Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-27

country, being IN Attendance, Ex.0ovorn0l
w u. Washburn, OF Massachusetts, wss chosen
moderator, and . statistics. io report was read
churches iu the United States, . gain Of isi
since 1874. These have S5o,65s Members
gain OF 5000 In three years-and COZ, 100.
Sunday school scholars. The pastors IN charge
Of churches number ana, and the snpua
church expenses are sa,OO0,OO0.
Francis Murphy was elected president OF thu
National Christian Temperance Union at Cleve
land, Ohio,
Ex-Treasrrer Parker, OF South Carolina, wa,
lodged in jail at Columbia, charged with em
bezzling.the public funds.
John Eddy Mofatt, aged seven years, . son o.
wealthy Quaker gentleman Of Richmond
Ind, was kidnapped by two rowing gypsics
men and were captured next day In rsyine
The abductors claimed that tho boy IL Charli,
Ross and that they had carried ON corrcspon
dence with his father for ten months The
friends OF Nr. Mofiitt laugh At the idea Of hi,
being concerned In the Charlie Ross abduction
affair.
From Washington.
Columbus Delano, OK Secretary Of the
Interior was assaulted in front Of the
treasury building by Judge j. w.
Wright. resident of Washington, who
had grievance OF long standing against
Delano. Wright struck the ex-Secretary
across the head with q heavy walking
stick, laying open the scalp, and theI
surrendered himself to a policeman.
Tho vote by which the Hon. Samuel
j. Randall was nominated for Speaker oil
tho House Of Representatives by the
Democratic caucus was 107, against "a
for the Hon. John b. Goode and II for
the Hon. Milton Sayler.
The appropriations submitted by the
secretary Of the treasury to Don.
gress, TO complete the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1873, amount ia
$50, 1856, 800. sc, and are divided as fol.
lows: War department, $32, 1876, 764. %;
library Of Congress, $22, 800; csurt oil
claims, 81, 206, 453. 90; treasury depart.
ment, $273, 891. 90; post.office depart.
ment, 100000; navy department,
zoos, 86l, ~; judicial department,
1852, $3.50
Hon. Joseph II. Hawley, of Connect.
cut, visited the city for the purpose Of
using his influence with Congress to make
MI appropriation for an adequate repre-.
sentation of the United States Mt the
French exhibition next year.
The most prominent of the nomina.
tons sent by the President to the Senate
for confirmation are the following John
NJ. Harlan to be Associate Justice Of the
United States Supreme Court. To be
Enjoys Extraordinary and Ministers
plenipotentiary of the United States
Edward +. Noyes, of Ohio, to France
james Russell Lowell, of Massachusetts,,
to Spain; John A. Kasson, OF Iowa, to
Austria; Thomas A. Osborn, Of Kansas,
to Chill; Henry NJ. Willard, of Georgia,
to Brazil. Minister Residents of the
United States: John L. Stevens, of
Maine, to Sweden and Norway; James
NJ. Comfy, of Ohio, to Hawaiian Islands;
John NJ. Langston, of the District of
Columbia, to the Republic of Hayti /;
Alfred E. Lee, of Ohio, to be Consul
General of the United States at Frank
fort.
Col. Polk, the door-keeper Of the House, was
overwhelmed with applications for positions, ut
least one Thousand persons having importuned
him for Office.
The Congressional monetary commissions
report, presented to the Senate, makes volume
of over 200 pages, and is in favor Of paying the
debt III silver or gold.
Foreign News.
1t is estimated by a Canadian news
paper that in Canada 80, 600, 900 bushels
of wheat and 100000 bushels of
barley have been harvested this year.
NJ. Gambetta was again sentenced to
pay fine of $500 and to three months
for issuing an address to
,he electors of his reimbursement /; and
,he printer of the address was sentenced
20 fifteen days imprisonment, and to pay
/ fine Of $400.
The Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, United
States minister to Great Britain, has
rendered his resignation, to take effect
December 1.
The French election for new Cham
Der of Deputies has resulted in a re-
luced majority for the Republicans.
There will be about 1926 Republican
to about 191 Conservatives or
Monarchists.
General Grant was received and enter
aimed by the mayor and town council of
Birmingham, England.
One of the greatest battles of the
Eastern war has been fought in Asia
Minor, where the Turkish army under
Pasha was utterly routed, sus
aiming heavy loss in killed, wounded
md prisoners, among the latter being
seven pashas and large supply of mill
AIRY material
The Egyptian obelisk-one Of the two
Known as "Cleopatra's Needles pre-
'ented by the Khedive of Egypt to Great
Britain, was on its way to England,
owed by the steamer Olga, when
leavy storm arose and the monument
lad to be abandoped. The Olga lost
Ter second mate and five hands while
the crew on the craft which
1oated the obelisk.
The Chinese demand tribute from Siam, and
war between the two countries Is imminent.
A rebellion in Japan has been overthrown,
md the cholera there is no longer subject Of
LANCER.
The obelsIi, which was abandoned at sea by
he steamer Olga. WAS recovered by another
English vessel and towed into Spanish port.
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