Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-21

mere IS Dut llttio uOuot OF tue passage Of
the Centennial appropriation bill by the
House.
The official correspondence between the
United States and Spain will soon be pub
lished.
The democrats 10 the Iowa legislature
have nominated Shepherd Letter for United
States senator.
The republican convention for nomination
Of candidates for the presidency and vice.
presidency of the United States, is to be at
Cincinnati, on the l4th Of June next.
Dcxters dam died at Montgomery, Orange
county, N. Y, last week Of congestion Of
tho lungs. She was twenty'ssVen years old.
The Tredegar Iron Go. at Richmond
| Va, have failed Eve or six hundred en-
poyees are thrown out Of work.
A Montreal offender against public de-
cency was punished, the other day. with 80
strokes of the whip, we'll laid on, and it
made him crazy.
The New York Tribune has reduced sala.
ries to conform to the times, five per cent
on the lowest, and from that up to % per
cent on those over $4,000.
Eldridge Wheeler of Philadelphia has
succeeded in building an iron gun with a
steel lining, which in the opinion of ordnance
officers in the army and navy, is destined to
revolutonize the gun business all over tho
world.
1t is rumored that the fast mail trains,
about which there has been so much talk,
are to be discontinued.
The American Artisan Of New York has
discontinued publication, as it could not be
made to pay. The publishers returned to
subscribers and advertisers all the amounts
over paid on subscriptions and advertise
ments.
The wife Of ex.President Johnson died at
her daughters, Mrs Judge Patterson's last
Saturday night. '..a
Samuel NJ. Whaley of Brooklyn, N. Y,
was robbed of his watch and $40 in money
while passing through Water Street, in that
city, last Sunday. by two ruffians.
The Russell House at Old Church beach,
Me-, the Atlantic House, the Orchard Beach
House, together with the various outbuild-
ings attached to them, were burned last
Saturday morning. Loss about 5000 ;
partially insured. Iucendiary.
The Ancents and Honorabes of Boston
talk of going to the centennial in style,
chartering a 6rst-rate steamer, and living
on board while they stay.
The Boston society of civil engineers
have memOrialized Congress in favor Of FIX
ing date after which the metric system of
weights aud measures shall be the sole an
thorized public standard
One gentleman at Boston gave a check
for $4,000 as a contribution for emissions"
last Sunday, doubling his customary 500,
on account of the exceptionally hard times
L. w. Faircbid, a prominent citizen Of
Ogdcnsburg, N. Y, shot himself Monday
evening, to get rid Of financial embarrass =
ment. lie succeeded.
Gov Hartranft of Pennsylvania was inau.
guratod at Harrisburg, Tuesday, with i'm.
posing ceremonies. The procession of civil
and military organizations numbered $4,000
persons.
At Undertook, N. Y.ethe young people
had a New Y ears frolic, and among other
things solemnzed were two mock marriages,
but, alas, the marriages have proved to be
genuine, as the teacher employed to perform
the ceremony was clergyman. One pair
have decided to take it as it is, "for better
or worse" The other pair propose to get
divorced.
George A. Hawkins, once prosperous
merchant Of New York, with an income Of
half a million year, living in priucely style,
died. day or two ago, in Bellevue hospital,
= religious monomaniac, suicide and a
pauper
The workmen at the Brooklyn navy yard,
to-day, got the wages they ought to have
had to bay their New Years presents with.
But then, two weeks delay is little, as it
is too common matter, on tho government
side of the account.
While the funeral services were being
held over the remains of Mrs King at
Elizabeth, n. j.. Sunday, the floor gave
way, carrying the crowd to the ground, but,
there being no cellar to the house, no one
was injured, though many persons were ter.
ribly frightened. The coffin was tilted, but
caught and saved from falling to the ground.
Bull Run" Russell loses 500 900 through
the purchase of the Susz Canal by England
He had made an arrangement with the
Khedive to "writs up" Egypt for the
amount above stated After the latter had
made the sale of the canal he didn't care
care whether folks knew anything about
Egypt or not.
During the past year Syracuse, N. Y,
has had over 800 cases OF small pox, all
these cases having been treated since March.
No deaths have occurred of persons who
were vaccinated. At present the disease
has nearly disappeared.
The Maine centennial committee have
engaged 1900 feet of space for cloths from
the mills, three-fourths Of which will be
furnished by Lewiston, and will also exhibit
the mineral resources of the state.
The trial of Charles X. Lands for the
shooting of the late editor Carruth of Vine
land, N. j., has begun. The indictment
against him is for murder in the first degree,
New Jersey laws making 4 man liable to
such indictment if his victim dies within a
year and a day of receiving the wound, but it
is not expected he will be convicted, if con-
victed at all, Of anything more than man
slaughter. The defense will plead insanity,
excessive provocation in Carruth's repeated
newspaper attacks, and that it was not the
pistol wound but bad medical treatment
that really killed Carruth.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A great revival is in progress in Milford.
Whether it has reached the Blanchard fam
lily is not stated
A 500.pouud moose was killed at Stark,
last week, after hot chase and several
pitched battles.
The city farm of Keene is to be sold at
auction as it has not proved an economical
mode Ofproviding for the poor.
Eleazcr Wilson Of Concord il circulating
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