The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-04-07
KoIES.

The New York canals, according to
present appearances, will be open for
navigation April 10.
The beautiful hill of Posilippo, near
Naples, on which is situated NirgiPs
tomb, is soon to be tunnelled for a
railway.
If Won are in a circus when a lion
escapes don't get frightened. The
beast will be more embarrassed than
any o! the audience.
The St. Louis police searched all
day for a baby whose mother said 1t
had been stolen, but which was found
under the bed, where it had fallen.
The Rhode Island house Of repre-
sentatiyes, 4S to IL, has adopted res
olutions submitting to the electors an
amendment to the constition, giving
women the school suffrage.
The House has decided the contest
ed election case from Arkansas in fav-
or of Mr.. Slemons, democrat, the sit
ting member. Greenbacker Bradley
will get $1,000 or 50 as his reward.
From Nebraska comes already, rath-
or early in the season, the report of a
prairie fire, in Dawson Co., resulting
in the loss of about $4,000 worth of
farm property besides many cattle.
If the convention should happen to
give the nomination to Senator Ed
munds he would enter. the campaign
with the enthusiastic support of every
man in the party.-Phitddetphtd But
letin.
A Convention of representative
Democrats of Louisiana was held a
few days since, and from the senti-
ments expressed at that time there is
no doubt but that the State will go
solid for Hancock.
A two dollar and a half gold piece
has been in circulation in Connect
cut town all winter and always taken for
one cent coin. This is blot upon
the civilization of the Nutmeg State
that it may take years to etface.
Ex-Gov. GarceIon, of Maine, has
sent the state treasurer 1925, the UNI
spent balance of the public money in
his possession. This and the recent
demand by three of his councillors to
be shown the election returns are said
by Augusta republicans to be steps
preparatory to public statement by
the ousted officials.
At the Concord town meeting, Mon
day, it was voted to let the 20 regis
tered women vote first. AS soon as
this proceeding had ended. Judge Hoar
moved that the polls for the election
of school committee be closed. This
was carried promptly, and thus the
women alone elected the guardians of
their educational interests.
The ruling of the Post Office depart
ment, excluding queen bees from the
mails, has been rescinded. If put up
in secure manner, so that no harm
can come to the pOst-olllce employees
while handling them they are now al
lowed to pass. chronological speci-
mems, mounted on pins, are no longer
objected to, we believe. -FdymerS Re
UiGaU.
Lightning losses begin to increase
in Arpil, double in May, and usually
reach their climax in July. A heavy
loss, estimated at about s., 900 due to
that cause, occurred lately in Wiscon-
sin, near Manitowoc, barn contain
ing seven cows, four horses, thirty
sheep, five pigs, besides hay, grain,
etc., was struck by lightning and burn
ed to the ground.
Intemperancc by the quart, or gal
Ion, or key, or even barrel, is not an
unusual thing. But temperance by
the yard is. A petition one hundred
and eighty-eighL yards long was pre-
scented to the House of Representatives
by Mr.. Brewster Of Michigan. Itwas
signed by $4,000 women, who want
Congress to prohibit the making and
selling of ardent spirits in this coun.
try.-Sun.
The unusual mildness of the past
winter is accounted for, by the discov.
cry that the temperature of the ocear
near the coasts of North America is
several degree warmer than in former
years. Such change of course is mo-
temporary, but must depend upor
causes which will last and are probab
ly progressive. The discoveries o
this fact are of opinion that the com
ing summer will be warm and moist
Counterfeit half dollars are becom
ing plenty, and many of them are 81
well executed as to require close scrut
ing. Those observed are chiefly will
the dates 1857, 1875, and 1877. TIL,
dies are generally good, but the weigh
is lighter than the genuine coin
Many of those of the date of 1877!
show a light flaw under the talons o
the eagle, and the letter F in the worc
half, Immediately under it, is also i'm
perfect.
Seventeen republican and demo
cratic state conventions will be helC
this month, the former as follows
Connecticut, April I; Iowa, Kentuck,
and Missouri, April IA; Massachu
sets, April Is Oregon, Virginia ant
Georgia, April 81; Arkansas ant
Ohio, April %; South Carolina ant
California, April 20. Democratic con
ventions occur in Iowa, April Z; Lou
isana, April II; in New York an,
Texas, April 20; and in Pennsylvania
April %.
There is u man in our town, and h