Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-17
General Nears Items.

The Hon. Daniel Marcy of Portsmouth,
has been nominated for governor by the
New Hampshire Democrats.
The school children of America annu.
ally pay $4,000. 600 for school books,
Of which it is said the publishers pocket
SIS. 00o. 600.
The trial of the moving and reaping
machines at the Centennial will require
fifty acres of grass aud standing grain.
and the Agricultural Bureau of the COM
mission has put the land in the best
possible condition.
In the House Mr.. Dorsey has intro
duced bin to place AL cOlOred troops, |
who enlisted in the army, on an equal |
footing with other soldiers rs to bounty |
and pensions.
Hon. A. H. Stephens. of Georgia, con-
tInues in very feeble state from dis
ease in one Of his lungs. Though he
eats and sleeps well. he does not regain
his strength. 1t is feared he viii not
be able to take his seat in Congress du-
ring the present session.
Negotiations are gong on among the
representatives of European powers in
regard to Turkey and its provinces, but
no results have been reached. Further
military movements on the part of Tur-
key are in progress.
The present Congress has already in
troduced over 900 bills and resolutions.
49, - ,rb,ob ko,-, ...,,,,a fro,, xba nap,
ocratic House, and as this is the ''long
session" the prospect is good for still
larger number. Heretofore the average
has been less than 1000 for session.
NEW YORK, Jan. l2-The steamer
| Mosel has arrived at Panama, and re-
ports the loss of the Spanish steamer
Algeria on the rocks off Calais. near the
harbor of St Johns, 2. O., Dec. 20. She
had 204 passengers from Barcelona and
Malaga, and crew Of 65, all of whom
were saved except seven of the crew.
All information from Official and IN
official sources, confirms the opinion that
not only is the Austrian occupation of
the insurrectlonary provinces determin-
ed upon. but that some foreign occupa-
ton Is absolutely necessary as precau-
ton against most probable massacre
of the Christians wherever they are IN
armed and helpless.
The coolest winters on record IN the
United States within the past loo years
were those of 1880, 1886, and 1885,
In 1880 the Delaware River. Bay Of
New York, and Long Island Sound were
so completely ice bound as to be crossed
with horses and sleighs- The coolest
year was that of 1886, in which there
was ice in every month of the year.
Southern papers state that there Is al
urgent demand for almost every descrip
ton Of farm labor in the South, espec
tally throughout Mississippi, North Al
ALBANIA, and Tennessee. In Mississippi
there is an extensive area of cotton We
ungathered, most of which, it is feared
will be left to ruin in consequence o
! the mere lack of hands required to d
the picking.
Within few years there will be
great deal Of live stock sent to England
and it is presumed the hornless cattl
: viii be much handler to move about i
cars or ships: but 50 long as horns ar
tolerated the Short-horns and Hereford
viii stand first for beef If gentleme
!. who are rich enough to give $4,000 G
: $4,000 each for cows would go int
raising meat for expectation, it woul
= do more good to the country and I
themselves.
:. The Great Western Railway of Ems
land IS greatly increasing the speed
Its fast trains. The two "Flying Dutcl
/ mel" Of which runs from Par
. dington at ll.45 and reaches Plymout
Il at 6, and the other Of which starts fror
Z Plymouth at $50 and arrives at Pa
le dington at 2-45-are at present almo
u If not quite, unequaled for speed b
al Sir Daniel Gooch hopes to reduce Il
N journey BY an hour, and is preparing
E run the trains at seventy miles an hou
The unanimous denomination Of Go
&c ernor Person c. Cheney, BY the Repu
G lieans Of New Hampshire, is but ju
er recognition Of his conspicuous merits
L HIS record as citizen and as a publ
1g official is absolutely spotless. His alb
On ity. integrity and exalted public spin
Z have never been questioned by any .
et political opponent. and every public a
ns and word Of his gives new proof Of
fitness for the place he holds.
Great excitement was created a {.
~ days ago in Port Henry, n. T., BY I
. running away Of a team Of horses dra'
= ing load Of giant powder packed
= cartridge torn. Several boxes of I
- powder were broken open and the c;
- tridges were streWn along the road.
- damage was done, fortunately, and I
- driver, after fastening his team. walk
ue leisurely back. picking up the scatter
load Had an explosion occurred /
result would have been fearful
RI Gordon Byron Bingham. one of
- Bingham Brothers, who were 90 heay
e. implicated in the operations Of the VII
u Ky ring in indianapolis. died Mondi
His death was caused By apoplexy,
= Perindueed BY extreme nervous dspre
= ion He was to have appeared al In
- annapolis yesterday as witness In
IL possession, and lie seemed 20 fear Il
1t would cause his immediate senteu
he was evidently insane the day Pre-
dug Bis death.
CoscoED. Jan. 1.-The excitem,
pending the result Of the trial Of
Page reaches an unsurpassed intens
ana as it approaches . conclusion. The 60
eep roou has been thronged throughout
'1D- trial, and thousands upon thousands b
was been in attendance during the past n
days. Among those who have liste
nea % the testimony. and those IN this