Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-18
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Beecher prououuces Bowen a slanderer
and liar, and demands full investigation.
A reduction Of at least 83 per cent in rent
is probable this spring, throughout the city
Of New York.
The Maine House Of Representatives has
passcd bill abolishing the death penalty.
The Ohio Legislature proposes to make
one years drunkenness adequate cause for
divorce.
Rev Fred Bell, Methodist minister Of
Now York, is to be tried for the use Of filthy
language to the lady members Of his church.
j. Il. Holman, treasurer Of Worcester
county. Ohio. has gone to meet Winslow
with 100000 Of the cOun,y's money.
The Sioux Indians are said to have organ
lied for campaign against the Black Hill
miners, aud IIuited States troops have been
ordered to be on the alert.
A bill is before the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture making cashier-gagging punishable by
a fine Of $4,000 aud 20 years imprison.
ment.
Italy will occupy the entire grea. northern
hall oil the memorial building at the centeu.
NAL with works of art, and as much more
floor space elsewhere as she can get.
An explosion Of 6re.damp occurred in the
Exeter mine, at West Pitiston, Pa, Satur.
day, killing four men aud injuung six or
eight more,
The congressional committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia commenced work, Sdtur.
day, and discovered an $4,000 swindlc on
the government in half an hour.
1t is again rumored that Tweed is only a
short distances from New York, and that he
will shortly appear 10 his own behalf 10 the
six million suit.
Heavy rains havs done much damage TO
crops, bridges. railroads aud other property
in New Zealand while over in New South
Wales they haven't had any rain at all this
winter, and are equally wondering what they
are going to do for crops, in cons -quence.
Moody Ends the field much easier to work
in New York than Brooklyn. 1t isn't so
stony nor 20 full OF tares by u good deal, and,
besides, the saints don't crowd out the poor
sinners.
Although the boy found at TiHin, o.,
didn't prove to be Charlie Ross, IL is some
consolation to know that his identity is fixed
beyond doubt as Charlie Schenck of Gin
cinnati, who has been missing for some time,
and that one mothers heart is thus made
glad.
A Rhode Island man, whose wife and
daughter left him, 35 years ago, has
never heard from them since, till few days
ago when letter from them invited him to
resume his old relations to them, and he is
going to resume.
A gigantic crooked whisky ring is said to
have been unearthed in Illinois, Tor the most
part in Peoria, Pekin and Lebanon. 1t is
inumated that Babcock Is Implicated in the
transactions Of the ring.
A San Francisco paper of February 3,
says the grain 10 California was mostly
sown at that time aud in some places it was
several inches high. Appearances indicated
a better yield than last year.
The engineer Of train of cars 10 Mine
the other day saw Newfoundland dog on
the track aud tried to scare him off by
whistling but as the dog didn't move, he
stopped the train, and soon found that just
round the curve close by was an ox.team
stuck on the track, which would have been
smashed il it hadn't been for the dog.
The association of Boston banks for the
suppression of counterieiting has secured the
conviction of eight forgers during the past
year and 644 in the past % years.
For the first time since the organization
of the federal government in the United
States, soldiers have not been paid their reg.
ular wages, There was deficiency in the
army appropriation of winter before last
and fifteen days pay is now due the soldiers
The total deficiency amounts to S5O0,0 600
A bill is now before Congress to meet that
amount.
Mr. Parton finds himself in rather an un
fortunate predictment He has welded hi.
step-Jaughter contrary to law, and will nov
he obliged 10 live apart from her until {
dspensaiion can be obtained from the Leg
islature Of Massachusetts,. His first wife was
the noted authoress who wrote under the nom
de plume of"Fanny Fern" She was a sister
of Nathaniel p. Willis. The step.child wife
Of Mr. Parton is her daughter.
Two heartless Wrrtches at Montreal, last
week, to win u wager, started on n ninety
mile trotting match from Montreal to Sore
and return. One of the horses gave out ere
the task was accomplished, but the otbel
performed the remarkable feat in ten hours
A patient 10 hospital in New York, wa
allowed to cat food Just previous to taking
ether to have an operation performed
While under the Influence OF ether the
spasmodic action Of the stomach threw the
food into the windpipe, choking the patien
aud causing immediate death.
TIE Northampton bank directors are con
ident that all the stolen securities, excep
the $4,000 in bills are scattered 10 town
They offer 81 ,00U reward for the recover,
Of the funds, and propose to employ 100 mel
to search for them
George Q. Smith, formerly president o
the national loan and trust company, anC
treasurer of the defunct state insurance com
pauy, both Of Chicago, was arrested in New
York on Saturday, charged with embezzlinL
about $4,000.
Boston had a North End murder las
Sunday night John Riley, aged 81, sol
of a Chinese father and an Irish mother
an oyster opener, murdered Cnarles Devine
aged 32, colored boot black, crippled il
both limbs. After quarreling about SOM
frivolous matter Riley stuck au oyster knife
into the skull of Divine, tae blade breaking
and remaining in his head.
Secretary Bristow has accumulated in thu
sub-treasuries in the principal cities fourteen
millions of dollars in silver coin, four million
of which is in the Boston vaults. In few
weeks more it is expected the issue of thi
, silver will be commenced, accompanied by
corresponding cremation Of fractional cur
rency. Meanwhile the force in the money
printing bureau Of the treasury is beiu
greatly reduced.