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Steamship Collision.

NEW YoRK, March PA special from
Rio JRnciro says that the steam'hip lIel.
vetiuS, in which the Emperor and En-.
press Of Brazil are coming to this cOun.
try, while Stcaming out Of the harbOr Of
Rio Janciro yesterday, came 10 collision
with Brazilian transport. The llelvG.
titus, being unlnjurcd, proceeded on hOr
voyage.
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GheQnteltiqenter.

DEATH OF OLD Mr.. EDwARDs.-The
Oldest man ever known in this part oil the
country died yesterday at Moundsville.
He had attained the extraordinary age oi
IOs years, : months and 10 days, lie was
born on the l9th day Of August,
l7G7, ten years before Henry Clay,
who died an old man in 1852, and
in the same year, and almost the
same month, as John Quincy Adams, who
died in 1918 at the age of 81. lie was 90
years old when the government Of the
United States was formed, and was old
enough to vote for its first President, and
did vote for Gen. Washington in 1850.
When child eight years old he heard the
news Of the Declaration OF that lndc'
pendcncc whose centennial We are about
10 celebrate.
This is a wonderful span OF life. 10
appreciate il We must remember that
~ hn n
wheh MI Enw"r"' was ,O'" Wv
States west OF the Allegheny mountains
was "''"e'"'''' i".'s ~ ""' n 's w. ossa.a
thihs rs eve" ~, ""eO" w .I.
inc mountains '",'. Co.. "',s Nv ,oar"aI,,
IN '"e count" "' w H. 49,
know" aS "'"''e rOc. -,
lori! years "'u ""e" ,"' ''', ~, "' ".
was "ul'' " "e" '"'%' % ~"
nlnS jenny was """"'""
lie was grow" UP "'" ~ 'o' '"' ''' "F
he was over 'e'e''! "',e.' Wv ' ~,
Oh '"c ''"e "''"''" :, '''' ~ "o
lns'oh was ''a'e' ''e ""' '''' Wv ""."
ueo. S'ep"r"'o" ''" "s'''". .|'
Ehg'a"" '"'' ""' f :,
run '"FF'"seS O' S'e"'' W.
lie was P"l'e Il" VI" n'"', ""'" Wv
hrst steamship c'"SStoI "'e "'''''"'
When he hr't came TO "neel'nS sue"
thing as navigating 'h'S f''e' "' ''e""
was uh'hon6"' OIL
The mention oil 'ne'e t'''ns' serves 10
give our readers some auS'n"'e rue" Vi
what has happened since 'h'S O'u man
first saw the light. Perhaps MS iehs'"
OF years VIII he better appreciated ""t''
we say that IN MS yonth Mr' Eu""FuS
could easily nave 'a'Ke" VIII" MA" WI"
had talked with aho'heF man VINO ,'au
talked with the d'scoVereF oil America
Seventeen s'ich lives rs MS VIII carr! Us
clear back to the Christian Fra. Ills io"s
lie recalls that oil the oldest man oil
modern times, We mean "oI" F"Fr' as nc
is called, who waa born III EnSIan" III
llS", ami died nj the age w l'-' III Tue
year ltS'. PArF was first married at 50,
and had two children born I" him, and
was married again at l27. lhere Il
no record in the annals ol rroiane hISIo'
ry oI any other man living to the extreme
age attained by ParF. And since his day
there are very lew cases where any one
has attained the age just reached by Mr..
Edwards.
1t seems sad circumstance that the
old gentleman could not have lived to at
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.


