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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03

The Russians holding the Shipka Pass
have been repeatedly attacked by the
Turks under Suleiman Pasha, with a
view to dislodging them from the only
passage across the Balkans now held by
them. But the attack has been so far
unsuccessful, and resulted IN great loss
to the Turks. in Armenia battle has
been fought, the results of which do not
appear to have been decisive one way or
another. 1t appears that the Turks
under Mukhtar Pasha captured by a
coup de main on Friday night or early
Saturday morning range of heights in
front of the Russian position at Kuruk
Dara. and all Saturday was exhausted
in the attempt on the part of the Turks
to carry the main position of the Rus
slams and on the part of the Russians to
retake the ground lost. Both failed, and
each claims victory on the strength of
having defeated the attempt of the other.
1t seems to have been a drawn battle.
Meantime the news comes that the Rus
slams are amassing camp and garrison
equipage, with a view to going into
winter quarters south of the Danube.
Clearly, the war is to be longer one
than has been foreseen, unless an extra
ordinary Russian victory over the COM
bined armies commanded by Mehemet
Ali should result in its complete defeat,
and open the way to Constantinople
The Turks clearly have proved to be a
much more formidable enemy than the
Russians supposed. They certainly know
how to fight.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03

DEATH OF BRIGHAM YoUNG.-Brig-
ham Young died at 4 o'clock p. m, last
Wednesday. He was born in Whiting
ham, in this State, June l, 1901. His
father was farmer, and receiving but
meagre education, he learned the trade
of a painter and glazier. At first Bap-
fist, he is said to have preached occa-
sionally, but in 1882 he joined the Nor
mons at Kirkland, Ohio, and being Or
dained elder he became one of the twelve
disciples. At the death of Joe Smith,
in June, 1874, he was one of the four
aspirants to the presidency and was
unanimously chosen to that Office by the
apostles. After the charter of Nauvoo
had been revoked and the city lombard
ed, in 1916, Brigham led his followers
to the Great Salt Lake Valley and found
ed Salt Lake City in l947, where he re-
NAMED till the time of his death, defy
ing the laws of the country and those of
common decency. He leaves dozen or
more widows and orphans innumerable.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03
THE CRUEL WAR.

If one-half Of the accounts are true
in regard to the atrocities practiced on
both sides in the ko-Russian war, the
record is appalling. The amount OF
foul and inhuman murders, fire. pillage'
beastly treatment Of women and every
thing that is sickening, is almost incred-
liable. That any nation should permit
its troops to be guilty of such crimes is
q wonder. The atrocities are said to be
committed by the cavalry Of each army
the Cossacks Of the Russian army and
the Bash Bazooks of the Turkish army.
These troops are, without doubt, as cruel
and barbarous as could we'll be found,
and their hatred for their enemies has
been whet by cruelty inflicted on them
selves or their friends. The Christian
population is in danger of being entirely
slaughtered by the Turks, while th'
Moslems are as cruelty dealt with wheE
it falls to their lot to get into the hand
civilized nation ought to be so emphati
as to force each power to use every effor
to prevent needless cruelty and slaughter
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03

At 1915 a. M. week ago last Sat-
urday, the price of gold in legal tenders
was quoted at l03 u.s. This is the low
est point that the gold premium has
touched since the month of June, 1862,
or over fifteen years. At the figures quo
ted, legal tenders for 500 were worth
in gold 500 So, or, in other words, the
discount on the Government notes was
but 1855 per cent When we remember
that in 1864 the discount was for a
while so great that 500 in notes were
worth but $50. this close approach to
equality between notes and paper is
striking. 1t is also worth noticing that
the advance Ill the specie value of green
backs goes on at an even pace with the
preparations for resumption according to
the existing provisions of law, with the
accumulation of gold in the Treasury,
and with the subsidIng of the movement
in favor of the reconciliation of silver,
of which comparatively little has been
heard in some time, and which the pub.
lie is getting to regard with very lam
guild interest
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION BE-
TWEEN THE PRESIDENT
AND VICE PRESIDENT.

