Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-02-26
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General News.
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Twenty out of the % white boys in the
senior class of the New Orleans high school
have left because of the admittance to the
class, Thursday, of a colorcd youth.
The president has issued his proclamation
calling an extra session of the Senate, to
meet at noon, March 3. This will give
Andy johnson a chance to spread himself
pretty soon after his election.
Moulton and Tilton having occupied the
witness stand about a month each. in the
Beecher Tilton moral show, the lawyers are
now at work on the small fry, rafting them
of at the rate Of two or three per day.
The railroad Hobbies have signally failed
in their efforts to get appropriations, so far,
and probably can't do better than to give
up the game, this session. The franking
privilege has been restored as regards public
documents now printed and the Congression-
al Record.
Vail Brothers glue works on 3lst street
and Lancaster Avenue, Chicago, Monday.
were entirely destroyed by fire. They covered
some eight acres including 20 buildings, to-
gether with the stock, which was very large.
The loss is estimated at 100000, bat the
insurance men say it will not exceed $780,.
900, exclusive OF insurance. 300 men are
thrown out of employment.
The Senate began the discussion of Lou.
isiana matters, in the shape of resolution
declaring Pinchback a legally elected sena.
tor from that state, Wednesday afternoon OF
last week, aud continued in session until
nearly five o'clock the next afternoon, max
ing continuous session of nearly 30 hours.
Pinchback was finally left to take care OF
himself, by the tabling OF the resolution.
Judge Poland, whose .blue-coated self-es.
TEEN was shocked past all chance of apology
by the presidents Arkansas pronunciamento,
is bubbling and boiling with indignation
He said to a Missouri congressman, the other
day, to tell his side to keep quiet aud hold
off. "You will see the damnedest fight
among us that has ever been witnessed il
Congress" was his emphatic assurance. 81
and Phelps and lot more Of them on that
side" he said, care just waiting a good op.
portunity to scalp those fools. Washing
ton Letter. Go in, Judge. Make it warm
for EN-. You've got the people on your
side, we reckon, this tune.
The majority Of the Congregational inves-
tgators who went to Louisiana report that
they found that there had been free cleo
ton last fall, that the five conservative mem.
bers who were marched out by the United
States troops were legally elected and were
fraudulently counted out by tho returning
board, and that ga small, turbulent uneasy
unemployed class, composed generally Of
young men who have come to manhood since
the close Of the war, are the cause Of most OF
the disturbances, aud commit the acts of vio-
lence in the state. Their acts are not APP
proved by majority Of the people, but they
are desperate characters, aud IN the exist
ing condition OF the State and local govern
meut they cannot be restrained, but are al
most as much source of terror to the bet
ter class OF the white population as to the
ignorant blacks. Confederate soldiers were
not to any extent connected with this law.
less class" They recommend that the Kel.
logg government be upheld although, the
Boston Journal says, "they do not UNDER
take to say whether he was fairly elected or
not" This report comes from Foster
Phelps. Marshall and Potter, two republic
cans and two democrats. Hoar, Frye and
Wheeler all republicans, make a minority
report dwelling strongly on the outrages Of
the whites aud the intimidation Of colored
voters, and recommending the special force
bill, and suspension Of the habeas corpus 10
that state. "Van" says in MoBday's Re
publican probably no legislation will be
had ON the whole subject. The president is
beat aud will back down. That is the as,
surance of high authority. 1.-The should not
the cabinet will go to pieces, and the party
will be hopelessly divided. Still, hot debate
may be expected in both houses on the va
rious issues Of the southern question"
MAINE.
A horrible case Of cruelty practioed by
Hugh Smith of West Buxton upon his wifi,
90 years Old has just come to light. She
has been confined, all winter, 10 a cold room
part Of the time being chained and having