Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-10-12
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

\. Ill. last Friday. Oct. ID by sliding
from hay.mow upon broom handle,
which entered his body.
Senator Morrill has recently visited
Washington to consult with Fred L.
olmsteaa, Gen. Babcock and Architect
Clark. in reference to the plan for im-
proving the capitol grounds.
About so small frame houses. COM
prising two blocks, bounded by Frank
lin. Liberty. St, Andrew and jackson
streets. New Orleans, were burned, Men-
day. Oct. 18th; loss estimated at $780,
600. mostly insured in local companies.
postmaster.6eneral Jewell is taking
active measures 20 break up the system
Of straw bids. aud has addressed letter
to the postmaster ut Springfield. Mass,
speaking in very plain terms about the
careless Endorsement of guarantees of
bids by pcstmasteFs.
A gentleman undertook for . wager
to stand for whole day on London
Bridge with tray full of good sterling
soverelgns, aud would fail 20 find Gus
toners for them at penny apiece; and
he won the wager. as all passers-by
thought he was trying to cheat them
with brass limitations.
The instruction in the Argentine
States continues and is becoming for
midable. The feet has declared for
General Mitre. the leader of the move
meut The insurgent forces have as
sembled at Chivilcoy and San Martin.
The Government at Buenoe Ayres is
taking vigorous measures to meet the
storm.
If our legislators should sensibly con-
elude TO enact law granting every per-
son owning real estate adjoining the
main thoroughfares through our state, a
reasonable compensation. to be deducted
| from his highway or other tax. in con-
sideration that suitable shade trees
should be set along such highway, and
adjoining said persons premises, would
it not be an excellent idea And who
would be wronged?
The liquor dealers held convention
at Albany week before last and issued
an address to the people of the State.
contending that the liquor trade is a
legitimate branch of commerce. and ex-
pressing the belief of its authors that
neither of the two great parties of the
country can afford to wage war on bus
iness that pays over sixty-one millions
of dollars of revenue to the United States
government
The Grand hotel, corner of Broadway
and Congress streets. Saratoga, n. Y.
was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday
Sept. Both. and it was only by almost
suPerhuman effort that the Grand Un-
ion and Congress hotels were saved from
a like fate. The origin of the fire is
unknown, but is supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary The build
ing burned was valued atS3oO,Oe0, and
was insured for 100000.
The Mass. republican convention was
held in Worcester recently. The Hon.
Henry L. Dawes was chosen president
and made judicious and well consid
cred address on the duty of the repub,
lican party. The convention soon after
proceeded to nominate a candidate fol
governor, and on the first ballot Thomas
Talbot was nominated. having 755 bal
lots out of 1912 H. G. knight, Of
, Easthampton, was nominated for lieut.
, enant-governor.
) Common-sense is an element in which
r many persons are sadly wanting. Com
5 nonsense implies sound perception. cor
rect reason, mental capacity, and goot
, understanding. 1t is not to be acquired
} entirely by education; it is sort of in
stinct- 1t may be polished and made
more acute by experience. There Is ;
great deal of sound philosophy in little
: common-sense sometimes. and the exer
else of it upon certain occasions woult
save many men from much subsequen
q humiliation.
e Quicksilver is one Of the most singu
: lar substances known Miners in Ne
e yada say its divisibility is so great, tina
: PARTICLES of it float down the cleares
J streams. invisible to the eye, and re
: large enough to contain still smalle
5 particles Of gold aud silver, or both
) The presence of the floating metals i
shown by deposits made on copper yes
r sells, sunk in the streams where, In a fe,
g months. hundreds of dollars worth Q
/ quicksilver is collected.
: On Saturday morning Oct. Sd, fou
e tons of powder exploded on a barge
Regents Canal. London, with terrif
force. Three persons were killed an
= many hurt. The bridges and houses
the vicinity were shattered. MANY tree
= were uprooted, and houses two milk
e distant from the canal were shattere,
= The report of the explosion was hear
: at distance Of twenty miles. Thel
= was perfect panic for hours, and it va
: not until the cause of the terrific repol
was learned that the fears Of the peou
z were allayed- Several persons died fror
4 fright
The Indians threaten more troubl
< olzty-hvc young Osages are moyir
n. West, evidently with hostile intent: b,
I. ~hether against the Sioux, their here
y itary enemies. or for the purpose Of raj,
10 ing some isolated ranch. Is upkDow
n The bodies Of FIVE murdered and s2alpe
10 buffalo hunters have been found in ClarJ
r county, Kansas 1t is rurnored that Il
d. oheyennes. Comanches and osages a
* meditating an offensive alliance. and
IS Is known that portions Of these trib
ne are IN rendezvous in Kansas. Mea
- While, General Miles has reached b
be Mashita River, and his command /,
"a fully sustained the advantages wb;c
Oh at last advices. had been gained. n
10 line Of supply has been Will ora~da