Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-13


Russia promises Roumania absolute indie
pendonce if she will allow the march of |
Russians through her territory.
Arrangements for conference of the
powers are progressing IN Vienna. Russia
objects to the representation Of Turkey
A new wharf, with -four and rice mills,
at Rotherhithe, England, was burned on
Saturday. Loss 100000.
Gov Chamberlain Of South Carolina has
issued proclamation ordering the disband.
ing Of the rifle clubs in that state
At Beaver, Utah, Saturday, an argument
was made for a new trial in the case Of John
d. Lee. A decision is expected Monday.
A man named Melbourne, cook in one
Of the restaurants in the Centennial grounds,
was arrested and had n hearing Saturday on
the charge of assauting aud cutting Mr..
Shaw of the Boston Herald. He was bound
over for a further hearing
-Four more games of base ball will finish
the season for the national league, and there
remains until Nov. 30, in which to play the
games. The lIartfords aud st. Louis have
each game with the Clncinuats, aud the
former have two games with the Bostons.
Count Moltke, chief of the general staff
in the German army, will be IS years old
on the 26th inst. Should he he compelled
by old age to resign his post he will be sue
ceeded by Gen. BIumeuthal chief fot the
Prussian staff, who is 66 years old and a
great strategist
The large ferry boat Pacific on the At
lantic street (Brooklyn) ferry was, Saturday,
very nearly sunk by heavy propelled tug
smashing into her at nearly full speel. A
bootback was quite seriously injured and
one or two others bruised at least two
dozen women tainted. About 200 people
were on board. 1t was narrow escape
from fearful disaster Both vessels were
towed into dry docks to prevent sinking.
The Amazon river is navigable for 5000
miles by vessels Of large size. 1t has four
tributaries, which are united by a network
Of natural canals. Two thousand miles from
its mouth its channel has depth of three
fathoms, and for 1900 miles there occurs no
fall to interfere with the smooth passage Of
shipping.
The Twin Mountain House caught fire
from defective chimney on the night Of
the 9th inst, and was only saved from de-
struction by the greatest exertion. 1t caught
in the reading room, and burned through
the roof before it could be oxtnguished
Loss on building and furniture from four to
| five thousand dollars. 1t will be put in
thorough repair before another summer.
The largest shoe mandatory on the Pacif.
ic coast has lately discharged all its Chinese
help, and employed 800 men, women and
boys, finding them more profitable. That is
the true way to settle the Chinese problem.
When the cheap white labor is ready to
takes its place and drive it out by superior
intelligence and prodtableuess, the question
soon settles itself.
Prof. Huxley was most pleasantly treated
during his recent visit to this country. The
railroad presidents gave him paace.car
journeys without price, and for each Of his
three lectures at Chckering Hall he re-
ceived 81 600. He was also offered but de-
clinod, $500, for his address at the opening
of the John Hopkins University. He car
ried back to England as the result Of his
few weeks visit the agreeable sum of $4,000.
The Sound pilots seem to agree that the
navigation Of He'll Gate is worse than ever.
1t is not to be hastily presumed, however,
that Gen. Newton will be required to replace
the valuable reef which he has so careessy
injured but merely that he will have to 90
on with the work, tearing out Flood rock,
the debris Of the recent explosion, and some
other instructions which now play the mis-
chief with the tides.
1t seems to be well-established fact that
the last three or four years have witnessed
return Of the Jews to Palestine from every
quarter of the globe. The number going
from Russia is entirely unprecedented. The
Hebrew population Of Jerusalem is more
than double what it was ten years ago aud
the movement is going on rapidly. Most of
the city property is now in the hands of
Jews, who have gone there from other coun.
tries, and in few years time they will
probably be the owners Of the whole city
1t is proposed to conclude the state day
observances at the Centennial grounds, with
u reunion of all the governors of the state.
and territories, on the 10th of November
or upon later day, at which the outgoing
and incoming presidents Of the United States
will be present. Arrangements are in con-
temptation for combining the state day Of
Virginia with that OF Maryland, on the 10Th
instant, the day Of the grand national
tournament. Accommodations for seating
100000 persons will be provided,
The Corlss engine on exhibition in Ma
chnery Hail. at the Philadelphia Exposition
has been the wonder Of many thousands, who
have had the impression that it is the lar
gest steam engine in the world, or at leas
the most powerful Of stationary engines. Il
is rated at 400 horse power aud this is on
ly one-haf the power claimed fer the steam
ers Providence and Bristol, while the engine
OF the Wamsutta mills in New Bedford
similar in construction to the Coriss, is said
to be OF much greater capacity, VIII lie there
there are many marine engines which are
claimed by engineers to be of greater power
than the snowy and ponderous piece of ma
chinery in Philadelphia.
A great many Serviaus have been wound
ed in the hand, and the generality of thesC
wounds are thought to have been selfinflict-
ed as means Of escaping further military
service After the battle of Leipsic, Napol
con remarked that great number Of con
scripts were similarly wounded, and Or
dercd Baron Larrey, surgoon-in.chief of thu
grand army, to make report on the matter
Barron Larrey pronounced it as his opinion
that the wounds were caused by the rear
rank men firing while the men in the from
ranks were in the act of loading their mus
kets. The same accident may have hap
ened in Sorvia, where many Of the troops
have to use the ramrod.
CONC INTO WINTER QUARTERS. By mid
October, most of the Rip Van Wukle
among our brute creatures, have laid dowT
for their winter nap. The toads and tur
ties have buried themselves in the earth