Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-08


eastern Colorado. He succeeded in captur-
ing over 200 head OF stolen cattle aud four
cattle thieves, among them the notorious
cut-throat, Bill Anderson.
The counsel for 0ttman, concerned in the
SAT 600 treasury larceny, says that arrange
ments were completed Wednesday for his
release on S25 900 bail No attempt has
been made to bail Halleck and Brown.
The trial of these parties is not expected be-
fore November. e' tLtl.A "a
Mr. Tomey, the treasury clerk who has been
ont to Colorado to investigate the charges of
fraud and cmbezzlement preferred against
ex.Marshal Shaffenberg, reports that Shat
fenberg is guilty upon all the charges, and
that his embezzIement will probably reach
100000 Schaffenberg is now under 500.
600 bail.
There was narrow escape at Washing
ton, Sunday evening, from repetition Of the
terrible accident in Holyoke, Mass, last
winter. One of the side affairs in St Pat
rick's Catholic church had been profusely
covered with lace and flowers, in honor Of
the feast Of the rosary, and during the ser.
vice this inHammable stuff took ire from a
candle. Many persons in the congregation
became panic stricken and started for the
door. The flames were soon extinguished,
however and the exercises were resumed.
A large and fine crop of oysters is prom
ised u.s. this season. The great plantation
owners at Newark bay, Amboy, and other
points along the Sound are expecting yield
Of 100000 bushels and profits of 100000
to 100000. Partakers of the fried, the
roast, the stewod, the raw, will appreciate
the information that in the ncghborhood of
New York city 1000 men and 1000 vessels
Of all descriptions are engaged in supplying
the oyster market.
MAINE. #."
The Scion saving bank has failed, on &C.
count OF large investments in European and
North American railroad bonds and in West.
err railroad and city bonds, which have re-
Gently much deprecated in value.
| A druaken father at the funeral Of his
only child, and the last survivor of his fam
lily was painful sight at Saco, recently
The Cllais city bonds for s100,000 is
sued for the Dewey's Island railroad fall due
next year, and an arrangement has beer
made with tho st Crox and Penobscot rail.
road, which has to pay them, to issue new
bonds for the amount at once.
b NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A general reduction Of wages took effecl
in all the Lacona mills Saturday
John Cairns of Dover, 80 years old, fell
downstairs and broke his neck, Sunday
night.
Henry McGrath, a prominent citizen o
Canaan, died suddenly, Sunday morning, and
US some circumstances Indicate that he was
poisoned, an investigation is to be held.
BY the recent death of Mrs Mary Brick.
EFT of Claremont the First Congregational
church Of Hampstead receives $4,000 left
to it by her husband, the late James Brick
EFT. ..
Henry Pierson, an Eoglishman 20 year
, old, was killed by falling downstairs al
) IIinsdae, Friday night.
: Paul True Of Salisbury, 80 years old wa
found dead ia field at Warren, Sunday
afternoon money, etc, amounting to owe
$500 was found in his pockets, undisturb,d
Another horrid murder is to be added t
the long list in New Hampshire. Miss Lang
made daughter Of James f. Langmade,
, highly respectable citizen Of Suncook, lei
home Monday morning, for school, having
n half a mile to walk, part Of the way throug
a some woods. As she did not return at tn
!. usual hour, search was made aud the wood
secured, aud at eight O'Clock, last evening
> her body was found in the woods half mil
4 from the road with the head nearly severe,
from the body she had been outraged an
a murdered. Intense excitement prevails i
the community.
e .. MASSACHUSETTS,.
u The first fatal case of epizojtic at BJsto
o occurred Monday.
: The store house and stable of How,
. Norris at Vineyard Haven was burnc,
= Monday. Loss $4,000 no insurance.
Il A freak of nature on the Wilbraham roa
h between Springfield and Sixteen Acres,
y tree, one side of which is birch and ii
other side maple. s.s
William Smith aud George Miller, Il
" Jefferson Borden mutlneers, were sentence
o 'Ionuarv Fl -
l. ~ 't... sn.i
n, Boston expended s9l,Sl3 tor her publ
!, parks, last year, ovet SSO,ooo more tina
st four year ago. aHl.
70 Martha Hutchinson recovered a verdict
a s12,5O0 against the Boston eas.liaht COZ
ID pany for injuries received in buildil
which was blown up by gas at the great b
y IN November, 1877,
50 The collector of Salem has advertised Il
a limited states custom house in that city {,
AZ sale in default of the navmeot of s173 n
u sessed on the property for constructing
y me-, -.