Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

A Texas woman has arrived at st.
Louis with 1000 cattle, her own prop
erty which she assisted in driving from
Texas.
A very large amount of tobacco has
been planted in the Connecticut valley
this season, but it is backward and does
not promise we'll at the present time.
Thomas Mast, it is said, has been en-
gagged to deliver one hundred and fifty
lectures next season on caricaturing, the |
lectures to be illustrated by sketches
drawn in the presence of the audience.
A Pennsylvania school teacher kept
school all day the Fourth of July in
order to have vacation on the fifth
and see the circus. The Goddess of
Liberty hasn't been in that State since.
The London Times thinks there is
danger that America will degenerate in
to fourth class nation like Spain. If
SO, we are in danger of getting down
near the class to which England belongs.
Two Kenetucky farmers were driven
from their house few nights ago by
disguised men, and in fight which en-
sued one of the farmers was severely
wounded, and one of the assailants, it
is thought, killed
A Catholic father of st. Louis has
warned his congregation that he will
read from the altar each Sunday the
names Of all persons belonging to the
parish who may have been found drunk
during the preceding week.
Tommy was as bright as usual on
his first night in the country, last week
He did not like his pillow over much,
and, on feeling it over, announced his
verdict that in the country they sold
the soft ends of the feathers, and retained
the quill part for home consumption.
The English Government proposes to
enroll body of men in India to make
systematic slaughter of the tigers, pan
theirs and hyenas The loss of human
life in the peninsular of Bengal from
wild beasts is fearful it being estimated
that about 10000 persons are killed an
nually in this way.
The Idaho Statesman, thus ISLANDERS
an Oregon minister: Near the close of
the day at a camp-meeting In Oregon,
a short time ago, the local preacher
said: / hope all the congregation will
be here by 10 o'clock, for precisely at
that hour we will pass to the creek,
where | shall baptize four adults and
six addresses"
Albany papers are trying to discourage
the flight of their people to the mountains
and watering places. They suggest
slippers, shirt sleeves and ice water
at home, and much more comfortable
than long ride by rail with mercury
at ninety. But why shirt sleeves and
slippers ? Wristband and an umbrella
would be better.
Mrs. H. Hill, of Salt Lake City,
pitched into Mr.. HI. Hill, her divorced
husband, because he came around her
house with three roses in his hat, and
commenced to ..twit" her about he1
girlhood wildness. She drew revolver
and danced and fooled around him some
time in menacing manner, for which
he had her arrested. And the upshot
was that Mrs. Hill was fined $40.
Earthquakes have, within the last
few days, been shaking up the drowsy
1 inhabitants of Italy in various places
g. 49, c~s~c INV -<ip0 uvun pUIuU
and there have been some ominous shak
lngs recently in the neighborhood o.
Buffalo, New York. 1.-The earth i,
feverish, +" and we shall not be surprised
2 If soon we hear of some terrible upheava
1 IN some of the volcanic regions of botf
hemispheres.
At Liverpool and elsewhere / hav,
been shocked at the drunkenness pre-.
vailing. and among Uomen Ones sees
: much more of it than in the United
States. At Liverpool, saw, at evening
e many women lying on the steps of St
, Georges Hall, dead drunk. One see.
t in the cities of England an extreme O
t poverty and wretchedness never witness
? ed in the United States. Lonmon Cor
: Chicago Tribune.
. A lady took her son, lad of fv,
years, to church. After the minister
had been preaching about half an hou
the little fellow grew sleepy and com
menced to nod. The mother aroused
: him into attention several times . b,
}, pinchipg, but, as it seemed hopeless
= case. she concluded to let him sleel
J undisturbed. After the boy had hi
( nap out he awoke, and saw the ministe
i still holding forth He looked up il
!, his mothers face and innocently asked
I "Mother, is it this Sunday night, or i
: it next Sunday night?"
Andrew johnson had narrow escap
from the cholera. He remained at home
in Greenville, Tenn, until he was at
tackled, and then left for his countr
residence, near Henderson's depot. All
! ter fierce struggle with the disease b
= rallied and got better, but afterwar,
T took relapse and came near dying
y His physician, DR.. Broyles. was imme
diately sent for, who watched his be
side for one whole night, never leavin
!, him for moment, and finally succeede
! in enabling him to pass the crisis. ]
= is said of Mr.. johnson that while
- was at home he did all he could to ad
~ minister to the wants of the sick an,
= the dying.
At A passenger train coming east ON til
N Rock Island railroad was wrecked
Of miles west of Chicago Monday night, b
D. the displacement of rail. The engil
7. eer did not see the trouble till close upo
e. it, when he reversed his engine and al
le piled brakes. Immediately several shot
n were fired, the bullets hitting the loo,
< motive The engine went off the trac
Ii and turned over, killing the enginee
70 The baggage cars were smashed, b,
n. the passenger cars were saved by tt
t. air-brakes. AS soon as the cars stoppe
j. several men appeared, disguised an
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