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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

The PLUCK OF THAT BARNUM is as
tonishing; he comes out of the fire
fright side up with care" as he has
from all previous disasters, and in re-
Spouse to his agents telegram inform
ing him of the fire, he sends this mes
sage to New Orleans:
Tell editors have cabled European
agents to expend half million dollars
for extra attractions; will have new and
more attractive travelling show than ever,
early in April. P. 7. Barnum."
There is something admiring in such
audacious rebellion against the "slings
and arrows ;" but his loss is by no means
trivial. He had four giraffes which no
money could have purchased, but the
fire took them, and with them went the
Bengal tigers, two sea lions, two polar
bears, an arctic seal, nine camels, an
elephant, Gland, a lion and lioness,
besides large number of more common
and less expensive animals-the whole
forming the best collection of the sort in
the country.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06
A TERRIBLE SCENE IN CHURCH.

The Sabbath-school attached to the
Baptist church at Newberry, in the 18th
ward of Williamsport, Pa, assembled
on Wednesday evening to participate in
the ceremonies of Christmas night. Some
800 persons were present. The ceremo-
MES had commenced, and Mr.. Kinsloe
of Williamsport was making an address,
when the floor gave way, precipitating
the whole assemblage into the cellar be-
low. The church was constructed with
an upper audience room, and it was in
this that the congregation had assembled.
The interior Dimensions of the floor
are 26 feet wide and 40 long. There
was center girth, with joists thickly
placed on each side, and through the
center from above were two bolts connect
ing with this main girth. Evidently
the weight of those assembled sprung the
truss-bearers, and, the supporters slip
ping out of their places, caused the ter
rible catastrophe This is evident from
the fact that the timbers are not broken.
The gas pipe, two inches in diameter,
beneath the center girth was bent dou-
BILE by the immense weight.
When the crash came, there went up
a heart-rending wall of mangled human
ity. Children wildly shrieking for their
parents. and the groans of the wounded
and dying filled the air. To add to the
horror. the oil lamps of the edifice ignit-
ed, and babe fair to destroy all in a gen.
eral confagration. Those outside worked
with will, and used every possible eff
fort to rescue the living. The church
was now on fire, but providentially the
flames could be reached, and the fire was
speedily extinguished. Before the floor
sunk many of those within were able to
reach the windows, and leaped to the
ground-a distance of Is feet There
we're some 40 or so wounded, many OF
them seriously, and some will probably
die.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

The Fifth Avenue Theatre, adjoining
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, was
entirely consumed by fire on the evening
of January /, involving loss of $3.50
600. On account of several alarms in
different parts of the city, the fremen
were somewhat confused, and not prompt
ly on the spot. At one time it was ex-
pected that the hotel would burn, and
there was a good deal of unnecessary
scrambling inside.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

Christmas week is made memorable
this year by its intense cold, its great
snow storms, and its awful succession of
accidents and disasters of various kinds
Trains are wrecked, and scores of peo-
pie killed, mangled or burned In one
place roof falls in, crushing those be-
Meath in another locality floor gives
way, and crowd of people killed and
injured. Churches and circuses burn up
and even kitchen-ranges explode, scat
tering cooking utensils and killing the
cooks. Casualties are occurring on every
hand, and who shall say he is safe.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

There is to be an attempt made to
solve the problem whether any part of
the United States is adapted for the cul-
ture of the tea plant. The Agricultural
Department has procured from China a
bag of tea seed and sack of Chinese
soil, the latter of which will be analysed
in order to discover if any soil in the
United States bears sufficient resemblance
to it to render the growing of tea in large
quantities paying industry. 1t may
be, however, that the question of climate
will form the most important and diff
cult element in the problem.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06
BOILED IN A PAPER MILL.