LONDON, March 27.-Quccn VtctoriA
and Princess Beatrice leave Windsor at
twenty minutes to 1 o'clock this after.
noon for Portsmouth. They 60 TO Cher.
bourg tomorrow in the yacht Victoria
and Albert. Earl Derby, as Secretary Of
State, will accompany Her Majesty
throughout the tour.
EGYPTIAN FINANCES.
In the House of Commons this evening
Mr., Samuelson, the member Tor Bauburg,
questioned the government in regard to
Caves report and Egypts present tinan.
cial condition.
Sir Stafford NOrthcOtt replied that
since Caves report was submitted TO the
government there was no reason TO modi-
~ his previously expressed favorable
opinion about the Egyptian finances.
Mr.. Anderson, the member for Glas-
gov, placed upon notice paper respect
ing the absence Of Her Majesty, the
Queen, and Lord Derby during the Par.
liamcntHry session.
MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN EUROPEAN
MARKETS.
The MdrL Lane ErprGs', reviewing tue
grain trade Of the past week, says: "The
tendency to improvement noticed last
week has assumed the shape OF 4 definite
advance in prices, and the caution with
which buyers operated has been succeed
cd By feeling OF greater confidence. This
Improvement il not confined TO London,
but Is shared by all the large provincial
and majority OF the continental markets.
"Telegrams from Odessa reporting
good inquiry, with considerable ship.
mcnt from continental ports on account oi
the fine weather at the end OF the week,
had the effect OF quicting the nearer for.
cign markets Ms well rs those OF London
and Liverpool, but we are inclined to
think the lull is only temporary, in view
Of the probable shortness Of stocks in
France and Germany. Our own coun.
try markets continue TO I've scantily
supplied by farmers at from . to 4 shil-
lings per quarter higher. A greatly re-
duced quantity OF English wheat appar-
emily will be marketed during the next
month. Feeding corn has shared the re.
vivaI Of activity, and both barley and
maize have risen. Flour has partaken Of
Improvement, and both at home and
abroad realize higher prices.
TURKISH FINANCES.
a special to the Times from odessA
says that 81 ,2j0.000 are still wanting to
complete the payment Of the Turkish
coupon due in January last. The Otto.
man Bank refuses to advance any more.
The breach between the Bank and the
Government is daily widening.
LONDON, March 2S.-The Times this
gives prominence to the follow.
ing "rhe Marquis Of Huntingdon will
ask Disraell TO devote one day 10 the dis
cussion Of Fawcett's motion for an address
praying the Queen not TO assume the
title Of Empress. 1t is expected that in
the House Of Lords the Duke OF Buc.
cIough will second Lord Shaftbury's mo.
linn
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SPEClAL HOLlbAl,
Mr.. Spencer, from the Committee or
the District of Columbia, reported back
the petition Of the colorcd citizens, pray
ing that the lith day OF April he set
apart as u holiday for Government en-
ployes, favorAbly, accompanied with n
joint resolution providing that all per-
sons employed in the various Depart
ments in Washington be granted holiday
on the l4th Of April, 1876, to attend the
unveiIing OF the Lincoln monument In
Lincoln Park, Washington. Passed.
POSTAL MATTERS.
Mr.. IIamlin, from the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads, reported a
bill fixing the rate Of postage on third
class matter. Calendar.
MISSISSIPPI FRAUDS.
Mr.. Morton called up his resolution
for the appointment Of committee tC
investigate the frauds in the Mississippi
elections.
Mr.. Christiancy introduced an amend.
ment and proceeded to discuss its merits
Mr., Morton said he was willing to nc,
cCpt the substitute.
Mr., Cooper demanded the regular order
The chair laid before the Senate the
consular and diplomatic bill, as the bust
ness before the Senate.
Mr.. Morton moved to lay aside that bill
and finish the Mississippi resolution.
After debate the question was tnker
and on il Mr.. Morton demanded the yea,
and nays, and the motion was lost; yca'
2S, nays 81.
The Senate then proceeded to the con
sidcIation Of the
CJN5ULAR AND DIPLOMATIC Mill.
Mr.. Sargent said that the Committee
had declined to agree to the cutting
down Of the House. and inserted amend
mcnts restoring the salaries, but not cx
pending any more than had been cxpend.
cd in former years. About forty Consul
atcs had been abolished by the House
which the Committee had restored
Mr.. Conkling obtained leave to intro
ducG n joint resolution requesting the
President Of the United States, II cOmpa
tiblC with his duties, to accept the invita-,
ton 0l PGru to JOIN IN conference Of the
Governments Of North and South AmCri
ca with II view TO the amclioratiOn and
consideration oi, international law. Refer
cd to the Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr.. WithCrs did not believe with the
Committee that nll these cOnsulates wcrC
necessary. lie believed that this was q
time for general reduction and for econ
omy. Possibly the House has gone toe
far on some Of these points, but he bC
liCvCd that tho country wonld approve Oi
the general reduction.
Tho question was then taken on tho
first amendment proposed by the Senate
Committee, MS follows: For salaries o
EnvOys Extraordinary md Minister,
plcnipOtentinry to Great Britain, France
Germany and Russia, fixed by the House
at SlA, ,OjG, the Committee moved to strike
out Sli,OjG and insert Sl7,57O, and the
Senate agreed to the amendment,
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Ohio pcnitcnlinry Officials.

