Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-03-09
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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the water rose Is feet at Hartford on
Tuesday night.
The Secretary of the Ireasury at
Washington has authorized the assistant
secretary at New York to sell $1,000
900 of gold during the month of March.
The President has sent message to
the house Of representatives favorable to
the Centennial Exposition, and recon-
mending legislation by Congress in its
aid
The total value of exports from Boston
port for the week was S506,322 and
since January lst, $4,S45, 374, against
S4,929,975 for the corresponding period
of last year
The late battle in the Ashantee war
proves to have been victory for the
British. A dispatch from General Wolse-
ley says that the Ashantce King has
agreed to sign treaty of peace.
Two men occupying respectable social
positions in San Francisco, Mr.. J. Gilk-
ey and DIR. Cleveland, in burst of pass
ion, shot at each other simultaneously
on the 2lst inst, and both were killed.
An Ohio mathematician has discov-
cred that one man dies from the use of
alcohol every seven minutes, and that
those who have died from its effects dur
ing the last fifty years would bridge |
the American continent from ocean to |
ocean, allowing three feet to each body.
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engagement took place between the Car
lists and republicans in Spain, in which |
the latter met with a severe reverse.
1000 men being killed on the field and
many more being drowned in attempting
to escape across u stream.
A singular accident caused the death
Of young son of Eugene Messenger of
North Canton, a few days ago. The boy
was eating peanuts, when he was seized
with a fit of coughing, and piece of
peanut shell was drawn into the lungs, |
causing death within short time.
The coronor's jury in the investigation
upon the death of Thomas and Simeon
Sturtevant and Miss Mary Buckley, in
Halifax on the 18th instant, attribute
the murder to VIM. Everett Sturteyant,
the grand nephew of the murdered men.
Sturtevant will probably not be tried
before October next
Chief Justice Waite is thus described:
''He is little below the medium height,
dark complexioned, wears a full dark
beard interspersed with gray, and has a
full head of dark hair also sprinkled |
with gray. He has pleasant express
ion Of countenance, although his phys
iognomy denotes great strength of char
acter.
The Providence Tool Company has
manufactured an elegant breech-loading
rifle as a present to the Sultan of Tur-
key, from whom it has received an order
for 100000 Martini Henry rifles for the
Turkish army. The gift is said to be
one of the most elegant and effective
weapons ever made, and credit to the
manufacturers.
A couple were recently married in |
Hardin county, Iowa, and after the GER
emory the bride asked the husband his
name: They had been acquainted only
few hours when he proposed and she
accepted. This frankness Oh the part of
the bride, showing a desire to know her
husbands name, is suspicious of hap
Ply future.
a man IN Indiana has had lots OF Jun
out OF valentine. in which he was de-
plctcd as "mother's pet" This set him
IN rage he get drunk, abused his mo-
Their, whipped his wife. because he tho't
she knew something of it, was discharg-
ed from his place in the mill, made
disturbance on the streets, was arrested.
lined about Sl3 and sent to jail.
The rate of taxation in the CITY of
New York for 1874 reaches the unusual
amounted $40 on every 500 valua-
ton of taxable property. A person
who owns small homestead worth $40.
900 will be called upon to pay $40 for
taxes alone this year, and the owner of
house worth $25, 900 will be taxed
$850.-N T. Herald
Steve Lowery, the last survivor of the
notorious band of Robson county rob
bers, was instantly killed in the upner
part OF Robson county, North Carolina.
on Monday by three citizens named Pat.
terson' Sutton and Holcomb. He was
tuning banjo preparatory to PLAYING
1or some wagoners, when three shots
We're hred at him, taking effect in the
head. '-io
A Southern paper relates that dur;no I
of hn ]
away from fight and was severely rem
Timanded by a lieutenant, who asked
hlin' sneerlngly, if he thought the com
Pany would have missed him much had
ne been killed. Sambo promptly answer
ed; "Not much, boss dey don't mice
ae White folks, much less a poor nigoer !
But den [ would hab miss mvselfs9nd
OATS de pint wild me. -
"ILKEsBARRE, PA, March 2d-To-
gay the miners who have been for tho
last two months fighting fire at the En-
pre- mine, near this city, ceased work
having become convinced that their o.
loftS to control the fiery element were
becoming more hazardous and unaya1ling
e@on uay. Subsequent events nrovad
their apprehensions not unfounded for.
oeiI evening most extensive ..caye i'm
u the mine occurred, exceeding in ex
tent the fall of the Baltimore mine Will
look place short time since.
6. IN the United States senate, Tuesday.
,ii'ef some discussion whether the cen
eennlal bill should be taken up or laid :
ASIDE Tor the consideration of the fnan f
eLai question the bill was taken up. and &
.he discussion of the amendment maxim u
ene celebration purely national one was r
s s@liiea through the remainder of the a
session without action being taken on i
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