Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11
NEWS AND COMM E,ST.
Matters of Interest Mt Home M
Abroad.

Matters Of Interest at Home ana
Abroad.
Yellow fever has appeared at Galveston,
Texas.
Some 1899 Russian Jews landed in New
York, Monday.
1t is hoped to conclude the Star-routc trial
this week.
The Senate has passed bill approprating
$50, 900 for fees of Star route counsel.
The city of st. Paul, MINI, is to have a
fine new hotel, to cost $500, 900 to 800, 900.
Mdshpman Du Chair, who was captured
by the Egyptians near Alexandria, is but II
years old.
1t is said that Col II. q. lngcrsoll is to
abandon the practice of law and devote him
self entirely to lecturing.
The long -continued strike of the Jersey
City freight handlers has ended, the strikers
returning to work at the old prices.
Governor Plaisted of Maine has written a
letter accepting the Democratic nomination
for Governor. lie is confident Of an cleo
ton.
The temperance people of Indiana are or
ganizng, and are to place host of speakers
In the field, intending TO take prominent
part in the political campaign.
Another colored youth has been appointed
to caletship at West Point. 1t is under
stood that he is to be provided with tin ears,
and sleep with an alarm clock.
John McAlahon defeated John O'Brien. the
Texas Giant, at collar aud elbow wrcst-
ling, at Milwaukee, Wis, Monday. O'Bricn
is six feet ten inches in height and weighs
EGO pounds.
During the present session OF Congress
51S2 bills and joint resolutions were intro
duced in the House, and 22S3 introduced in
the Senate. Only 22S7 measures have become
laws.
Prof. Charles p. Boerncr, the State OBJ
server of Indiana, reports the remarkable fall
of seven and quarter inches of rain in Jvly,
three and a half inches falling on the last day
of that month.
AT Moutville. Conn, Peter Crows wife
died, and within a week Peter married again
This was not approved of by the happy
couples fellow citizens, who took the bride
groom from his bed and tarrcd and feathercd
him.
A large influx of Chinese is feared in Brit
ISL Columbia rs soon as the restricted law
goes into force in the United States. Several
vessels from Hong Kong for American ports
have changed their destination to Victoria.
The peaceful and law abiding red men in
Indian Territory, have been discovered in the
act of laying in large supply of first-class
firearms. The Iudlan agent there says he
thinks it's a dangerous practice. So do the
settlers.
Owing to the excessive drought, forest
fires have become general throughout the
country. In Michigan they are raging furi-
,el, md in Mar, E,,rlapd hn citpotinp 10
equally deplorabe The pine forests Of
Maine are ablaze and loss of life is feared.
A shark was caught in the harbor Of
Mobile, the other day, which measured fif-
teen feet from tip to tip In its stomach was
IDENTIFY human. The arm and bones are be-
lievcd to be the remains of the engineer of
tug who was drowned in the harbor n
short time previously.
The trade prospect In the South Is very
bright. Orders from the South to Baltimore
merchants for goods for August delivery are
very large and exceed their best antcipa-
lions. Leading transportation lines are full
of business, and indications point to an enor-
nous trade with tina. section. The financial
position of Southern merchants is reported
strong.
The President has approved the naval ap-
preparation and general deficiency bills and
the acts providing for deductions from the
gross tonnage Of vessels OF the United States ;
establishing diplomatic relations with Persia
for the manufacture of salt in Indian Terri
tory relating to negotiation Of trade marks,
and for the publication OF the tenth census.
Mr.. Louis Mills and Miss L. T. Laty of
Brooklyn, N. Y, went to Long Beach, n.
j., Saturday, and while there the couple be-
came engaged and also SO deeply absorbed
as to forget it was time for the last train,
uutil it had departed, leaving them in very
unpleasant dilemma. After much consulta-
ton, however, way out of this difficulty
was found, and when they arrived in New
York the following day, the hotel register
bore the names of Mr.. and Ms. Louis Mills.
General Butler has proposed to the Demo-
cratic managers of the party in Massachusetts
that the Democratic State convention fol-
low the Independent Republican convention,
or the Independent convention, and he he
nominated for governor by the Independents
and the nomination be ratified by the Demo-
Gratis. who cast 1lO. 900 votes for him in his
party nomination straight, but there is likely
TO be opposition to any proposition for ratify-
ing the work of another party,
The accounts of the Tantah atrocities arc
confirmed in every particular. 1t seems that
after the bombardment large crowds arrived
from Alexandria laden with loot, and declar-
ed that seven English war vessels had beer
sunk by the fire of the forts. The vagabond.
from Alexandria assisted in the massacre Of
the Christians, and eighty-five bodies were
carried round the town, accompanied by .
large mob of men aud women, and treatet
with the greatest barbarity. The soldiers
under the pretence of taking the Christian
to pl,ce OF safety. gave them over to thu
mob and melted the people to massacre them