Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-01-08
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

yearsago.
Hon Columbus Delano is the only ma
tive of ermont who has been member
of the Presidents cabinet.
Virgnia's first newspaper was pub
lished il 1880 The subscription price
was fifty dollars per year.
Our cstom of making Christmas pres
ents conrs from an old heather usage at
the feastof the birth of Sol.
Freedom and education go together.
Brazil has 10 sooner abolished slavery
than she calls for more school books.
One hundred and twenty-one and
three-fourth' miles of sidewalk were
destroyed B the Chicago fire, to re-
pair which lttleless than one millions
of dollars vii have to be expended.
Mr.. Beeche says, when you begin
to feel the easerness and exhileration of
prosperity, resd once a week Luke 12:
1921" He las been doing this ever
since his parisl raised his salary.
The Christina Register truly says that
some of the mot illustrious examples of
christian pietyhnd morality which the
church has affo,ded will be found among
the Quakers.
A rich man ked poor person if he
had any idea ofFhe advantages arising
from riches. Il believe they give
rogue an advantage over an honest man.
was the answer.
The New York correspondent of Bos-
ton journal is authority for the statement
that A. T. Stewart intends to leave his
entire fortune, estimated at from $780,
100000 to $7O,OO,OOO in public and
private charities, and that recently he
made a will to thai effect.
Hay is very scarse throughout Connec-
ticut. 1t is worth from S25 to $50 in
Litchfeld county, fom $50 to $38 in
Waterbury and vicirity, and from $40
to $45 in Hartford. Farmers are trying
to winter as much stick as they can, ex-
pecting a rise in teeves this coming
spring.
At Guadalupe duty equivalent to
four dollars per gallon will be levied on
kerosene oil after February l. At Mar
Unique also, the duty will be made pro-
hibitory. This Legislation arises from
the use made of petroleum in Paris, and
from its agency in the destruction of Chi
cago.
CAIoAGo, Dec. 28.-A horrible affair
occurred at Floies, Davis county, Iowa,
few nights ago. A man, his wife, and
four children were burned to death in
their shanty, the neighbors not being
aroused nor the fire discovered until the
next morning, when the charred remains
were found.
A horrible tale comes from Alabama.
Three disguised men robbed the wife of
a tax collector of the public funds, and
then ordered her to serve supper. She
did so and put arsenic in the tea. On
stripping the dead bodies of their dis
guises, one proved to be her husband
who had taken this means of stealing the
peoples money.
COSTLY RESTRICTION ON TRAyBL.-A
woman travelling on the Grand Trunl
railway, had ticket on (which was print
ed "Good only for this train and the day
received. Not good to stop over" Blu
l she did stop over, and when she attempt
ed to resume her journey she was put of
! the cars. For this the railroad COMPANY
t has paid 5000 and costs.
The president of one of the largest Q
the English insurance companies went t
Chicago only few days before the grea
fire, intending to establish an agenc
there. But he was much impressed b
the precarious condition of the city,
"You have some fine buildings he said
'but they are surrounded by very ba
ones The first time circumstances com
bine against you, your whole city will bur
l up" He declined to establish an agen
cy there; and he had scarcely left tn
: country before his prediction was terri
: bly, verified
e The loss of cattle in Texas, during tn
recent storms, is said to have been enol
O nous. Running before the wind unit
: they were exhausted, hundreds of the1
g froze to death, standing huddled togetf
s er in groupes in the ravines. Of til
Q thousands of cattle which were in til
o western part of the state, it is estimate
) that the majority will be totally lost b.
n fore spring. Those which survived tn
r storms are in such an enfeebled conditio
e that they cannot endure the winter.
SOUTHERN IDEA OF PROPER OUTFI
FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.-The Ct
lumbus (Ga.) Sun says that 1.-THE gres
want of the Democratic party at presen
is leader of superior moral courage, {
> commanding talents and national repr
u w I