Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-07-30

be very costly. Five octave volumes have
already been prepared for publication, each
volume consisting of obout 800 pages. The
entire work it is estimated will require one
hundred volumes.
Chief Clerk Avery, of the treasury depart
ment, was arrested, Oh Monday, for COM
plicity in the whiskey ring frauds on two in
ditments, one for accepting brides, and one
for conspiracy to delraud the government.
Avery Immediately rendered his resignation
to Secretary Bristow, which was accepted.
Gold has Auctuated considerably during
the past week. On Wednesday it closed at
1921, Thursday at 1929, Friday at 112R,
Saturday at 1924, Monday at 1929, Tues
day at l141. The gold market has not
manifested such rapid changes since the cele.
brated Black Friday in 1869, as it did OH
Tuesday. Opening at 1929, at ll:30 it
stood ia: in six minutes it advanced to
1l6s, and in fifteen minutes more il declined
again to ia, after which it was irregular
until the close.
MAINE.
The national and savings banks at Win
throp, which were in the same building were
both robbed, last Friday morning. The capi-
tai stock Of the national bank is 100000
aud the savings bank had about the same on
deposit. The banks had no vaults, but their
valuables were kept in safes with combina-
ton locks. The safes were opened by gun.
powder, or nitro-glycerine, and there were
three explosions from one TO three o'clock,
only the last one ar%ousing the inhabitants.
Three men were seen to leave the building
Immediately afterwards. The burglars will
probably be caught as they nave been seen
and are surrounded. The national bank
loses $4,000, and the savings bank about
10000.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Gold in considerable quantities has been
discovered on the land of 0bed Sanders Of
Ossipee.
Capt. George w. TOwle, Of Newcastle, a
veteran Of the late war, has a pair of drum
sticks used at the battle of Bunker Hill.
George A. PilIsbury, OF Concord, and his
son Charles of Minnesota, have presented
the First Baptist church at Concord a $4,000
organ.
A wonderful flume, fully equal, it is SAID,
to the one near the Profile house in the
Franconia notch, has been discovered in the
side of Mt. Wiley, and a path is being OPEN
ed to it from Mt. Willard.
The first engine, with two cars attached
went through the gate Of the White noun
tain Notch as far as Dismal pool at q o'clock,
Tuesday afternoon, and the road will be
completed in about 10 days.
The Nashua Baptists having complained
Of the noise made by the Boston, Lowell and
Nashua milk train in passing their church
on Sundays, the trains were ordered to stop,
last Sunday, till the afternoon and evening
services were finished, which occasioned
terrible profanity among the passengers.
The Sea View house, at Rye Beach, mar.
rowly escaped obstruction by fire, Sunday
night, from the falling Of an insecurely fast
ened chandelier containing go or more
lighted naphtha lamps.
The Winnipiseogee mills at Franklin
boast the heaviest paper machine ever built,
which runs a sheet of paper 90 inches wide
about 100 feet a minute, splits it into two
sheets and rolls it into rolls about five miles
long.
The Beecher party is expected at the
Twin Mountain house, August 3D., by spe.
cial palace car. The great preacher will be
accompanied by his wife, two sons, II. b.
Olafiin, General Tracy, j. b. Murray, Mr..
Cleavelahd and others, about twenty-five
In all.
During the morning service in Rev. DR..
Rich's church at West Lebanon, Sunday, a
panic was created by the cracking of the
to the recent heavy rains, but quiet was soon
restored and the services were resumed. A
similar scene took place at the same church,
two years ago., when the building settled
nearly five inches. After it has tumbled
down, they will probably conclude to do
something about it.
MASSACHUSETTS.
The Ingleside hotel, on the Connecticut
river, between Springfield and Holyoke, was
destroyed by fire, Sunday night.
The Agassiz memorial fund now amounts
to S9,362, representing subscriptions from
81 states and territories.
A boy Ii years old, whose mind had been
pOlSOnoh Ny io"uiuB Trashy htoiaJutei COu-
mitted suicide in Boston, last Saturday eve
ming, by shooting himself with a revolver.
Three fellows have been arrested in Bos.
ton on suspicion of being the Winthrop bank
robbers.
CONNECTICUT.
At New Haven it is found necessary to
tar the trees to keep men and boys from
climbing them to Witnes base ball games.
Wallace & Son, of Ansonia, have lately
shipped to West Point an electro magnet,
which weighs 1900 pounds, and has a sus.
tanning capacity of 60 tons.
Three of Sufield's prominent tobacco
growers estimate that they have lost $780,
900 on this crop during the past year, but
two of them are still cultivating it.
The New Haven police have an interest.
ing case in the person of a girl Of respect
able family, about 10 years old, who has
been caught entering houses by back win.
dows and carrying off valuables.
Phelps, Dodge Il Co., of New York, will
soon begin the rolling of sheet zine at Shell
ton, an entirely new industry in this country,
most Of our sheet zinc coming from Belgim.
NEW YORK.
Nine oonviots escaped from Blackwell's
Island penitentiary last Friday but FIVE Of
them were recaptured.