Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-10
General Ne,cs ITEMS.

Hctu III 81 -
The House Committee on Military Ar
fairs will report in favor of transferring
the Indian Bureau from the Interior De-
partment to the War Department. Gen,
Sherman has written letter advocating
this change.
Six hundred and ffty-6ve thousand
dollars in silver coin below the denom-
ination of 81 has been received at the
Sub. Treasury in St Louis from the Pa
ci6c slope during the past month to be
used in the resumption Of specie pay
ments.
The House of Representatives, on
Friday, March 81. passed a.bill-yeas
l22. nays l00-making silver dollars
legal tender for any amount not exceed
ing fifty dollars in any one payment, and
the smaller coins legal tender for
twenty-five dollars.
William S Gray, formerly doing bust
ness as a stockbroker at IA Broad street,
New York. who some years ago forged
papers. whereby he obtained 100000,
was arrested in London on Saturday, Apr.
Il. He had been living in great style in
London under an assumed name
Secretary Bristow has issued circu-
lar to all superintendent of Government
buildings throughout the country telling
them that the appropriation for fuel. light
water and other miscellaneous items for
public buildings for the fiscal year end
ing June 30. 1876. is now exhausted.
An accident, attended by heavy loss
Of life, occurred at Aberdeen, Scotland,
April 3. A ferry boat, plying between
Aberdeen and Torrey was overturned
while crossing the river Dee aud thirty
five persons were drowned. The victims
were mostly workmen and their families.
GREECE The steamer Agrigenti. from
Pir5eus for Italian ports, collided with
the English steamer Hylton Castle, off
Cape Malea, on the south coast of the
Morea. Tuesday, April 4. The Agri-
GENT Immediately sank, and of sixty
four persons on board. nine of the crew
and twenty passengers were drowned.
On Friday morning an engine on the
Tyrone & Clearfeld Railroad. exploded
its boiler near Land Ridge, Pennsylvania.
Three men. named Miller. Shannon and
Campbell were killed, and another nam
ed Harvey Waters, was so badly injured
that he cannot recover. All of these
men we're married and in the employ of
the road.
A fearful explosion occurred in the
powder magazines on Arsenal Hill, Salt
Lake City, April 8. Four explosions
took place within one and half minutes
The ground and dwellings in the vicin
ity we're shaken violently. The damage
in glass alone is about $4,000. Six
persons were instantly killed. Fragment:
of buildings were hurled an immense
distance.
Russian railways have not driven away
all the wolves. The Moscow Gdzett
says that twenty-three persons travelling
in sledges, were recently torn to piece!
by troop of wolves near that city. The
party consisted of ten Polish Jews
probably peddlers, three German me
chanies, five Russian carpenters, and fv
sled drivers, also Russians.
The March debt statement shows tina
the public debt has decreased for tn,
month s4.24O, 867, and for the nine
months ending March 81. Sl7, 969.2 86
This reduction is within Sl,000,O00 0
being twice the amount of reduction 70
the corresponding nine months of las
: year, and nearly 100000 more thai
the total reduction for the fiscal yea
ended June 30, 1875.
Another bubble has bust The Dia
mond Ledge gold niue of Peterborough
: \. H., has collapsed The property
consisting Of land, boarding house, mil
and machinery, wood and other article
: were sold at auction last Thursda
2 for $4,000. not one-tenth of their COS
a The papers solemnly assured their read
| ers that the ore in this mine paid SIS
3 to the ton.
a A terrible accident occurred at Sugs
: Lake, near MeadVille, Pa. March 81
n A man named H. Ferry had doubl
Y barrel shotgun. loaded with bird sho
d with him, riding OF a horse, and viii
dismounting, the gun was accidental
? discharged, the charge striking a your
IS lady named Wentworth in the heart, an
It her cousin. little boy. aged six year
e who were looking out of window. Bot
u Of them were instantly killed.
z The Rhode Island election, April
l. passed off very quietly. The total 70
7 for Governor was 1881 against %. q
last year, falling off of 1898. Return
: from all the towns in the State, exec
u Middletown and New Shoreham, ri
= the following figures for Governor Ii
a pitt, Republican. 1869; Howard, Pr
hibitlonist, 1851 Beach, Democrat, 359
+ The vote last year was as follows: re
at ular Republican, 1868 Regular Dem
ID crat, 5l66; Independent Republics
al 1921.
Z 1t is announced that Gen. Sherma
a after conference with the President a
"a the new Secretary Of War, has decid
&c TO remove the headquarters Of the arm
l. from st. Louis to Washington, whe
IL they were located before the meddli
r. Of mercenary officials induced him
- remove to st. Louis. Gen. Sherman
the confidence of the country not on
as brave soldier but as an upright M
r who will do his duty in time Of peace
p I well as in war As General Of the
q y my, we hope he may be allowed to do
he Some Esquimaux dogs that bad u
he out with a party Of wood-choppers fir
t a the town Of Placentia, Newfoundlar
me returned the next morning without
nd men. Meanwhile there had been a t
me rible storm. By their whining a
ar yelping the dogs alarmed the family q
her neighbors. and by their INTELLIGENT mo