Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11
q Nsws AND COMMENT.
Matters Of Interest Mt Home at
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Matters Of Inserest at Home and
Abroad.
Senator Logan Is TO take the stump 10 ILL.,
nois Oct. 1.
Seventeen pachas are Imprisoned in the
citadel 1t Cairo.
Some 24G, 039 persons used the free baths
of New York city last week.
Rush has taken the same stand as Italy
regarding the Suez Canal-to remain
neutral.
Arab Paclla has again destroyed the rail-
way at hahalla, near Alexandria, recently
repaired
The-msvcmcnt of waternelons from the
South to Inc North Is assuming gigantic pro-
portions.
But sixteen newspaper correspondents will
be allowed to accompany the British expe-
dition to Egypt.
Over 1850, 900 worth of property in
southern New Jersey has been destroyed by
forest fires during the past week.
Another Philadelphia official Is in trouble,
the accounts Of the superintendent Of the
almsholse being $50, 900 short.
Evansville, Ind, is agi,ated by telephone
war, nad two hundred persons have discon-
tinued their subscriptions.
Boston freight lines are cutting rates to
California, and the Western roads threaten
to reverse matters II the cutting isn't
stopped
Yellow fever has broken out in Mexican
town directly opposite the city Of Rio Grande
on the Rio Grande river, and the latter place
Is Overr1n with refugees.
Highwaymen have appeared at Bar Har-
Dor Me-. where party of ladies and gen.
temen were recently relieved of watches and
money to the value OF S1400.
Mr. Hubbell says the funds of the Con-
gressonal campaign committee will not be
used for nominating purposes under any
circumstances.
There is now strong hope in Washington
III at the Star route trial will result in con-
victon Of the thieves, which seems almost
too good to be true.
Lorenzo Moutufar, Minister to the United
States from Guatemala, has resigned in con-
sequence af disagreement with President
Barrios. now in this country.
The 18th of December Hon. William Z.
Gladstone will have been member of the
British Parliament fifty years. 1t is pro-
posed to celebrate the event.
Eghty-hve thousand immigrants arrived
10 this country in June, $4,000 during the
fiscal year, much larger number than du-
before by 10000.
King Cc,ewayo and his retinue of nine
persons consumed 800 pounds Of beef dur
ing their voyage between Cape Madeira and
Plymouth, England. True Britishers all of
them.
The laye pork packing establishments of
Chicago have been compelled to suspend
operations owing to scarcity of high-priced
hogs. twenty-five hundred men are out of
employment
The report that the passenger agents OF
the trunk lines and Western connections had
reached an agreement regarding differential
rates or pool percentages is denied.
The Tilden income tax suit is to be dis.
missed without any attempt at trial in &C.
cordance with the wishes of the counsel.
Isn't there an old aphorism about catching O
certain diminutive animal aseep2
The proposed glove fight between Wilson
and Sullivan in New York is found to be
within the provisions of the anti-prize
fighting law, and will be prevented by the
police.
Farmers along the Licking river, between
Falmouth and Lovengood, KY, have los,
all their crops by the recent freshet, the loss
being estimated at $4,000. Many cattle
and horse were also drowned. The losses
at other points along the river are equally
great.
1t is said that the socalled "skirmish" be.
tween the Egyptians and British at Alexan
dria, Wednesday, consisted of the putting tC
flight of six men and one corporal by Arab
1t is quite evident that the majority of des
patches are under British surveillance.
Canada, Germany, Russia and Denmark
have instructed their representatives in this
country to investigate the workings of oul
internal revenue system, especially In regard
to the collection Of the tobacco tax, with q
view to embodying the best features of The
system in their revenue laws.
A Canadian farmer is about to sue the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami.
mails for having imported sparrows. He
declares the birds have already eaten up
thirty acres OF barley and destroyed his po.
tatoes and early vegetables. He estimates
the number of sparrows on his land ut 5000.
The suit may not have strong legal ground,
but ii would be about as well for the Socie-
ty with the long name to extend its protect
ing mantle over mosquitoes as these little
pests.
Among the awards to exhibitors at the H.
ternational Electrical Exhibition at the
Crystal Palace, London, England, were a
diploma OF honor to the Anglo. American
Cable Company gold medal TO Prof. T..
A. Edison for lighting apparatus, etc. A
gold medal TO the Anglo-A American Brush
Light Company for the Brush dynamo ma
chine and arc lamp; gold medal to the
White House mills Of HOOsick. N. Y, for a
dynamo machine; a gold medal to the Di-
rect United States Cable Company; q gold
medal to Prof. A. E. Dolbear Of Boston for
an clectrostatic telephone; and silver
medal to the Philadelphia Dynamic Com
pany.
Fifty-two more little beneticiaries of the
Tribune Fresh Air Fund arrived at Troy,
Thursday. A majority Of them were quite
young. They were delighted with their ride
on the Hudson and the prospect of two
weeks of romping on green hills and In shady
groves. Alderman Happen gave them a
breakfast at the temperance restaurant on
River street, after which they left for their
respective destinations. Twenty mine of
them were en- route for Plymouth. fifteen for
Clinton, and the others for Earlville and
Norwich, N. Y. They were supplied with
calico bags, in which they carried little bun.
dies of clothes.
Heavy rains have fallen within the past
two or three days over wide extent OF
country In the West. Northwest and South
west, greatly bcneAitiug corn and vegeta-
ton OF all kinds without injuring the wheat
harvest, as the gram had been secured in fine
condition before the change Of weather came.
Michigan has probably the largest yield Of
Winter wheat ever raised In that State, and
the prospect for oats, corn and potatoes is
very flattering. Corn and cotton in Texas
are in fine condition. In Iowa, Minnesota
and Dakota the reports are likewise in the
highest degree favorable.
A part of the bicentcnnial celebration at
Philadelphia In October will be an old-fash-
Toned firemen's parade, with some OF the hand
engines Of former days from the smaller
towns that can not yet afford steam power.
Franklin. the most interchangeable organizer OF
useful institutions. was one of the fathers Of