Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-08-02
General News Items.

The workmen in the Kinsington
Iron Mills at Philadelphia have
had their wages raised from 50 tC
40 per centum.
A fatal case Of yellow fever is
reported at New Orleans, and
Vigorous measures have been adop.
ted to prevent the disease from
spreading.
A severe hail storm in Lower
Canada last Sunday night did con-
siderable damage to the crops and
window glass. One woman is re.
ported to have been killed by light.
ming.
MI. John B. Cough, in the las,
thirty seven years, has travelled
about 400, 900 miles and given near.
ly 5000 lectures, and yet he has
not been in bed from illness since
1S46.
The yellow fever is spreading
some from Memphis as center.
Twoorthree cases have also occurred
lin the vicinity Of New York ; one
a MIR. Mccormack, a refugee from
Memphis.
The president has appointed
Charles P. James a justice of the
supreme court of the district OF
Columbia in place of Justice Hum
phreys.
John Kranz Of East Pennington,
Wis, drove into a lake to water
his horses. In the wagon we're six
children the horses got frightened,
ran into deep water and drowned
Kranz and five of the children, one
of the boys swimming ashore.
Pennsylvania coal operators want
to raise the price Of coal, so they
propose to temporarily suspend Op-
perations in the Schuylkill and
Lehigh fields.
Sable Island, where the State OF
Virginia was lost is 100 miles from
Whitehead, Novo Scotia, the near.
est land. 1t is a long, low piece OF
ground, little more than a sand
bar.
Gen. Walker, Superintendent Of
Census, believes that the country
will show a gain of ten millions in
population during the last decade
and that the total population will
exceed fsrty.eight millions.
Mr.. Forest, the English consul
at Tien tsin, estimates that nine and
a half millions of people lost their
lives by the late famine in China.
Buford, who assassinated Judge
Elliott of Kentucky because the
Judge had decided adversely to
BufOrd in a suit, has been found
guilty of murder in the first degree
and sentenced to Imprisonment for
life in the penitentiary.
The English forces in South
Africa have achieved an important
victory over the Zulus and the war
is considered virtually ended.
Gen. Wolseley telegraphs home
stopping further achievements,
as he believes they will not be need.
ed. He expected to meet King
Cetewayo on the 10th inst. and dis.
cuss the terms of peace.
Mr.. Plummer was thrown out of
his wagon near Guelph, Canada,
in the night. His spine and s houl-
der were broken, and he lay un.
conscious in the road. Mr.. Grim
dies dog barked at him until Mr..
Grindle came out of the house.
Seeing the dog run excitedly
around an object which in the dark
ness looked like some wild beast,
Mr.. Grindle fired at it with gun.
In spite of broken bones and buck
shot. Mr.. Plummer will recover,
Rumors of growing GOODNESS
between Russia and Germany are
again in the air. The latest Incl
dent upon which stress is laid is
the announcement that Chanzy,
the French General, has been per-
mitted to view the Russian fort
resses and coast defences-a favor
not usually granted to foreigners |;
and in this fact some of the Berlin
papers see an indirect menace to
Germany--at all events, drawing
together of France and Russia,
which irritates German suscepti-
bilities. Some of these Journals
talk of Russia as the "future ally"
OF France.