Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-02
BURLINGTON 3,

Mortified, 25 young ladies from any en-
deavor societies in the land at merely nom
inal rates, during the next term of study.
Master Workman Powderly says that the
Knights of Labor and the Farmers alliance
will hold joint convention at Washington
in February when n presidential candidate
will be placed in nomination.
There has been revolutionary agitation
in several provinces of Brazil. In many
places the troops have mutinied and the
government will be obliged to adopt strong
measures in order to maintain order.
Sixty-seven wrecked sailors arrived at the
port of New York Wednesday. They are the
crews OF the British steamship California.
the British ship Falls OF Earn aud the
British schooner Little Wonder wrecked at
sea-
Immigrant Inspector Furness at Ogdens-
burg y. y, has reported TO the treasury
department that last week he sent back into
Canada 10 men who had tried to enter this
country in violation Of tho alien con tract
labor law.
Tho sealing schooner Ocean Belle arrived
at Victoria, b. c.. from the North Pacific
ocean with ITO skins. She wns with q
party of schooners that were warned bv the
Thets ON the 2oth OF June not to enter Beh-
ring sea.
The trout brooks in southwestern New
Hampshire are drying up and the nsh are
dying fast. AS at this season the trout arc
spawning, it will destroy them all, and there
will be very few, if any, young fish for an
other year.
Tho largest oil well struck in this country
was opened Tuesday in the McCurdy field,
is miles west OF Pittshurg. The well start
nI ~,
and is now estimated to be doing 10. COO
barrels day.
Ernest Lehman OF Newark, n. T.. the re-
Jected lover OK Emma Rush, poisoned that
young woman Thursday night with paris
green which he placed in some soda water,
Of which she drank and died in a short time
in great agony.
Fifteen young men from Tipperarv and
Kilkenny who have been selected as students
aspirant for the American priesthood have
sailed from Queenstown. They will he
placed uder the charge of Bishop Ireland at
ST. Paul, Mnn.
Henrietta Murrell (coore,D was hanged
Monday at Smithville, Va, for the mur-
der by drowning Of her eight year old child
She confessed the crime, her defence being
that she could not obtain work to support
herself and offspring.
William T.. Gould who was sentenced to
~ years in the Maine State prison for en-
bezzeInent while cashier of the national
bank of Portland has been pardoned by the
president after serving five years of his
term he left in good health.
Peter Johnson OF Dassel, Mimi, thinks he
has discovered the long lost art OF temper
ing copper. lie and Nils Nilsson, n machn.
ist want to organic a company to build a
factory IN Ml1-~-s to. IAe new process
VIII make copper as hard as steel.
Samuel Harris aged &c, of San Fran
cisco, has made a fortune in tho Paumotes
Islands aud has married the daughter OF
King Tokatia. Harris is prime minister
and expects to succeed the king as monarch
over the W, OOO inhabitants Of the islands
The obiequies Of ths Grand Duchess Paul
were conducted in Moscow Monday with
| great pomp. The streets wore draped in
mourning and bells were kept tolling. The
collin was viewed by thousands of people
and after the service it was conveyed to St
Petersburg, where the intermeut will take
place.
The Jefersonvlle, Ind. police station
was blown up dynamite Monday night.
| Tue doors ani windows were blown into
pieces and the stone walls crushed. 1t is
thought to have been the result Of plot to
Kill certain of tho police who have been
prosecuting the criminals with great vigor
OF late
| General Grant died July %, 1885 Cen
eral Mcclellan died October 20, 1850. Cen
eral Halleck died January 0, 1872. Gen
eral Sherman died February IA. 1891. Gen
eral Sheridan died August J. 1888. General
Hancock died February 3, 1856. General
Mead died November g. 1872. General
Thomas died March -, 1870.