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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18

From Iowa we get the details of
case that illustrates in most curious
manner the maligu influences of the de-
plorable Beecher scandal. For months
past the members of the Congregational
Church in Maquoketa have been receiv.
ing anonymous letters. charging their
pastor, the Rev. J. S Groves. with nu.
merous sins. and limiting vaguely at
shocking depravity on his part The let
tiers were regarded by the faithful flock
OF the pastor as evidences of the malice
of evil minded persons who, instigated
by the devil, were seeking to destroy the
usefulness OF the good man and the eff
feet was only to increase their confidence
IN him. Moreover. they determined that
| the slanderers should I've ferreted out and
punished. and they set detectives to
work TO trace the author or authors of
the anonymous communications. The
success Of the detectives was immediate
and astounding. They discovered that
Mr.. Groves himself was the identical in
dividual who as an anonymous letter
writer had been making accusations
against the character Of Mr.. Groves as
pastor. and when confronted with the
proofs of his duplieity he was compelled
to acknowledge the authorship of the
damaging charges When asked bis Oh
ject in thus defaming his own character.
Mr.. Graves replied that he had tired Of
his pastorate. and thought his rcsigna
tiOn would be readily accepted if he sue,
ceeded in blackening his reputation
This was false. Of course. Ills real OBJ
jeet undoubtedly must have been to in
crease has popularity among his congre
CATION by these fabricated reports Of BIZ
imnorality.-N. Y. .S,a.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18
LOUISIANA.

The President has issued a message
on Louisiana affairs. that gives mere
light on the confused condition of things
In that unhappy State. than all the CON-
mittees and reports that we have seen.
In our next issue we will give the mes.
sage entire. believing that our reader,
desire an official statement upon which
they can rely. The president, the re-
publican party, Gen. sheridan aud con-
gress, have each been blamed in the
matter, and the message will show that
the trouble exists in the hearts of set
Of wicked politicians, and among the
lawless rebels of that state. who have
not been sufficiently conquered.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18
THE FAYsTON VOLCANO.

On Ball mountain, in the town Of
Fayston. there is. as some are inclined
TO believe. volcano. Smoke or vapor
rises to a considerable height. the snow
is melted around the crevices Of the
rocks. and there are other signs of heat.
The papers are calling on the scientists
70 rise and explain. We arc not sci
enlist. and d. not wish to expatiate on
the Fayston phenomenon, but will claim
for a mountain in sutton. the same vol
canic honors that are being given 10
Ball mountain. In the north part Of
Sutton, 4 sharp peak rises on the east
ern side Of Moose mountain. that appears
to DO composed Of immense fragments of
granite and quartz rock /; these rocks are
broken apart, leaving loug aud deep
ereviees. and are piled promiseuously
upon each other, forming cavcrns of va.
nous sizes. From the clefts in the rocks
aud the openings Of the eaverns, steam
issues during the winter months in such
quantities as to be seen at quite a dis.
lance. the SHOWS melts away where the
vapor rises, and there is warmth about
these mountain ehimneys that IS very
agreeable 10 cold weather. Stunted trees
and moss grow on the rocks. aud helm
to conceal many Of the crevices in them.
We suppose the philosophy Of this vol.
cano is, that during the summer months
the air enters the eaverns aud warns
the rocks. and that in winter the cold
air falls in among them. and is heated
sufficiently to rise. carrying with it suf.
heient heat to oOndense the vapors in
the air aud produce steam. or. as the
marvellous would call it. smoke. A III.
tle steam aud gas mingled with creduli.
y will convert many Of our quiet noun.
tains into volcanoes but until they be
GIN 70 quake and emit something mor,
dangerous than what is now arising from
Ball or Moose mountain. Il will be saf,
10 linger about their bases.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18

john ROBINSON SAD Fun John
Robinson made New Years calls. He
called on saloon keepe:. he chilled for
liquor, called the liquor good. and drank
enough to trip him up. Then he called
for police, and when the police came he
called them liars and such.
Il was having little fun" lie ex-
planned, winking at MS Honor.
John Robinson. are you aware that
this is a very solemn world" said the
Court. "a world which has ten heart
aches to Ole smile? Don't you know
that the grim shadow of grief rests upon
every door step. and that the tombstones
in the cemeteries almost outnumoe the
trees in the forest? Thcre's wailing in
every household. John Robinson there's
grief in every heart And yet you claim
that you were only having little fun -
That's all, your Honor; it was a
holiday"
1T was sad fun. John Robinson.
While all the rest Of US were swearing
off and making double back -action re-
solves you were lying at the corner of
an alley dead drunk 1t is So or sixty
days. sir. and If this case was before a
Chicago police justice, he'd make it $500
or a life sentence.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18
EARLY mIsToRY on BARTON.

