Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-11
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Gov. Kellogg, Of Louisiana, has issued
proclamation recting the recent murders and
Offering reward Of $4,000 per head for the
perpetrators.
Sixteen people are known TO nave been
killed by Indians in Kansas since June l6,
and Gov. Osborn has appealed to the presi-
dent for arms.
The Commission on the Northern Bound.
airy survey between the United States and
British Columbia, has completed its work
aud is returning home.
The democrats at the 18th Missouri dis.
trict took 227 ballots before majority Of
them could agree upon choice for congress-
man, and then settled upon j. NJ. Grover,
the present incumbent.
President Grant has caused troops to be
stationed within call Of the local tiles where
the recent troubles have occurred in the
South IN order to protect both white aud
colorcd citizens wherever the local authOri-
ties are powcress.
There was considerable excitement at
Toolc, Utah, Monday, over a demand made
OF the late probate judge for the records Of
the court, which was refused The county
court is in session there, and the United
States marshal is there with his deputies A
large number Of armed Mormons are also
present. aud fight is anticipated, but NJ
collision has yet occurred
Extensive forest fires are raging in New
Jersey. Several thousand acres OF not very
valuable land have been burned over near
Egg Harbor aud the fires are still! burning.
| al a,,l
some 1000 or 10000 acres have been al.
ready ravagel, including several cranberry
boys aud much valuable timber. Many
buildings have been saved only by the cner-
gelic efforts Of the people Of the ueighbor.
hood
Fred. Mather, the wel.known fish cultur.
list, who sailed for Germany some time since
with some 100, 900 young shad, writes that
the fish all dic'l of starvation on the vessel.
lie did all in his power to save them, giving
them Croton water every hour the first six
days aud every hali-hour the remaining four,
but it was no use. 1t is un lerstood that an.
other attempt to transplant young shtd from
American to German waters will be made
next season.
MAINE
A fox was shot in the streets Of B,nsor a
few days ago We are not informed that it
was wild fox.
a girl in shoe factory at Norway had
the top Of her seal entirely torn off aud her
skull laid bare, the other day, by catching
her hair in revolving shaft.
f There was II magnificent smash.up on the
Grand Trunk railroad at New Gloucester,
Tuesday. A freight aud gravel train, run.
, ming Is aud IL miles an hour respectively
came in collision, and the engines were
. thrown high into the air, with crash that
l was heard for miles; then they lay down
r side by side near the track. Six gravel cars
fell one on top Of another, aud the freight
ears were added to the mass. The train men
, escaped by Jumping The damage amounts
to $4,000.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Henry Ward Beecher preached TO an au.
= dience of three thousand people at the Twin
Mountain House last Sunday. Special traius
were run from Concord and Montpelier.
The farmers and laboring men of White
}. field are in rugc for the organization Of a
grange at their place. They say that such
exorbitant prices are charged by the mer-
chants there that they cannot stand it.
The Dodge gold mine at Lisbcn is yield.
ing far richer ore than heretofore, and the
company is realizing handsome profit
Twenty dollars is obtained from a ton Of
: ore, 4 block of gold worth over $500 was
: taken out. few days ago
: Gen. John G.. Foster, ono of the best
known generals of the late war, died last
!, week Wednesday morning, ut the residence
4 of his mother in Nashua, aged %. lie had
a been sick with consumption for some months
and was one Of four brothers, the other three
i. of whom died Of the same disease at the age
y of %.
,. MASSACHUSETTS,.
}. 4" Goldsmith Maid has trotted mile il
Ola, and is going to trot again, trying tc
0 beat that time.
George Dicksy and Henry Bush have
e been arrested ut North Adams for prize
l. lighting, aud in default of $500 bonds com
n mitted for trial.
e James a. Coe, of Boston. convicted o
( forgcres Of large amounts of railroad stock
certificates, was sentenced to the state prison
for eight years, Tuesday.
i The National paper mill at South llolyokc
was partially burned Sunday night, the lrC
,. being caused by spontaneous combustion
n Loss about $4,000 covered by insurance.
/. 4 large missile flew from a trip hammer
at which James Mallory was working in tn,
st Lowell machine shops Friday aud brok,
It his neck lie was about tiity-fve years o
J age. aud leaves widow and six children.
'. Forest fires are burning in the Sandwich
1. woods, and probably cannot he quenche,
until there is a rain. Between five and sew
co en- miles square have already been burneC
u over, and one day there were 800 men fight
ing the flames.
The Boston Young Mems Christian Asso
citation had meeting on Sunday evening t.
discuss the question Can II druukard b
Isl saved p and l3 reformed drunkards wer
, brought from the Appleton home as al
answer to it.
es The rate of taxation in Lowell, this year
is $3.50 on $1,000, and the largest tax
paid by the Merrimack manufacturing com
ut pauy, GU 81 COS, S04 largest tax on privat
e. property by the trustees OF the estate o
7. John Nesmitt, OH Sj44,S20. Six maAuiac
u, tories are taxed for over S2000,000 each
d. There have been ten raids on sheep b.
'e dogs in aud about Holland, within fe,
--' months. III of the flock Of Il. Kinney and Sou
3. Holland, were killed, and farmer III Eas
ID Brimield had his whole flock killed or fatal
IL Injured, few nights ago. The sheep tina
are not hurt are SO frightened as to be worth
% less
~ The laboring people of Lowell have
9 rather unpleasant prospect for the winter
W Aside from the mills, there are hundreds VIII
W already find it difficult to get work, aud seS