Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-04

alcohol. Entire rest was recommended by
the physicians, and he went for quietude and
cold water treatment 10 Clifton Springs.
Last Fall he went back TO St. Louis utterly
Frustrated mentally and physically. Six
weeks Sgo il was decided to try the experi-
ment Of injecting into his veins blood taken
from other persons.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Charles w. Sargent, treasurer Of the New
Hampshire Savings Bank at Concord, com.
mitted suicide on Monday, no cause being at
present known.
The legislature assembled at Concord, on
Tuesday 10 order to commence its session on
Wednesday. A warm time was expected,
but in the evening it was proposed to submit
to the Supreme Court the question rs to the
constitutionality Of the recent action OF the
governor and council in relation TO senatorial
districts No. two aud four, and TO abide by
their decision.
MASSACHUSETTS
Henry W. Harrington, associate editor Of
the Boston Saturday Ecening Express,
died in that city, Sunday, of Brght'S dis
ease, aged Al.
A young lady named Isabella Whittier,
Is years Of age, was accidentally shot and
killed by friend in the Charlestown Dis
trict on Tuesday.
Horace N. Weld, for the past nine years
employed 10 the Boston post-ofice, has been
arrested on charge Of stealing money from
registered letters. He was caught by de-
coy letter.
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While the officials Of the Lawrence Ma.
tional Bank were watching Barnum's HIP
podrome procession the other day, thief
quietly entered THE bank, reached over the
counter, helped himself to $3.50 and retired.
Several masked burglars entered the house
Of Il. N. Deland, the cashier Of the National
Mohawie Bank in Great Darlington, and
having gagged and handcuffcd him, COM
PEELED him to go with them to the bank,
where they tried to get him to epen the
vault. Being unsuccessful, they took re-
venge by robbing Mr.. Deland's house Of its
valuables, and then decamped.
The most destructive fire that has ever
occurred in Springfield broke out about
two o'clock Sunday afternoon, and destroyed
nearly forty buildings, including number
of business blocks, aud causing a total loss
of at least a half million. A high wind
was prevailing during the afternoon, and the
whole business section of the city was at one
time seriously threatned, but about five
o'clock the fire department, with the assist.
ance Of help from Chicopee, Holyoke, West
field and Hartford, succeeded in getting the
flames under. The FIRE originated in a pile
of shavings in planning mill but what fired
the shavings is not known.
NEW YORK.
The friends of Boss Tweed are making
desperate efforts to secure his release from
the penitentiary.
Adam Sting aud his wife, of East Ham
burg, N. Y, each about 80 years old, were
burned to death in their house, Friday
night.
The railway between Lake Champlaiu
and Lake George is now fully ballasted and
trains will run regularly, thus avoiding the
tedious stage ride.
Smallpox has become almost an epidemic
in New York city. The smallpox hospital
on Blackwell's island is over.crowded, having
under its roof 40 patients, who have only
cramped accommodations.
Robert II. Wishurt, the alleged railroad
bond forger, and confederate Of the men
whose operations in Wall street in the sum
mer of 1873 ruined many bankers, is 10
Ludlow street Jail. 1t is claimed that there
is good evidence showing that Wishart be-
longed to gang that dealt largely IN stolen
aud forged securities, some Of which were
loaned and sold TO new INSURANCE companies
to represent their capital.
At Port Jarvis, N. Y, a few evenings
since, as Miss Lille, daughter Of r. NJ.
Elting, was passing along Laurel street on
her way home, some unknown person grasped
her by the hair, which was dressed in the
style Of long braid, severed it from her
head and made his escape. The object Of
the Williams outrage was evidently to sell the
hair, which commands good price.
The Rev. Henry Lake, recently pastor
of the Church of the Annunciation in Man
hattanville, and formerly of ST. Aun's church
on Twelfth street, New York city, has resign.
ed his position and taken unto himself q
wife. During a visit to Lorraine, some
time since, Father Lake made the acqVaiu-
tango of wealthy French lady. He mar
ried her and left with his bride for Califor.
mia, where they are at the present Soiourn-
ing.
Rev. j. NJ. Dawson, a graduate Of thu
New York theological seminary, aud remark
able for personal beauty and pulpit elo.
quence, who used to be a Presbyterian min.
lister in New York and Brooklyn, but after
wards parted from his wife and accepted q
call to San Francisco church, has got into
serious trouble. He became very popular
in his new field, with clergy as well as peo'
pie, aud several ministers who regarded him
as a good fnancier entrusted him with money
for speculation in stocks-two of them let
ting him have $4,000 apiecc-whle many
poor folks deposited small sums with him fol
the same purpose. A few weeks ago he fed
to Nevada, leaving only few books and
some furniture as assets against several thou
sand dollars as liabilities.
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