Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-05-05
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what 10 Dslus II the Old Wsrld aaA the
Now
Secretary Thompson has announced his in
tention OF making thorough inquiry into the
past operations and expenditures OF the navy
department ,...,. Latest advices from Cuba
state that tho insurgents have been applying
the torch to Spanish estates and military camps,
destroying n vast amountof property, The
water-logged and mastless hulk OF q Danish
bark was sighted ut sea by the steamship New
Orleans The crew-of fifteen men had been
four days without food or water, -. Paul Val.
entn former Catholic priest, but who claimed
that no had been converted, was arrested In
New York Tor maltreating children IN his lodging
mousse ana was sentenced 70 Ten years m
Prlsonmeht 800; Inc commissioners III ue
Louisiana investigation. are preparing their
final report to DO transmitted TO the PRESIDENT
Inc Nichols party gained quorum III inc re-
turning board legislature. IN brookiyh'
\. 4, Winfield DAVIDSON a scnooiDoy OF SIX h;,
teen, attempted suicide because ono OF MS
schoolmates refused to reply to his love letters.
,,,'' Silas ID, koyser, OF kondout, N; y, was
sentenced to Imprisonment for life Tor being an
accessory 10 the CRIME OF arson me pody
OF New York merchant named White was
found fioating IN the East river. Inc iresl-
dent ms eh!erlailieu the "nssiah grama aunos,
1.-The Democrats IN Rhode island nave
been successful III the third election ior u seha-
tor and REPRESENTATIVE ;dreat distress exiS'S
among the discharged clerks NJ washington
+, A;,kor q n Steve Anderson was hing
for odno In tbo murder of two Germans Inst
Noyemberr O dcrs have been given by the
President To- withdraw the troops from tho
Ion;s;oma STATE honse NJ New Orleans In
pomman;o a @eperoicalI IN arms has been made.
One nssscncer The cnginecr and fireman
rccc;vcd in mics ip ihc wreck Of train ON the
Eastern railroad near LYNN. Mass. caused by
a misplaced switch. Judge X. =. G. En-
mons, OF riorida' weil khown pol.'c ny u, h.,n
lawyer, IL dead line department ol STAT
has received ihrormauon that inc Anicricah
geologlst, froi. IL; IL. Mitchei, VINO was cup
tured ny bandits belonging 10 Apyssiia, Wills ",
geological survey IN Igypuah ,orrMory; mh h;s
release has been made by the governor,seherai
OF soudan ihieves IN new YORK alove
away win truck containing aly soous M1i.h
Slo,ooo, WINE the urVer was apstnt III i u..-
room by closa VOC w mu's si,
LEGISLATURE reJecte1 tnc Irontpl,oiy VI. ..,...
tlity Thousand uoilars worm Vi P'TperTW WINS
destroyed ny hre III lineage. 49,, ino W"s.,.
ington monument mas been dee,areu uhshie ny
the army engineers appointed 10 cNamlilo IL.
lhey say tiat II mas aireauy setteu "uo"' ecNoh
lnches, ana that the sou uhoei,iea'i, 'lo sruo-
lure Is NOT OF sulhclen. soiiu'ty " oIai 'no
weight vi tAe riVi'''i,cii' II ~ 10 h,'i''I I ~
proposea :Me'ilstoi Son, o ouU.t .o
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death with bottle "a large OH lahh N n 1he
Vicihlty OF feuona, Fa., was sIuoh ~ , msnt
nihg during STORM, anu llic toMn VI iio ~
man ana Twelve on wehs were ucs.loyeu ~ .n1
communicating maines' 49,; IN .ie iar.i u
high School oh,hese stuueh' aus H:I u.non .ao
second PRIZE IN aeciainauon. Ok A,ner'c"n
boys competed WIN MN ior the honol 49,;
George A. schneider, OF ohlcago, mas re par
the appointment 10 'he n''Ss'oh III noiho'
Swltzerlahd.