Thomas o May, Esq, one of the old
est and best informed citizens Of this
town, furnishes us with several manu-
script pages Of interesting matter in re-
lation to the settlement and early histo-
~ Of Barton, from which we condense
the following;
In the year 1889, Col. VIM. Barton
and several others, petitiOned the legis-
lature for a grant OF a township. and
on the Goth Of Oct. of that year. town.
ship was formed. which was called in
honor Of the worthy petitioner, Bar
ton. The town was six miles square. or
very nearly so--the north line only va
rying from that distance. and that was
six miles and one fourth. nearly. The
township contained 23,0i0 acres. and
was divided into seventy equal shares,
Of which Col. Barton at first held six
shares, Hon. Ira Allen held eighteen
shares, Daniel Owen. Esq. three shares
etc. Five shares were devoted to public
uses. The provisions Of the act we're
such, that IN case the share holders did
not by themselves, heirs or assignees
settle upon their respective shares, with
in three years after the survey Of the
town, they should lose their right to the
same. They we're required to build a
house not less than Is feet square on
the ground. and to clear and cultivate
five acres Of land. Moses Robinson was
governor at that time.
The 6rst settlement Of the town was
commenced by Asa Kimball. in the
spring Of 1906. He built a cabin oil
poles and bark, cleared small patch Of
land, and raised little grain on tn,
bill north east Of the present residence
Of Guy Z. Rowell He drove in a pail
Of steers with which to do his work. and
a row but one Of the steers became sicE
and he yoked up the COW with the other
and narrowed in his grain. Col. Bartor
also cleared up land and raised littl,
grain the same season. Jacob Edd,
moved his family into town during tn,
fall. but got discouraged and moved on
Of the wilderness in the spring. On tn,
10th Of the next March. David Pillsbur,
and John Ames arrived. as did the wifi
Of Asa kimball. and the wife and chill,
Of James May, in April James Ma,
remained in Lyndon. tending a suga
place, and came on in May. During tn
same season.Jonathan Allyn and Jon tina
Robinson arrived, ana David Abbott
Samuel Lord, Daniel Young and Samue
Nichols came in with their familie,
William Barton built saw mill durin
the summer on the falls near the Mans
field place and in 1897. Asa Kimbal
built grist mill on the site now occu
pied by the chair factory. Another sar
mill was built in l79s. where Mr.. A.
Blake's grist mill now stands.
To Be continued
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18
THE ORLEANS COUNTY AGRECUL.
TURAL SOCIETY.

This Society met in the court house
at lrasburgh. Jan. >. and was called to
order by II C. Cleveland. President.
On motion of z. Z jameson. the pres
ident appointed nominating committee
Of one from each town represented. con-
sisting Of j. g. Hall of Barton. John
Way Of Albany, Samuel Burbank of
Coventry. N. kennedy of Troy. f. b.
True of Newport, L. d. Jones of Crafts.
bury. Frank Phillips of Glover, and G..
b Brewster of Irasburgh.
Adjourned till afternoon.
On coming together the committee
made the following report which was
adopted
President-Miehael Kennedy Troy.
Vice observation-disclosures Baker. Bar.
ton, g b. Brewster, Irasburgh.
Seeretary-~J. !, Dodge. lrasburgh.
Assistant seeretary--I y. Il. Collins
Barton Lauding.
ITeaspreT-Fred Robinson, Barton.
Executive cOHRittse-Albany, EnOel
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18

The AMERICAN NEWSPAPER DIRECTO-
BY is an epitome of newspaper history.
1t is also regarded as an Official register
# calculations. THIS feature requires
The closest scrutiny to prevent It from
leading to abuses. The plan. adopted by
he publishers of the DIRECT0gY. to Sc
:ure correct and trustworthy reports Is
igid III its requirements and adhered to
with impartiality. Successful publishers
yho have something to gain by COM
parison, are generally prompt. not only
to send reports in conf 'rmity but give
Hessrs George 2. Rowell & 60. such III
formation as enables them to weed out
unsubstantiated statements fpretenders
u journalism. the popularity If the
book and the general confidence of its
ccuracy and good faith are attested 10y
he immense body of advertisements it
receives.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18
SILVER.

