Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-04

tram on tue Alabama and Chattanooga Rail-
road near York station, by false signals of
danger, aud then shot down the color
ed mail agent while at his duty. In
Ice County, Ala, band of Ku.Klux fired
into colored church without provocation
aud killed four colored persons. Congress.
man Hays OF Alabama, states that he is in
danger OF his life in Sumpter County, the
strongest republican county in his state
that bis district, which has hitherto return.
ed him by ten thousand majority, would now
cast only white votes, as the black voters
are so intimidated that they would not 10 to
tho polls. Mr.. Sloss, who is speaking in
Alabama, has just been warned by band
Of ku-k lux, who entered his bedroom with
cooked pistols, to leave the country. Rep
resentatiye Pelham of Alabama had fled
from one OF the counties in his own district
for his life. Tho Chairman Of the state cen.
trail republican committee OF Texas states
that since the Inauguration Of Gov. Coke in
that state there has been six hundred polit-
ical murders. A Washington dispatch says
Senator Patterson is in Washington, asking
that Government troops be scattered through
South Carolina to protect the people against
Ku.Klux outrages
A tale Of inhuman butchery comes from
Louisiana, in connection with the troubles at
Coushatta in Red river parish. The dis
patches, Sunday night, gave vague account
of threatened uprising Of 800 armed ne
groes at Coushattn, which, however had
been quelled by the arrest and failing Of the
following ringleaders: Il. S. Edgerton,
sheriff II. 7. Twitchell, tax-collector Clark
Holland, register; r. A. Dawes tax col
lector of De Soto parish Gilbert Cone, dep.
uty sheriff w. f. Howell, attorney and
elk leading negroes. BY the dispatches
last night it seems that the prisoners re.
questcd to be taken to Shreveport, aud sc.
ected the men to take charge Of the COM
pany that was to guard them. Every pre-.
caution was taken that was believed to be
necessary to insure their safety, and the cit.
liens were satisfied with their assurance that
they would leave the state, and did not de-
sire to take harsh measures. The company
started with the prisoners for Shreveport
Sunday noon, but were ovcrtaken, about
o'clock, by party of armed men, understood
to be Texans, at Netherlands plantation
about 80 miles below Shreveport, on the east
side Of the Red river, and near the boundary
line between Basser and Red river parishes
The Texans swore that they did not intend
to have such id scoundrels hunting for
homes 10 their state, and, taking the prison
ers out of the hands of the guard, killed Io
MGR Twitchell, Bob Dawes and Frank Ed
gerton on the spot. Three others, Howell
Holland aud Willis, escaped, but were re-
captured, and it is supposed shared the same
fate.
MAINE.
q. b. Skinner was killed while Stacking
cars on the European and North American
railroad at Oldtown, Monday.
Eighty OF the Chase heirs mat at Fair
field, the other day, and appointed man tC
visit England and help get that immense es'
tate.
A. i. Pixies clothes-pin and pail-hsndlt
factory and the dry house, at Norway, wer,
burned Thursday ulght loss $4,000, insured
for S2S00, of which $1,000 is in the Elm;
of Hartford.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Preston Wheeler, painter, fell thirty
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His injuries were thought to be fatal.
A Leominstcr man buried hen in hay
NOW, July 10, and dug her out, 81 day
after, in fair order, but rather hungry.
The Portland and Ogdensburg railroad
was opened, Monday, to Bemis's, very nsa
tho Crawford notch aud six miles beyonc
the last terminus.
George A. Law, aged 10 years, sou of 9
ID. Law Of East Jatfrey, was accidentally
shot while sporting near Contocook Park OF
Saturday about noon, and died about .
O'Clock Sunday morning
The Second dvent Acamp. meeting at AL
ton closed its eight days session on Sunday
with an attendance Of 10000 to 10000
people, the largest crowd ever assembled OIL
) the shores of Lake WinnipiseOgce.
The surveyors Of the Worcester Count,
Central railroad have flashed their map.
and pro6lcs Of the survey, and the director,
Of the road will meet at Spencer, next week
! wheH the exact route of the road will be de-
tcrmnod.
An attempt was made on Thursday nigh
of last week to wreck Il midnight train 90
ing north about three miles below Haverhill
by piling sleepers on the track, but u dc
tached engine rau against the obstruction
before the train arrived and was stoppe,
t without damage.
) Rather amusing funerals they sometime
: have in New Hampshire. A clergyman il
one Of the cities, who had to pay the las
honors to a man Of doubtful character re
! Gently, began his remarks by saying IL wa
/ not acquainted with the deceased, and there
fore hardly know what to say on this occa
t sion" He paused, when presently one o
the mourners, who had evidently bee
drowning his sorrow in the flowing bowl, ap
| preached him and, placing his hand familiar
ly on his shoulder, said: "What, old ie
r Ter (hicl, don't you know WiIis2 He
(hicl one Of the icllers (hic), he was. 10,
I me to intro(hc)duce ye. Willis" said tn
drunken man, addressing the corpse, "this
q Mr. Brown Mr. Brown (hc) this is Willil
r Willis, my boy, Mr.. Browns (hic) come t
r preach yer funeral (hicl Sermon" Tn
drunken man was hustled out and the funer
q al proceeded.
r MASSACHUSETTS,.
J.. Two men slaughtered and dressed stee
t for the market in four minutes and a half q
D Brighton, the other day, on wager.
b The schooner Swampscott, Captain Ber
son, was driven ashore near Salisbury Beach
= Thursday, aud two of the crew, Johu No
y Leod aud Andrew johnson, killed.
: Another attempt is to DO made to plaC
d Elizabeth A. Peabody and Alice w. Ma
:, upon the Boston school committee at meet
= ing to fill vacant seats, next Tuesday evel
g ing.
IS 1t is said that Butler will run again fl
: congressman, but the Massachusetts poop
are afraid it isn't true, and that he will ~
g for governor-and win. AS strange thin
u have happened.