One Of those accidents so horrible in
their details as to sicken the sensibilitics
Of the reader, occurred at the Caledonia
Paper Mills. at the foot of Market street,
late Saturday afternoon. At about three
o'clock Joshua Cummins. night watch
man of the works, came to the building
in an intoxicated condition, and the en-
ployes fearing he would meet with a
mishap of some kind if he remained in
that state, put him out and started him
towards home, corner of Blackford and
North streets. Nothing more was seen
Of him until about 4.2O o'clock. when
the workmen in the tub house, four or
five negroes, were startled by a cry that
almost froze the blood in their veins.
Well they knew what it meant-some
unfortunate had fallen into one of the
watts used for steaming the straw before
reducing it to pulp. Proceeding in the
direction of the cry, they discovered
Cummins in vat 4, striving to obtain q
hold upon the edge of the slaves and
pull himself out The vat is ten feet
deep and at that time contained two feet
of ''mash" and two feet of boiling water
the whole mass being boiling hot. One
of the workmen grasped the hand extend
ed by Cummins, but the cuticle peeled
off in his hand, and Cummins fell into
the seething pulp again, this time fiat
on his back The poor man struggled
to his feet again, and again succeeded
by almost miraculous means in getting
hold of the stave edges with his hands.
This time the workmen pulled him out
by his coat sleeves. He was at once re-
moved to his residence, and DIR. Prunk
called in to attend him. The flesh was
literally boiled upon his bones, he hav-
ing been in the vat as many as four min
utes, and when his clothing was remov-
ed, almost the entire cuticle came with
it. Everything was done to alleviate his
sufferings that science and skill could
suggest, but nothing seemed able to quiet
him. He lay writhing in the creates
agony for ten hours, throwing his arms
about his head in the delirium of hi
pain, scattering shreds of flesh and Skin
over the room-a sight too horrible t.
witness-when at 100 yesterday morn
ing, death came to his relief and ended
his Observation-Disclosures Journal
Dec. 16
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

1t appears one woman has been found
who can hold her tongue. Mrs Annie
Ryan, of ST. Louis was wanted to testify
in the trial of her husband, who made a
murderous assault upon her, but she re-
fused to testify, and the Judge ordered
her to Jail for forty eight hours. Still
refusing to testify the Judge sent her to
jail to stay until she should be willing
to give her testimony. She was finally
set at liberty by another judge under a
writ of habeas corpus, triumphant
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

A Washington correspondent of the
Woodstock Standard thus notices Sena-
tor Edmunds: "Mr. Edmunds sits in
front, with his features submerged in
his whiskers most of the time. Now
and then he jumps up and makes his
point ON some unsuspecting Senator. He
finds so many points, in fact, that he is
considered one of the keenest and quick
est of the honorable body. however, and
ruruUrod, has PioUu In tho next
Cabinet at his command"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

The Argus and Patriot says: J. S.
Adams, formerly of Burlington, where
he was for many years Clerk of Chitten-
den county and Secretary of the State
Board of Education, has been for some
time Collector of the Customs for the
port of Pensacola, Florida. Recently
he went to Taylor's hotel, Jersey City,
N. j., with a large amount of money in
his possession, and now he has mystic
riously disappeared. What is the trouble
with Sullivan now %
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

Here is hair-splitting question for
constitution expounders: The Boston
Traveller argues that there is constitu-
tional provision which will not allow an
increase of Presiden Grants salary. The
constitution reads that the Presidents
salary "shall neither be increased or d.
minished during the period for which he
shall have been elected" This is con-
strued as meaning that it cannot be
changed while the same man continues
to hold the office, and that as President
Grant has been elected for two terms,
one just expiring and another soon to
commence, no change can be made dur
ing either of them.-Nessenyer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

All over India sweetmeats are con-
sumed as substantial article of food
A native travelling seldom eats anything
else; and between the two great meals,
at all times, he whites away the long
noon of the Indian summer day by suck
ing lollipops or sugar candy between the
whiffs of his hookah. Large dishes of
sweetmeats are very common presents to
make on religious festivals or domestic
red letter days; and when a Hindoo
wants to be merry or very dissipated, he
never gets tipsy, but goes to ''mitha'
shop, and makes himself i'll with candied
sugar.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06
JOHN B. FRENCH's ESTATE.
rniSSiOneT.S' Notice.

