Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-23
GEN ERAL NEWS.

4 serious FIRE occurred in Natick, Mass,
last week, destroying the business part Of
the town.
The British steamship Wallachia has
been destroyed by fire in the harbor of Al
meria, Spain.
George W. Reed, boatman, set fire to
the Jail at Chris6eld, Nd, Saturday might,
and escaped with all the inmates except one,
who was shot and wounded by the bailiff
Eight Of the railroad strikers who were
implicated in the attempts to explode engines
and throw Little Miami trains from the
track, near Cincinnati, Dec. p aud %, were
arrested on the 18th.
In Waterloo, p. O., on Wednesday morn.
ing the l4th, Brooks hotel was found to be
on fire, and was totally consumed in q short
time. Loss estimated at between $4,000
aud $4,000, partially covered by insurance.
Mr.. Cowles, brother-in-law of Schuyler
Coliax, and an old postal route agent on the
Chicago and Rock Island railroad, has been
detected robbing the mails and has con-
fessed. The amount stolen will reach $780,
000
The captain Of the American bark Mary
NJ. Bird, which arrived at New York on
the 18th, states that his vessel collided with
an unknown vessel on the Sd Of November,
at midnight, which sunk The name of the
vessel is a matter of mere conjecture.
A new cooperative society of mechanics
and laboring men, styled the " Sovereigns
of Industry" has sprung into existence in
Massachusetts. Mr.. Abbott, the Deputy
who has been instituting Patrons oranges in
that state, is leading spirit in the new order,
The Iowa State Grange Of Patrons Of
Husbandry is urging the subordinate oranges
to make at once thorough canvass among
the members Of the order to ascertain how
many and what implements they will require
the coming season-this with view Of Sc
curing supply at greatly reduced rates,
The Indians at Vermillion Lake IN the
northern part Of Minnesota are dying Of
starvation. They have eaten two children
and one man. A scarcity Of game and tho
failure of the wild rice crops are the cause.
They claim that the government faded TO
send the usual supply of provisions.
The AK and edge tool manufacturing
works at Cohoes, N. Y, were entirely de-
stroyed by fire, Saturday morning loss
$4,000, insurance $4,000 on the building
and tools, which belonged to the stockhold-
ers of the old Ten Eyck manufacturing
company. Sheehan, Jones 4 Co. lose
S6000 uninsured.
The act repeating or rather modifying,
the salary law of the last session, as now
passed by both houses of Congress repeats all
the law of last March, save SO far as it re-
lates to the pay Of the judges of the supreme
court and the president,-leaving this at
$4,000 for the judges and $4,000 for the
president, and restoring with the $4,000 sal
airy for the members of Congress mileage
and stationery and newspaper perquisites.
Gov. Davis, Of Minnesota, devotes large
part of his inaugural address to the railroads,
which he regards as intolerable tyrants.
There are only two lines in the state, he
says, that are not controlled by corporations
created by other states, while every line in
Minnesota has violated the law regulating
tariffs. He recommends an amendment to
the constitution similar to the article on this
subject in the new organic law Of Pennsyl-
vania.
The Siamese twins died at Greensboro, N.
C., last Saturday. Chang died Of paralysis
and drinking; then Eng became terribly
shocked aud raved wildly for while, at
times exhibiting signs of great mental aber-
ration. This attack was followed by dead
ly stupor In two hours from the death OF
Chang, Eng died. The deaf mute children
Of the deceased express their sorrow and be.
reavement in the most painful manner