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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-03

4 A STRANGE CAsE.-The following are
the facts relating to case which has
excited much attention not only among
the medical profession of Bennington,
but also in other parts of the county
and in New York: Some ten weeks ago
Sylvester Cutler, young man of this
place, "a years of age, while driving
into barn on loaded wagon, his head
came in contact with beam over the
door. in consequence of which he receiv-
ed slight cut on the top of the head.
The injury was so trifing that for
week he paid no attention to it; but
then his face beginning to break out, he
consulted DIR. E. N. S. Morgan. who
pronounced it erysipelas, and prescribed
the usual remedies. From the face it
spread to the side of the neck, from
there to the left breast. and then to the
left arm. destroying entirely the cellular
tissue of tie arm, so that by taking hold
of the skin it could be completely turn
ed round, and an injection put in at the
wrist could be seen running to the shoul-
der. DR.. Middleton Goldsmith, of Rut-
land, was called, who pronounced it a
case of cellular gangrene. a disease that
is very seldom met with. Drs. SWIM
burne of Albany. and Bowling, of New
York. also visited him. and everything
that science or skill could do was done
to save his life, but to no effect. The
drain on the system was so great. and
such an amount of decomposed matter
had worked itself through the whole
body, that nothing could save him. and
Friday of last week he died. This is
the first case of the kind that has ever
come under the notice of physicians in
this section, and its effects have been
very closely watched by them.-Rntla'ad
Globe.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-03

air and crashed through the golden lead
of the devoted wife. A stream of blood
gushed from the white temple and pour
ed down upon the bosom where it drop
ped never to lift itself again.-never,
never more. Only with quivering
shudder of pain she felt for the face of
the man who had sworn to love and
cherish her. and had broken that VOW SO
utterly while hers had been SO truly
kept.
'.Good-bye, Edward she whispered.
Il can't see you now-kiss me. Oh, be
good to baby Be good to baby p and
no word more.
The crowd was hushed to silence The
culprits skunk away in terror. A sobered
man bent over the dead WOMAN. whuse
hands had dropped away from his breast,
and the love and truth and tenderness
of her heart were all manifest to him in
that terrible moment-manifest in vain,
for repentance could not restore her to
life. nor blot out the love which had
crushed her heart through all those
weary days of her sad married life.
"What is the matter here % cried a
voice, as a portly man forced his way
through the crowd. "A woman hurt 2"
"a woman killed." said policeman,
land that brute is the cause of all, and
the gentleman bent forward and started
back with cry Of anguish.
4.It is Ruth !" he said "My Ruth I"
and fell back into the policeman's arms
in deathlike swoon. Forgiveness and
repentance had come alike too late for
poor Ruth Holly. Her father could
give her nothing but grave
The child born amidst want and pen
urv, nourished by half-starved mother,
pined away and died in the luxurious
home to which Its grandfather bore it /;
and now as the old man sits alone in
his splendid home. he sometimes hears
strange. wild cry in the street outside.
through which drunken creature reels
and staggers, bowling ever and anon.
ruth! Ruth !"
1t is Edward Holly. who ever in his
drunken madness, searches for his mur.
dered wife. 1t is the pitiful. horrible,
heart breaking wreck of the once splen-
didly beautiful man of talent. who had
only one fault.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-03

A RUSSIAN EDIToR-Russia has as
yet produced but one great journalist,
NJ. Katoff, editor and proprietor of the
Moscow Gazette, which has daily cir
culation of $4,000 copies; he is still
comparatively young man. and his edi-
torial sanctum is sumptuously fitted up,
after the best American establishments.
There is a library of ten thousand vol
umes. speaking tubes in every part Of
the building. telegraph office, and also
a genuine Russian peculiarity-a room
for the officer of the police, to whom all
articles are submitted previous to pub
lication. The presses are of the largest
kind. made in New York At first he
was disguised with his own editorials,
but his young wife urged him to perse-
we're. which he did to crafty her. some
times rewriting his articles half a dozen
times. Ten years ago he was very OR.
Now he is a millionaire. and the impe-
rial government at St. Petersburg re-
spects and fears him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-03

THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY.-The
Emperor of Germany seems to have got
over his recent indisposition very well,
writes correspondent Yet at one time
it was very serious, all the more so as it
was to a great extent mental, and he
seemed likely to follow the example of
his late brother. During the Shah's
visit to Berlin. the Emperor was for one
day completely Frustrated. and fell down
suddenly in fainting fit as he was
walking across room, and he did not
recover consciousness for an hour. 1t
was, no doubt, greatly due to his bodily
weakness that he became so mentally de-
pressed. He was particularly nervous
about Jesuit conspiracies, and expressed
his belief that he would fall victim to
them. This is not the first time he has
seen visions of martyrdom. Before the
war of 1866, when his mind was over
wrought by the long struggle between his
Minister and the Parliament and when
he was being urged on by Bismarck into
that dangerous conflict with Austria, he
believed that he would fall victim to
the resentment of his people. One day,
taking friend into his study, he point
ed to the court of the University oppo-
site, and said: "There is the place where
the Liberals Of Prussia will erect my
scaffold." The fate of Louis XVI. was
ever present to him, as that of Charles
I. had been to LOUIS. But he seems to
have overcome all these forebodings. and
it is now thought probable that he will
pay a visit to Rome. If so he will prob.
ably fall i'll again, as he did after his
journey to St. Petersburg. But he is
very self.willed, and though his physi.
clans prescribe rest he never will obey
their instructions. He believes that oc
cupatlon is the best medicine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-03
RIDING ON THE MISSOURI RIVER.

Were yon ever?
No you never
Found yourself on such river
As Missouri, high or low,
In its wild or gentle flow;
When it's on a royal spree,
Onward rushing wild and free,
Like tempest in its wrath,
Sweeping towns and farms away
Were you ever?
No YOU never
Found yourself such river.
But when it is very low,
And its current running slow,
Slowly then the boats ascend.
And more cautiously descend;
Now Ger sunken lOgs you're jumping,
Now on hidden sand bars humping;
Now she moves and now she don't
Now she goes and she won't;
Heaving of the lead and line.
Gives three feet short and sometimes nine,
While ON deck the captain handy,
Sings out-HO.
Down there below.
Drink no wafer in your brandy,
Reason why-the rivers low.
We're you ever
No you never
Found yourself on such river.
Eniigrants fraaI -ear
Going West are crowding here,
To golden lands or Oregon
Busting. hnstling.
Shutting. scuffling;
Treading on each others toes;
Devil take Won on his horns
You have troa upon my corns;
How il hurts 'cm one knows !"
ana away ne lmplilg goes.
Were yOu everl
No yoir never
Found yourself on such river
Rare confusion here abnunds
Mingled sights and mingled sounds,
Chickens growing,
Cattle lowing
Horses neinhing,
Donkeys Drawing,
Babies squal.ing.
Children baw!ing.
Give me nuts and cakes and pie,
Now score of urehins cry;
Some hunting this and others that,
One his shoe and one his hat
And mosquitoes bIlzzing biting;
What place and time for writing
We're yOu everi
No you never
Found yourself on such river.
Now all impatient of delay,
On their weary, winding way,
Some sulky. olum and mad
Some are sober dull and sad
Some PLAYING. are drinking,
Some with fudded optics winking;
Some. as wise as owls are thinking
When they'll reach the promised land
And get piles of god in hand.
Were Won ever
No yOu never
Found yourself on such q river.
Here snag and there a sawyer
Meets You gIinning like a lawyer,
(Orthe peviD for client:
Standing like q woodland giant,
Bent on mischief in the water.
Now it strikes you. Whata crash
Every mothers son and daughter,
Screaming. grumbing
Swearing. tnD,bling;
Everything has gone to smash
Were yOu ever :
No YOU never
Found yourself on such river.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-03

but young men must have a broader
margin to move in. So they forfeit the
splendid chances offered to them for in
tellectual, moral and spiritual culture.
What pityl
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-03

WATER.-Water is the great mechan-
ical power in nature. It is the great
leveler; it moves mountains and fills
valleys. All our stratifed rocks, sand
stones. states. and limestones were form
ed by the action of water. So the SOL
vent power of water and its chemical
action we owe our useful minerals, our
metallic deposits. our iron, copper, zinc.
gold, and silver ores, and even coal.
To its physical properties-its relations
to heat-we owe all the phenomena of
clouds, dew, rain, fog, snow, and frost.
1t supports the plants, brings them their
mineral food from the soil, and protects
them from excessive heat. Animals
are equally dependent upon it. Yet
after all, it is only the agent of the sun ;
1T is sun power that makes plants grow /;
it is sun power that moves everything
in the world, and water is merely the
suns agent. The loss of water would
produce the same condition of things on
earth that we notice now In the moon.
Although we have such vast quantity
of water. yet it is only ,240,00Oth part
of the earth or 0.0O042 per cent. The
crystalline rocks at the earth's surface
now contain larger quantity of water
than this, and the moment our earth
cools enough to absorb four-thousandths
of one per cent, of moisture, the ocean
will disappear. If we should lose our
atmosphere also; the openings or pores
in the rocks will receive it by gravitation.
Boston Journal Of Chemistry.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-03

