Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-01-30

and man OF means. lie came here from
Vermont, where he was formerly brigadier
general of militia. He leaves widow and
one son.
Congressman Hansbrough was elected
United States senator Friday in
North Dakota TO succeed Pierce on
the 18th ballot. The democratic vote went
TO Hansbrough. The war on Pierce was
owing to the manner in which he distributed
patronage
Mrs, Hannah Riordan, widow living in
the tenement 456 West Goth street, New
York, was Tuesday morning found on the
floor of her room dead with her throat cut
from ear to ear. Her nephew, Thomas
Clark, a brush maker by trade, has been
arrested on suspicion of having committed
the crime.
Smallpox is becoming raging
epidemic throughout the central and
southern parts of Texas. There are
800 cases in Spofford. The facts have
been withheld from the press on account of
the supposed injury to the commercial In
forests of the State
Mr.. Mccarthy, in an interview since
his return to London from Boulonge,
has expressed hopes Of a speedy settlement
of the Irish difficulty. 1t was reported
Monday that Parnell and O. Brien will go to
America Under this plan Dillon would
surrender to the poIce and go to jail and
assume the leadership when released.
The Western Union Telegraph company
was heavy sufferer by the big storm Sat
urday and Sunday in southern New Eng
land, New York, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania. Wires and poles were every
whore down and it was only by very round
about ways that any communication be-
tween places was possible
a Pittsburgh despatch says the miners of
the United States have completed plans for
the inauguration of demand on the first of
May for an eight hour working day. The
Miners organization throughout the country
numbers $50, goo men. They will he backed
by the American Federation of Labor and
will have 81, 900, 600, it is said, to carry on
the movement.
New York city and the southern portion
of New England were visited with the worst
snow, sleet and wind storm of the season
early Saturday morning. Teiegraphic com
munication was stopped because of many
fallen poles and there were no electric lights
either in New York or in Brooklyn Satur
day night. Twelve inches of snow fell in
southern New Hampshire.
Both Houses OF tho Wisconsin Logisla-
ture Tuesday elected William f. Villas
to succeed John :. Spooner as United
States senator 10y strict party vote. The
republican members voted for Senator
Spooncr. In the Senate the vote resulted
IL ;or Villas and II for Spooner The vote
in the assembly was G6 for Villas to 81 for
Spooner. " Ncdne,lay the result was
formally announced at the joint session of
the assembly
The contest Getween the two fac
tions of the lower Colorado House has been
dec.ded by the Supreme Court rem
dering an opinion in favor of the com
bine. Ills d spcsci OF Speaker Hanna, and
the who'll House Monday commenced bus
mess in earnest, with Speaker v hite in the
chair, 1t having been agreed that which
ever faction was defeated would submit and
not attempt 10 rctavd gislation.
\ b.tier 1eud Las .existei for
years between the Snodgrass and Floyd
families IN West Nirginia county.
Youpg Jane Floyd fell in love with Mary
Snodsra-s, ami the father Lnos Snoigra,s.
forbade their meeting. Tie lovers, how
ever, met sccroIy. SnodgrasS surprised
them "Wednesday night and made a violent
assault on Flo,d Iue latter attempted to
esrap', tut lai.ei AMI finally drew lis re
voNcr and shot Nroi gra,s dead before hi.
daughters eyes Floyd escaped
| a fire broke out about 10 O'Clock Satur-
day evening Oh the fourth floor OF the large
building of the fhmpton manufacturing
company on Pearl street i'll Hartford,
I Conn. The flames were entinguisugd
! by the automatic sptlnlil.rs in the buildins
and fire department was rot called out.
/ Tho damage wa, mainly by water and
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