COLUMBUS, March 27.-Thc new Boart
Of PcnilcntiHry Directors after pro
longcd session, appointed Jno. II. Grove
Of Columbus, rs Warden; Charles Homer
Of Columbus, Clerk; Geo. S. Bell, Of Co
lumbuS, Assistant Clerk; Il. A. Mcintyre
Of Union county, Steward; Il. II. Williams
Of Cincinnati, Chaplain, and u. Holder
man, Of Columbus, Physician.
ELECTION LAW.
In the House, Senate bill to rc.CnaCt the
law allowing students to vote at the place,
they are attending school, wHS passed,
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
no THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
WARRINGTON.


WASHINGTON, March 27.-Thc postage
bill reported favorably from the Senate
Postal Committee, to-day, is Hamlin's
The measure is amended 80 as TO provide
that the rates for third class mail matter
shall be one cent per ounce for any dis.
tance not exceeding one thousand miles,
and two cents per ounce for distances over
one thousand miles. The bill also pro-
vides that transient newspapers and
magazines shall lpay postage for any dis.
tanCe at the rate Of one cent for every
three ounces, and ono cent for each two
ounces or fractional part Of two ounces
additional.
DECIDED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The Supreme Court to-day decided that
the Federal election law, under which
certain white parties were indicted for
interfering with the exercise Of the suf-
frage Of colOrcd voters, is unconstitutiOn-
al and void. 1t is understood that the
Court in Grant Parish will to-day decide
the enforcement act unconstitutional, ,
thus affirming the opinion Of Justice
DrauIeY IN Inc cOurI DeIOW.
THE KENTUCKY ELECTION CASE.
Chief Justice Waite, OF the Supreme
Court Of the United States, delivered n
very lengthy opinion upon the Kentucky
election case, deciding that Congress has
not as yet provided by appropriate legis-
lation for the punishment Of the oilense
charged in the indictment, and that the
Circuit Court properly sustained the de.
murrer and gave judgment in favor Of
the defense. Justices Hunt and Clifford
dissented from the opinion, hut cOncurred
in the judgment.
CENTENNIAL APPROPRIATION.
The House Committee on Appropria-
tiOns have agreed TO report n bill 10 ap.
propriate $4,000 10 dciray the expenses
Of the reception and appraisement Of the
foreign goods shipped ior Philadelphia.
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OMAHA, NEE, March 27.-Anothe
snow storm prevails to-day. Report
from the west say n constant succession
OF storms is prevailing. Everything i
overwhelmed with snow and the ther
mometcr is registering low. The Unior
Pacific passenger trains were delayet
eight hours by the snow between Bite
Creek and RawIins-probably laid NJ
for safety.
GEN. CROOKS VICTORY.
Additional telegrams from Fort Feltcr
man say General Crooks victory owe
Crazy Horse was complete one and lha
many Of the Indians who escaped mus
stHrvc, Ns all their provisions, ammuni
ton, &c, was destroyed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-31

