Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-30
GENERAL SUMMARY
News and Notes From All Quartz

lion from Hartford TO Long Island Sound.
The Ottawa dog show was formally
opened Monday by His Excellency the Gov
ernor General.
Mr.. Parnel is said to have declared that
three out of ten men recently hanged in Ire
land were innocent.
The Tennessee Legislature has passed a
bill permitting pools to be sold on all races al
meetings controlled by clubs
A white man having murdered negro in
Hannibal, Missouri, the negroes Of the town
threatened TO lynch the murderer.
Three burglars who had broken into st.
Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Norwalk,
Conn, fled before they could rifle the poor
box.
William II. Vanderbllt's new residence at
No. GAO Fifth avenue, New York, is to be
further ornamcnted by $4,000 conserva-
tory.
On the trial of six more Armagh assassns
the Crown Counsellor dwelt strongly on the
fact that man names Burns displayed an
American flag from his lodgings.
Mrs. Hester Van der Linde Brinckorhofl
jackson, aged 101 years, one month and 81
days, was inferred in Newark, N. j., Friday.
Ten glandsons were pall-bcarers.
Three men, who pleaded guilty TO over O
dozen robberies in Orange, N. j., were told
by the Court that if they got the full benefit
of the law they would each be sent to prison
for 1870 years
AT Clifton, Staten Island, the wall of the
elevator in Bachmann's brewery gave way
Friday, and 20, 900 bushels of malt were pour.
ed out. A laborcr who was shovelling the
malt was carried 100 feet and safely landed
in tree the loss is $4,000
The trial of twelve Democrats of Fairfield
county, $. c., on the charge of intimidating
colored voters at the last Congressional cleo
ton ended Saturday morning in two being
bound over to the April term of the Unite d
States Court. The others were discharged.
1t is said that the person referred to as
Number l" bv James Carey in his testi-
mony at the hearing of the Irish assassination
prisoners is known to be in Mexico, beyond
the reach of the English authorities.
In consequence of report of hostile pro-
ject on the part of Fenians against the naval
station of Chatham, England, a boom has
been constructed across the dock basin, and
furloughs granted to policemen have been
stopped.
A San Francisco despatch says that there
is no object in disrcgarding the fact that
without good rain in the next fortnight the
main cereal crop of California will be tc.
tai or partial failure The equinoctal has
passed without rains in all the counties
with rot more than half a dozen excep-
tons.
Dispatches from Arizona indicate that
Agent WilcoX's statement to the contrary
Notwithstanding, the Indians now on the
warpath are White mountain Apaches from
the San Carlo reservation and are divided
into 10 bands. -Four men were killed by the
attack uron Winchester, Oak, on Satur.
day.
A Uniontown, Pa, despatch says N. l..
Dukes arrived there Sunday night aud 4
committee Of citizens waited on him and
presented him with the resolutions adopted
at the indignation meeting lately held. They
also gave notice that he would have "a hours
to transact business and leave town. If Ii,
attempts to remain ii is thought there will be
trouble.
Cicero J. Ilamin of Buffalo, n. V, il
president Of consolidation of five great glu
cose factories, with a capital of SD, 900, 600
of which Mr.. llamln owns and control:
sig 100000. This combination includes al
the great glucose factories in the UnitcC
States, although small concerns are OPERATED
at Chicago, Davenport, Ia, and ST. Joseph
Mo.
A meeting of the English Rcvcutionar,
League has been held at London to considc
the question Of holding great intcrna,iona
convention of revolutionists. The presiden
| Of the meeting said that Government official
now recognize the fact that dynamite is a
important factor in political life. 1t was re
solved to invite Louise Michel and othe
prominent Socialists to the proposed con
vention.
| Capt. O'Shea, Home Rule Member of Pai
lament for County Glare, has notified 81
William llsrcourt, Home Secretary, tina
when the House of Commons assemble
after the Easter holidays, he will ask whethe
Lady Florence Dixie formerly hOaycd tn
public by the invention of letter from Kin
Cetewayo, and whether, as a result Of the ii
qniry into the alleged assault upon her
Windsor, the police have concluded that Lad
Florence is an impostor.
The body of John Howard Payne arrive
at Washington early Saturday morning az
companicd by Mr.. c. NJ. Matthews, Liel
tenant Nicholson and Mr.. 5. A. Brown of tn
State department. At the depot the cofiir
which was draped with pail and an Amer
can flag, was met by Mr.. Corcoran and til
undertaken. No ceremony of any kind wa
performed. The body of the poet was drive
to Oak Hall cemetery, followed 10y Messrs
Corcoran, Matthews and Nicholson, and d.
Ipositcd in the receiving vault, where it wi
remain until June ., on which day an al
propriatc memorial service will be held.
At Pittsburg, at about s o'clock Saturda
morning serious explosion of gas occurre
ut the office of the board of guardians of IL
poor, Some men were engaged in huntin
for IA leak in the gas main in the rear of Il
building, and one of the laborers ignited
match. An explosion ensued which bic
down the rear wall of the building and Il
roof dropped in. There were quite a nun
Der OF people in the office ut the time, al
two women, Mrs. Archibald and Mrs, Nj
Kee, were badly injured. Mrs. Archiba
had her arms fractured in jumping from
: window. Mrs. Mckee was more serious
hurt, two ribs having been fractured b
sides receiving Internal injuries. The bull
ing was only c-story high, ana to this ia
fact is due the small number of the hurt.
The Manchester Guardian says that Il
Queen, who has heretofore attended the pa
ISL church at Osborne, is arranging for Il
establishment of private chapel there.
. says the change is due partly to the lncrea
| ing years OF Her Majesty anu also 10 lhe pr
cautions forced upon all prominent pcrso
by the Irish troubles The tOurt Circuit
G says that the swelling of Her Majcsty's KIN
s continues to subsidc, and she has almost c
a tirely recovered from the effects of her l
, cent fall at Windsor Castle. Her Males
Z will not, as she contemplated, 60 to Sd
l. dringham this week to visit the Prince
Wales. She will, however, in the latter pi
d of the week, leave Windsor Castle for
J. residence at Osborne, Isle of Wight.
y Rear Admiral Thomas Turner, Unit
u States Navy, died Saturday morning at
= residence at Glen Mills, near Media, p
y He was n native of Virginia, and was
u pointed mdsbipman from that State Al
|, 81 1926, He was actively engaged in
n Mexican war, and was present at Tusp
II April I, lSi7 His commission as comm
8 der was received in 1865, and he joined
IL ,SdrutOgd He was in command of d