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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-17

Raphael Semmes. or Admiral Sem
mes, as he was known in the Confeder-
ate Navy, died at Point Clear, Ala, the
30th. He was born in Charles County,
Nd, Sept. 81, 1909, entered the Unit
ed States Navy as midshipman in
1926, became lieutenant in 1887 and
commander in 1866. In 1884, while
on leave Of absence, he studied law and
was admitted to the Cumberland (AId.)
bar. In the Mexican war he served on
shipboard, and also as aid to General
Worth. He was secretary of the Light
house board on the breaking out of the
rebellion, and resigned to take command
of the rebel steamer Sumter. He ran
the blockade at New Orleans, and cap.
tured several merchant vessels, but was
soon blOckaded at Tangier, where he
was compelled to sell his vessel. In
1862 he took command of the Alabam;
in England, captured and destroyed
many Of our merchant vessels, and sunl
the gunboat Hatteras off Galveston il
1868. On June 10, off Cherbourg, tn,
Alabama was sunk in the famous en-
gagement with the Kearsage, and Sem
mes escaped, being taken to Englan,
by the yacht Deerhound. Since tn
war he has practiced law at Mobile
Ala, and has delivered lectures an
published works on the Mexican wa
and his service on the Alabama.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-17

President Hayes has been swinging
round the circle" Of late. and has met
with most cordial reception. There
are few that doubt the sincerity of his
motives, and the number who are in &C
cord with him on the Southern question
is certainly on the increase. The whole
country is in state Of peace and pros.
perity, and while in this condition there
can be no cause for complaint with the
administration.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-17

The fighting between the Turks and
Russians is extremely severe, and the
record of slain and wounded is among
the thousands daily. Russia seems to
be regainiDg some Of the ground previ-
Ously lost, and is retrieving former ill
luck. The weather in Bulgaria is be-
coming fall-like, and the prospect is
good that the bad roads and the cold
will put an end to the fighting in that
vicinity before many weeks.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-17

The State Fair held at st. Adams,
last week, was one of the most success
full in the Cempany's experience. The
weather was exceedingly fine, and the
attendance was large. The receipts were
$4,000. The trOttlng, on the last day,
was prominent feature. In the free-for.
all race, Laura" owned by ]. A. Will,
liams Of Burlington, was winner. "W
d. Hilton" was fourth in this race
Starlight" owned by the Uttons, east
ly won in the 900 race.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-17

How MAINE Wharf.-The returns
from the Main election leave but
little doubt Of the reelection Of
Governor Conner by majority from
eight to ten thousand. The Republi-
cans have probably elected twenty-nine
of the thirty-one State Senators, and
fully two-thirds, and possible three
fourth, of the House of Representatives.
1t looks as if they carry every county
in the state except two. Good enough !
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-17

There was collision in the British
channel, few nights since, in which
one vessel was sunk and 100 persons
were drowned.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-17

Reuben b. Wright, OF West Glover, and
Miss Alice Wood, of Fairhaven, were
united in marriage by the Rev. John r.
Chalmers, in tho Congregational church
in the latter place. The church was
beautifully decorated with evergreens
and white flowers for the marriage cere-
mony. Mr.. Wright is graduate Of
Andover Theological Seminary, last
class, and is called to the church in
Poplar Grove, H., where he expects to
go with his bride and enter at once up
on their chosen work.
The Commission on the new State
Workhouse and County Jail at Rutland
have accepted the plan drawn by w
P. Wentworth. of Boston, Mass. The
cell department for men will be lbs
long by SO wide, with three tiers, sur
rounding guard room, and chapel il
the center. North of this is the hospi
tai and women's department, 100 fee
by 26 and in the other side, the work
house and receiving room, So feet by
26. The superintendent house is di
rectly IN front OF the mems building
and connected with it.
AS Dan Leighton and Frank Burdick
of Danville, were returning from Ign
donville the other evening, they stopped
in the road by an apple orchard, ant
Leighton went over the fence afte
some fruit. On his return to the wag
on, and just as he was about to noun
the fence, he called to his companion
for help, saying he was caught Bur
dick went to his rescue, and found hin
fast in a steel-jawed bear trap, whic
was chained and locked. He was abb
to spring the trap and relieve his com
panion, who was in rather demoraliz
ed and lacerated condition, it being
wonder that his leg was not broken.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-17