The value of advertising was never
better shown than in recent case at
Montreal, where, while compositor on
the Fitness was setting up an advertise
ment for lost canary, the bird few in
at the Office window.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-03

A man in Peoria claims to have
stone that Washington threw at a wood
peckex on he father . cbesry tree
The New York herald., 1873-09-24
TIE SAVINGS BANKS,

tour OF the savings banks by HERALD 70
porter yesterday revealed the fact that as stated
above, "comparativer quiet existed all over
What reasoning by word Of mouth failed to accom-
plsh was effected by printed placards, which in
structed callers that no deposits would be returned
short OF receiving proper notice. thirty or sixty
days ahead.
TIE sEAMAY's SAVING INSTITUTION,
on Wall street, has had no run. At the same time
the thirty days clause has been taken advantage
of by the directors, who declare, however, that
they have over $1,OOO,OOs surplus, and can with
stand any financial storm that may arise. Consid-
erable deposits were made there yesterday.
THE MUTUAL BENEFIT SAVINGS BANK,
on Printing House square, has had no run. The
sixty days. notice had been displayed there. Up
to three O'Clock only fifteen persons had fled notice
to withdraw their deposits.
EMIGBANT INDUSTRIAL SAVINGS BANK,
In Chambers street, had q slight run yesterday
@ornlpg, The directors ordered q notice posted
The New York herald., 1873-09-24
BROOKLYN BANKS,

There was considerable nervousness displayed
among the poorer and less enlightened class OF de-
positors In the Brooklyn savings banks yesterday.
Long fore ten O'Clock, the hour OF opening there
was a group of workingmen and women congre-
gated about the steps Of the "Old" Brooklyn Bank.
corner Of Concord and Fulton Streets eagerly
awaiting admission. When the door was finally
opened there was q grand rush for position.
The venerable President OF the institution.
Mr.. Hosea Webster, came forward and
courteously supern tended. the seating of the
depOsitors, as far as the accommodations would
admit. He was smiling graci0usly and assured
those with whom he c0nversed that every facility
would be given them TO obtain their money IN turn.
To the writer, Mr.. Webster, he remarked, ''We do
not take advantage Of our reserved rights, under
the charter, to demand thirty days. notification
been President OF this bank for nearly thirty years
and we have never had any trouble whatever. The
secret Is that we never invest In specula-
tive securities. We never have done 80.
and are, therefore, able to meet any demand 1t Is
not true as was stated that we closed our doors
at ten O'Clock on Monday morning. On the con-
nine in the evening, but nobody came here"
Several moneyed men entered the bank when
the crowd was greatest, and endeavored to make
told that Il was not needed just then,
and SO Withdrew. This action had the
effect of influencing many who were wait
and leave their money with the bank to accrue in-
terest. About 100000 was paid to deposltors
during banking hours.
ings Bank, corner of Clinton and Atlantic Streets
in the forenoon This bank paid all who came and
as rapidly as possible. There were few who had
drawn out their money on Monday who returned it
other banks avaiing themselves OF the thirty days.
provision, were not disturbed.
The New York herald., 1873-09-24

informing deposit0rs that all amounts under 500
wall be paid without notice being given, but all in.
tended withdrawal OF amounts over that sum must
be noted thirty days In advance.
MANHATTAN SAVINGS INSTITUTION.
This establishment, situated at the corner OF
Broadway ana Bleecker street, requires no notice
for withdrawal Of deposits. There was no percep-
tible run on this bank yesterday. ON the contrary,
number OF depositors who had drawn their
money on Monday returned the same yesterday.
Confidence seems to have been entirely restored
among the patrons OF this bank.
BOwERY SAVINGS BANK.
Although this bank, In its report to the General
Superin tendent OF Banks, shows the largest sur
plus and soundest condition, II has, nevertheless
posted large placards inside and outside OF the
building notifying depositors that thirty days no.
tice mustibe given before Withdrawing any sums
OF 5000 and under, and sixty days 0r amounts
above that. No run there yesterday.
THE NORTH RIVER SAVINGS BANK,
corner OF Eighth avenue and Thirty-fOurth street,
has issued similar notices to those Of the larger
institutions. AT o meeting Of the Board OF Direc-
tors held yesterday, 1t was decided that, in view
OF the many poor people having deposits there,
sums OF $40 and under be paid out Oh demand.
Larger amounts, however, require notice.
OTHER BANKS
The Atlantic, Broadway, Clarcmont, Dry Dock,
Clinton, East River, Excelsior, Merchants', Clerks,
Dime Savings, Mutual. New York and other banks
have been compelled to protect themselves by
issuing the thirty and sixty days notices.
The New York herald., 1873-09-24

