Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-10
GENERAL NEWS.

The United States government has made
a formal demand on Spain for indemnity in
the Virginius matter.
The Sioux are still killing and scalping
settlers in the West, occasionally, for amuse.
ment. Uncle Sans troops are after them.
A Grand Lodge Of Quebec, l. o. of G..
T., was organized at Montreal, July l, with
Rev. O. p. Mallory, of Huntingvile, G. w.
q. i. and d. Rose, Danville, q. W.
The state Department Tuesday morning
received letter indicating apparently un.
lawful acts Of the British officials in seizinR
goods near the boundary line north Of Fort
Benton, Mont
The Connecticut Temperance Journal
dominates for president, Gov. Talbot, of
Massachusetts,, "who regards his oath. and
conscience more than personal advancement
or political favor" We second the nomina.
ton.
Mr.. Hale, of Maino, declined the post.
master goneralship, on account of continued
i'll health, and it has been rendered to and
accepted by Mr.. Jewell, minister at Sc.
Petersburgh. by cable. Mr.. Marshall, first
assistant, will serve until the arrival of Mr..
Jewell.
There is another big streak of light in the
South Carolina mirk. In spite of all the
thieving and rowing and organized anarchy,
the number Of schools in the state ran up
within four years from 634 to 1919, and Of
school-chidren from 10000 to nearly IT,
600. There is encouragement in these fig.
ures, and hope.
The Spanish government will shortly call
for levy Of 10000 men 10 reinforce the
army Of the north. Don Carlos has fixed
his residence at Tolosa. Gen. Tristany has
been dismissed from the Carlists' service be-
cause he failed to defend the river Ebro,
thereby causing the defeat by the republicans
at Gondesa in Tarragona. The Carlist force
is again marching upon Bilboa.
The injunction asked for by the creditors of
Of Chicago and Northwestern railroad COM
pany was refused by the United States cir.
cult court at Madison, Wis, Saturday. The
court decided that the provisions of the con.
stitution relating to charters forms part of
every charter and every corporation obliga-
ton. No opinion was expressed as to the
regulation of freight between states, that
question being left open.
A ncgrcss arrested at Winchester, KY,
Sunday, for poisoning three children of Mr..
Eaton, resident of that place, has con-
fessed her guilt. She said she had nothing
against the family, but poisoned the children
because she wanted to. A year ago, two
white girls died, suddenly, in a family in
Clark County, where this same negress was
at service. and it is now believed that she
poisoned them.
The verdict of the coroners jury in the
Mill River disaster investigation is published.
1t censures the legislature for inadequate
and defective legislation on the subject of
reservoirs the mill-owners for their pars.
moniOus disregard Of life and property the
engineers for ambiguous and insufficient
specifications the contractors for manifest
deliuquences and want of thoroughness in
their work, and finally. the county commits.
sioners for accepting dam so stability built,
when they had the power to order its entire
reconstruction.
A couple of sharpers named Il. j. Thorn
and Francis Tieruan, OF Springfield, o., have
been reviving, with considerable success, the
old swindling trick Of getting some farmer
who could not read to sign what purported
to be contract for the agency of patent
pillow between the farmer and certain Il. |
X. Fenner &. Co., but which was really a
personal note. 1t is thought forged paper
to the amount Of 100000 has thus been
negotiated among the farmers by these meu.
They played it once too often, however, at
and are now in Jail.
An copement literally enveloped in trag.
edy occurred at Ripley, o., Saturday night. |
Charles Swishcr wanted John Cosetts daugh-
ter she wanted him but John said no.
An alteration ensued in Johns house, end
ing in Swisher shooting Coslctt in the hip. |
He and the girl then fed, when they met |
Taylor Cosett and another brother on the |
street. The brothers pursued the clipping
'ouple to bring back the girl, knowing moth.
ng OF the ARRAY at the house, when Swish.
n turned and fired at his pursuers, striking
Taylor in the abdomen, causing death in an
lour. Swisher and the girl then continued
heir flight and escaped.
The new District of Columbia law seems
o be about as much Of triumph of legal
kill and ingenuity as anything yet. A dis
'atch in the Boston Journal dated Tuesday
avs the new District commissioners "are
'ery uncertain concerning the meaning of
certain sections of the new law" and "have
invited Senator Thurman, one Of the com.
nittee who framed the law, to meet them
his morning and explain the intended mean
ng." After Judge Poland's wonderful letter
0 the Advertiser, copied in the Caledoaiaa
nd several other papers, VIC had supposed
he entire law Of the district would be as
lear as mud.
MAINE.
Tho system of shortening the terms of
Onvicts for good behavior has been adopted
the state prison.
William Burgess, formerly a Lewiston
Oliceman, shot himself through the heart
I Sidney, the other day.
A railroad car has been built at Camden
18th but four wheels instead of eight, the
sual number. Each wheel has a separate I
xle, Obviating, it is claimed, the large
mount Of friction in turning sharp curve
18th both wheels on one axle.
NEW HAMPSHIRE. 4
A post.Oiiice has been established on the {
'P of Mount Washington.
Rodney Blood, Of Antrim, 40 years old,
anged himself at NARROW, on Saturday, on
ocount of family troubles. !
Petitions from various oranges of Patrons !
ave been presented to the legislature ask /
g that commission be authorized to devise
eanS for a more just distribution of taxes
Mary ID. Hughes, Of Dover, ~ years old,
as found insensible in field on Saturday =
orning, having been outraged, and she :
i'll probably die. Francis Cassidy has
zen arrested on charge of being concerned y
the affair.