Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-06-16
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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senators. They are Signori Artem, Pied.
emontese, and Massarani, Mllauese. There
are eleven Jews in the Chamber Of Deputies
The annual gathering Of Methodists at
Round Lake, near Saratoga Springs, is the
greatest meeting Of that denomination in all
this region. The next one begins June 22nd
and closes July Bird. Some OF the greatest
preachers and several bishops will be pres
ent.
The report that DR.. j. Q. Aver has been
taken to an insane asylum is incorrect.
Of the III young women in the Michi.
gan University, only four have taken the !
legal profession.
Christian X Ross, the father of the i'll. |
iatod Charley Ross, called at police head.
quarters at New York, Tuesday Of last week,
aud had long interview with Superinten-
dent Wallng in relation TO the fate Of bis
unfortunate son. Mr.. Ross has been eu-
gagged for several weeks in following up Ger.
tain so.caled clues to the whereabouts Of his
child, which proved to be false, but he is
still determined not to reinquish the search
until he receives positive evidence Of his
child's death.
George Sand. the well-known novelist,
dramatst aud social philosopher, died in
France the 9Th inst Her funeral took
place on Sunday, many prominent authors
being present.
When Admiral Porter was presented to
Dom Pedro, he said to him al had the
honor Of attending your wedding before you
did !" which was literally true. Donna Ter.
esa, the empress, is Neapoitan princess
and was married to Dom Pedro by proxy in
Naples. Admiral Porter, then young Off
cer who was with the United States feet in
the Bay Of Naples was present at the mar
riage, and was also on one Of our vessels which
formed part of the escort of the bride out Of
the harbor. His vessel was on its way to
Rio Janeiro at the time, and reached the
Brazilian capital in time for Admiral Porter
to witness the actual marriage Of Dom
Pedro.
\ boy playing about tho United States
mint in San Francisco, recently, found a
brick of gold worth about $4,000, which
had been thrown out with the ashes and Gin.
dery. When found it was too hot to be held
10 the naked hand The officer of the mint
mado several fruitless attempts to regain the
precious brick, but the childs mother IN.
formed them that she had pat it where it
would DO safe, aud that if they recovered it
they must do so through due process of law.
A New York paper says that the daily
accounts Of Messrs. A. T. Stewart Il Co. fire.
( quently foot up from 100000 to 81 100000
and the daily mails include one thousand
letters.
The liquor drinkers Of the state of New
! York, it is estimated, annually pour down
their threats upward Of Sl06, 100000.
The gypsies at their annual convention
held at Joliet, ILL.,, had their routes of travel
laid out for them by the chief, and each
band win follow that route for the year.
The New York Express says; MRS.
Theodore Tilton has been giving music les
sons during the past winter, supporting her.
self and mother. More recently, her pupils
/ having gone into the country, it is under.
. stood that she has been sewing for various
r Brooklyn families"
7 All should be on the look -out for the
counterfeit bills recently issued large num-
= bers OF which are in circulation. The banks
: and denominations are as follows $50 bills
: bills ON the Farmers and Manufacturers
bank of Poughkeepse F; So bills on the First
$ National bank of Chicago, First National
7 bank of Paxton, ILL.,, First National bank
D of Canton, ILL.,. First National bank of Poo.
{ ria, Ill., First National bank of Aurora, ILL.,,
D First National bank Of Galena, ILL.,. National
Q bank Of Northampton, Mass, Hampden
( bank Of West6eld Mass. Mechanics Ma.
tonal bank OF New Bedford, Mass, Trad.
ers' National bank Of Chicago, H., and the
= First National bank of Louisville, Ky.
g The receipts Of the government for the
Q fiscal year (June estimated) are $3.50, 257, :.
A 3S7, and the expenditures 1858, l3S,S53.
c The Church of the Disciples in New York
: Rev. George ii. Hepworth's church. wa,
}, sold by auction on Thursday of last week
n under court decree in foreclosure. The
, price was 1000 more than the amount oil
}, the first mortgage, (SlO0,O00) with eigh
g months unpaid interest.
The newspaper correspondents who accom-
!, panied the Prince of Wales on his Indian
d Journey have been made very proud by re
c ceiving from the prince small gold medal
which they are wearing on their watch chains
= A bill has passed the Texas senate, aud i,
y expected to pass the house. which declare:
that no man can act as jurymau in that
state who cannot read aud write the English
language,
A gaming tragedy is reported from
n Monaco. A Russian count, having ruined
e himself at roulette, put an end to his life by
r jumping over n precipice near the town
g lie is said to have lost 100000 in two days
: The potato bug is becoming numerous il
b the Mohawk Valley, and the farmers say
y that it is more than 4 mere jest to asser
3. that they pitch themselves on the hill and
Q wait for the sprouts to show themselves.
England is victualng Gibraltar for gar.
u rison Of 1000 men and in other ways seem,
/" to be making preparations for war.
:, Lieut.. Cameron, in his recent travels il
= central Africa, came TO country where thu
% iron trade was in n aourishing condition
there being many iouRdries where they fire.
y quently got $50 pounds to 200 pounds o.
r. metal single smelling. Here he had
!, seen pieces Of iron worked simply by the
- hammer, and nodded into various shapes
! including the human FORM as completely a.
If manipulated by the most skillful English
artisan.
o A family of eight negroes was poisoned
"a to death in Lonoir, N. O., by stryohnin,
3 which farmer had put into pork. lie haC
!. lost meat several times, aud took that way
q furnishing the thieves.
D, Only 81 300 could be obtained for the
l. Old South church, Boston, at its sale b.
auction last week Thursday.
g George Il. Lord, a former member of tn,
10 New York assembly from Rochester anC
= son of ex-senator Jarvis Lord, was on Sat
IT urday convicted at Buffalo of bribery, il