Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-02-03
20 Mr.. Greeley accepts his nomination.
10000 men on a strike in New York


National Republic Convention at
Philadelphia, and nomination by full
vote (7b2) of Grant and Wilson.
20 The 42d Congress adjourns. hav-
ing passed 500 bills. The committees
to investigate wrongs have cost 100000.
II Gigantic Musical Festival and
Peace Jubilee in the grand Coliseum at
Boston begins two thousand instruments.
and twenty thousand singers. The 26th
anniversary of the rule of Plus TX.
"a Eight week of New York strikes !;
$4,000 men been idle loss to employers
and men $3,7OO,OO0.
25 President Grant attends concert at
Coliseum, and 10000 people gather un-
der one roof
25 Great ball at Coliseum $4,000
persons present.
20 Gilmore day at Coliseum, and TO-
900 people present. Bonners horse Joe
Elliott, trots mile in 2.l5 l-2-the
best time on record.
80 The French German treaty signed.
The deathrate of New York now is Al
per 1000 per annum.
4 Boston Jubilee ends. Terrible hot
weather.
Democratic Convention at Baltimore,
nominates Greeley and Brown; 1872 votes
IL Horace Greeley accepts the Dem
ocratic nomination. Immense loads of
silver discovered in Utah.
IA Hon. Charles Sumner declares for
Mr., Greeley. Stokes trial ends; jury
disagree and are discharged.
25 The New York HERALD publishes
a letter from Livingstone.
27 Marriage in Westminster Abbey Of
Mile. Christine Nilsson and NJ. Rozeaud.
AUGUST.
IL Death of Lowell Mason, aged so.
1O-14 Terrible heat, and convulsions
of nature.
Is Third National Bank at Baltimore
robbed of half million dollars. Judge
Barnard is expelled from the bench.
81 The Geneva Board has now set
tied that vcxed question and awarded us
damages. The new Parcel Post Office
regulation takes effect.
81 After horrible heated term, it is
so cold that snow fell at Blandford, Mass
SEPTEMBER
2 New England Fair at Lowell
Straightout Democratic Convention a
Louisville of GOA delegates; O'Connol
nominated for President and he declines
3 Senator Sumner sails for Europe
IA The Geneva awards first announ
ced, SIS, 100000 ill gold; Cockburn o
England demurs.
2l Female lawyers admitted to ba
in Utah.
27 Great balloon voyage at night o
King from Plymouth, N. H., over tn
White Mountains and States of New
Hampshire, Maine, the Gulf and int
Canada, $50 miles MIR. Kings l6Otl
trip l3 hours in the air most remark
able aerial voyage on record.
OCTOBER.
Is The remarkable 'horse epizoot
ic'' begins this week in Western Canada
Election in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsyl
vania and Nebraska. and Republican vic
tories for Grant. and Wilson.
10 Death of VIM. H. Seward, aged II
Death of Fannie Fern" aged 81.
ii The Government at Washingto
gave audience to thirty-six Indians an
ten squaws, all in fancy dress,
ii Nine masked men rob the Water
ford. N. Y. Bank of 500, 900 and escape
% Awful and alarming speed of tn
epizootic it moves east and west 100
miles in one day.
26 New York papers publish new
from Melbourne, Australia that came
"a hours.
27 Memphis Savings Bank suspend
with liabilities reaching 100000.
NOVEMBER
). Presidential elections in the Unite
States. Defeat of Greeley and Brow
and reelection of Grant with Wilson,
overwhelming majorities.
80 The great confagration at Bo
ton +; raging twelve hours, over SO acre
destroying property valued at $4,000
900. London tonight had $1,000
fire.
% The Emperor Of Germany offers h
aid to stop the American slave trade
The Boston Coliseum sold for $1,000
29 Sad death of Hon. Horace Creole
aged 81.
DECEMBER.
2 Congress meets. President Gran
Message is we'll received
10 The Fifth Avenue Hotel horror
; New York, and roasting to cinders of
females.
II Death of Edwin Forrest, aged {
Defalcation of 100000 in the Montr
. Bank.
10 Boston Fire Relief Fund reacl
:" S3O5, 300.
/. 2l George Francis Train in New Y,