Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
GENERAL NEWS.

The inHatiouists were triumphant in the
National House Of Representatives Monday,
passing the four hundred million bill by
large majority.
The Rhode Island Democrats met in Con-
venton at Providence Monday but declined
to make any nominations for this year.
The Cincinnati distillers admit that
their business has decreased fully Is per
cent. solely on account of the women's move
ment. They consider the movement IA
natioism, which will die out as the warm
weather approaches.
Oregon is organizing an independent re-
form party, in opposition to Landaulet Will
Jams and Hipple-Mitchell, and under the
auspices of the oldest and leading republican
paper Of the state and all the other promi.
nent republicans out of office.
The music store Of Oliver Ditson 4 Co.
in Boston was nearly destroyed by fire on
Tuesday loss estimated at $4,000. A
FIRE in Jersey city destroyed $4,000 worth
Of property; at Elmira, n Y, 100000;
at Kensington, Pa, $4,000; at Norwich,
Conn, 100000 at Southington, Conn,
$4,000; at Long lsla nd N. Y, $4,000.
The farmers party ch carried 20 many
county elections in Illinois is now moving on
the congressional districts. In the eighth
and twelfth districts they have begun to or
ganize. The twelfth district is Springfield,
represented in the present Congress by Rob-
inson, democrat, who was elected by less
than thousand majority. A very small
-, lok kolI
balance of power,
The papers all over the country that OPP
pose the Patrons, have gloated over what
they thought meant disorder in the ranks,
as indicated by manifesto from Marion
Grange in Iowa, in which it declared itself
independent of both state and national au-
thority. The fact about the matter, as we
have it from the Master of the National
Grange, is, that a month previous to the so
called withdrawal, the charter of their grange
had been revoked for non-payment Of Gues
and general i'll behavior. 1t is another case
of Boston Grange.
In dozen lines from Calcutta is summed
up terrible tale of starvation and distress.
At this distance we fail TO realize the rapid
strides with which famine makes its advance
10 the East The dreadful scourge over
spreads nearly the whole of the vast prov
ince of Bengal, and SIR II. Temple reports
that in the district of Soopole, Bhangulpore
270, 900 out Of total population Of ST.
/ 900 are starving In the Mudhoobance
district 100000 out Of population of
700, 600 are starving, In Darbungah 400.
900 people are in similar condition, and
in Tajpore, South Tirhoot, hunger is reach
ing all the lower classes. The authorities
are making noble eIertions to cope with the
affection, but they need all the aid that can
be afforded them.
The papers are full of reports of "vOl.
cano" which is said to be bursting forth
from Bald Mountain in Western North Car
DINA. Noises and rumblings are heard
about the mountain, and the people are so
alarmed that a revival has sprung up aud
many have already got religion, As the
geological structure OF the North Carolina
mountains is similar TO that Of the Green
Mountains, we may expect to see Mansfield
or Cancels Hump flaming at any time, and
the people in their vicinity had better begin
to search the scriptures without delay The
Raleigh Nei0S asks--WOuld il not be we'll
for some scientist TO look into this matter
as correspondent, writing from there, says
1.-The people are going TO leave ii il is not
stopped" 1t certainly ought to be stopped
and not only 1t, but the numerous other
sells, like that of the "pstri6ed bride
mentioned last week. that the Southern
press have lately been playing on their OOn-
hding brethren of the North. We nomin'
ate the State GsOlOgist of Vermont as .
committee to go down to Bald Mountain
and have it stopped"