Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-04-24
PICK ED UP ADRIFT

out the dirt aud leaving the ROOM"
Two States have yet to choose
their Congressional delegations
California, four members in Sept
ember ; Mississippi six, in Novem'
her.
The regular Republican ticket
in Rhode Island was successful
Friday, probably insurng the cleo
ton of General Lippitt and the re.
peal Of the pIohibitory liquor law.
The latest Presidential ticket is
presented by the Beacon of Akron,
Ohio. as follows: "For President,
Benjamin Fl. Bristow of Kentucky /;
for Vice President, Marshall Jewell
of Connecticut"
"A crisis is near Mt hand in the
Pottsvilie pa. mining region. The
merchants have sold the idle min
ers all the supplies they can afford
to on tick, and now they must go
to work or Starve.
The dam at Writings pond,
near the center of the town of
Wrentham, Ms, burst early Satur.
day morning m washed away
about Sl0O,OO0 worth of property.
Travel over the Hartford and New
Haven Railway was seriously inter
rupted.
Said cooreI Georgia preach.
er, "Dar's robbin' and stealin' all
around. Oars dc Betcher business,
de Woodruff business, Sumner is
dead, tornadOes come wh0Opin'
around, de Freedman's Bank has
busted, and it pears as if de end
was nigh, mighty clus at hand"
A special to The Journal from
Concord, N. H., states that Chas.
+. Sanborn, a Republican Repre-
sentative elect from that city, has
received notice that his seat will be
contested. Similar notice has been
served on the Democratic Repre-
elect from LoudOn the
point in both cases being the lack
of ratable polls to secure the mum.
Der Of members elected.
When a city like indianapolis
has in circulation city warrants for
the pitiable sum of one dollar and
serontytre cents Endorsed mot paid
for want of funds, there is u need
for change of some kind, and the
best change would he to get new
city government. Democracy rules
in indianapolis, and its offspring is
bankruptcy.
There is living in Maplcwood,
Mass, Il daughter Of the DIR. Brooks
Of Lexington who gave the alarm
20 his fellow citizens at daybreak on
yhe morning of April 10, 1875. Mrs.
is now IS years old.
Her mental faculties are remark
IDLY clear and her narration of
he events Of that day, received
rom her father, is very vivid. DR..
B. died in 1890 at the age Of 10
Twelve or fifteen Vermont law.
7ers recently got into serious dis.
,ussiOn in the court room in regard
o the Lords Prayer. Each gave u
lifferent version Oft. Finally they
eterred it to the judge /; he shifted
he responsibility upon the clerk,
Who got a Bible, looked all through
he Old Testament, and then gave it
Up. A Sundays school scholar was
hen called in, who repeated it cor
ectly.-Harpers Weekly.
The Town Clerk of South Chi
ago Friday morning refused to sign
he certificates Of the candidates
Who were elected in the recent mu-
'icipal election. He justified his re-
usal by stating that illegalities in
he election were carried to an eX-
ent which rendered them perfectly
'atent to all. Repeating was open
Y practiced. The ballot boxes in
he Fourth and Fitths Wards were,
IL says, stuffed with between two
nd three thousand votes. He asks
hat the election be set aside for
hese reasons.
Postmaster General Jewell has
good appreciation Of the press.
What we want in this department,
aid he, is daylight. want no Sc
rets concerning it locked up in my
reast. If there is anything wrong,
want the newspapers to know it
Dr as rule they denOunce fraud
t all kinds and are potent in rem
dying existing evils. Thieves
ont like to be held up to public
dunn by the press, but the fact
rat they are shown up occasionally
as a salutary effect on rOgues who
re about to perpetrate some ras-
llity.
"A fearful tornado swept
trough Edensburg. Ill.,, on Thurs
ay week. The Christian
llurch, in which some thirty or
rty young ladies and gentlemen
ere rehearsing, was demolished.
bout fifteen of the party had been
ken out at last accounts. Miss
orter was dead. Dick Green
God had both legs broken. j. B.
alton was seriously injured. Miss
lnders had both legs and one arm
oxen. Mr.. Kemmerer had his
W and a shoulder broken. Sever
others, whose names have not o
zen ascertaincd, were also injured.
i've dwellings were also blown Il
lwn and an elevator badly dam. /