wIy-appointed receiver, took charge yesterday
and IL rapidly preparing q statement, which, how.
ever, will probably not be ready before few days.
The general remark is made that the AFFAIRS OF the
bank In good condition, and that all money due
deposltors will surely be paid up as soon as the
real state OF affairs is completely understood. Tho
Cashier Mr. Hustes, yesterday said that the house
OF Henry Ciews Co. had small balance In Its
favor at this institution and tnat as lar as opera
tiOns between the two houses were concerned,
they were entirely satisfactory ana there was no
re son to complain on either side. Clews d co.
had not been IN the habit OF oyerdrawtng their
account. ft
BANK OF NORTH AMERICA.
At this bank all was quiet and business like, ana
the Cashier stated that large amounts OF money
were coming from the West on deposit The mat
ter OF the man A. ID. Williams, who had been over.
certified and about whose movements there had
been O temporary scare, had almost been cleared
up. In addition to the $780, 900 which nad Deen re-
coveredsOi the S460,000 Oyerdrawn, tnere mao peen
received in the morning OF the day $780, 600, max,
ing total o! 100000 and leaving only ooO SUN
due. This last nstalment VIII be made TINS morn
ing, and the matter will be cleared up without
further trouble. Tue restitutiOns made had been
principally in st. Paul Preferred anu LAKE snore
stocks and they had been given back at the exist
ing market prices, thus allowing the bank to make
wnen the shares resume their proper values.
Otherwise the bank was IN SOUND condltlon anu
not in the slightest danger OF any trouble.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
This bank, yesterday Issued the lO0Wln2 clrcuiar
showing now its affairs stand, and IL VIII prop
ably issue like circular daily While the trouoic
lasts:-
anxiety in regard all moncyed institutions we
deem Il quite proper and due to those who have en-
men Of the condition the First National Bank OF New
York ut the commencement OF business this day =
The New York herald., 1873-09-24
BANKING INSTITUTIONS.

Among the banks the feeling in the morning was
very good. They cleared in the regular way, ex-
ceptng that they paid into the Clearing House the
new loan certificates instead OF money But all
went on well, and not the slightest misunderstand-
ing existed between any OF the banks and the Clear
ing House. Several OF the bank presidents whom the
reporter saw expressed themselves as being quite
confident Tor themselves In one case 1t was stated
that one brokerage firm had refused to accept the
certified checks OF another upon the Mechanics
Banking Association. The reason for this was not
given and there seemed to be none for the action,
because this bank Is generally accredited with
being one of the most solid in the street.
Onicers of banks as rule state that If the STOCK
Exchange re0pens they will be Obliged to call in
their loans from brokers, who, II they do not re-
spond, will have their securities sold under the
hammer. This Will pe enough OF itself to keep the
Stock Exchange closed 1t is said as, If such action
as this took place, universal suspension would be
the only alternative.
FOURTH NATIONAL BANK.
Il was at one time stated late In the afternoon
that the Fourth National Bank had suspended. A
reporter of the HERALD called at the establish
ment and saw the Cashier. Mr.. Lane, who stated
that there was not the slightest truth in the rumor.
and at the time he pointed the reporter to a
crowd of men and boys putting in their deposits.
The look OF them was very healthy. The reporter
interviewed the Cashier about the statements that
the Fourth National had thrown out the checks OF
Henry Clews Co., and asked the reason. The
Cashier sad:-
"The statements or our having done this are
quite true We have been clearing for Henry
Clews & Co. on Friday last MIR. Cews overdrew
his account here sle5,Ooo, against which he, OF
course, had securities with u.s. This morning
checks to the amount of s1s5, 900 came through the
Clearing House upon us from Henry Clews Co.,
and, feeling wc could not compromise ourselves
any further, we threw them out. Mr.. Clews then
came here and begged us to let him have 100000
cash on certain securities offered US, but we re-
fused the transactionr
REPORTER-Were these securities goodY
CAsHIER-Wel, don't think they were. At all
events they didn't please us and we were obliged
to refuse the accommodation. or course when
these checks were returned dlshonored TO his
house he could not have continued any longer
The report as TO our failure probably arose from
some mention OF this. We hold ample securities
OF the firm to make good whatever they owe US,
and offered to lend him some upon which he might
realize. But We suppose he couldn't Money Is
hard to get just now.
BANK OF TIE COMMONWEALTH.
AT this suapended bAnk Mr.. Isaac v. Bailey. the
The New York herald., 1873-09-24
THE CLEARING HOUSE.

