Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-09-08
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

ering from a cancer
Delegates to the republican State con-
vention: Butler, l52; Washburn, l22;
doubtful, g.
1t is said that Senator Ferry of Mich
igan will be elected temporary president
OF the United States Senate. instead of
Senator Carpenter.
The New York Sub Treasury contains
more than $50. 100000 in gold coin, be-
sides Sl0,O00,O0O in gold bars, S4OO,
600 in silver, and $28,0oo.000 in cur
rency.
There is an alarming mortality among
horses in New York city, ard it is fear
ed that an epidemic of cerebro-spinal
meningitis has begun.
George Keller, reporter of the Brook
Ign Unaon. and George P Rowe. report
'er of the New York Times, were both
drowned while bathing on Long Island
a few mornings since
Miss Seavey, of Belmont. N. H.,
aged 60. died the other day Of voluntary
starvation, having refused food for
twenty-eight days. A sister of the de-
ceased died in the same way few years
ago.
The New York papers mention the
arrival in that city, by the steamer
Adriatic, of Professor S. Waterhouse,
of Washington University, st. Louis.
He has just finished a voyage around
the world.
The Asiatic cholera has broken out
at Granville, Illinois, in terrible form,
and all efforts to prevent an epidemic
are in vain. The disease has also ap-
peared among the French troops at
Havre.
The number of deaths in Boston for
the week ending August 80 was 10, of
which 80 were males and rs females ;
OF American parentage, So; foreign,
III; under one year of age. SO: by
consumption, II /; cholera infantum. AZ
The Maryland State teachers associ-
alton on Wednesday rejected, by a large
majority and after full discussion, a
resolution favoring the enactment of a
law compelling regular attendance in
the public schools
The. Hartford Comm Times says,
ut is now pretty certain that the pota-
to crop Of 1873 is an extraordinary
one. both in quality and quantity.
Hereabouts the price is already down to
81 a bushel from the farmers wagons,
even for early rose.'
The Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga
Springs. which is owned by A. 7. Stew
art, is the largest in the world. 1t has
street frontage of 400 feet. l mile
of piazzas, 2 miles of halls, II acres
of carpeting, S24 rooms, and the dining
room will seat 1900 people.
Crist Hensel, a brakeman. while rid.
ing on loaded car at Leigh Colliery,
Pa, was killed by the bottom of the cal
giving way. He had sent for his wife
and children to Germany, and they are
expected to reach New York early in
September.
Baltimore physician, DIR. Showalter
killed his wife and himself, Thursday
Judge Mears of Arkansas was assassin.
ated by some unknown person at Clarks
vile, Wednesday. During a New Y >rk
bar-room fight, Thursday night, Michae
Haggerty fatally stabbed John Sharkey
| jeff Davis was toasted at dinner
given at the White Sulphur springs, a
short time since, to him and other mem
bers of the Southern Historical society
but his only response was the following
toast: ITO our Admiral Semmes, who
went ahoat on one ship. wore her out
and took another and swept the seas.
George Lunt, formerly an engineer
of the Hoosac tunnel, and an artist Of
some repute, will accompany Prof Wise
in the balloon. He thus writes to 6
friend: Il have been selected to elevate
journalism. Remember me to all, anc
don't worry your head about the danger
of this thing. Life is all risk, and i
one would win in the game he must
venture"
A Washington despatch says that
since the Wawasset disaster private
examination Of passenger and freigh
steamers running out of Baltimore, and
plying between intermediate landings
in Chesapeake Bay. has been made
showing that not one of the boats was
equipped as the law provides. One
boat, carrying as many passengers a:
the Wawasset, had no life preservers
and yet had proper certificate. Or
one boat the engineer owned the ba
and waited on the customers. while The
fireman smoked pipe on the bow o
the boat and the captain went to sleep
Chicago, H., Aug. 29.-The Tribm
of this city has crop reports, by telegraph
from about forty counties in Illinois
embracing the greater part of the corn
growing portion of the State, and from
some twenty counties in different part
of Iowa. With the exception of hal
the counties in Illinois, all put the corr
crop at only from one-half to two-third
of the average yield. though in som'
localities where the yield will be short
there is a greater acreage planted thar
usual. The reports from Iowa are YER,
similar to those from Illinois. Tn
drought has injured the corn very ma
terially, and the season is so far adyanc
led that rain now would hardly benefi
| it.
| A terrible hurricane recently occurre'
in Nova Scotia. causing great destruc
ton of life and property, and creating
such havoc as has not been known in tina
section for 80 years. No accurate ide
of the loss both to land property, an
shipping can be formed but it will doubt
less reach several millions of dollars
Many vessels are supposed to be lost a
con with all hands IN hoard Mar