Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-04-26
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party in India has been avenged by the
destruction Of FIVE Indian villages.
The ex-Confederate General J. b.
Hood. who lost the battle Of Nashville,
has just begun farming in Minnesota
Somebody compares the new Treasur-
er's signature to handful of fish hooks.
They will be strung on a line at the
bottom Of every greenhack.
Pemberton has confessed that he muir
dered Mrs. Bingham. of East Boston. but
saws he did not intend to do SO. He
thought she was only senseless when he
left the cellar
So far as Beeeher has testified il has
been one uubroken chain of purity and
innocence on his part-that cannot be
broken down by the blackmailing plot
tiers. Tilton. MOulton & Co,
Christian H. Ross of Philadelphia has
grown almost insane in the search for
his son Charlie, Superintendent Wall
ing Of the New York police is still at
work on the case. but is losing his ex-
pectations Of success.
Last week woman in Wolf Greek.
Giles county. Va. gave birth to FIVE hy-
ing children. All are perfectly formed
aud healthy. and alive aud kicking at
last accounts. A large landholder has
donated farm of several thousand acres
to the children.
The following puzzle is again on its
rounds: To FIVE and FIVE and fifty-6ve
the first of letters add: twill make a
thing that killed the king and drove a
wise man mad. 1t was published first
about twenty years ago and has never
been correctly answered. But they say
| there is an answer.
A girl in Madison county, H., has
offered herself as prize to one of four
suitOrs who will outspell the others
The match is to be held in public, and
a fee of twenty-five cents will be re-
quired of each person admitted. the pro-
eeeds to go towards furnishing house
for the young couple.
A remarkable coincidence that the
two men who were elected Vice Presi-
dents when Lincoln was elected Presi-
dent-Hannibal Hamlin and Andrew
Johnson-are now members of the Ma
tiOnal Senate, and the only ex-Presi-
dents living.
In the prisons of the State of New
York, 1886 persons were inmates dur.
ing the last year, of whom three-quar-
tiers confessed the habit of intemperance.
Only one-third of the whole number
were married. Two very obvious infer
enees may be drawn from these facts.
and they are richly worth the study of
philanthropists.
A maniac was found with a loaded
pistol on his person. waiting in an ante
room of the White Honse for an audi
ence with the President. This well IL
Illustrates the danger to which rulers in
all nations are exposed. The monarchs
of Europe have long ago found how un-
easy lies the head which wears crown.
and the head of President is not much
better off.
The largest assembly ever gathered in
London to attend religious worship was
that on Good Friday, when 10000 we're
seated in one hall, while all the stand
ing room was occupied. by the vast num-
Der that gathered to listen to the Amer
lean evangelists, Moody and Sankey.-
Thousands were turned away who could
not gain admission, to the hall.
A physician in Saylorville, Ia, who
was made the victim of first of April
hoax By receiving a summons from a
fictitious patient and travelling a con-
| siderable distance in haste to answer it.
turned the tables on the jester by send
ing in to him bill for professional ser
vices, and compelling payment, with
costs. by process of law. Good for
the April fool.
A traveller describing his visit to Pen
ang, on the Straits of Malaeca saws:
1t will hardly be credited by those
VINO have never visited hin country in
the tropics. that soon after sunrise the
noise Of awakening beetles and tree-loy-
| ing insects is so great as to drown the
believing of bull or the roar of a tiger
a few PAGES off. The sound resembles
most nearly the metallic Whirr of hun
dred Bradford looms One beetle in
particular. known to the natives as the
trumpeter, busies himself all day long
IN producing booming noise with his
wings.
A despatch from Omaha of the 18th
says: The water has become SO high
that railroad travel is entirely suspend
ed between Laramie City, Wyoming, and
Ogden, Utah. The water is six feet
in many places, and still rising. 1t is
impossible to predict when travel can be
resumed Passenger trains which left
here on the 18th, l4th, and 18th Of
April are lying at Laramie City and
Rawlings, while those which left Ogden
since the 18th are lying at points west
Of Green River. All are in good quar-
tiers and are well cared for. The off,
Gals Of the Union Pacific advise travel.
ers for Utah and California not to start
until notice Of the blockade being broken
is given.
| President Grant pays the following
tribute to the integrity of Gen. Spinner,
on the occasion Of his retirement as the
Treasurer Of the United States
81 wish to say how much |, In CON-
mon with the great mass Of people of
this country, appreciate your zeal and
devotion to the arduous duties YOU have
been called upon to perform in the last
fourteen or fifteen years. In retiring
from these dnties | hope you will End
rest and restoration to vigorous health
50 long denied you You take with YOU
ny best wishes for your welfare and
happiness, and my confidence in your
patriotism, zeal and ability. But few
l.