Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-02-02
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Gov. " oouS or OVah says lneIe IL no
one in that territory authorized by law
to unite persons in wedlock.
An inhuman locomotive engineer in
Cincinnati threw live dog into the furn-
ace was fined slo0 and sent to the
House of Correction for six months.
Andrew Jackson was accused of bad
spelling, but John Randolph defended
him by declaring that "a man must be a
fool who could not spell a word more
ways than one,
Marshal Morton was hanged at Mar
tinez. CAL, Thursday of last week, for
the murder of Valentine Fischer He
made full confession of his completely
in the crime When the drop fell his
head was entirely severed from his body.
There has been a serious freshet at
Buffalo. \. Y. causing a loss of several
hundred dollars. Bridges. elevators
ana vessels were swept down the Buffalo
river, and piled in one mass. The sheds
of the New York Central railway COM
pany mere completely demolished.
Two young men named Russell and
Grant, have been sent to Jail for break
ing windows of David Ash's house at
Lyman. n H.. and burning his barn,
containing twenty tons of hay, and two
sheds. They said they had no malice
against Mr.. Ash, but were .full of the
devil and wanted some sport.
Gen. Jubal A. Early of Virginia has
got the novel idea that representation in
Congress is of no use to the State, and
is in favor of abolishlng it. and of the
United States Government paying over
to Virginia the salaries of the eleven
Senators and members being about $780,
600.
Since 1880 it has been the law in
New York State that after FIVE years
absence of husband or wife unheard
from. if the other party marry again in
good faith. under the mistaken belief of
the death of the absentee, the second
marriage is not absolutely void but it
may be dissolved by the court on the
application of either of the parties dur
ing the life of the other.
A Salem, Mass. newspaper recalls
the fact that the Siamese Twins were
arrested at Lynnfeld. Mass, in August,
1881, for breach of the peace. While
staying for few days at the hotel, en-
joying themselves fishing on the pond
and shooting in the woods, with a young
Englishman as an attendant, they were
much annoyed by the eager curiosity of
visitors. who disturbed their intended
secluslon. Col. Elbridge Gerry and a
Mr.. Pres colt of Stoneham went toward
them in field, but were warned to keep
away. Irritating words followed, and
the twins, after firing blank cartridge,
struck the Col. with the butt of gun.
The sad effects of an uncomfortable
temper are shown in the reported death
of a young lady at West Jefferson. Ohio.
on Sunday. the 4th inst. She remon-
strated with her brother for playing the
violin. and went so far as to jerk the
bow from his hand. The young man
instantly seized the poker and struck
her on the head. killing her almost in
stantly. The anguish and remorse lat
followed we're, of course. intense, and
the remembrance of the deed will EN-.
bitter his whole future life. They were
the children of widowed mother.
A daring murder was committed at
Plttston, Pa, last Saturday afternoon.
A miner while walking along the Maine
street was suddenly approached by a
stranger, evidently watching for some
one. who, without saying word, drew
revolver and shot him dead. Some
half-dozen persons who witnessed the
murder attempted to arrest the murder
er. but. with the revolver in hand. he
threatened to shoot any one who attempt
ed to interfere, and, passing quietly
down the street, disappeared in an alley
way, and nothing has been seen or heard
of him since.
A pitiful tale of parental inhumanity
comes from Wellsville, n. Y. William
Johnson is the name of the brute who
has maltreated, for years past, his little
son and daughter both under u wears
OF age. One of his recent severities
has been to require that these children
should cut up between two and three
cords Of wood per day with cross-cut
saw, under penalty of severe beating.
A few days since, however, the lad. ut
terly desperate and tired of life, went
TO the barn and hung himself. and there
ne was left to hang by the inhuman
father till the body was cut down by the
neighbors and buried.
The state of feeling between France
and Germany is far from being friendly
and the French would probably gladly |
seize any hopeful opportunity to change |
the record made by the late war. In
the meanwhile the German Government
keeps It's eye on France as well as on
the Pope. Last week the Nord Deutsche |
AAgemetme Zeit,,ng had an article stat
ing rather emphatically that if the Doll. |
cy Of France is made subservient to tho |
temporal views Of the Papacy the peace |
Of Europe viii be compromised. The |
article IS taken up by the French papers
and y regarded as threatening, both At |
Paris and at Rome. but the pope and /
: rance together viii probably not be /
strong enough seriously to disturb tho
peace Of Europe at present.
The Boston HeraH speaks needed
word III behalf Of brakemen whose death
Or mutilation while engaged in coupling
cars slmpl y from the railroads refusal r.
adopt Of the several inventions for conn
ing cars which obviatc the dangers ~
the presenf rnefhod han a.. -