Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-05-22

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Friday week before last, hose occupi-
ed by James Ralston was struck by
lightning and Mrs. Ralston was instant
ly killed. Mr.. Ralston was severely
inil.--~1.
Thomas Vail, of Waverly, passen-
ger on the Erie Express on Thursday
night, dreamed he had passed by his
station jumped from the train which was
running at the rate of thirty miles an
hour. He escaped with slight injuries.
State detectives at Fitchburg, Mass,
have arrested three men, named Warner.
Hinckley and Davis, comprising gang
of incendiaries who have infested the
section for some time past, and who con-
fess to burning 100000 worth of prop
erty, beside burning stores.
Judge Nathan Crosby, of the Lowell
(Mass.) Police Court, is perhaps the old
est police court judge in the country.
He was appointed by Governor Briggs,
in 1916, and is now more than seventy
eight years old, but possesses a degree
of phyical and mental vigor such as few
men of sixty years manifest.
Rubenstein, the murderer of Sarah
Alexander, at East New York, died in
his cell. week before last, from exhaust
ion and disease of the lungs. He had
starved himself until he became emaciat-
ed. He maintained his innocence, but
there was no doubt in the public mind
of his double guilt. He had been SEN
fenced to be hung, but a stay of proceed
ings was obtained.
A serious accident occurred about ten
O'Clock, last Monday night, on the Rich.
mond and Petersburg Railroad, neal
Chester. Two cars of military excur
sion train, with large number of wom-
en- and children on board. while return.
ing to Richmond, were thrown from the
track by broken rail-, and numbel
of persons are reported killed anC
wounded.
Two stages from San Antonio Il
Kingsburg. in Texas, were recently
stopped and the passengers and mai
were robbed by. four men, three of whom
were masked. The robbers secures
about 5000 in currency, four revolvers
and two Spencer rifles, which were il
cases. beside the mail matter. Their
were four men among the passenger
armed with reVolvers, but, owing to lad,
passengers being in both coaches. the,
did not fire.
A despatch from New Orleans state
that at Laurel Hill. West Feliciana par
ish. near the Mississippi line. on Frida,
, night week before last, about thirty ne
groes went to the store of white man
, called him to the door and shot hin
dead. The next day a number of whit
men went for the body. The negroe
| would not give it up and fight ensued
1t is reported that a large number {
negroes and three white men were killed
The cause of the disturbance is nc
: stated The sheriff of East Felician
J parish has telegraphed from Bayou Sar
0 to acting-Governor Antoine for mil
T tary force.
/, The condition of things in Turkey ha
been very threatening during the pai
7 week. The Salonica affair has excite
: both Christians and Turks. The victim
i of the massacre at Salonica rename
/ unburied for several days, another on
! break being feared. The apprehension
extended to the Capital and the LondC
e telegraph of Thursday last reported thi
1.-THE English ambassador at Constant
,r nople has informed the Government til
the situation is critical. A violent GU
break. of which the Christians will b
= come the victims. may occur at any N
e ment throughout Turkey and even
ss ConstantinOple."