A startling sensation was caused in
Boston on Tuesday. BY the discovery
that f. D. Wiuslsw. q promoter Of the
GOSPEL. q noted business nan. and one
q the owners Of the Boston Duly Past
had absoonded. leaving forged notes. ae-
eeptions unpaid. and Indebtedness to the
amount Of nearly 4 half million dollars.
His career i very similar 10 that Of
I.ucius B. Pond Of Worcester. who. on
the sane day. was sentenced % fifteen
years in the Massachusetts, State prison.
The whereabouts Of WinsloW Is As great
a mystery as that Of Tweed. The fire.
quency Of financial irregularities. and
the subsequent escape Of the criminals,
seems to call for an asylum. in some
distant nook or corner Of the earth.
where they can escape to find 4 home.
before making their journey to tOpbet-
This mar. like Pond and many others,
stood veil in society, and the church as
well a. the business community Of B0s-
ton. Is shocked at his downfall '.How
are the mighty fallen
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-31
CONGRESS.

The proceedings Of congress for some
days past. have not been upon matters
aud measures Of importance The House
passed the centennial appropriation bill,
giving sl.5OO.OOO to the enterprise. az
ter long debate. The excitement
growing out q the exciting debate On
amnesty has somewhat abated. some
Of those who are seeking political capt.
tai are looking for matters of scandal.
and = series Of Investigation" viii be
started in = few days. As We predict
ed. the chief business at Washington
this winter. Is the preparation cor the
political campaign Of the year. with the
making and unuakIng Of presidential
candidates. II any legislation Is need.
ed by the country. 1t would seen in
portant 1t this time. If it could Be dons
at once.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-31

The State campaign II New Haup-
shire appears 70 Le pretty vel mapped
ont The two candidates-Cheney. Re
publican. who has served a. Executive
since June last with apparent satisfae-
ton. and Marcy Of Portsmouth. : repre-
sentative q the old Bourbon class Of
Democrats. are undergoing the usual
fire Of eeusure and eulogy. The former
Is 4 prominent aud PoPular eitizen Of
Manchester. and the latter 4 retired sea
captain Of wealth and advanced years
Both men have hEd experience IN public
Affairs, Marcy having served in both
branches Of the Legislature The differ
snees Of the party platforms seem fewer
than ever before. or rather the points Of
agreements are several For instance.
Republicans and Democrats are united
in favor Of a tariff for revenue only; =
sound currency. based on and convert
be into coin though the Democrats IN
sist that their POLITICAL opponents are
responsible for the rag money plague; Of
the preservation Of the COMMON school
system. which. BY the way, appears 10
have been dragged forth for champion
ship. when its safety Is lot even ques-
toned Of considering Grant ineligible
for third tern: and q sympathy with
the reform Temperance movement % far
as 1t deals morally and lot legally with
the subject As 70 points Of disagree
meut. the Republicans would hold The
general Government responsible for ths
protection Of citizens. While the Demo
Gratis would assign this duty solely Il
each State the former claim also that
they should still hold the rsins Of ad
ministration, beeaass Of their unques
toned allegiance. while the DeuOcrat
point significantly TO paralysis Of busi
hess. corrupt currency, enormous taxa
ton and uultitudin5us instances Of ex
I travagancs and fraud as proof that
change q rule Is demanded Bat Ii
most important question At issue Is ike
y to Be that Of The legality Of the &C
tons sf coordinate branches Of the gov
eminent having special reference to Ii
course Of Gov. Weston and his eounei
last year relative to senatorial vacancies
which course the Republicans strOugl
Condemn and their opponents a emPhar
isally indorse-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-31

