Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-08-11
The public debt was reduced sl,lss,O ss


in July.
The Rev. DR.. Leech Of Baltimore makes
this picture Of public morality policemen
rob the stores they are appointed to guard
brigands arrest railroad trains and plunder
safes and passengers, tramps despoi mansions
and cottages, burglars nightly invade stores
and bank vaults cashiers, who have long
made false entries relative to stolen funds
daily fly to parts unknown; Government,
officials, from Cabinet officers to messengers,
are found guilty Of embezzlement and pecu-
lation, and the moral atmosphere is poisonous
with financial corruption" The remedy for
these evils, in the preachers opinion, is for
genuine conversion Of everybody to Christian
ity.
DR.. McCosh, president of Princeton COL
lege, rejoices in the decline of interest in
the college boat races. lie is a sturdy ad-
vocate Of athletic sports among students, aud
believes in college boating, but he fears evil
consequences when regattas are made the
occasion Of great public interest aud excite
ment, bringing together roughs aud blacklegs
and fostering gambling, as is the case 10
England and the tendency here. He thinks
it much better that the crews should practice
under the eye af the college authorities and
within proper bounds, and then challenge
each other to race at expedient times, not
interfering with the course Of study, to take
place between tive colleges at time and
near one Of them.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
William q. Ireland the missing Boston
merchant, has been found in Windsor,
whittier he had wandered while insane.
The New Hampshire Bible society has
received $500 the past year, and has dis
tributed S,33S Bibles.
a Mr.. SWEET Of South Paris, Me-, visited
Manchester one day last week, got intoxi
Gated, and while in that condition was at
tackled by roughs, robbed Of his money and
disfgurod for life.
Josiah Moulton OF Raymond, aged 90
years, bachelor, aud the Oldest man in
town, was seen in the hay field, vigorously
leading gang of mowers who had no easy
task to keep stroke with him.
Stratham glories in smart fair daughter
Miss Flora L. Jewell who celebrated her
twelfth birthday by laboring in the bayfield,
eight hours when the thermometer was at
9S0 in the shade. For four hours in the
forenoon she ran moving machine with a
spirited pair OF horses. In the afternoon she
harnessed one of the animals to the tedder
and worked IL for two hours and changed
horses aud devoted another two hours TO rak
ing.
Sunday morning about 8 O'Clock an afro.
cious murder was committed in Tamworth
Sylvester w. Cone, a man residing in this
part Of the town for several years and al.
ways considered as Enthusiastically, shot aud
killed Paul Williams, peaceful aud quiet
citizen. The scene of the murder was about
a mile and half from the Iron w FORKS,
near Lake Chochorua and the house Of Cone
Williams, together with younger brother
and boy by the name Of j Ohm Head, were
riding along the road on the way TO the
home of Williams father. When they
came to the lake the boys went in swim.
ming, leaving Williams to hold the horse
While the boys were in the water Cone
came down and ordered them away, saying
that it was indecent to battle SO near the
road and dwellings. Williams said hC
would go as soon as the boys came out oil
the water, whereupon Cone went to the
house, a distance Of about two hundred
yards, and having procured his gun, returned
and going within three rods Of WIlliams
took deliberate aim and fired, then ran to
the house, aud having barricaded doors and
windows, hid himself in the garrett. The
shot took effect in Williams neck and
breast. His chin was completely blown
away, while his neck and one lung were
completely riddled with shot. lie died al.
most instantly. Cone was arrested and
lodged in Jail. 1t was with difficulty that
the mob was kept from lynching him.