Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-31
GEN ERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS
Theodore Tilton has been arrested for Ii
bel in the Beecher matter, so we shall in
due time have chance to know all about
the matter that the courts Of the law will
bring out.
The natioualists Of Limerick, Ireland
are going to give dinner in honor of John
Mitchell, the revolutioniSt Of '4S, who re-
Gently arrived from America. ID detectives
are watching Mr.. Mitche's movements
Another salary. grabber has come to grief
Mr.. j. NJ. Tyner went before the republican
convention Of the eleventh Indiana district
one day last week, but found the sentiment
so strong against him that he was glad to
withdraw his name.
A food, caused by a watsr.spout, last
Friday, destroyed 100000 worth of prop
erty, and number Of lives, at the village
of Eureka, New. The village is almost a
total wreck. Fourteen dead bodies have
been recovered and more persons are mis-
sing. The loss of property is estimated at
Sl50,0U0.
A very severe storm visited Ohio and
Kentucky, Sunday night, swelling streams,
causing washouts along the tracks Of the
railroads, and doing much other damage.
We hear Of only one life lost, though sever
al persons were seriously injured. Great
damage is reported to corn crops by winds
breaking the corn down in Ohio, Indiana
and Kentucky.
Judge Mackey having charged Gov.
Moses, of South Carolina, with having SO
prostituted the pardoning power as to make
the administration of the criminal law a
mockery of justice, Moses states that the
records of the Executive Department show
that Of forty-one pardons and combinations
granted by him during his term of Office to
persons convicted in Judge Mackoy's cir
cult, twenty eight were granted on the writ
ten application Of Judge Mackey himself.
Now it is Mackey's turn.
Since the adverse decision Of the circuit
court on the petition of the railroad in
Wisconsin the roads which were protesting
against the injustice of the law in Iowa
have fixed their rates SO as to conform with
the requirements OF the law, but the presi-
dent Of the Chicago and Northwestern rail.
road addresses circular to the governor Of
Iowa protesting that the law is unjust, and
saying that that road proposes to do bust
ness at the established rates, long enough Il
demonstrate the injustice Of the law. The
road will probably obtain relief if the ratei
established by the state are unjust, som'
time before those defiant roads which hav,
gone to law with the state of Wisconsin do
A tremendous and almost unprecedented
fall Of rain occurred at Pittsburg and ALE
ghany City, Pa, Sunday night, swelling thu
rivers and brooks, and creating new torrents
which poured through the narrow gorge
and valleys in and over which those cite
are built, sweeping everything before them
in manner not unlike the recent Mill Rive
food, and causing. besides the loss Of manl
lives, and the destruction of much property
The extent of territory damaged is not les
than 20 to 20 miles 10 diameter, and how
the main portion OF Pittsburg. lying as
does in the center of this circle, escape,
further injury appears almost miraculous
A prevailing theory is that the disaster wa
caused by some kind Of water spout, and
indeed, gentleman who watched the storu
from a point few miles down the river
where there was little rain, says that by tn
titful flashes of lightning he could see
large, inky-blaCk, funncl-shaped cloud whic
Overhung the city, the narrow end bein
lowest, while the dark parts gave vent
almost continuous Aashes Of lightning
When the rain commenced falling but littl
apprehension was entertained, but those VIII
= lived near the head of the valley state tha
suddenly it seemed as If the heavens wer
opened, aud the water came down as
discharged from immense pipes. The vO
> ume was so great that the valley was file
with raging torrent. The frame dwell
ings, stables and slaughter houses gave wa
like pipe-stsms, and the debris from II
I wrecks was swept down along the line
plank road, the weight being augmentC
every moment. In the district lying We
, Of Chestnut street, and north of line pa
/ allel with North avenue. the water rose
the hight Of fully 20 feet. 10 some Plac