Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-17
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The streets of Lynn, Mass, are now lighted
by kerosene. e..f. ...f
A Norwegian expedition to the Arctic seas
will leave early this spring.
There are $4,000 skilled laborers idle in
Berlin, and the number is increasing
The senate has passed the bill reducing
the presidents salary to $4,000 per aunum.
Daniel Drew, one of the money kings of
New York, is bankrupt Liabilities about
Sl,500,000. .a..
Prince Oscar, second sou of the king of
Sweden, youth of IT, is coming over to the
centennial.
The gale on Sunday last in England and
France was very destructive of property
several lives were lost.
The Germans in New York are vigorously
pushing their claims to have their language
taught in the public schools.
The defaultiug state treasurer of New
Jersey has been sentenced TO the state prison
for three years.
Disastrous floods have occurred on the
east coast Of New Zealand, doing damage to
the amount of 100000 or more.
Now is about time for wives to be real
sweet to their husbauds--the miliner is get.
ting in her new bonnets.
Wine and women led A. T. Tom pkius,
cashier Of George p Gore & Co., Chicago, to
embezzle $4,000 and clear out.
"A locomotive boiler burst at the Indian
apolIs. Ind, depot last Friday morning kill
log the engineer aud doing great damage.
New York Union printers are on a strike.
Employers find no difficulty in filling their
Offices with non-Uuion men at such prices as
their business will afford.
Ulysses s. Grant, Jr, mere boy, as pri.
vate secretary to his father, will receive So
500 per annum for his services. which con-
stitute an occasional errand to the capitol
with message. ........
The first national bank OF Duluth. Min,
has made bad failure. 1t owes $50 900 to
depositors aud $50, 600 to holders of drafts,
etc., for which it mas little to show in the
way of available assets. i....
An EDglish yachtsman has Just returned
from voyage Of $4,000 miles in his yacht
Goshawk, a topsail schooner. He visited
the East Indies and Australia, aud has been
absent over two years
The jury have found verdict for the peo-
pie against William NJ. Tweed for $4.7l9,-
940.3j principal aud 81 81 ,l77.03 interest,
from September, 1870. Total S6,537 ,l17,3S.
Harlow Case collector Of the port Of San.
dusky, o., who stole S22 900 from the gov
eminent in 1850, and ran of with the wife of
Henry Francis, deputy collector, was recently
seen at Ceylon, India, by missionary, and
Mrs Francis has since died there Of broken
heart.
There was terrific gale in the northwest
last Friday afternoon and evening. At
Hazlegreen, Wisconsin a lead mining dis
trict, the tornado was fearful. Twenty. five
buildings we're leveled, nine persons were
killed, and many more wounded. The tor.
nado also visited Missouri, doing much dam
age.
They tell wonderful story about \
shower Of flesh that fell in Bath county, Ky,
March 3. 1t covered two acres Of ground
aud resembled mutton, aud left traces Of blood
on the trees and fences which were touched by
falling fakes Chickens and hogs devoured
it with evident relish. The heavens were
clear, the sun shone and only floating clouds
were visible at the time, 2 p. m. Quanti-
ties of the flesh have been preserved. Prof
Lawrence Smith Of Louisville, the we'll.
known scientist, says it is no doubt animal
flesh. Hundreds of persons are willing to
attest with afidsvits the truthfulness of the
entire matter.
| Ii Nla
tinue, with increasing destruction of prop
crty. In FIVE small townships along the Dan
ube, 52l houses have collapsed, in conse.
quencS Of the foundations being damaged by
the foods, and in Pesth and its suburbs it is
impossible to count the houses which are
ruined. The foundations of the houses in
Buda Pesth are being undermined, and, If
the inundation lasts, huge blocks Of splendid
houses must fall. On the 9Th inst, the
large island of Czepel, containing five viii
lagos, was submerged, and all the houses
except ten were swept away. Over 400
square miles of winter corn are lost to Hun
gary.
A most atrocious robbery was committed
Saturday night at DOllytown, New York.
| Five armed men entered the house of Mr..
james Crosby, woll-to.dO farmer, aud lev.
cling pistol at the head of him and his fam
lily, compelled them to get out Of bed. They
were threatened with death unless they Werc
told where their valuables were. Crosby
gave them the key of the safe, WhereupOn,
after gaggiug him and the rest, they stole
$4,000 in United States bonds aud large
amount of jewelry. The burglars Auda-
ciously said that they wanted to do the job
without hurting anybody if possible, but
would do murder it necessary. They have
not bean arrested. Their masks were sim
ply Of muslin, with holes for eyes, nose and
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