Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-19
GENERAL SUMMARY,

NEWS ana Notes from all Quarters.
Schuyler Cotax predicts that the Repul
licans will elect the next President. H
thinks a period Of business stagnation
coming.
Robert Bonner has refused an offer Of on
million OF dollars for his Fifth.avenuc bloc
OF lots just above Mr. Vanderbl,'s New YorI
mansion. They cost him about one. lourt
of that
young man, who was engaged to b
married, borrowed money of his intende,
mo'her-in-law to purchase license, an,
useu IL 10 marry the daughter of anothe
woman. The rascal is an Ohio man
Mrs. Ray, the first woman that went I,
Leadvillc, dug in the mines, secured IN,
plains as scout, took in washing and now
has fortune of one millionof dollars
1t is reported that it is the purpose of Sam
ucl j. Titdcn to leave last monument TO hi,
name in the gift 10 the city of New York OF
INC magnificent mansion Just completed in
Gramercy park, together with all its rich
treasures of rare books and works of art.
The library contains the largest and most
valuable private collection Of books in New
York ii not in the country.
The annual report of Captain Adams of The
special treasury agent service for the nor,
oil New fosk for the year 1929 shows the
number of seizures were III; their total
value was .Sl0,77l. The following sums
were also paid into the treasury. On account
Oh seizures, $500; fines and penalties
ECU differentiation, SlS4,012; suits,
SoeS; total, $4,000. Over million ci.
gars were seized by the special agents for the
smuggling during the year
The town of Raab, Hungary, and the adj
hnL
lnundatlsn thus far by the frost, when the
thaw commenced and the water smddenIv
rose all over the district AT three O'Clock
tuesday morning the Inhabitants were
aroused by alarm bells and commanoed a
RAPID hight. Large numbers of the fugitives
crowded INTO sodly built theatre, which
STANDS on an island in the mids, of the park
out mere new panic arosct the water grad.
ualiy rising as lar as the first gallery. Mean
while, around Raab, the dEcs breaking at
length admitted the deugc, which soon
reached the inner town, containing 5000 flu
gitives as well as the ordinary inhabitants.
considerable number of lives were lost.
Later, the inhabitants were forced to abandon
the town.
dispatches from Shiloh, Ky, state that
smallpox is ragng there. Stores are closed
anu business is suspended. Whole families
are stricken and the citizens are fleeing Sew
eral ply sicians have died
The Governor of New York has nominated
10 the Senate the following names as raIlroal
c,,o,mIlim!is'ioncrs; John ID. Herman Of Utica
WiIllam Z. Rogers of Putnam county, and
J9hn oDonnell of Lewis county. The Leg
I,laiure in ioin, convention elected St. Clair
MchIway, editor Of the Albany Argus, es
regent OF State University.
Gallagher, prt siden, of tho Board of Con.
trol OF the ParneI Lard League, saws there
no nulh IN The alleged confession of
'pnheIl tlat he was one Of Lord Fredcr-
,Sh SaVchulshs hurdcicrs. \ member Of
.he reh!tA uroliii Ihood in position 10 know
whereof he spoke, told me that the crime
was not committed by any member of Tint
organization. DR.. Burke. brother of llc
murdered man, alsj says, mo reliance is to
NC paced III the statement of ODomncll."
William II, Vanderbilt, who gave Nh last
week his Intended trip to Cuba and McKee,
now proposes 10 leave New York at the end
OF the month, in special train Of five palace
cars, thoroughly fitted sui for folr weeks
lript ihc Pacific coast and back. lie will
.ahc with Linn party made up OF his own
iainily aud some intimate friends. Thoy
VIII 20 To Caltoruil by the new southern
route through Texas, and return by the ecu
'ial Pacific.
1t is believed tina, Dpuald pcdd,c need
q, guilty of several heavy foIyerics. in Ed
inbursh Scotland, including oac for l21 900
on the Church corporation. was buried two
weeks ago in the pottcr's field, a, Philadcl.
pha under The name of John North.
>, letter has been received from Wallace
Ross expressing desire 20 meet lIanlau in
July, on the Red river wi,h The may", nf
winnipeg as stakeholder and referee.
The wualthiest London Apc,;c,,rs arc Ia.
licvcl to be MIR. Winons Sir fnr,is lam
son, Mr.. Junius Morgan. nnd Mr. Rmssa,l
Stur gis, who has ius, retired from por'
ings'
The ,,om;r,,s 80 ,l:,al a., ,.,.,;....,
of rnvs l., pi,,,',, go, d. ,i'1 uuc.loh sac
sal oHo :" y '',uu'" .h"rGli' amounted 10
mid vi '"e "'s' ''o'oe s'-' "as
f' nv,
Inc second Ens!agc Congress is sum
iiohed IT, meet at No. % Beeklnan street.
en.;,o,.a oa" -, lhc i'npor'atot ol
Tho wioio matt Hn,ch concerns
',ior 81 p.'i'' suipasseu ny t'iut o' 60
n,ios '"'''0' III ''' e"'"c ''"se VI coono-
small poX has 6roHcn out in the upper
pt'a"a luhoefinE shanlles III the Mattawan
numbering district. Many cases arc reported
ana gang OF men has returned to the city,
aliaio OF Tie rapid spread OF the disease.
BY order of the Joint Executive Commit
tee of the New York and Western Assooia-
ted Presses, William Henry Smith. agent of
the Western Associated Press, has taken
charge of the whole business of both associa.
TONS. The committee say this action was
taken TO simplify the service and increase
It's efficiency.
In the Queens Bench division of the High
Court of Justice Mr.. Justice Field gave iudr.