Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-03

There were but hve deaths from yellow
fever in Savannah, on the Goth and three
on the 2lst. On the Oath, FIVE; and on the
2Dth, two. The Georgian city may be con-
sidered free from the disease.
Thomas Ellis, paying teller of the New
York Park National Bank, "A most respect
able mar, has run away, after having made
away with $4,000 Of the banks money
lie was story.teller, aud he aud the tin
have passed away like tales that are told.
A conspiracy to assassinate some of the
most prominent members Of the Turkish Min
istry has been detected. 1t was engineered
by priests, aud tho chief plotters have been
sentenced 70 Punishment, when they should
have boon bow-strung.
Six Boston insurance offices are in for
land out of 5000, 900, on account Of the
late crushing calamity that befel five Of New
Bedfords whaling ships in those "thrilling
regions Of thick.ribbed ice" that help make
up the Arctic world.
A trunk said to have been loaded with
dynamite exploded on the baggage car of
Philadelphia ktrain, Friday, completely de.
stroying the trunk, setting fire to others and
destroying about $500 worth of baggage.
The remains of an intricate clock-like ma
chine were found in the ruins.
Famine threatens some of British India,
the crops failing in part of the Presidency Of
Bombay but as Calcutta has exported 120,-
900 tons of wheat, this year, chiefly Of Pun.
jaub growth, there need be no cases of death
from want OF food, if the government should
do its duty, as we presume it will.
In Tazewel county, Va, in fifteen days,
one family lost six chidren-all they had
with diphtheria, and four of them were
buried in one grave. Another man lost his
entire family, wife and children. Diphtheria
is also prevailing to an alarming extent at
Hazlehurst (MisSissippi) and vicinity. A
great many children have already died, and
10 some instances as many as five or six in
the same family.
DR.. |. L. Hayes, the arctic explorer, pub
fishes letter, in which he characterizes the
arctic expedition Of Capt. Mares as failure
that reflects seriously On the bravery and Gu
terprise of the party. He believes, in spite
Of the captains statement, that there is a
navgable polar sea, denies the report that
the ice is so feet thick up there, and asserts
that this expedition, with two steamers and
provisions for two years longer than the time
it was gone, acco mplished hardly more than
he did with his little schooner in 1861.
One hundred years ago there were in the
thirteen American colonies, twenty-nin pub
lie libraries, containing altogether 45,623
volumes; to-day there are in the United
States 1862, with l2,276.96 volumes, be-
sides 100000 pamphlets. This does not
include the libraries Of churches and common
and Sunday-schools, which contained alto
gether, according to the census Of 1870, about
ten million Misunderstanding an aggregate
of over twenty-five million volumes.
Capt. Drummond, of Palmyra, in passing
through his garden, noticed a very large and
handsome spider with green body, having
yellow spots on the back. The animal had
spun some five or six webs from the top Of
one tall weed to another. The Captain put
out his hand against the web, and found il
resisted the pressure as horse hair would
He took the webs to the house and twisted
them together, and they made a cord as
strong or stronger than silk. His little
daughter sewed button on his shirt cuff
with it, which seems to be firmly and securely
fastened.
The annual report of the Commissioner Of
Pensions shows that the total number Of pen
sioncrs on the roll, June 80, was 234, S2l,
or 1854 less than the year previous. The
roll Of army invalid pensioners was increased
by 1912 names and numbered 100, AIS. The
number of widows aud minor children or
the roll has decreased 3.7lS, leaving l04,'
SS5 names The total survivors Of the wal
Of 1912 we're 1883, showing that 1863
have died during the year. The total amount
paid for pensions is $685. 500, leaving a
balance of about S 5000 not drawn from
the appropriations.
The Czarowtch Of Russia, who rs about
! 10 visit Vienna, Berlin, and London TO en-
deavor TO secure unanimous action OF the
great powers 10 the the Eastern problem, be
longs to the warike "Old Russia" party, in
stead of the ternaldevelopment party fay
ored by the Car The German influence,
at the Russian court are regarded by him
with dislike aud dis.favor. lie is far being
| friendly with his cousins, the Prussian Prin
ces and during the late war was frankly
outspokcn partisan of France, while his fathe
was we'll known to have sympathized with
the Germans.
Gen. Sherman denies that the war depart
meut has received reports from Gen. Ruger
that the body of troops in South Carolina il
larger than necessary. lie says that he ha,
great confidence in Gen. Ruger, who is
discreet officer and will not do anything
which will provoke bad blood. Gen. Sher
man also desires it to be understood that tn
army is now in the southern states, not Il
| protect one class more than another, but b
see that the law is respected and violenc
suppressed, Every man is to be allowed t
vote as he pleases, without fear or intimida
ton, and the army will only interfere wher
the peace is to be preserved.