Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-09-15
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The cholera is said to be spreading
through the low grounds west of the
Illinois Central Railroad, near the Mis-
sissippi river.
Eleven swarms of bees settled on a
team of horses at Money Greek, Mimi,
and the fastest on record was immedi-
ately secured.
About 2,Oo0,00O more postal cards
will be required to complete orders from
all the Post Offices. These will proba-
bly, be shipped within the next week
and the whole country be supplied.
Budd Doble's training stables at
Trenton, N. j., were destroyed by fire
Thursday of last week. Loss 100000.
Several fine horses were lost, including
two belonging to President Grant
Election in Maine on Monday last.
Dingley, the Republican Candidate for
Governor is elected by about 10000
majority. The vote is light. but the
majority comparatively large.
Lightning recently struck telegraph
pole and ran along the wire into the
office at Coatsville, Indiana, when the
operator seated at the instrument excit-
edly telegraphed back, Don't send so
id fast "
People may talk and write as they
please against the habit of earley rising.
but in the bracing atmosphere of this
season. we know of nothing more invig
Grating than getting up at 4 o'clock in
the morning. and going forth with
lantern in hand to meet the rising sun.
-Daa6ury Netcs
1t has been ascertained that the tele-
graph is responsible for the error in an
nouncing that P. I. Barnum offered a
big price for the Whitehall Sea Serpent.
The offer was from a gutta percha fac
tory that desired to recover their sunken
property
A Mississippi woman recently proved
her fitness to be inside politics by ask
ing the Governor for his autograph. and
the next he saw of it it was attached to
a pardon for a young man serving out
term in the penitentiary, son of the
autograph seeker, who succeeded in get
ting him out of the way before her trick
was discovered. She would run caucus
in good style.
The gallant Texan always breaks bad
news with delicacy. A vigilance COM
mittee rode up to house the other day.
and the leader shouted; els Smith in y
Mrs Smith appeared, and answered in
the negative Il knew he wasn't" re-
piled the leader, riding off she's hang
ing to black jack, over there. Then
Mrs Smith goes in, gathers her boys on
her knee, and tells them how hard it is
to steal horse in Texas and escape
punishment.
Mr.. r. A. Palmer has been doing
break-neck business from a balloon al
E Beloit, Wis. His balloon had no bask.
ct; he simply sat on a bar. and an ele.
+ walton of 1000 feet being reached
he performed all kinds of monkey antics
} once hanging by his toes to the bar
and then dropping about eight feet and
catching some rings suspended beneath
His descent was safely effected, and ht
!, will probably continue such foolery til
: he gets tumble.
e Hurd Beers. an old man who hac
q sold his farm in Owego county, n Y.
t for $1,000, came to New York with tn,
money, a few days ago, intending t
proceed thence to Stamford, CT. wher
he intended to invest the money. HI
> succeeded in losing the money the frs
:, night. but it was recovered and restored
to him by an officer. and, Beers wa
! kindly advised to flee the wicked city
: Instead of needing the advice, however
he remained another night, and mic
young confidence man easily got hi
. money, and as yet has not seen fit t
r return it.
: Secretary Richardson has returne,
from his trip to Long Branch and Ne,
: York considerably elated at the defea
= of the gold clique, of which Jay Goul
! was the head While in New York
the secretary saws, he was informed b
prominent bankers that Gould was badl
|. crippled, while number of his friend
e have been hopelessly ruined. 1t is nc
(, believed, however that Gould has los
d so heavily as reported. Secretary Rich
b ardson is of the opinion that tn
E result of the last combination to fore
r up the gold premium will have a salt
tary effect in preventing the formatio
ID of new ones.
Dartmouth College opened on Thurs
y day last with SO new members in til
a. academical department. over 80 in tn
m scientific and several in the other d.
v partments. The medical departmer
re contains 40 students The examination
is are not yet completed, which will il
he crease these nubmers. Professor Pro,
t. tor has returned home, and Professt
&c Ruggles sailed for, Europe. L. S. Has
lg ings. of st. Johnsbury, of the class
as 70, has been appointed tutor in math'
matics. The Triennial appears for tt
TO first time this year with the Latin tran
he lated.
e. A Washington paper proposes that
r. convention of reconstructed Southel
ne women be held, to show plainly thu
RS Jeff. Davis assertion that the ladies
OF that section are ready for another sece
ur sion war, is base SANDER, and it SUI
re gests that the first week in Decembe
lis when Congress meets, would be an e.
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