The report at the Clearing House yesterday
morning was that all the banks had cleared all
right, and that there was trouble with any Of
them. AT all the downtown banks affairs were in
good condition. Mr.. Camp, the manager OF the
Clearing House, says that there were no weak
banks On the list He thought 1t would have been
safe to transact business in the Stock Exchange,
but 1t might possibly have caused trouble Tor
others. or the Sl0,000,0 600 OF loan certificates
S3,50O00O have been taken by the banks.
1t was stated on the street that owing to the
difficulty of obtaining small notes Tor the past few
days several proprietors OF large manufactures in
this city had been unable to pay their workmen
more than one third OF their wages. The employers
have large amounts OF notes OF large denOmlna-
tlons, but it appears 1t Is impossible to change
them for small bills.
The New York herald., 1873-09-24
M'D0N0UGH'S DEATH.
The Truck Drivers' Quarrel-Who was
to Blames-The Prisoners Version Of

Tho Truck Drivers' Quarrel-Who was
to Blame s-The Prisoners Version OF
the ARRAY.
DR.. Cushman yesterday made post mortem ex-
animation OF the body Of Patrick McDonough, the
truck driver, who was killed In q quarrel with
another driver. William Smith, on Monday after
noon. The circumstances, as stated by the police,
were briefly these:-McDonough was driving
down South Fifth avenue, and when near Canal
street. he ran into Smiths truck. Smith drove his
team against McDonough's, forcing the latter's
horse upon the sidewalk McDonough then jumped
from his truck on Smiths and Smith struck him,
knocking him down. McDonough In falling struck
his head against the curbstone. He was picked up
and carried intoJ A. Keelers drug store, where he
died few minutes afterwards. The body was taken
to 90 West Houston street, where the deceased had
lived with his wife and little Children and where
the examination was made. DR.. Cushrnan found
that death was caused by extrayasation OF blood
at the base OF the brain, due to injury McDonough
was a tall, spendidly.developed man, and wnile
making the examination, DR.. Cushmans assistant
exclaimed, "This man ought to have lived thirty
years longer. II l can Judge from appearances"
and lett a Widow and two children. Smith, who
| was locked up in the Leonard street ponce sta-
i've s' Years old. with broad, heavy lace and an
honest expression. He said to HERALD reporter,
who went to the police station to obtain smiths n
! and forced my horses upon another track.
| asked him II he was drunk or blind, but ne
| made no answer and Jumped upon my truck He
made motion as II he were about to- strike me,
but pushed him away did pot strike him. |
did not Intend TO push him OF the truck, but sim.
! ply wanted to push him away from me. l did not
even rise from my seat while pushing him. and had
nomination Of hurting him: What | did | did
would have to remain many days longer IN his cell,
'as it was terrible" He added, that as soon as he
saw McDonough fall to the ground he went to
| pick him up and Immediately gave himself up to
| the police.
! Captain Petty, who has thoroughly investigated
the case, Is OF the opinion that Smith acted merely
in selldetence, although he was wrong in driving
his truck upon McDonoughs horse. "Alter they
got into line,n the Captain said, 'smith backed
upon McDonOugh's horse and threw him down.
McDOn0ugh jumped on Smiths truck and struck at
him. Smith struck at McD0nOugh in return, and
the latter fell against the curbst0ne, which caused
his DEATH" The fact that McDonough was the
aggressor in jumping Smiths truck for the pur-
pose Of chastlsng him. is regarded as being greatly
in Smiths favor '.Had McDOnough remained on
his truck instead OF attacking smith,, said one of
tine witnesses OF the ARRAY yesterday, che would be
yet alive" The police say Smith had the reputa.
tion OF quiet, inotensive man. He is married and
lives at 124 Spring street. McDonough will be
buried this afternoon, at one O'clock IN Calvary
Cemetery. Coroner Herman will hold the Inquest
on Friday, at ten O'Clock.