Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

port Of an American citizen. Notwithstand.
ing this, he stood aud was elected twice to
the British parliament.
Treasurer Spinner has resigned. His res
ignation doesn't take effect till July L. All
the time till then will be needed 10 balance
the books aud count the money in the treas.
ury vaults, every dollar of which, amounting
to over 81 100000, must be counted.
The president has rendered the Office 10
John q. New, Of Indianapolis.
The Chicago Times said that corrupt and
disrtputable men were on the grand jury,
and the judge (Williams) sentenced the edit.
or, MIR. Story, to ten days imprisonment in
the county Jail. Story has already been
released by supreme court judge, and the
whole press Of the city agrees in condemning
Judge Williams action as blow alike at
freedom Of the press and the liberty Of the
citizen.
In the case Of A. G. Buell., charged with
libeling ex Senator Chandler, Of Michigan,
in tho Detroit Free Press year ago, aud
which case was appealed by tho government
from the United States district to the United
States circuit court on the 9th inst, Judge
Dillon, Of the latter court, Monday, rendered
decision affirming that Of the lower court
and Buell. was discharged.
Marauders have been raiding into Texas
from Mexico until the entire frontier is full
of blood, robbery, and terror. The princi-
pal business Of the raiders is the stealing Of
cattle, though in some instances they capture
and carry off numbers Of prisoners. Instrac-
tons have been issued through the war de-
partmeut to the general commanding 10 Tex
as to take such measures as may be possible
to deal summarily with the Mexican raid
ers. Those best conversant with affairs in
that region apprehend that general border
war will ensue, in which event the invasion
Of Mexico by our armed citizens in pursuit
Of the robbers is not among the improbable
ties.
The times are quite as dull in Germany
as they are here, and wages are subjected TO
a still greater reduction. Two thalers, or
S1.5O, has been the wages Of city laborers in
Berlin since the war before the war it was
one thaler, but, this winter, it has beea cut
down to two-thirds Of thaler. Cities there
don't have the sentimental American habit
Of paying from quarter TO half more,
and keeping wages up good deal longer
than private employers. All the efforts Of
public aud private enterprise to stem the tide
OF emigration will have little effect, we i'm
agine, as soon as business revives in this
country. One Of the recent Hamburg steam.
ers brought 4SO Storage passengers, indicat-
ing that immigration has not ceased by con-
siderable.
MAINE.
The supreme court decides that DEGREES Of
divorce may be vacated when it is afterward
proved that they were obtained by fraud.
Wilmington is the banner town in New
England for the manufacture of maple sugar,
having record of 1877 tons in one season.
Fearing premature death is a result Of
indulgence in the habit, Mr.. Lampher, Of
Milford, 90 years old, "swore Off chewing
tobacco, last week.
John Ware, of Waterville, has obtained
a charter and Is to establish national bank
at Waterville with a capital Of 100000,
taking nearly all the stock himself.
Mcdonald, Portland fsh-peddler, while
drunk, last week Thursday afternoon, beat
his vito fearfully with the leg Of chair
left her senseess, and she is not expected to
recover. Where's the "Maine law ~
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Sawyer is to have his trial for the Pier.
mont murder at Plymouth, the second week
of the May term Of court.
b. NJ. Clark, Of Monroe, has made, since
April, 2l9 pounds and ii ounces Of butter
from a three year.old heifer, besides using OF
otherwise disposiDg Of three pints Of milk
daily.
The selectmen of Lisbon have been indict
cd for retaining on the checklist the names
of persons not entitled to vote at the last
election, and thereby securing an additional
republican representative to the Legislature.
The barns on the Deacon Kimball farn
at Temple, with horses and cattle, were
burned, few days ago, and the bones of q
man, supposed to have been a tramp who
; was seen in the locality during the day, were
, found in the ashes
: John Mullens, Of Manchester, has beer
held in $500 for perjury in swearing that he
knew Denis Harry, who applied for natu
ralization papers, had lived in this country
Eve years, whereas it is proved that he CANE
from ireland, last May.
There was dsgraceful riot at Henniker'
! town meeting on Friday, the democrats re
/, belling against the use Of check list, which
: they finally seized and tore up, by which
: means, with little intimidation Of voters
| they managed to elect their candidates b.
: one or two majority.
y The throat of valuable horse, owned b.
/, Jeremiah Cronin, Of Manchester, was cut
Saturday night, and the barn burned, prOba
J bly, by some persons who had sworn ven
S geance upon him for voting the republican
: ticket at the recent election.
b. The Springfield Republican says 9Th
r Catholics of New Hampshire are making
: strong efforts to secure the repeal Of tn
# clause in the state constitution which dis
a qualities them from holding the Office of gov
I ernor or legislator" Is there a state in tn
Union, in New England, even, where relig
ious belief is made a test Of qualification 70
, Office? and is there a man in New EDglan'
: who would not vote for the repeal of such
law?
MASSACHUSETTS,.
a The Boston and Maine railroad COMPANY
uses over five tons Of tickets annually.
Ipswich has voted to strike from the jur,
y list the names of all members of secret SO
cieties.
: Lowell has reduced the salary of its su
It perintendent of water-works from $4,000 ;
;. $500 year.
It The return of the strikers at Fall Rive
e to work increases the weekly production o
! prints about $4,000 pieces
d The agitation of the project Of new ga
@ company at Lowell has caused the pressn
O company to lower its rates from 1915
G 81. so per 1000 feet, which is as low as Bot
o ton and less than any other city in the state
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