Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-10
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Many Fires do Great Deal of Damage
Tho Dark Side of Life-Interosting
Notes from all Parts OF the Globe
Pithily Presented.

guilty of the murder OF his houselieeper,
Ann Cooley, at Newportland, Me, on the
7th Of April last.
Two children OF Nelson Dion, aged and
4, were burned to death by the explosion OF
a lamp last evning, The house was badly
damaged 10y fire.
Mrs. John +. Tompkns aged 80 yeprs.
of New London, Conn, while attempting
TO start fire with kerosene Sunday morn
ing, was fatally burned
Lee Yee, Loo Sing and Chu Cow, three
Cinnamon, were baptised Sunday night in
the Emanuel Baptist church Of Albany, y.
y, by Henry Nj. King, u. u.
Arthur Holmes the ten year old son Of
j. w. Holmes a Newbritan Conn, market
man died Friday morning of hydrophobia in
great agony. The dog was killed
The 3. S. Heaths's oatmeal mill at De,-
Moines, Iowa, together with a large ware
house was burned Saturday night The loss
is estimated at $50, 600, partly covered by
insurance.
The Volcano of Kilauea shows re.
newed activity. 1t is stated that u new
lava lake has been formed and that the
cones which sank some time ago rose 30 feet
in one day.
George r. Crowley, the Associated
Press reporter, who was so brutolly
assaulted by Mayor Gleason at Long Is
land City not long ago, has sued the mayor
for $40, 600 damages
BY an explosion at the Dupont powder
works, about three miles from Wilmington
Del, Tuesday afternoon, IL persons We're
killed, number seriously injured and the
works completely wrecked
Gov. Campbell has issued proc
lamation conyening the Ohio Legislature
il eXtre session Tuesday, October
IT, to consider legislation relative to
the city government of Cincinnati.
The police of Salem, Mass, on Sunday
arrested Cyrus Pervier, aged II wears.
Albert Scott aged Ia John Sullivan. IS
years, and Charles Lusconlh, aged Is years.
who have been engaged in burglarics in
North Salem.
It is reported that Miss Winnie
Davis's engagement with MIR W.kin-
son has been severed and gossip is
bu-ily employed advancing reasons. ono
is that Mr. Wilkinson is waiting to recover
from recent financial misfcrtuncs.
In the case of nr McGonegal Of
New York, charged with causing the death
OF Annie Goodwin by malpractice, tho jury
has rendered a verdict Of manslaugh-
ter in the first degree Sentence was de
ferrcd for a week. The maximum penalty
is 20 years in State prison.
Flmou I. Sanders Of Brewer n member
of the c. \. r.. was buried at Bangor,
Sic, Sunday. His death was the result Of
an accident lie was cunning. when his
gun, being accidentally discharged kicked
and the butt struck him in the abdomen.
l., 4 l..1 r. ~
Mrs. James Galley. -probahly the Oldest
woman in this State, if not in New Eng
land died at her home at Easton. Conn.
on the Sd inst, at the remarkable age of
l1O years She was born at Greenfield in
the town of Fairfield Her maiden name
was Nancy Beers
Two hundred and two Mormon emigrants
who arrived New York on the steamer
Wyoming started for Utah on the after
noon of the 2d. Several male and female
missionaries tried to dissuade the young
women from going to Mormon Land, but
met with no success.
John r. French. editor of the Boise
Sun, died at Boise City last week
He was prominently connected with
the slavery agitation and was the editor of
the Herald of Freedom, one of the first anti
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nine years sergeant arms of the Senate.
Work was resumed in the Chateaugay
ore and iron company ) forge at Chateau
gay Lake. after having been idle nearly all
summer Six fires were lighted. It is re
ported that a syndicate is negotiating for
the purchase Of the Bellows mine at Chat
eaugay Lake, aud if successful will boom
things at that point.
The Comte de Paris and party arrived
in New York Friday on the Gerinania
from Havre and was met down the bay by
Collector Erhardt, Gems. Butterfeld, How
| ard, Porter and Slocum. The comte was
welcomed TO this country by Collector Err
hardt on behalf of the president and govern
mont. The comte replied in brief speech
Bishop Gilmour communicated Editor
j. j. Greeves of the Catholic Knight The
bishops decree says the paper is "uncatholic
in tone and teaching; that it encouraged
incitOrs to disobedience and rebellion: that
| it was a falsilier Of law and fact and "A
cesspool of scandal The decree extends
to all correspondents, lay or cleric, can
| yassers, agents distributors and even sub
scrhcrs.
! A despatch from St. Pierre Du sud.
| Canada, says the house, sheds and barns
belonging TO Matthias Gadnon situated a
mile east of the station were overturned in
the river Tuesday morning at 3 O'Clock by
"A Landslide, A quarter of a mile of land on
which stood the buildings rolled over into
the river, blocking It completely with earth
aud debris The family was composed of
| II members. Mrs. Gadnon was killed and
her husband dangerously wounded The
nine children were saved Some time ago
similar accident occurred in the neighblr-
hood causing much damage
\ notorious criminal from Montreal was
arrested at Nashua Y. H., sun
| day evening Four weeks ago John
/ Saucer broke Jail at Beauharnois in
/ Canada, escaping to the States He is
/ wanted for horse stealing and on charge
| OF rape. lie was arrested p.Nsight on Pa III
! Street whore he had hired rooms Sias ".
| Carpenter, a detective from Montreal, start
edwith Saucer for Canada, Monday.
Returns from all but three counties
! in the State of Idaho give the entire ropub
| liean state ticket over 200O majority, The