Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-13
NEWS SUMMARY.
Brief items of General Interest from All
Quarters.

The movement for peaceful expulsion of
Chinese is rapidly spreading on the Pacific
coast.
The jury at Empora, kas., in the Walk
err murder case have rendered verdict of
not guilty.
The Presidents proclamation and the
advent of troops have had very quiet
ing effect in Seattle.
George b. Mcclellan, son of Gen. Nc
Clellan, denies that his father was rela-
tive of Lord Clyde.
The elevator at Mankato, Mimi, col
lapsed last evening, and GOO bushels of
flax are lying on the ground.
A band of Indians, Sunday, sacked and
| burned the Missouri-Florid Cattle com
pany's ranch near Denning, n. NJ.
! 1t is thought that cabinet crisis in
Mexico is impending, owing to the i'm
| parchment proceedings against Gonzales
! The Knights of Labor have called a
mass meeting of all laborers to take nc.
ton for removing Chinese from San Fran.
cisco.
GOV. Hoadly of Ohio has again issued
! Thanksgiving proclamation which con
| tainS no recognition of Divine Proyi-
dence
The Canadian park commissioners are
now at Niagara Falls, Ont. Stakes are
being put in line for the boundary of the
proposed park.
a serious gas explosion occurred at
sugar Notch, "a, Wednesday night
Richard James, John Davis and Patrick
| Bligh were terribly burned.
At Worcester, Mass, 300 telephone sub
sclibers have resolved to discontinue the
use of telephones if the rates are not re
duced before November Is.
S. X. Flanders & Sons, who have car
| ried on large manufacturing business ut
Da,,i.h ri1 la I =
have assigned. The liabilities are about
S}S, 900.
A boiler explosion at Aiken & Co. 5
packing house Evanville, Ind, Wednes-
day injured ten persons, two of them II.
l.. Aiken and John Seidenthal danger
ouSly
Orders have been received at Roachs
shipyard to start up next Monday morn
ing and machinery is being put in order
for the purpose. About 300 men will be
put to work.
While Mrs. Silas Strong of Patchogue.
l.. l., was standing on the stoOp of her
house she was attacked by large goat,
and before assistance could reach her she
was knocked down. Her leg and three
ribs were broken, and she received inter
nal injuries which may prove fatal.
James A Bayard, son of Secretary Bay
ard, was yesterday appointed secretary of
Arizona. He is about 20 years OF age
graduated at the university of Virginia
and has been teaching school and study
ing law in Maryland.
Saturday night the overturning of a
lamp caused a serious fire in a large tene-
ment house in Weston, Mass, occupied
by about sixty laborers. All but one
managed to escape.
The loss by the fire in the Farwell build
ing at Chicago is now, placed at 5000 goo.
The chief losers are Munheimer, Lipman
& Co., dealers in silks, whose losses az
gregate 100000 The entire building W as
flooded.
John Knell, with his wife and three
children were found at their home in Bal
+ who showed signs of life. They We're Il f.
fcctcd by escaping gas. Elizabeth, aged
10, the second daughter is dead, and Mary,
the elder daughter, is in Il precariOus con
dition. Mr.. knell, his wife and the boy
are likely to recover.
At Salt Lake City, Frederick \. Hinson
was sentenced to SIX months impriSon-
ment and $500 fine Friday for unlawful
, cohabitatiOn John HcddngtOn pleaded
guilty and was held in 81 800 bonds. He
, said he would obey the laws il his wives
would consent.
The Republicans have pettioned for a
recount of the vote for senator IN Fall
Kiver. At present Howard, Democrat.
has 33 majority.
Judge Robert Johnston died yesterday
at Harrisonburgh, Va, aged Co. He was
for many years State auditor, and was IL
member of the confederate congress.
Frederick Schwab, IA New York musical
critic, has begun suit against Mile Ne
vada to recover nominal damages for al
l legged libelous statements.
Joseph Jenne, for raping Mrs. Annie
BiXbee of Bridgeport, Conn, two years
ago, was sentenced yesterday to twenty
1 years in State prison. He once before
/ served IL sentence on Il similar charge.
Those well informed on the subject
predict the termination OF the mailer 5
l strike at the next meeting of nail manu-
facturers, which will be held in Cincinnati
on the 10th inst.
Charles u. Tasker, grandson of Thomas
. L. Tasker Of the iron firm of Morris, Tas-
/ ker x Co, of Philadelphia has fled to
Texas, Forgeries amounting to $25, OOU
committed by him last July have Just
. come to light.
, Mr.. Thompson minister of justice,
t adopts the view of Bishop Grand that
Rebel Rlel should not be hanged, but in
generated in the lunatic asylum This
would obviate the necessity of medical
, commission.
: While Andrew Pickens was engaged in
: cutting bands at Il threshng machine at
Hastings, Ont, Wednesday, the table on
which he stood slipped, and he fell head
y foremost into II cylinder. His head was
severed.
t The French editors of Montreal are
/ waxing wroth over the Riel question.
! Mr.. Southville of La PdtriC has issued a
challenge to Mr. Galines of La Mincrrc.
, Friends of the parties are endeavoring To
= settle the matter,
= Eve cases OF small poN have been dis,
/ covered IN New York city by the health
officers within the last two or three days
The cases are all of IA mild type, and the
u sufferers removed 10 the small npN
: hospital,
Allen Thorndike Rice has concluded
, u contract with Col, Fred Grant by which
:. the diary kept by President Grant dur
> ing his trip round the world will be pub
l. lished complete in the North american
Rcricw 1t will be edited by Col. Grant.
Two hundred Italian laborers employed
on the Rochester water works struck al
Z Dover, n. H., Wednesday because of 1
h cut down of 10 per cent from their ole
:. wages of Sl,25. They will be succeeded by
y another gang from New York city.