National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-08-04
General Items.

Tux manufactures of Pittsburg and
Allegheny city are said to employ ~, 635
hands, who are paid annually Sl7, 434,-
566 wages.
GEoRGE kirk one of the persons ban
ished by the Vigilantes of Virginia City,
Nevada, having returned, he was hanged
by the Committee.
Ar Oceola, Missouri, Jacob Hemming,
charged with the murder of Jas. Hughes,
was taken from Jail by party of "vigi-
lantes" and hanged.
RUBEN j. DoLPH Of Buffalo has been
sentenced to five years imprisonment
in the State Prison at Auburn for black
mailing physician.
The Paris ObiciM Journal states that
the explosion in the works of st. Maur,
Mt Vincennes, was accidental, and that
six persons were killed and 80 wounded.
CuBA.-A dispatch from Havana
says Osoris was hanged from the yard
arm OF the war steamer Neptune ut Nue.
vitas. The remains of Cebellino were
buried with great pomp and ceremony.
THE Wapwollopen Powder Mills, at
Hicks Ferry, Penn, exploded. Michael
O'Hara was killed, and Peter Stone Sc
verely wounded. The cause of the ex-
plosiOn is unknown.
The total value Of imports of general
merchandise Mt New York for the last
quarter, ending June 30, is 500, 1874, 256,
which equals, if it does not surpass. the
heaviest importations ever known here.
AT Burlington, Iowa, Mr.. John Par
nett committed suicide by shooting her
self with fowling-piece. She loaded
the gun herself, and, placing the muzzle
in her mouth, pushed the trigger with a
poker.
AN order will soon be issued from the
War De irtment announcing that no
more NJ ications for the discharge of
private ,ldiers will be entertained, as
the arm las been reduced to 30. 600 men
in accoI nee with the recent act of Con
gress.
TIRE employees of the American
Watch Company, named Herbert Dustin,
Miss Ada McEvoy of Lowell, and Miss
Ann Cummings of Plymouth, N. H.,
were boating on the Charles River, when
the boat capsized, and the young women
were drowned.
H. b. CASTLE, prominent citizen of
Cleveland, Ohio, drowned himself A
Waterman threw a rope to him, but he
refused to catch it, but went further ont
in the stream. He was so feshy that he
could not sink, but forcibly put his head
under the water until he drowned.
The official returns received mt the
Bureau of Statistics show that during
the quarter ending June 80, 1871, the
total number of passengers arrived at
the port of New York 6Om foreign
countries was 1O7, ia, of whom G4,2l3
were males and AZ, 901 females.
ACCORDING to returns made to the Blu
reau of Statistics of the emigrants who
arrived at the port of Baltimore during
the quarter ending June 30, 1871, the
whole number was 8, $50, of whom 1926
were males, and 2,674 females. OF the
total number 5,5l6 were from Germany.
GRAssHoPPERs AND BUGS IN New JER-
sEY.-The grasshoppers are damaging
the crops in Sussex county and the up
per part of the State. An insect hitherto
unknown in that section has greatly dam
aged the cherry trees, and all the fruits
are being more or less injured by insects.
In the case of Mrs. Fair, under SEN
tence of death in San Francisco for the
murder of Albert p. Crittenden, an APP
peal has been filed in the Supreme Court,
and writ of supersedeos issued. The
appeal will be heard in October. There
is no likelihood of the execution taking
place before the LIST of January.
The recent vote in Massachusetts on
the question of selling malt liquors shows
the following result Total number of
cities and towns, $40; prohibiting the
sale by a vote of "No," 81 ; by not vot-
ing, 242 by tie vote, 2; total of towns
where sale is prohibited, 305 places
where sale is permitted by vote of YES"
80 towns not heard from. 5.
A LEGAL DECISION. A lady died two
years ago in Troy, and left her property
to her nephew, with the proviso that if
he ever offered the farm for sale, the
should be forfeited to certain
church. The place was offered for sale |
a few months ago, and the church insti-
tuNU SUN, Dut Vic toltItS IltNt uttltttU
that the conditions of the will were
against public policy" aud have de-
clared the provisions null and void.
The WAR IN THE CoREA.-The war in
the Corea is again progressing. re-
connoisance up the river was made last
month by portion of the fleets, and two
Corean forts were attacked. After IA
slight fire on both sides the vessels re-
turned to their anchorage, enriched |
mainly by the possession of note init
mating that they wanted no intercourse
with outside barbarians, and stating that
the crew of the General Sherman "
were put to death because of piratical
acts in Corean territory. The Admiral |
is yet waiting for further orders.
SMALL FARMS. The census establishes
the fact that petite culture, or small farm
ing has made rapid encroachments dur
ing the past decade upon the boundaries
of large farms and the system of mixed
husbandry in the vicinity of our large
cities. The production of poultry, eggs,
milk, small fruits, vegetables, &c, can
be successfully engaged in upon small
parcels of land and with limited means
in the neighborhoOd of good market.
and the number who have in the past few
years embarked in this business is great
er than has been generally supposed.
HARD LUCK.-Captain Ami Cutter, of
if he were superstitious,
would be inclined to fear he was born
under an evil star In 1863 he lost Sl2,-
600 by the burning of saw mill in
1864 he lost two story warehouse and
other buildings by tornado; in 1867
he lost S35, 900, the mill being again