Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06
GENERAL SUMMARY.
News and Notes From All Quarters

News and Notes From All Quarters
The Malagasy ENJOYS sailed from New
York for England Saturday.
Lieut.. Dauenhower of the navy has been
granted years leave OF absence.
Secretary Folger continues to improve. 1t
| Is thought he will be able to resume his du-
ties in a few days.
Mary Ann Conkling, an Unmarried sister
| of Roscoe Conkling, is in the city hospital al
Rochester said to be dying, She has beeu
sick two weeks.
In Philadelphia DR.. George Buchanan, son
| of the notorious bogus diploma doctor, was
| on Saturday convicted of causing the death
of Elizabeth lIols,cin by criminal surgical
operation.
Perry II. Smith, late vice president of the
| Chicago and Northwestern raj way, has been
quietly placed in the insane asylum at Nladi-
son, Wis.
AT Newburgb, Ind, Saturday Remus r.
| Harrington, shot and Instantly killed his SOIL
in.law Lyman Gillland. Giniland had re-
Gently deserted his wife and destroyed her
furniture. Harrington and he met and quar-
relied over the matter and.thc shooting fol-
| lowed.
One hundred and fifty persons have left
west coast Of ireland, and sailed for America
on the steamer HISTORIAN. They were driv-
| en- from their homes by famine.
A disastrous wreck occurred on tho Van
dala line near Cincinnati, Friday evening,
and resulted in instantly killing Fireman
William Stewart, and MORALLY iniuring En-.
gineer William Brannan.
1t is announced that Mr.. Parncll will make
another visit to Dublin before he starts on his
expected trip to the United States and Cana
da. He wishss to hold a conference with the
organizers of the Irish National League as to
the interests of that orga nization in Ireland
and respecting his movements while in
America. The visit is, therefore, looked
upon as of no little Importance.
| The statement that the Duke dAumale,
fearing that his property would be seized by
the authorities, had sold his chateau at
Chanully and gone to Sicily, proves to be
without foundation.
| A Paris despatch says that last Thursday
a cartridge charged with dynamite was cx.
ploded near Montceau les Mines at the door
way OF a miners house. No serious damage
resulted, but the fact caused much excite
ment aud speculation.
The Russian project of police has unearth-
ed band of Nihllists at their rendezvous
an obscure residence in st. Petersburg. The
police force, in attempting 10 capture them,
met with stubborn resistance. Dlring the
fight three officers were wounded, and one
Nihilist finding capture inevitable, commit
ted suicide on the spot. The eight remaining
consprators were arrested. 1t is supposed
that only section of the party have been
secured. Among the implements of de-
structon were found .our pools of dynamite,
or about 144 pounds.
Anticipating the enforcement of the oIdi-
nance IN Chicago requiring the overhead
wires to be removed on May 1, the Western
| Union company has begun strineng aerial
cables. Each contains eighteen copper wires.
1t is estimated that in the busiest parts OF the
city not more than four cables will be used.
| These, ii the common council, permits, will
be placed on poles 30 feet high, and so at
tached tla, they can be thrown TO the ground
in case of fire.
AT Knobnoster, 10 miles west of Sedalla,
Mo-, a negro who had lis arm broken by
jumping from a train, was taken to the house
of a colored man near by, where the fracture
was set and the injured man given bed
On Friday night he rose and began to fire
promiscuously with revolver. The fright
cncd inmates fled from the house. Marsha
Jef Hairc, in attempting TO arrest the fren
lied negro, was wounded twice. AS tb,
negro would not leave the house it was final
ly set on fire, but even then he did not com,
out until the timber began falling in. Oh
showing himself he was greeted with volley
of shots, two of which took effect. He wa
then secured. Marshal Hare is thought I,
be MORALLY wounded. The negro cam,
from Crab Orchard Ky, and is supposed /,
be an escaped convict.
AT o'clock Saturday afternoon, the worl
of counting Uncle Sans money began at til,
treasury department. The undertaking il
made necessary by the retirement Of Mr.. Gil
fillan, treasurer, and the appointment of hi
successor. One billion dollars are to be count
cd The men who are inlrusted with thi
enormous responsibility are +. b. Daskam
chief of the division of public moneys, j. X
Upton, late assistant secretary Of the treas
ury, and 5. T.. Middleton, prominent bank
or of Washington.
One Revilla locked his sweetheart RIOS,
Gonzales in room, In Mexico CITY, ant
stabbed her and himself for jealousy.
Louisa, the youngest daughter of VIM. NJ
Evar,s was married Tuesday to Dr. Charlie
Scudder. Ex-Governor Cornell, Bishop Doan
OF Albany and other prominent persons wer
present.
Three captains OF lighters, the supernten
dent OF transportation company, two en-
gineers and five workmen have been arrest
cd at Brooklyn in connection with the thei
of goods from the Inman pier after the fire
few months ago The goods were valued d
$50 900 Three thousand dollars worth ha
] been recovered. Duty had not been paid o
the stolen property.
Some murderors cut the rope of an elevl
q tor on which Charles Rich was ascending, 4
r Lancaster, Pa, yesterday, and he was kille
s by the fall,
The supreme count, at Davenport low,
a is busy with the prohibitory amendmer
case decided at Des Moines in January
Mike Mclaughlin broke Martin Lindsey
. neck in prize fight at Dubois, Pa, yeste
,, day. Both were miners and the victim !
: years old
a Mary Nompley yesterday recovered judi
g mcnt of $40, 0OO against James ii. Clark,
/ New York, for seduction under promise
marriage,