Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-29
GENERAL SUMMARY.



Frank p. Conway, in fit of desponden-
cy at his inability to obtain other than la
boring work.cut his throat in New Haven,
Friday.
At Harrisburg George II. Thornton of
Buffalo was elected president of the Ma
tional StcnoIraphers association, Fri
day. The next meeting will be held at
Buffalo.
During Friday night Mrs. George A.
passenger jumped or fell from fourth
story in the Jefferson building. Oswego,
to the pavement and was instantly killed.
a smoke-stack eighty feet high at kauf-
mans furnace, Sheridan Penn, fell Fri
day, crushing through and wrecking the
casting house. Twenty men made Il
narrow escape from instant death.
Fred Richards was found guilty of
murder in the first degree at Fort Wayne,
Ind, Friday He killed Amos Book
estS in Adams county last March, and was
twice attacked by Il mob, but was saved
from lynChing by the efforts of his custo-
dianS.
Capt. TIcaley of the revenue steamer
Corwin, lately cruising in Behring's sea
and the Arctic ocean, confirms the report
ed loss of the schooner Alaska, with all
her company, sixteen men, while ON the
voyage from Goodwin bay san Francisco
last October
A train on the South Bridge branch of
oil the track near Quimsbaug, Miss, Sat
urday morning. one passenger car and
the smoker went down IL bank twenty
feet. but they only fell over ON their sides
and the fail was gradual, About 30 pas
scngcrS were ON board, most of whom
were bruised aud shaken up.
The will of the late Henry c. Lewis of
Coldwater, Mich, gives $1,000 to kala-
mazoo college, $l0,OoO for missionary pur-
poses, 1900 books to the public library of
ColdWuler and his splendid art gallery to
the state university.
\ curious story comes from PennSyl-
vhnia rs To intrigucS in connection with
the succession to Don Cameron in the
United States Senate. The report is that
Il combination had been formed to ShtlNe
Don Cameron against his will, that the
man selected to succeed him is Calvin
Wells of Pittsburg, the owner of
the Philadelphia Press, and that Chair
man Cooper of the Republican committee,
much To Don CameronS surprise, is n
party to the plot. Don Cameron, il is said,
having discovered this programme, will
use his best efforts To succeed himself.
James Kcrshaw of Cleveland. Ohio, has
applied for an injunction to prevent his
two sons from living ut home. the sons
are James l.. and Adolphus kershaw,
thirty-thrcc and twenty-siX years of age
respectively, both unmarried. kcrshaW
says the boys have lived mt his house,
never paying anything for board, although
both are strong, able-bodied and capable
of earning good wages. The father has
repeatedly ordered the boys to pack up
and get out, but they will not 90. They
have smashed the furniture and sworn
about the house until they have made
their mother sick and both parents are in
constant fear of personal violence. y
temporary injunction to prevent the boys
from living al home was granted.
Judge Brown of New York rendered
decision, saturday, in ii libel suit for the
largest amount ever claimed in IA case of
its kind in the United States courts. The
suit was brought by the owner of the
steamer Edam of the Dutch steamship
company, against the owner of the British
steamer Lcpautu for the recovery of Si5O,OOO
for the loss of the Edam and her cargo in Il
collision with the l.cpantu, sept. 81 lSs2 The
case was tried some time ago in the |. :,
court aud lasted four weeks. Judge Brown
decided against the plaintiffs, holding that
the officers of the Edam were responsible
for the collision, and that the officers of
the Lepanto had not violated the nayiga-
ton laws.
"IIaviug bcon in the drug business furthirty
years" writes ". G. Field, Pharmacist, of IT.!
Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, II have had an OPP
purtuuity to learn the merits of rheumatic
medicines, regular and irregular, and have
tried about everything and suffered every
took Athluphoros. Then | said have found
il, and will recommend IL to any one suffering
with rheumatism or neuralgia. 1t cannot he
recommended too highly