Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-01-07

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ing tor,, the fist rov being substituted fer
the tongue.
Fencing is the la'e7t pastimc among Ia
fashionable ladies' of New York.
Daring 1880, there were 3ii failures in
New York city, nrgregating in llahill'les
@l3, 29l ,5S?, and in assets -, 1869
4 London Publisher has issued two-ccnt
edition of the NeW Testament, and sold 4uo,-
800 copies,
FL Amclcc Eaucier, an eminent violnlst
oi Montreal, was Killed accidentally by fail-
ing down s'Girs in his house.
Juan Ray chopped l.. lIilaio to pieces
with al axe at Sautandcr, Texas, on sunday,
in quarrel. Ray was arrested.
The British revenue during the past year
amounted to 500, 000. 600, of which SiOo,-
Gao, 600 was spent on the army and navy
Archibald Forbes says rs correspondent
he has sent dispatches costing S2Og:9Ng, the
highest single '!cspitch being one tor sj,@oo'
There were 70 900 deaths in New ork
las, yCa', which was $500 more than in $50.
No corresponding increase in population
took place.
Five persons ut six in the family OF sam
/
have died from diphthcria within six days,
at Crumps residence in Moniclalf, n. }.
Commissioner I.e Due SAYS bis South
4 Carolina tea farm il admirably adapted to
| the purpose Tor wii.c, !; is designed. He
/ still has faith IN the possibility G America
raising all Tie tea she consumes.
The business for 1850 at the New York
! Clearing House was larger than any prcvl-
nj LODI n
S3S. GA. AS. 223, and the balances to ST.
/ $50. 2471 90. The total increase of two
/ items was 80, ISIS, l51,009
/ Some Of the New York ladies gave ont on
/ New Years day to their servants lists oil
guests for whom tlcy were to BE- considered
''at home bu, at many fashionable houses
no other notice WAS taken of tie day than To
suspend baskets at the doors fog cards.
Tie wool and sheep growing convention,
which met in Philadelphia last September,
adjourned to meet in Washington at the call
of the chairman, Commissioner LcDuc of the
Agricultural Department. The commission
or has issued call for meeting in Wash
ington Jan. II.
Archeologists all over the world are excit-
ed over the news which comes from Athens
of the discovery of Il statue, supposed TO he
! oil Minerva INC lfttil'llS III ito
parts. which is pronounced by the savanis
who have seen it an induhitablc master piece
of the sculptor Phidas.
Italy is abou; to resume specie payments,
| ard the government announces that within
three years it will put out GO, 900, 900 francs
of gold and silver in place of the paper
money now ailoat. Paper will then he de-
prived of tie legal tender quality. The
| mt n am u!rl
900 francs, or SlS0.GOU,eo0.
A number Of Wisconsin farmers anticipat-
ed the season for good resolutions by signing
Just before Christmas what they supposed
was a Temperance pledge. They are now in
hot water because OF the presentation OF pro-
missory notes to pay cash instead of 10 prac-
ticc teetotalsm.
The treasury department continues to coin
from s., 900, 900 to 1900, 900 of gold pei
month, and will continue 10 do so as long a'
the balance of trade continues, rs at present
so much in our favor The gold is paid ouI
in New IorI, for foreign gold imported il
payment for exports almost as rapidly as i
is coined.
A despatch from Montana reports a figh
with n por,ion of Sitting Bulls followers
the result of which was that the red mer
matl,. formal surrender, laying down theil
srma while the squlws moved towards The
troops with the outer covering of the tepce:
on theis backs. The casualties in the Indian
village numbered three. The SURRENDERED
Indians number about 800.
A public meeting was held at Fredericks
burg, Va, Tuesday night, at the request o
clergymcn of all denominations, TO provide
relief FOR the immediate and probable suffer
ing arising from the extreme severity of TIN
winter, for which the provision made by TIN
city is inadequate The supply of firewoot
in the city is reduced TO ten cords.
The New Yor, Legislature met Tuesday
ard the Assembly organized by the choice o
Geo. II. Sharpe as Speaker, he having y
votes to 4l votes for Erastus Brooks Speak
or Sharpe made an address. The Governor
message saws the New York State debt
Sent. 80. 1880, was ;s1,059, 57i. The ta'
levy this year is 81 mills, being an increas
over last year to meet the expense of build
. ing the capitol.
The first biennial session Of the Pennsyl
vanSa Legislature convened Tuesday. Il
the Senate sensation was caused by l.. Is
Coke. a Democratic Senator from Luzernc
declining to take the ''ironclad" oath. liz
made n lengthy statement, showing that h
used money in securing his own election, am
therefore, could not coDscicniiously ALLOW
himself 10 be sworn in.
Mrs. Barley, said to be Il dissipated won
an, left her sqGalid home in an alley IN th'
rear of l,2l3 North Ser@"'h street, !" 81
> Jouis Tn--uay morning, 10 pawn a shawl L
Uuy whiskcy, leaving little girl, aged )
and baby in the cradle in the room. Dur
ing her absence, the room caught fire, an
before assistance arrived, the glrl was burn
ed almost to crisp ard died shortly after
ward. The baby was saved.
During the year 1880, Hartford stocks il
creased in market value by S5,Sl0,5,3. q
this increase 81 ,03S, lG. was in bank stocks
81, $40, 700 in fire insurance stocks, S1s9, So
in life insurance stocks, S542, 500 in railwa
securities. and 8, 203, 900 in manufacturin
, stocks. Hartford concerns paid during tn
wear dividends to the amount of : ,OS3, 5Oe
Hartford Ia n city of only AZ, 553 inhabitants
but its invested capital in Incorporated CON
panies is over thirty millions of dollars.