Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-05-19
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

who could bear confinement, and re-
ceived answer from one who had been
seven years in jail,
A Western paper announces that
''board for the summer can be obtained
at large and shady brick gentleman's
residence.
D. R. Locke, better known as MAS
by, has opened an advertising agency,
with Mr.. [. II. Bates, at 81 Park Row,
New York.
A heart-repding accident occurred
near Columbus Ca, the other day. A
woman was drowned while trying to
hang herself from the limb of tree at
the waters edge.
Heavenly Tidings is the name of
sheet published in Chicago. A Western
paper refuses to exchange. on the ground
that he is not in the habit of looking to
Chicago for news of that sort.
Joseph Morgan, of Bow, N. H., was
killed last Friday. by being thrown
from wagon. His wife and child. who
were riding with him, were also thrown
out and severely injured.
The public debt at the close.of Jack
sons second term was $3,308,l2 4 OF
at the close of Buchanan's term it was
$90,580,S73 II. Meantime the govern
ment was almost continually in demo
critic hands.
The recent heavy snow storm IN the
mountains of Colorado ensures an abund-
ance of water for gulch mining Re-
ports from different mining districts all
show that the coming season will be one
Of great activity in the mines of Colora-
do.
Much anxiety is felt in Russia re-
garding the destruction of forests, which
proceeds very rapidly, and threatens to
deprive the country of one of the most
valuable of its export products, wood for
building purposes,
A young woman in Cumberland, Eng
land, lately threw herself in front of a
railway train and was killed Her con-
duct was attributed to a love quarrel.
Two weeks later her suitor followed her
example and was killed in the same way.
The remains of Chief Justice Chase
were taken to Washington Saturday for
interment. They were carried to the
Capitol, and on Monday services were
held in the Senate Chamber, prior to in
terment at Oak Hill Cemetery, In
Georgetown.
A confding Nova Scotian, who volun-
teered to lend a new friend S75 to pay
a little bill, while walking about Boston,
Thursday of last week, returned to the
land of grindstones that night, hoping to
make up the amount by extra labor and
economy.
A German. named Frank HEM, shot
his wife at New Haven, Conn, last Fri
day evening, and then reloaded the pistol
and shot himself through the head, dy-
ing instantly. Mrs. HEINZ will recover
He was depressed on account of having
no work.
Frank Alberts and Hartwell Gilbert
were precipitated into a cauldron con-
tanning three feet of boiling water, in a
paper mill in Brainard, N. Y, Wednes-
day of last week, by the giving way of
an elevator, and both died from their
injuries.
A cruel carrier-pigeon amateur -
condemned one of his pets to convey to
his country seat the following laconic
passage: '.Send basket of early green
peas by express train; pack the bearer
of this in with them, as he Is a plump
bird. and | intend to eat him with
them p
The body of Mary E. daughter of Ma
than G. Baldwin, of South Britain.
Conn.,, was found floating in the factory
reservoir Saturday morning of week be-
fore last. She had just returned from
Massachusetts where she had been pass
ing the winter, and the whole affair is
wrapped in mystery.
A woman was recently expelled from
a church in Lee county, Ia, in conse-
quence of some misbehavior, but she per-
sisted in attending the meetings, and,
when her enemies were praying or ex-
horting, made herself conspicuous by
putting her hands over her ears and
looking tigerish. This aggravated the
brethren so much that they forcibly
elected her, and she has sued for $4,000
damages.
Erastus Corning, who married Miss
Mary Parker, of Albany, sailed for Eu
rope, on Saturday, and will be absent
two years. The honeymoon trip viii
cost $4,000. This may seem a large
sum to some people, and yet it is onl.
equal to Corning's income for one month
Erastus Corning is the richest man o
his age in the world. His estate is nov
valued at SS,OOO,OOO, while his incom
is put down at 100000 a year, S12,
500 week, over $4,000 per WORKING
Z day.
A gentleman who knew Chief Justic
Chase in his youth remembers the da
when, STRIPPING, he babe his mothe
) adieu in their New Hampshire home
and started out into the great world t
achieve name Said the fearful mat
e, ron to the gentleman, as she gazed q
, the retreating form of her son, 'Salmo
is good boy | shouldn't wonder i
, some day, he becomes Governor br
," naming another son less promis
ing and who subsequently died after
, short life of dissipation, The never wi
, do anything; he cheacs tobacco
A three years old son of Mr.. Orda,
f who runs an engine in Walpole, N. H
manufacturing establishment, fell thr,
hole in the engine room directly 0
the belt, which was % inches wide, an
: within four feet of the balancing whee
II feet in diameter, making 70 revolt
lions per minute. When the chill
struck the belt, it turned him tops;
tnrvv fortunately tho fireman wac clos