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

Some 10000 copies Of George Eliot's
Daniel Deronda have already been sold in
England.
A great sensation has been created in the
region Of the Giants Causeway in Ireland
by the discovery Of what is supposed TO be
the remains Of the giant who was engaged at
the formation of that wonderful curiosity, a
figure thirteen feet long by six feet round
the waist. There are six toes on the right
foot, which is much larger than the other,
while the other parts resemble fully formed
skeleton. So great has been the throng OF
sight-seers that admission is charged to the
public.
Virginia city is proud of athletes. Reg
ines the French wrestler, went there, made
match for $500, and was easily thrown by
a miner. Fred Bussey, prize fighter from
Chicago, was whipped twice in barrooms
while talking about a regular fight in a ring.
John Paddock, a Boston pedestrian, was
readily beaten in walk Of hundred miles
Germany has thirteen ironclads aAoat,
three Of which are turret ships, viz. I; the
Preussen, Friedrich der Crosse and the
Crosse Kurfiirst
The experiment Of relieving Harvard col
lege students from compulsory church going
and the seniors from bad marks for absence
from Rotations, testing their familiarity
with their studies only by examinations, has
proved a success it is thought by th e
authorities, and the principle is to be adopt
cd permanently.
The English war office reports 80 officers
still living who took part in the battle Of
Waterloo. Yet this battle was fought 81
years ago.
The Michigan Spirituaiss in convention
protest against chaplains in the army aud
navy, the legal sanction Of religious holidays,
the religious form of oaths, the opening of
political conventions with prayers, the ex-
emption OF church property from taxation,
and the assumption in official documents
that this is Christian Government.
The one daily passenger train from Vera
Cruz to the city Of Mexico leaves about
midnight, and one entire car is devoted to
the escort of fifty soldiers, whose duty it is
to see the passengers safely through the
region of lawlessness and rebellion.
The students at Cornell University take
young jesse Grant along on all their excur
sions, and introduce him to the farmers
wives The best food is therefore set be.
fore the presidents son and the rest Of the
party, and no pay is asked.
A man died. on Sunday, in New York
while partakiDg of the communion. Hear
disease was the cause of his death.
William p. Ducau's New York 'mansion,
on fifth Avenue, cost him Sl25 ,000,--but
it was sold recently, by auction, for S45,
600.
The Scottish have beaten both the Englist
and the Irish in rifle.shOoting, at Edinburgh
They were ,226, the English POI, and the
Irish |, l40.
Spain has had great railway accident
II persons being killed, and 81 wounded
through the running off the track by trail
on the Barcelona and Saragossa line.
Senator Morrill, has at last accepted tn
Treasury department.
Italy has paid such close attention to tn
development Of her military resources Of lat
years, that she can put 100000 men in tn
field 10 two weeks.
The American womcn's suffrage associatio
held meeting at Philadelphia, the Bird inst
to celebrate the Tooth anniversary Of the es
tablishment Of woman suffrage by the prov
ince OF New Jersey. Addresses were deliv
cred by Mrs Lucy Stone, Mrs. Julia Ware
Howe, and others.
The Fortnightly Review makes the state
Nbok Nko hal -
England that 1893 peers own ), 422 200 acres
and that 10 owners own one.half Of Scotland
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Peterborough has more than $50 person
upward of 10 years of age. OF this numbc
% are over 80, three over 90 and two AT
90.
Ex-Governor Walter Hartman Of Concor
has received an invitation from the chairma
of the Ohio republican state committee
: stump that state for the coming election
lilo will accept the invitation.
Amos Merrill of Warren found bear
I one of his traps, which he had set in Il
woods OF the side of Moosilauke Wednesda
last. Bruin had a trap on one Of his 70
ward feet, and while trotting off home wit
Ih"b was uu'uVAy euVubu w Put MS hll
, foot into the sixty pound trap. His weigl
was 81 pounds.
i The thumb of Mr.. Huntington, static
agent at Newmarket, n. H., was taken off /
-, a discharge Of electricity while at his te
" egraph key. Miss Haseltine, the operator q
,, Exeter depot, received heavy shock, pr
! ducing deafness in one ear. The report WI
i like rife shot, and paper and plasterir
u were scatter ed about.