Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-05-15
GENERAL NEWS.

The estimated damage by the Mississippi
overflow is about 800, 900 900.
The prospect for winter wheat. corn. and
barley in Wisconsin is very discouraging
Walter Shanly Of the Hoosac tunnel is to
become manager of the Grand Trunk rail-
way.
A fend, named Frank Williams, was
lynched at Mobile, Ala, Monday, for rape
committed on a four-year-old white girl,
Sunday.
The overlooked district in the South re-
mains about the same. There has been a
rise of few inches at st. Louis, while at
other places slight fall is reported
Gov. Ames. of Mississippi, is determined
to put stop to dueliug which is a common
practice in that state. The state laws for
bid it and he is taking steps to see that they
are enforced.
ii. o. Brown, of Providence, r. l., sold
at auction, recently, sixteen Ayrshire cows
at au average of little more than 800
each, aud four young Ayrshire bulls at an
average of $3.50 each.
At Quebec, p, O., 100000 worth of
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large number of vessels loading for Chicago
were sunk and nearly all the wharves and
booms have been carried away.
1t seems that Theodore Marone, Of Scran.
ton, Pa, believed in cremation, and showed
his faith by his works. He jumped into the
furnace of the Lackawanna Iron and coal
Compa = the other day, aud was cremat-
ed corpse in thirty seconds.
Joseph Blackburn, sx-United States mar
shall for the Nashville (Tenn.) district, has
been sentenced to four and half years in
the state prison, for alleged forging OF sig.
natures of sureties on his official bonds
The loss by the fire at Toronto, Ont,
Sunday, is estimated at $3.50, 900, the heav-
lest losers being Saith Il KeigIey 800 900
on stock Thorne, Parsons 4 Co., and John
Taylor 4 Co., each $4,000 and N. Cur
rer, boiler works, 10000
Riots occurred in Philadelphia and at
jacksonville, o., Friday and Saturday, strik-
ing carpet weavers in the former place at
lacking those workmen who refused TO Join
the strike, aud striking coal miners doing the
same at the latter. Several persons were
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The Arkansas muddle is about as near
settlement as it was week ago. Last
week Baxter wanted to leave the question
in dispute to the legislature but Brooks
wouldn't; this week Brooks wants to leave
it 10 the Legislature but Baxter wont. There
have been several skirmishes and number
of men killed on both sides, but no heavy
lighting.
Serious fires in the woods of Michigan
are reported, and a repetition of the fearful
scenes of 1871 are feared. Sunday night a
fire was reported within half mile Of
Muskegon, with the wind blowing gale to.
ward the city, but later advices state that
the city is out Of danger. Several large
fires are raging in the region around Both,
we'll, Ont, and much damage results.
The House committee on post-offices and
pOst-roads have agreed to recommend the
passage Of bill requiring the prepayment
Of postage on all newspapers and other print
ell matter. IL will provide for prepayment
of postage by the pound, probably at the
rate Of two cents per pound for newspapers
and periodicals. mailed regularly by publish,
ers who can thus put up and prepay large
packages without the trouble Of separately
stamping the publications destined for the
same post-ofhce.
Among the appropriations in the river
and harbor bill which was passed Monday
are the following in New England Boston
harbOr 100000; Hyannis $4,000; Sa
lem aud Wareham harbors, aud the Merri
mack aud Taunton rivers, each $4,000
Plymouth $4,000 Provincetown $4,000
Connecticut river below Hartford and Ston-
ington aud Bridgeport harbors, each 500,
600 Norwalk harbor aud Ilousatonic riv,