The almost fabulous stories of the
newly discovered wealth of the silver
mines of Nevada have excited much at
tention. as indeed the Importance of the
find rendered both natural and inev
liable The exceeding richness of tn,
mines was known before. The owners
of stock in the more valuable mines had
grown enormously wealthy. But III.
most exaggerated ideas of the sharehold
ers were exceeded by the discovery IN
October of drift of ore of mucl
greater richness than any then known
and of vast extent The news sent VI
the stock Of the companies owning thu
land like a rocket Whether the won
derful fortunes which the new purchasers
of mining shares expect. will ever be
made or not. there is no doubt that the
sellers of those stocks have made a fnc
thing out of it. Possibly they may BE-
sorry hereafter that they did not retain
their stock, but for the present they can
count up enormous gains. We suppose
that up to this.time nobody can com
plain Of having lost money. but if the
great discovery should after all prove t.
have been overe>timated there will be u
long line of mourners among the San
Francisco people who have gone wild
over it.
There is no reason to suppose thai
this is bubble. The evidence is too
good that new vein ofremarkable rich
ness and extent has been struck. BuI
have the sanguine people of California
and Nevada sufficiently considered the
possible effects of a greatly increased
supply of silver? The last estimate We
have seen of the value of silver in the
"bonanza" is fifteen hundred million
dollars. This is enough to duplicate
the entire silver coinage of Great Britain
France. Germany and the United States
| Owing to various causes. the chief o
which are the increased amount of silver
produced aud the decentralization of tn,
metal by Germany, the price of silver
has been steadily dropping The las,
quotation in the London market was
81 10 pence per ounce Of silver bullion
ii decline Of more than six per cent il
four years. Like every other ar;icl,
silver Is in general worth what it cost,
to produce it. if demand and suppl,
balance each other. In this case thu
cost of production will he reduced. anC
an increased supply will he thrown upon
an already overetocked market. If these
two causes do not ensure Il rapid declin,
in the value of silver. it the reports from
Nevada are borne out by the facts
economical laws will have made an ex
ception to the regularity of their opera
tions-RoSton AdrertjSer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18

The greatest preacher Of the age. on
trial for adultery and confronted in
court of justice by his two most intimate
friends and his own letters as criminal
ing witnesses. is startling chapter in
the history of the time The morbid
feeders upon scandal have rarely been
treated to such banquet. If Beecher
comes out Of the ordeal unseathed. the
unreliability Of human testimony must
be forever after proverb. If be should
be convicted of the charge. he will stand
before the world not less conspicuous as
a monster Of treaciery and uH.rutbful-
ness. than as yielator Of the sacred re-
lauons Of home and friendship A frank
public confession Of guilt. If guilty he
Is. would have elevated him to a pinna-
Gle OF comparative moral excellence
1 BostOn Herud.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18
ASSASSINATION TnEEATENED.-

ASSASSINATION TnREATENED.-A
Washington sp ,cill to the Albany Fee
ting ./ournot says that President Grant
read on Friday aud Saturday mornings
our letters threatening him with assas-
,inatiOn. Many opponents at Wash
rngtOn and at Baltimore openly say that
he deserves the fate If Lincoln. Satur-
lays National Republican says Que of
he would be assassins warns the presi-
lent to make his peace with God, as he
will surely meet the deserved fate of
abraham Lincoln. Attorney General
Williams has received letter threaten
ng him with assassination. The letters
threatening the assassination of the
President we're written and mailed at
Norfolk, Va. The administration has
40 cause to regret its course on the
southern question, and will not recede
from it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18

SAGAoITY OF THE WOLF of the sa-
sacity of the wolf in pursuit of its prey
sc read the following anecdotc in 9he
imssement PhL1Sophiqae sur te Inn
Jaoge des BeteS A gentleman on his
Journey through one of the southern
PROVINCES of France perceived q wolf
hat seemed to be Watching flock of
,heep. lie informed the shepherd of It,,
aud advised him to set his dogs instant
at him. Il shall do no such thing,
.ays the shepherd 1.-The wolf you see
; planted there only to divert my atten-
ion, and another wolf concealed on the
,ther side is watching the opportunity
f my setting the dogs on this one to
AIRY off sheep - The gentlemIn. curl
,us to ascel tain the fact. engaged to
make good the loss, and the event hap
,ened as the shepherd had foreseen aud
predicted 1t is singular that, although
the wolf at all other times has his senses
perfection. especially smelling. yet if
.aught in pitfall or taken by any other
evice, he is for some time 50 astonished
hat he may be destroyed without resist
,uce or much difficulty.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18
CLuRnING RATES.

