Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-30

pie arc naked and on the verge of starya.
ton, and without the means 10 leave the
state.
The redskins who have been raidinq
along the borders Of the Indian territory
have received pretty severe punishment at
the hands Of the troops during the past few
weeks, and with their camps and provender
destroyed, and winter close upon them, IL
will be strange ii large numbers Of them
don't come into the agencies, soon, begging
for quarter. Gen. Sheridan, who is now in
the Indian territory, tclegraphs that Lieut..
COL Buell. on the 9th inst. struck small
camp Of hostile Indians on the head.w waters
Of the Salt fork Of the Red river, near the
Staked plain, destroying it and killing one
Indian. lie then continued 10 pursuit of
the Indians up the river. destroying camp
Of 10 lodges and one Of IS lodges, aud q.
ually camp Of about 400 lodges, driving
the indians still further west on to tho edno
Of the staked plain, when they turned north
to the head-waters Of McClellan's creek
and the North fork. Col. Buell. is still in
pursuit, and 40 days rations for his men
and animals have been sent him.
MAINE.
A member Of the crew of the shin Epos
Soule Of Portland, recently set the vessel on
fire at Albany, Australia, but Capt. Drink
water caught him in the act, aud writes that
he will be hung.
w. A. Chase, Of Augusta, 16 years old,
went into the woods cunning on Friday and
was found dead on Saturday evening, with
charge Of shot from his gun in his breast.
His dog had stood guard over his body
through Friday night and Saturday, howl
ing most piteously meanwhile, having only
once left to return home to attract attention
to the spot.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
John Goodwin, who was charged with De-
ing one Of gang who stole large quantity
OF butter from the Northern railroad freight
cars two years ago, was arrested in Man.
chester, Tuesday, and taken to Concord.
Now the directors Of the Souhegau bank
at Milford are putting lock on the vault
that would have prevented the recent rob-
berry. 1t is made on the same principle as
a clock, and cannot be opened until GER
tain hour by the cashier or any other man.
The place Of rendezvous Of the Souhegan
bank robbers at Milford was in the rear of
the Congregational church, where several
articles that they had evidently used have
been found. The traces Of the robbers 10
western Massachusetts are unmistakable.
A tin trunk has been found 10 the woods,
with envelopes, each marked with the
amount Of money it contained. which was
deposited at the Milford bauk-aud bearing
the depositor's name. One envelope is
marked $1,000 Of Cincinnati bonds. N car
the tin trunk were found pair of overalls,
knit jacket, dark lanterns aud mask. Three
suspicious looking men with packs were seen
at South Fitchburg on Friday.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Frank Waller, eight years old, was killed
at Melrose on Saturday by falling from a
tree.
Some Of the temperance people 10 the vi.
cinity of Boston will petition the next legis-
lature for civil damage law, by which rum
sellers and persons renting buildings for the
sale Ct liquors are liable for any harm that
may come to their customers or others from
their sales.
Some teamsters employed by Lowell
| physician, the other day, we're invited to
take something" but having retired, that
night, it was found Impossible to wake them
before the following night, aud the discovery
was soon made that they had drank paregor-
ic By mistake.
RHODE ISLAND.
None Of the mills at Pascoag or Chepatch.
ct have reduced their hours of labor, and
W. s. Saters cotton mills at Slatersville
and Forrestdale have started up on full time,
after running on short time few weeks.
State Assayer Vaughn has made chemi-
cal analysis of 80 samples Of "bitters," in.
Guiding all the more important ones in the
market, and fAds that they contain from
6.36 to 1920 per cent Of alcohol. The
highest percentage is nearly equal to bran
dy and whisky, and the lowest exceeds the
strength Of Edinburgh ale, while nearly all
the specimens contained more alcohol than
the strongest wines.
CONNECTICUT
Manufacturing is generally pretty brisk
at Stamford, and some Of the factories, nota.
oily the Yale lock works, are running on ex.
ira time. The prospect for the winter, too,
is good.
The constitutional amendment giving
towns Of over 5000 inhabitants two repre-
sentatives in the legislature got $4,000
votes, while there were 45S5 against it
making the majority for it 28,715.
Charles Whitney, of Waterbury, was
| struck on the back of the head by a bullet
last week, while acting as marker for tar
get shooters, and is probably fatally hurt
He was at least so feet from the target.
NEW YORK.
The coopers Of New York belonging t.
coopers unions have been discharged and
the shops closed Some 5000 men are thus
thrown out Of employment, but neither
party seem inclined to yield. The employ
ers refuse to employ any unless. they leav,
the union, and the employees refuse thi,
claiming that it is only move toward thG