Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-06-24


Panama has asked his congress to contract for
the survey of a canal route across the isthmus
Of Darien, and it will probably be done. go.
A revolution has taken place in Bolivia and
Daza has been proclaimed president.
The Catholics Of Houtzdalo, Pa, assembled
for worehip in their new but unfinished edifice,
and crowded it so full that the gallery fell be-
meath the weight, killing the contractor of the
building and injuring thirty Of the congrega-
ton. Prince Milan of Servia has given in his
allegiance to Sultan Murad. go. Serious inun-
dations are reported throughout Switzerland,
attended with some loss Of life. eco. .Loousts
destroyed the cereal crops Of two provinces Of
Spain, and fifteen Thousand soldiers are en-
gagged in extirpating the pests. go. The Guate-
malian gunboat, Gen. Barreos, foundered of
their coast during gale and sixteen soldiers
we're d. owned. Patrick Quinlivan, a laborer
of Binghampton, N. Y, while laboring under
insanity, attacked his wife, and supposing he
hid murdered her, committed suicide by cut
ting his throat. The woman may recover -. l..
The Canadian herring fishery has been very
SUCCESSFUL the past season.
The canals OF New York have been thrown
open to Canadian boats on the same terms az
American craft. When the results of the
elections in Belgium, giving Catholic ma
jority in the council, were made known, i'm
mense crowds gathered before Catholic insti-
tutions in Antwerp and created much disturb
anco Many arrests we're made ...... The
Mexican insurgents have recently met with
many defeats at the hands Of the federals, and
their cause is losing the popular sympathy.
..... The Delaware Democratic convention
declared for Bayard. .... Maine Democrats in
convention indorse Tilden for the Presidency.
... Senator Anthony has been reelected by
the Rhode Island Legislature. ... Lightning
flames communicating to %, 0O0-barrel tank,
both were destroyed. The burning oil spread,
causing the destruction Of several cars and a
lot of lumber. Loss, s125,000.
The final competition for places on the
American rifle team resulted in the success Of
Farwell, Hyde, Weber, Dakin, Yale, Bruce,
Schaffer Fulton, Overbaugh, Anderson, Jewell
and Washburne. The Herzegovinian chiefs
having refused an armistice offered by the
Porte, Austria refuses to sustain them any
longer, and they will soon be out Of funds.
Connecticut's lower House has by large
VOTE passed law reducing the legal rate Of
interest from seven per cent. to six...... At
sale of shorthorn cattle in Toronto, Canada,
Hfty-four head were sold at good prices the
largest amount being $j2s 600 for the third
Airdrie Duchess. and the second Airdrie
Duchess bringing $4,000. Albert Crane, of
Kansas, purchased both y. =. Michael Downey,
Of Brooklyn, N. Y, while insane from drink,
shot mis- wife and then committed suicide.
The platform adopted by the Republican
national convention at Cincinnati sets forth as
follows: The Republican party has preserved
the government to the hundredth anniver-
sary; the great truth was spoken at its cradle,
these truths are cheerfully obeyed, and, If
needed, vigorously enforced, tho work Of the
Republican party is unfinished; the permanent
paci6cation Of tho Southern section Of the
Union, the complete protection Of all it's citi-
z ans in the FREQ enjoyment Of all their rights,
8 credly pledged; and we declare it to be the
solemn obligation Of the government to put
into exercise all their constitutional powers for
any just causes of decontent on the
part Of any classes, and securing to every
citizen comploto liberty and exact
equality in the exercise OF all civil, political
aud public rights. To this end we imperative
demand congress and chief executive whose
courage and fidelity to these duties shall not
falter until these results are placed beyond
dispute or recall. The platform declares that
all obligations Of the government must be paid
in coin; that the invariable rule for appoint
ments TO offic, should have reference to the
honesty, fidelity and capacity of appointees,
giving to the party in proper those places where
harmony and vigor of administration require
its policy to be representa-, but permitting al!
others to be filed by persons selected with sole
reference to Efficiency OF the public service
will hold all public officers to a rigid RESPONSE
biity, aud engage that the prosecution AMI
punishment Of all who betray official trusts
shall bs speedy, thorough and unsparing; de-
nand, an amendment to the Constitution Of
he United Stats forbidding the application
Of any public funds or property for the benefit
Of any school or institution under tectarian
control that the tariff should be 60 adjusted
IS to promote the interests Of American labor
md advance the prosperity of the whole
,ou ltry opposes further gifts OF public lands
10 railroads aud corporations calls fer treaties
With foreign governments to secure the pro-
ection OF immigrants; declares it the imme-
late duty of Congress to fully investigate tho
affect of the immigration and importation of
Mopgolians on the moral and material interests
If the country sets forth that the honest de-
hands of women for additional rights and
privileges and immunities should be treated
With respectful consideration declares that
Congress has the right to control the Terri
ories and abolish polygamy; declares that
Q pledges to tho soldiers must be fulfilled;
leprecates all sectional feeling, and regrets
hat the Democratic party counts as its chief
nope Of success upon the electoral vote of .
United South, secured through the efforts Of