Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-03
General NelrS Items.


Henry Ward Beecher has been sued
BY Frank Moulton. and the scandal
matter will be rehearsed again in
Brooklyn during the present winter.
A great pity!
Cassius NJ. Clay of Kentucky thus
early gives notice that his state viii
present his name to the democratic con-
yention as the candidate for vice-presi-
dent
La Page. the supposed murderer of
Josie Langmaid. is to be tried at Con-
cord His trial commencing tomorrow.
Samuel B. Page. formerly of Burke. VT,
is one of the counsel for the accused.
The new college building of Fisk uni
versity (colored) at Nashville, Tenn.
just completed at cost of 100000,
nearly all of which was raised by the
famous Jubilee singers" was dedi-
Gated. New-year's day.
The 209 former internal revenue dis
tricts have now been consolidated into
los. at an annual saving to the govern
ment of about s250.000. nearly $780,
600 of which viii be in salaries. There
viii be no further consolidation at pres
ent
A gigantic new bridge is about to be
built across the st. Lawrence at Mon
treal. to accommodate street cars, car
riases and foot passengers, as we'll as
railroad traffic The bridge viii be one
hundred and thirty feet above the level
of the river.
The royalty on the sale of Moody and
Sankey's hymn-books. in England. be-
tween January and June. this year.
amounted to no less than e5667-in
greenbacks. $4,000. The money has
been sent to the treasurer of the build
ing fund for Mr.. MOody's church in
Chicago.
Mr.. Sankey writes from Philadelphia
to family in England: "You will be
glad to know that the interest in the
work in Brooklyn and Philadelphia is
quite equal to that shown in Liverpool
and London. 1 do not think / ever saw
so many people in the streets trying to
get into our meetings as l saw yester-
day."
1t makes one little sick to see the
crowds of Office seekers in and about the
House wing of the Capitol. Old Demo-
Gratis that l saw here twenty years ago,
and who l supposed were dead and
buried long ago. are around, spry as
erickets. and Of course every one of them
wants an ofiee.-& b. ia Springfield
Republican
There is q great annual sail in Eng
land of yearling colts of blOoded racing
stock; this years included over 800
different animals. which fetched an aver
age Of $500 apiece. The highest
prices were paid for the colts of the IA
nous stallion Parmesan, whose seven
yearlings averaged over $4,000 each;
those of the stallion Blair Athol aver
aged about $500.
WASHINGTON, December 30.-In of
fetal circles it is positively denied that
there Is any change in our relations to
Spain on the Cuban question. but demo
Gratis here are skeptical. and prefer to
believe that Gen Grant and Mr.. Fish
are working upon case to spring upon
Congress and the country. That a war
is among the possibilities of the future,
few viii deny. but it is not at all prob
able
Speculation Is rife in the grasshopper
region as to whether the millions of
eggs deposited, this year, will hatch out
devastating pest, the coming season.
Brigham Young has advised his people
TO hoard their grain and not sell, while
the Kansas and other farmers are sell
ing We believe that the entomology
cal professors do not look for them, next
year. A wet spring would probably de-
strUy the eggs.
4 Montreal landlord, who derives his
income from the rent Of his houses for
immoral purposes. sued . newspaper
for damages, bat the judge dismissed
the suit with costs, saying. in his judg.
ment, that, as for the landlords feelings
being hurt by any reflections made by
the defendant, the court did not consid.
er that be had any moral seusibility, Of
that his feelings could be wounded BY
reflections cast on him, whether true OF
false
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Ofcial re.
turns from the State Oranges Of Patron:
Of Husbandry at the West show that the
Numbers both Of local Oranges aud Of
grzngers have fallen of The Nationa
Grange now receives an annual fee Of
SIX cents from each Granger in good
standing, which aggregates > cousidera
bic sum. and pays good salaries to th.
principal officers. The National Grange
has given considerable sums back to III,
State oranges
The Christmas dinner given to tn.
New York neEsboys and girls BY Jane.
Gordon Bennett was as successful as i
deserved TO Be- Twelve hundred tick
cts were issued Before the dinner va
over, tickets were distributed from w.
bags. one for the boys and one for Ii.
girls The bags contained large NUN
Der Of blanks and about twenty tickets
the lucky drawers Of which were.
boys. given an order for a suit O
clothes If girls. an order for shawl
The bill Of fare consisted Of turkey, %
tatoes. cake. oranges aud coffee, WhieI
were dealt cut unsparinglY.
A correspondent Of the Proyidene,
Journal. who used 70 know s.the dyna
mite hend' very well IN Dresden, rep
resents him "a large. stout gentle
nan Of about 40 years aud $50 pounds
married 20 charming woman Of zhou
lie was very fond. and the father a
several children: with . fortune Of a.
sI50.OOo. which be had chiefly mad
ny running cargo Of e9tton througl
the blockade durTu1 The rsbeITior !: