Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13

salaries of all officers and employees 30 per
cent
1t is alleged that the Ashantee war is
virtually at an end, by the concessions of
the King 70 the English.
Nine hundred and sixty.6ve Vormonters
residing in Worcester, Mass, held a grand
reunion there Tuesday evening.
Judge Poland has returned his back pay
into the United States treasury, and 10 an
excellent letter gives good and sufficient
reasons for so doing.
The second annual convention and levee
of the Connecticut River Valley Masonic
Union will be held this year at Newport,
N. H., Feb. 20.
-Four hundred soldiers remain in Japan in
defiance Of the wishes Of the japanese.
That government is not in harmonious re.
lations with any Of the foreign ministers,
except the United States representative.
The Massachusetts poultry association
gave fine show of fowls in Music Hall,
Boston. The seats OF the hall were nearly
all removed, the big organ closed, and there
were, at least, 5000 of the fcathercd tribe
in the building.
The English Conservatives have gained
largely by the elections now in progress.
Thus far they have about fifty seats lately
held by the Liberals, while the Liberals
have only defeated about one.third as many
Conservatives.
The farmers have triumphed again in
Kansas, choosing las. NJ. Harvey senator to
Congress. Mr.. Harvey is Patron. The
reformers first brought him out, and then
the republicans came to his support, bat he
acknowledges his first allegiance to the for
mer.
The bodies of the Samese twins have
been removed to New York They were
avowedly bought for dissection, but the fact
that they have been ombalmed, and the de-
lay Of the dissection, would suggest that per-
haps they may continue their travels for ex-
hibition.
Prof. Perry, Of Williams College, Mass,
in lecture at Boston last week, said /:
The Grange movement will shake the two
| political parties Just as a dog will shake a
woodchuck; il will shake the life out of
them both. The Oranges are going to or
ganize public policy to suit themselves.
The New York State Agricultural Soci.
ETY. have chosen Rochester as the third per-
mauont location of the State fair Albany
and Emira being the others The fair will
be held in September, provided 100000 is
raised for the buildings by the driving park
association, who appeal for subscriptions to
their stock books.
The New England milk producers associ-
alton held convention at Aver Junction on
Thursday, aud appointed a committee to Sc
cure the enactment of law to prevent dis
elimination against producers by carriers
Their action is directed particularly against
overcharges for the transportation Of milk
Into Boston.
The most extensive seizure of liquors We,
made under the liquor laws of Massachu.
sets took place Wednesday afternoon in
Boston. The fremont House and Young's
Hotel were both visited by the State Police
AT the former house the value of the prop.
erty taken was $4,000 or $4,000, and al
Youug's from $4,000 to $4,000 The
Sherman House was also examined about
$500 worth was found there.
novel temperance movement is being
carried on in Ohio by the ladies' They
visit the saloons and groggeries in body
and ask the vendors of stimuants to droT
the business. If this is refused they hold
daily prayer-meetings in the place, or in the
street outside il not allowed within, at the
same time entroating all to keep away from
the BAR la the town of Ripley IL out oil
% saloon.keepers have signed the pledge
There are obstacles in the way, however
One man has brought legal action against
200 women for damaging his business
\ decision over which press and public
alike may rejoice was rendered by Judge
Davis, of New York, the other day. One
Richards proprietor Of certain "golder
remedies" was, some time since, pronounced
by the American Agicultmist an "imposter,
and his compounds "nonsensical quackery.
Richards brought suit for libel Questioned
as to the character Of his medicine, Richards
Professionally refused to make other answer
than that 1t was ga secret compound COM
posed Of various Ingredients which possess
great medical qualities" Thereupon, Judge
Davis dismissed the suit, after character
izing, with deserved severity, the "vilenes,
of the plaintiffs impostures," establishing
the right Of newspaper to call quacb
and impos;er by his right name.
The Stanley-Colt lawsuit is soon to come
into court again at Boston 1t involves
property worth S3,000,000, of which Mr.
Ezra Stanley, of Waltham, his brother
Frederick, in Vermont and his sister, claim
| N la tu,Nf nj h,, al ,g
William Stanley, approved January 0, 1887.
A clause in this instrument devises to the
"South ecclesiastical" society Of Hartford
l2S acres Of real estate, provided it never
be sold or otherwise disposed Of Eighteen
acres of this property were purchased in
1850 by Samuel Colt, OF Hartford. In
1852, Mr.. Stanley commenced suit to OBJ
tain the part purchased, aud, after sever
years litigation, Judge Nelson decided tbs
case in favor Of the Stanley heirs, but after,
ward reversed his decision. The Stanley'
now propose to renew the fight. They have
already spent $4,000 in the contest.
Tho Chicago Tribune says: There is a
growing suspicion in the minds Of Congress.
men that the liberal bounty of the Govern
mcnt to the agricultural colleges is being APP
piled in ways never contemplated by the
law making the grant, and that, instead Of
instructng their pupils in the science o.
agriculture, these schools use their funds t.
maintain the ordinary collegiate and acad
emic courses of study, 1t is charged thai
in some Of them agricultural studies hav,
been entirely abandoned, and that in most o
them such studies are subordinate and great
| ly neglected. The colleges which get nc
benefit from the agricultural college land,
are urging the investigation. They nat
urally do not like to see rival institutions
(where the courses Of study have no speca
relation to the training OF farmers,) divide
these funds among themselves