Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-10


few years ago put some shad fry into a river
flowing into Lake Ontario, he advertised that
he would pay S25 for the FIRST one taken
from the lake weighing not less than two
and one.half pounds. A lucky fisherman
living at Sedus Point N. Y, clught shad
in the Lake a few days ago weighing four
pounds, and has forwarded it to Mr.. Green
along with the properafida Wits.
The people who are wagering their money
on the chance that either MIR. TIlden or Mr..
Hayes will be inaugurated President Of the
United States on the fourth Of next March
should revise their bets. The fourth Of
March will fall on Sunday, aud as was the
case with President Washington in 1893,
with President Monroe 10 1921, aud with
Tyler in 1859, the next President will be
inaugurated on the following Monday, the
fifth of March.
Lord Carnarvon advises the Canadian au-
thorities, who have Detroit murderer in
hand, that extradition is soon likely to be
temporarily resumed, but Mr.. Fish, as usual,
says that no correspondence on the subject
has passed. The fellows over there seem to
be having good deal ofnogotiation to them.
selves, this being the second time similar of.
fetal limitations from the other side have
been denied on this side.
-Four years ago, the presidential vote
reached about six aud n half millions, Of
which Grant received 3 597 ,070 representing
800 electoral votes; Greeley, 2,S34,070,
representing GO electoral votes O'Conor,
straight democrat, aud Black, prohbitory,
few thousands, representing no electoral
votes Grants popular majority over Gree
ley. 762,99l Grants electoral majority,
234.
The English Anti.Tobacco Society and
Aut.Narcotic League, at its recent meeting
in Manchester, pointed out as the "three
great evils weighing on the world and civ.
ilized society" C) The use OF tobacco for
smokng (2) the use of alcohol for drinking
(3) the eating Of dead animals or flesh eating.
A colored barber named Thompson, who
lives IN Independence, Mo-, met with very
singular accident while chastising his son,
He raised his arm to strike the boy on the
back, aud while the blow was descending the
boy lodged, and the upllted hand came
down with all its force on the lads skull.
The blow was given with such force that
the mau's forearm was fractured The boys
head showed no signs Of the punishment.
Spare the rod and save the elbow
Mary Brown, South Washington alley
ranger aud kleptomauiac, with skin the color
her name indicates, was caught last week
shoplltting in Alexandria, and the magistrate
sentenced her to receive thirty lashes at the
whipping post. The officer whose duty it is
to carry the sentence into effect administered
twenty Of the lashes and turned her loose, d-
recting her to come back to the city on the
10th to receive the remaining ten lashes.
Mrs. Huntoon a sister of the Eddy broth
ers, was caught while persouating a spirit at
Webster, Mass, last Saturday. A lady in
the circle requested the presence of her de-
ceased mother. When tho spirit hands be-
gan futtcring about she inquired, Are you
my. dear mother p Yes" was the answer,
81 am your dear mother" Thcreupon the
lady clutchcd the hands and held gu to her
dear mother" as being too good thing to
lose The lights were turned on, and the
dear mother was found to be, as suspected,
Mrs. Huntoon.
Henry Isop McIvar, native of Eln.
burgh, is leader in the Servian army. He
has fought on four continents in twenty
years, aud almost always GU the side Of the
smallest numbers. He gained a medal in
the Indian mutiny, fought under Garibaldi
in 1859, under Lee in 1861, for the Next
cans after the rebellion, with little indian
skirmishing in Texas. He was in the Gre
tan rebellion, served in Greece against the
brlgands, was in the patriot army in Cuba
for while, and then had cavalry command
in Egypt. He fought in France under
FaidherOe against the Germans. turncd up
in Paris as Communist, went to Herzegovina
as correspondent of London paper, and is
now a leader of Servian irregulars,
Football is a more dangerous game than
either cricket or baseball 1t has never
been popular field sport in America, al.
though Of late years it has been introduced
at the College Of New.J ersey, Yale, Brown,
and many other colleges. la England the
extreme violence with which it is played Of
ten leads to fatal results. Ga Oct. n, dur.
ing match between two clubs at Stockport,
one OF the players kicked off after half. time,
and rushing after the ball ran against one o
the players and fell to the ground. He
sprang to his feet and declared that he was
uninjured, but pluck cond not save him
He died within IS hours from internal in
juries.
A menagere was sold at auction in San
Francisco ten days ago. A laughing hyena
brought IS, and big elephant 81, 600
The auctioneer made great hit with the
parrot. snow, gents, here is one Of thu
finest parrots on American Continent swears
like Barbary. Coast pirate, knows the whole
first Testament and can sing the Tra.la- LOT
like Jenny Lind, how much'm-oiferedf ri
five cents guess you don't know whaty'
buyin', gents, ten do | hear it he talks bet,
tern some OF your Congressman two bits
'moffered why gents he knows Tennysou al
by heart audit outswear any man in the
crowd Just the thing for the children monty
two bits bid" Here he stopped to TAX
breath and look reproachtully upon the crowd
The accomplished bird was finally knocked
down to a Methodist preacher who came il
just in time to hear that the parrot coulC
sing oil of Watts's hymns. The old gentle
man started out highly elated with his prize
but when the disreputable bird told him t
to pull down his vest aud go to-not l.
heaven-he went back to the auctionee
and wanted to swap for camel or some,
thing that didn't talk.
TmE ORIGINAL Man WHO "llELD TIL
FoRT," and furnished the foundation TO
Sankey's little song, which the religious peo
pie sing aud .irreigIous people whistle, wa
Gen. John NJ. Corse of Chicago. 1t wa
the last year of the war, when Sherman wa
at Atlanta, preparing for the famous marcel
the sea. Allatoona Pass was gap il
the mountains Of great strategic Importance
Its possession was indispensable to Sherman
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