Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-22

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A party Of four men At wapskoneto, Clio,
surprised Mr.. Myers, the county treasurer,
while on bis way home At night from festival,
took him to the court house, aud there Tortured
him by fire, until he disclosed tho combination
Of the safe. The robbers secured about tlOOOO
Ing and released from his painful position. :.
William NJ. Tweed was brought before c,m-
mittee OF New York aldermen, appointed tOin-
yestigato the Tweed ring, and began history
OF the transactions In which no had partci-
pated,. and an enumeration Of the names Of
alleged corrupt city and State officials, with
whom no had been associated aud who hid
aided him In the nefarious practices. -. At
Steubenville, Ohio freight train jumped tho
track and ran down an embankment, causing
the death OF Robert Davis and more or les
severe injuries to number Of Others ~, Tie
Democratic majority In the Legislature on joiIt
ballot. -, At Camp Robinson, Neb., Graz
Horse, the well-knOwn Indian chief whib
attempting TO escape from the guard house, In
which he had been confined, received injuries
which ended In his death on the following DAY.
..... John Jenkins was killed and seversl
other miners were injured by an explosion q
gas In the Phoenix Park mine, near Miners.
ville, Pa. Joseph johnson, . blacksmith,
has been nominated by tho workingmen OF
Baltimore ~ their candidate for mayor.
The Democrats have a majority OF about
thirty.eight In tho California Legislature, which
will give them successor to Senator Sargent
1.-The President and wife, Attorney General
Devens and Postmaster General Key were
present at soldiers reunion In Marietta, Ohio
Tho President and members Of the cabinet
made addresses. 49,. The yellow fever pre-
vailed in Fcrnandina, Fla. -. AT Harrisburg,
Pa. number OF men who took part In the
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terms ranging from two to eight months, and
wore fined sums OF from $40 to $50. -. M.
Theirs is succeeded in tho leadership OF tho
French Republicans by Leon Gambetta. 80.
The American Pharmaceutical Association held
its twenty-fifth annual meeting In Toronto,
Ontario. The chief cities Of the United States
were represented, and papers Of interest to the
business were read and discussed.
The Indiana Soldiers Orphans Homo al
Knightstown WAS destroyed BY fire, causing a
loss Of 100000, on which there is $40, 900 in
surance. .... The funeral of Theirs, the French
statesman. in Paris, was attended by vast
number OF persons, many coming from all
parts OF France to pay the last tribute Of
respect to the distinguished deceased. The
passed were filed with spectators. At Wash
ington the flags over the public buildings were
raised at half mast as mark Of respect to the
eminent French Republican. -. AT Deerfeld,
Mass, DR.. $. W. Sway, well-known physi-
CHM Of Springfield, fell over railroad bridge
OF tramps have been providing along the line Of
the Pennsylvania railroad III Lancaster county,
Pa, and their crimes have been numerous and
frequent, hardly hamlet in the county escap
ing their deprsdations. The well-known
New York publisher of illustrated periodicals,
Frank Leslie. has failed and made an assign
ment of his property to |. W. England, pub
Usher of the Sun, who will manage the affairs
of the concern. The publication Of Mr.. Leslies
papers will continue as heretofore .... The
Revere House and other buildings in Brattle
boro, Vt, were burned by fire originating in
old people named Fitzgerald were murdered
with sledgehammer at their homo near Hills
boro, Md. -. According to cable dispatches
the town of Plevna was taken by the Russians
after fierce battle. The city of Nicsics is also
said to have capitulated to the Russian forces.
Thomas F. Curley was hanged in Norris
town, Pa, on September TO- for the murder OF
Mary Ann Whitby fellow servant, on q farm,
in May, 1875. The motive Of the deed was
lie which Curley had told his employer. The
murderer, who was but twenty years old. dis
played remarkable GOODNESS on the scaffold =
The election in Maine resulted in the success Of
the Republicans. The Greenback party de-
veloped sn unlooked-for strength ...... The
Lake City have issued nh epistle to the Nor
mons, claiming to have received a revelation
from God directing them to preside over the
church, without electing a new prophet go.
shock Of earthquake was felt ut Mount Holly,
N. j., on the tenth. Houses were shaken and
crockery was broken. ..... The fifth annual
prize meeting of rifiemen opened at Creedmoor,
near New York. -. Four boys in a rowboat were
run down by ferryboat on the Hudson river,
at New York, and three of them were drowned. |
...... In fve-mile swimming match at Long
Branch between George H. Wade, tho Ameri-
can champion, and Frank Prince, of st. Louis,
the former was defeated.
Senator Bayard, of Delaware, and others
addressed a large audience gathered at Chadds-
ford, Pa, in commemoration of the centennial
Of the battle of Brandywine ..... William r.
Smith was nominated for governor of Wis
consin at the Republican State convention held
in Madison. Regarding the Southern policy Of
the President, the platform adopted says: " In
the efforts of the present administration to
restore peace and concord to the South we |
recognize a magnanimous purpose to remove |
every semblance of lawlessness and violence.
We hope that this magnanimity will be duly |
appreciated and the reciprocal pledges made
by prominent citizens and officials OF the South
will be faithfully kept We shall rejoice If the
Southern policy of the President produces the
hoped-for results of order and peace, but If
these results shall not follow this experiment
We demand that other measures be adopted
which shall secure to all citizens, without dis
tinction Of race or color, the fullest enjoyment
of their constitutional rights" The platform
poses and patriotism of the President says
that all efforts of the national Executive, in the
direction of civil service reform, should be
fairly considered rejoices at the near approach
Of the resumption of specie payment, and holds
the silver dollar should be restored to its
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bestowal Of public lands upon railroad corpora
tons, and expresses sympathy for the working
men. -. The New York Democratic conven-
ton will be held on October 3, at Albany. .....
John Van Lienn, an old resident and prominent
farmer Of Columbia county, Pa, was found
shot, cut and Drained. NJ Gambetta, leader
of the Republican party in France, was sell
fenced to three months imprisonment and
fined 1000 francs, for failing 10 respound to
q judicial summons. The action of the tribunal
was stigmatized by Gambettas followers as
-" q villainOus misuse of power"
The Interstate military match, at Creed
moor, was won by team Of twelve men from
California, on score of 995-; Connecticut
with 967 the prize is a bronze statue, valued at
1850. The champions match, for gold
medal worth 800, was won by Major Fulton,
on score of 139 out Of possible 150. The
Wimbledon Cup, valued at $500 prize pre-
sented by the riflemen of Great Britain to the
ritlemen of America, to be competed for an
nually-was won by Dudley Selph, Of New
Orleans, on score Of 1877 out Of possible $50,
at l 1000 yards -. The British ship Avalanche,
from London for New Zealand, collided with
the British ship Forrest, from London for New
York, and both vessels fonndered, over one
hundred persons losing their lives -. The
Prohibitionist party, in Massachusetts, nomi-
mated r. G. Pitman for governor. Other Off
GERS were nominated and platform adopted,
that "no party can settle the policy
Of the State toward the liquor question without
an open, avowed party issue ...... The Pro-
hibitionists of Pennsylvania met in Harrisburg,
and nominated a State ticket, headed by A. H.
Winton for supreme Judge. 80. The forty
sixth OK Inhibition of the American Instifufa was |