Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-13

nearly as possible some members of the gov
ernment The information of the police
seems to have been siDgularly accurate.
Harcourts new bill will oblige all manu-
facturers of explosives to take out licenses
and render liable to penal servilude for {
long period if not for life all persons fount
in possession of oil explosive substances fol
unlawful purposes At present two year.
Imprisonment is the maximum punishment.
The coming bill will certainly be pushed
through this week. Ii Harcourt's bill re.
garding explosives is not retrospective
many members will support an amendment
making it retrospective.
Parnell, drCading lest he be compromised
by the Rosa faction if he should 20 20 the
Philadelphia convention will remain here.
The outrage offered Lady llercourt by
sending her by mail piece of a sheet upon
which n woman died of smallpox has
aroused the deepest horror and Indignation.
Tracy GOod, an American lawyer, applicd
to tue Bow street police court magistrate fol
permission to see Gallagher The magistrate
referred Goold to the visiting justice, Der
nard. Gallagher, who is in custody at Glas-
gov, is a mouldor.
A person residing close to Millbank prison
has received u letter in which the writer
threatens to blow up two large gasometers
| near tue prison with dynamite,
Another arrest.
| LONDON April S.-A man named Ans
burghc, aged 81 was arrested to-day at a
hotel in the vicinity of Waterloo Bridge,
London. lie had just arrived from Amcri-
ca and is believed to be a friend of Gallag-
her. The arrest is considered one of the
most important vet made. Anshurghc ar
| rived from New York fortnight ago. The
| police have been watching him. DOcu-
ments on Gallagher and Norman connect
Ansburghe with the conspiracy. Norman
will probably be transferred from the dock
to the witness box Thursday. Alilbauk
prison is guarded by soldiers. KirtOn is a
mechanical engineer. II is believed that
Ansburghe is not the true name Of the man
arrested to-day. There is reason to believe
that Gallagher has had military training.
Nitro giyccrine Consignment.
Two caIboys of nitro glycerine have been
lying at the Clydeshippiny company's stores,
in London since the 4th inst They are con-
signed by u Glasgow firm to Oherlihy This
is the sixth consignment within six months
from the same firm TO Oherlihy. The former
Consignmcns were all removed 10y Deascy.
The explosives seized IN Whitcheld's manu-
factory at Birmingham were removed to u
sewage farm at Latby with extraordinary
precaution and burned
7Oor so Conspirators.
il is believed that there are 70 or 50 per-
sons concerned in the dynamite conspiracy
The principal of the iingleaders being one Of
the men recently arrested. The police be-
llcvc they have secured nearly all the con
sisnncnls OF nilro-glyccrins now in London.
A1hrcat from Rosa.
In response TO lis letter dcnouncing dyna
mite outr,ecs, \. VI. sullivan, Ex-membcr
Of Parliament, las received personal warn
ing from O'DonOvan Rosa to be careful
about his future uttcrances.
An Alleged Political Murder.
CoEE, April S-Doasy, laborcr, was
drowned in the river here last evening and is
supposed to have been murdered for political
reasons,
NiirO-sIyccrines seized at Cork.
Cork, April s.-Thc police yesterday
seized two jars Of nitro glycerine received
from Glasgow by one of the Clyde steamers.
The packages was addressed to Oherihy, who
is now in custody A quantity of explosives