Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-01-08
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Iss.. Of Isssrss, IRE. H..s a.a Abroad

CU41AWI VI NEWDs
lss.s 81 Interest IRE. Hs.s asa Asrsad.
The committee appointed TO examine the
distress Of Cape Breton report 1856 persons
requiring assistance In the various mining dis
tricts. 80. The freight rates west Of Phils-
delphia have been reduced nearly afty per
cont. 80. The United States supreme court at
st. Paul, Mimi, has given . verdict for the
Green bay and Minnesota railway company
for tS5. 900, with interest, against tho town Of
winona, which hsd subscribed that amount In
favor Of the company, and then would not
pay on tho ground that the railway company
had not compiled with the agreement. 800,
Anarchy prevails throughout Sonora, Mexico,
the bandits being under command OF Cruz
Lopez. .,. Tho Khedive 10 negotiating for
tho sale Of Egypts founders' shares in the
Huez canal. The government Of Great Britain
and NJ. do Lesseps, representing combination
Of French capital, arc the bidders. Tho latter
has offered %, 900 for the shares. :. The
Prince of Wales had . magnificent reception
at Calcutta. -, Tho destitute workmen Of
Montreal, Can, have had work provided by
the city, for which they will receive seven
cents an hour. E. The Russians have sue
ceeded in suppressing the instruction in
Asia go. The earthquake was distinctly felt
over most Of Virginia. The grand jury
of tho Louisville city court have returned ten
indictments against various persons for betting
ON the late election. Among them are two
-, nv, hal - thu nOv,vr,o,, Coupcil
A difficulty having occurred ct Freetown,
opposite New Orleans, between some whites
and colored men, resulted In the shooting of
three white men by negroes o. they were
drinking 1t bar ...... Thel Journals review
Of the shipping interests Of Maine gives the
tonnage built in 1875 at 75,O60.45, against 1884,
54s "A last year, decrease Of Al, 4S8,29. .....
A tornado visited the Bsrmudas, destroying
comfortable property and . few lives $50.
VIM. II. butcher walked the distance of one
hundred and Hfty miles in thirty-six hours In
Hartford, Conn. .... The royal palace at Bar
oelona, Spain, WAS entirely destroyed by fire.
..... The business portion Of Avon, N. Y,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, go, 900. .Infor-
nation has been received that the disorders
in northern Khokand will soon be made the
occasion by Russia for the annexation of the
remainder Of the country.
Christmas festivities were being celebrated
in the schoolhouse in the village OF Hellikon,
Canton of Asrgau, Switzerland, when the
flooring gave way. Eighty persons we're killed,
and fifty more or less wounded. . "A coroner's
jury at Westerley, r. l.. in the case Of q child
who was killed by the kicks Of drunken
father while in its mothers arms have re-
turned verdict "Thst the person from whom
the father purchased the liquor which made
him drunk is guilty Of murder" Tho father,
Philip Gallagher, was held in $1,000 bail to
answer before the supreme court. ... The
statue Of Napo con has been replaced upon
the Column vendome, at Paris, without any
ceremony. 49,. Ex-Queen Isabella Of Spain is
III Of the measles.. The loss by the burning
Of tho Hudson river sugar refinery at Hast
lng-, N. Y, was over 5000, O0O -. While
were repairing the tunnel on the
Eastern Kentucky railroad, near Riverton, KY,
a ma 's of rock weighing several tons fell, in
stantly killing J. W. Bauer, roadmaster, and
Robert Allen and Jack Thompson, sectionmen.
A night express train on the Vermont Gen.
trail ran Off the track at Middlesex, and threw
several cars down ten-foot embaukment, in.
juring nine Of the passengers ...... The CON-
mission to examine Canal Auditor Thayer, of
New York, recommended his removal, and Gov.
Tilden Immediately did 80. go. Intelligence
has just been received from the Philippine
Islands giving the details Of dreadful hurri-
,ane which occurred there on November 30.
The storm was particularly severe in the pro-
1inces Of Albay and Camarines, which form
he southwestern part Of the island Of Luzon.
Two hundred and fifty lives we're lost end
!, 800 dwelling houses destroyed. Many cattle
,erished, and the crops in all directions were
ruined .... The British now hold all the i'm
oortant positions in Malacca. The Maharajah
Leila has fled and taken refuge in Sismese ter
.itory. The British power is supreme at
'erak, only the murderers Of Mr.. Birch, the
esident, being in arms..... The New York
'ity board of superintendent have agreed upon
ho financial budget for 1876. The estimates
mount to 1874, $685. 295. Ga. Francis d. Moul-
on has sued Mr.. Beecher for $50, 900 Tor mali |
ious prosecution. e. Nearly the whole of
he business part of Jasper, Fla, has been
burned. ..... The fall cod fishery at Cape
Breton has been successful. ... L. L. Pierson,
Republican member of the Legislature from |
La, was shot and instantly |
ulled by Mr.. Cosgrove, the editor Of the Vim
Lc0tor. Abuse Of Pierson by Cosgrove in his
'aper caused the fight.
Charles Hemmerle, of Cincinnati, committed |
uicide. His wife was accidentally killed three ]
months ago, and after burial some resurrec-
ionists were captured with the body in their
possession. This event had preyed upon
Iemmerle's mind ..... Armed bodies Of men
aving driven a United States deputy marshal
rom his labors in Mississippi, the general
overnment was called upon to support him
nth military aid which request was granted.
80. The commissioner Of patents has award
d the patent OF the fire and burglar alarm now
, general use in large Cities to Mr.. Watkins,
I New York city. Watkins right wa, strongly
ontested. 49,. The shipments Of butter from
t. Adams, Vt, for 1875 aggregate 81, 1853 tubs,
r about 2,59S, $50 pounds. They are less than
hose of last year by 1910 tubs, or about two
undred Thousand pounds. 80. The United
ia es has sent an official note to foreign
overs OIL the subject Of Intervention in
,,ho Tho Rritish admiralty has ias,1ed