Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-10

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Secretary Fish says there is no dif6-
Guilty between the United States and
Spain
The St Francis and MagOg are clear
Of ice. owing to the thaws and conse-
quent rise Of water.
Person C. Cheney, the popular gov
ernor of \. H.. has been renominated by
the Republicans of that state.
A lady attending Mr. Moody's meet
/ ing for women in Philadelphia on Dec.
6, estimated that there were 10000 wO-
men present.
The unprecedented warm weather of
last week. extended far and wide The
ice in Lake Champlain, and in the riv-
ers generally. was nearly melted out.
A dispatch from Salt Lake City. Dec.
| 81. says: There has been heavy fall
of snow here for the past few days. The
snow is II feet deep on level at Alta
City. and no mails have been received
from there during the past week.
Sir Edward Thornton. the umpire of
the United States and Mexican Com
mission, has just awarded S6s3,0 in
Mexican gold to the Abra Silver Mining
Company of New York. to be paid by
Mexico.
The total number of cases disposed
of in the public courts of New York in
1875. were 1889. OF the "a. 655 per-
sons convicted of crime. 23,S were
born in Ireland. 2l,270 in the United
States. about $4,000 were convicted on
account of intoxication.
Joseph La Page. the suspected muir
derer of Marietta Ball and Josie Lang
maid. is being tried at Concord, n. H.
The jurymen have been taken to the
scene of the murder and shown ali the
places about which testimony will be
given during the trial.
Heavy rains occurred in the northern
parts of S cotland during the last week.
The rivers have been swollen and large
tracts of land inundated. The Loeb
Earn River has overfowed to an alarm
ing extent, and the mills on its banks
have all been compelled to stop.
The largest and most enthusiastic
public meeting which has been held in
Charleston, S. c., since the war, took
place last week in response to a call to
sustain the course of Gov. Chamberlin
in refusing commissions to the corrupt
men who have been elected Judges in
that state.
The investigation by experts into the
cause of the South Boston gas explosion
has revealed the fact that the drip-cock
of the gas main had been left open
through the carelessness of a workman
of the gas company, causing rapid ac-
cumulatlon of gas which in some unex-
planned manner became ignited.
| B. I. Babbitt, the well known soap
manufacturer in New York, has recent
ly discovered that his confidential book
keeper has embezzled from him about
seven hundred thousand dollars. Most
people would have discovered the defal.
cation before it had attained such pro.
portions.
Further investigation into the matter
of the burning of Mrs. Gordon and hel
three children, at Enterprise, Ind, last
Saturday night, leads to the belief thai
the woman and her children were muir
dered by some unknown person, and the
bodies were placed in the house and all
consumed for the purpose of concealins
tho crime
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The meetings at Philadelphia during
the past week have been attended a.
well as at any time before. There ha.
been no decrease of Interest. Great
numbers continue to thrOng the inquiry
rooms. Many have been hopefully con-
Verted, and it is evident that the Spirit
OF God continues to Vouchsafe his pres.
ence and the exertion of has mighty
power In answer to prayer
The second and third of the three Ii.
bel suits brought by Henry C. Bower
against the Brooklyn Eagle have beer
settled. The second suit was called
Wednesday morning but put off for some
hours owing to the illness of Mr.. Full.
lerton. In the afternoon the LAWYER.
engaged on both sides, Informed The
court that the suit had been satisfacto.
rily settled.
A dispatch from London announce:
the death of Sir Anthony de Rothscbild
Bart Sir Anthony. who is a brother Of
Baron Lionel kothsehild, was born IL
1910. He was created a baronet by
her Majesty. the Queen, in 1916. In
1901 ne was appointed High Sheriff Of
! the County Of Bucks He was a part
ner in the celebrated banking House o,
Rothsehild & Co., of London and Frank.
fort
A tragic double suicide occurred a,
Los Angeles. Cal, Tuesday night Of
last week. e. g. Foster and Celia Teole
were married the previous evening, but
ere the honeymoon was fairly begun in
stepped another man and claimed Celia
as has wife, wherenpon Celia and her
new love procured some poison, and the
next morning were found dead, locked
in each others arms.
1t is said that deer are upnspaIly
plenty IN the woods Of Hamilton County
n I. They are found to be in yerv
good condition. in consequence Of the
great abundance of beeeh-nuts, upou
which they feed Venison. in the mar.
kets Of towns bordering upon the North
Woods, IS now found in abundance. and
retalls at from twelve to fifteen cents }
pound, which Is less than the price o.
beef Or other meats.
Active preparations for the reception
OF Messrs- Moody and Sankey in New
iork have begun. The meetings will
be held at the Hippodrome, lately Gil.
more's Garden. The time for the arr.
val Of Messrs. Moody and SankeF is no,