work In mechanical execution i Is tn
eOmparably the finest special Puhiioa-
ton in the country. It's makeup en-
bTaeing everything that is refined aud
rsoserrks to the publishers art. The
paper is excellent, the typography Be
You'd reprOaeh. and the illustrations, Of
which each number contains several
pages, printed by the new heliotyPe pro
eess. are. many Of them. worthy to be
framed and placed on the walls Of h
brary or hall
The American Institute Of Architects
has shown its eOu6dence in the Inssriean
-4rokitec; BY adopting 1t as the official
organ Of that body. bat its interest Is
not confined to the professions TO which
it IS especially dedicated. Ii twill prove
a welcome visitor in every home where
beauty and culture are sought and ap-
preciated.
A little incident not down IN the
bills occurred at Wallack's the other
evening. Mr.. Wallaek was playing Col
White in Home. when some one call
ed his attention to large vase Of paper
flowers which stood on the mantle-pieee
against one of the side scenes. and which
had in some way caught fire. The light
material blaEed up TO = startling height.
and it would have been the easiest
thing imaginable to precipitate a panic.
which, in the crowded state of the house,
would have had most disastrous effect.
Mr.. Wallack saw the danger. and. with
out betraying the least surprise, or
changing his manner, stepped to the
nantle-piece. removed the vase out from
the inasmmable eanvaSe. and quietly
watched ii burn itself out When the
last sparks had been extinguished, Mr..
W, who. as Col. White. had just been
ordered TO leave the house when the ae-
eident delayed his reply, said, ''Well, if
l must leave your house, | have at least
saved it from burning" and went on
with his lines The roar Of applause
which followed can be better imagined
than described.
Montague and RignOld. those dread
ful destroyers Of female peace Of mind,
having broken the hearts of all the New
| York ladies' are now playing in Brook
lyn. where they are creating equal havoc.
At = forthcoming auction sale in
Brooklyn. will be sold Paradise Lost.
one Of the last finished and greatest
works Of Hiram Powers. 1t is expected
70 bring very large figure.
| A largely-adyertlsed auetion-sale Of
the pictures and brie-a-brae belonging
to Mr.. ". Butler Duncan. Of DEncan
Sherman & Co.. has just been held. Tht
sale occupied two evenings. and netted
something ike $4,000. RADIx.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-31
AicBAkD ~ LITTLEs ESTATE
STATE OF VERMONT,

~ Rfg@te CS9rs held a. SeMtsst Ia sid Fgsstrasa
~ ~ z5th d@y " gsunzrs A. u 1876
As<i4t i.,ssns4g. &dfstaafrstog x glse sslsta a.
hs.-~ta y Little 80 = Eafton u sas1 Hssgrsea d.
etse@fA n1kes sgflezsfou u u esss,ft e. 49,. ~
- - y ~ rial est4s u sztd aeesssai j. sd $50
= sefassat. representing tlaa Eae ALE i fesss,
= - a-s y ~ ti.s ersfH Assinat ssd eseabe and
ttie et.zszee u @dnlis15slFst.s
Afssspi1,s. 3 y esaefs4 ~ aid cosu that sd
@pfAapn y fefesrea y session ~ fasi egsrt y =.
~ = kysrasrs b 1875 o. ssarisa 80 s's.'.'.
fsffesss - - s.-'t
Atse 3 Z fasiisr efdefed tist ne4lee lereg y gwen
thfse Nse4t eHlee1sYely Is tie f5,la,s.. ,ss y -.
10 @r~sfs5*F i,ta,ssea EafLon "a said Dsfryss
rspss - s@f tine agfeiftsd ~ hsarlns rhst 49,
- saf = $50 tsaae sd saee. sa1 slssgs ezssse Z
49, tAey naag hags. shy sass 1ssns~ a. 80 -
ksssls@a- ~ ~ cssf1r-Altset
= a sTEw1nT gaass.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-31

