Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16

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generally held to the doctrine that Baptism
naturally aud scripturally precedes com.
munion. SO far from being close in COM
munion, they lay claim to special openness.
The Herald hears from Washington that
Grant considers the election in Louisiana in
1872 mockery, that neither Kellogg nor
Mo Emery were legally elected. and that his
only motive in recognizing Kellogg was to
save society in Louisiana from anarchy. IL
is said he has usimated that this would be
his position in his next message TO Congress,
and that he should ask that provision be
made for free and fair election at the
earliest possible day.
There were elections Tuesday in Ohio,
Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas, West
Virginia, and Dakota territory. In Ohio
the democrats appear to have won a victory.
In Indiana the result is not known. In
Iowa the republicans are ahead, as usual
In Dakota the republicans arc ahead, aud
in West Virginia, whore the election was
for congressman, the victory seems to be d.
vided between the two parties.
MAINE.
A large number of peti tions for the cstab-
lishment Of state coDstabulary are being
circulated.
Arrangements are nearly completed to
run the steamship Palino between Portland
and st. John, N. b., during the coming
winter, with freight Of the Grand Trunk
Railroad.
The jury in the case of Robbins, on trial
at Rockland for the. murder of Camp on
board the schooner Annie b., returned a
verdict of not guilty, TuesdaY, on account
Of insanity. Robbins will be sent to the
state insane asylum.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The receipts by the stage lines and the
hotels at the White mountains, the past year,
have been about s1,500,000.
During a violent thunder storm at Keene
on Thursday night large chimney at lap
ham Il Rawsons tannery was demolished by
lightning, and 80 rods Of iron water pipe
lying under ground was spoiled.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Rev. w. II. II. Murray has rendered his
resignation as pastor of Park Street Church
The Lowell police are charged with cor
ruption aud bribery, and the matter is in the
courts.
Cahill, the supposed Landergan murderer
has been brought from Ireland under extra
dition papers.
Harvard college is going to try the ex
pertinent of making the attendance Of seniors
on Rotations voluntary.
Butler carried off the republican nomina-
ton in the sixth district on the first ballot
Monday, by an almost unanimous vote.
Charles o. Day, recently arrested at Bos
ton Highlands for the assault and robbery o
his father-in.law, Ohs g. Randall, has beef
discharged.
Joseph Conner, Of Boston, has been arrest
ed for manslaughter in causing the death o
Willie Leavis, three years old, by runnin,
over him with a team.
The supreme court met at Washington
Tuesday. Among the cases to come up n
this session are some involving the eoDstitu
tionality of the Wisconsin railroad law, tn
Ku.klux law, and the California state Law
prohibiting the landing of Chinese woueI
for immoral purposes.
The lines have been drawn in Massachu
sets this year, in the state canvass, between
prohibition and free rum. The republican
party have rather reluctantly nominated Mr.
Talbot, because their choice lay betweei
that and a prohibition bolt, which woul,
have meant defeat by the democrats.
The Boston ard Providence railroad ha
one car which indicates the station 1t
approaching. Just before it reaches tn
depot, ilange on the rail touches a rod run
ming down from the car, which is connected
with gong and ratchct-wheel enclose
in box. The gong strikes, and a SINAI
sign drops down, displaying the name Of tn
station.
The Boston fire commissioners have issue
a circular calling attention to the fact tina
familiarity on the part Of the operative
with the use Of apparatus for extingushin
lires is the great need in the case Of such
disaster us the recent one at Fall River, anc
suggesting that occupants Of buildings pre-
vided with such apparatus be drilled in it
use, ut least once week also that printe
cards, explaining how to manage such appli
ances, be posted up in conspicuous places
fire-escapes, too, they think, should be fire.
quently used. Assistant engineers of tn
fire department are to be instructed /,
inspect the fire apparatus Of buildings, whe
owners will allow it.
CONNECTICUT.
Twenty persons have been prosecuted i
Southington, 10 in Plainfeld, aud larg
number in other places, for violation OF tn
liquor law, since the recent revival Of effort
on the part of the prosecuting agents.
Mass has recently been celebrated in tn
insane asylum at Middlotown for the frs
time, and there is prospect that the institu
ton will soon be thrown open to pastors 0
all denominations that the inmates ma,
desire to hear.
NEW YORK.
They had string Of "horse.trots' 0
Plattsburgh the other day, and called it
"IIorse Fair"
Martin Dermody, while being taken frol
jail to the superior court in Buffalo, las
week Thursday, threw a handful Of cayenne
pepper in Officer Bowens eyes and made of
escaping it is supposed, to Canada.
ILhSt pIluay pucIlH iiuTlouTI unueTtoo
to arrest Peter Finkler at Albany, and Fink
Ter at first expressed willingness TO 60 wit
the officer but, glancing at the warrant, sal
it was an old one, on which he had been al
rested before, and refused to go. Hurlbur
then cinched Finkler, dragged him from tn
wagon he was in, and shot him, inAictng
fatal wound
A mau in New York city has brought &C
ton against rum-seller there to recover
$4,000 damages for the death of his son
Is years DID, who drank to excess, became
dead drunk, and was taken to police static
where he died. The law provides that dam
ages may be recovered from rum-seler b.
civil suit, in case plaintiff can establish
proof of injury in person or property, il
consequence of liquor being sold to rela
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