Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-09
GENERAL SUMMARY.
News.and Notes From All Quarter

| Tue DUETS nave ueIeAtc0 Cllet MaDOCt
and captured Chief Mampoer.
The Pope has received deputation OF
Mexican clergymen.
A memorial tablet 10 honor Of Professor
Morse will be unveiled In Rome on March
8.
Russia forbids all persons in the army from
being connected with the Press.
A popular ferment has resulted in Sicily
from an alteration Of the railway tariff affect
ing the sulphur trade.
Bedouin chiefs have been invited to wit
ness the execution of Prof. Palmer's mGr-
derers.
The British Government will not release
MIR. Harrington,
Mr.. Brennan, one Of the men accused by
the nformer Carey, is IN London.
Austria is about to meet deficit by Ave
per cent loan.
More Nihilsts have boon arrested in Bel
giam.
Scientists and authors arc asking for the
release of Prince Krapotkiue.
Mrs. Nellie Welsh shot at three burglars
who were pundering her apartments in New
York, Wednesday morning, sh otlng one in
the face. They escaped, but the wounded
man was subsequently found In the hos.
pital.
The Senate Of New Jersey has passed a
I'M appropriating $50 no the amount real.
zed from the sale Of the Stevens battery, for
State Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
Charles Z. Poucher was at Syracuse, n.
T., sentenced 10 two and half years IN the
pcnitentiary for obtaining money on fraudu.
lent drafts.
In the Maine House Of Representatives
the capital punishment bill was finally de-
dated on wednesday. Amendments were
adopted that Jury in rendering verdict
Tor murder may recommend The prisoner to
Tue mercy OF the court and that counsel tor
the prisoner shall have the closing argument
to the jury. The bill restoring the full
death penalty was then passed to be en-
crossed.
Mrs. solomon Frank has Obtained judg-
ment in the Court Of Common Pleas in New
York against the Mutual Life Insurance
Company for a297O2i, being the present
value OF an endowment policy on her hus-
bands life in her favor which he had re.
signed 10 creditor, who had sold it 10
another party. who had sold it to the COM
pany. The judge held that such transfers
of policy were illegal,
II is rumored that Mrs Laugtry's unex.
pected visit to New York is 10 attend to
some real estate matters. She thinks of pur.
Chasing house on Fifth Avenue and becom-
ing resident OF New York.
| Newport Or. L. now claims to be the
leading telephone city In the world, having
one subscriber for every forty-five inhaui.
tanis.
| New llampshires seventh city will prob.
ably result from the union of Laconia and
Lake Village. The two towns have 5000
people, and are to ,ot. on asking the egs.
laturc ior a charter.
Gilbert fost AID ''Bir H1uihan have
been arrested at Chicag, for conncc ION with
the robbery OF Wills jesclry store, q La.
porte IND, some weeks ago Six hundred
dollars worth oil diam nd, Of the 800 00C
worth OF the property stolen, WAS recovered
at lloulihan's house.
The H@ttord aldermen vote to accept the
drinking fountain offered the city By Dir. II
D.Coggswell, The San Francisco dentist The
fountain IS beng made by the Bridgeport
B'onzc Manufacturing Co. and will BE- read,
TO set up IN September. The mos. striking
part OF The fonnl ain will he an heroic statu,
Of the san Francisco dentist, hoiin, in hi,
maud. drinking cup and scroll. The tx
pcnse to the city viii b. about two hundre,
and fifty dollars.
In the Pennsylvania House the Judiciar,
Committee reported iavorabiy u bill provil
In for the rem of the state capital t
Philadelphia, if that city provide the necrs
, saiy accommodations free of cost.
: At Garden City, l. l., On Monday ever
ing, after attending a rehearsal If amaicu
theltrlcais number Of the party proccedc
to the depot, found it locked. and Nh
Charles 5. Clark, young New York law
lycr, discharged one sho. from u revolver +
awaken the watchmu,. On uttemI ting 4
ire second time the revolver caught in hi
coat aud the bail struck Miss Mary Smith, O
Hampstead l.. l., III the breast, probably in
tlcting fatal wound. She is the daughte
of Mr.. John W. Smith, retired merchant
who is suffering from paralysis, and it il
feared the shock will kill him.
On Monday evening Iasco, mayor OF Tam
azula, Mexico, and two coniedcratcs tool
Virdirsco, who was dying Of fever, from hi
bed and hung him. They then abducted
beautiful girl.
/ Three hundred women will start from
Limerick this week Tor New Hampshire t,
work in cotton factory.
II The Paris Univers violeRtly attacks III
government for is presumed intention to de
liver Byrne to the English government
says England refused to deliver Bernard, tn
avowed accomplice of Orsin in the attack o
Napoleon, and she has offered an agreeabl
refuge to all our political convicts and ami,
| bic communists.
Governor Butler Of Massachusetts is
Washington to defend Westfeld dls,iller
who are charged with a violation OF the il
ternal revenue laws. He has offered TO Sc
tie by paying SEQ 900 and the taxes claine
but Secretary Folger declines and insists c
a trial. The rumor that Gen. Raum is pla
Mug in company with Guyeino Butler Il
formation OF new party, is con radicted
| Gen. Raum.
J Rauavalo- Manjaka Queen OF Madagascs
has concluded with the United States con-
= mercial treaty which may lead to importa
results. The French have already fitted o,
au expedition to the island; their gunboa
lie in the harbors ready for action, and
bombardmcnt may at any time begin. Tn
the Queen should select thi, moment to col
! cludc treaty with the nation which has u
ready obtained the greater share # her f,
ign trade will be regarded by France a a
attempt to gain an ally in the war which
threatened. Nor is England likely 10 |
better pleased that while she and Franc