Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-03
General Nesrs Ifenss.

cal tO the church at ABoscawen. New
Hampshire.
A scientific expedition to exasnine the
mineral wealth q the Black Hills. left
Chicago for Omaha. Cheyenne. and Fort
laramie, April Is.
A special from Kansas City says the
river is sixteen feet above low water /;
the highest fer years. Elevators have
stopped operations. and serious trouble
is feared
The condition of John C Breckin-
bridge. ex-President. who has been con-
fined to his house at Lexington. n.y..
all winter, has net improved with the
spring as much as was hoped.
Two cars Of the down express freight
on the Boston. Concord & Montreal road
ran off the track on the bridge at East
Haverhill. n H.. last Saturday night
and considerable damage was DONE
A man went from Long Island to
Wolfboro. \. H.. on the ice of Lake
Winuelesaukee. , miles. with heayi-
ly-loaded team. last Friday. which is
something never before heard Of BY the
oldest inhabitants of Wolfboro. 50 late
in the season
A lovesick youth of %. named Charles
E. Wood, shot and seriously wounded
Miss Ellen Davis. at Moline. H.. the
other day. and then fatally shot him-
self. because she would not smile on
him. and went home from party with
another fellow.
All King. young Chinese doctor at
Lansingburg. n. T.. recently elOped
with young lady and married her. al
though he had wife living. He was
sentenced to two years at hard labor in
the State prison. despite his plea of to.
tai ignorance of the law
Mrs. Owen Norman. Of Manchester.
n H.. and three daughters. went to bed
the other night. leaving the coal stove
in such way that the gas escaped
Next morning. the doctors had one Of
the toughest jobs they ever attempted.
bringing them to life.
Mrs. Louisa. wife of Henry C. Fergu-
son. wealthy New York merchant,
eloped recently. with Edwin Rowe, also
wealthy merchant, who left q wife
and six children behind him. Mrs. Fer
guson was found in Portland, Me-, last
Friday, and arrested.
| One Of the bonds stolen from the Sou
hogan national band at Milford, Nh
by masked robbers, October 19, 1874,
was recently found in the woods near
New York city. in sealed bottle with
tin case. and beside it was the dead
body of man. The matter is under
Investigation
A horrible outrage story comes from
Ixtaealeo' Mexico. Ten natives recent
/ ly buried three men alive, leaving only
their heads above ground, and then
dispatched them with hatchets and
knives. after prolonged torture. The
murderers were arrested, and are on
trial in the city of Mexico.
| James Laferty, of Rockville, n. Y,
killed his grandmother. Tuesday night
of last week. and robbed her of sIOO,
which she had saved for her funeral ex-
penses- The next morning he shot Mrs.
Vannory, who refused to marry him,
then shot her mother, after which he
blew the top Of his head of.
/ The expenses of the proposed visit Of
the Prince Of Wales to India, are esti-
mated at Sl,750OOO for travelling ex.
penses, and for presents to be given to
the native princes. 81, 500, 600 more
total, S3,25O,OOO. A handsome sum
for pleasure excursion, but those that
enjoy the luxury of kings and princes
must expect to pay for it, and they do
pay for it rOundIy.
A new twenty-eent silver piece is "a
be issued, having been authorized by
the act of Congress Of March 3, 1875,
The diverse design contains a sitting
figure Of Liberty, with the word LIB.
erty" Inscribed on the shield, the whole
surmounted by thirteen stars; on the
reverse the figure Of an eagle surround
ed by the inscription, United States Of
America, and beneath the eagle the
words, Twenty Cents" The new coin
IS intended chiefly for circulation in the
Pacific coast States.
A collision occurred on the Baltimore
& Potomac Railroad near Washington
on Monday afternoon between the Asa
train from that city and the New York
train due at 5.13 P. N. Eight or ter
persons were severely injured, and both
trains badly wrecked 1t Is stated that
the engineer Of the northward bound
train did not stop sufficiently long on
the switch near the mouth of the tunnel
to allow the southwark train to pass. the
latter having the right Of way.
Elkanah Lane, Of Keene, N. H.. vbiIe
at New York, week before last, on bust.
ness, visited the Beecher trial at Brook.
Ign, and while standing with other.
among the chairs and settees, was ac-
eosted BY one Of the policemen and re.
quested to get down from the settee. a.
that was not allowed in the court room
he genizlly replied that he was mol
standing On the seats. but was standing
on the floor Another officer, being
near, also requested him to get down.
Their mistake was a very natural one.
as he is seven footer.
CCBA.-A band Of one thousand we'll.
mounted Cuban insurgents have invaded
the Jurisdiction Of Seguz and burned
seven plantations, meeting with no re-
sIstance- They were under the command
Of = former officer Of the Spanish army.
Another lnsurgent cavalry corps, esti-
mated TO be Gle thousand Eve hundred
strong, y operating under General San
gum N the eastern part Of the iurisdie-
ton Of Colon IL was supposed at Ha.
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