partially and elequently reviewed the
whole evidence as presented. In con-
clusion, he aimonished the jury that up
on neither side should they permit SYM
pathy to interfere with an honest and
conscientious verdict; that his work and
that of the counsel was finished. He
left the case with the jury at $50, when
the Court adjourned to reassemble at IL
o'clock, to see if verdict had been
agreed upon. They were not agreed, and
retired for further consultation.
At the opening of the court in the
morning, the jury came in and reported
that they were agreed. Verdict: "Guilty
of murder in the first degree" The
prisoner received the sentence with char.
acteristic fortitude, and said that he haG
three requests to offer: First, that he
might be permitted to visit the grave Of
his wife; second, that his execution
might be set on as early day as posi-
BILE; and third, that it might be made
public, SO that his enemies might know
that he was really executed.
Various exceptions having been taken
by the counsel for the defence, no sen
tence was made. The case was trie,
with great candor and the utmost fair
t ness. The counsel for the defence mad
all the defense possible, under the Gil
3 cumstances. The exceptions will be fl
! ed, and presented at the meeting of tn
0 Court in October. and if they are sus
9 tanned, new trial will be granted.
, 1877-09-28

London E,nss. Sspf,tl.
We published yesterday from our Calcutta
correspondent tic news for which VIC had been
watching mud waiting anxiously. The rain has
ut icngth GOING. Instead of the scanty and oc-
casional showers which hare teen recorded in
due detail, but which hare dune tut little to
Improve the prospects Of Tho next harvest, we
hear now Of general downpous over the dis
tricts ulost In uecu Of II. There has been rain
Il, Madras, and In other parts OF the country
whcrs tho stats ot affairs lras been alulost
equally serious. In lnatiF places tho fall
haa airc4.'y been abundant In most
great .gooI. aud there Is !hc appear
uncc Of tnorr to cornc. Here and there, indcts',
the whnlc lcnvcn ut In no dnubt thai q real
cilnugc tns nrurrcd and that tie 1ong.expectetl
satny scason h at iut octslng IL In carsc:t. It
- difficult u uycrstaic thr inporta1ru IT such
the latest a*cou',se 81 NIL show no xssns nj ths-
the next l,Aryr.t wtIl be aavch. We tnav thus
nx viii, confidence tho time 4, whic!. tic ian!nc
will hare run it, course In about fnnr months
until the early crops ase gathered. III, the
distrcss will be ~ great as It has ever
becn., The rain brings with It., not food,
but the proIniee Ut food by mud hY. There II
still dfca.y interval to be Parsed, and shcrs
will be ncel ol the atnsost cxersloua to alleviate
tue suffering which must nttend It. We hare
heanl lateiy Of miIltons Of puor hungcr-stricken
eftltures driven to thu last extremity By WRht
Of food, and dying daily b., thousands tron
tl,s will 60 on Is yet unchanged. apart from the
relief which Government Of pirate bencvo-
lcncc may supply. during the rcst of the year
the utmost efforts will be called for to aayt
life. With next ycar plenty 'nay return, but
fur the prckcnt year the question still Is how
ulany Gun b. pulled through !ntu the good time
we nrc hoping for.
, 1877-09-28

