Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-24


The carriages fell on top Of one another and
were dashed to pieces. Owing to the yio-
lcnce Of the stream, none Of the passengers
could be saved All were either crushed to
death or drowned.
The Michigan state prison at jackson has
been selfsupporting since lS69.-Er.
Apparently they have capital way in
their state Of Furnishing criminals these hard
times.
A freight train on the Northwestern
railroad was thrown into the lake at Milwau-
kee, Saturday, by the giving way of the
trestle.work on the lako-front which supper
ted the track, and the engineer aud fireman
were killed.
In one of the New York police courts last
week collector was brought up on COM
plant of dlsorderly conduct in allowing his
wagon, labeled agency for the Collection OF
Debts" to stand 10 front Of gentleman's
door while he was transacting his business in
the house. The complainant did not deny
owing the debt collected, but the collector
was fined $40, and will probably take the
obnoxious sign off his vehicle.
The sad fate of poor Leonard Skies, who
died in the West Springfield, Mass, we'll, is
recalled by a story that comes from Fort
Madison, Ia AS Stephen Bohleyer was at
work in the bottom of veil, 35 feet deep,
last Wednesday afternoon, about two o'clock,
the walls caved in upon him. AS the walls
woro of stone and brick, nobody supposed
there was a possibility Of his having escaped
immediate death, and men at once began
digging for his body. They had got down
% feet after II hours work, when to every
body's surprise, the voice Of the imprisoned
man was heard This was oil that was nee.
essary to urge the men to redoubled exer-
tions, but it was not till a quarter past I
that the man was taken from the we'll
greatly exhausted, but conscious, after hay
ing been for over II hours under the debris
How life was sustained is mystery, as he
was, when discovered, in IN upright position,
with rocks aud bricks pressing against him
on all sides, and at least 80 feet Of earth
above him.
The storm reaching Western Mass, Mon
day evening, must be set down as the sever
est of this winter, aud the most extended o.
any for many years, reaching to both oceans
and from Canada to the Gulf, and passing
by hardly state in the Union. For SOM
ways below Mason & Dixons line the storm
took tho form of snow, and more than on,
southern city had as good sleighing, Mon
day, as Springfield has seen, this winter
Throughout Tennessee and North CarolinI
depth of 4 to 10 inches is reported, tn
latter at Memphis, where there was mucl
funny improvisation of seighs. Furthe
south, the storm was of rain and hail, ant
throughout the country, was accompanied
with a severe gale. Many of the southern
rivers are swollen to flood hight, and mucl
damage from freshets is already reported
The lower Mississippi is higher than at an.
time since the great food of 1871. Tn
northwest suburb of New Orleans is submeI
ged, including the fair grounds and Crcscen
! City rife park, and more than 90 miles G
the New Orleans and Mobile railroad ar
under water, entirely cutting off communica
ton between the two cities. Some loss Q
life is reported at New Orleans and point
on the river above.