Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-05-04
GENERAL NEWS.

Public Printer A. NJ. Ciapp has sent in
his letter Of resignation.
Pool selling has been made illegal by the
New York legislature.
New regulations for the guidance Of post
masters will soon be issued.
Queen Victoria has ISSUED her neutrality
proclamation with reference to the Turco-
Russian war
The removal Of the military garrison at
Raleigh, N. O., causes the loss OF $50, 900
annually TO that place.
A locomotive jumped the track not far
from Chicago Monday night, killing Eve
men aud woundiug others.
The body found on the shore Of Lake Erie
at Euclid village, o., the other day proves
not TO DO that Of Revivalist Bliss, aftcr all.
One swallow don't make q spring, but
nine grssshoppers out Of ten do, just when
you think you've got your hand on them
Worcester Press.
The Nashville Institute, Central Tennes-
nessee College and Fisk University send out
every year from $50 to 300 colored teachers,
well fitted for their profession.
George Hodgkins of Rochester, Mass,
was found at Bristol, Me-, Sunday night in
dying condition, having been terribly beaten
by some unknown person.
Henry Marshall, cashier Of the FIRST ma
tional bank Of Oluey, ILL.,, has disappeared,
and the bank is reported short $4,000 TO
$4,000.
The New York Times says that proceed
ings looking to the recovery Of over $780,
900 900 are about to be instituted In the
courts OF Pennsylvania by the heirs of Col.
Henry Becker, who died in 1901.
The Western Union telegraph company
obtained an injunction Monday against the
erection Of the lines Of the Atlantic and Pa
ci6c railroad betwesn st. Louis and X ansas
City.
Gov. Nichols has appointed the tenth Of
May as day Of thanksgiving and prayer
10 God, who, 10 his providence, has guided
the people Of Louisiana into the haven OF
Of peace.
The existing troubles between Russia and
Turkey and the unsettled condition of other
European powers have already created de-
mand upon this country for timber suitable
for ship building.
A terrific thunder, lightning and rain
st,rm visited Springfield, ILL.,, Friday after
noon. The wind tore up trees, unroofed
houses and barns aud drove large hail stones
through plate-gass windows, causing damage
Of many thousand dollars.
President Hayes and the cabinet offered
ex-PresideDt Grant passage to Europe on
government vessel, but the general pre-
ferred going as q private citizen, and proba-
bly, he could make the voyage in much
shorter time
The Atlanta Constitution says that there
are men still hiding in the MOUNTAINS Of up
per Georgia who have never heard of the
close of the war aud arc afraid to venture
out lest they shonld be conscripted for SER
vice 10 the rebel army.
A school Law recently adopted in Missouri
requires school boards to give the prefer
ence to oolored teachers for colored schools,
aud prohibits the employment Of white
teacher for colored school when compe-
tent colored one can be had. This is fair
play for the colOred people, to say the least.
The building interests Of New Orleans
have received an immediate impulse since
the political prospect became brighter, and
more contracts are made and bidding on
properties offered is brighter than in long
time before. The confidence that is the basis
Of industrial Improvement appears very &C.
two in Louisiana and South Carolina.
-Four hundred coal.miners at New Straits.
vile, o.. struck Monday against the reduc-
ton in the price Of mining TO 30 cents per
ton. They marched to Shawnee, and to-day
the miners from both places will go to Mel.
sonvile. Trouble is expected.
Chief Arthur Of the brotherhood Of loco.
motive engineers depies that he ever made a
statement Of his ability to stop every road
in the country at the wave Of his hand. He
is willing to refer the difficulties between the
engineers aud the Reading road to board Of
arbitration.
Another company TO send California fruit
to the. east has been organized at San Fran
cisco, called "The Western Refrigerator Cal
Company" Their have invented new re
irigerator car which is like a travelling ice
house, maintaining temperature Of 81 to AZ
degrees, and will keep its contents fresh fol
days and weeks.
, A shocking tragedy was enacted at North
, Weare, N. H., on Sunday. Mrs. jane
Hurd, who for two months has been insane
during the temporary absence Of her HUSBAND
, killed her son, ten years old, nearly chop
! ping his head of with an ak, and then huns
! herself.
| A prominent democratic citizen of d,
) Kalk, Kemper county. Missippi, was assass
mated one day last week. On Sunday fou
1 men were shot dead and one fatally wounded
/. by party of friends Of the deceased, merel
on the afidvait Of two negroes, who swor
/, that these men were participants in the muir
der.
s John Appleman and Jackson KEEPER @
? Plymouth, Ind, the former q married ma
= of As with FIVE children and the latter
J. bachelor Of ~, wore killed by lightniu
I Saturday afternoon. They were clearin
s some land, and had taken refuge under
Q large tree from a heavy thunder storm, whe
B. the lightning strock the tree, killing then
e both instantly.
y The warden Of the Connecticut state prise
takes little stock in the assumption that al
: the crime in the world is due to rum. HI
= recently put the question TO the convicts unde
. his charge Chow many Of you attribut
u your Incarceration to liquor2" aud Of the l6'
prisoners all but two raised q hand. Blu
= the warden sta ties that probably one quartz
a OF them were not even moderate drinker
e and claimed the curse only for fashions SAX
o aud because they thought it might be cor
o sidered as mitigating their guilt.
d A family Of four Morayian missiOnari'
o have been murdered, at Lance, in Labrador
!, They were the Rev. w. BALI, his son Ii
. nand, and his daughters Anne and CharlOtt
o Mr.. BALI had been in Labrador thirty year