Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16

when the train was moving at full speed the
fate of the passengers in that aud the one
car which was behind it can be imagined.
Mary Dennahy was run over by train
Of cars on the Old Colony railroad, near
Boston, last week Thursday, and IL was
supposed she was killed by tho cars, but 10
is now suspected that she was murdered by
her husband or some one he had employed
to do the deed, and her body laid on the
track.
One of the coolest robberies on record
occurred at Boston, one day last week. Two
men went into the Hide and Leather nation.
al bank in company with several stockhold-
ors, who called to collect their dividends,
and managed to take from the presidents
table "a sheets Of uncut bills, 5000 in all.
The theft was discovered almost immediate.
ly, but the men had fed, and have not been
arrested.
The mule spinners In the Massachusetts,
Prescott, and Lawrence mills, at Lowell
struck, Monday. In accordance with n
threat that If those who had given notice
struck all other members Of the mule spin.
ners' association would be discharged, the
members of the association employed in the
other mills were locked out on Tuesday
The committee Of the strikers claims that
they are able to sustain the strikers and
those locked out for Eve months.
Although dull times has been the prevail
ing cry almost every where during the past
year, Lowell has kept a pretty stiff upper
lip, and makes q fair exhibit Of business and
profits for 1874. The quota of employees
has varied but slightly during 1874 from
that Of the year previous, and while the
figures show a slight reduction in the num-
Der kept at work, the total production was
increased. The increase Of production by
the principal corporations was 2.056,000
yards, including both cotton and wooden
goods.
Lowell, sometimes called the Spindle City.
is not so spindling as it might be, although
it is in quite weaving way, but the prospec-
tive strike, now looming up, may have the
effect to reduce the working force Of the place
for some months Its $4,000 inhabitants,
valuation of S35 ,25S,527,37 schoolhOuses,
~ large mills, dozen or more print works
and bleacheres, seven national banks with
an aggregate capital of S2,350,00 six
savings banks containing deposits amount
ing to SIC, 1865, 1888, two public libraries,
half dozen newspapers, fire alarm telegraph,
hospital, steam and horse railroads, eleven
extensive mill corporations, representing q
total capital of Sl3,650, 900, to which may
DO added at least Sl6,000,000 invested in
smaller industrial enterprises, the whole
| tutn los nonk 70 los
and nearly 10000 males, likens the city to q
collection of bee hives, in which there are
few or no drones Boston Herald.
Massachusetts, has once more license
law. 1t is in one sense, however, local
option law, as it is optional with the author
ties Of towns and cities 10 grant or refuse
applications. In another sense it is q pro-
hibtory law. Sales are forbidden after
twelve O'Clock at night and on Sunday, ex
cept by inn keepers. Sales are forbidden
at any time to person known to be drunk.
ard, or to an intoxicated person, or to {
minor. For license law, it appears to b.
quite stringent. All liquors sold must be o
standard quality and free from adulteration
The licences are divided into five classes
The fees range from fifty to one thousanC
dollars, one quarter of which go to the stat,
and the remainder to the city and tow
treasures. The law contains a civil damage
clause and establishes the Office Of stat
inspector and assayer of liquors at a salar,
of $4,000. We hope that it will be posi-
BILE to ascertain the results Of this change il
the policy of the Bay State in order that tn
merits of this system may be known. Ii
would not be strange if the licensing Of dram
shops as such should evoke growing oppos
tion from the better classes in society and il
, few years end in the restoration Of the pro
hibitory law.-RutLand Herald.
CONNECTICUT.
The strike Of the Meriden wooden mill
ended.
A party of Stafford Springs republican
stole the village cannon, so that the demo
Gratis could not FIRE salute over the election
news, Monday night.
James Markley, q Waterbury carriag
painter, % years old, got into fight with
a man smaller than himself, Tuesday, an,
was so mortified at being whipped that HI
went home and cut his throat, and is not ex
pected to recover.
4 NEW YORK.
s The Brooklin board of education has ap
. pointed committee to find out why $40, S3
: is now paid out under the contracts for sta
., tionary, which used to cost but 1920.
9 Gov. Tlden is vigorously pushing his wa
t against the canal ring, and legislation ha
been had whereby Tweed and other publ
thieves can be made the subjects of civ
: suits on behalf Of the state for the recover
} of their stealings. An order for Tweed
> arrest has been in the Sheriffs hands fl
three weeks, bail being fixed at $4,000 ,OOC
so that, if he gets a release under habea'
corpus, which bis LAWYERS are working for, h
may not give the authorities the slip. On
, james IL. Ingersoll, who was serving out
: sentence for forgery, has been pardoned b
the governor because he has knowledge tina
will be valuable to use as testimony in tn
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