Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-18
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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Iceland has had n disastrous earthquake.
The veteran local historian and author,
Samual G. Drake, died Monday, aged II.
A number of the striking miners in Penn
s~ylvania have been sentenced for conspira-
cy.
1t is proposed to hold an important tenn
perance convention in Montreal next Sep
TENDER.
The coal miners strike in Pennsylvania
ended on Tuesday, the miners conceding ev-
erythiug, the employers nothing. The men
stated that they had made a mistake in
holding out SO long, or in making a strike,
aud were now in want Of the necessaries Of
life and eager for work.
The New York Court of Appeals has or
dered Boss Tweed's release, but a deputy
sheriff is in waiting to arrest him on his
emerging from the penitentiary, or a warrant
in the s 5000. 600 suit brought against him by
the city, so he is not likely to breathe much
free air at present.
The Chicago Courier which for the past
eighteen months has been an independent
newspaper, has a doubled.leaded editorial,
embodying a scathing review Of the history
of the republican party, and announcing
itself as henceforth a representative OF the
opposition.
The island of Jamaica is suffering very
severely from the effects of the hurricane Of
November last. Ground provisions are ex.
tremely scarce, and for what is favorable
famine prices demanded. So great is the
scarcity of food that the peasantry are SELL
ing their next seasons coffee crop in aptici-
patton for rice, -four, aud other neccssaries
OF life.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Henry Ward Beecher is expected at the
Twin Mountain House about the middle Of
August, for a six-weeks stay, if he gets
through with the trial soon enough.
Hon. Tappan Wentworth of Lowell Mass,
died on the 18th. He was a native Of New
Hampshire, and was 70 years of age. He
willed $4,000 the bulk of his estate, to
Dartmouth College.
The Sunapee Mountain Hotel at New.
port, was burned to ashes Friday morning
at six o'clock. This house, kept by John
sou x Cogswell, was a summer resort and
largely patronized. Loss 5000 insur.
ed for 100000. Origin Of the fire unknown.
On the 10th inst, the body of Willard
Carpenter, a deaf mute, was found on a jam
of logs at Waterford upper bridge at Little
ton, his head hanging in the water. 1t il
supposed his neck was broken by falling
from a ladder by which he attempted Il
descend from the bridge. He was 6S year,
old and unmarried.
Last Friday morning the main building
Of the Granite Agricultural Works al
Lebanon, was burned. -Four other build
ings belonging to the company were saved
Tue building destroyed was new, forty b,
one hundred and twenty feet three storiei
high, and replaced one burned two year
f ago. 1t was valued at $4,000, and tn
machinery and stock at $4,000; insure,
for about $4,000.
John +. Rowe, a stone cutter, of Concord
[ had been deprived of sleep several nights b
the sickness of his wife. Saturday night h
S was given an opiate to produce the sleep h
so much needed. During his sleep Mrs
Rowe died. On being informed of he
death, without a moments delay he took
place by her side, drew u razor across b
throat, aud expired almost instantly. The
were about 30 years of age and leave n
children.
J MASSACHUSETTS.
J A fellow at Fall River snapped a gun q
J q friend on Sunday, supposing it to be III
loaded. He was mistaken and his frien
died.
Mrs. Laura Mallard, of Lawrence, 6
/. years old, committed suicide ia bed MOnda
morning by cutting her throat with a razOI
Insanity was the cause.
In the vicinity of NOrth6sld, Mass, the
d are troubled with what they call profession
!. al tramps, and they present themselves
10 various ways. Not many days ago one al
y preached the door of u correspondent of Ii
}. FARMER and rung the bell. The lady