The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-07-21

The Marquis OF Ripon, the new viceroy OF
India, has reached Bombay.
Pierre Lorillard's brown colt Iroquois won
the race Tor the Chesterfield cup, valued at
IS, 500, at Newmarket, England.
The village OF Guisa, in Cuba has been de-
stroyed by fire.
Pierce Egan, the well-known English au-
thor and journalist, died in London few
DAYS ago, aged sixty-six ears.
Swi zerland, in the vicinity OF Geneva, has
been shaken up by severe earthquake.
Two men were killed and a portion of the
summit OF q mountain tell, overwhelmi
Il large wood. An earthquake at the island
OF St. George, one OF the Azores, has resulted
in the formation OF another island 600 yards
distant and about $4,000 square yards in
ex. ent.
Inomns Boothroyd, wealthy farmer Of
| Howard townst lip, Ont, was attacked by a
boar, which threw him down and uit hun in the
side and throat, completely severing the jlgu-
lar vein and causing his death in fifteen
minutes.
An official decree has been published in
France granting full remission OF sentences to
all individuals convicted OF participation in
the instruction Of 1870 II and subsequen,
insurrectionary movements.
1t is stated that there are already grave
dissensious in the new British cabinet.
LUG IGtldA GbNEts puuuG1L u new 1OFE
paper reports he ter times in Ireland.
DIR. Paul Broca, French senator and an
eminent surgeon and author, is dead in his
dtty-sixth year.
The weather throughout Spain is intensely
hot and many cases OF sunstroke are re-
ported.
A timber raft with forty persons on board
was dashed to pieces in the RAPIDS Of the
river Dnieper, and all persisted.
Tom Taylor, a well-kuown gIish drama
tis., and at one time editor OF London Pm, m
died in London few days ago, aged SIXTY
three years.
The capture OF africa by the Chilians is con.
sidered a death blow to the homes of PER-,
but President Pieroa still urges war to the
bitter end, and is taking the most energetic
measures.
! Great damage to the standing crops has
been sustained in the western counties OF
Ontario by the recent storms.
Two thousand Turkish soldiers, whose time
OF service had expired threw down thar
arms and demanded their pay, but were over.
powered and confined to their barracks. This
occurrence induced the sultan to dismiss
| o man Pasha, minister of war
The Russian wheat harvest is reported to
| be future.
| Lima, the capital of Peru, is to be hesieged
! by the CHILEAN army il the terms OF peace pro-
posed by Chill are not accepted. Bolivia be-
ing satisfied with the offers of peace made bv
Chill, has withdrawn from the contest az
Peru's ally.
Six actors were seriously injured by leapinp
from burning theater at Perpignan, France
A London dispatch says that at the annual
dinner OF the Golden club j. W. Garrett.
president OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
related a hitherto unpublished anecdote which
excited or at interest. He stated that on tho
termination OF the civil war in the Uuited
States Mr.. Richard Golden wrote to him and
urged forcibly that the Fedelal governments
should adopt a msgnanim US policy toward
the Southe4 n leaders. Tue letter was read at
a meeting OF the American cabinet, and pro-
dnced 50 great an impression that it turned
the scale in favor OF clemency.
The national holiday Of France-the taking
of the Bastile by the French revolutlouists in
l7S9-has been restored, and was celebrated
this year with a grand military review, iIlu-
limitations and fireworks. The streets and
houses OF Paris were profusely decorated, and
there was general rejoicing.