Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-20
GEN ERAL NEWS.

The new line of the Baltimore and Ohio
road to Chicago was opened on Monday.
A widespread socialist conspiracy for the
overthrow of the Russian government has
been discovered. Many of the most exalted
personages Of the empire are implicated, and
the ramifcations OF the conspiracy extend to
all parts OF the country. Over 5000 arrests
have been made, including many ladies,
some of high rank.
While constable and posse of four men
were bringing James NJ. League, Jr., a
horse-thief from Auburn to Troy Mo-, Sat-
urday, they were attacked by four masked
men, who shot League through the back and
then tied him to horse which took fright
and galloped through the woods, followed by
a mob who kept up a rambling fire. Leagues
clothes were torn from his body and he was
horribly mutilated by the brush He was
rescued by the posse alive, and his wounds
are not considered fatal but it was feared
the mob would hang him Saturday night.
Some parties the other day carried
trunk into the Office of the American Ex-
press Co. in Cincinnati, which they handled
as though it was very heavy. The clerk
was meantime induced to draw straws with
a friend for cigars, and lost. While he
stepped out to get them a small safe con-
tanning $4,000 was placed in the trunk,
and the strangers left. A short time after
they returned with their team and got the
trunk, saying they had accidentally left it
at the wrong office. Neither trunk nor safe
have been seen since, though several parties
are under arrest.
There is music in the air in Louisiana.
1t is claimed the returning officers have
been at work doctoring the election returns
to suit themselves, before officially announce
ing the vote. A dispatch from Bagdad
says: We have just got through with a
three-days' excitement on account Of frauds
attempted by the canvassing board Of cleo.
ton returns. They made returns giving the
radical candidates for the Legislature a ma
jority Of two votes. The citizens of Milton
and the adjoining country rose in arms and
demanded another canvass, which resulted
in the giving Of the conservative candidate
| l2l majority. Business has been suspend.
ed, three days, but everything is quiet now.
They have had another revolution N Ar
kansas This is the way the Republican de-
scribes it 1t will be recoleoted that, few
months ago, two armies Of poverty-stricken
natives occupied Little Rock in contest for
the gOveruorship. Two pleas were made be-
fore the attorney general of the United
States, and after tedious delay the presi-
dent, by his advice, said the word that set
up one and suppressed the other,--a very
edifying spectacle in view of the American
assumption that the people Of Arkansas are
capable of self-government. In the mean
time, by the vote of the people Of the state,
certain constitutional amendments have been
adopted, and new governor, Garland has
been elected under them. The term of off CO
in which Baxter was placed was four years
from 1872 Bakers term has only half ex-
pired and it is absurd to suppose that the
constitutional amendment can affect the ex.
listing personnel Of the government. Baxter,
however, has deserted his party and sold
out, rumor says for $25 900, At all events
he has turned the governorship over to Gov
elect Garland, and left the state. But Bax.
ter's associates in Office are better Baxter
men than he is himself In his absence
from the state and from his duties, the lea
tenant governor, Volney V. Smith, who was
elected with him, proelaims himself Baxter's