National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-11-13

The Wisconsin papers tell terrible
tales Of the effects of the collapse
of the hop bubble, the termination
Of the hop fever, and the fall in the
price of hops. For some years past
the hop crop has been 10 abundant,
and the returns so large, that hop
growers were completely infatuated,
and great numbers of otherwise sen.
able men were converted into hop
monomanlacs, who thought OF moth
ing, talked Of nothing, and cared
for nothing but hops. Every other
interest gave way to hops. The
tumble in the price of hops has nr"-
duced widespread disaster. Inc
farmers in the hop regions, since
magic reed upon which they leaned
has broken, are without money and
without bread; in short, they are
! LEFT with nothing but mortgaged
farms, needy families and ruined
credit. Tho Wisconsin papers say
that the result of the present state
of affairs will be the uprooting of
probably one half the hop yards III
The State and predict that tho re.
covcry from so disastrous a crash
will be slow.
REruRNED.--The MontpelierJour
nal says: Judge RcdtIeld has re.
turned from England, wher,
,, he has been for a year or more IL
,, the service Of the government, look
ing after some millions Of conteder
ate property, which remained in III,
hands of agents at the close Of the
rebel war. This was mainly wa
: material and supplies, which thu
agets thought quietly and cunning
~ to put out of the way for thci
l. own private benefit. But our gov
=, eminent claimed all this propert,
as u part of that surrendered by Tn
! confedcracy at the close Of the r.
!, bsllion' and sent out Judge Rednel,
;. to look after it, through Englis'
= courts. The Judge has succeeded
~ in recovering some millions of PROF.
erty for our government, which cor
tolerate blockade runners. and bar
kers, and agents in England had s.
1. aside for their own special beneh
:, The English courts sustained hi,
)" in his claims, and the American go,
he srnment must be wdl satisfied wit
the result.
- REMAuKAALE RETRBUTIOS.--
y, Recently the treasurer of Il town
e the West, was shot dead while a
u tempting to rob his own house.
~ appears that he had collected son
rs twelve or fifteen thousand dollars
c the town taxes, and left home in Il
forenoon, telling hts wife that
should be gone all night. Towar
he night, travelling poddlcr applied
mo- the house for nights lodging
49, The wife at first refused to adm
re him, but finally yielded, with mu,
.h reluctance to his request. Son
MI time in the night the pcddlor "
Il. awakened by the noise ofmcn brca
,., ing into his room. Taking them
Of, robbcrs he drew u pistol and fired
N, them. One fcll and two fled
or Lights being procured, the de
=, body of n man with blackcncd fa
~. and otherwise dishgurcd was fou
l.J upon the floor. Upon further eva
iii nation, it proved to bc the propr
80 tor Of the house himself, who had
~ sorted 70 this stratagcm to steal [
Ii. tax money collected. and had n
in with this TERRIBLE rctribution.
ew Hon. Andrew Tracy died at
in residence IN Woodstock on Wedh
bc day last. Mr. Tracy was one of
viii oldest and ablest lawyers in V
m mont. He wae speaker VI tho IA
ids Legislature for three years n
i,v served one torn in Congress wi
he deciirsd A reelection,