National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-05-08
NEWS or THE DAY.

NEWS or THE DAY.
A man named Nslson and his wife were ar
rested 1t Windsor, Ontario, ON . charge Of
being concerned In tho murder Of Corkindale,
resident OF Strathroy, whose mutilated body
was found In the River Sydney about ton days
ago. Twelve persons arc In custody charged
with completely In this crime, and still another
IL wanted. ....A three-story frame dwelling ct
1888 Stockton street, Brooklyn, foil In, burying
nine workmen In it's ruins, and killing the
master mason aud plumber, who were at work
In it..... "A letter from planter In Carroll
Parish. La, says that from the overflow there
will DO twenty-seven plantations In this parish
that will make no cotton at oil, eleven that may
mako half crop, and twenty-nine that are
good for full crop. Dutch Heinrich en-
gagged cabin passage on the steamer Ham
monia, which sailed for Hamburg, and he paid
500 additional for the use Of an extra room.
When he arrived OH the wharf, however, the
company's agents would not allow him to 60 OH
board, because tho passengers had learned who
he was, and protested against his going on the
same vessel with them. His money was re-
turned. He Is broken down in health, and was
going to Germany to die. 80. Boston has sub
scribed e15,O00 to tho Louisiana relief fund
$500. 1t is rumored that the Spanish Carlists
have released all their prisoners Of war $50.
During Q gale small boat WAS seen going down
in Lake Ontario. When four miles below Con-
sicon, Ont, the boat capsized and man was
seen clinging to the bottom, but he soon dis
appeared. Tho skiif foated ashore. .... Three
million reals, intended for the Csrlists, have
been seized in Santander. 80. Alexander Ellis,
colored, has recovered e10O from the Mar
ragansett Steamship Company for refusing him
q seat at dinner in the dinning room Of the
steamer Providence. At previous trial the
plaintiff was awarded $500, but tho verdict was
set aside on . question of law. Mr.. Milbach,
commercial traveller, en- route from Goliad to
Bseville, Texas, in an ambulance, accompanied
by negro driver, was attacked by three ban
dts. Ono tied Milbach while the others were
searching for money and v luables. Milbach
succeeded in getting one arm loose, and, draw
ing q pistol concealed under his coat killed two
of the highwaymen, but was himself killed by
the third. The negro managed to escape with
the money and valuables, amounting to several
thousand dollars 'ft.+ F43
Prof. Forster Of Berlin announces the dis
covery Of planet by Palisa, in right ascension
Is hours 20 minutes, declination II degrees As
minutes tenth magnitude. 80. Although Con-
gress passed bill for the relief Of the sufferers
by the overflow on the lower Mississippi, it has
been found that no supplies can be spared from
the various military stations in that region
Therefore, the Secretary OF War directed the
Commissary Of Subsistence to purchase 500, 900
rations Of meat, flour, beans, and rice; and, to
carry the law into effect asks an appropriation
Of $50, 900. The estimate is based on an issue
to 20, 900 persons for twenty-five days. .... The
SueE Canal troubles have been settled. NJ. de
Lesseps has accepted the tonnage rates pre-
scribed by the International Commission. .....
A man named McGraw, living three miles west
Of Lansing, Mich, left his family-consisting
Of FIVE motherless children, the Oldest nine
years-asleep in bed to 60 on an errand to .
neighbor's. When he returned, about II P. NJ,
he found his house burned down, with every
thing it contained, except children, bureau and
cat. All the children would have persisted il
they had not been awakened by the cat paving
their faces and screeching as only an excited cat
can. ....A terrible accident took place at Hong
Kong to the mail steamer Wan Loong. The
vessel carried cargo, but accounts vary as to
the exact number OF persons on board. 1t is
generally believed, however, that there were
between 200 and 800. She got clear Of her
all right, but in taking turn to come
under tho stern Of a small German yacht lying
near, she gave roll inward in the circle she
was describing. On her upper decks were
large number Of Chinese, and at the sway they
all ran to the other side, q movement which at
once brought the vessel over. The dead weight
at the low side kept her from righting herself
on the top from getting to the high side. So
tho vessel went right over and at once sank.
Just before she went down, wild cry arose
from those on board. Over 100 lives were lost
Hugh McCulloch, ex-Secretary Of the Treas
lry, approves of President Grants financial
veto in communication to the London Times
..... Mayor Hunter, of Brooklyn, is determined
TO hold the Inspector Of Buildings responsible
for the loss of life caused by the falling Of the
building in Stockton street. :. The bill to
incorporate Speer's New York City Rapid
Transit Company was passed by the N. Y. State
Senate by vote Of II to 4. .... The dividends
payable in Boston in May amount to = little
over three and half million dollars. IA
boiler at Jessup's saw mill, near Richmond
Ind, exploded, killing John Alexander and
injuring four other employees. "A man
named Mitchell, . grinder in the Thayer Scythe
Works, in West Winsted, was instantly killed
by the bursting of a grindstone :. Jesse
Pomeroy, the boy with the white eye, and the
supposed murderer Of the boy Horace H.
Millin, was arraigned in the Boston Municipal
Court, and fully committed without bail 80.
William Brunt and his two sons aged twelve
md nine, while fishing on the lake, few miles
rom Halifax, N. g., fell through the ice and
we're drowned
Treadfng ON q Snakes Tail.