Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-15

and half by three inches.
Up TO the LIST inst. there were 1858 miles
of railroad completed in the United States
this year, against GA miles for the same
period IN 1875, 962 in 1874, 1852 10 1873
and 1862 in 1872.
Helmbold has escaped again. He man
aged TO obtain free passage from Philadel-
phia to New York, and says he is going to
make it the business Of his life to expose
lunatic asylums.
Down in Bangor, Saturday night, torch
light procession was advertised to parade
the streets till midnight, giving welcome to
the Harvest Moon, which will thea be sailing
up the skies in her autumnal gloryp The
moon was much pleased at the compliment.
The boiler of the Kookuk and Northwest
ern Line Packet Company's mill, at North
La Crosse, exploded with terrific report,
Last Monday, demolishing the mill aud ma
chinery, worth 500 900 to $50 900, and kill
ing the engineer, Edward Andrews. Several
persons we're badly wounded, TIVE fatally.
Mrs. Richards, an English woman, "a
years old, amuses herself in England by
walking 1000 miles in 1000 hours. She
walks two miles from quarter before till
quarter past 2, and so on each successive two
hours, taking rest in the intervals. She does
her mile in ten minutes and, although she
has for nearly two months been walking in
this way, she does not display the slightest
symptoms of distress.
The United States centennial commission
having suggested that certain days be set
apart representing individual states, especially
the original thirteen, Of which New Hamp-
shire stood at the head Of the continental roll,
Governor Cheney has designated Wednesday,
October IL, as New Hampshire day, and
appointed Gen. A. f. Stevens Of Nassau as
orator. A large number of prominent Citi-
zens will attend.
The table on which Benedict Arnold ate
his breakfast prior to going over to the co.
envy is in possession of Mr.. William d. Gar
rison, manager of the Grand Union Hotel,
New York, nearly opposite the Grand
Central depot, where any one can see it who
wishes. 1t is in the gentlemen's reading.
room. As relic it is quite valuable, as
Mr.. Garrison refused $500 for it from the
New York Historical Society.
The marked success of the Al per cent
government loan encourages the hope that
further reduction Of interest may ere long
| be practicable. Some prominent dealers in
this class Of securities think that even now
per cent loan could DO placed to advan-
tage if it had long enough time to run. But
perhaps our great grandchildren will regard
4 per cent as a wasteful extravaganza, if we
postpone payment Of the principal till they
come on the scene.
A clock that has licked two centuries and
a half has been placed in memorial hall
Hamilton college. The good ship Mary
Lyon landed in Boston Harbor on Nov. 3
1851, with the apostle to the Indians and
his timepiece on board. 1t kept time for
John Eliot while he was translatng thu
Bible into the language Of the Indians, and
has been handed 10 the direct line to the
sixth generation. 1t still keeps excellent
time.
Popular favor is in vain in Peru. Las
month the people Of Lima acclaimed FIX
President Pardo as the savior OF his country
and escorted him in triumphal procession t
his residence. A fortnight later mob rid
died the same house with balls and pavinl
stones, and would have slain Mr.. Pardo hat
they caught him. 1t was noteworthy tina
President Pardo with two Of his ministers
boldly led charge upon the Infatuated riot
ers and aided in dispensing them.
A Kentucky matron was equal to the oc
casion. +. NJ. Barker County Attorney o
Webster county, taking advantage of tn
"paternal stern parents" absence, took Mis-
Jones in his buggy and started to Illinois l.
get married. But the maternal parent wa
the sterner of the two, and taking q pistol
she mounted horse and started in hot pur
suit. While the happy pair we're dreaming o
bliss, the irate Mrs Jones overlook then
and mildly suggested 20 return to Dixon o
death" Dixon won.
There is prospect of larger cotton GRO
throughout Georgia than Tasty year. Picking
became general in the southwest of Georgi
about the 25th day of August, in middl
Georgia about the LIST of September, and viii
become general in Georgia about the l5t
inst. The rust in the sandy lands has cur
tailed the yield greatly. The condition O
the crop in Florida is not good and does moi
differ materially from last year. The yielC
is much below the average. The pckn
will become general about the LIST Of Septem
Der.
james Harris was lately sentenced to tire
years hard labor in the House Of Correction
at Dedham for throwing stones at cars @
the Boston and Providence railroad. Th
ofiensO took place in Sharon on the 30th 0
August last. The case was tried beiort
Judge Aldrich at Dedham. A gang of Eve
boys was arrested, but only one convicted
Offences of this nature have recently BEEF
OF quite frequent occurrence, though it il
seldom the offenders are caught and con
victnd. A crime which endangers human
life in such degree should be met with tn
severest punishment.
One Of the wealthiest of English velvC
manufacturers, Mr.. Listar, worked his wa,
to success by years of patient labor, in scare
Of way to utilize silk rags. lie began b
by buying up all such waste at less than on
cent pound and up to the year 1864 b
had expended the immense sum of over 81
300 900 in fruitless efforts to find process,
Nothing daunted, however, he continued hi
experiments, and within the past ten year
has discovered method of converting sue
refuse into velvet of the finest quality. II
carries on this industry in England, employ
ing some four thousand workmen, aud hur
dreds Of travellers are employed, whose sol
business is to buy up silk waste in all part
Of the globe. Tho factory is said to hav
cost nearly 100000.
} 1t is impracticablo to further hunt the Ii
dams with the troops now in the field, VIII
are worn and weakened by exposure, starva
ton and hardship. They have been 80 day
with no other shelter than one blanket 70
each man, in repeated cold storms of win
rain and hail scurvy, fever and dysonter