Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-20

FOUR, WIN cnauces IN FAVOR OF tnree more
republicans,
On Tuesday night at Knoxville, Tenn,
two masked men overpowered the treasurer
Of the county and forced him to open bis
safe, when they secured $4,000 and escaped.
The total number Of emigrunts arriving
in this country in the year ending June
80th, was l69,9S6, which is the lowest
point reached since 1861, with few excep-
tions, the lowest in any year since 1916.
10 1875 the emigration was 227 ,498, in
1874, 313,399. 1t will be thus seen that
It is steadily declining. II the number Of
foreigners returning TO their native lands
during the last year were substracted from
the plumber Of immigrants, the net increase
of our foreign population would scarcely be
preceptible.
Edward s. Stokes, the murderer Of james
Fisk, Jr., comes out Of State Prison on the
9th inst, broken in health, but a rich man.
His mother has prosperously cared for his
oil refinery, and "Ed" himself has continued
his speculations while in prison, and is now
the owner ola very valuable patent, which
he purchased while in Sing Sing from con-
vict, for paving streets.
The Maharajah Partah Singh, accompanied
by over dozen personal attendants, is going
over to England as the guest of the Prince
of Wales. Talking Of Indian visitors to
England, Sir Saar lungs visit to that coun-
try costs him s3,750,000.
A Jefferson city special say James Myers
son of Sheriff Myers of that county, shot
/ .nJ L;lloJ Iooroo Raooh,s a c,ahIa old Oar
man living in the southern part OF st. Louis,
about 10 o'clock last Saturday. Young
Myers had been too intimate with daughter
Of Bacchus and had been forbidden the house.
Myers called on Bacchus and an alteration
ensued. Myers shot tho old man, pntting
fourteen buckshot iuto his body. Myers was
arrested.
The anticipated trouble with the laborers
on the Manchester and Keene Railway, who
have been cheated out of their just dues, did
not arise Monday, aud the poor fellows are
being sent to their homes, ii they have any,
free Of expense.
Election three weeks from Tuesday.
The war oil races in South Carolina con.
tinues. The latest scrimmage resulted in
the killing of two white men and the wound.
ing OF fourteen others.
The Indians havo signed treaty relin.
quishing the Black Hills country.
| Woodward, the friend and associate OF
Tweed in the rObberies of the ring, is much
depressed in spirits aud very reticent. de.
cliniug to give any information about his
wanderings or about his purposes for the
future. He is closely watched to pre-
vent committing suicide.
The revolution in San Domingo continues,
Sighting having taken place both 10 the north
and south. Monte Christie is again in pos.
session Of the government. while SANTANA de.
clared for the insurgents.
There was a severe drought 10 China, re
Gently, and the Celestial mind at once jumped
to the conclusion that something had dis.
turbed the harmonious relations of heaven
aud earth, and they mast be set right again
So the government decreed that no animal
should be slain for three days. The conse-
quence was that the discord WAS adjusted,
and the rain deceudod copiously. 1t was
merely peculsar form Of prayer, and it's
Christian doctrine that prayer will bring
rain.
1t is now said that eighteen persons were
killed by the Pittsburg explosion and fifty
others injured, Of whom six have since died.
Private advices from London say the out
break Of general European war is only a
question of time, whether within a month or
not till the spring of 1877
When Charles Bradlaugh, the iconoclast,
was ecturing at Cougbton, in England, the
other night, a well-known local wrestler was
obstreperous and disturbed the audience,
whereupon Bradlaugh threatened him with
expulsion. "Come and do it," was the re-
tort. The lecturer did it, and put him out
after a short tussle.
The Shah Of Persia has postponedhis second
European visit until 1878, when he will at.
tend the Paris Exposition. lie will be ac-
companied by his heir apparent, twenty-five
years Of age, TO whom his indulgent father
granted a harem Of beauties when the young
gentleman had reached the mature age Of
twelve. He also procured for him French
governess. for the purpose OF teaching him
French aud dancing.
Two Englshmen recently made n jour.
ney of $50 miles on bicycles in about a
fortnight.
Up to the lst of last March, England had
expended no less than s25 900 on hel
new coast defences.
During its l4O years of existence, the
Presbyterian church at Cranberry, N. j
has had but six ministers.
A Philadelphia jewelIer has been detected
substituting imitation diamonds for real ones
left with him for setting.