National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-26
General News.


ton has been adopted by a majority
estimated at 100000.
The city Of Poitland has issued
e5O,OOO more of its bonds to the
Portland and Ocdensburg Railroad
Company.
A bloody election riot has occur.
red at MatamOras, Mexico +; several
persons were shot.
Two freight trains on the Port.
land, SacO and Portsmouth Railroad
collided un Friday night near Ken>
nebunk, Me-, and three men were
killed.
Governor Booth Of California has
been elected to the U. S. Senate.
A Judge at Frankfort KY, broke
q cane over the head of lawNe
for addressing the Court in disre.
spectful terms.
a young lady of LoganspOrt 70
Gently sent young man four quarts
Of bnttcrnuts rs = token of ac.
Acknowledgement for having saved
her from drowning.
The debt of Cuba amounts to
sS7,OOO,OOO.
Mrs. Victoria Woodruff was 80
profuscly applauded at Ann Arbor.
Mich, that she coulf not deliver
her lecture. At Jackson she was
arrested for selling her pamphlets.
She is evidently having a hard time.
The trial of ex Mayor Hall CONS
inemced in the Oyer and Termincr
Court. New York, yesterday. Sew.
en- jurors took their seats subject to
percmptory challenge.
Mrs. Agassiz will probably pub.
lish IA biography of the Professor. a
work which she commenced upon
some years since. A complete edi
ton of his works will be demanded.
Admiral Polio claims that it can
he demonstrated that the Virginius
10 not an American vessel.
1t is rumOred that Et gland has
"bone TO pick with Spain, and that
the English West India squadron
has been ordered TO rendezv GUS in
Cuban ports.
1t is rumored, and denied, that
the Spanish Government has de.
nanded that the Virginius be do
iivered up to her.
Dispatches from Key West state
that q serious difficulty has arisen
between Spain and England, and
that the British West India Squad.
ron has been ordered TO rendezvous
in Cuban ports, and an increase of
the fleet will take place. No one
however seems to know what it is
all about.
The new residence of the British
minister at Washington, is to cost
about el5O,OOO.
The treasurer Of jackson county,
Iowa, who recently defaulted for
$4,000, has been arrested and re.
leased on bail of q, 600. Just $50,
600 premium for villainy is the
Hawkeys style.
A newly appointed policeman in
Patterson, N. j., was knocked down
while making his fret arrest. He
Immediately resigned.
That famous steam gong on one
of tho mills in Fall River, twenty
miles away, is heard almost daily in
NIddlebOrO, and some of the bridg.
water people, still farther away, set
their clocks by it.
Finances in New York improve
steadily. There is better feeling
in all departments of trade, The
banks are daily growing stronger
and reducing tic loan certificates.
The House Committee have acre.
ed on bill repeating the petty tax
on newspapers in the county of pub
LEGATION. So far so good. lis
measure in the interest Of the poole
and much more Equality" about it
than as the law now stands.
1t is believed that the majority of
the Senate will not agree with the
House in the total repeal of the
bankruptcy act, but will favor
amending it SO as to guard the {
debtor from exactions by small
minority Of his creditors, leaving I
the question Of involuntary bank
ruptcy to be determined by those
who are more largely Interested {
The Senate Judiciary Committee /
will consider the subject before {
] eceSS. .
6,OOO wOrkmen arc out of employ. i
ment in Patterson, New Jersey, and c
horrible tales Of starvation and mis-.
cry come wailing en- the breezes.- Y
The city authorities have ordered v
30 expenditure Of 81; 900, as re- Ii
ief fund, but this is a mere drop i'm n
me hldeous bucket of necessity ri
aonday OF last week, huge mobs of d