Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

month";
An overflow of the Mississippi is considered
inevitable.
The governmental Turkey has authorized
the circulation of the Bible throughout the
empire.
Two nickel coin counterleters have been
arrested in New York.
A large mill in Belfast, Ireland, was
burned Saturday loss $3.50 600. Seven
hundred persons we're thrown out of employ.
ment
Andrew johnson desired that his winding
sheet be the flag Of his country.
The fisheries at Labrador threaten to be
almost a complete failure; vessels Of 1000
quintals' capacity have not got over 200,
and are giving up the voyage.
The public debt statement for August l,
shows the debt to be s2,264 ,923, 50012,
reduction of 81 ,294 ,SS7.3 6 since July /.
President johnson was buried, on Tuesday,
with copy of the Constitution of the United
States in his hand.
1t is estimated that the recent rain storms
in Central Illinois have caused damage OF
about million dollars.
The department Of the interior buildings
in Yeddo Japan, were burned, July 4, with
a great number Of historical documents, Of
which no copies are in existence, and the en-
tire collection of maps upon which the sur
veying bureau had been engaged the past
four years.
A very improbable story comes from New
York to the effect that Donaldson is in
Michigan, not far from Detroit, alive and
well that he wishes to create a sensation by
permitting the public to believe him dead,
conceal his identity.
Still the rams out west continue Some
places in Ohio report Sundays storm the
worst yet, aud, besides the damage to the
crops, the railroads are suffering severe ely
from wash.outs, and the rivers are beginning
to overflow their banks and threate en- serious
inundations. The continuance Of rain is
unprecedented the total fall at Cincinnati
for July was 9 b3 inches, and there were only
seven days IN the month that it did not rain
more or less.
MAINE.
A post-mortem examination on the body
of Mrs Pangborn, of Midway, who was re-
= Gently killed by her husband, sin a dream, .
/ shows that he administered chloroform before
t he struck her with the axe.
: NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Mount Washington house, on the sum-
NIT of the mountain, was wholly destroyed
; by fire, tho Doth, with the out.buldings
though the furniture was principally saved
= The fire probably caught from a defective
chimney. The loss is about 81 900, and j.
}, said to be insured. The hotel had accom-
modatons for 175 guests.
f Henry Ward Beecher will deliver the ad-
. dress at the New England agricultural fair
. which is to be held at Manchester, September
eth, Sth, 9th and 10th.
The paper mills, at Franklin, are turning
=. out immense quantities of paper, and the
o other mills are driving their works.
Henry Ward Beecher and party arrived
is at the Twin Mountain House Tuesday. MI
It Beecher was received very enthusiastically.
l. The Portland q Ogdensburgh railroad il
II now open from Portland to the Fabyar
i House, and cars will run through to johnson
l. by the first of September.
" MASSACHUSETTS,.
Il, A well-known Boston man, who was ap
pointed guardian Of three orphan girls, tire,
years ago, has so judiciousy invested thei
. small estate as to more than quadruple it
r and now the girls have given him valuable
gold watch, chain and locket.
d Over thirty of the Fall River mills stoppe,
4 on Monday, on account of a strike among tn,
ye operatives.
ID RHODE ISLAND.
:" Morton, Bliss Il Co have negotiated i
y London per cent sterling loan of 81 400
H., 900 for the city of Providence at 80 steI
he ling.
"a President Grant, with a portion of hi
10 cabinet, is expected to visit Bristol, r.
during the present month, as the guest c
u Gen Burnside.
u CONNECTICUT.
" Most of the walters at Fenwck hall, Say
brook, this season, are students Of the HamI
j, ton (Va) institute some of them belongin
# to the Hampton jubilee singers, and they fire
of quently entertain the guests in the eveniD
~ with their music
The United States life insurance compan,
I'd took the entire issue Of $4,000 in Norwal
city water bonds at par
d, A number of hay.makers near Norwic
were startled, Thursday, by the sudden az
g. pearance Of strange animal, which scrut
nd nized them moment and then disappeared
49, the woods Some say it was wolf, othel
a panther, while others still assert that
Id was a lioness, which had probably escape
ot from some menagerie; large party is
o. pursuit.
W. NEW YORK.
VI Ten thousand dollars worth of counte
~ iciters tools were captured, in BrooklyI
~ Monday night.
ID The children of New York are dying
to the rate of one hundred per day from choler
No infantum.
al Tiltons counsel has served notice c
90 Boecher for new trial, to be heard on tn
| FIRST of September. Mr. Morris, counsel @
RS Tilton, says undoubtedly The new trial will
ut short, as they propose now to try Beecher tC
II. adultery, as he has been tried on sever0
re outside collateral matters. He says there
testimony of great Importance which wi
mt materially alter the complexion Of things an
he which will prove Beecherguilty Gen PryC
n. says If Tilton had not called this case Il
co Congregational church would have acted {
it; and that three leading witnesses Of Il
?" next trial will be Lees, the druggist Hem
ed Q. Bowen, aud Joseph G. Richards NJ
les Tiltons brother.