Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-11

ed, including two hotels and the post-office.
The loss is estimated atSl00,0 900, aud there
is little insurance.
VIM. Nj. Tweed has been living iu the
most luxurious style at tho state prison, but
the governor Of the state and the mayor of
the city of New York have been looking in.
to the matter and there is likely to be A
change in Mr.. Tweeds treatment. la view
Of tho disagrceable investigation concerning
his lenieucy to Tweed in violation of law,
commissioner Lambert has resigned.
Tuesday was spent in the House Of Rep.
resentatives in discussing the financial ques-
ton, Mr.. Kelley advocating his scheme for
the exchange of greenbacks into 3.65 per
cent convertible bonds. These redeemed
greenbacks are TO be directly returned to
circulation by government by buying up
collaborating bonds now held abroad. This
would constitute the government sort OF
savings bank, receiving deposits on cali at
1865 per cent interest.
There are thirty thousand people starving
to death In Nebraska, and the East, having
been appealed to for aid, seems TO have for
gotten her reputation for generosity AID for
the most part turns deaf car to this call
for aid. In his appeal for aid, Gen. Brisbiu
says there are 10000 people reduced to the
verge Of starvation in Nebraska. Fully ono
third the inhabitants, he said, "were bare.
footed and clothed in rags There were no
potatoes, no corn, and but little shriveled
wheat Many of the families we're living
on small pieces of black bread, parched
wheat, or melons and squashes. There were
not over a n.days' supply Of food in any oil
the counties. Three counties were without
meat, and most of the inhabitants had not
tasted animal food for six weeks"
The executive committee Of the Missouri
state grange, which has been in session at
st. Louis, Mo-, for several days, adjourned,
Saturday, after adopting resolutions approx.
ing the effort now being made by citizens o
st. Louis to open direct trade between the
Mississippi valley states and Brazil BY
steamship lines from New Orleans inviting
the farmers Of the valley states to aid il
supporting the enterprise, recommending the
farmers OF Missouri and other valley states
to make every effort to induce shipment
down the Missouri river instead of by raj
to the East, aud asserting it to be the policy
and imperative duty Of farmers TO patronizt
western and southern railroads, in pIeferen,,
to feeding eastern capitalists also recon-
mending the oranges of the valley states 10
adopt resolutions requesting their represent
atives aud senators in Congress to support
Capt. Ead's jetty plan for the immediate i'm
provement Of the mouth Of the Mississippi
river.
Congress met on Monday, with an unusu
ally full attendance for the opening Of I
second session. Little business was trans
acted except the reception Of the president
message, which was read and ordered print
ed. VIM. Walter Phelps, Of New Jersey
gave notice that on Monday next he woul,
move to suspend the rules and repeal tn
Poland gag law. Gen. Butler said that b
would vote to repeal the law it provisio
was added that a Congressman might shoe
on sight an editor for libel The Hous
Committee on Appropriations gave evidenc
of its remarkable industry prior to the meet
ing OF Congress by the introduction Of fiv
completed appropriation bills. This is some
thing which probably has never happened j
the history Of Congress. These bills wer
the Legislative Appropriation bill, the Arm
bill, the Navy bill, the Fertilization bill an
the Indian bill. A bill was passed apprC
priating $50 600 for tho purchase Of scale
for the use Of the Post Office Department
executing the law requiring prepayment c
} postage on newspapers. 1t is a foregon
conclusion that this money comes to Vel
mont, but whether to st. Johnsbury or Brsr
don is a question.
MAINE.
A backwoodsman offered seven tons
spruce gum for sale at Augusta, the othC
, day. Who will tell bigger one?
, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Frank II. Reyes, of Keene, came hon
late last week Monday night, and. bein
mistaken for a burglar, was shot in tn
breast. A deviation of an inch by the bu
let would have given him fatal wound.
J MASSACHUSETTS,
The Lowell boiler works were nearly de
troyed by probably incendiary fire, Sunda
evening loss $4,000, we'll insured.
Miss Jennie Collins proposes to hold
fair at Boston, this month, to secure fun
to give one meal day to girls out of VOL
! aud money.
A New England girl, born in New Ham
shire, dropped on the doorstep Of Boffiu
! Bower at Boston, last week. having hi
nothing to eat but two buns for four days:
Three men were killed aud one fatally at
another seriously injured at Fall River la
Friday, by the bursting Of cylinder whiC
, they were sinking in building bridge on Il
Old Colony road.
The Boston police broke up a party
! men at Boston, Monday, who had advertis,
+ for aborers on a railroad, intending to z,
some money from them in advance for the
, passage to New Jersey and then decam
Several hundred men barely missed losir
their cash.
, The printers of tho Merrimack pri
works at Lowell, after being idle for tw
weeks, on account OF repairs, refused to r
turn to work, last week, unless they we
paid for hai.time work during their rest,
received an advance in their wages.
: temporary arrangement was made howevC
aud they returned to work.
Over 100000 has been pledged for Il
erection of a church that Rev "Adriondac
Murray proposes to build at Boston, in viii
the rental of no pew will be over SO, al
3 where most of the seats will DO free.
5 considerable part OF this sum has come fro
poor working-grIs, and very few Of the co
tributons have exceeded $500; q large pr
n portion of the gifts have been made by pc
ple living outside of New England Nh
ray will not preach, but lecture, till Sol
definite action is taken, and will make she
= western tour.
CONNECTICUT.
George Carleton a boy II years old, W
u arrested at New Haven Friday night
u stealing valuable letters from the letter.bo
o es. The method by which he obtained 1
II letters was a bold and ingenious one, Al
IS seems to indicate an older head behind hi
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