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

Republican County Nominations.
,WARREN GIBBS. Burlington.
Senator's BUEL II. DAY. Jericho.
ilIENRY BREWSTER, Huntington.
\JAMEs :. PLATr. Colchester.
assistant JW'ig'S, ions +. SMITH, south Bur
lngtun
Judy, Of P,olotc. ToRREY +. WALES. Burng-
ton.
states 1ttmHch CHAUNCEY W. BRowNErL.
burlington.
sheriff. JoSErH BARTON, Charlotte.
High BoGif, ALBERT CoMSTocK. South Bur
lington.
There is another panic in China. this
Time in Foo Chow. an important seaport of
eastern China. At last accounts women
were fleeing the town and foreigners were
arming for defence.
Between Siju.Oo1 and 81 100000 is the
amount of which the literary pcddcr rob
bed his employers. Arnold X Constable.
Clearly there is nothing small about Mr.
Pcddcr.
Two more dyuamitcro have come to
grief. In London. yesterday. James DAILY
was sentenced to imprisonment tor life
and jaime, Egan for twenty years
DAILY made Il powerful argument in his
own behalf hut it did not avail him with
judge and jury.
Mr.. stephen Whitlock of Lyons. y. y.
The other day ate one quart of peanuts and
Two quarts of cherries and then drank
several glasses of ice water Shortly at-
Ter, ii is not surprising to lcrrn, he died, in
great agony. Mr.. stephen Whitlock of
Lyons, y. y, died as the fool dieth.
President White of Cornell University,
whom the Independents have been claim
ing on the strength Of an alleged inter
view, says the interview never took place
and pronounccs il falschood made out of
whole cloth. He will declare his opinions
in his own time and in his own way. he
says. There is good reason for believing
that he intends to support the Republican
ticket.
The Nihilists have contempt for life
That is marvellous, and this is the great
secret of their power. Thus at Saratov.
yesterday, the police located Il Nihlist
printing press and raidcd the house, Up
on the appearance of the officers, the
owner of the press, IA gentleman bearing
the desperate name of lIogdonoH. applied
n revolver to his temple and coolly blew
out his brains. To those who defy death.
nothing is impossible.
July shows the most disastrous fire rec
ord of any July since 1866. when the Port
land fire occurred According to the New
York joUrHdi Of Commerce there were 10
fires whose reported dcStructiVcncSs was
from ten thousand dollars upwards The
aggregate fire waste of July may safely be
put at -. 100000 for the United States and
Canada, and this is 800 900 more than
standard fire statistics show to have been
charged against any July in the past ten
years
The last number of the irish U'OrId pub
dishes letters from thrty-two prominent
Irish Democrats, residing in different
States of the Union, repudiating Cleveland
and declaring their intention to vote for
Blaine and Logan. Most Of these letters
are able and eloquent shOWingthc writers
10 he far above the average in education
and Intelligence The uprising of Amcri-
can Irish citizens vindcatcs the statement
John Kelly made at Chicago that neither
he nor Iammany nor anybody else could
lhliurnc"lh" laboring men and the Irish
Americans Ia vote for Grover Cleveland.
TIA" New York Stor gives the promi-
nencc of double leads 10 il despatch from
Saratoga declaring that General Buffers
candldaturr has come to he pretty general
ly regarded among the politicians rs set
lied that his letter of acceptance is ready
ana Will bee given 10 the public immediate
ly on the heels Of Cleveland letter, which
Is expected this week; that il is claimed
by ShreWd politicians that Butler will Ger
lnlnly poll not less than ?OOO,OOO votes and
Will stand an excellent chance of carrying
Massachusetts that in New York his can
didacy will throw both Democrat, and Re
publlcau~ out in all their calculations and
That the current ofButlcrism is running
so strong, even at this early stage, that
They would not he surprised to see it swell
too Hood tide before November. All of
which may he important if true,