Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-21
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

what they now call Goldsmith Maid.
Colorado's majority for changing her con-
dition, and becoming State, exceeds ten
thousand.
The late storms in Iowa caused losses that
exceed million of dollars. More than forty
lives were lost.
Silver ore which assays at $50 per ton has
been taken from the Cleveland mine, near On
tonagou, Mich.
Edward S. Stokes was drafted with so
other convicts, Thursday, from Sing.Siug to
Auburn prison.
The Texas cattle drive up 10 July q,
amounted to 100000 head, all but about
$4,000 Of which have come North
The House Of Representatives has passed
a bill granting pension of fifty dollars a
month to the widow Of the late Gen. George
A. Custer.
Eight hundred Mormous from Europe left
New York for Salt Lake City, Utah, few
days since. Some Of them had as many as
eight wives.
The value of a toe is now definitely deter
mined. A Brooklyn court has awarded a
man who lost four OF them on a horse car
SDl37 so per toe.
Saratoga is full -crammed, jammed, aud
rammed full, -showing that tue times are
not hard there, whatever may be the charac-
ter OF the water.
A congratulatory letter from the Emperor
of Russia, upon the occasion of the centen-
NAL of American Independence, has been re-
ceived by the President.
The Museum is now the only place Of
amusement open in Boston, which is a circum-
stance that has not occurred before in great
many years, if ever since it became a city.
James p. Holmes was regarded in Min
neapolis. MINI, as promising candidate for
clerical honors, until his theological studies
were interrupted by an arrest for swindling.
A new cattle desease called Charlton, iu-
variably fatal 10 its effects, has been visiting
some farms in Ireland The blood Of the
animals changes to the color and consistency
Of tar.
A clerk in a Pawtucket furniture store
was breaking up an old desk, the other day,
when he touched spring, which opened q
secret drawer, containing three gold $40
pieces.
BY the explosion OF boiler on the iron
ship Thunderer, Saturday, during trial
trip in Stokes Bay, % of the crew were
killed by the escaping steam aud fragments
and go injured.
John Ryan of Dorchester, who is insane,
wandered into the Eagle paper mills, last
Thursday aud jumped headforemost into the
furnace. lie was Immediately drawn out,
but was horribly burned
The Mollie Mcguire murderers, after a
trial OF thirteen days, have been found guilty
Of murder in the first degree, at Pot'sville.
They were charged with having murdered
Mining Boss Sanger. Pennsylvania is a
hanging Ssaie.
The potato growers of Essex county, New
York, who raise large amounts Of potatoes
for the manufacture Of starch, take broom
aud sweep the bugs Oft the vines, aud they
are unable to get up. For the egg, they use
a solution Of Paris green.
Moody is expected to preach in Chicago
during the last three months of thls year,
and aiterward in Boston. lie says that the
newspapers have reported his meetings 80
fully that he will have to spend three months,
this summer and fall, getting up new sermons.
Three young Germans, brothers, desperate
characters while being taken to the lookup
at Newark, n. j. one day last week, shot
the two officers, killing one instantly aud IA
tally wounding the other. They then ran to
a taunery where they had formerly worked
and killed Que man aud wounded several
others. the workmen turned out and chased
the desperadoes into the river and there
stoned them to death.
While construction train on the Mount
Washington extension railroad was ascend
ing a grade Of 800 feet to the mile, one day
last week the engine slipped both eccentrics
and the tram commenced running back
The workmen were thrown into panic, and
all but one (who weighed above 800 pounds)
jumped of six Of them were severely injured
having arms and legs broken, shoulders dis.
; located, etc. The train ran to the foot Of tn,
grade, and stopped without damage.
Three hot weeks were experienced in Jun
and July 1888. There were also several il
1915, from the latter part OF June to Au
gust 0. There were three months OF no
weather in 1856, aud 1864, for FIVE weeks
} not a drop OF rain fell it is said, in the
whole state Of New York. Other years MAJ
be nstanccd Of briefer but equally excessive
heat.
Augustus Ilemenway, who recently dice
at Milton, Massachusetts,, worth some fifteer
millions Of dollars, has placed an impossible,
task before his executors. BY the 6ftl
clause Of his will he directs his executors t
pay Que hundred thousand dollars in gold t
"worthY charitable institutions, avoiding al
such as make two paupers where there wa
; but one before, aud those with any appear
ance of sham, or where the managers deriV,
Z peouniary profit from the management, IN,
! desire being to aid the worthy poor aud t,
assist those who are willing to aid themselves.
q lie don't tell his executors where to look 70
:. such institutions, and, it is said, they do no
fear being Overburdened with applications
The new silver bill provides for the imme
g date issue of SIC, 000,0 900 of subsidiary coil
in exchange for greenbacks, and for the coin
age Of more subsidiary, the total issue o
. coin and scrip not TO exceed at any tim
S50,000000, 1t ropeals the legal-tende
authority Of the trade.dolar, and limits il
}, coinage to the export demand.
T Gardiner Hubbard's and Hannibal Ham
Inns outrage on transient newspaper pOstag
is at last remedied. The old rate of one cen
: for each two ounces for transient newspaper
n and magazines and other so.called third-clas
0 printed matter has already gone into opera
tions. Unsealed circulars and all the variou
;. classes and descriptions of merchandise, here
D.. toiore counted among third.class matter, con
D tinuo to pay one cent for each ounce.
One of tho life insurance companies whic
0 has been running to fine buildings and rea
4 estate, the Equitable, has been sued by
i policy holder, who asks for an injunction OIL
such investments. The plaintiff, Mrs. Beld
ing of Brooklyn, is insured by the comPan.
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