Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-14
General -Ne,Us Items.

dav of last week
There have been some important en-
gagements in the progress of the Turk
ish war, but no decisive battle.
Since the work of prosecuting unlic-
ensed liquor dealers commenced in Bos-
ton few days ago. two hundred and
nine places have been closed.
1t has now been proved beyond dis
pute that General Custer was not seal
ned. that his body was not in any way
mutilated, and that his uniform was not
stripped off by the Sioux.
LONDON, August 8.-A collision oc-
Cured last night on the Somerset and
Dorset Railway, near Radstock, between
a London train and an empty excursion
trian. Twelve person were killed and
thirty injured.
William c. Ireland, merchant of
Boston, whose disappearance from Port
land on the 29th ult. caused SO much
anxiety and speculation, has been found
in Windsor, n H., to which place he
wandered while insane.
A lifeboat recently tried In London,
is thirty feet long. weighs two tons. and
righted itself Immediately when capsized
in the water Eighteen men could
not upset it, and the inventor clans that
it will keep two hundred persons above
water.
The Miners Trust Company's Bank
| of Pottsville. Penn, one of the oldest
and most popular banking institutions
In the Schuylkill region, found itself
unable to meet its depositors' checks on
Friday, and announced its temporary
suspension. hoping, however, to resume
soon.
CONsTANTINoPLs. Monday, Aug. T..
The Porte has paid to the families of the
German and French Consuls who were
murdered at Salonica an indemnity of
G40,0O0. The new Governor of Salon
lea accompanied by three military offic-
.ers of high rank, will proceed thither to
read in the presence of the troops the
Judgment against those implicated in
the outrage.
The postal card manufactory in Spring
field is running ten hours day, turning
out about five hundred thousand cards
per day. and is three million five hun
bred thousand behind its orders. The
number of cards printed during the
quarter ending July l, was thirty million.
an increase Of nearly ten million over the
corresponding quarter for 1879.
WHITEHALL, N. Y, August About
four o'clock on Sunday afternoon ten
persons were drowned while crossing
|. Putnam's Pond, in Essex county. twelve
miles from Grown Point, near Irenville.
Thirteen persons were in small row.
boat. When about three rods from the
shore, in eight feet of water, a squat
the boat. which was Immediately cap.
sized, drowning ten out of the number.
Commodore Vanderbilt, who has beer
i'll for several months, has recently suf
fered from severe chills, which max,
their appearance from time to time. &C
companied by such alarming symptom
of rapid sinking that his death has NOR
: than once been deemed imminent. MI
Vanderbilt has been the most conspic
= uous figure in the country in railroa
o matters, but his affairs are so well al
!, ranged and settled that no great excite
! ment in the stock markets is anticipate
e as the result of his death.
ELECTION IN ALABAMA AND KENTUOKl
. Elections In these two States WEI
held on Monday last. A disaptch frol
Montgomery, Alabama, of Monday, mo
. ming, says: "The returns show Demt
y cratic gains everywhere, and, as far {;
" received, warrant the statement that I'll
d Democratic majority will reach 3O,OO
i i Many counties heretofore Republican
III send Democrats to the Legislature, al
. the majority on the joint ballot will
t very large. The vote by COMPRESSION
districts shows seven Democrats and OF
IL Republican. As far as heard from the
It. has not been disturbance in the Stat
as the utmost good nature prevailing ever
Id where.
:. About five o'clock on Friday afternoC
u NJ Professor Samuel A. King, of Bosto
" " started from the Centennial grounds
~ Philadelphia in his balloon, the Buffal
~ the largest in America. accompanied
seven gentlemen and lady. The g
be cension was successful one, and t
nd venturesome party entered upon the
o, hazardous trip under the most favorat
RS auspices. Professor King stated t
I'm object in this voyage to be to make
w. long skyward trip as possible. and
nd sail west to the Rocky Mountains
to practicable. The party landed Fl
M minutes later about ten miles from Phi
adelphia. and between six and seven
of Saturday morning were over the mort
ght ern part of New Jersey near Morristov
ess They finally landed near Railway, I
ent having made very extensive excursic
oys though safe one.
cps THE HAMBURG, S. c., MASSACRE
m despatch from Columbia, S. c., Aug
to l, says: 1.-The Coroner's inquest ON
hey the victims at Hamburg brought
ce' work to close yesterday, and tod
the verdict has been published.
ans charges Gen. NJ. G. Butler, Col A.
ing Butler, DR.. Pierce Butler, the Rev.
n Meeling, and SO other citizens of AK
hit, and Edgefeld counties and 80 Georgia
is with murder. The inquest has b.
len searching and exhausting. and the V
lar dict has been reached at the earli
Few practicable time Warrants of arr
ger for all the persons charged with the cri
her are now in the hands of the Sheriff
get Aiken county. The South Carolini;
are said to intend to surrender to
for Sheriff without delay. Gov. Chamb
the lain will Immediately issue requisite
ow upon the Governor of Georgia for