Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12
General NeaCS Items.

The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky is
for sale.
The Hebrew exhibitors at Philadel-
phia cover up their goods on Saturday,
their Sabbath.
Peter Cooper has accepted the nomin-
alton for the Presidency of the greenback
party.
Preliminary work on the Channel tun-
mel to connect England and France has
begun at Tangatte, France.
The national debt decreased four mil
lion six hundred and seventeen thousand
five hundred and fifteen dollars during
the month of May.
Prince Oscar, second son of the King
of Sweden, is on his way to this coun-
try on national war vessel, to visit the
Centennial.
Henry B. Anthony was re-nominated
for United States Senator, at caucus of
the Republican members of the Rhode
Island legislature, week before last.
The House banking committee has
agreed to report bill authorizing the
purchase of silver bullion to the extent
of twenty million dollars.
A package of ten thousand dollars
which had been missing from the Second
National Bank of Boston for two years,
was found In corner of the safe week
before last.
The following mixture is said to be
sure death to the currant worms: One
pail of water, and a piece Of common
soap half the size of an egg, half-pint
of kerosene oil, mix we'll and apply with
a garden syringe. 1t will kill the worms
and the first shower will wash it off the
bushes.
President Grant contemplates making
a tour of the world, after he shall be-
come ex-President Grant. He will find
travelling pleasanter thing than third
term possibly could have been made,
anyhow.
Rev. DR.. Stephen H. Tying, rector of
an Episcopal church in New York, has
recently caused some stir by baptizing
several persons by immersion. The first
Baptist church was lent HIM for the oc.
casion.
The programme of ceremonies for the
Fourth of July has been announced
The leading points are chimes, salutes
the reading of the Declaration of indie
pendence by Richard Henry Lee of Vir
ginia. The Grafton by William NJ
Evarts of New York. The poem By
Bayard Taylor, the military parades ant
fireworks. All at Philadelphia.
Some of the New Orleans whisky dis
e tlllers were sentenced to the West Vir
7 ginia penitentiary for defrauding tn
e revenue. A fine of one thousand dol
lars and one days Imprisonment each
: was imposed on seven persons convictec
b of similar offence in st. Louis.
n Prussia's government has made Ger
n man the official language of the king
dom, which excites the indignation Q
e the Poles in that part of Prussia whic
n William is ancestors stole from Poland
n The measure may lead to trouble for tn
/ Germans do not love the Poles, and th
Poles hate the Germans.
re On Friday morning six prisoners,
le Sing-Sing, jumped from bridge upo
l. freight train that was passing under i
Is and intimidated the engineer, compellin
him to carry them forward and drc
10 them some miles from the prison. 1t
- said one of the prisoners presented r.
i volver at the head of the engineer. TW
"a of them were captured and the re
made good their escape.
The days of the venerable Old Sout
~ church in Boston are numbered, for
4 sixty days not one brick will be left u
/ on another. Everything is to be so
of except the corner stone and the clock
ST the tower. 1t is reported that the brick
wood and stone, and even the mortar W
:, bring fancy prices when bought to t
Gu hammer. The Centennial year will th
a' see two great land marks removed
~ Boston, the old Elm and the old Sout
H. 1t is not Boston alone that grieves oy
no the loss
:, A despatch from Lebanon, N. H., Ju
a. 4. says: 1.-The heaviest thunder stol
= "HiCu udS ocCuTTeu III Cnls Vicinity
years passed over here last night. TIL
u inches of rain fell in two hours. washil
n, "a out the highways and badly damagiI
u. the crops. The lightning struck t
'nt barn of ]. w. Gerrish. which is situat
all about mile from this village. causi
tai a fire which entirely consumed both
y barn and its contents.
s One of the most unnatural and hor
. murders in this era of crime lately ira
PRED in Pennsylvania. A son put
un- senic in coffee pot and poisoned "a
in lily of eight persons. four of which b:
ton since died. The name Of the fend
lii Allen c. Laros. He committed the d,
lew for the sake of getting the money in
Ige, possession Of his father and hired m
les, each of whom died from the effects
the poison.