Mr.. E. V. Smalley. staff correspond
ent of the New York Tribune in last
weeks letter to that paper seys: Mr..
Wheeler does not, as has been industri-
ously whispered about in Republican
circles, differ with the President as to
the wisdom of the Southern policy. On
the contrary, there is substantial accord
between them. In their representations
of the near future of politics, however,
they differ widely. The President said
repeatedly, in conversation during the
journey, that the South virtually exists
no longer as political faction. 1t may
hang together until after one or two
elections, but the time is near at hand
when the same causes which divide the
people of the North into two parties will
operate there. The intelligent, progress
i've element will be found on one side
and the ignorant, reactionary element
on the other. AS for the negro, his ten
dency to side with the gentleman in the
community where he lives, rather than
the white rowdy will be to keep him
away from the Democratic party. The
Vice President does not look for any new
disunion movement among Southern men
but he thinks their eagerness to get pos
session of the federal government, ii
order to secure Offices and appropriation
Tor tnclr section. VIII keep them solid
They want to turn the stream of govern
ment patronage over their parched ant
thirsty fields. They yearn for railroad
subsidies, levee and harbor appropria
tions, fat contracts and good places, an,
they will not divide so long as they hav
prospect of carrying Presidential
election by standing together. MI
Wheeler believes that, when the purpos
es of the Southern leaders are fully re
vealed, the North will be obliged t
unite in self-defence to oppose them, be
cause the North pays the bulk of tn
federal taxes, and would not quietly Sc
the treasury depleted for the exclusiv
benefit of the South by all sorts {
schemes of internal improvements, say
oring of jobbery as we'll as sectionalisu
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03

In an editorial on the remarks of
Postmaster General Key in Vermont,
the Louisville (Ky.) Courier Journal
Dem.) says that the secession move
ment was a mistake and '.truism that
any idiot ought to comprehend" and
adds: "Four years of disastrous war
and twelve years of disastrous peace,
hundreds of thousands of widows and
orphans, the loss of hundreds of millions
of property, together with a national
debt for which the South is equally
bound with the North, confirm the dread
full truth that the fight was ill-chosen
ill-timed, ill-made and blended. Sc
much we have often said. So much
sensible men everywhere in the South
would think it childish to deny. But
this docs not stop the mouth of two OIL
three newspapers, which hope 20 estab
lish some character for consistency anC
and fidelity by mere rampantism.''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03

A committee of the Cuban League of
the United States has issued an address
to its members, in which it is stated
that while the patriots have lost $4,000
lives IN the contest, Spain has sacrificed
100000 men; and that the patriots
have actual possession of thu country,
except the seaports and Notifications to
which the Spaniards are confined. AS
regards finances, two Of the three
departments have been ruined by the
war; the expectation of sugar has stead
lily fallen off and deprecated curren-
cy and enormous taxation are working
their usual course. Slavery, also. is
continued under Spanish rule, while the
constitution of the Cuban patriots de-
clares that "all the inhabitants of the
republic of Cuba are absolutely free. =
In conclusion, the address declares that
the suppression of this Instruction, al
ready maintained for nearly nine years
is an admitted impossibility: that the
contest is running the island, while The
patriots have as much justice on heil
side as the American colonies had il
their revolt against Great Britain; ant
that the continuance of the war, or it
happy termination, depends entirel,
upon the policy to be pursued by thu
United States toward Spain in the mat
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03

