Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-12-09
broad, The government Of Jamaica has sent
. vessel Of war with provisions for the suffer

broad. The government of Jamaica has sen
. vessel Of war with provisions for the suffer
ing inhabitants ...... Unsuccessful attempts
were made to burn the Congregational ant
Unitarian churches in Lsconis, N. II. .... New
Jersey elected four Democratic and three Re
publican Congressman ..... Illinois ofilcia
figures Hsyes, 277, 226; Tilden, 25s Coz, and
Cooper, 17,109.
While Robert Lee, Of Now York, WAS sitting
ut the supper table with his wife and nine
year-old daughter, ho took a new revolver
from his pocket to show them. when it was
discharged In some manner, the ball entering
the brain Of the little girl and causing instant
death. ... The schooner Equal, Of Rockland,
Me-, from New York to Wn.erport, was run
down and sunk Off Cape Cod. The captain
was lost and the rest Of the crew we're saved.
..... According to tho treasury statement the
publio debt at the close Of November amounted
to s222l ,6s5, 1850, less $l32, ,s49 es6.47 cash
in tho treasury-an increase during the month
of Si57, ,662.64. The amount Of coin in tho
treasury is $79, ,ss1, 471.24; the amount of cur
ronoy, $l1, ,74S, 2l5.23, and tho special deposits
$40, 725, 900. ..... Rhode Islands Legislature
elected Presidential elector in the place Of
Mr.. Corliss, who is United States Centennial
commissioner. Il. .Iucendaries started several
fires in New Orleans and an immense confla.
grafton resulted thorofrom-the fro depart
ment being comparatively helpless for lack Of
water. One hundred and twelve hou.es were
destroyed with their contents, including twenty
on Columbia stleet, twenty-fonr Oh Robertson
street, til. .rty-two cn Where street, three on
Maris STREET ard zen and St. AIMS church on
Esplal ade street. A few Of tho structures
we're ralaiial residences, but tie majority
wore occupied hy poor families who lost their
all ard will euffer intensely during the winter.
During the prt gress OF tho corhagration
colored man, III the act Of firing building,
Was fired at unsuccessfully, ard made his es-
cspo. Twenty firemen were mo,e or less in
jurod by accidents during the excitement. "A
dozen buildings Oh the Exhibition grounds at
Philadelphia, belonging to the board of finance,
which ags gsregated ~, 500 600 in their construo-
ton, realized at auction sale only 1896, 100.
The Main building, being the only one OF the
principal structures put up for sale, realized
$4,000 and was bought for the Permanent
Exhibition Co. Tho original cost was 81 .601,-
900. .... A co ored man named Crutcher was
hanged by a mob in the woods rear Nichols
vile, KY, for attempting all outrage upon the
wife of J. G.. Coger, whito.
The secretary OF the navy states that the
London branch OF Jay Coke e. Company do
not owe his department anything, all reports
to the contrary notwithstanding ...... United
States detectives mace seizure Of al illicit
distilery in New York city, and left two officers
on guard. That evening mob of men over
powered the watchmen and succeeded in car |
ryiug OF fcrty-one barrels Of spirits. ..
Mrs. Irene Horse, who shot her husband in
New Jersey, has been placed in All insane
asylum. -. The steamer Mary, of the Morgan
line, from Morgan City for Texas port, with |
IN assorted cargo. struck on Arkansas bar and
soon after went to pieces. Tho vessel and
cargo, valued at 1925, GOO, will bo total loes
and there was no ineursnce. No lives were
lost .A An inundation has occurred at Ad-
'ianople by which cne thousand houses we're
swept away. .... Hayes official majority in
Nevada is 1,039.