Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-10
GENERAL NEWS.


The missing ship Colima has been heard
from.
The Lewiston, Me-, Grange will build
a hall that will cost $500.
The Democratic Press is to be the title
of paper to he issued from Dover, n. H.,
after May l.
The Cambria cotton mills, at Woodberry,
Md, commenced running on the ten-hour
system April Sd.
The Alabama and Georgia grangers are
taking steps to induce immigration to those
states from Europe.
King KofFee, the Ashantee monarch, re.
fuses to discontinue human sacrifices, and
disputes the amount of the Indemnity to be
paid to England.
The postal convention between the United
States and Japan. which was negotiated last
August, has been ratified by the Japanese
government.
Three men lost their lives at the Chem
ical Works, Hunters Point, N. Y, Monday,
the result Of carelesnsess on the part Of.
their superiors.
The fact that the prohibition candidate
for governor in Connecticut received 1000
more votes this year than last is encour-
aging to the prohibitionists.
The affairs Of the National Bank Of
Brighton are being investigated. One Of
the officials is said to be defaulter TO the
tune of $4,000 or 100000.
The Brazilian Government has sentenced
Roman Catholic Bishop to four years
imprisonment for the Illumination of de-
cree of the Pope against Free Masons in
the Catholic Church.
The coroner's jury has rendered ver-
dict of murder against DR.. Van RENSSELAER,,
alias Fancher, and William II. Paynton as
an accessory, in causing the death of Mary
Feltham from criminal malpractice.
The suffering from the famine in Bengal
is now confined to the Tirhoot district,
where over 100000 persons are still de-
pendent on the government for food. The
spring crop, except in this district, has
yielded we'll.
Suits have been brought against large
number of liquor merchants in New York
for infringing on the rights Of the manufac-
turers OF Heunessey and Martel brandies,
by initiating their labels and adopting the
same name.
Plus TX has written Il letter to the Cath
Ollie Temperance Union in Massachusetts
that contains advice worthy Of being fol-
lowed After speaking of the evils Of in
temperance, he exhorts them to vigorously
urge on their work
| Emigrant tickets from New York to Chi
csgo are only 500, aud to Omaha only
$1,000. Competition between the leading
trunk lines has done it, but they won't try
to cut one another's threats at that rate a
great while.
The drug and grocery store of Comstock
Bros, Utica, N. Y, was entered by burg
lars Sunday morning. The vault and safe in
side were broken open and $3.50 in money,
and $50, 800 in railroad, telegraph, bank
and Utica Park Association bonds taken.
A new company, with capital of So.
5000 in shares Of 500 each, has been
formed to take charge Of the Manchester
IN. H. print works, recently sold. Most
Of the old stockholders at Manchester will
join the new company.
Thomas George, ex-county judge OF
Orange County, N. Y, has mysteriously
disappeared from Newburg, and stories of
swindling different persons out of sums
amounting in the aggregate to about $780,
900 are in circulation in connection with
his name. One family is said to have been
vctimized out Of 100000.
A Roman Catholic would-be granger ia
St. Paul, Mimi, wrote the pope in regard to
the matter and reply was received allow
ing the petitioner to join the grange "if he
find nothing therein conflicting with his con-
science or the creed of the church." He
has since joined the order, as have many
other Catholics, and at least one grange has
been organized which is composed exclusive
ly OF his co-religionists.
Oliver H. Miller, acting cashier Of the
Crotou River national bank Of Brewsters,
and editor Of a newspaper at White Plains
and Brewsters, is missing, and is default
or TO a considerable amount. As usual, he
was an expert accountant aud enjoyed the
entire confidence of the officers. The de-
positors will be secured against loss, ~ the
BANK mas caplIal OF 0zVO,OVVi WIN
national circulation Of $4,000.
Among the business transacted at the re-
cent session of the National Grange, was I
revision Of the organic law giving electora
representation from State to Nationa
Grange providing for 9th degree Grange
branches of the State GrRnge) in counties
to which fourth degree members shall b.
eligible reducing the fees from State u
National Grange; simplifying various
branches Of the general business Of the or
der. and providing for direct exchange o
products between the different sections o
, the country. These constitutional change
J must go to the Stats Oranges for their aP
prevail before becoming law, but they ar
Of such a character as will without doub