Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-03-30
GENERAL NEWS.

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The son of Charles Dickens will not allow
a monument TO be placed over bis fathers
grave, as proposed, becansed the will
requested that nothing Of the kind should
be permitted.
New Hampshire has adopted the biennial
session amendment, and will hereafter hold
elections for state officers only once in two
years. The legislature just elected in that
state will probably hold over for two years
The 30th annual report of the New Hamp-
shire state superintendent Of instruction
shows 74,747 children in the state between
the ages Of 5 end Is, all but 4156 Of whom
we're ia attendance at school during the past
year.
An important conspiracy against the
United States Treasury has just been dis.
covered in Newark, N. j., by United States
detectives. Somervile, the notorious crimi-
nal lawyer, and an accomplish we're the
guilty parties. They are under arrest.
The son Of Paris banker, after having
lost large fortune gambling, saturated his
apartment with petroleum aud set it on fire.
Insanity was the plea, but the judge thought
that ten years Imprisonment would be the
best way to prevent this species Of insanity
from increasing.
Gold coin to the supposed value Of twenty
five thousand dollars was fused into solid
mass by the burning of postal car at Sedan,
Indiana, recently. The mass is now at the
New York post-office, where it will be kept
until some plan has been for distributing it
among the owners.
A Swedo is now preaching in the Swedish
language to twenty-five hundred Of his
countrymen in Mr. Moody's church, at
Chicago, the sermons being literal transls-
tons Of Mr.. Moodys discourses in different
parts of the country. This young Swede
was converted in Sweden, 1t is said by read
ing Mr.. Moody's sermons, and soon after
came to this country. He is almost an exact
counterpart Of Mr.. Moody in appearance
The legislature of Connecticut, has passed
a bill establishing a state agricultural ex.
pertinent station, aud voted an annual APP
preparation of $1,000 to aid the enterprise
The station is to be located and controlled
by board Of officers to be appointed for
the purpose. The preliminary work done
at Middletown during the past year has
proved highly satisfactory, and led to thi:
legislative enactment for permanent station
the FIRST Of the kind in this country.
The senate has passed the judgment already
not even excluding Mr.. Ferry, that has 6llet
the chair in many administrations. He il
entirely familiar with parliamentary law
aud without pretensou, acts promptly, i'm
partially, aud with peculiar aud fitting
dignity. He is equally popular as pre-
siding officer with republicans and democrats
Moreover, he is one of President Hayes
most trusted advisers, and his knowledge o.
public affairs and of public men has been o
great service to the president in beginning
his administration.
Another reservoir disaster occurred Of
Tuesday at Stafford, Ct, in which a quartz
Of million dollars worth Of property wa
washed away and one life lost. The fata
dam was that of the Stafford reservoir com
pany, and the food carried away eight small
err dams below it on the north branch Of tn
Willimautic river, reaching at last the Dor
ough of Stafford Springs. where it demolishe,
the Congregational church, the national ant
savings.bank building, the New LondoI
Northern railroads freight house, the Dor
ough hall and engine house and IL othe
buildings, the total loss by the disaster beinI
estimated at from s250,000 to twice tina
amount. 1t will probably in the end no
rise much over 100000 The one missin
man is Richard Speeding, aged 50, ant
there are possibly others lost. The Staffor'
reservoir company is composed Of the vari
Gus manufacturing concerns on the stream
A reservoir had existed at this point for owe
20 years, and the dam which gave way wa
built 40 feet in front of the old oBe and
feet higher, the space between them bein,
filed with earth. The trouble came fror
the wings, which we're made Of spougy
frozen earth, aud neighbors have prophesie
danger in this direction. The owners re
Gently put in four-feet iron waste-pipC
The water covered about 300 acres, tn
largest amount collected since the dam wa
built, and this test was too much. The wor
was done by Jordan 4 Sons OF WillinantiC
and it is claimed that the main dam is a
insecure as the wings Certain it is that
leading Monson contractor was asked
build the dam for the amount the compan
had to spend, and replied that he could nc
build suitable one for less than double tn
amount.