tDy Cable 10 Th< Chicago Tribune.
LONDON Orr1cx or TnE CuioAoo TnmuxH,
6 pALoaAvx PLACE, sTnAND, Sept 2S-5 H.
m.-Yoar correspondent at Plavua says 1t Is
Of little avail that Tho lsoumanians have
sappod up to within flfty yards Of tho re-
doubt which, at q distance Of 200 yards,
commands with It's fire tie great work that
thoy hayo already occupied. The
Mosr DIFFICULT ronr1oN o. THEIR rAsk,
evon as fur az this redonbt Is concerned, Is
still bcforo their pioneers. Tho sap must be
carried In tho laat fifty yarls up the glaeis,
and tho descent Into tho ditch must still be
maao undoz tho fro of tho hrecch-loaden of
the garrison. It will be extremely difficult
TO establish broaching batteries, and psoba~
bly, tho actual advance against tho ramparts
will have 10 be unado
DIT TUB AID or MINEs-
Tho Turkish cpginoors hayo never boen
found wanting In capacity In subterranean
warfare. Countor-mines will probably be
frcoly employed, mud many days may prob
ably DO expected to elapse botore tho assault
can be delivered. Its SUCCESS then IL prob
lematical. for the attacking columns must
advance from narrow trenches, aud will bo
able to rush upon the breach only With a
small 'front.'
, 1877-09-28
FOREIGN MISCELLANY,

LONDON, Sept. 27.-1n tho reuxu case al four
OF this prisoncrs-Louis Stanton, Patrick Stan
ton, ratssck's wife, and Alice Nhodes-hayu
been found guilty Of murder, By starving "
death tho wtie OF Louis Stanton Tho women
weru recommended to mercy. All were tcn-
fenced to death.
pAN1KHousLy I'LL.
RoME. Sept. 27.-CasuluAl Mario storza, who
was believed by many. to hAro tho best chance
of succeeding, Pns IN, ts dangerously III, and
hAs received tho last saczaments.
FEsE ;s..tfh TYPE y ;as1no A. nonpsAo1' 5}x.s
BoRDBAux, Sept. 10.-On tho occasion OF
Marshal Slacstarhon'g racrrttoo here to-day,
tue r!esi!cut Of ths uncai'Gcncrsl Esmasktd
French city to rruclafm Frce-Tfada principles,
anil tlat its faith hal not been impaired by the
suffering. and viclssitudcs Of csrtaiM branches
Of manufactures aud com1lenc. These wcrc
due to manifold causes, And tu Tcrert TO rro-
tecton would only be III additional disaster,
md CAUSE u ruin. In negotiating comtncr-
c1al truasies, the uovefntnent should show
u libcFalaM which could alone induce nefghbor-
freely ~ French products. Tho Councils, he
ad.lcd, awaited, with patriotic tmpatiencc, thu
day when the reply u the freely eou'-
trY aud tho reconstruction u thett legislative
power would haYc con1ccrated airr6h The kt1-
b!ity, heueelosth secured, Of freuch polttcal IN
Stitutlons.
The President Of tho Chamber Of Commerce
also dwclt Oh the necessity OF Wtso and pro-
Krcsstye application of free tra.le, Of which Ror-
1eaux was the tIalllr. llu laid atrcts OIL tho
fxity secured BY commercial treaties, citing thu
Anertcon tariff during tho Civil War and tue
new Spanish tariff as instances OF the tncon-
vehitlice Of sudden astcrattulls; aud declared
that the new investigation demanded by the
Irotectiolists, a. preliminary to fresh treaties,
would Involve indefinite aud IHFiluus delay.
Moreover, tho Supreme Council VI Commerce
llaa already tnalc thu investigation, and the
Protccsfon,sts Il really wated to lave no treaties
at all. 1t had been sought elscwleEe
to alarm thu Marshal's patriotism by
telling him tiant France had imported
.au,O0U, ,00H. Of texstls fabrics, aud that
this represented 130, wv, ,uAK. wagca lost by the
artisans; hut 1t via I4ot ailrd that France rx-
ported no, G0l,0GOi. u textile fabrics, repre-
senting 510,Ot,t ,tUol- Ut wayvs. Thu eou,merco
Ut great country consisted not only In selling,
hut iu buying: for thosu who bought could ply
only with thc,r products. tlu went Oh to COM
nte1t On the depression Of tie mescaatiIe
luariue-A difficult problem requiring careful
Stuuy-an1 concluded by expressing confidence
in tho alsrshu's patriotism aud derotion to -
cure oFdGr, prare, aud respect for law which
were thu ba.ts Of public prosperity.
The Marshal, IN reply, acknowledged the In
convenience of tarin changes, and tho hscesafty
OF new treaties, Of which his GoyeruMent would
not loae sight: AI.llnx that the exceas Of
Ecvenue-5,O0J, ,00i. In August, nn,i 81, ,0U, 000f.
In the previous seven nontiS-at1nrdp4 hope
OF q reduction Ut taxts In tho next Budget which
would ho Vi benefit to commerce. and industry.
, 1877-09-28

