Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16
MATTERS AND THINGS.

a cremation society, with capital of one
hundred thousand dollars, has been organized
at Chicago.
A member of the Illinois Legislature has
been indicted for swindling by confidence
game. The amount he is said to have secured
is $4,000, and, il convicted, he must so to the
penitcn,iary.
The astonishing report comes from Toron-
to that some of tho humane women of that
city have org ,nizcd society TO put stop to
the whipping of young girls in its factories.
The anticipated results in Belfast of the
visit of Mcssrs Moody and Sankey have been
far exceeded by the reality. After the ex-
pcicncc of one day it was found necessary
| to remove the meetings to the largest church
| in the city. At the close of the services the
scenes are of a solemn and impressive char
| aCtcr.
! The new town of Naples, in Idaho, on the
Oregon Short Line railroad, maintains Jail
which is at once cheap aud secure 1t is
nothing more nor less than n deep hole in the
ground, into which prisoners are dropped
|
put bullet through every head which ap-
pears above the edge
The Western Union Telegraph Company
have decided to begin the work OF putting all
the wires of the company in New York city
underground. The first underground main
will extend from the companys building at
Broadway and Dey streets, up Broadway to
CT ln tyir tyill In la N n
large enough TO contain 200 wires.
The managers Of the International Exhibit
ton 10 be held in Louisville, Ky, next Aug
ust, have received many encouraging cviden-
ces that their scheme meets with the approx
al of large manufacturers. 1t is officially an
nounCed that already more than two hundred
applications for space and steam power have
been received, so that it has been necessary
to enlarge the wings of the exhibition build
ing devoted to machinery.
Hungary will shortly celebrate the mile
nary of her foundation as an independent
State. The Academy of Science at Pesth al
the request of the minister of public instruc-
ton instituted an inquiry into the approx
mate date required but the learned body
| could only conclude that the Hungarians
made their appearance in history after tho
year SsS, and before 000 1t therefore pro
poses that the academy should fix upon the
interval Of twelve years as the real period Of
+ the foundation of the monarchy.
An cntcrprising Celestial in San Francisco
l has issued the first number OF the Wah Ma!
5 or the Chinfsc american, q weekly ncwspa
, per, onc-half printed in Chinese; the othe
al 10 lac tnI s,,t, Er,y
e lish. The publishers announce their inten
ton 10 issue it daily, beginning some tint
this month. This Is the first publication o
the kind attempted on the Pacific coast, al
I though there are several papers printed in tn
e Chinese language exclusively.
Fifty women are enrolled as regular stu
). dents in Corncl University, and there ar
4 others who arc pursuing n post-:raduat
e course. A correspondent OF the Philadelphia
n Press has been visiting the university an
+ says in regard TO this matter, Il have talkc
u with professors and nom professors, with me
+ and women students and with such as ar
= not students, and The general verdict is tina
Il there is no question whatever as to the sue
, cess Of co-education. 1t operates IS natural
g BEAUTIFULLY, and as much to the positive bcI
eft Of both sexes as can the best and mo;
y elovating social relations The men an
4 women behave better and are more self r,
/. specting than when educated in onc-sc
n schools"
+ The Maine legislature i, winding up it
: first biennial session, which will not be tie
n days longer than the average annual sessions
d The miscellaneous business does not appel
IS to have been much greater than when Sc:
N sions were held every year.
|
:, The 400 Sanpod Indians Of Wsshingto
a Territory have information of present.
ID coming repetition OF the ancient flood, an
H. ais, having advices that they are to be the onl
ID ones reserved for repeopling the earth upo
cr the subsistence Of the waters, have gathere
all the material, including $4,000 feet I
lumber for their ark
d.
V, The Bartholdi statue is giving the Ne
in Workers no end OF trouble They have rails,
as only $50, 900 of the $3.50, 900 required for Il
or pedestal, aud although the monument is
H. far completed that the whole OF it will prob
IT. bly, be sent over before the end OF the SUI
nd mer, yet no plans have been made for Il
ir- foundation, nor any architect selected
II, draw them. Indeed, the task of fastening
Ter sheet iron statue l4S feet high and wcighii
on only so tons upon pedestal still higher, al
lso that is to be exposed to tremendous vii
e, straiu is 50 difficult that a cable despat
rs was sent to France fortnight ago asking I
nh French anuiupnr N write nut their views