Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-25

who shows that whon.Pavne was Repre-
sentative in the Forty-fourlh Congress, In
1876, ne managed 10y hs 81 object" 10 pre-
vent the consideration of resolution for the
appointment of n special COMMITTEES, to IN
vestigate the discrimination in rates by
railroads doing interstate business and
report bill to regulate such COM
merce and prevent discrimination The
measure would be especially dangerous
to the Standard Oil monopoly, which was
believed to have special agreements with the
Pennsylvania Central road, but Payne block
cd the resolution till it WAS agreed to refer II
to the standing committee on commerce, ln-
stead of special committee. Congressman
Hereford of West Virginia was the chair
man of this committee and Mr.. Camden OF
West Virginn, who was not then Senator,
but connected with the Standard Oil COM
pany, was present in the committee room
during the alleged investigation, Occupying
seat near his West Virginia Representa-
tive" Chairman Hereford. No thorough in
vestigatiOn was made, and the testimony
taken was shortly after misplaced" aud has
| never been found.
An expert examination is to be made of
| the accounts of the West Shore and Buffalo
! railroad company and the North River Con-
| structiOn company.
Explosions Friday -Four men were killed
! and seven badly hurt by n boiler explosion
at Rochester, n. Eight persons were
scalded, three fatally by boiler explosion in
Boone county, No.-An explosion in dvna-
mite works at Allentown, Pa, killed three
men and injured three others.
The Patchogue and Suffolk county bank at
| Patchogue, l.. l., has failed for S150,OO0
1t is feared the depostors will lose every
thing.
The Louisiana Republican State conven-
ton will be held at New Orleans March 9TH.
The chair used by Princess Louise in open
ing and closing parliament during her resi-
dcnce in Canada has been shipped to her as a
souvenir of her sojourn in the Dominion.
The fourth class at West Point which
entered 1872 in number has dropped to 30,
the secretary of war having lately dismissed
| 10 for deficiency. John III. Alexander, the
colored cadet, ranks third IN French and
averages Gj in all his studies. He is good
scholar and is much respected FIR seeming
to teel that his position depends not on his
color but upon his fidelity as cadet.
| Prince Krapotkin, the Nihiist, has been
transferred from prison at Chalous to the
nfirmary at Paris because OF failing health
| ruined in French prisons after terrible suffer
ings in Russian iails His confinement it
France has been du3 to political dread
nothing having been proven against him.
Speaker Carlisle will be the guest of The
New York free trade club at their annua
dinner early in February.
Mr.. Stern, an American banker, marriet
Sophie Croizettc of the Coincide Francaist
al Paris, Thursday.
Gov. Sherman was inaugurated at De
Mones. Ia, and the new capitol building
was defeated, Thursday.
A bottle of pain cure addressed to Quccl
Victoria by Georgia doctor who confident
ly asserts it will cure her Maiesty's injured
knee is detained at the dead letter office
There is also there communication address
ed to "Messrs. Blaine, Davis & Malone
machine manufacturing company, Bilti
more, Nd" hy a Russian firm dealing il
betting and rubber goods. A hog snake O
a rare species, n centipede and liza,d hav
also been detained IN the mails and placed i
The dead letter office.