encounters the obstacles. The train run
ming at the rate of from sixty to one
hundred feet in q second, cannot ordlna-
rily be stopped in the distance over
which the watehful engineer can run his
eye, while looking for harm to the track
or obstacles upon it. If the train is rum
ming slowly there is time, and power in
the reversed engine and we'll applied
brakes, to prevent catastrophe. When
one Of the most appalling accidents ever
experienced in America, that of Nor
walk, Conn, occurred, the engineer was
told to run like HI through Norwalk.
How he obeyed the command was seen
when long train was buried in the
chasm left open by the draw bridge,
which was not seen in time to prevent
the terrible accident. When the ill-fat-
ed train fell into the wash-out at Aber-
con, on the South Eastern, three years
ago, the danger was not seen in season
to stop the train, and the engineer was
crushed beneath the wreck before he had
time to slacken the high speed of his
train. There are instances, nearer home,
that might be mentioned, where wrecked
trains, fortunately not resulting in death,
have occurred when speed much above
schedule time was being made.
We like lively speed, but when that
kind of speed is attained that numbers
the miles by the minute, we think of the
many rotten ties, the broken spikes, the
II --sIv, VrI0 strained ak
les, the cracked wheels. the defective
brakes, the sharp curves, the thought
less switchmen aud the many extraneou'
dangers, any of which may be cause suf
fcient to hurl the whole train into ;
splintered wreck, and its freight of hu
man souls into eternity.
We have a respect and admiration fo
every railroad engineer; but we low
that one best who eases his train owe
the rough track, the high bridges anC
, the sharp curves. There are some OIL
our road that appear to handle traiI
as carefully as the mother rocks the in
fant's cradle. Really, those are to b
most praised who never dare to risk thei
own lives and hazard those of others, b,
making record of speed that only make
them noted for their recklessness. lie
those be praised who vigilantly watc
D the safety of those who put their live
t in their hands, and whose record is nc
S married by single accident that coul
l have been avoided by any possible fore
!, sight of their own.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03
NOT TOO SWIFT.

The papers are lauding certain rail-
road engineer, who made a very rapid
run from Bennington TO Rutland, during
the days of the Bennington celebration
The feat was difficult, and one that an
ordinary engineer might not have been
able to make; but it is probably true
that many engineers could have made
the run as quick as it was made, had
they considered it safe to have done so.
The rate of speed made IN the instance
mentioned, must have been mile a
minute, during the best running. A lit
tie computation will enable one to get
partial understanding of that frightful
speed: A falling body falls sixteen feet
in the first second of time, and the force
with which the human body strikes on
the ground, or other hard substance,
when it strikes from a fall of that dis
lance, is usually such as to break bones,
if not produce fatal injuries. When a
train is making mile minute, it
moves SO feet every second, or fue and
a half times as far as body will fall in
the FIRST second of time. Think with
what mighty force the passengers of a
wrecked car are hurled against its end,
when it is stopped by collision or by be-
ing hurled against bridge abutment,
or other solid article.
Collisions are not unfrequent, and
many accidents happen where cars are
dropped into chasms, thrown against
lodges, or hurled down. high embank
ments. 1t is not strange that there il
utter destruction Of the cars, and fearful
slaughter in many OF these instances.
The dangers Of rapid running are yer,
great in billy and mountainous region
like Vermont. The course of the tract
is tortuous, and the grades are often S
steep as to make the handling of trail
very difficult. In rounding sharp curve
great strain is thrown on to the outsid
rail, which is liable to break or be tor
from its fastenings, thereby THROWN
the train from its track. Whoever ha
made examinations in curves has notice
iron shavings cut from the tires of tn
wheels or from the side of the rail.
heavy engine or car, running at hig
speed, is not turned from a straight lin
without the expense. of great force o
the outer rail, and it is not to be VOL
dered at that the wheels sometimes elm
the outer rail, or that it gives way
the strain brought upon it.
AS the speed Of train increases, IL
dangers are multiplied. Extra strain
brought on every piece Of iron or woo
in the car, as we'll as on the machinel
Of the engine, and the rails, ties, brid
es and switches Of the road. IF to Il
increased danger brought upon the 70;
and rolling stock, by swift runniI
trains. there be taken into account &
fact that such trains are stopped in she
Distances with the utmost difficult
it can be partially understood how mu
more dangerous the lightning" train
than one running at ordinary spec
The injuries received by the road-b
from rain, freshets, frost. falling trt
and rocks, are sudden, and accidents {
only prevented by the vigilant engine
who is able to stop his train before
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03
In Windsor live, side by side, in the