We otter the MONITOR and Walton S
Vermont Register to all new subscribers
who pay 81 90 in advance for the year
1875, and will also give the Register to
all old subscribers who will pay arrears
and one year in advance We shall pay
the postage on all papers, except on those
sent out in single wrappers, on which
ten cents will be required.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18
NOTICE.

Whereas. Anna. my wife has left my he'd and Foald
without just cause or provercaLi0n | hereby forbid
all persons halboIing or trusting her on my cgouul
rs shall pay no debts Of her contracting after obi.
date.
THOMAS [X] CORCoRAy
Atest-STEPIlEN ROBERTS. MARK
CIaftsbury, VT. Dec. a. 1874. Is
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18

10 be Princess Is not necessarily. il
appears, to be without sense. The prin
cess imperial of Germany is one of those
women whom rude admiration charac.
terizes as having mo nonsense about
her" She is interested in the advance
ment OF her sex. too, aud has procured
good and cougenial employment for
Macy young women. One of her pet in-
situations IS the telegraph office, and one
of these at Berlin has in its service
several of her royal highness' proteges.
Recently she visited the place and
thought of looking in on her girls to
zee how they were getting on. But she
was not pleased She saw too mnch
frivolity, fuSsiness. aud flowing frizzes.
The next day the bevy of youn. women
were addressed in a circular by the
princess. who recommended less extrav-
agance and pretence of toilette and a
more tidy arrangement of back hair.
Would there were somebody here in au.
thority to suggest that flowing tresses
are not absolutely indispensable to the
performance of duty as waiter girls
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18

A. I Stewart. though known through
out the mercantile world. is the biggest
advertiser day in New York. He re-
Gently occupied an entire page of the
bortd. with an advertisement of his
KID gloves alone; and. huge as the ex-
pensc was. it paid him tremendous
profit Verify. verify, old Solomon
never got off = sharper proverb than
when he exclaimed: '.IIe that by his
biz would rise, must either bust or
advertise"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18


After carefully considering the new
Tribune building from every point Of
view. candor compels Us to declare that
it is Il very ugly work This is not due
to the unfortunate fact that it is incom-
rlete. and will doubtless as long as il
stands remind all beholders of the man
who began to build and was not able to
finish for it is hideous. apart from
this unhappy accident If it had occu-
pied the entire block, instead Of onlv a
portion of the same. it would have been
better; but it was designed for that por-
ton. and is to be condemned accordingly.
If 1t had been continued and finished in
every respect according to the original
plan, it would st Il have appeared frag-
mentary and incomplete, like an i'm
nense slab stuck up in the air. having a
great height, indeed, but 10 correspond
ing breadth or thickness. Tie decora-
lions, too, which the architect has put
upon it rather heighten than relieve the
unrleasing effect of the whole work.
while the interior distribution of the
looms is such that it cannot by any pos
slbllity tie rented for enough to pay the
interest upon its COS: and the taxes.
We are sorry that the young editor Of
the Tribune should have been led into
teliy at once so conspicuous. so enor-
mously costly, and SO indestructible
and we pity the unfortunate stockhold
ers of the establishment. whose dividend.
for many years to come Will be nothing
if not less than nothing-N. 7. San.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18
GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, Jan. l2-Ihe Marx Lane
Express, in its review of the wheat
trade for the past week, says there has
been an extraordinary thaw throughout
Europe. which causes altered markets.
The relaxation of prices is general, and
samples have bee me deteriorated Prus.
sia officially reports better crop than
for ten years past.
LONDON, Jan 9-5 A. MA special
despatch to the St0adard, from Berlin.
says that the bank commission has pass
ed a resolution that The Imperial Bank
buy gold ing IS at 1892 marks, so
pfennige per pound of gold in order to
compete successfully with the American
government and attract gold to Germany.
The action is taken in view of the pro.
spective resumption of specie payments
in the United States.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18
EORELGN MEMS.

