Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08
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The prosident returned 10 Washincton from
his visit to New England $50. At North An
dover, Mass, John butterworth, while under
the influence OF liquor, and maddened by
jealousy, beat and stabbed his wife so severely
that she died IN half an hour. Bntterworth
then attempted 10 kill himself, but the wound
he inflicted was not thought to DO fatal go,
In libel slit Of Congressman Page, OF Cali
fornia, against the San Francisco Chronicle,
the Jury were unable to agree, after being out
all night, standing Six TO six 49,, During an
alteration In Baltimore between Charles Pitts,
aged twenty years, and CHARLES wilson, aged
nineteen years, both colored, tho former stabbed
ana Killed the latter 80 General sherman
arrived ~ Helena, Montana ierritory, and
reported to the Acknowledgement at Washington
that tho accounts from General Howard and
the Indians regarding the indian war were too
confused FOR him to mako anything out but
that no would make inquiries ana report AZ inc
earliest moment, pr. W. i. Cooper, living
near Charleston, W. va, was arrested on the
charge OF poisoning his VIE. shc was his
third wite, ana AZ the other two also dled
under suspicious circumstances, Ihoir pouies
VIII DO exhnmed ana examined Tor traces OF
poison go. az iensaco,a, fia., ieAan des-
perado, named Hardin, VINO IL accused OF COM
mitting twen!y.seyen murders, ana Ior whose
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OF si,Ooo, was captured on a tram after
desperate RESISTANCE, uu,ii'S wihoh companion
OF tho rni'iah was killed. ny inc ohicerHoi inc
law.
A band of 800 Indians surrounded party OF
twenty-one miners, on prospecting tour In
the Black Hills, and desperate fight lasting
five hours onsued. When night arr ived the
miners succeeded In making their escape to
Deadwood with the loss OF one man, while the
Indians lost number. AT Republican
mass meeting In Athens, Ohio, campaign
Spto for governor stsnlcv Matthew'S and Cen.
Gor6sid Heavy rains washed away n chi.
ycr, ocross tho Thames river near Mohecan.
Cam md n train fe into the rayine. wreck
IN" tbe locomotive tender and hagcace car.
ana ;niprnc seven sersons more or iess dan,
Ccronsv heavy storm blow down two
snans ~ the mayniGccnt iron bridge belonging
~ the Union Pacific railroad company. and
Summing tho Missouri river between Council
RlnYs. Iowa. and Omaha. Neb. The damage
done will amount to s35O. 900 Five steers
helon"inr 70 a herd Of Colorado cattle that
wos beine driven 10 n slaughter house in New
York broke away and ran through the streets
| In every dirsction. corinp and tossing a num-
| her NJ persons and creating considerable ex-
c;temnnt among nedestrans before thew were
Killed William Wunder. of Philadelphia,
r nat,uu 10 HE home ot six o'clock in the
morn;nS after drinkng heavily nil night and
haoan TS,,,orrel;,o with ia wife A. le1otb hc
se;2cd an NIX and struck her with il several
t;mas causinc almost instant death. The
mmrderer was arrested The covered. three
snan. double-track railroad bridge across tho
| Tuscarawas river at New Philadelphia, Ohio,
WAS burned, causing loss of $40, 000.. 500.
The British riflemen who are to participate in
| ths coming match for the prize given by Ameri-
can rhemen, arrived in New York and were
| cordially received They proceeded at once to
the rifle range at Creedmoor, in order to begin
practcing Immediately.
mai, n.. ,,
Inc Bunaio lark NeIectofy, u handsome
structure IN Buhalo, N. u, was deslroyed Dy
ire, the inmates pafeiy escaPnlS WIFI IneH
lives. Loss, about s6o,o0o; insurance, soo,-
| 900. .... The New jersey hepubican state con-
vention ioi tne NOMINATION OF camEluate ios
the office of governor VIII be held IN Trenton on
September 20. Ihree stage robbers We're
arrested in Deadwood, wyoming Territory.
