National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-16
JOB PRINTING
Items OF Interest.

The embers OF dying year-Novem
ber and December.
Nez Perces Indians sell horses tc
traders at $6 per head.
Colorado's gold and silver crop this
year will amount to $5, 5,000,0 900.
Six ex-citizens of the United States
are members of the Canadian Parlia
ment.
~"Old Prob" did not calculate fol
the Jay Cooke storm, and lost his
money.
A Terre Haute man, who has been
trying to make both ends meet, is living
on head cheese and ox-tail soup.
Boston cleared last year 1854 vessels
for foreign ports, against 500 in 1872.
Of last years vessels 2,265 were under
foreign flags.
If you wish to travel cbeaply patron
ize those railroads which advertise tc
carry their passengers "through with
out change"
occasionally found in a a6hew of tobacco
aeon eG9siasrsble it.asI portiPf Of our citizens
The assessed valuation of the real
and personal property of Pennsylvania,
is 81, III, ,96S,977 the true actual value
is estimated at SO, Ats, 831, ,S51.
The investigation into the Vile du
Havre disaster at Paris, was brought to
close, and the court unanimously
decided that Captain Robinson, of the
Loch Earn. was blameless.
Most of the mills in the north eastern
section of Philadelphia, which stopped
operations or were run on reduced time,
are now running with full complement
of hands, and on full time.
During the year 1873, Chicago has
sold, at wholesale alone, $3.50, 900, 600
worth of goods-a gain of 19 per cent
over the business of 1872, and n gain OF
81 per cent over that of 1870.
In Maine 255 vessels with an aggre-
gate of 8S, $50 tons, have been built in
the year Just closed. This is double
the tonnage of 1872, and about forty
per cent. more than the tonnage of
1901.
The average of winter wheat sown
The previous season, compared with that
Of the previous year. shows an increase
in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, In
diana, and Tennessee, averaging 10!
per cent.
Five pieces of captured French bronze
cannon have arrived in Baltimore as a
present from the Emperor William OF
Germany to st. Matthew's Lutheran
Church. They are to be melted for
,hurch bell.
The jury impaneled to try Maggie
Jordan for completely in the escape OF
5harkey, the murderer who escaped
rom the New York Tombs, after being
ocked up for twenty-four hours, failed
o agree and were discharged.
The Havana press violently denounce
he United States for the loss of the
and declare that Spain will
emand full reparation not only for the
oss of the Virginius, but damages for
the treaty stipulations.
This is how the Detroit Free Press
ays it's repects to metropolitan jour
aIism: "The Common Council of
,rooklyn pays the reporters $50 piece
'er annum for reporting proceedings
nd for the loss of caste in mixing up
nth Aldermen"
"Some men are always talking about
thei1 own town" moralizes
Lyons girl. "They are always harp
1g on that duty, and yet, when they
ant to get hurried, they go abroad to
nd their wives. I do hope that some
these chaps that marry Eastern
omen will get cheated"
A young lady in Jeffersonville was re-
emily made the victim of heartless
ractical Joke. She was almost over
helmed with confusion by the discov-
~ that she had been walking the street
it'll a placard pinned to the back OF
er dress upon which was printed,
1000 children wanted"
A man passing by the Portland, Me-,
ost-office recently, saw an old and dl-
pidated looking wallet lying on the
dewalk. Hundreds of persons had
assed by it, and not few had vouch-
fed it a kick. 1t was only the way OF
the world. The man stopped and
cked it up, and inside found $l2.
OF course this is the champion sympa-
izer of the Courier-Jou7nal: "The
litor of the Sandusky Registers uncle
ed not long ago, leaving him money
lough to buy a new dress for his
lper. If we had an uncle who couldn't
9 and do better than that we would
most as lief he wouldn't die at all"
"I have offered to take wood,' says
9 editor of the Gayoso (Mo.) Demo-
at in touching appeal, "but not one
ick has been hauled to the Office by
If the paper is not issued
xt week, the friends of it will know
at editor, publisher, and devil are
tting up wood to run the office the
lance Of the winter"
married woman in Tennessee not
1g ago obtained verdict for $500
IMAGES against her father for whip
ng her. Her father appealed, but
8 Supreme Court decided against
n. Meanwhile he had transferred
property to his remaining two chill
en- by deed of gift, and the daughter
s now brought suit to have the con-
vance set aside.
After five trials in the courts, Stephen
Bodwell has obtained verdict for
against the town of North Andover,
lss., for injuries received by defec-
e highway in 1867. On three trials
, jury disagreed on the fourth they
ind for the town, and the case was
ried to the Supreme Court on excep-
ns, and it is said it will again be car.
d up on exceptions.
The King of Bavaria recently gave an
er that ballet should be played for
,self alone after the representation
the opera. His Majesty Witnessed
n, a ,,riuafa hoy Aha ;m,,rnr;aod RON,