Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-12
GENERAL NEWS.
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Republicans in France are afraid Of
Bonapartist movement.
The civil rights bill has passed the senate
but won't pass in the house.
Mrs. Ann Vandcrburg was fatally burned
at Cincinnati, Sunday evening, while kin
ding fire with coal oil.
The Grand Trunk railroad will change that
portion Of its track which is now broad
gauge to the narrow guage in September.
The Indians in the vicinity of the Chey-
is little doubt that they intend attacking the
settlers.
The House patent committee have decided
to report against the extension of the Wilson
feed sewing-machine patent, and now perhaps
there will be fall in prices Of these ma.
chimes
A bill passed the house Saturday provid-
ing for the prepayment in bulk Of newspa-
pers at the Office Of publication, and for
their free circulation in the counties where
published also for the free circulation Of
newspaper exchanges.
An engine of construction train on the
Air Line railroad exploded, Monday morning,
at a water tank three miles north Of Duluth,
MINI, while taking water, killing the fire.
man and injuriug the conductor, Capt. Ad-
ans, probably fatally.
The mysterious absence of Charles Clai.
borLe, lato clerk Of the United States dis
trict court at New Orleans, since May IA,
is accounted for A large amount Of money
belonging to litigants, estimated at from
$4,000 to 100000, is found to be also
missing.
A nest Of incendiaries has just been dis
covered in the volunteer fire department OF
Williamsport, Pa, Eve members who we're
arrested on suspicion having confessed to
setting nearly all the fires since the great
fire Of August, 1871, the loss from which
has amounted to nearly 81, 100000.
A poor girl who was allured by an adj
vertisement from Paterson, n j.. to obtain
work 10 a Charlotte IN. C.) cotton mill,
failed to get the offered price, and, after
working eight months for $3.50 per month
and board, walked all the way to Baltimore,
whence she was sent home by the police,
Saturday. -~r-
A Mexican named EGardo, who, few
days ago, robbed and attempted TO murder
Mr.. Turner and wife. near Los Angeles, Cal,
was captured, Saturday confessed his guilt,
aud showed where the money was buried,
after which he was taken from the officers
by party Of armed men aud hanged to q
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At Jacksonville, Ind, Saturday evening
John McDermott, a saloon-keeper, shot at
his wife, while she was nursing her baby,
and the ball passed through the baby's head
and lodged in the mothers breast infictine
probably fatal wound. lie then blew his
own brains out His wife had left him and
applied for divorce, but had agreed to re-
turn and live with him.
The President has declared himself in "a
vor of return to specie payments as soon
as possible, perhaps by July, 1875, and thu
republican party don't know whether to &C
cept his doctrine or throw the president over
board. The most fortunate thing that could
happen for the friends Of third term would
be the latter course. Things amt as they
used to was"
The new secretary of the treasury goes u
work in the right direction. On learning
that 20 persons had been added to the fore
of the department whose only duty was Il
draw their pay, he directed the pay-rOlls u
be overhauled with view of dropping al
who held position without rendering any ser
vice, and all who were placed on the rolls
simply to make place for them.
A bill has been passed in the house 70
the appointment of commission Of two OH
GERS Of the engineer corps and two civil en-
gineers, the latter at a salary of $4,000 pc
Snnum, aud secretary at 5000 per month
to make full report Of the best system fO