EIGHTY lodgos of Indians Under Dull Knife
and Standing Fix. COMPRISING about $50 persons,
have snrrendered to Gen. Crook. "A number
Of ,rurl;.h military man and officials are in this
foctnred for the Turkish goyernmenf. "a
cnnm;ttea of examinafion INTO alleged acts of
L,;harv ~ SENATOR Woodin of the New York
Too;slsture visited William M. Tweed in prison.
~ mro,ln,,rdad a rumher ~ Questions To him
hnaripo mon thc matter under Investigation
b,,t lpnso act;na.nnder the advice ~ conn
sol rnS,,seJ to onswsr cIa;minC that nv doing
@ H. Ill 10 Iahia ~ or;,n;na{e bimoeIf and
,a,sa u tha ohon"os for ragoin;no his liberty
,,,,;oi, ros now his sole ohiect in iifo A final
orIer f"r the whdrawai Of the troops from the
Tn";a;ano state hnnse in Nav Orleans has been
a;van and y nnmber Of monument members of
a., ''t i,,nI.nr1 ian;,Iat,,rof hoadod NV oy-Cov
Wou,atf ha,, ''a ouar 70 tho Ncho,s House
Saa'' ,,,emLers Of the latter bodv
~, - 49,, ID a,,b;ant 70 onntast yoldcd
mG nau =. po,,LoonS ',o oIo;n,od ~ bays
haon a1aotod ,no,, Tho faca of the ratnrns Tbe
N;ohoiis .,o,ormn,ant nromised to nav or the
NlEhoiis so'elhiliInS Pio'uu u W "i paniora
lhrba nn,a,r; %n sant NV ia pros;dent has
a,nsod ~ inbors and como To Wa shnoton tn re-
,,nmt Sn,io;tor' GororaI no lbot of the Treas nrv
ppola ,.t,,,o,,t hna Laor snoooJed hv ex- Con-
,rrassr,an n W;lov Walls Of NJissssinni
+, pnstnn two hnTs ooaJ' civ and seven ouar.
ILL.,. ~ W. ~ Ivy "eot shot iis oonnan;nn
, uu"n ,aarant, rborlas NJ Sterl;ng the
VAIL ,,o,,,, a;ri vas bsnead
Of Vn,,nas u, yI 0ho IN thee mornine Of his
"vacutoE he made desnerate attemni to es-
cnne fnockino tho warden of the prison down
and 'attaclsingo the denutv sheriffs Int after
how'd strnnaie be was forced bacl, info his cell
Whnn thn tran was snrlnS which launched him
and after honnng n few minutes he beplln to
cian his hands and moan nitifnllv. Fl was
t,,;rteon mnntes before be was pronounced
dad A revolt has broken ont in Paraguay.
and The nrcsi1ent and bis brotber have been as
sassinated The conspirators we're defeated.
4 mail boat nlying between Brest and
thc island of ITshont was wrecked. and eight
nassen@ers were drowned 'Two Of the Chico
nend;aries VIA" have been convicted Of arson
4 Russian consulate in Asia Minor was attacked
and nearly demolished by, Turkish soldiers,
Reports from tho great wheat growing sectlohs
of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys give tine IN!
prospects of abundant harvests. Inc Call
fornia wheat crop is not SO promising. "A
man named Frederlcks was arrested IN New
York for selling bogus news items to the eve
ming papers. Severe ram and wlnd storms
ragged in the mountain country above White
Haven, Pa. Six men were drowned by HOOD
thatrose suddenly, sweeping down the mountain
side and tearing away everything Ill Its course.
...... William Cove, OF Mount ksco, N. T., was
taken with fit of sneezing while grating horse
radish, and ruptured a blood vessel, winch
caused his death in few minutes. "A deal
and dumb boy who strayed from his home IN
Fitchburg, Mass, sixteen years ago, was dis
covered in the person of q newsboy on a rail-
road on Long Island 80. Proceedings for the
appointment of receiver are to be begun
against the American Popular Life insurance
company of New York. -. Thomas b. Will
hanson, formerly manof wealth, shot himself
through the head in st. Louis. The Spanish
government has proclaimed an amnesty to Car
list officers and soldiers in insulrection, pro-
yidcd they lay down their arms within thirty
days. Capt. George Barker, believed to
have been the oldest Free Mason in the United