One OF them shot at ana wounded an oiiicer
and made desperate euort 70 escape, Dut was
captured after Deing shot tnrouen tne pooy.
Two small parues OF WINES M ~ hiontana
territory We're Attacked ny the uoslne inuials
under Chlef Joseph, ana sixteen were killed.
and two women and one man were taken prls-
oners, but were released. Ihree men living
in East New York, N. T., iouhd tne carcass OF
COW that had died OF eatihg nerpase covered
with paris green, and proceeded 10 SKIN her 10
save the hide. Soon after one OF the men
William kramer-died OF poisoned matter Dy
hands and subsequently, second-Willam
Selanraiso died of tetanus, while the third
man was very i'll.
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az nonionu ~, ansf ~ ;nni, oo,ntr
Wai'e T on,'o Ws,,s %eJ CO. Edvars led to
anu a1"a Wa snt1oo,, Tho fr;auJs ~ hoth
general amrty o,oso ~ e n fonndth,+ SorJer.
men; anu ~ .ne oiIsu Ia,, p"iinnS 'rara shat
ana MS pr9'nel"' onSA La; uot ho,o , Snvo
oead, anu Huw ,ttn anu ,a o'i'oi w.
Wounueu' .n1 in Mo,r VIZ Romn,i;:o, stota
lilee.,HI VI h 'aI ;n +ba Eifth ovomua HnteI
Tnn VI o;tv Il was Jstermined 70 hold the
oonnont;nn foy The nomination of State officers
~ :, ~ onn,;nn oiact;on IN Rocbes-
u.s. as n,' tha t,anty.s;yth 81 Sentemher A.
S Co., ~, .no Charles Conrtnev Of Union
Saia.oS"; ~ Ion,as P;iav of Stafon Ts,and
Sp'lWe .ni Erod plo;staS of New Yorl, con
a., ~ s;,,aia.SonII ibreo-n,ile hoaf race
ses' ~ M env ~ }ha Initial states md
aol .mo aEno rnpsa W. br Hon Io%m Mor-
.'; III MI %| 49, vos Won Nv Cnnrtnav who
r,sey a.. ht t raoo ,,,;ios IL; ny f.stast tne IN
ilauo we o,,.uo ';,,,,1o. ond fnrt,.throa sec-
J pi T"vn oty,n;na in second locomotive
ttas,,aa T., Stra;S5 On tha Nav Vorlr and Nav
aIacneu 70 !ra ,, o to ne" nolm , ,,, rou
nayen laiiiV ~ PPrn,tS u;,,or Wostoha.ter Co
prioge mig Ine nio I;, u.;',oom wa,
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o"'ii''e VI -i''0 "
Brigham Young, head OF the Mormon Church,
died in salt Lake City, Utah Territory, on the
twenty-ninth of August, in the seventy sixth
wear Of his age. He was born in Whittenham,
W.. June T. 1901, his father being farmer,
who Ind fought in the revolution. Brigham
nossed his youth and early manhood on his
fathers farm. his first IDEAS of Mormonisrn be-
inc derived from the preaching of Elder Samuel
n Ern;ih brother Of the Mormon prophet,
R,ic ham Joined the Mormon brethren at Kirt-
lana Ohio. in 1882. and by his enthusiasm,
slIrewdness and ready wit soon acquired a |
nrominent nosition. In 1885 the prophe.
Ssm;th orSained Brigham one of the twelve
annstl,s and When the twelve were sent
tbProuabout The country to preach their peculiar
raiioion BRIGHAM proceeded to the Eastern
svt ntaS and hy his Anent sneecb and command
inc nresencc obtained more adherents and |
i haooor,a ,,onre snccessfnl than any other Nor
r nuoo'. onnst,e Tn 1S39 Rr;rham wos sent to
I n, "to na ta ,nd ,,,onr con-