Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-23

common way, 1t will be observed, is 10 ge
rid OF the witnesses in advance of the cas-
reaching the Grand Jury at all
The instruction in the Soudan appears t,
be more formidable affair than was antici
pated. BY the capture Of Obed in Kardofai
the False Prophet acquires command of th,
extensive area between Darfour and Taxa
and approaches within 400 miles of Khar
toum the capital of the Egyptian Soudan
he number OF his followers IS estimated at a
quarter OF million, who are animated by the
| strong fanaticlsm of recent conversion to tho
Mohammedan faith. 1t is not improbable
That England may have considerable more
| difficulty in dealing with this outbreak than
IN supprcssing Arabi's Instruction
Austria supports seventy schools of agri-
culture, 22oO students, and ia agricultural
evening schools with 5000 students. France
has i3 farm schools with 30 to 40 pupils at
each The government pays the board OF
each pupil, and allows him 70f year for
clothing Paris has three department schools
OF agriculture, and National Agricultural
institute. Germany has over 80 schools of
agriculture, horticulture, arborculture and
viticulturc. Their first experimental AMI.
cultural station was established in 1852 up
ward OF 90 are now in operation, each one
having special line of rescarch.
The people who expect to secure hand
some premium on the defective nickles Just
issued from the mint will regret to learn that
they are being sent out from the Philade-
piila mint a, the rate of 1000 day, not
outstanding the refusal of Treasurer Gllfian
TO permit more of them to pass out through
attria 4
by Secretary Folger. They will be much too
common to bring large price as curiositics.
al least for many years to come. The add-
ton of the word Gents" to the back of the
coin, as directed by the secretary of the
treasury, is the only change to be made in it,
and the amount issued is likely to be very
great. About 100000 tve-cent pieces
were coined last year. Nickel il becoming
very popular for small coins, and the French
government has substituted it for bronze
Inc Mexican government has ordered $780,
oOo,00O nickel iive-cent pieces to be coined
The French continue to push the appliances
OF civilization into western Africa at the
point of the bayonet a gun.boat has forced
its way up the Mixer to Bamakeu, and the
1rst locomotive has appeared in Senegambia,
the first mile and half of the railway be-
tween Senegal and the Niger having been
opened in December The amazed negroes
are said to have flockcd to the line in great
crowds, and to have made frantic efforts to
keep up with the train by running. But
there is likely to be blooished over this in
novatlon, Latdior. the king of Cayar, with
drew his consent TO the passage of the line
through his territory, whereupon the troops
We're sent to burn the kings house Latdor
fled to a neighboling chief, and ut last ac-
counts they were gathering together their
forces for war.
The manufacture of leather rails or but
tons has developed into quite Jan importont
industry, and in Providence, X. L., from 30
900 to so, 900 of them are made per day,
according 10 the design or finish Ii occur
red to some fertile mud two or three years
ago, that the refuse OF sole leather might be
utilized for buttons and nails and the max
ing OF nails and buttons from such mate
rial was entered upon. After u side of
leather las been cut into lies, a number of
pieces are left-stripS an ,ncll or more in
width. Only II certain part of these, or
those coming from certain parts Of The hide,
nre used. Every button is subjected to eight
different processes. They are used on Pull |
man cars and fine furniture in hotels, to the |
exclusion of brass nails, which have declined |
30 per cent in price in consequence Of the |
leaher-button competition.
The wholesale depopulaton of Germany
by the tide Of emigation toward America,
and the rare advantages of Mexico for colo
nizaion, have induced the German govern.
mcnt, always hitherto poor colonizer, TO at
tempt To assume control of the movement of |
4 = nj (;
is negotiating in London for the |
purchase of 10000, 900 acres of land, with |
the view OF establishing a large German co. |
ony in Mexico, which shall preserve the
TcutOnic character and he more readily |
lincnabe 10 the military laws Of the Empire |
han are cmigrIutS scattered through the |
nlted States and living under its protection. |
For the past two months there has been
| marked decrease in the volume of immigra-
Iion, it having now reached lower ebb than
At any time since 1879, when the total ar
-ivals were but III 2s6 During the month
If February last the arrivals were only about
)nc-halt what they were for the same month
asst year. The decrease is Il general one cx-
,ept from Ireland, it being most marked
rom Germany and Canada For the eight
months ending March /, there wasa decrease
If about $4,000 from the arrivals for the
amc time last year and at the present rate
he whole number of arrivals the present ifs
al year will be but about 400, 600 as against
IN average of 129, Pig for the year previous.
The decrease is probably due to two causes,
higher price of available lands for settle
ncnt in this country and Il general better in
iustral state of affairs in foreign countries.
Among the Irish cuuutic, which have the
greatest number OF sufferers from famine
Mayo seems to occupy aforcmost place. The
population is supposed to he less than 80, 00O
md of this number 700 have had their names
placed upon list of persons needing relief
)f its area OF j., 1867 SIS acres. 56,91G acres
re under water, und $40, AIS acres are prac.
ically non producing, being included under
he head OF waste, bog and mountain. Since
he Gladstone Government came into power,
'layo has Ind large share of attention from
and ngtators The first great upheaval
vas produced by the boycotting of Captain ,
}0ycOtt, 10 whose assistance troops were ,
ent from Dublin and Orange nborcrs from
he North. Previous Ia that time the eoun-
y had been heard OF on this side of the At
antic through the miraculous appearance at
he Roman Catholic church Of Knock Spe-
ml trains containing pilgrims were run sew
raj times week to Ballyhaunas, the nearest
,oint TO the shrine. Hundreds of the crilchcs
# those who had been cured We're piled up
II the little church The Land League ;
citation put an end to the pilgrimages, and
here has been no rest from troubles ever
ince.
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