Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-02-19
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Ia,srsssiaa ltsns irsm Hsns and Abroad.

SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Iassressiaa ltens irsm Hsns and Abroad
The President has issued his frat veto Of thu
session, In sending back the bill transferring
the Indian trust funds to the Interior depart
mont .....After long session, the Unitet
States Senate adopted the joint resolution I,
pay the interest on the bonds issued by tn,
commissioners Of the District Of Columbia. I.
General sherman has written letter do
claring that he IL not and will never DO can
didate for tho Presidency. -. An engino driv
ing snowplOw ON the Midland road, jumped
the track ut Westheld Flats, when within I
few feet Of a small bridge, which was carried
away by the pillow. The engine and pillow wen
into the river, injuring nine men, among then
the superintendent and master mechanic, -.
Cambridge (English) university has decliped
the challenge Of the American college boa,
clubs. Amherst College will not END q
crew to the Saratoga regatta on account the
expense. ....A Catholic church in Bidde ford
Me-, and Baptist church In Tarifvill Conn.
were destroyed by fire. 80. Beatrice, Queen
vctoria's youngest daughter, is reported to be
engaged to Prince Louis, Of Battenburg, now
In India with the Prince Of Wales. Parliament
will be asked to grant dowry.
The Rev. Alexander q. Mackonochie and
about one hundred leading rituals OF Eng
land disclaim any dealings with the Papacy -.
An explosion Of fro damp took place in the
Jabin colliery, near st. Etienne, Belgium. The
men were at work in the pit at the time to the
number Of $50. OF these only twenty-six
have been taken out, two Of whom we're dead.
The earth fell in, in immense masses. Con-
sternstion prevailed throughout the district.
..... Henry G. Bowen, in letter to the ex-
aiming committee Of lymouth church,
charged Mr.. Beecher with adultery and per-
Jury. He said Mr.. Beecher had dishonored
several homes, but refused to give his sources
Of information. ..... A Rome special says that
despite the numerous denials Cardinal An.
tonelli the chief adviser of the Pope, is seri-
ously ill..... At the last revival meeting held
by Messrs. Moody and Sankey in Philadelphia,
collection was taken up for tho benefit of
the Young Mems Christian Association, and
$25, 900 we're realized.
George Heindle, wife and two children we're
burned to death in their house at Holloway
vile, Ill ...... One hundred and ifty-six lives
we're lost by the fre-damp explosion in the
colliery at St. Etienne, Belgium. .. Jefferson
Davis has written letter denying the charge
cruelty imputed to him by ex-Speaker
Blaine; intimates that he does not care for
amnesty. and makes counter-chsrges of cruelty
upon the Federal forces ..... The Harvard
freshmen reject Yale's freshmen's challenge
for six-osred race. The International
committee on the under ocean tunnel between
France and England has ended its work, and
tho report expresses the belief that the great
enterprise will be successfully completed.
The jury in the case Of Lands, who shot
Editor Csrruth, at vineland, N. j., returned
a verdict Of not guilty on account Of insanity.
800. Captain Richard Mott, his three SONS,
md another young man, all Of Canarsi", L. l.,
we're drowned by the upsetting Of their boat in
Barnegat bay, where they had been digging
,lams.
1t is sal that the Biscayan and Navarrese
provincial de- uties have told Don Carlos not
% expect any further aid from them. The
United States Senate passed bill for the pay |
nent of the Alabama claims awarded by the |
commission ...... In Chicago, John Heich |
hot and instantly killed dward Campbell |
Turing quarrel about Heich's wife, who was
divorced from Campbell before her marriage |
With Heich. The latter was badly cut by
azor in the hands Of Campbell go. There
re already forty houses in Custer City, in the
Black bills, and sixty more are in process
+ construction. .....A mob recently stoned
he Protestant church in the plaza of San
Fernando in the city Of Mexico. The Profess
ants in Acapulco are rapidly increasing in
u,a,bers sinco tho assas sir, alton of AIR. nol,
rdson. The New Jersey House of Assembly
'assed the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
making total amount thus
ar appropriated for the Centennial pur-
oses of $4,000 ...... Samuel Boyd, United
tates deputy marshal, OF Brownsville, Texas,
nd Fl. NJ. Clarke, editor Of tho Democrat, had
friendly discussion, when the lie was passed,
nd after hasty words Clarke shot Boyd three
ines, killing him ...... There were 1900
eople present at the first Moody and Sankey
evival meeting in New York, and at least 6, OOO
lore who could not gain admittance.
The block in New York city bounded by
Grand, Crosby and Howard streets
as almost entirely consumed by fire. The
roadway buildings were some of the hand
omest in the city, and we're very costly.
business firms were burned out,
le best known Of whom are Lesher, Whitman
Co., trimmings Catlin, Brundrett & Co.,
oths and clothing. The widely-known Con-
mental Hotel was also completely demolished.
hree firemen were killed and number
ounded by falling walls. The entire loss
,oted up s3,0OO,0OO, OH which the insura ice
cached $2,O00,000. .....C. A. Marshen WAS
onvic.ed Of murder and sentenced to i'm
risonment for life, three years ago, at Bloom
lgton, Ind, but recently secured another
|, kup, he was taken out by masked mob,
nd shot and killed. Queen Victoria opened I
arliament in person, for the first time in
long while. Her speech, which was read
y the Lord Chancellor, was congratulatory
nd pacific. The Minnesota legislature re-
lsed to vote 1875, 900 for the Centennial. ....
ich gold mines have been discovered in the
IN Juan district Of Colorado
postal treaty has been signed by the rep
Of the United States and Japan,
5reeing that the rate Of letter postage shall
3 five cents between the7two countries, and !,
70 cents upon newspapers not exceeding two
lnces. The new arrangement will ccme into
,eration on the first Of April next ...... The
nglo-Egyptian bank Of Cairo has contracted
advance $4,000, 900 to Egypt ON the security
her crops, and also loan of $7O,OOO,0OO to "
Get the Egyptian floating debt and other =,
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