Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-27
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

General Howard doesn't seem to catch |
,he Indians, but they manage to catch
/ good many of his horses.
The Providence Tool Company is to
resume work at once on contracts with
5he Turkish authorities for arms.
Elk Governor Tilden has been in Scot
and. has returned to England and will
visit Paris before returning home in Oc-
tober.
New oil territory has been discovered
at East Titusville, Pa, and one we'll,
which cost only SIS to sink, is pumping
twenty barrels a day.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-The official
statement of the receipts of the Govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1877, shows that they were $269,O00,-
900. The total expenditures were $685.
100000
A week ago last Friday, Mrs. Fred
Butterfeld and son of New York, while
driving at Bethlehem, N. H., were run
into by train near the White Mount
ain House, and the son, lad sixteen
years of age, was killed.
Hon. T. G. Platt has been to the Black
Hills, and thinks that justice has not
been done them as a gold-producing
country. He ventures the prediction
that from 100000 to $8,O0O,0O0 in
gold will be taken out this year.
An attempt was made to throw the
train of a week ago last Saturday from
Saratoga to the White Mountains from
the track near Littleton, N. H., in the
evening, piece of rail having been driv-
en- between the rails of switch in the
woods.
Mr.. John Wanamaker has sold the
Sunday School Times to Henry Clay
Trumbull and John d. Wattles, who
have been part owners and managers for
the past two years. It is beyond all
question the best paper of the kind pub
lished in this country.
Havre de Grace, on the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad,
had narrow escape from being the
scene of terrible disaster, last We'd
nesday night, the span of railroad
bridge breaking just as passenger train
was approaching.
Ex-Gov. Kellogg of Louisiana, is re-
por ted as saying that he does not pro-
pose to make any especial personal effort
to secure admission to his seat in the
Senate that that is matter to be set
tied by the republican senators, and in
whatever they may do he will acquiesce.
General Miles courier to Sitting Bull
did not meet the latter, because British
mounted police represented that Sitting
Bull positively objected to meeting any
officer not empowered to negotiate a
treaty. Sitting Bulls scouts keep him
fully advised. and his agents are out
among the tribes.
Lion" Hubbell, "the strong man of
the world" once well known in the cir
Gus arena, is In the poor house of Put
nam county, New York He used to be
able to hold back span of horses and
support weight of eighteen hundred
pounds on his breast, while he arched
his body on his hands and feet.
An official report shows that only nine
were killed during the strikers riot at
Chicago, but it is rumored that num-
Der of rioters were buried at Jefferson,
where forty-fve new graves have been
noticed. 1t is also rumored that a num-
Der of dead rioters were cremated at
lime kilns. and others thrown into a
slough near the kilns.
A fast run was made on the Hudson
River Railroad, last Thursday. A way
train, composed of an engine, baggage
car, smoking-car and three passenger
coaches, started from Poughkeepsie ff-
teen minutes behind time, and reached
Fishkill Landing. sixteen miles beyond
in sixteen and half minutes, after a
half-minute stop at New Hamburger.
S. E. Hartman of Providence, while
testing Kenyon's fire escape. which is q
coil of wire fixed to a bedstead in a room
and fastened around the body, allowing
the person to lower the body out of the
window, at New York, few days ago
fell to the sidewalk on Broadway, il
front of the Astor house, and was in
stantly killed. The wire was broken by
abrasion on the edge of the stone win
dowsill. The remains were taken to q
police station.
While Senator Morton was in Sar
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paralysis. The attack was not very Sc
we're, affecting only his left arm, bu
there is danger that it may become NOR,
serious. 1t is regarded as partly the re
suit of over work. He has been able t
reach his home at Indianapolis in very
poor health, his left arm being paralyzeC
and his condition so critical that nom
but members of his family are allowed
to see him. The country will read thi
news with regret, and will hope for hi
speedy recovery. Senator Morton is on
of the few men in the nation whose plac
can not be filled.
About two thousand dollars were sto
len from the Windsor Savings Bank,
week ago Saturday, while the street
were filled with people to witness tn
Presidential reception. The thieve
climbed through window into the bacl
Office and distracted the money from
drawer. About one-half of this belong
ed to private individuals and the re
mainder to the bank. No clue to tn
perpetrators has as yet been found.
reward of one thousand dollars is offer
ed, viz. Five hundred dollars for tn
apprehension and conviction of the burg
lars and five hundred dollars for the re
covery of the money.
LONDON, Aug. 20, l877.-From sum
mary reports on the harvest from al
parts of the United Kingdom, the Agra
cultural Gazette says it is plain tina
1877 will prove no exception to the sue
cesslon of unfortunate harvests whic
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