heavy rain set tn and thcy did MT sec her again.
"The third mate Of tho. Avalanche, John
saoss we: Ia h. .,s. sss 4 III e i. IN Se. i
Tue ecsend mats say TO tho mate, Come on
deck, Mr.. Bowling, come on deck; think there
III! DC another smash lmmc mcdtatcIy after he
upon tl.e ship. He rushed past TIE mAumasi,
but On the uay something caught him hy when
be was pushed head foremost down one Of the
hasehwaJs afnong the passengers. lie knew
the ship wa8 sinking, and told the passengers to
eave their ltvr.. TIE Forest smashed into the
Avalanche again, whcn he snp TO the Captain
and told him to saw t!lntclf. - the s!tp Waa
sinking, and n catcl, hold Of the loose gcas Of
TIM dtca not know whether he tried to DO 30
eot On bgard her by . ehain. he jill ne
. sGteis m * ito the ,se lot. s' VI s s.s; e.; ra a
and with the Utmost difficulty tuccceded in nd
lug cut tie rough weather Of the night. About
u o'clock Oh "Wednesday morning some 0shef-
1uen On The Chchs1 bcaeh saw b'at bottom
Of matt washed on sl,orc. Presently they dts.
covered three other bodies, and al n'ciock
boat latlcn with people was sighted about two
miles distant. IT being impossible for ihc cnef.
aways to land, owing 10 heavy SEA. Portland
fishing boat was launched, antl, At tlFe risk of
their lives, her crew proceeded u render assss~
ance. They soun learned what had orurrcsl
s,ni that oniy twelve persons out q more tl,so
100 survived. As It was impossible to receive
the whale Of then, OH boarti ihe fshing boat,
gtGnaIs were inasie to shorc for another, witch
tAme out ut ycry great risk. Happily, the Two
! boats suctcrned lu taking the Twelve on
board, but even then tue danger WAS not
over. as the hca was breaking with tro-
nenious fug on the beach. anil. With any
Other craft than that uaed hy tho Portland fish
ertne'I, IT. would have been Impossible " hnve
| effected landing In safety. Ar 1t was tho
| Intn haa to wait considerable time, and then,
taking advantage OF II wsyc little less v1ottnt
| thuu the others, succeeded In getting to the
sho1e- up which tho boat was pulled by tue pcs.
| pft assembled un the beach.
"Thc shipNFeckcd men, after their rescue, were
carefully treated, and subsequently transferred
to the Sailors Home ut Weymouth, where they
received every attention The exposure u
which they bad been subjected was beginning
to tell very fast. upon them. In the atter-
noon another body from oltc of the
Forests loat was washed ashore, making
the siIth. It is believed that the third k,at
| IL lost, rs no tdinCE have been heard Of H. Mr..
| Howard, the Coroner Tor PoEtlauI, this evening
opened iii inquest upon the Six bodica washed
athurc, and, after taking ao1ne evidence nt for
NAL character, adjourned the inquiry until Tues.
day next The Chcss!i beach. near tho Cove,
Is covered with wrcckage. Capt. Williams VIA
| one Of tbs oldest and most experienced others
| in tho service Of A1cssre. Shaw, 6ayt1l & Co.
Lie was highly respected by all c!aAses of society
with which lis position brought him ID contact; !;
and the circumstances Vi hft death are ma.te tho
| rlprr painful Lx the fact that he WAS to have
bccn married on his arrtyal at New ZeAland.'
, 1877-09-28