MADRID, Jan. liking Alfonso will
enter the capital Thursday next. 1t is
reported that Don Carlos is determined
OH a vigorous prosecution of the mon
arehy. The government will according
ly direct the resumption of active opera
tions against him in few days.
PARIS, Jan. PIE Soir says rumors
were circulated in the Hobbies of the
Assembly to-day that the Carlists had
taken Pampeluna, and that General
MOriOnes. commanding the natl nal
troops in the north, had pronounced
against Alfonso.
MADRID, Jan. liking Alfonso ar
rived at Valencia to-day and was enthu-
Siastically received by the people.
LONDON. Jan. - The Times this
morning says it has reason to believe
that Prince Bismark las intimated to
Spain that the German government will
defer the recognition of King Alfonso
until the decree suspending two protes-
tant newspapers aud closing the Protes.
tant chapel in Cadiz is repealed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18

The following Letters Patent were
issued to cizens of the State of Vermont
during the week ending Ian. >. 1873 /:
morse Rake r. q. Butler. Bellows Falls.
Bolt or root cutters. a. A Gray. Mid
dletown- Hand corn planters. G. W.
Gray. Bennington Centre. Life Pre-
servers. A. schuster Brattleboro Re.
ported BY Fitch & Fitch. Solicitors Of
Patents. 2 Park Row. New York CITY
through /. II. Thompson, Corresponding
Solicitor, Irasburgh.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18

BALTIMORE, Jan. 8.-The New York
express, which left Washington at 8
o'clock last night, running over the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, when
at BenningS station. about six miles
from Washington, ran into freigh.
train standing on the track. The en-
CINE of the express train was demolished.
and the express cars with their contents
burned. The accident caused the loss
Of the entire northern mail, known to
the post-of6ce authorities as the through
South mail. " containing letters from all
points South including New Orleans.
Mail Agent Fayman was burned 10
death in his car.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18

Silence is the attsst reply 70 Eslly.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-18

lhey have introduced that bin for the
abolition Of the death penalty in Maine
asa'n' 10 the Legislature. substituting
IN Its stead imprisonment for life; aud
1t Is said there is quite a fair prospect
for its passage.
, 1875-09-04

bslAk Wind was blowing from TIM wsat yoat.+..v
Witch bad tho effect to bring In quts large oe.
4no mammoth prop commndorc, aftsf unloading ,,er
cargo OF aalt near Twony-secopd arect, Will ru,pe
Gown 10 tho dock OF the Anchor Line ct lin fs,. NJ
AasaAo arset, where alo can 10 inspected by those
Wishing 70 400 an exceedingly nnc craft Tho yense
o"nets u os*ego, Bodus, and tneses hayo refused
tuF Aoaa taa paat TO carry coal from thos points 10
oa'es9o a. sls5. tho ruling rata dispstch received
asre Yesterday announces that tie difficulty HI. bsen
sets!ed. End that hereafter 3t,90 pef Ton will be-
p&.a.''.A sailor on Tho Achr JulIe D. Merrill fri
t,' tesooafa near stato stscet bridge, while host-
oa W tho boat liz took tlo matter y.ry
h. totnn', sn@ sooay o arm ashore, thus awindns
u'odtshs ans, having bae stdsxsI fur In III w., W
o. three days tn making e1aIrsoa Hin 'twce% MI.
~, nssnd Ilsscn tho sar Chicago liz TAKEN
Nay u Sena asf r.pss. pSs + ~ pss :cF White
thy Capt csawfonl stasea that 10 hss iii cal
~. Se4aon on board Of Ito lug Wood fDr the pur.
p"t ~ " t! doWn u!osu vessel Captains who do
ftnK done II they do mol como to scr.n, sop Tho
John b. ltute,4n1on Cleared Ysafsrax viii =; ia ~ ~
Il foet tnches Of water, Rhe lid no
Fose.t u eSs'na UT q tho hasbs sehr Lake
sass :ioppsa pps :sE ona n'sta 3 ~ i
sa aoeas pf shc e: ohssso pnosk Company Thers il
rrn" sus "sess w.h ths al the
aosk today 70 have the syi rsme,isd Mr. f,no1.
Hsu. O. no1aI1c4,s ateanbost Line la nui6sd Cant
~ e that hs can draw on Aus lot le at,
team san.bap.t p.s'e 5. 5Gs hs
$500, "naen wss bs'n8 tn~ea UP the river yesterday
etsrno1, !ntaEtng her eousldatsbiy, .We{a str.et
nsaso ~ bssn lapAts4bls for yahcles during the
Mouday. f'S1"o'9 ~" o'ef +"