Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-17
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Gold ll4a.
Twelve head, from herd of choice Gucru.
seys, were sold at auction, at Jamaica Plains,
Mass, on the 80 inst, for Sl,734, ranging
from S64 to 1901 each. ~,
According TO the Montreal Witness the
Protestant Indian church at Okla, a. small
village on the Ottawa was leyeled to the
ground by French Catholic mob on Tues.
day of last week.
The rebellious college students at Prince
ton have "caved," and said they were sorry
aud wouldn't do 80 any more, and the fac
ulty have killed the iatted calf, and peace
reigns at Princeton. Good.
The Charleston, Is. CO. News and Cogr.
Ter was disrespectiu TO some of the politi-
ciaus, aud told tales out Of school, and the
South Carolina House has expelled its re-
porter from the floor. '.
Bridgeport, c., was visited by a most
destructive FIRE, Tuesday night, in the burn.
ing Of the extensive cabinet shops of Wheeler
& Wilson's sewing machine company. The
buildings we're Of brick. one $50 and the
other 200 feet long. The loss is estimated
at half q million insurance 100000.
10 the trial Of ex.Cblef Clerk Avery 10
CONGESTION with the whiskey ring war, CT.
Senator Henderson applied some pretty
strong language to President Grant. He
has been discharged from his position as
especial agent and counsel for the depart
ment. He ought TO have known better than
to speak disrespectfully Of the highest exec.
utive officer Of the United States.
VIM NJ. Tweed is name that would ft
10 we'll as that OF the hero Of ARENAS Wards
story who clay for seven long years IN u
dark dungeon, but one day happy thought
struck him and he opened the door. and
walked out" Tweed stayed out the last
timc he walked, and detectives are still
looking for him not only 10 this country but
in Canada, Ouha and other foreign places.
It's queer and unusual role for one Of
the geutler sex--that of highwayman--but
sixteen years old Ann Mentally filled it at
New York, Sunday, by deliberately waylay-
ing and knocking down Mrs LousiA Hoffman
on West 3Sth street, and taking from her
gold chain. The young practitioner Of
the new departure in woman's rights was
jailed IN default oil SliUUO Oalit
The Dirigo Rural. the only paper 10 NeU
England except the FARMER which has had
the courage to stand up for the rights Of the
farmers ahd working people, has reduced it'
price to 81 so year in advance, and les:
in clubs, How the Rural can sell so much
for so little money Is a wonder, but we sup
pose Bro Hall wouldn't do 1t il he was mol
sure he could bide by il. He deserves pat
ruuage aud success.
The owners oil ono hundred of the Penn
sylyania colli0ries have agreed to suspend
production from December IL to January
%, aud, Informally to further suspend from
the latter date until the opening Of naviga
ton in the spring. And 50 tens Of thou
sands of operatives must be thrown out o
employment for the winter aud the supply
of coal must be reduced in order that to-
poor collierY owners may wiring few more
dollars out Of the scanty earnings OF Goa
consumers.
Last Saturday, Just as the steamer Nose
was getting ready to sail from Bremerhs
ven, Germany, for New York, case Of
giant powder which, contrary to the rules
Of the company, had been struggled in among
the baggage by some passenger, exploded OF
the wharf, instantly killing 70 persons anC
wounding 20 others. The force of the ex
plosion was terrific, tearing everything Il
pieces on the wharf, wreckiDg the tug SimsoI
waiting to transfer TIE baggage. After tn,
accident passenger on the Mosel, supposed
to have been the owner Of the dynamite, at
tempted to commit suicide, but was pre-
vented aud held for trial.
The republican president and Senate ans
democratic House which constitute this year.
Congress commenced its session last week
The presidents message is generally vel
received, though few of the more ambi
tious Catholics don't like his propositions Il
have the constitution amended so as TO pro
. hibit state aid to sectarian educational insti.
tutions. He proposes to let Cuba alone io
the present and give Spain little more tim,
to quel the rebellion, but intimAtes tina
unless Spain takes more active steps thar
} she has done she will hear from him agAiI
/ before Congress adjourns. Hon Micheal Q
Kerr of Indiana was elected by the demo
Gratis speaker of the House.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The pay Of the weaveTs 10 the cottol
mills at West Pstorboro has been increase,
{ seven cents per cut. % L
Jsdediah Huntington of Cornish was in
] stAntly killed, Monday, by sled-load o.
wood running over his head. b.,
, There are indications along the valley a
the base of Evans mountain in West 0ssipee
and spectators are going to bore down 100
feet in search Of coal.
7 Six dwellings and the post Office in Ry
I were entered by burglars, Sunday night, bu
-, they got little property. Shots were FIRE
at the burglars, and they returned the fire
, but no one was hit on either side.
, At q late meeting of the trustees Of Til
den Ladies' Seminary DR. A. A. Miner Q
9 Boston aud President Hubert of Middle
bury College were elected honorary mem
Z bers of the board. Mr. William Tildsn Q
A New York was elected trustee in place .
! William Tildea BOdgett, deceased.
/, At the joint meeting Of the New Hamp
shire aud Vermont boards Of agriculture .
I. seabrOOk Col Weare made isCstious spesc
J. claiming that it was unnatural 10 milk COW