National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-12-09

part III tweHlN-SlA living unBldSeS Oh
India.
THE Southern Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions received last year
S29045
THE annual reports of the departments
at Washington are in the hands of the
printer.
A STYLISH suit for gentleman is dark
purple velvet coat, fancy vest and strip
pea pants.
Iowa has two female school superin-
tendents and they perform their duties
faithfully.
The Presbyterian churches in the
United States have an aggregate debt of
S3,000,000.
Exemptions from military service in
Russia have been limited, and all classes
summoned.
SIXTEEN CHINAMEN have been behead-
ed and u exiled for being concerned in
the massacre.
Six vessels were wrecked off the Ba-
hamas and their crews are supposed to
have persisted.
New YORK STATE shows a population
of 4,370, SAC against 1881, III for 1865,
and 1850, 735 for 1860.
New Mexico wants to come into the
United States. She claims that her
people are FULLY prepared.
A Vermont horse objected to three
mules being pastured with him, and
kicked them all to death.
Suicides are frequent. Three were re-
ported in one day by telegraph in Boston
Providence and Cincinnati
The treaty between the North German
Confederation and the States of Baden
and Hesse has been signed
Nine members of the English House
of Commons have died during the pre-
sent year, all of them liberals.
An English lord was fined by the Lord
Mayor of York, the other day, for dis
orderly conduct in the streets.
In Philadelphia a whole family was
poisoned from eating apples stewed in a
brass kettle. Some of them died.
Binghamton " Y, shows specimens
of white flint corn, which has this year
yielded 100 bushels of ears per acre.
The police force of Portsmouth, Va.
not having been paid for three months,
have quit the business and gone fishing
The father of girl who was abducted
from Cohoes \. Y, some time since, has
become insane from grief at the disgrace
The HeraH of Heath declares that
sleep after dinner is unhealthy, and thai
a ten minutes doze before eating Is the
thing.
THE New York Mad knows a young
lady up town who has made and broker
three engagements sir &c the first o
August.
The value of the United States import
during eight months ending Aug 81, wa
over $3.50. 600. 600, and of the export
nearly 1888, 000,0 900.
IT is stated that the estimates for tn
, United States Navy Department for tn
, next ensuing year will be $1,000. 90
t less than for the present year.
e Over 10000 vessels. 5000 foreign an
t 1l.000 American, entered and cleare
c at ports of the United States during tn
h eight months ending Aug. 81
l The Russian government recently r,
a ceived consignments of $40 Gatling r,
j volving cannon from the United STATE
!, of the most improved description.
y Thomas Porter, II years of age. WI
:. arraigned in New York, charged with L
!, less than eight attempts at murder |
: firing on police officers and citizens
Y A prisoner gained his liberty in Ne
n York Court through the blupder of
It clerk, who spelled "drawer" in the cor
t; plant, alleged to have been stole
draw"
In 1926 there were but four Cathol
Il priests in New England. Now there n
Y, six bishops, three hundred and fif
y priests, and Catholic population
600, 900.
he The total amount Of salt inspect,
e. on the Onondnga salt springs reservatio
NJ from Jan. to November II, was 500
AGO bushels. For the same time last We
st 1859, 1868.
r. Sheriff O'Bricn of New York has ord,
ed $4,000 worth of coal TO bc distribut
~ during the winter to the poor of {
u Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twent
Il first Wards.
no The musicians Of the Prussian nrr
NJ have not escaped the causualties of WI
lv Nearly six hundred members Of regime
ar tai bands have been either killed or
verely wounded, and ninety-three trui
peters have bitten the dust.
q A Jerseyman who has n Chine
I'd servant complains that the heather "
er worship an old brass andiron when I
~ family gathers for prayers, and the otl
nd morning Offered up before II two dc
ms rats and burned half joss stick.
~ Kansas paper tells Of an Indian ag,
IN who, in two years. has saved onou
nv ~. from his salary Of 81. 800 TO build 81
W 600 house and set up his brother aud
,,o other honest fellows in the newspal
i -, business 10 dcnounce corruption.
A young woman who resides in Sac
mento. and occupies respectful
bic position. attempted TO draw 800 On
ed lottery ticket. the numbers on which i
err been skillfully altered by FASTING. 7
its fraud was detected, and she beca
mt greately agitated. stating that she did
di. for q friend, and was herself impoi
mt upon. On consultation IL was decit
les not 20 arrest her or lot her name be pi
sd lishsd