National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-11-25


in May, 1871, on the English system.
At the burning of Bazeilles, a woman
killed five Germans with her own hand. .
The army of the Argentine Republic
has been beaten at Carraletos by the
Blancos.
The Prussian field post office depart
ment sends to Germany over 200, 600 |
letters every day.
No fewer than five persons were killed |
by cabs and omnibuses in London with
in week lately.
A MILWAUKEE Wis. woman drowned
herself because her husband would not
go out one evening.
THE Baptsts of Iowa have 300 churches.
10S schools, 1910 members, and raised
last year, S., SG1.44.
A CABINET council in London resolved
to grant a pardon to O'Donovan Rosa
and other Fenian prisoners.
4 WAITER girl in New Orleans So
loon nearly lost her life because some
brute set fire to her waterfall.
AN unusual number of shocking ac-
cidents from the careless use of keor-
sene, are reported this week.
PRUSSIA has promised Denmark to full
fill the stipulations of the treaty of Pra-
que relative to North Schleswig.
Paper clothing is made in China and
Japan. A coat costs ten cents, and q
whole suit a quarter of q dollar
THE Shakers of birmingham, Mass.
have decided to dispose Of their proper
ty and move to Lebanon Springs.
A New YORK man who killed n bur
glar with trap gun set for the purpose,
has been discharged by the court
THE water famine in Alyth Scotland
has heoa so great that only ga drink per
head in twenty -four hours is supplied"
A FRENCH Canadian, named Brosseau.
committed suicide few days since be-
cause his wife refused to cook mutton for
supper
FATHER BENSON Superintendent of the
Oxford Monastery, has sailed, with thirty
Of his brethren, to found Monastery in
America
IT is estimated that the damage to the
sugar cane by the recent hurricane in
Cuba amounted to one-quarter of the
whole crop.
The total valuation of vessels and car
goes lost on the inland lakes within the
past two months reach nearly half mil
lion of dollars.
The census of Iowa as officially re-
ported, gives that State /, 1877, 1893 inhab-
ltants, gam of nearly one hundred per
cent in ten years.
A SALE of tract of land embracing
10000 acres was made in Wisconsin,
some days since, Mt prices averaging
forty cents per acre.
A MAN and woman, unknown, were
killed near Columbus, Ind, by a ,Jeffer-
sonville train, while attempting to cross
the track in a wagon.
One of the French soldiers, who was
caught hiding, after the surrender of
Sedan, killed his captor, and was shot
for the oifense, directly.
The Catholic cathedral at Iowa CITY.
having been built on an insecure foun-
dalton, is expected TO fall at any mo-
ment. II cost $4,000
THERE will be ffty-three Sundays in
the year lS7l-t year beginning and
ending on Sunday. 1t ought to be n
good year and happy one.
VINO could help loving Ella Ruston,
of Boone Co., Ind. who sold her beau
tiful hair to defray the cost of sending
her young sister to school
Bishop Pinckney, Assistant Bishop of
Maryland, is GO years of age and his wife
so, she having made the clothes in which
he was christened as n baby.
WHILE political meeting was being
held III Manchester, Eng, the floor of
the building gave away and many per
sons were seriously injured.
WILLIAM WILKINS barn, Centreyillc.
Minnesota, was destroyed by fire. and
two wavfaring men, who had gone there
to sleep, were burned to DEATH
A COLLISION of freight trains took
place on the Central Pacific Railroad.
near Blue Canon. One man was killed
and three were seriously wounded
THE planters talk Of plan to reclaim
much of the rich cotton lands along the
ST. Johns, now useless from being be-
low the level Of the river and subject TO
oyertiows
THERE have been sixty-fve new week
ly papers and eighteen dailios started
since August ], in the United States and
Territories, making a total in the United
States of 5, los
The number of immigrants arriving
nj the port Of New York during the
quarter ending Sept 80. was 81, 1877.
During the same period 3, III arrived at
San Francisco
MAJOR BEN PERLEY PooRE has re-
; ccivcd from the Massachusetts Society
for promoting agriculture prize of 81,
900 for the best plantation of forest trees
of his own raising.
A MAN in the third story Of n Kansas
City hotel fastened one end of leather
strap around his neck, and tying the
other end 10 n bed-post, sat far out ON
the window sill and shot himself
Tur barge j. A. Hollow. laden with
, lumber, was towcd into Kincardine
Canada. The crew were all lost except
one man. who was found lashed Ia the
| pump. dead, with his eyes picked out.
IN Philadelphia on Friday rifle ball
pissed through the neck Of u mad steor
and entered the eye Of Thomas Powell,
who was watching the antics Of the ami
mai through not hole in fence. Boil
died.
PORTLAND. Nc, hns n Widows WOOD
/, Society, which has supplied 1877 cords o
wood 10 70j needy persons during th,
past year ut n cost Of al ,096. and 22(
tons Of conl at n cost Of 1896
Ir is undoubtedly the fact that Oh,