Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-07-19
General News Items.

An exchange says the dogs Of
war now have Peruvian bark.
The wicked Boston Herald ina.
liciOusly remarks that Lake MiChi
gan Ia David Davis private bathing
tub.
There were sixteen deaths fro m
snnstOke at Charleston, 8. g., on
Sunday, and several were made
seriously i'll.
Turbulent Mexico has q bit Of a
rebellion at Vera Cruz. A Mexi'
can war steamer has been seized,
and o reign of terror prevails.
Reports from Eastern Europe
show that the wheat crop will DO
very light, and fears are entertained
that the crops in the Danube val
Icy will be light.
A postmaster, O parish judge and
u negrOj were shot dead at Lake
Providence, La, on Thursday, and
it was not much of a day for shoot
ing, either.
A young man named Patterson,
Of Rock Island, Que, subject to fits,
went fishing on July 4, from which
time he was not seen until yester-
day, when his body was found in
Lake Memphremagog.
A powder magazine near one OF
the mines at Bodie, CAL, exploded
last Thursday, killing eight men
and wounding twenty or thirty
others, besides destroying much
valuble property.
About two hundred of the Fall
River operatives want to Ego West'
and have entered into negotiations
with the AtchisOn, Topeka aud
Santa Fe Railway company.
Edwin j. Bartlett of Hanover,
N, H., Professor of Chemistry in
Dartmouth College, was married to
Miss Carrie Il. Rice at Milwaukee,
Wis.,, on the 8th inst.
Henry King, colored, aged seventy
three years, residing ut Salisbury,
Md, claims the paternity of forty
one children. The oldest is fifty
and the youngest two weeks old.
lie keeps private directory.
The last slave sold in the con-
tederacy was in 1865, near Rich
mond, 2 negro man, who was
bought for 900 heads of cabbage.
Cabbage was worth a dollar a head,
the negro footed up at
5000.
There is great excitement in Ger
many caused by the proposition to
adopt a high protective tariff. Bis
mark is obstinate and the Liber-
alists and Socialists are making o.
vigorous opposition to his policy.
Robert Toombs of Georgia de-
clares thai he never said he would
live to call the roll of his slaves at
the foot of Bunker Hill Monument,
but says, "that was fancy lie
started by Jack Hale of New Hamp-
shire"
The Boston Commercial Bulletin
says tho refrigerator cars by the
Central Vermont and Grand Trunk
line are doing wonders for the ex-
port trade of Boston. The exports
Of butter during the past eight
weeks were 81 900 packages, against
1900 packages during the same
weeks last year.
NJ. De Lesseps does not think the
expenses of the construction of the
Darion canal will exceed $50, OO0,-
700 francs. He says the difficulties
If the work are not SO formidable
Is in the construction of the Snez
ANAL, as railway already exists
'long tho course of the proposed
Panama canal, with large town at
'ach extremity.
Inventors should exercise great
ARE in presenting their inventions
,efore the Patent Office; many
PATENTS are worthless from neglect
# the precaution, and much advan.
age results in employing capable
Itt0rney resident in Washington.
Mr.. q. e. Foster, 500 7th St., Wash.
ngton, D. g., has practised before
he Patent Office 10 years and re.
ers to officers of that Bureau, to
he End National Bank, and Bank
f the Republic, d.. q. Send to him
or advice and pamphlets.