The subscribers having been appointed by the Hon
orable Probate Court for the District of Orleans Com
nissioners to receive examine and adjust all claims
and demands of all persons against the estate o.
John B. French, late of Barton, in said District
deceased. represented insolvent, ard the term Of
six months from the 18th day Of Dec 1872 being allowed
by said Court to the creditors of said deceased
hibt and prove their respective claims before Give
notice that will attend to the duties of appoint
ment at the store Of Duncan McDougall, in Barton
in said District. the LIST Wednesday of February
and June next, at one o'clock. in the afternoon, OH
each of said days
BrH j. M MSani Commissioner
No. 90
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

Mr.. Greeley died prematurely, when
his age is compared with that of his CO.
temporaries. Mr.. Seward lived to the
age Of seventy-one, and Mr.. Thurlow
Weed still lives at the age of seventy
five. Mr.. Webster was seventy when he
died, and Henry Clay, to whom Mr..
Greeley was devotedly attached, was
seventy-fve. ''Old Ben Wade enjoys
very fair health at the age of seventy
two; Mr.. Chase is sixty-four, and Mr..
Snmnnr Sc nlIr Mr. Grnalav's aoa The
late James Gordon Bennett was seventy
one when he died, and Martin Van Bu-
rem was eighty. The newly elected Gov
ernor of New York is older than Mr..
Greeley by thirteen years.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

The storms, floods, earthquakes, tor
nadoes, and the like, to say nothing of
the intense heat of the past summer,
and the severe opening of the winter,
are all we'll marked experiences of the
present year, extraordinary for number,
frequency and violence. They present
studies of the highest interest to scien-
tiests.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

Stokes's second trial is one of the jol-
Hest events of the season. The other
day an undertaken was called as juror,
whereupon all three of counsel for de-
tense jumped to their feet, and objected
that the gentleman had had pecuniary
interest in the conviction of the prisoner.
At this sally the spectators laughed, the
jurors laughed, Stokes laughed, every
body laughed except the judge, who man
fully maintained his usual gravity.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, has written his
letter of resignation as Secretary of the
Treasury. to take effect on Feb. 18th,
at which time he will retire from the
Cabinet and proceed to Massachusetts
1t is almost certain that Hon. Columbus
Delano will succeed him in his present
position
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

1t is stated that Louis Napoleon, the
ex-Empress, and the former Prince I'm
perial of France, intend coming to our
hospitable shores early next spring, and
travelling through the length and breadth
of the continent during the ensuing
summer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

health affairs. Rightly considered a
series of catastrophes like those of 1872
only remind us where we should exert
ourselves to overcome the destructive
tendency which characterizes all nature
and all motion. Aduertiser
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

Edward S. Dickinson, a New Hamp-
shire drummer, recently obtained an
Indiana divorce without giving his wife
proper notice, and last week married a
Nashua, N. H., girl. Wife number one
didn't like the proceeding, and surprised
the couple at their boarding place,
whereupon scene of wild confusion en-
sued, which terminated at the police
conrt in Dickenson's giving $1,000 bail
for his appearance before the grand jury
and wife number two $500.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

The sharpest so far is the Troy girl
who makes her unsuspecting father the
daily bearer of sweet missives to clerk
in his office who has been forbidden to
visit his employers house. She pins
the letter in the old mans cloak, and
when he reaches the Office and throws
off the garment the clerk gets it and re-
spends by the same carrier
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

Besides good New Years story, may
be found on the first page of this paper,
much interesting and newsy matter such
as everybody likes to read.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

Tuesday night of last week was the
coolest weather ever known at Lancas-
ter, N. H. At half-past 8 o'clock in
the evening spirit thermometers indica-
ted 25 degrees below zero, and at Z
o'clock Wednesday morning 40 to 90
below, according to location. Numerous
cases of frozen limbs are reported. At
Concord the weather was intensely cold,
the thermometer at an early hour in the
morning indicated 80 degrees below zero.
Reports from Lebanon state that it stood
80 degrees below at that place. At
Bath, Me-, the mercury, Wednesday
morning, indicated % degrees below ze-
70. The present cold snap is the sever
est, with perhaps one or two exceptions,
since 1857, when the Kennebec river
was frozen over for week or more
At Boston the thermometer, atsunrise,
ranged from zero to 6 degrees below,
and it continued extremely cold all day.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

