The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Chinese remedy for colo.
A father of two weeks old baby |
calls it "Ma's newly discovered satel- |
lite"
Eight miners were burned, one ia
tally, by an explosion recently IN |
coal mine near Minersyille, Pa.
A rattlesnake with horns an inch |
long on its head was caught recently
in Rutherford county, n. {.
The Rochester Democrat IS first in
the field with the query, "Nho shall
marry Brigham Young's widow"
The elder weller's advice, beware
of the vidders," is suggested to the
inhabitants of Salt Lake city.
By the collision of two British YES
sells in the English Channel the 18th,
90 lives were lost. Both vessels found
cred.
Trouble still exists in the Pennsyl-
vania mining region, and fears are eX-
pressed that the Molly Maguires are
plotting mischief.
A rural New York editor says that
the good are never successful in catch
ing fish. lie has proved it by person.
al experiment.
The number of people who have
died of starvation in India within the
last seventeen years is said to be equal
TO the entire population Of Scotland.
About this time O year the man who
has spent n hundred dollars on his
garden begins to estimate his onions
at two dollars each in order to make
his books balance.
Tramps are raidng the farmers in
Pennsylvania. Recently, near Lam
caster a fight occurred resulting in the
death of farmer and the wounding
of five tramps.
The late political contest in Calfor-
mia resulted in the election of n demo-
cratic legislature which will defeat the
reelection Of Senator Sargent whose
term expires next March.
The question, "Who were the
mound builders" may be still far
from solution; but the recent discov-
cries near Chicago seem to Indicate
that they Were Of much higher type
than the American Indians.
A gang of robbers captured the
County Treasurer or Wapakonetta,
Ohio, Wednesday night, tortured him
with fire until he divulged the combi-
nation of the county safe, and then
stole about 100000.
Yellow fever bias broken ont at Fer
dinard, Florida, and the inhabitants
are fleeing indismay. Quarantine is
tab'ished against the town y other
towns in the State. There have been
seven fatal cases.
Mr.. Moody has declined the invita-
ton to visit Washington this winter,
and says in his letter, 81 feel that
New England cities are just now the
places where the harvest seems to i've
more specially ready for laborers."
John Taylor, President of the
Twelve Mormon Apostles, and Acting
President of the Mormon Church, will
retain that position until new Presi-
dent is elected. He was shot at Maui
VOC, at the time Joseph Smith was
killed, and is a bitter Mormon.
Chicago is trying the plan Of "stilP'
alarm for fires. The chief Of the fire
department has allowed no ringing
since the recent riots, and the plan
works well. Great crowds at fires are
prevented and better work is done by
the unhindered frcmcn.
A novel decoration was worn the
other day by recruit in the Austrian
service. When passing muster the
sergeant asked what order he was
:. wearing. The recruit blushed deeply
and stammered: "The medal which
was given to our COW at the late agri-
cultural exhibition"
The Boston and Albany car shops
at Springfield, Mass, were burned
Thursday night, Sept. 18th, with Ii
freight cars, and four locomotives
Loss $4,000 to 100000. Three
hundred men are thrown out of en-
: ployment, SO of whom lose chests o
tools.
, The greenbac1 party Of Massachu
sets had convention Of about 100
persons last week and nominated Wen
dell Phillips for governor; b. f. But
Ter had Is votes for the nomination
: Judge Kelly of Pennsylvania address
t ed the convention.
= Canada is reaping harvest from
American tourists this season. Tn,
travel -sssSwskshe st. Lawrence, through
the Thousand Island, to Montreal anC
!. Quebec and the River Saguenay, ha
. not been so great in three years. l
is said that in one day recently owe
t one thousand Americans arrived il
Montreal.
K Brigham Young left will dividing
J all his property equally among his sew
It enteen wives and forty odd children
y He left property valued at over tw'
; millions, but portion of it was hell
!, by him as head ofthe Mormon church
e His heirs, however, will lay claim t.
n 4ho ,,.hnln estate whether he held il q