National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-03-03
Summary Of News.
THE loss OF Prussia in the present war
Is esti mated to be about 800, 900 men.

lS,Wb,ub conuls oI Nuc"t VI '"N VIVA
ing crop
A MAN in Columbus, Ohio, died OF too
much laughing-gas in a dentists char
last week
A CORRESPONDENT. writing from Yoka-
hama, saws the pnlmy days OF trade in
Japan have passed away forever.
THr first railroad in Honduras is pro-
crossing. Tho first section has been
levelled and tho larger bridges finished.
The Boston .iommaiY Chemistry thinks
that million dollars have been expend-
ed in New England in recent times under
the "peat delusion. "
The Chicago Times, in chronicling the
fact that man there married TO get out
of Jail, remarks that "some chaps have
queer idea of liberty"
THE French Admiral has blockaded
the German frigato Medusa in the port
of Yokohoma, under threat Of sinking
her if she attempts to leave.
BANKRUPTCY is becoming fashionable
among tho British aristocracy. The
latest victim is tho Earl of Orkney, n
representative Peer of Scotland
IT is positively stated in London that
the Rothschids have advanced to the
French Republic the war contribution
levied by the Germans upon Paris.
CAPT. SELFRTpGr is reported to have
found route for ship camel across
the Isthmus OF Daricn, the summit of
which is but 300 feet above the sea level.
Bosros's Police Force number 500
men, and cost S5S5, 900 last year. They
made 3,Sjs arrests during the year, in
Guiding 5,635 women and i,56i minors.
ArTER commencement next year. Har
ward University will give no ordinary
degree, whether in arts, law, divinity,
medicine, or science. without cxamina-
| ton.
/ DURfSG the past half century the annual
capture of shad in New Jersey waters has
increased from III ,l92 to 2G,379, mainly
from the killing OF young shad in eel
weirs.
II is officially stated that Germany
does not intend to acquire, through
treaty of peace with France, any pos
session in India, Asia, or Transatlantic
countries.
Or 10000, 600 railway travellers in
France, last year, only two passengers
and four railway servants were killed,
and 1l2 passengers and 81 servants
wounded.
IT reported that an attempt has
been made at Paris to assassinate Gen
cral Trochu. The Generals orderly
not injured.
ABOUT 100000 prisoners were taken
in Paris, with 1000 capuon and 400
iield-pieces and m,h'aWe9seS The gun
boats in the Seine, and the rolling stock
of the railways We're also appropriated
by the Germans.
AN Havana despatch SAYS an engage
ment between the Cuban and the Span
ish troops has taken place a. Najasa, and
number of the former ere killed
The surrender of the failous Jesus del
Sol is reported
THE navigablc portion of the Missouri
river amounts in all to 3, $50 miles The
channel varies from 800 to 500 yards,
except at low water when it is from 600
to 700 feet. The river and tributaries
drain SIS, ZOO square miles.
TIE strongest vegetable fibre known
is.thc New Zealand flax. 1t has long,
sword-like leaves, 10 or II feet in length.
It is used by the settlers for binding
their sheaves, fastening their gates, ty-
ing up their horses and in almost every
possible way.
The French screw corvette D'Assas,
cruising i'll the Archipelago of the
Sonde, was keeping up an active chase
of German merchant men. Numbers of
Prussian prizes were moored at Saigon,
mostly large fine vessels, richly laden
and more were constantly arriving.
THE latest accounts of the ravages of
smallpox in Manitoba state tho number
of deaths rom the disease is not less
depopulated There is also Il scarcity
of meat in that region, and the Hud-
sons Bay Company has been feeding
the people.
The Spanish Government has i'm
portant revelations concerning the
of Prim. The principal
agent was an old detective of Gonzales
Bravo, who distributed money tc the
Prominent persons, iden-
tilted with another dynasty, are also
implicated.
A NEWSPAPER correspondent gives
this rs a full report of the response of
United States Senator elect to serenade
"Those who know me best, know that
l would rather work than talk | am
for the people, for liberty and the Con
stitution. / hope to meet You all while
here in the Legislature i'll social talks,
and, had almost said. drinks"
SPONGE paper, q French novelty, is said
to have all the peculiarites of sponge
absorbing water readily, and remaining
moist n long time. 1t has been used as a
dressing for wounds with considerable
advantage. For its fabrication, evenly
and finely divided sponge is added to or
binary paper pulp, and this is worked, as
N the common paper-makiusa apparatus,
ntO sheets of different tho Aness.
THE Chimanhuevis and Moiave Indians ;
lad a pitched battle at Williams Fork, ,
IN the Colorado River, few days since |
The Molaves were routed with the loss /
IF thirty-six braves. The Chimanhuevis ,
ost their head chief, one Of the ablcst ,
hieves ever horn, and twenty braves ,
The Indians attacked a train between
Lapaz aud Wickenbug, Arizona, causing +,
he horses of the train to stampede for +
orty miles. g.,
THE Leavenworth Times records the s
murder by mob of Mat LAWN in Colo J
ado, who had been guilty of shooting {
his neighbours mules that feed surrepti- 7
lously at his haystack- then approx |
ngly adds; The inhabitants of that {
olmtry wish it to be understood that {
While they nre in favor of law and order,
hey will not allow men to steal, kill or
naim the stock of their neighbors without q