Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-01-29

JLTURAL AND NA
committee have got tired looking after Col.
William s. King, Of Minnesota, and think
that they may as we'll hand his case over to
tho grand jury. Tho sergeant.at.arms is Of
opinion that Col. King is in Canada"
The Illinois state farmers convention met
at Springfield on the 2lst and adopted reso-
lutions denouncing class legislation renounc-
ing allegiance TO either political party; dc.
handing reform in the civil service, improve
ment of the natural water courses, removal
of the tariff on clothing, luaber, salt, iron
and steel opposing government aid to corp
orations; demanding the repeal of the ma
tional banking law, aud the substitution of
legal tenders for national currency; enforce
ment of state railroad laws, etc, and cndors-
ing the call for national convention at
Cleveland, March IL, for the formation Of q
national party. That looks like move in
the right direction, aud we do not know who
can more appropriately take the initiatory
steps in such reform movement than the
farmers. The feeling that both the old par
ties have gone so far that recla nation is vir-
tually impossible gains ground every day,
and though the democrats seem to have the
inside track for the next presidential cam.
paign we feel confident that within less than
dozen years VIC shall see both republicans
and democrats occupying back seats.
A fearful snow.slide occurred in Big Cot
tonwood canon, Utah, Wednesday afternoon
Of last week. near Richmond mine. A party
of men engaged in shaking down ore were
caught by the slide, and six, Thomas H.
Broderck, William Ritter, Charles Dabbe,
James Breeze, Henry Atkins aud Reuben
Moore, were carried away, and their bodies
were not recovered at last accounts. George
McConlon and Thomas White were swept
away and covered with snow, but dug out
and their lives were saved. The slide ex-
tended a mile, and was about 200 yards
wide. The bodies Of six persons killed by
the snow-slide at Alta City have been recov-
cred. Several persisted in the same manner,
but their bodies are covered by snow to such
depth that they cannot be found for some
time. There is much terror in these mining
camps, and most Of those who can get away
will leave, but it is a difficult aud dangerous
undertaking to get away, as the people will
have to walk and run the gauntlet Of other
snow.slides on their way out Of the canons.
A snow-slide in the mountains near Genoa,
Nevada, the same day. buried 30 Cinnamon
wood.cutters, of whom % were killed.
MAINE.
A woman who was divorced and resumed
her maiden name at Belfast, in the fore.
noon, the other day, was married again be-
fore night.
Rev. Miss Haines, OF Hallowell, ofiiciated
as chaplain in the Senate on Saturday, being
the first woman that ever acted in that ca
pacity in the Legislature.
The first annual meeting of the state dairy
men S association will be held at Waterville
Feb O. 10, and IL. Practical papers, fol.
lowed by discussions on Outlook Of Dairy
ing in Maine" -" Butter aud Cheese Facto.
ries, "-"Private Butter Dairying, Elm.
provement of Pastures, "-"Dairy Breeds Of
Cattle most desirable for Maine, '-"Oul
Dairy Cows, where aud how to obtain them,
Feeding Dairy Cows, "-"Milk Farm
ing, "-"Co0peratlon in the Cheese Factory
System" &C., &C., will constitute the pro
gramme, and present wide field of labor
1t is expected that there will be present
from Maine Messrs. Rufus Prince, u. a
Gilbert. S. WATSON, S. l.. Boardman, q. b
Sawyer, L. G. Foster, DR.. j. w. North, jr.
Daul Spooner, s. n. Lent, Geo. Il. Bracket
and many others Of practical experience
From out Of the state there promises to be a
good attendance of distinguished dairymer
aud eminent practical agricuturists. j. w
Lang, Brooks, Waldo Co., is secretary o
the association.
| NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Vim. Sanders, Of Pepperill, Mass, wa
frozen to death last Friday night, near Hol
lis station in Nashua.
Mrs. Eliza Smith, an aged Nashua lady
was burned to death, last week "Wednesday
night, her clothes catching fire from lamp
The mills at Milford, which have been SC
unfortunate 10 the matters Of fires, robberles
etc., can run but four hours day, &C
count Of lowness of water, though they art
crowded with orders.
The murder of Mrs John p. Emerson OF
Friday. which occurred at Piermont, two OF
three miles from Bradford, Vt, was one o
the most terrible ever perpetrated in thu
state, and circumstances point so strongly t
Moses b. Sawyer, a man employed by En-
orson, rs the murderer, that he has been ar
rested. Sawyer, it seems, went to the door
yard to cut wood, when Emerson went t
the barn, and he doubtless returned immedi'
ately aud discharged the gun within an inch
or two Of the woman's head, as her heaC
was blown 10 atoms. The supposed murder
er returned to his work at once, as if nothing
had happened, and has since seemed verI
Indifferent He at first tried to convinc,
others that the woman had committed sui
eide, but subsequently charged the crime
upon her husband. When pointed to tn
horrible sight of the murdered body, he re
marked, That's nothing have seen wors
things than that" He tried to explain tina
she fired the gun by placing one of her fee
upon the trigger but both of her feet wer
upon the CRATE and she sat IN natural pc
sition in the chair. The theory of murde
by the husband is too absurd to be enter
tanned for u moment. In addition, som
spots resembling blood have been foun,
on Sawyers clothes, which are to be sent Il
a chemist in Boston for examination. Tn
motive of the crime is a great mystery, bu
the most probable account Of it is tina; Saw
yer had sometime been rejected sutton o
the woman. Sawyer is 80 years old, an,
his home has recently been at Lowell, Mass
Mrs. Emerson was about 20 and had bee
married three months Sawyer had bee
acquainted with her many months before sh
went to Piermont. The feeling Of the peo
pie against Sawyer is so great that there ha
been some danger that he would be lynch
ed.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
All the mills of the incnrnnrnteh nnmnn