Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-25

etary supplies of Leo and teach him without
being misunderstood that the Irish race can
not be BULLDOG, into slavery by the layonels
of England or by the thunder of Rome. We
hope the Irish bishops and clergy have back
bone enough to resent this Roman outrage
on their patriotism. Ireland will stand by
them against Pope Leo and every other
foreign busy body, be he Saxon or Italian.
CRIMES AND CONsEQUENCEs.
waukcshn Divorce Suit,
WArKEsHA, Wis, May 1S.-Mrs. W. y.
Bacon brought suit for divorce from her bus
band. She alleges he is worth S306. 900 ;
that he kept woman in the house under the
gulsc Of holaekreper who assumed wife's
position aud privileges The defendant is 81
years old, wa born in New York State, is II
prominent Mason and has been ia the Wis
consin legislature. The plaintiff is his Sec
ond wife.
New Jerseys Jarrnri u,Cnnnda.
New BRvNswItE, y. j., Nav lS.-The
examination Of County Collector Jarrard's
books shows u deficiency OF $4,000 thus
far. 1t l., said he borrowed from his bouds-
men anu others $40 900. He sent despatch
to his family from suspension Bridge last
night. lie is duuttess In Canada.
Supposed Abduction of n Young Girl
New HAVEN, May lS.-llcnry Mcbride
has complained Ia the police that his daugh
ter, aged 1G, las disappeared. She wen,
with friend t. see the circus para lie and
has not since been heard of. The father
thinks She was druggcd aud abducted by
some one lnncclei with or following the
circus. An investigation is proceeding.
Comptroller Campbell's Relations
with Carroll
New Yong, May 1s.--It is reported thai
Comptroller Campbell is completely pros
trated by the uulavorable criticisms regard
lug his relations with the Carroll case, aut
has been compelled TO seek quiet sccusor
for Il few days. \ committee appointed by
the aid II will confer with the mayor to
morrow CO. corning the best course to sccur
the city against loss. 1t is rumolci that tin
compt!o lcr will be crimiuaily pruceed..
against.
4 Chicago Shop Litter.
CHICAGo, May 1S.-Alrs. Kitty Wells wa
arrested here last evening for shop lifting
She said her father was once prominen
member of the New York legislature am
that she has relatives in high social standin
in the East. Her husband, from whom sh
was divorced, is reported to be living in el(
giant style in New York, DCsitutio
prompted her 10 commit the crime. Tn
merchants are not inclined to prosecute hel
IN, lucr Utohx,, 'rl,rn,,
Lov ZINE, Ncb,, May 1s.-NIrs, Brig
ham, last night, cut the throat of her two
year-old child with butcher knife and hel
the little one till it died. Then she hoirbl
slashcd an oldll child. She is insane.
An Elopemcnt.
Falls CITY, Neb., May 1S.-A prominer
physician here has cloped with the wife of
leading business man. The physician has
wife aud family. The woman is the daugl
ter of leading clergyman and sister of on
OF the most popul II preachers OF st. Louis
There is much excitement over the affair.
Jerc Dunn Loose Again.
CHICAGO, H., May 1S,-The jury in Il
trial OF Jerc Dunn, for the murder Of Elliot
the puglist, returned verdict of not guilt
at 500 tonight, after being out since
o'cl ok this afternoon. The prisoner W
Immediately discharged. The result was
ceived with loud CHEERING by the crowd
the street
The Custom House Appraisers Cas-
In the trial of Frederick Cochcn, the CT
tom house appraiser, on an indictment
defraudng the customs by making false o
praisemeuls, the court decided there "
nothing IN the four first counts to 60 the jul
The pros culiOn theieupon abandoned I
case aud upon the request Of the district
torney the court directed the jury to acq
the accused. There is another indictmt
pending against Cochen for receiving bril-
for making fraudulent appraisemenls.
The Old. Old Story.
PAuLDINo, Miss, May 10 DR.. ].
Byrd, prominent physician. shot and XII
Captain w. NJ. Brame, cx-sheriT of Jas
county, to-day, in the streets. They bel
firing almost simultaneously while about
rods apart and advanced close enough
Blame TO strike Byrd. Both parties eInpi
their pistols. Brame died almost instan
Byrd was uniujurtd, except by blow fl
Brame's sick. A feud had existed betw
the parties,
Famiiy's suferings and Daughts
Death.
LAwRENoEBURGH, Ind, May 20.-St
Hawkins, daughter of Charles Hawk
killed herself win morphine yesterday.
inquest dcveioiel the fact that since o
har IIawkins had hppn kpcpiup n mistrps
the house with his wife, ami abused and
his family often. In October Susie wer
Cincinnati to get work and returned sicl
I.awrenceburgh last Thursday. She sol
refuge in her lather's house but was brut
beaten and driven into the street by
She then sought dea,h. At midnight
citizens tarrtd and frsthered Hawkins, ii
him from the town and ordered his mist
to leave.
Extinction Of the Fittest.
CuioAGo, May 20.-Anthony Connolly
saloon keeper, and Robert Bruce, alias Ii
Curtis, met in the formers saloon this c
ing. After drinking together Curtis
Connolly through The body. Connolly
shot Curtis through both thighs 1t is tho
that both will die. Curtis says Connolly
another man held him some days ago
robbed Lin of dollar.
THE BOTHERED ARMY spRGEt
II was in war-mes. The Quartermaster o
Fourth New York Artillery was nearly dead
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