Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-15
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


A fine portrait of Henry Wilson is to
be presented to the city of Boston.
Gold touched l02 3-S at noon one
week ago Saturday, the lowest point yet
reached.
Dartm outh must hereafter take rank
as second class college. Boating has
been suspended.
Col. Sibley. the Boston forger, has
been committed to Jail, being unable to
obtain $4,000 bonds.
Three men were killed by the explo-
sion of boiler in a sawmil near Studer
town, Ohio Oct. 8.
During the recent stockholders ride,
over 5000 people we're transported over
the Burlington and Lamoille Railroad.
At Cleveland Tenn, man named
Carper, an atheist, killed his daughter
and granddaughter on Friday night,
Oct. 5, and then himself.
The Calf House at Louisville, KY.
which cost million dollars a few years
since and is now doing good business,
was sold at auction Oct 2 for $l57 900.
Miss Field, an accomplished Philadel-
phia lady, who was soon to have been
married to Gov. Rice of Massachusetts,
died at Bethlehem on Saturday, Sept.
80, after brief illness.
The London Times think that Brig
ham Young's sons will squander his
vast wealth, introduce habits of luxury
previously unknown in this frugal realm
of Utah, and thus lead the way to the
decay of Mormonism.
At Bloomsbury, Penn, on Thursday
last, Judge Elwell overruled motion
for a new trial in the case of Kramer,
convicted of attempting to burn the Ex-
change Hotel, and sentenced him to 10
years imprisonment and to pay fine
of $500.
AS mark of recognition for services
rendered the Russian exhibitors at the
Centennial Exposition, the Gear of Rus
sia has forwarded to Mr.. A. L. Goshorn,
through Mr.. Shiskin, the Russian Min
lister, brevet creating him knight of
the second class, with tho Star of the
e Order of st. Stanislaus.
At Carr's Rock, N. Y, Saturday
night. Oct. 6, rock weighing forty tons
fell down the cliff. striking freight train
:, of forty-fve cars, cutting off twenty-five
J. of them. The car struck was loaded
7 with grain, and completely wrecked.
y Thirteen others went off the track. which
: was blockaded six hours.
e Asa A. Breed of Lynn was knocked
k down IN Belcher's lane in Boston. and
It robbed of $4,000, Friday, Oct. 5, by
some unknown person. The robbery
). was witnessed by several persons. but
e was accomplished so quickly that the
% scoundrel escaped 1t is said to be the
IS boldest robbery ever perpetrated in Bos
10 ton.
l. The full election returns from Con
le necticut show that seventy-three towns
a went Democrat, seventy-one Republican
5. while New Haven and Bridgeport ha(
no elections. The first constitutions
amendment, prohibiting extra pay tt
= public officers, was carried by Is,
~ majority, and the one forbidding towr
: aid to railroads by 1922 msjorlty.
10 President Vanderbilt of the New
le York Central and Lake Shore Railroad
m has issued circulars announcing that tn,
le salaries of all persons employed on thos
10 roads who receive less than $4,000
,e year, and whose salaries were reduces
s ten per centum last July, will be in
creased five per centum after the lst o
November. This in consequence of tn
= great increase in business on the road
II since the lst of August
N The London Times says since tn
IS beginning of the present year, we hav
or imported 923,000,000 worth of wheat
e. against 100000 worth last year
ne The United States sent US nearly 1000,
It. 900 cwt. less this year than last. Tn
i'd chief sources of extra supply have bee
Id British India, Russia, Germany Franc
and Egypt. 1t is possible that the cor
dealers of the United States may hol
- !" back little too long in the hope Q
=. a. obtaining higher prices.
~ The Rev. David Huse. pastor of tn
r.. Methodist Episcopalian Church nea
az Georgia, in Freehold township, N. j.
,ct was gored to death on Wednesday. MI
he HuIse had been visiting the farm c
in G. G. Barkalow, near Blue Hill. [
,st passing up the land toward the barn b
70. encountered steer. He struck the ar
=. imal with a hoe to drive it away, whe
it became Infatuated and turned upo
the minister, pushing him back te
W. yards and pinning him with its horr
Iee to a fence. Mr.. Barkalow went to hi
~ rescue and drove the animal away; br
-, - Mr.. Hulse was SO badly injured that b
~ died few hours later.
I'D At the last meeting of the Benningto
Battle Monument Association, the Hol
m A. B. Gardener, M. c. Huling, Charlie
oh W. Bliss, the Hon. H. g. Root and tt
,on Rev. Isaac Jennings were appointed
he committee to devise plan to rails
81 $4,000, which is necessary to secure
State appropriation for $4,000, an
sa- the State aid of Massachusetts, for $3.50
ess and New Hampshire $4,000. The cor
OF mittee have entered upon their dutie
hes and will report that said contribute
ty- be asked from patriotic Vermonters ar
ort others resident outside of the State, il
ty- asmuch as over $4,000, exclusive
ing the States appropriation of $1,000 VI
W, raised in Vermont for the centenni
or celebration last August. The monume
i've will not be taken in hand until $500
ex- is raised, as no funds are now availab
yes, for this purpose,
Two shocking accidents occurred
ION the Boston and Albany road on Thur
t., day last. In one, two ladies, Mrs. Ne
vas son Belmore and a Mrs. Laramie.