Price of butter at ST. Adams, Deem
Der 3l.-Common to fair lots 10 to zoe;
medium to good, 20 to 25c choice. 80.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

Children Cry for Pitchers Csstoria.-A sulst
tute for Castor OIL 1t assimilaes the food cures Wn'
Collie and natural sleep. 1t does not contain
morphine is pleasant to take never gripes and neve
fails The best physic known 46-l
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06
PLEASE NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE!

And many other Machines too numerous to mention,
equally cheap and all in good running condition.
Richford, Bridgeport and Lamb Knitting Machines,
Sewing Machine attachments and needless Machine
twist Line and Cotton thread.
All first-cass Machines delivered and instructions
1ratis Orders solicited.
ANY MONDAY will be at my rooms, first build
ing south of J. W. Hail. and opposite the printing
office and pleased to show any Of my variety of
Machines.
Most Truly,
!. J. HILL.
Successor to +. P. Cheney
Barton, VT, Dec. 80, 1872. 2S-f
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06
NTATE OF VERMONT
) (RrIeans Districts s

In CHANCERY. Or.
James McGlinn, LEANS Co. COURT
Is. T. Paine, NJ. A. Martin, SEPT. TERN 1872.
John Martin, Jr., & Fri Coin.
Joseph K. Ross OF Lebanon, in the State Of New
Hampshire having preferred to this court their petition
in chancery, setting forth that James McGlinn and
B. T. Paine, guardian of said James, at Lowell in the
County of Orleans, the 10th day of March 1869 eX
ecuted to Mary Ann Martin, of said Lowell mortgage
deed of the whole of lot numbered fourteen IN the nj
teenth range oflots in said town of Lowell conditioned
for the payment of note for the OF forty dollars
payable in year from date and four notes Tor the
of one hundred dollars EACH payable in two three
four and five years from date respectively all payable
to said Mary Ann or bearer, with interest," ahhuay
aud all signed by said James Mclinn and b. f. falne
guardian Also setting forth that on the 18Th day O1
July 1869 said Mary Ann and John Martin Jr assigned
said notes and mortgage to one Err Com; ara l't on
the 10th day of March 1872 the said Com sod assign
ed and transferred said petitioner the three last
described notes and that the petitioner is the legal
owner and bearer of the same, ana that one ul sid
notes with the the other two notes Is due
and owing to the petitioner.
Wherefore he pravs that the equity of redemption Of
said James, B. f. Mary Ann, John and Fri may he
forecosed from all equity of redemption IN said romis
es And it appearing that the said James McGlnp,
John Martini Jr Mary Ann Martin and Ell Com reside
without this State that the usual process OF sub
rna cannot be served upon them and that they have
not been legally notified Of the tendency Of this pc
tition.
tits therefore ordered that the substance of said pc
titon together with this order, be published three
weeks successfully, in the ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR
a NEWSPAPER printed at Barton in said County of Or
leans the last publication to be at least twenty days
revous to the next session of Orleans County Court
to be held at Irasburgh the 4th day of February A
D. 1873 when and where the said defendants may ap-
near and make answer to said petition.
BY order Of Court
l. n. CUSHMAN, Clerk.
W. D. Tyler Solicitor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

