Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Hudson river suspension bridge will be
s3,0OO,O0O.
The Maine Senate has voted against re.
moving the capital from Augusta to Port.
land.
Two men aud four horses broke through
aud disappeared under the ice Saturday
evening between Montreal aud La Prairie.
There are rumors in Washington that
fresh complications have arisen between our
government and Spain.
Four persons were burned to death at
Deer Park, l.. l., New York, Saturday night;
a supposed case of murder aud arson.
Elder b. +. Cummings, Mormon, it is
alleged, is about to commence his missionary
labOrs 10 Boston.
The postal bill, reducing postage on tran.
aent newspapers aud the like to one cent for
two ounces, is likely to pass.
The New York Evening Express has been
sold for s250000, and is to be a strong
democratic paper.
1t is stated that county treasurer II. N. |
Roadway Of St Lawrence county, N. Y, is |
short in his account some fifty thousand dol |
lars.
Two fellows entered the First national bank
Of Salem, Tuesday evening aud demanded
money from a clerk who was at work upon
his books. They did not get money, but
instead got into the lookup.
Preparations are being made to commence
work upon the tunnel under the English
channel, from Dover to Calais. 1t will be
twenty miles long.
American agricultural implements are
getting to be popular in Eogland. They are
said TO be lighter, better aud far more Hastily
gotten up than their own.
The second trial of Thomas W. Piper for
the murder of Mabel Young in the Warren
Avenue Baptist church steeple was com.
menced in Boston on Monday.
A letter was received at the treasury on
Monday from New York, and incosing for
redemption al old bond for $500, issued un.
der date of July 10, 1893.
Indictments have been found against f.
A. Sawyer, formerly assistant secretary OF
the treasury, and others, for defrauding the
United States government out of about $780,
600.
Two sporting men have hired james
Blanchard, alias Charlie Ross, who created
such a sensation at st Adams a few weeks
ago, and propose to exhibit him through the
country.
The Senate committee on claims has re-
ported favorably the bill directing the pay.
ment Of S2S, 600 to the First National bank
Of St Albans, from which that sum was taken
by Confederate raiders in October, 1864.
r. +. Doten of Portland eoped last
Thursday night with Mrs Skillings, the wife
of his partner. Doten wrote back to Skill.
iugs a full account of how the business Of
the firm was left.
An old house in Barre, Mass, was burned
last Sunday morning with its occupants, Mr.
and Ms Thomas Couroy. The position and
APPEARANCE of the bodies seemed to show that
} they had tried to escape, but had been SUI
located by the smoke.
The aImond.eyed minister from Japan hal
learned Washington ways, and is about Il
I entertain congressman and others, by way o.
securing their aid in voting a repay ment oil
the indemnity fund, now a million aud I
' half of dollars. for the establishment Of 1
: college in japan.
E Careless handling Of frozen plug ex
ploded $50 pounds OF nitro gycerine in Mo
f bray's nitro glycerine factory at North
: Adams, Mass on Wednesday of last week
demolishing the building and an unoccupied
. dwelling, and damaging other buildings il
+ the neighborhood. Two workmeu were blown
|. to pieces and another was injured.
j. The Maine poultry association has jus
j. held six days exhibition. 1t was a mo:
II unexpected success as to the extent and Dual
r ity OF the exhibition, and also the attend
d ance. The first year there were about 40
1t entries, last year about 800, and this yea
lie about 1000. Some $4,000 persons visite
m the show.
j. The post Office department will run a
10 hourly mail from the Philadelphia office
9 the centennial grounds from the first {
IL March to the first of November. Five ma
. wagons will be used, with the seal Of ii
department ornamentally displayed on then
:. They will be drawn by i've horses and be
'. charge of uniformed drivers.
- A sad case Of breach Of trust has come
be light at New Brunswick, N. j. Jonatha
n. Earle, treasurer of the Norfolk and Ne
v Brunswick Hosiery Co, is pronounced a dc
~ laulter to the extent Of $4,000. I'll
Il. father gave the sou blank checks to fill ou
"A to pay the bills Of the company 10 Ne
nv York and the young rascal did fill them on
,el to his own aud his fathers disgrace.
in The English government has secured
or controlling power in the Sue2 canal for fol
n. million pounds sterling 1t was accomplish
or, aud the Khedive of Egypt was authorized
d. draw on the Rothschilds for the amount, b
he fore the nation has the least hint as to Il
ey movement. 1t is said that the Rothschil
as received commission Of q million aud
ny quarter of dollars on the transaction. Th
10 money makes money.
'm Mr. A. NJ. Holbrook, editor aud prophet
De- of the clever New Orleans PicayuRe, is deS
70 He was born in Townshcnd, VT, in lSO
lnc but migrated to New Orleans when twent
Vi eight years of age, aud thenceforth resid
OF there, working hard ana successfully rs
Or journalist. He had been connected with I
Ut Picayune ever since 1882 but il was only
-" little more than year ago that he becar
;, sole proprietor.
,al Friday night freight train on the Pen
or. sylvania railroad was robbed Of $500
worth of goods, whic were thrown OF
bales and boxes. Similar robberies to
X. place on the same train week ago, ut t
m same place. A man named Cahll has be
ne arrested as one of gang Of train thieV
re. who get on trains at Jersey City and thr,
im of goods for confederates along the road.
Of At three O'Clock last Friday morning NJ
oe man Holiday, q respectable farmer,
AT jamestown, N. Y, went to his insa
re- fathers room to watch the balance OF I
ltn night. An hour later screams from the {
arc gentleman aroused the family, who found |