LONDON. Sept. 21.-htlntstcr Layasd tclo-
graphs Lord Derby that the caso OF the Gcsh-
offs Is serious ono, md the latter Informs tho
Mayor Of Manchester Of tls representations to
the Porte, and hopes they will not be Intellectual,
although he has no means Of Judging how iar
the GcshofEs have been implicated IN dcaIgns
against the Porto.
AueTNfA.
VIENNA, Sept. 1s.--in tle Austrian Rc!ch5-
rath to-day Prince Adolf Aucrsrcsg, prcsllcut
OF tho Council, declared thai tl,e Govornu.nnt
maintained Its policy Of perfect neutrality.
Regarding tho contingency Of Scrvla's partirl
patton in the war, he said tho Government
could not declare ia policy In anticipation OF
events.
, 1877-09-28
TIE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

Pxsr1i, Sept a7.-1a tho hungarian Diet to-
day, Prime Minister I1sza said the tioycgnment's
policy consisted nov as formerly In tho protec-
ttou Of tic interehta Of the country, without war
u posslble, but at the satne upe In protecting
them In every contingency; a'sD in seeing that
nothing took place III tho East without
the consent Of Austria and Hungary.
II serrfa broke the peace, Austria and Hungary
would not impede Turkeys actloa against
her.
as regarded tho three Emperors' alliance,
that alliance did no exist in the sense that the
three Enlpcrors nnd three Powers had entered
Into engagements with each other upon the
Eastern question, or upon other c0ncrctc qucs-
tlona. The Empcsur7 and their Governments
had only agreed, In the interest Of European
peace, 10 proceed in harmony, but not In cou,-
mon, on any question which might arise. They
had succeeded In this for several years, and even
now the fact that tho war has not become an Eu-
ropean one wns partly due to their amfeahte re-
lntions. The three Emperors' alliance might
again be Of service tn maintaining the peace
after tho close OF the present war. The fact
that one Of the parties To the alliance had enter
ed upon war contrasy to the rtcws Of tic two
others threw no responsibility upon those 9th.
ers,-partlcularly not on Austria. lie denied
thas the Government wished tho dismc1nber-
mcut Of Turkey.
In answer to question relative to tho salzr
burg interview, Ttzza said that Austr!a's rcla-
tlons with Germany remained Tctyeood, as they
hpd been for n long time.
The most notable point In Minister Tlexa's
spcecl, Is the independent position which le
claims fur tho Aus.ro-1luugarian Government
rctatlve to tho settlement at tic con'
eli Stnr ! n $fipn rfnf
, 1877-09-28

fxKaANp1al, Fla, Sept. 97.-tiye new cascs,
but no deatbs. are reported. Among tho num-
Der Il Capt. ]. Z. Grussuan, Collector Of Gus
iuuls, aud Que Of tho most active on the Saul.
tasT Comlnlktcc. Dr. Mcfarland thiuks tho
worst Is uysr II the people can bs pseycuts1
from returning before trust. -
Al 0ldtowu, . suburb Of Eernandina. oTcr
half the population ate down with the fever.
NEW 0aLxAAs, Sept. H+-Ar1iyeu, Jxluxrssp,
from Vera Cruz. T4s yellow fever prevailing
at Vera Cruz u OF noas violent tips and very
fatnI
, 1877-09-28

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Sept. 27.-john Il. Magic,
James N. Vtrkers. 3. Z. Stokes, Samuel =.
liulln, and john T. Morton, tho parties iEnr+1-
Gated In the Wc.s Philadelphia Passenger Rail-
way swiudlc, were bufuse o. ua;iatEa:c ta::s
morning, charged with consptrlng to c'.fIl,nit q
felony, nnd hell 10 answer. Morton amt Sh'A-
crs' ball was f]xrl at STU, t,at vi Sagr AMI
1luhu at $3U,UtW. HtokIs MIS- held In IL, ow.l
rccorniEaacc. All furnished security hut lluhtL
, 1877-09-28

by tho incomprchcnsibility Of hia movements
during tho last two months % Mohamot All.
Ho Is said to hRvo removed his army
train and ambulances from the Banioa-
LON River 10 strong poaitions behind
tho Black LON. II this intelugonce fairly
represents the faots, Mehomet Ali has prac.
tlcally set The army Of the Czarowjtch FREQ
for operations against Plovna or elsewhere.
Further information Oh this subject Is, how
ever, desirable. Tho retreat Of the largest
Turkish army in the field would be an impor-
tant fact In tho presant circumstances,
, 1877-09-28

