Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-21

Twelve men and women were killed and
many wounded in a labor riot at Bebar
Hungary.
The physicians of st. Petersburg assert
that there are known to be 80 cases of
cholera in Moscow.
The strike of back boys and doffcrs at
New Bedford is at an end the mill authori-
ties having conceded the demands
Sir Charles Dixie has bean elected to the
House of Commons for the Forest of Dean,
division Of Gloucestarshire, by 241S major
ity.
The Gaulois says tho illness of Prof
Pasteur, who is suffering from so-called
''cholerine," will almost certainly prove
fatal.
AT Providence, Thomas Conroy, aged 40,
fell down fight of stairs at the Working
mons Home Sunday, and died from his iu
1ures
Albert Mitchell, driver for tho United
States Express company at Havre lie Grace,
Nd, has docamped with a package contain
! ing 5000.
Edward Spear of Chicago. a Pinkerton
detective, died Sunday night at Pittsburg.
He had been shot in the fight at Homestead
on the 9th inst.
|
that ex-President Paiacio of Venezuela, &C
companiod By his family aud suite, arrived
at thnt port Saturday.
A mine near Townsend, Mont, was struck
by lightning Monday night. A quantity of
powder stored in cabin exploded and three
men were blown to atoms.
James l.. Hamilton, the Long Island City
wife murderer, has been sentenced to be
electrocuted at Sing Sing prison during the
week beginning August 80, 1893.
at Franklin, Ky, John Redfern, the
white man who killed MIR. Z. Dunn and
wounded a negro Tuesday, was taken from
jail by mob at midnight and hanged.
a despatch from Molia, Morocco says
that in recent battle between partizans of
tho Arab chief, Moditar, and the Mszquitta
kabyles, 800 Of the combatants were kiled.
Seth Butler, wealthy ex-insurance man,
of Mddletown, Conn, has given his check
for So 600 to President Meech OF the Hart
ford y. NJ. c. a., for u now building fund.
The president has withdrawn the nomna-
tion of W. d. Crum to be postmaster at
Charleston, >. c. The nominee was a col
ored man and his confirmation had been
strongly resisted.
Patrick Mccormack was fined sovereign
by Dublin magistrate for damages to the
grave VI CuuT4oS OteW dIt ut ueli III NIuS-
nevin cemetery and for destroying flowers
placed on the grave
The Dundee Courier publishes a rumor
that 600 900 was recently subscribed to
tho Gladstonian funds on the condition that
Mr., Gladstone should not pledge himself to
Introduce an eight hour bill.
Nothing has been heard at Oswego of the
tug Booth and her tow of four bsrges that
left Oswego Friday night before the big
storm bound to Montreal. The tow carried
crews asgregating SO persons.
J. &. kello, president of the Bank of
Magnolia, Ark, aud OF the Gate City Bank
of TexarEaua, and vice cepresdent of the
Oucbita Valley Bank, is defauIter to the
extent of so, 600. His whereabouts are
unknown.
The president has scored another diplo-
matte triumph. The Canadian government
has adjusted canal tolls so that vessels from
the United States will have precisely the
same privileges in the Weland canal that
Canadian vessels have.
The tria! Of Thomas Neill of London, the
alleged Wholesale poisoner of young women
was begun Monday The popularity ol
NeilPs crimes is the apparent lack of motive,
the man having evidently murdered simply
for the seke of murder.
ITlsOnerS IN tns REFORM department OF
: the Indiana female prison made three un-
successful attempts Sunday night to burn
1 the institution. The prisoners We're wildly
Z insubordnate and much excitement prevail
Q ed throughout the night.
Y At Paducah, Ky, quiet has been restored
Over POO firearms were seized in the negro
= quarters Thursday and number of the
y leaders Of The mob were arrested. The bet
r ter class of negroes ara co operating with
e the whites in maintaining tho peace.
K The Spanish medical commission report:
that the disease called choierne now epi
g demic in Paris, is Asiatic cholera. Tn,
. | Spanish government has, in consequences Of
this report, ordered precautions TO be taker
, against tho Introduction OF the disease int
!. Spain.
, a wagon containing 10 persons wss
: struck by portion OF a train which hat
= brokon apart at Wurtzboro, n. Y, earl,
: Wednesday morning. Four persons wer,
) killed and two lady injured. All were from
New York city and We're summerng a
Bloomingdale.
The collision Of steamer with natura
gas main In the Ohio river Saturday, re
: suited in an explosion which caused the
death of the engineer and one deck hand
e and the injury of several others. The col