords.
Fully ten thousand people in the Upper
Missouri Valley have been left homeless and
in danger of starvation by the Hoods TINT
have laid waste the whole region. Hundreds
of families are without food or shelter, all
their possessions having been swept away.
The United States will supply many with
ratIoDs, but the generosity OF the people OF
the whole country is appealed to by The
wretched condition OF the victims OF the ter
rible inundatiOn.
The Pilgrim Congregational Society Of St
Louis. of which Rev. DR.. G. l.. Goodell is
pastor, has been brought into court by a
couple of plaintiffs who are disturbed by the
ringing of the chimes The son of the plain
tifs testified that he had not been especially
annoyed, possibly because he was thoroughly
used 10 all kinds of musical instruments and
had three in his own house, piano, Il baby
and jewsharp. As usual, nowadays, ex-
pert testimony has been called in, and The
case will probably last well into warm
| weather
Last Saturday afternoon the eng inccr OF
the train from Brunswick 10 Lewiston, Me.
saw young lady and gentleman standing Oh
Topsham bridge just as his engine was run
ming upon it. He put on the brakes, hut II
WAS too late to stop the train. The maj
graspcd the womans waist with one arm ano
u bridge post with the other, and, resting on'
foot on siringcr. swung himself and III
companion beyond the bridge anu ont OF iht
way of the locomotive The train rushed
past, hut the mans nerve aud strength dlt
not fail him, and he regained the bridge will
the woman in his arms. II they have rcac
De Quiucey's Vision of Sudden Death
they are deubiless able 10 tell their friends
just how they felt.