Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15
GENERAL sUNMARY.

ne LtW tlu1tl bl liic l nltilliU
at Hartford is exactly like an opera house,
ard fitted with Stage which can he used
for concerts and light thcairicals.
Three thousand dollars was collected in
New York Monday for the sufferers by the
Chios earthquakes.
Gen RourKe, an Irish skirmisher aud
trustee of the Fculan fund, says the report of
n contemplated attack on Gladstone is en-
tirely unwarranted.
Judge Skinner Of New Orleans, La, in
the matter Of the city W. Graves, a CONNER
cial drummer, 10 compel him to pay license
fee, decided that the drummcrs' license or
dinanCc was unconstitutional.
Another gigantic consolidation of railway
interests is announced under the name vi the
New York. Chicago and St Louis Railway
company, capital $4,000 O0o, Sl1,000, 900
of which is preferred ut per cent and the
BALANCE common stock.
At the second nights sale Of the works of
the late Sanford II. Clifford, the famous art
isl. about eighiy paintings were sold. The
"Rnins of Pariheuon, said to be the mas
terpiccc 0. Clifford, sold for $500 the
highest niice pa.d Tor any of the others was
500, for 'On the Seashorc at Sunset"
The New York Board of Aldermen has
wen nrrn,isSion 10 the uiieI States Illu-
minaiinr Compnny of Nrw York. and also
To tie Brush E'eclrc Illuminating Company,
to lay wires iubos, etc, in The strcers for
supplying electric currents for Illuminating
purposes.
ASt petersbilrr corresnoude6t says the
investment Of 81 petcrs,i,r.r bv n chain of
guards has en- entirely ausDGoued as more
irkscur to Ioyal persons Than cflica .Ious
against Nihiliss The measure proposed by
Project Baranoif to the Council of Twenty
five, that passengers nj railway stations be
examined, has probably been also abandoned
as impracticahlc
4 drsn,,ch from the ,;nvcrno, of Alccr;a
States tbat a norton ONLY of Col. Flaiier's
ayncJi,inn was massocred the reminder hc-
incI ,,rIso,ors in The hands Of The Kadours ut
Ouarcal. Il is believed that Col. Flatters
himself is a prisoner. The kadours intend
to demand an exchange of prisoners, they
surrendering Col. Flaltcrs and the other
members of the expedition, provided the
French surrender some of their women and
children who are confined in A Algeria.
.r1o,, wa, oro,h,r riol.,, ebocl. of .o,,I
nuake Mt Chios. Monday.
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=, ,nn Cnr,;ncr,,I JJn,cl i, phiIadcInhio
Nd. a. Me- C,rr,nc,- Parros
lhcre was heaVy earlhqu''he ~ 80 a;
m, SUNDAY through INC central part oi
Calii"rhia' oul no s'-ious daui;ise was dohe'
4 M9a'scal paper says the Quebec govern
meht Is IN hiahcial s'rai's' INC "hoiG Oh inc
lour hilllioh loIl "'ll5 cAIcnue" anu ''"c
money required
There were failures in the United States
during the past three months with aggregate
liabilities of S2i441,25o, against liabilities
of sig, ..i,O.l for the same period OF tine
year previous.
Mr. Goschcn. the British ambassador NJ
Consiantinoulc. has informed the Porte that
he holds if RESPONSIBLE for the safety of Mr.
Suter and the nayment Of the ransom de.
mondrd for him by thr brirands
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