Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-24
GENERAL NEWS

The Toronto Globe makes the announce
ment that by the terms Of the proposed re-
ciprocity treaty all articles placed on the
free list between the United States aud Can
ada will be admitted to Canada from En-
gland, free.
The New England banks are surrender
ing large portion of their circulation un.
der the recent redistribution act. and taking
up their bonds. This places large fund
with the comptroller Of the currency, and
he does not think, as he is authorized by
law, that he will be compelled to call on
any of the New England banks having an
excess Of circulation TO make Withdrawals
for two or three months hence, as the volun'
tary surrender of circulation will more
than meet contingencies arising out Of APP
plications from the West for the advance
ment Of new banks.
A decided compliment to the new Spring.
field musket is the fact that the national
rifle association have ordered eight of them
manufactured expressly for the Irish-Amer-
lean rifle match at Creedmore range. The
challenge was sent TO the national associa-
ton by the Irish Team" of Dublin, Ire
land, who are at present the champions OF
the world. This rife club is composed of
eight members, and the same number will
be selected by the American association, all
of whom must be American.born citizens.
The Irish club will come directly from Ire.
land, and will fire the Rixby gun, manufsc-
tured at Dublin.
The intercollegiate boat race was pulled
Saturday forenoon shortly after 10 o'clock
and resulted unfavorably in one sense, that
Of being competitive trial throughout
Of all the college crews. Columbia from
New York City carried away the honors
Wesleyan, of whom much was anticipated
occupied the same relative position as last
year, while Harvard and Yale, through &C.
cident, fell short of previous expectation
and have not shown their full powers and
proves with their long sustained holiday
sport, Harvard by entanglements which lost
her at least two lengths more than she wal
beaten by, aud Yale not coming home til
last through disability met in foul with
Harvard. Wesleyan, too, claims q sou
with Columbia, and Harvard one with Yale
oil of which must be considered accidental
Judge Mackey, Of South Carolina, il
pronounciug sentence the other day upon
criminal who had been convicted Of arson
said that the verdict had been rendered b.
an impartial jury, composed of FIVE whit
and seven colored citizens, after the evi
dence had clearly SHOWN that child abou
seven years Of age had been consumed il
the burning building. He sentenced him Il
hard labor in the penitentiary for life, ant
in conclusion said ~ do, therefore, il
tho name of violated law, protest agains
executive clemency being extended in thi
case by the chief magistrate, II. j. Moses
Jr., who has so prostituted the pardoninl
power as to make the administration of thu
criminal law a mockery Of justice, aud con
vert the broad seal of the state into tn
symbol of approved crime"
MAINE.
The state agricultural society will offe
premiums Of over $4,000 at its annual meet
ing, at Lewiston, September 22-25.
Somebody tried to burn up the new S12,
900 school.house at Freeport, Saturda,
night, and the building was damaged $4,000
worth.
During the thunder-shower Of Thursday
afternoon, the lightning struck the stable o
Arthur Berry 4 Co., at Dresden, and killed
. young man named LOring Moody, VIII,
was standing near the door. Moody belongs
in East PittstOn, and leaves wife and on
child.
About 100 Canadians have come acros
the liue to Pennington and hired out will
farmers, during the hay season, at price
ranging from $50 to S55 per month.
Capt. Charles Perce's barn at Hampde
was burned by an incOndiary IRE. Saturday
with all its contents, including some valuH
Bile horses and COWS; loss, $4,000 insure
, for 81 500. The FIRE is supposed to hav
been set by state prison convict name
, Kicker, who had been refused a lodging i
the barn.
} A speculator has yictimized several Lew