Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-08-04

to end, the belt would reach 9l,437 miles
beyond the moon. Moonshine is the natural
terminus OF a greenback theory.
Mr.. Sanford, the American, has proposed
q match between his horse, "Preakness,"
which came 50 near winning the Goodwood
lEngland) cup, on Thursday, and Prince
Soltzkof's "New Holland" the winner, on
the same terms as those upon which the
Goodwood cup was run for, except weights,
which are to be 2S pounds greater.
Another case Of poisoning from using
Chicago canned corned beef is announced a
family of seven persons being all but killed
by eating it. As the poison is not in the
beet, We must conclude that it comes from
the bad manner 10 which the beef is put up.
The business ought TO be put down, unless il
can be reformed"
A maniac got possession of locomotive
at Saratoga aud with a knife threatened TO
kill anybody who iuterfered with him. A
messenger was sent for help, and in the
mean time blocks Of wood were fastened on
the rails, 50 that, should the maniac persist
in his intention to "rije to the moon" the
locomotive would be thrown off the track.
lie was finally captured after hard strug-
gle.
1t is presumable that Halifax is not often
visited by circus troupos, for yesterday the
clerks in the Bank Of Nova Scotia "locked
up the shop" aud went away to soc a circus
cavaloade. While absent an enterprising
thief secured admission to the bank aud dc.
campod with sl7 200 10 bank notes. Clerks
| in Al
lowed their curiosity TO run away with reason,
and the Treasury is out 500, beside val.
liable papers.
james Lick, the eccentric millionaire Of
San Francisco, has been sued for n doctors
bill OF $4,000. The attendance ran for %
years. and amounted to BOIL visits, and as
many prescriptions carefully compounded
at all hours Of the day and night" Lick
moved in court for a more detailed bill Of
particulars, but the judge conceded the diff.
Guilty Of professional man designating in
detail every service that was rendered, aud
declined to grant the motion. The case will
now 60 on on its merits.
Owing to the great number Of single young
women emigrating TO America, there is a
dearth Of domestic servants 10 Euglsnd,
especially in the North. No sooner does it
become known that decent cook or house.
! maid is likely to be at liberty
than there is regular hue aud cry after
her. Wages have risen to such q pitch that
people with moderate means are feeling the
pinch severely. Mattresses are afraid to say
a word in their own kitchens. The other
day. cook, worth EGO year, gave warning
because the family ventured to invite two or
three friends to dinner.
, The streets of Paris are noted for their
cleanliness, being regularly swept every day
The work commences at three O'Clock 10 the
morning in order that it may be finished be.
, fore the daily traffic begins, and thousand
Of men and women are employed. They
, muster in brigades at certain points IN each
district and are divided into gangs, each OF
which has its stated task to perform. In
addition to the force of hand swoepers there
are forty machines in use, each with a horse
, and driver 10 the wake Of the sweepers
follow closely the chifoniers or rag-pickers,
who explore the heaps Of roadside rubbish
for stray rags or other articles which they
can perchance turn 10 account. Notwith.
the sweepers are stated to be in the main q
I, steady aud thrifty class.
n The coroner's inquest over the victims al
1 Hamburg closed, yesterday, and the verdict
0 was published, to-day 1t charges Gen. NJ
g. Butler, Col A. z. Butler, DR.. Pierce
: Butler, Rev. T. Meoling, aud SO other citi-
gems OF Aiken and Edge6eld counties, and 30
Georgians with the murder. Warrants OF
: arrest for all the persons charged with the
+ crime are now in the hands Of the sheriff oil
= Aiken county. The South Carolinians are
! said to intend to surrender to the sheriff with
: out delay. Gov. Chamberlain will imme
. diately issue acquisitions upon the gov
ernor Of Georgia for all persons charged BY
: the verdict in that state. Attorney. General
4 Stone is in Aiken, by direction of the gov
! eruor, to take charge of the prosecutions. The
evidence is said to be far more damaging
than heretofore beleved.-S. Republican.
The Providence Journal discovers that sc
. years ago, there was a summer very much
= hotter and very much dryer than the present
one. From April until the middle Of Angus
there was no rain to wet the ground below
the surface, but when it did come 1t was lik,
.. that in the time Of Noah, although it did not
last as long. The Newport Mercury of Au.
D gust 10. 1896, says: The storm commenced
4 on Thursday evening, and, on Friday nigh
and Saturday morning, the rain fell in tor
rents for nearly 10 hours, accompanied by
continuous and constant roar Of thunder aud
the most vivid Lightning. The quantity Of
rain which fell in Boston from Thursday
evening to Friday morning was about six
; and half inches only. In Salem, eight and
seven.tenths iuches had fallen at 2 O'Clock
= p. M, on Monday aud the quantity that fell
: in New Bedford the same period, was nearly
/ inches" 1t is probable they had no rain
y gauges at Newport, Il, l., at that time; bu
: Mr.. Zenas l.. Hammond, respectable cit
izen of the town, was willing TO affirm upon
{, the testimony of -four barrel that stood on
a an open lot that the quantity Of rain which
:. fell there was 30 inches.
n The proposition to give President Grant O
l. pension for life has become a subject Of dis
IS cusson among congressman, and it looks as
j. if the effort to that end might be made next
d winter. Members Of the house arc talking
D. the matter over, and some Of the democrats
j. are said 10 regard il favorably. II has beer
IS suggested that Grant might be given somC
;, honorable position, such as the presidency Of
d the Smithsonian institution, aud DO author
ICED to receive salary of $4,000 a year
/. for the remainder of his life. Nobody seems
n to think that it IL possible to place Grant in
rs command Of the whole or any part Of the
D. army again. 1t is thought that he should
4, be given some position whore he would have
d neither labor nor responsibility tho posi-
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,r be paid him that he should not be nom
r. inal pensiouer upon tho government, though
r. he would be actually pensoner. 1t is rep
a resented to members that the president il
80 poor, that the money that has been given