Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-03-06
General NetcS Items,

female suffrage. VI
Gold Sl.lS;a greenback aon...
worth S1,5 cents. :
Three hundred aud thirty.seyen A.
lean hotels were burned in lS55. '''
Phil sheridan rejotces in the sc,n
Mrs. Sheridan is the mother Of ' y
daughter. "Oe
The Connecticut Democrats nom;,..
ed the present board Of officers En- la =
next election. "e
Great floods have devastated a l,s.
tract of country in Hungary. lSnSS
people are homeless and vast am ,ne.
of property is destroyed.
A terrific storm on Feb. %. did ma.
damage in southern Indiana Bna5
lngs We're blown down. and several Gra,
lost
The Mississippi House of Represent,
tives has impeached Gov. Ames ana ~
Louisiana Legislature is tryipc I
impeach Gov. Kellogg.
King Alfonso of Spain has issuoj
proclamation declaring that the q,
list war is ended. There is great
joiciug at Madrid. Don Carlos has a.
to England
A Salt Lake Norman has written =,
the Centennial Committee, proposip, !,
exhibit his nine wives at Philadelp|;,
Ito illustrate one of the social phases !,
American life"
The Republicans of Connecticut be3 +,
convention at Hartford last week. ,n3
nominated Hon. Henry c. Robinson e
Hartford, for governor A strong Sc, AZ
hard money resolutions were passed
The DairymeG's Association Of Amer
lea will build a suitable building :,
Philadelphia. for the exhibition of dar
products. A cheese factory will be rm
to show the process of making this pr.
duct.
The Legislature of Wisconsin has an.
propriated ten thousand dollars for tbe
propagation of fish, and the .Rihonlss
Wisconsin thinks the Northwest can b.
made the fishing ground of the country.
The wife of John Martin, residing in
Amoskeag Village, n. H. while under
the influence of liquor, Saturday night
wandered from home, fell over a bank.
and was found Sunday morning, frozen
to death.
The Farmers Club of the American
Institute have asked Congress to make
the subject of tree culture and ecO0ony
standing branch of study in agriegl-
tural colleges receiving aid or support
from the government.
The Richmond Despatch announces
that the Dutch Gap canal has, with con.
paratively slight labor, been enlargei
so that it now contains more than tEel.
ty feet of water, and enables vessels to
save seven miles in passing up and dow
the James River.
No standing bar will be allowed With.
in the Centennial exhibition grounds
he who wants to drink anything stronger
than saltwater will have to take a seat
and have his drink brought by waiter
Intemperance in drink will not be a
feature of the exhibition.
A. B. Robson. of Greene, Chenango
county, n. Y, has an immense poult!
: yard. He keeps six thousand ducks
four thousand turkeys, and one THOUSAND
two hundred hens. They consume dn.
: ly sixty bushels of corn, two barrels q
meal, two barrels of potatoes and
quantity of charcoal.
On Monday afternoon the workshops
connected with the California State
prison. at San Quentin were burned
: The loss is estimated at 100000; no
I insurance. Great excitement prevailed
among the prisoners, but they were kept
, in check, and none escaped. The build
ing is supposed to have been set on IRE
by the prisoners.
The revival efforts of Moody sud
Sankey in New York, meet with COZ
r tinued success. Their meetings at To-
D Hippodrome building are attended y
: thousands, and many conversions b"
!. occurred. Mr.. Moodys sermons are e.
4 ccllcnt types of their class of pulpit e.
: oquence, and his magnetic and eaIle
e delivery renders them highly effective
: The Constitution of Missouri prohlo
its any gift. bequest or devise for To
: support, use, or benefit of any mlnl''s'
t public teacher. or preacher of the g''
S pei as such. or to any religious sect
}. An interesting case has just been beiof
; the courts under this provision Of u
S Constitution, and a clause in will D.
g been set aside because it left porto
). of the testatrix's estate to the Roma
u Catholic Archbishop.
} Julia Bernard, a danseues, met VII
h a tragic death in Helena. Montana u
l. other day. She was standing agalo
a board while an actor was showing Z
a dexterity in hedging her in by hum
re knives into the board. Six knives %
h been stuck beneath each arm, Just aO0'
r, each shoulder, at each side Of the nsa
er One more was to be planted just aOe'
st her head. The aim Of the throTef :. !.
Id too low. The knife penetratea
re brain, and the girl sank down TO 0'
up the stage.
~ One evening. not long since as oh !:
u the L. V. NJ. Professors stepped ! I
IS one Of the corridors of the college OaD
I'd ing. in his stocking feet. on touI :,
o. inspection. to see that all was well :
"a he was heard to utter supPisa
ed scream, the cause Of his doing 50 :.
that be had stepped down rather per- T
sh upon several upturned carpet taek', ), !.
ty on further examination 1t was -
re that the hall floor was coyered .
d. tacks, every one Of which stood % ~ I.
,es The janitor must have placed them W
ry as the boys all deny any kno"ie1s
Ie the affair, and college boy eahp''