A week ago last Saturday, the vie
Ct Sir Hugh Mckenzie Of Montreal. P.
@. the Canadian Premier. sloped With
John Bridges. sou Of the Superintendent
Of the Grand Trunk Railroad. taking
tEo children with her Their absence
being Immediately discovered. the teIs-
graph was At once called into requisiti5n
and all points guarded. while brother
Of the lady started in pursuit The gull
u couple were overha1Isd AZ the Fifth
Avenue Hotel n New York city. and
taken IN custody, but the Justice before
whom they we're taken decided that their
arrest vas arbitrary. and discharged
then. The brUther Of the lady son
made his 1ppsaraacs, and sndeav0rsd 70
induoe his sister 70 return home but
without avail. and the couple took tie
cars for Philadelphia Just n season fol
Bridges % avoid arrest On the charge
q abduetiou- Sir Hugh Mckenzie. ths
injured husband. Is a prominent an
widely known ship owner and million
airs- His wife Is the niece Of Sir HuEl
Allsn. President q the Bank Of Noutre
al She Is = handsome brunette Of p
and the mother q four children Bryd
ses. Who vas formerly : Lieutenant Il
the British army, resigned some mouth
ago % take Position IN the Govern
usut railro1d service. Il the solieitatio
Of his father. whose NEST cou6leutizI =
sistaut lie soo1 became, and vas iutrust
si With Important business in eonDectio
with railroad Affairs He l. % years
age, handsome, manly locking fslIov
and q excellent family.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-31

partiran may fnd some virtue outside
his own party.
In these days Of SANDER. it viii be
safe to discard the greater part Of al ne
hear in regard 70 the misdemeanOrs Of
public officers; some Ct them may Dc
rascals. but It viii be just not to con
denim them until some proper tribunal
shall have pierced through guilt 4 "
Ing newspaper with a busy set Of cOs-
siping correspondents VII accuse every
public officer in tie United states Ct
nalfsasance IN the course Of month {;
and the next mouth may have Its ale
Cation nearly all false When the PEG
pie shah better inform themselves q the
important matters pertaining to national
welfare. and shall vote for principles.
not parties or particular leaders. bet
ter era Will have come
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-31
RIcHAkD #. LIrTLEs ESTATE
GTATE OF VERMONT.

- DAAc61S O-tl41cks b.
Tn PROBATE Court held Il Newport 10 sad District
- ne zctn nzy " January A. D. ls7s.
Locus Bonson. Administrator u TIE estate u Rich
ara d. Little zie q Barton IN sad Dstrict. decreased
nakes satl9n fgr leeu6e - deed " one " Nsuald-
~ o. sad Barton certain fezf eszte deserig,sd -
t9lgss = Wit The % b0se DTDgeFtY and livery con.
ssa tiseressth m Baftoa gsHa9s fJrnlerIy ONed by
We said Decreased repFsestiag that eal6 aeeease Nas
uhtef epntTaes - NJ hfsne % fsis peffsnanee u
erialn eSloo1t - Hsd sgailing y deed " hiln te
a1Fe DESERVED properly which contract vas & the
eeoesse y ne aaid Eetard H. LUZ aud sil IS %
eIeeUted
Hbefelion g ls ordered ~ sa.d eougt that rad a.
iiseaagn - referred session tAeasf u - feld Il.
- Ffp1te ffsee, la irasDurgh The L7th Gay u
fffs1fg A. d 1875 - hea1ng au4 Gecislgn thereon
ALs = 4 farther assree thai notice hereoF - given
= az fefs1Hs interested ~ pgifeaton u TIE same
ifSs NseEs sseeesslseiy 70 ne Orleans County Mont
- aif p'a'aisiea = baTt9a. 10 sad dlalFie
1fsf4ysa = aa1 tine appOsaled ~ hearing fhsf ffs
1@44 eiFAf - san tiaie zaa Place ADD sboH eauss
49, ~ mas taAss sly I'D I.ceHse should ~ =
sf@AS7 81 tie Cogrt-attesf
- p 4 FTEWAET Iul1a