In Windsor live, side by side, in the
summer season, two great New York
lawyers. One of them, Mr.. Evarts, finds
small time to enjoy his country home
since he has taken up the heavy burdens
of cabinet portfolio. The other, Mr..
E. W. Stoughton. spends eight or ten
weeks Of every summer in a spacious
mansion, whose large, high rooms. broad
verandas and ample grounds and gar
dens, tell of GOODNESS and repose and a
generous hospitality. Mr.. Evarts owns
three houses. The one he occupies is a
white frame house of moderate size, with
green blinds, and the bright, fresh, neat
air. common to New England village
dwellings of the better class. A thick
growth of pines and naples quite screen
the front from the street. The prettiesi
feature of the place is close-shaven
lawn, slopi. 5 abruptly down to little
valley, and covered with turf so soft
and dense and of such a vivid green that
1t must be the special pride of its owner
Mr.. Evarts INDUCES in the rather ex
pensive luxury of a farm, while Mr.
Stoughton is content with three acres
The two neighbors and their families ar
on the most friendly terms, and witt
their guests, of whom they have usually
an abundance, for they are too hospitabl,
to enjoy their summer leisure alone, they
make a delightful little society.-Lette
to New York Tribune.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03

The indianapolis Journal says of Sen
ator Morton's sickness 1.-The whole
difficulty is no doubt, the result of over
exertion, but there were serious appre-
tensions at one time that he would not
get home alive. His left arm is para
lyzed, but the physicians think only
temporarily. There is no symptom of
paralysis in his face, and his mind has
been clear and strong from the first.
DR.. Thompson thinks that with few
days rest will be restored, and that in
time he will recover the use of his arm.
If his arm continues paralyzed it will
render him helpless, as he has only been
able to walk by reason of the great
strength in his arms, with which he sup
ported himself on canes. The senator
will not, for the present, be permitted
to see amp one except his family.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03
man necessary to the success of his
coharooc

man necessary to the success of his
schemes.
Texas has really got its spinal column
in state of excessive curvature over
the expected refusal of the Mexican
officials to return the Rio Grande City
raiders. Some of Diaz's friends profess
to be able to see in the reported purpose
to raise an army of %, 900 by the Texan
authorities, a movement in favor of
Lerdo and annexation, the raid being
used as convenient pretext. At all
events the late movements of the Texans
can hardly fail to dangerously complicate
affairs on our Southern border.
Gen. Howard, despite the criticism of
cur able civilian military authorities, is
in high standing at the War Department
and after hearing what is said there of
the obstacles he had to overcome in his
pursuit of Joseph, one leaves with the
absurd impression that the officials there
may really know something about it.
Notwithstanding the intimations Of
members of Congress that they would
feel much obliged to the President if he
would revoke the call for an extra ses-
sion, it is not believed he will think Of
humoring them. UNDINE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03

1t is reported that the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers is out of funds !;
that its income has been largely squan-
dered on strikes and now there are loud
hints from members that the assessments
have been appropriated for personal uses
as unlike charity as strikes themselves
are.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03

Senator Morton suffered a paralytic
stroke, the other day, and is now at his
home in Indiana seriously i'll.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02
DIED,

COFFEE-On Monday, Oct. |, 1877, at +
o'clock a. NJ, of typhoid fever, MICHAEL
j. COFFEE, III the Dist year of his age.
Funeral from his late residence in Ben
wood, this morning at $3.50 o'clock. Inter-
ment at Mount Calvary cemetery. Rules
governing the Catholic order OF burial
Will be strictly adhered to.
CLARK-On Monday, October l, 1877, at
! O'Clock Z. NJ, VIRGINIA, daughter OF
Stephen and Narcissus Clark.
Funeral from the residence OF her pa
r nts, No. 1928 Chapline street, Wednesday
afternoon, October Srd, at o'clock.
Friends are invited. Interment at PENN.
Sula cemetery.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02

T1LDEN Is IN London ard the Cock
ncys believe he's the man whose wife
used to pick little bits OF lint off Mr..
Beecher's coat-cOllar. -7urne'rs Falls
Reporter.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02

Mrs. KATE CHASE SPgAGUE paid 81
600 "a yard for some lace, few years
ago, and now her husbands business
paper sells for 2! cents on the dollar.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02

The latest way OF dressing lady's
hair is to pile it up behind at such slant
that lady's head looks like an idiots
head, and may be one Tor all you can
tell
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02
CAROLINA RICE.

