Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-05-01
GENERAL NEWS.

'''aOhs okeaGob tuC III uFc
pie, and that the next harvest promises to
be excellent.
The number of failures in the United
States for 1872 was 4069, total liabilities
sl2l ,056,000; for 1873, 5183, total liabil.
titles. S22S, 100000.
The operatives of the mills at St. John,
N. b., have combined, to the number of sew.
eral hundred, against the mill owners, and
serious trouble is threatened.
The work of reduction in the government
printing office has begun by the indefinite
turloughing of about Is Of the female EN-.
ployes in the bindery department
There have been no further demonstration
of Importance in Arkansas. Both govern
ors" remain firm, and are drilling their
troops, but active war is not deemed immi.
nent.
Fifteen citizens Of Boughton, Ark, 100
miles from Little Rock, followed gang Of
horse thieves on Sunday morning, and killed
three. One citizen was killeI aud another
wounded
A mill for the manufacture of cotton
yarn at Valley Falls, r. l., owned by Dex.
ter Brothers, Of Pawtucket, was damaged
about $4,000 worth by fire on Saturday
fully insured.
Gov. Hartranit, of Pennsylvania, has
signed the new revenue bill imposing Il new
system Of taxation upon all corporations OF
the state including tax of three cents per
ton upon all coal companies as also the tax
upon dividends
Government detectives, last Friday, arrest.
ed John Earle and John Eaton aud wife in
Bloomfield, Crawford County, Pa, on q
charge of counterieiting. A hafbushel Of
counterfeit cent nickel coin and lot oil
dies, etc, were captured.
Three million reals Of money destined for
the carlists have been seized at Santauder
Spain. The war presents about the same
aspect it has done for some weeks, all eyes
being turned upon the siege of Bilboa, on
the result OF which the issue Of the war is
said to depend A force OF 5000 republi.
can troops is marching on Vamaseda, a
town ~ miles from Bilboa
Some of the Nova Scotia coal producers
are considerably exercised over the fact that
the United States charges duty on coal from
that country, while American coal is ad.
mitted to Nova Scotia free, and have begun
a movement looking to the equalizing of the
matter by having the Dominion government
impose like duty on American coal to that
imposed by the United States on the Nova
Scotia product.
Mr.. George f. Hoar, Saturday, secured
an amendment to the legislative bill, which
cut up by the roots the practice of using
the contingent fund of departments for
private purposes This W II render it nee.
essary, after June 80 next, to discharge
from the government pay.rolls numerous
dinlng-rOom servants, coachmen. footmeu
and hOstlers, and will relieve the contingent
fund entirely from the cost of carriages and
andaulets.
The state convention of the womens tenn.
perance league met at Cincinnati, last week,
some 800 delegates being present, represent
ing l25 towns and cities. A memorial 10
the constitutional convention was adopted
asking that the new constitution forbid Ii.
cense, and require legislation TO make laws
for compensation for injuries resulting from
'"N p"iS VI in'oAiOSthis lpuOIsi huu BNluR
municipal ocfiers special legislative powers
against the liquor traffic.
"Old Badly" the North Carolina SUD.
pOsed-to be-volcano, is reported to nave a
fresh fit Of the shakes, and much worse than
his former attacks. Prof. Du Pre-, gsologist
of Woiord college, $, o., has been out there
examining into the phenomenon, and is con,
WINGED that the mountain is seriously dis
turbod within, but isn't so certain that il
will ever see daylight. His explanation Of
the disturbance is exceedingly lucid. He
ascribes the agitation "to that general vol.
canic or earthquake force which seems al
necessary to the economy Of nature as light,
heat or electricity"
Suitable services we're held in both houses o
congress in commemoration of Charles Sum
ner, on Monday, Northern aud SoutherL
members Joined in pronouncing eulogies Ovel
this their common friend,-the friend of al
! mankind. Mr.. Sumner was devoted to lib