Hear ye the mighty Csntaurs tread
See the long line of myriad dead
With hoof of horse and human head
Rise up and speak!
''Twas proud Olympus gave US birth;
For thousand years roamed the earth
Eat perfumed flowers of the century plant
Drank liquid from the volcanoes mouth,
Slew men and beast to play our part,
Then restored to life by the Centaur's art;
Chased wild mares on the field of Mars
Lived on the earth, and slept among the stars -
On other mission now we're sent,
To bless mankind with an emollient,
Ofwhch the world ne'er hath dreamt,
Even our CENTUAR LINIMENT.
1t banishes pains and all such things,
Cures burns and scods, poisonous stlngs-
Rheumatic horrors scares away,
Limbers stiff;joints in a single day.
Poor cnpples in their hobbling way,
Limp in on crutches-then walk away.
Fear not dumb horse, thy friend now speaks.
Who'll heal your wounds, and make you leap
Ten bars-piles of oats to bolt,
And frisk about like yonder colt. .
Yellow wrapper is the thing for brutes
White wrapper alone the family suits
J. Z. Ludewig, of Hoboken, n. J., says: The Ce
taur Liniment has cured me of rheumatism after i
tense suffering for five years.
Il tried many remdies for my sprained ANGLE withor
relief The second bottle of Centaur Liniment cGrt
it perfectly. Chas. Hill, GIG Pine St., Phila.
H. Marsh, Esq, Supt. of Adams Express Stables.
Y, says: 'All owners of horses should know the &c
taur Liniment We find it the best thing ever used
our stables
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

This testimony could be repeated for 4;
month. If you want to avoid suffering
just try the Centaur Liniment Sold BY
all Druggists.
J. Il. ROSE s. CO., 53 Broadway. N. Y
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06
New Advertisements.

A GENTS WANTED.-We guarantee employ
IN ment for all, either at S. day. or 600 or
year. New works by Mrs II. Stoaoe and Others
Superb premiums given away. Money made rapidly
and easily at work for Write and see. Particulars
free. WoRTHINGToN, DUSTIN Co., Hartford CT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06

Mock 10 man in his misfortnnes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-06
BOSTON WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET
CORRECTED EXPRESSLY FOR
II H EE NJ O n i II O H

A. D. HI | B B a r d
Jobbing and Commission Dealer in
BUTTER, CHEESE, FLOUR. LARD, EGGS,
BEANS, DRIED APPLE, &C.
81 JOHN STREET, BosroN, Mass.
New-York tribune., 1873-05-27
FEDERAL CRIMINAL PRACTICE.

THE INDICTMENT AGAINST TAINToR SUSTAINED.
In the United States Circuit Court, yester-
day. criminal side, Judge Benedict the objec-
tions, heretofore fully reported in THE TRIBUNE, to the
Indictment charging f. L. Tantor with embezzling funds
from the Atlantic National Bank and denied the motion
to quash John E. Burr then moved to postpone
TantOrs trial for three weeks read in support Of
the motion, the adavlts OF Messrs. Sherwood Emmitt
Fowler associate counsel the effect that Taintor is
too unsettled In mind and too weak body" to
integently with his lawyers that he has hac an
opportunity 10 examine the books Of the bank; that
therefore, he is ready for trial and that from the
conduct of the officers OF the bank he supposed that his
case would not be pressed 10 trial. Mr. Burrill also
read Taintor's affidavit to the same effect said
that the plea OF insanity would be set up and that
he consderd the afdays sufficient TO entle the prs-
TO reasonable pOstponement OF the trial United
States DistrctAtorney Bliss insisted that the case
should DO speedily tried and read his own affidavit TO
the effect that the prisoner and his counsel were mis-
taken in saying that 1t was necessary TO make more
than cursory examination OF the books OF the bank
that examination could, without prejudice TO the
prisoner made the trial. for the reason that the
history OF Taintors transactions contained in only
three pages of OF the books that furthermore
he had had ample opportunity to examine them and
had done 40. ..
Mr. Bliss then gave q brief history OF the case and
called Dr. NJ G. Hogan, who testified as follows: am
physician to the United States prisoners confined In
Ludow-st. Jan saw Tantor on Saturday and agaiu
on Sunday he Is In good condition both physically and
clear, aud consider him IN NJ condition 10 20 TO trial
10 Iria the purpose Of making capital and gaining
noorety aud claimed that lawyers were better Judges
than doctors OF mans htneSS 10 endure the fagues Of
judge Benedict asked was intended to move to re-
lease the prisoner UaH and Mr.. Burrl said that he
knew OF no such intention. Mr Bliss Indignantly re-
Piled that there was no truth in Tho assertion that no