Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES

Joseph Desjardin, aged II, was drowned
while bathing i'll the river at Lewiston,
Maine.
The striking PAYERS OF New York have
returned to work. The non union men are
still working.
One hundred houses, several churches and
law court were burned at Jarnetf in the
province of Radon, Poland.
Edgar Jones, G negro murderer, was
taken from the Jail at Wheeling, Va, by
large mob and hanged.
The Burlington defeBted the Gorhans, @
coored nine, by a score of to in an in
terestng lO-inning game Friday.
Bradstreets reports 152 failures in the
United States during the week against 10
in the corresponding week of 1891
The Hon. Samuel Fessenden OF Counecti-
cut was invited to become chairman of the
republican national committee, but declined.
In the third district republican congress
sional convention of Maine Seth L. Mill.
ken was renominated for Congress on the
second ballot.
The British steam schooner Eliza Ed
wards has been seized by the San Diego
customs officers on suspicion of smuggling
Cinnamon and opium from Vancouver,
B. c.
Lester H. Gale, teller, aud William Tur-
ner, book keeper of the City Savings bank
of Nashville, Tenn, have fled the city, tax
ing with them $4,000 OF the banks
money.
AT Troy, N. Y, Mile Townsend, aged 4
years, fell from bank into the Hudson
Thursday. Her brother Adrian, aged 8
years, attempted to save her, and both were
drowned
The big rolling mill Of the tin depar tneut t
of the Neidringhaus mills at st. Louis,
which covered block of ground and was
one of the largest tin mills in America, has
been destroyed by fire.
a one-story frame house on East 1lsth
street, New York, was burned early Thurs
day morning. Mrs. Brodrick and three
children, aged five years, IS months and
four months, were sulfocated.
The steamer City of Chicago which went
ashore oil kinsale, Ireland, on July !,
is a total wreck. At o'clock Thursday
morning the vessel broke in two amidships,
and the after portion went down in II
fathoms Of water.
The sub com mittee of the house commit
tee on the judiciary charged with the inves-
tigatIon OF the Pinkerton system in general,
and the Homestead troubles in particular,
left Washington for Pittsburg Monday
evening ON the $50 train.
The subterranean rumblings which began
simultaneously with tho outbreak of Mount
Etna on Friday night were less frequent
Monday. The eruptions from the new fs-
sure at the summit Of Mount Etua appear
about to cease. The principal orator, how
ever, shows signs OF renewed activity.
The ltalio American exhibition to COM
memorate the fourth centenary OF the dis
covery OF America, was opened by the uke
of Genoa in the presence OF the ministers OF
husbandry and Marine, the municipal au-
thorities of Genoa, the American represent
atiyes and an enormous crowd of citizens.
William Reavell, the crooked manager
Of tho Metropolitan Life Insurance com
pany of New York, was held for tria! on
the charges of the forgery, embe2llement.
utterlng forged checks and obtaining money
under false pretences He went to Jail.
lteay ellis downfall is attributed to the race
track
The opening exercises OF the Sauveur
Summer School Of Languages were success
fully held in the chapel of Phillips academy
at Exeter, y. H., Monday morning in tho
presence of Il very large audience. Gov.
Tuttle, Gen. Dow and Coils. Clarke, May
narl and EIwel of his staf and OK Senator
Patterson, State superintendent of public
instruction, were present.
An interesting question has arisen regard
ing the observance of Columbus day. The
act Of Congress or April 20, 1890, named
October II as the date for the dedication of
the worlds exposition grounds at Chicago
The movement for a popular celebration OF
Columbus day TO be led by the public schools
has received congressional recognition, and
the president has been authorized to issue "A
proclamation recommending the suitable
observance OF the 4OOth anniversary of
America discovery on October 2l, which
is the correct date of the Gregorian calen-
dar now in use.