Kpecdat Ms3Hlsch tn T,s CAicu1n T,1a#He.
QctxcY, H., Sept. 2s.-Thcrr arc no new de-
vclopmcnts concerning tho $4,000 srindlc per-
petratcl on tho Aiacurnb Dank sud tho AIucri-
eau Express Company. Tho operator Is 'lc-
scFibed ~ about live fect scycn inches nigh,
weight $50 pounds, with black hair aml mus
tacht. Tho case IL In the Eandk Of piukertu1's
detectives,
, 1877-09-28
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS,

PutLApxLPu1A, Sept |.--AFT1Ved, Steamship
Vadetlapd, from Antwerp.
KorrERpAA, sept. 27.-AIstved stesmAhip
Rotterdam, from New York.
Nkw fokx, Sept. M.-AEEiyed steamer Ct.
Laurent, from usyrg.
, 1877-09-28
SUICIDE.

Speaat DsspateA 10 ~ Chicago 1stsasS.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept 27.-0aoIge T. Cornell. .
saloon-keeper a. Omaha barracks, placid q shot
guu to biz mouth to4t4y aud killed himself
Csuse, whisky.
, 1877-09-28
An Official Explanation Us to tho
Object Of tho Triple
Alliance.
narrowing Details Of the Recent Dis
aster in the English Channel.


REPORTED RETREAT,
[Dp C1tk< 10 12se Chicago Ntbuns.1
LoxpoN Orr1CE or The CHICAGO TRIBUNE,
PA1onAyE Place., STRAND, Sept. 28-f q.
m.-Vienna journals last evening publish
intelligence from Bulgaria to the effect TINT,
in consequence Of largo concentration Of
Russian troops, aud on account Of bad
weather, rendering 1t difficult to. obtain
supplies, Mehcmot All paahn cou-
mcnced retrcating on Monday last
to tho positions ho formerly occupied
on the Karn-Lnm. These reports gro go
specific that 1t is necessary to take notice Of
them. At tho samo tin.o, no Turkish General
has 80
, 1877-09-28

CoLuxpCs, Mas, Sept. e'.-Nat Besie, who
WAS Implicated In killing hiury md khpatr1ck
at ricsens, Ala, las: August, was takcn frum
the CAHulltou, Ala, jail last nl:ht By About
twenty naske1 mcu aud haugel.
, 1877-09-28
We CENTS,
them such mig
ali belonged 8

ali belonged 3 & fa.nily-natncs that don't
'asf ssa s s nn, s, g s;get taoqSs t41 81,
had fully retained my presenco OF mind and
did everything TO protect my own and succeed
eli. and the danger waa ali over. something like
a streak Of lightning or An earthquake struck
me Just then, and liked to have shook myrcif
to pieces. In fact, have hardly got done shak-
log yet.
, 1877-09-28
MOVING AGAIN.

uIV LINN hO1111Ss
The Army Of Mehcmet Ali Re-
treats to It's Old Posi-
ton on the LON.
An Explanation of This Move-
ment Is Looked for
with Interest.
Tho Russian Task at P1evnn
Still One of Great
Magnitude.
Another Unsuccessful Attempt to
Capture the Second Gri-
vita Redoubt,
In which the Roumanian
Troops, the Assai1ants,
Suffer Severely.
Tho Reinforcement Of the Garri-
son Acknowledged by
the Russians.
4 Battle Between tho Armies in Asia Minor
Said to Do Imminent.
The Montenegrin Armies Still
Carrying Everything Be-
fore Them.
An Official Explanation Us to tho
Object Of tho Triple
Alliance.
narrowing Details Of the Recent Dis
osfar in $ha Eno1ish Channet