Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-24

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Mrs. Dorcas Rice, of Jafrey, l04 years
Of age, and the oldest person in the state,
died on Wednesday She retained her fac
ultes to the last, and died Of old age,
rather than Of any disease.
The delegates from New Hampshire to
the Supreme Lodge Knights Of Pythias
which meets at Pittsburg, Penn, on Tues
day next, are S. S. Davis, Of Nashua, Dam
iel e. Howard, of Concord, and j. T. s.
Libbey, Of Dover.
james Fellows, Of Dorchester, got one Of
his arms caught between the rollers of a
planning mill, few days ago, and begged
his felow-workmen to liberate him by cut
ting the arm of, but none Of them had the
courage to do it, so he borrowed one of
their knives aud did it himself; he still lives.
Some time in October last, while Mrs.
James r. Hill, of Concord, was en- route to
New York, she gave her satchel, containing
valuable jewelry, in charge Of the proper
railroad official but, on arriving at her des-
tination, she discovered that jewelry to the
value of several hundred dollars had been
distracted. The lost articles we're restored
to the owner last week by messenger who
came to Concord for that purpose They
we're found to have been stolen by a brake
man, who had caused Mrs. Hills monogram
to be erased from some Of the articles, sub
sttutiug the initial letters of the woman
whom the thief had recently married. This
brakeman was suspected Of the theft by the
officers OF his road, who charged him with
the crime, allowing him twenty-four hours
to return the property. He owned up the
crime and Immediately produced the articles.
MASSACHUSETTS.
A state council of the Sovereigns of In-
dustry was organized at Worcester, Tuesday
@. s. Hunt Boston, secretary.
A bill passed the state senate Tuesday
providing that women and minors shall not
be employed in any manufacturing establish
ment over 60 hours per week.
Wednesday afternoon of last week two
girls, Mary Smith aud Lizzie White, about
fifteen years old, got into a dispute in
Charlestown when the Smith girl stabbed
the other in the right arm with pen knife
severing the main artery
The Boston ship Puritan, Captain Doaue
from Manila for New York, with sugar and
hemp, took pilot off Absecom at p. M.
the 10th inst and at =. NJ. of the l7tt
struck on the bar about l miles from Sandy
Hook, the pilot installing the buoys. The
spot where the Puritan went ashore is bu
q short distance from that where the steam
ship Scotland belonging to the Nationa
Steam Navigation Company, was lost eigh
years ago The lookout on board the Pur
itan was cautioned by the pilot to keep 1
sharp eye for the buoys, and, sighting one
passed the word The two buoys. 1t ap
pears, are both painted the same--black anC
white stripes-the only distinction beinI
that they are slightly different in form, an,
one bears spindle which the other has not
The pilot, imagining the one sighted wa
that be should pass on the starbOard hand
thought he was all safe, when in reality h
had been drilted by the strong tide and tn
leeway made by the ship out Of his reckon
: ing, and instead of being in the channel
was close upon the bank which he would
had he known it, have given wide berth. Tn
steam tug Cyclops, Capt Hazard, whic
. was beating about the Hook in search of 1
job, seeing the Puritan ashore, steamed III
to her, but was unable, owing to the heavy
sea running, to get alongside. The captai
aud pilot of the Puritan, at 2 O'Clock, be
lieving she must break up shortly, deter
mined to abandon her, and seeing thei
, chance of rescue by means of the Cyclops
: decided to avail themselves Of it. All hand
I brought up their effects from below, whic
r we're placed in the boats, and start wa
made for the tug which was reached i
safety, and a start made for New York
, About half an hour later the steam tug
r Jacob G. Neafe, Capt Cooley, and jacob
Q Capt Brooks, which We're in the lower bay
q. sighted the Puritan ashore and the Sc
E breaking over her. They as 1t were simu
a taneously pointed Tor the stranded ship an
s arrived close to her about the same tim,
d Capt Cooley lowered his boat to board he
:. but Capt, Brooks, in spite Of the heavy SEA
= ran up alongside, 1t mad, however, bee
$ previously arranged shat both boats shoul
k share alike in any salvage or money the
e might make. Each took hawser on bear
D and an effort was made to drag her Of
r After some two hours work their attemp
were crowned with success, aud she W,
= towed inside the Hook and run into Il
o mud Of the Long Branch dock. The cal
j. tain OF the Puritan went outside Sand
d Hook Sunday morning to look for his shi
70 aud his surprise can readily be imagine
S when, instead Of seeing any vestige OF
e wreck, he saw his ship lying in comparati'
n safety inside the Horseshoe. Tie ran alonl
r side aud attempted to hoard her, and wi
|. repused, the prize crew telling him they hu
a charge OF the ship and proposed to keep
q The captain, finding he could not succeed
g regaining command of the ship, made vi
tue of necessity and gracefully gave up tt
Il contest, aud returned to the city to consu
r with the consignees. That the salvage ere
a had an uudoubted right to hold possession
J. the ship, is thought by competent authorit,
o to be beyond doubt as the ship when the
found her was without question derelict.
The contest Tor the seat vacated by Il
t. death of Mr.. Sumner in the United Stat
r senate was brought to a close last Frida
when the 33d ballot resulted in the Eclectic
st of Gov. Washburn, which appears to ha'
e taken every one by surprise. The supper
ers of Dawes claimed TO feel confident
N his election, and maintained for him a pl
a. rality of the votes until Friday, when d
:. FIRST ballot gave Hoar Il plurality ov
Dawes of one The next ballot was st
more discouraging to the Dawes men, vi
oe thea began to look about for third canC
:, date on whom they could effect compr
~ mise with the Hoar faction, aud agreed II
y on Geo. b. Loring but the proposition "
49, rejected by the Hoar men and both tactic
- went IN for the 33d ballot, utterly wtho
~ =, organization, and majority OF the menbe
- bound to do each his own sweet will HC
y it happened that Mr.. Washburn got his iii
impetus is not perfectly clear Perha
m William Abbott, OF Sutton, had as much
OF do with it as anybody by starting the Ii
y for Washburn. Six more new votes we
u, cast for him in the next two dozen nam