Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-08-05

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The FIcKLENEss OF FAME.-Every-
body who remembers the first days of
the late war, remembers Col. Ellsworth,
who was murdered and promptly aveng-
ed in the streets of Alexandria. Va
With great pomp of funeral honors he
was borne through the country, all the
loyal States, ''like crape-veiled women
standing" mourning loyal son. Re.
membering this, it will surprise many to
know that his grave has been neglected
that no monument marks the resting
place of his remains 1t is a striking
comment on the fckleness of fame to
hear from the lips of Col. Ellsworth's
father how the people grew by degrees
forgetful of their duty. Speaking to a
newspaper correspondent he says
"When Elmer fdl, so many people
and societies were going to put up a
monument that l suppose they got it
all mixed up. First, the Chicago peo-
pie were going to do it, then the regi-
ment, and then the State. Then the
citizens round here made an attempt,
but still it remains undone, and nothing
has been done for my poor boy but a
foundation for a monument which |
made with my own hands. | went up
there and dug up the dirt and laid the
stone myself with my own hands, so as
to have it ready for the monument, but
none ever came. s.Do you think one
will come ?" I asked. "Well. hardly,
now" he continued with sigh. With
this evidence it is easy to understand
what is meant by the '.ingratitude of a
republic" an imputation which the
American people should never allow to
rest upon their name through neglecting
the memory of heroes.
QUEER FREAK OF LIGHTNING.-Last
week Wednesday evening. as one of the
Twin Mountain coaches, with six horses,
driven by Mr.. George Oaks, was return
ing from the base of Mt. Washington,
it met with a singular accident. When
within about three-fourths of mile of
the Twin Mountain House, an umbrella
in the hands of d Mr.. Moss, of Hoboken,
N. j., who was sitting on the outside
of the coach, came in contact with a
telegraph wire, and drew an electric
bolt from the surcharged wire. which
knocked him from the coach, melted his
watch chain from his watch, bored a
hole through the crystal, and stopped
the watch at Z: 40 o'clock. The fluid
burned his breast and partly around his
body, and burned his flannel undershirt
nearly off Of him. 1t also shattered a
field glass which hung at his left hip.
Mr.. George T.. Trask, of New York, and
Mr.. Bridgeman, of Connecticut, also
occupied outside seats, and the former
was saved from falling off by the latter.
The driver dropped his reins involunta-
rily, and one of the leading horses was
knocked down, and when extricated was
found under the wheel-horses. Mr..
Moss was removed to the Twin Mount
ain House as soon as possible. and Sc
far recovered as to be able to start for
home, Friday morning. 8
No other person was seriously injured
| and the horses came out unframed. II
was very narrow escape for all the
passengers on the coach. as we'll as fol-
the driver and his horses.
Two men named Seymour were sho
on Chateaugay lake. On y Saturday
night, while lying asleepin their boat
by one Schultz, who says he mistool
them for deer which he was still-hunt
ing. One was grazed in the arm by tn,
ball which entered the back of the 9th
] er's head. inficting a dangerous wound