~ tlerces received dir irDm -'
80 ". RFlLJl.
1879 and 1871 Main -f"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02
BROOus

800 dozen fancy, riou. HI77' y"
ceiyed and for sale by VI H."
1909 and ly,l AIN '''''
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

People of the Greenbrier Valley a
God-fearing People-Tbey Make
Relixion Their Recr cation Camp
meeting and Presbytery-DrOoP
Mountain Historic GROUND = Dr.
ganfc Union of MethOdism-Views
OF Rev. A. y. BOnde-kafn and Frost
What Brings Them.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02
FISH.

MackereI, Nos. /. and g. In Da''' Ia
barrels and kits: LAKE Hiring u-.,-f
and quarter barrels: salt "apf -, o. ~
In barrels and halt barrrhi - -,
for sale by ~ s,,.sl
iunll L1B ana 1911 ma"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02
FRESH TEAS.

800 packages GuupOwdrr, ilI RI
Young dyson, Oolong, English E'''' =
and SOucnOn. Teas, ~ hipf" AM
at low figures. VI. ~ ~
1913 and 1871 Man ST."
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02
NOTICE..

CLERKS OFFICE, BID. OF COMMISSIONERS,
WHEELING, Sept. 20, 1877. !
Sealed bids will be received n this Office
until Y o'clock noon of the 9th inst. for
the per cent. Ohio County Bonds, to be
issued November LIST, 1877, running fifteen
years, as more fully set forth in the "ordi
nance" regulating the issue of time bonds
amounting to "torty-flve thousand dol
lars" to aid in com pleting the P.,W. Il KY.
Railroad. Said bonds are $1,000 each.
Bids can be made for the entire loan or
any part thereof. Bids must be directed
TO the Finance Committee.
JAS. NJ. EWING, Chairman.
CHAS. II. DEITERS,
Clerk Board of commissioners. se20-a
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02
Ocl Ills MARKET STREET.

Dissolution of Copartnership.
THE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE
L existing under the firm name of Erb
& Mccormick, is this dissolved by
mutual consent, Mccormick retiring. All
persons knowing themselves indebted to
the late firm will settle their accounts at
once with Peter Erb, who also assumes
all of the Liabilities of the firm.
PETER ERB,
THuS. MCCORMICK.
WHEELING, sept. %, 1871. ocla
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02
Without Spot or BIemish,

The Biscuit and Batter Cakes made OF
good flour. raised with LOG AN, LIST x
CO.'S EXCELSIOR BAKING POWDER.
Best in the market!
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02
FANCY FLOCRs

30 barrels "Bellaire Allis, -
100 "Gold Medal. ~
These are the ighest gfaher "
None better In market.
just fsoe''eN anu ~ ". .ElLLl,
jels E1' ana ''''
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE,

In the District Court OF the United States
for the district of West Virginia, in the
matter OF James L. Freeman, bankrupt,
18th day of September, A. D., 1877.
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
The undersigned hereby gives notice of
his appointment as assignee OF the estate
OF James l.. Freeman, of -. in the
county OF Hancock and state OF West Vir-
ginia, within said district, who has been
ad1udged a bankrupt on creditors petit
ton by the District Court Of said district.
sp26oaws W. V. ROGE, Assignee.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-02
DUPONT's WHEELING Pow.
DER AGENCY.
TOBACCOs.

/ have on hand a full line OF Tobaccos,
from the leading manu- 'actoTies in the
country. including LOrillard's, FINER
Bros, Homer Hudson's, j. Il. Pace, Rich
mond, J. X. Pace, Danville, Il. +. Gravely,
brooks Navy.
/ can furnish all styles made by these
factories, at lowest market prices
NJ. REILLY,
1919 and 1871 Main Street.