Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-17
Rlnndin Is walking the rome In India

Blondin is walking the rope in India
and Australia, this year.
Olive Logan says that the sight of
woman's ankle in Wall street would put
a quietus on any gold panic by drawing
all the crowd away. How does Olive
know
Secretary Delano will, in his annual
report, renew his recommendation for a
census to be taken in 1875, the results
of which could be published in season
for the Centennial celebration of the In
dependence of the United States.
1t is an uncommon thing to see a silk
or s.stove pipe" hat worn at sea. Pas
sengers never put them on until the YES
sci is nearing port. The first person
who appears on deck in 'sstove pipe
is-according to the custom of ancient
origin-expected to treat to wine 1t is
an amusing sight to see all the male
passengers huddled together at the foot
of the cabin stairs, waiting for some
courageous and generous fellow to ''lcad
off in silk hat.
A HIDDEN VESSEL OF Wharf.-The is
said that there is can or glass jar of
nitro-g lycerine, or some other explosive
compound, buried in the Southwest cor
ner of the Capital Square, near the old
Arsenal, at Raleigh, N. c., which has
been there for many years, having been
secreted there prior to the surrender,
and the place of its concealment having
been lost. No one dares to dig for it,
as the blow of a pick might send the en-
terprising digger to rest on the Presby-
terrain church steeple. And so it will
sleep until happy chance or some dread
full accident shall reveal its resting place.
Evidently the war of the sects is not
a very bitter one IN some parts of Vir-
ginia. Trne Christian courtesy was ex-
emplifed down at Falls Church, in Fair
fax County, few days ago, where the
Baptists rendered the use of their church
edifice to the Roman Catholics for the
purpose of holding festival, the pro-
ceeds of which were to be devoted to the
building of church for the latter. The
offer was accepted, the festival was
success, and the thanks of the Catholics
and we are sure they were earnest
ones, too-were publicly returned to the
Baptists. That is something like '.breth-
rem dwelling together in unity
A certain Sunday-school teacher was
in the habit of making collection in
his juvenile class for missionary purpos-
es. He was not little surprised, how
ever, to find bank-note among the
weight of copper, one day. He was not
long in finding it to be of broken bank /;
and on asking the class who put it there,
the donor was pointed out to him by one
who had seen him deposit it, Didn't
you know that this note was good for
nothing?" said the teacher. eyes," an
swered the boy. Then what did you
put it in the box for?' The boy coolly
replied, II didn't s'pose the little hea-
thens would know the difference, and
thought it would be just as good for
Them
AN ALABAMA JURY.-We are inform
ed by young gentleman of reliable au-
thority that civil suit for $500 was
tried before a jury of eight white men
and four negroes in Sumter county, last
week, and verdict of manslaughter in
the first degree rendered by the learned
jury. Not a member of the jury knew
single letter of the alphabet. Upon
delivering the verdict, the foreman re-
marked that inasmuch as, no one was
: killed they decided to render a verdict
, of manslaughter, and not of murder, as
was originally intended. The suit was
claim for $500, founded upon some
[ | cotJun transaction, and had nothing
| criminal about it. This is an actual fact
and what some of our friends slyly term
) ''a local. Mobile Register.
The manner in which the Cubans arr
: treating the Chinese Coolies calls for the
t severest ccnsure, if not for outside inter
ference. These unfortunate men are en-
!. gagged in China to serve eight years OF
e the sugar plantations, for which it il
n stipulated that they shall receive Ger
o tain small sum of money. For yea
g past, the men whose times have expired
t have been paid in greatly deprecated
e currency, so that they have actually re
n ceived hardly a tenth of the real amour
> due them. Then, too, the Government
uses its influence to compel them to sigl
:; an agreement to remain another term o
n years by keeping them for a number o
/ months in prison before allowing then
e to return to China.
!. BUTLER AND THE BANKs.-If Genera
= Butler wants to do a good thing for tn
. . country and himself, he cannot do bet
- ter than to make a move in Congress i
70 favor of the retirement of the nationa
! bank notes and the issue of legal tende
y notes in place of them. The nationa
banks have become too powerful for tn
81 good of the country. Their power fO
fe mischief is very much greater than wa
q that of the United States Bank, whic
rs Andrew Jackson abated as nuisance
re They are powerful in influential friend
l. in Congress, but they have many wea
re points which SO keen a lawyer as Butte
ID can easily find. Go for 'em, Genera
T. and perhaps we will help you to th
3 governorship next year. At any rat'
y we will give you all the credit you ear
+. in the matter-Boston Herald.
I'd
~ Ex-Governor Henry A. Wise appaIle
" an interviewer, the other day, by admi
y ting that it would take book, and
- pretty big one at that, to contain b
- - opinions about the present condition
81 ! the country. Speaking generally, hoy
~ ever, he said he would not touch eth,
~ =, of the existing political parties with
IS pair of tongs, they are so corrupt; TIL
IL A. H. Stuart's proposition to col
~, ~ nize the negroes is barbarous, impractic
~ BILE and absurd that the negroes are Il