Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-04-20
GENERAL NEWS.

ing on Is largely due TO emigration TO the
West.
Another delegation Of Japanese studeuts,
from the Imperial college, IL now on It's way
to this country and Europe, 10 spend several
years 10 the study Of law or Of the sciences.
A negro boy in Montgomery, Ala, recent
~ jumped into the river and drowned him.
self rather than be whipped by his mother,
who was pursuing with that intent.
The French commissioners who have been
exploring the Isthmas Of Darien for route
for ship canal have completed their labors
and started for home. The result is said to
be satisfactory.
In 1876 California produced over seven
million gallons Of wine.
Astronomers report tho discovery Of two
more comets, making total of three now
bearing down from Pegasus towards the earth
with terrible velocity.
The Speakership of the coming extra sos.
sion Of congress is generally conceded to Mr..
Randall.
Secretary Schurz has not thus far appoint
cd German TO Office, although he has re-
ceived some 500 applications from his coun-
trymen.
The presidents mail is so bulky it now
has TO be carried in a wagon.
Ex.Presideut Grant is spending few days
at Chicago, before going East and to Europe.
About 100000 fans were shipped from
japan in 1875, almost all Of which came to
this country.
A bod OF yellowish colored paint, covering
an area OF at least two acres, and having a
thickness Of four feet has been discovered
near Oullmau, Ala The paint is found To
be superior 10 ochre, as il can be worked
without adding white lead, aud cannot be
surpassed for water colors.
An army Of bar-maids 100000 strong
dispense ales and liquors from the tavern
bars Of Great Britain.
Philadelphia is reported to have 5000
houses uutenantcd or occupied by families
who, unable longer to pay rent, are permit.
ted TO remain in them, on condition that they
protect tho premises from the ravages to
which unoccupied buildings are liable.
The most expensive paper in Paris is the
Art, which costs S24 a year in gold the
cheapest is the Bonnie Pensee, a religious
weekly which costs only IL cents year.
The Oldest journal in the city is the Journal
General dss Afiches, which is now in its
oath year.
Lord Vivian is making carriage trip to
California for the benefit of his health. The
vehicle is a curiosity ia its way, being lux.
uriously fitted up with bedroom, sitting
rooms, and everything as complete as cou ID
be made in so small space, and is, in fact.
a small palace car.
Barnum is at his original hippodrome
again, having crowded houses, aud inviting
the country newspaper men to come down
and see him.
They have curious way Of deciding law
suits in Siam. Both parties are put under
cold water, and the one staying longest wins
the suit. In this country both parties are
got into hot water aud then kept there as
long as possible. The result 10 the end is
| the same.
A Nova Scotia farmer passing bad piece
Of road upset his load of potatoes. Augrily
he declared he would make the road com
missioner pay rouudly for the damage. Re-
ferring TO the list he discovered that be was
the commissioner for that district, aud he
concluded to overlook this neglect of the
roads.
Rev. John b. Babst, the venerable miss
siouary Of the Society Of Jesus, has estab-
lished branch Of that order 10 Providence,
X. l. II is the intention Of the Jesuit ia.
theirs to found college there on plan sim.
liar to their institution 10 Boston.
In the event of European war the island
Of Perrin, situated at the gate of the Red
Sea, and commanding tho seaway from the
Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, will be.
come second Gibraltar. England first took
possession Of the island in 1919, abandoned
il two years later, aud reoccupied it in 1857,
much to the chagriu of the French.
There arrived at Portsmouth, N. H., the
other day married couple who had walked
all the way from Ogdensburg, N. Y, in
search Of employment. The husband twho
is but eighteen years Old) says his wife (who
Is only seventeen) stood the hardships of the
tramp better than he did, though both were
in good health and spirits at the end of their
long walk.
The Departments at Washi ngton are no
longer forced to purchase postage stamps,
occupy time in af6xing them, aud then have
them defaced. The frankiug privilege is
practically restored for public correspon-
dence.
1t is stated that Rev. J. B. Grinuell Of
Grinncll, Iowa, is the original recipient of
Mr.. Greeley's famous advice to "Go West,
young man." Grinnel took the advice about
twenty-five years ago, and since then has
grown rich, founded aud given his name to
town. built railroad and exchanged the pull.
pit for seat in congress.
An order for strike Of Brotherhood loco
motive engineers on the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad was promulgated Saturday
and went into effect at midnight As the
trains came in the engineers were notified OF
the action Of the brotherhood aud all left
their engines.
According to letter from the Black Hills
gold, work and provisions are none of them
very plenty, aud our Consul General at Mel
bourne writes home that no American should
90 to Australia who hasn't money enough TO
bring him homo next year, for he will surely
want 10 come.
One is tempted to think that il would be
much safer, if not quito so professional, to
write out medical prescriptions in plain Eng.
lish. They have just had coroner's inquest
90 the body of q child, at Oswego, which
died from audanum purchased on doctors
prescription. The doctor wrote it "H opii
comp" and the druggist put up ri opii."
The former means paregOric and the latter
laudanum.
There are good grounds for believing that
both Russia and Turkey want war aud plen.
" Of it. Both have evinced a spirit during
the protracted consul tation of the great DOW.