Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

New York city Wednesday, and three Thurs.
day.
The Indians in their fight with Custer
stripped all the bodies save that Of news.
paper correspondent.
BY an explosion of fre.damp in q coliery
near Metz, Germany, AZ persons were killed
and AZ seriously injured.
There is report in Washington III at John
Morissey contemplates starting Democratic
newspaper there, on a capital of 100000.
A heavy battle was fought at Rachka,
Turkey, recently The Servians were sue
cessful, ca pturing the town and driving off
the Turks.
Secretary Chandler has just discovered that
the interior department was robbed of be-
tween FIVE aud six millions of dollars during
the Buchanan administration.
The buildings at Castle Garden, the ono
famous resort for New Workers, aud the
place where Jennie Lind first sang in Ameri.
ca, were destroyed by fire Sunday evening.
The principal English journals without
noticed exception, expressed their good will
andskindest wishes to America and her Gov
eminent on the occasion of the celebration Of
her centennial
AT Troy, N. " the firing Of cannon on
the night Of July 3D. deafened the horses Of
the Trojan Hooks Company and now when
fire alarm is sounded they have to be led
to their places.
The deepest Atlantic soundings ever made
were about ninety miles north Of the Island
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sure was 80 great at this immense depth that
the bulbs Of the thermometer, nuGo to stand
pressure Of three tons, broke.
Within a day or two there has been
fighting between the whites and blacks at
Hamburg, s. g., caused by cslored military
corps attempting to prevent two white citizens
from getting to their homes. The blacks
we're defeated and the prisoners massacred
The new postal regulations restore the
postage on all transient newspapers, books,
magazines, and all printed matter except un-
sealed circulars, to the old rate of one cent
for every two ounces, while merchandise and
unsealed circulars remain at present rates.
A young French Canadian has really
accomplished the feat Of walking on the wa
ter. lie has a pair Of very large, canoe
shaped shoes, which bear him up AVID enable
him to keep his balance. lie recently
walked about mile on the Ottowa river.
Colorado is a state, having adopted new
Constitution in accordance with the enabling
act OF Congress. She will vote for President,
aud will have q member aud two Senators in
the next congress. The vote in favor of be-
coming State was about three to one, the
whole vote being nearly 10000.
The Turks have destroyed about 100
Bulgarian towns and massacrod in cold blood ,
with the most horrible atrocity, about 49,
900 helpless men, women and children TIE
plumber Of the towns they appropriated, aud
the Christian girls between 2 and 90 years
Of age they carried off as slaves.
\ terrific tornado passed over Iowa last
Monday evening. The village of Rochdale
was nearly all washed away and ~ persons
were drowned. The damage to property at
Port Madison is estimated at 5000 900.
At So. Burlington several persons were
killed aud % buildings were riddIed. The
storm was vEg brief.
y young scallywag in Cambridge, Mass,
day or two since entered hakeshop and
demanded cakes without coppers. The de-
mand was refused, when the young Desperate
deliberately attempted to shoot the baker,
firing pistol ball in close proximity to his
head. For this the boy received the mild
sentence Of s. aud costs.
ln its present stage, the war 10 Europe
is the fight Of four small nominaly Christian
States-Servia, Bosnia, Montenegro and
Herzegovna-to gain their independence
and to be free from all further political con.
uection with the corrupt aud rotten Ottoman
Empire. The united population OF these
small States is about three millions of people,
or about what the population of our own
country was whea the thirteen colonies one
hundred years ago began their memorable
struggle.
The United States Centennial Commission
voted 30 to 10 last Friday to keep the
Exhibition closed on Sunday. The vote
was as follows: In fav,r Of opening on Sun
day-The Commissioners from Alabama,
Arkansas California, Dakota, Georgia, Ida.
no, Missouri Oregon, South Carolina. and
Washington Territory. Against opening
The Commissioners from Arizona, Colora-
do, Connecticut, District Of Columbia Fori.
da, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas Louisi.
ana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Mississippi Nebraska, Neva-
da, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, West Virginia Wisconsin aud
Wyoming.
The authorities of St. Domingo have
insultcd the American flag, and the United
States government is appealed to to avenge
the outrage. 1t occurred about week ago,
on the arrival at St Domingo of the steamer
Tybee from Cape Haytion with ex-Ministcr
Of war Villaneuva, formerly of Dominica
under Gonzales, on board, having taken
passage under a properly vised passport.
A party Of soldiers, under the orders of the
military governor of st Domingo, planted
cannon on the wharf within 60 feet of the
steamer, then went on board, notwithstanding
the United States consul placed the American
flag across the gangway and in the name of
the United States protested against the out.
rage, and torcibly took Vilaneuva away
He was probably shot. The details of
the outrage reached Secretary Fish, Satur.
day from Consul Jones.
The death Of Gen, Santa Anna will revive
the memories Of the Mexican war This
general has outliVed nearly all the American
generals who fought against him-Taylor,
Wool, Scott, Kcarney and Worth. Aud he
has outlived almost score Of revolutions in
Mexico, in many OF which he has had a
hand or has been an adviser. For many
years he was an exile, but breathed his last
on the soil Of Mexico, and he was probably
the best general the Mexicans ever had !,
Five times he was president Of the Mexican
republic which he hoped to found. On his
return 10 Mexico after the fall of Macmillan
he attempted to inaugurate revolution and
was captured and sentenced to be shot, but
his sentence was committed. A wooden leg