Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-11-01
General Nescs items.

A word is worth just three cents-by
the Western Union. This is more than
some peoples word is worth on promis-
ing to pay a bill.
1t was estimated that so 600 persons
gathered in the streets and vicinity OF
the Rink in which the Moody and San
kew meetings are held in Brooklyn, on
the day the meetings were opened.
John Dolan who murdered James H.
Noe in the upper loft of his building in
New York some time since, has been
tried and found guilty. He is sentenced
to be hung. Dec. 10th.
QUEBEC. October 2S.-Two small
field guns, relics of the Abyssinian ex-
petition, and two carloads of ammuni-
ton left here for Montreal to-day. 1t
is thought they are to be used to keep
peace at the Guibord funeral
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct 24.-lt appears
that Dr. Sherman and Samuel Parker,
who very suddenly fell dead in the street
in Bevier, No., on Friday last. died
from drinking a mixture of rrussic acid
and whisky by mistake for plain whis-
! ky.
The greatest curiosity of the season
is newspaper turned to stone, found
by Frank Gilbert of Hartland. 1t was
imbedded in the gravel, and had formed
into stone. The printing is plainly Wis
ible to the naked eye, yet it is a solid
rock
Trustworthy statements concerning
the cranberry crop show a falling off
this season as compared with last year,
the total production of the country be-
ing placed at 100000 bushels. against
100000 last year.
At the late election in Ohio the larg-
est number of votes ever cast III that
State we're polled, 570,077 ;of this num-
Der Hayes, Republican. received 297.-
813; Allen. Democrat, 292.264. Hayes
majority 5,549.
Floods again prevail in England. and
great damage is done in several places.
Two thousand persons are thrown out of
employment in Rotterdam, and nineteen
lives were lost at Nottingham and Bur-
ton.
On account of the great fire at Vir-
ginia City and the injury done to the
mining works, DIR. Iinderman estimates
that the supply of gold bullion will be cut
off to the extent of 81, 900, 900 per month
for four months, and the supply of sill
yer bullion will be cut off to the extent
of SI,5OO,000 per month for four
months.
The Brooklyn Eagle says it is the
opinion of lawyers generally that the
motion to quash the Indictment in the
Loader perjury case will be denied II
is believed that the principal witnesses
for the prosecution will be Mrs. Eliza.
beth R. Tilton, and that many of the
most distinguished witnesses in the
great Scandal trial will figure in the
collateral issue.
-Lucius w. Pond prominent manu-
facturer and influential citizen of Wor
cester, Mass, mysteriously disappeared
about a month since and it was supposed
that he was drowned in a passage from
Fall River to New York or was muir
dered on steamer and thrown over
board. 1t now turns out that he ha
been engaged in extensive forgery anC
has fed to prevent detection and arrest
He has been followed to Canada, Blu
his present whereabouts is unknown
His family and friends are in great dis
tress over his crimes and departure.
Singer, the inventor and manufactur
er of the Singer sewing machine,
dead, and his heirs are quarreling owe
the Sl3, 100000 which he left SINCE
had four living wives from two Q
which he had been divorced OF tn
, chorus of little Singers there are nearl
! twenty. Several thousand poor and in
! dustrious women labored long am
hard, paying exorbitant prices for thes
machines, that this prlncely forum
:. might be amassed, and quarreled owe
by the wives and numerous children q
!, the inventor
! Martin V. Stimson, formerly publish
. er of small paper at Portland, Maine
was arrested at Kittery, Maine, an
h brought to Boston on the 2lst, on
+ charge of fraudulently inducing some Fl
+ ty or more men to give him their note
+ for an interest each individual was t
;. have IN a colony at Marshfeld. Vernon
The party were ready to embark whe
the scheme was exploded. Stimson ha
!, secured about $4,000 worth of note.
: He used the names of several prominer
persons to aid him in his transaction
n The hog crop last year was very larg
+ and this year it is larger, and shows a
IL increase over any previous year. Hog
are fed on corn. The corn crop of 1877
5 is the largest and best ever grown i
1t the United States. The crop mature
IT is In splendid condition, yet hogs, fC
packing purposes, will open at 81 a 10
lbs, equal to S2l head. If there wa
= a scarcity of currency, it would certain
- ly affect the price of hogs. Furthermor
l !. there will be distributed for the he
]. j crop this season, among the farmers
= the West, Sl50.OOO.O0O in currenc
= and the farmers favor better money, an
= not worse.
a Frederick Hudson. the journalist, an
or managing editor of the New York Hera
ht In its palmiest days, was fatally injur,
near his home at Concord, Mass, la
ne week on Wednesday. He was in bu
gy with judge John S. Reyes. the last
driving They mad stopped at a RAJ
va road crossing in obedience to sign
n from fagman. but being engrossed
Oh conversation. did not notice that flyil
e switch was being made. and after t
- passage of the engine they drove up
TX the track. were eaught by the cars {.