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

The cmigrant ship Cospatrick, from Fog
land for Australia, with 427 passengers, was
burned off the Cape Of Good Hope week be.
fore last The Ere broke out at midnight,
November II, and within half an hour en-.
veoped the vessel for nearly its entire
length. A scene of the widest confusion
followed, during which two boats succeeded
10 getting away, each containing 30 persons,
They remained alongside the ship until the
10Th Of November, when her hull was COM
pletely burned out, and she sank. The two
boats then started for land. They kept to-
gether for two days, when gale arose and
they became separated One Of them has
not since been heard Of The other was fall
en- in with by the British ship Sceptre ten
DAYS after. AT that time it contained five
living persons, two Of whom died before the
Sceptre reached st. Helena.
General Sheridan has gone to Now Or
leans. There is high official authority how
ever, for saying that he does not 90 to New
Orleans in obedience to direct orders, but in
response to personal request Of the presi.
dent, who desires to have some one at that
point in whom he has implicit confidence to
furnish him with truthful news, aud Of such
rank that in case of an emergency he can act
without special orders from Washingtoa
Gen. Sheridan was intending to go to Cuba
in few weeks, and this trip South is only
anticipating the time, for after short stay
in New Orleans he will sail for Cuba. His
immediate work in Louisiana is to conserve
the peace, and will not remove any officer or
take part in any military affairs there, un-
less absolutely necessary to accomplish that
object.
Belle Worts, of Miamitown, o., left
home, two months ago, ostensibly on a visit
to her friends in Greensburg, Ind, whittier
her father was summoned to her death-bed
a fortnight ago, but before his arrival the
body was shipped to Cincinnati, and thence
to Miamitown. DIR. Hit, who attended her,
said that she died Of intestinal inflammation.
Suspicious of foul play were aroused, but
nothing was done until the funeral was pro-
crossing. When in the church, the excite
ment reached such a point that the cere-
monies were stopped, jury was impaneled,
and an inquest held on the spot. About
midnight the examination of witnesses was
concluded. The church was then cleared
and post-mortem examination made, which
proved that the girls death had been caused
by malpractice. The jury returned ver-
dict in accordance with the facts, and charg.
ing DR.. Hit, James Collins, the girls lover,
Mrs. Little, her sister, aud Charles Little,
her nephew, with being accessories to the
crime.
MAINE.
There are LAG boys in the state reform
school on Cape Elizabeth, and they attend
school four hours day. The classification
into grades, according to behavior, is found
to be the best stimulant to study and good
department. The boys have attractive and
commodious bed rooms, instead Of narrow
cells as formerly. The number committed
during the year is A. ; discharged, II al.
lowed to 20 on trial, Is; escaped, g. The
value OF farm produce raised is S6S42, and
400, 900 brick have been made.
Names ship.buiding record for the past
year is very encouraging, Two hundred aud
ninety-ono vessels, with an aggregate tonnage
Of 1872 300 tons, have been built, while last
year the number was only 235, with a cor.
responding tonnage. A comparison with
the figures of 1872 makes still better show.
ing. Then, the tonnage was about 10000
At $50 ton, which is not large estimate
of the cost OF building, the product of the
ship-yards, this year, was worth S6,6l5,000
The builders, however, do not expect another
so good a season, next year, unless there
should be a general revival OF business be-
fore summer.
MASSACHUSETTS
The Baldwin place BOSTON, home for lit.
tie wanderers has Just quartered 81 boys in
good families in the neighbOrhoOd of Flint,
Nrch.
A special committee Of the legislature
have gone to Baltimore to inspect the termi.
nus Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad with
reference to the feasibility of establishing the
terminus Of a through line from the West
to the South Boston fats; they will also Wis
it Philadelphia.
Further changes in the Boston custom
house are threatened. The special agent,
who have been investigating it are reported
as Of the opinion that there are still at least
a third more employees than are required
and that good many of the salaries ought
to be cut down. The more We hear of Sim
nous conduct the less we feel disposed Ia
find fault with his appointment. If anybody
but Butler had brought it about we should
hear it commended on all hands.
The proposed reduction in the wages o.
mill hands at Fall River creates much cx
citement, aud strikes are threatened. Tn,
spinners' association has passed resolution,
pledging its members to quit work, if wages
are reduced below what they consider Just
figure, and to withdraw from the banks all
moneys deposited there to their credit, pro
vided 1000 other operatives will Join theil
movement, but a committee has been appoint
to confer with the employers in regard to q
settlement of the difficulty.
George W. bearing q Co.'S jewelry stor,
at l6 D Washington street, Boston, was rob
bed Of between Sl5 900 and $50 900 worti
of jewelry and watches, some time between
Saturday evening, when the establishment
was closed, and Monday morning, and there
is no cew to the burglars, though they ar,
supposed to be from New York. The robber,
gained entrance to the building by scaling
shed about 10 feet high and letting themseIve.
down into n court aud then prying open the
shutters, The safe proves to have been o
cast iron, instead of steel, as Mr.. bearing
supposed, and was very easily opened,
CONNECTICUT.
A New Britain woman, 90 years old
writes for the local paper.
James Cashen, of Windsor, was drowned
in the Pennington river while hunting,
Christmas day. People living in the vicini
ty heard man crying for help, but paid nc
attention to him, though the cries were kept
up for nearly an hour.
Samuel Alcorn, of Thompsonville who fin