Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23
GENERAL NEWS.

Yellow fever is still raging in the naval
stations off Florida, and deaths are reported
daily.
Failures have been plenty among city
wholesale houses Of late, principally in the
dry goods line.
A couple were married in Prof. Donald.
sons balloon, Monday, in the air about a
mile above the City Of Cincinnati.
The Western Union telegraph company,
with capital of s33,7S5, 900, has made a
profit on its business for the past year of
s23, 100000.
1t is rumored but not confirmed that G.
Reid auckland, the Spanish correspondent
of the New York Times, has been shot by
the republicans.
Nuns block, Montreal, comprising eight
stores with warehouses above, and regarded
as one Of the finest pieces Of property in the
city, was burned Monday. Loss S207 600,
mostly covered by insurance.
The lobbyists are getting ready for their
winters work at Washington. Among other
interests, the S Southern and Northern Pa
cifc railroads will ask for from fifty to a
hundred millions each. We hope they may
ask in vain.
The October elections turn out more ia
vorabe to the democratic than the repubh-
can party, as general thing, though there
is good amount of independent material
worked IN, which cannot be counted on by
either party.
The Patrons are in no mood to be trihed
with longer. and if Mr. X elley isn't ready
to show the accounts at the coming annual
session Of the National Grange, which he
failed to do last winter, he will hear some.
thing not particularly to his advantage.
Henry Triplett prominent Kuklux lead.
er,was sentenced to three years'imprisOumcnt
and a fine of $500 in the United States
court at Louisville, Monday, for taking a
witness from his labor in a corn6eld and
concealing him in the woods until the case
in which he had been subpenaed had ter.
minated.
MAINE
The grange movement is rapidly increas.
ing throughout this state. There are thirty
four oranges in the state.
A freight train aud a mixed train on tn,
European and North American railroad
collided at full speed at Bangor. Monday
About ten cars and both engines wer
wrecked, but none Of the passengers were
seriously hurt.
james Corners was arrested at Portland
Sunday evening for throwing his wife down
stairs and injuring her probably fatally.
The feeling against the man was very strong
and il the police had not taken him off ht
would have been mobbed by the neighbors
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The circuit court at Dover has refu sed Il
naturaize man because he sold liquor.
The Amoskeag, Stark, Langdon, an
Namaskeag mills at NJ anchester shut dow
last Saturday, and will not run Saturday
this month.
Friday night burglar broke into tn
dwelling house of Jeremiah Stickney, a
Manchester. He took the sum of about 81
in money from the pocket of the coat of MI
Stickney in his sleeping room. Mr.. Stick
ney was awakened and saw the robber es
cape from the room through the window.
q Apropos Of the recent seizure of steamer
/ on Lake Winnipiseogee by the United State
q authorities for violation Of regulations pas
e sed by Congress recently, Secretary Bristo,
a decides that the federal government has u
a jurisdiction over waters that are entirely i
one state, and of course the steamers mus
J., be given up.
Q Mr.. IL, w. Ripley, of Portland, inform
:. us that arrangements have been complete
v whereby the Portland and Ogdensburg roa
l. will be completed to tho Fabyan Hous
1t White Mountains, from Portland, by Jul
IS next. There are only about eleven miles
10 road to build TO make the connection. 10
IS men are now at work on this section, an
d 1000 will be employed by Nov. l.
l. The Shauhegan national bank at Milfor
IS was robbed of 100000 last Monday nigh
c. The bank is situated in the center Of Il
a. village, surrounded by stores and residence
3, and the cashier, Frederick T. Sawyer, liv
N about a quarter Of mile from it. Shortl
IN after midnight, Mr.. Sawyer was awakene
e. by gang Of men numbering, he think
I'd about dozen, who, displaying revolve
I'd and threatening him and his family Vii
We death, demanded the keys to the bank. /
re at first refused to tell them where the
ct were, but after being nearly strangled wi
10 rope aud gag, he informed them tn
s- the keys were at the post.ofhce. The 70
I'd bers then handcuffed Mr. Sawyer aud
ry wife, and placed the latter with two you
ID, boys 10 closet, which was securely taste
t 4; ed, One Of the robbers suggested that tn
would suffocate in the closet, whereup
Ist another bored holes through the door to a
Z. nit air, at the same time cautioning I
is prisoners against making any noise.
gu third son Of Mr., Sawyer was likewise co
ty fined in the closet, aud, to make matte
he sure the robbers gagged the four inmat
M The next move was to gag young daughl
ar of Mr.. Sawyer, whom they left in char
at Of young babe in room adjoining the Q