National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-23
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ITEMS.

A potato bug was found the 9th
er day on the apex of Il church
spirc in Woodstock. He used it as
an observatory.
Minister Schenck has arrived in
England and been cordially re.
ccived.
Omar PdSha left three acres of
disconsolate widows.
The editors Of Maryland viii
make a trip to the White Mountains
i'll July.
Rutland is to have a grand ccle
hration and liIcmcn's muster on Ju.
~ ith.
The Republicans of Norwalk, Ct,
elected their entire ticket in the
city election, June Goth.
Adyices from London state that
the Queen will ratlty the Treaty of
Washington this week.
At the town meeting in Cornwall
to elect constable, but five per
sons were present--all but one can.
didates for the Office.
A terrible famine is reported in
Persia. Late dispatches from Teh-
erm state that the famine has
reached such a state that the starry
ing people had killed and eaten fifty
children.
The Tennessee caterpilIars sweep |
every green thing before them
They accumulate on the railroad |
tracks and have the same effect Oh
the progress Of trains as soft soap.
The Sycamore House, ut Frost's
Point, Rye Beach, has been destroy
ed by fire. With one exception it
was the best furnished hotel in
NeW England.
The seventeen yearlocusts have
made Their appearance in Illinois,
By the millions. and are rapidly
spreading over the whole state.
"You say, Mrs. Smith that YOU
nave lived with the defendant eight
years. Does the court understand
rom this chat you are married to
lim ?"
In course it does" !
"Have you marriage ccrtif +
ate ?"
" Yes. yer honor ; three on 'em-
wo gals and II boy
A case worthy the attention of
lomWopathiSts is the following -
,he hog cholera prevailed in a part
# Kansas, and farmer whose hogs ,
we're sick, roasted one which had l
led Of the disease, and made the ,
ick survivors eat it. They recov- "
red at once.
The largest strawberry bed in the
ountly is in Iowa, where a whole
oWnship is taken up with large ,
nd luscious fruit.
The severe penalties of late meted e
ut to criminals in Tie local courts o .,
t New York and Brooklyn lave {,
al Il perccptiblc effect in reprcss- %
~ crime. The villains IRE awed OF
ito subsection. re
y portion of Clinton mountain, ~ a.
Arkansas, including about one Of
undrcd acres, has sunk, carrying Ne
al trees entirely out of sight, and
ne space is continually charging.
Charleston: S. c., has had only -
lree poStmasters since the founda-
on OF the government. :
a new boy in one OF the Ridge
cid, Ct, Sunday Schools, who was (
Sked who made the beautiful hills
bout him, replied that he didn't :
now, as his parents only moved
ito town the Friday before. y
There Is a great Joker living in
o"a, 10y the name OF Ache, and he
as named a newly arrived daugh-
T Belize the short for "Bcllc."
hen she gets big enough to
restle wont She give it to that old $,
lau.
The editor Of the Bangor Wig
lys he retently saw a large number ca
Young ladies enter a public hall 81
18th diShcvelcd hair and hat brims
pparent'y wrinkled and broken
nj, as he fancied, with excited !
,untenanceS. Upon inquiring ia
hat the riot was, he was much Is
Iagrlned to lind II was the fashion. "f
Weston. the ,raK;Sf. has at last -a
'compli>hed one OF his undeltak. e."
gS. having walked 800 miles in bu
.n Ill