Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-03-01

The Glue works of VAIL Brothers OF
Chicago were burned Monday. The loss
is estimated atS4000a0.
Chiet.Justice Mcmillan of the Mime
sofa supreme court has been elected
United States senator. to succeed Mr.
Ramsey.
The majority of the strikers at the
Mechanics Mill. Fall River, returned to
their work on Monday In other mills
the situation remains unchanged.
Jennie Jupe thinks sleigh ride is in
complete without nice supper at one
end. and kiss at the other. with hand
squeezing between.
The young lady who said she would
MT marry any man on the face of the
earth. went through the ceremony in the
Mammoth Cave the other day.
Thurlow Weed has writted letter
wherein he expresses the belief that the
republican party has been injured by the
third term agitation He favors gradu-
al contraction of the currency and advo-
Gates good man for the next presiden-
tial candidate. without regard tc party.
About one o'clock on Wednesday of
| last week. II man was seen to leap from
the second outside gallery of the dome
of the Capitol at Washington. He
struck head first on the main building.
at least $50 feet below, and was killed
instantly. his skull being horribly frac
tured He leaped out so far as to al.
most clear the pediment of the central
portico lie was found to be James Nc
Mahou. aged twenty five. who had btel
studying at the Baltimore College for
the priesthood, but was advised by his
preeeptors to return home. lie is sup
posed to have been temporarily insane.
A despatch from Topeka. Kansas, says:
| Near Helena, Colorado. on the Sth
inst. 80 vigilantes went to the house of
one Gibbs. and on his refusal to deliver
himself up to them to be hanged set fire
/ to the house. in which we're Gibbs, two
women and several children Gibbs
leaped out through the flames with re-
volver, and SHOT three of the party dead
and wounded another, when the rest took
to their heels and fed. Gibbs has re
Gently been acquitted on charge of
murder.
FATAL COAsTING ACCIDENTS. A large
number of serious and several fatal acct
dents in coasting have occurred during
the present winter. Adults as we'll as
boys have been thus injured On the
10th inst. at Middletown n. Alfred
Conklin was instantly killed, his neck
being broken, and numberof other boys
who were OH the sleigh with him, were
wounded. On the 18th, at Worcester.
Mass, as party of six were c0asting,
one of the steering ropes of the sled. q
traverse runner. broke and the sled ran
against fence. Edward !. Cannavan.
who was steerer, had his skull fractured.
and died soon after. Anna Quinn had
a leg broken, and Loretta Monnahan had
her ankle sprained. The others were Sc
verely bruised. The parties injured arc
each sixteen years of age.
THREE BOYS FROZEN TO DEATH -
Three boys aged 3. 10, and 1 years.
children of Patrick O Brien living in
Exeter Township Otsego county. n. Y.
were found in the road near Westville.
several miles from their home, frozen to
death. on Wednesday last Mr. and
Mrs. O'Brien are people of dissipated
habits, and had seven children. Four
Of these made baskets, ard the three
found frozen travelled about the coun
try selling them On Tuesday the three
boys were forced to 20 cut with the bask
cts. The therm )meter was - below
zero. and the children poorly clad They
started to 90 to WeStviIle and were ONLY
short distance from that place when
they were overpowered by the cod and
frozen to death, as found The oldest
boy had his youngest brother in his
arms. Their.baskets were still strap
ped to their bodies.
WAsHIXGToy, FEB. 23.-The Louis
lana reports submitted by the committee
on southern affairs today are in one re-
spect rather anomalous. Although
alessrs Foster, Phelps, Potter and Mar
shall present what is called majority
report. they do not agree in some mate
rial points. An analysis shows this Gu.
rIous condition of things: The commit
tee are unanimous on the illegaIity of
the action OF the returning board. The
majority. consisting of Messrs. Hoar.
Wheeler Frye and Foster. agree that
Kellogg should lie recognized as govern.
or, while on various other points the
committee. excepting Messrs. Hoar. Frve
and Wheeler is divided. Mr.. Hoar will
ehdeavor to bring the matter before Il q
house today, but its consideration is
likely to be opposed vigorously.
New YORK FEE 2l.-News has been
received here from the liberatine forces
up to the 9Th instant stating that IN.
ward OF 200 plantations had been burn
ed. a letter dated Santo Espiritu.
February 4, says that the patriots make
nightly foraging expeditions into the sub-
urbs OF the town and help themselves 70
whatever they want in food. clotbing
etc. The Spanish soldiers canuo, j
forced to show any fight for they have
not been paid for months. aud are badly
clothed and fed they arc perfectly De.
moralized. When a rally is made = ma
Jority OF the troops desert so that the
military eommandont thinks it safer !,
Keep his men inside the town. Plauta.
tiens are burned daily. and an in. urgent
Proclamation says: Today We only burn
heids q sugar cane. but very SOON ne
WIZ return aud apply the torch to smear
MUS and dwelling houses. When We
nave destroyed all the small towns lie
Sloaro' IN the neighborhood. and the
2panioh icrts. We shall do the sane
I thing IN the district Of Gnsno..t.. ,