Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-02
General -Nescs Ite9,.S.

a new Hudson river steamer, the Sar-
atoga, to run this summer, will cost
1926. 900.
During the year 1876 the United
States yielded four hundred and twenty
million pounds Of resin
Further evidence of Brigham Young's
guilt in connection with the Mountain
Meadow massacre has come to light.
The Secretary of the Treasury has is
sued the forty fourth call for $40 bonds.
Ten millions are wanted, and interest
will cease after the 9th of June next
1t is proposed to use the steamship
Great Eastern for carrying cattle from
this country to England. She will be
fitted up to answer modern requirements
at cost of $4,000. She is now in
the Milford Docks
A big wild cat sprang through the
window of locomotive caboose. as the
train was passing through forest in
Wisconsin. the other day, and the engi-
neer and fireman had a sharp struggle to
kill the ferocious intruder.
A correspondent at Rustehuk, writes:
Il don't think the Turks are able to put
more than 800 field guns into action on
this part of the theatre Of war, whereas
the Russians dispose at the least of 800
well-horsed rifed pieces
Mrs. Hayes, it appears, does not dress
extensively enough to please the fashion
able ladies of Washington. She receives
them attired in plain black silk gown,
with her hair simply dressed and wear
ing no jewelry, and they don't like it.
The Eastern question as between
Russia and Turkey and the other Pow
ers is still unsettled, and nothing abso-
lutly new has been developed in regard
to it. The matter is still the subject
of diplomatic conference and parliamen-
tary debate.
The Bank of England has present
stock of gold amounting to $l94,6O7, l35
The Bank of France holds of gold and
silver $443. 100000. The Imperial
Bank of Germany is fortified with Sl37,-
$4,000. while the Austrian National
Bank holds SOS, 900.
AS a precaution against the usual
frauds in public buildings the architect
who has contracted to build the new
State House of Indiana for S2,0OO,O0O
has been forced to give 100000 bonds
that he will not spend more than the
sum for which he contracts to do the
work.
The spring freshets have done consid.
cradle damage throughout New England
Three bridges have been swept away be.
tween Amherst and Northampton. Al
Pawtucket the damage to the wharf and
other property amounted to $4,000 There
was wash-out on the Maine Central
road, twelve miles from Bangor. Many
other places have also suffered.
CONCORD. N. H., March %. Tabu
n'ssI retprns from all but 20 towns ant
WARDS snow tnar 1s--lv all the constitu
tional amendments have been ~aontad
including the one abolishing the relIg
ious test as a qualification for office
The one which proposes to strike out tn
word "Protestant" from the bill of right
is probably defeated by a few hundre,
votes.
At noon on the 2lst stranger entere,
the Indiana National Bank of Indian
: apolis, carrying a large box. The off
: GERS of the bank were in the rear part 0
the room in plain sight. The man place
the box on the floor, jumped upon it, an
: reaching over the counter railing, grabbe
~-~--aha- &c r~.l~sus OF DlIIs and es
capped. The bank officers say the los
is fully $4,000.
, The Suspension Bridge at Niragar
} Falls is reported after thorough eS
r animation, to be entirely safe. Out Q
l,450 wires constituting the four larg
, cables. only 10 of the minor ones wer
found corroded, and they have been re
: placed by new ones No time has We
been set for the resumption of traffic, a
a formal examination by practical en-
, cheering will soon be made.
At New Market N. H., recently
mad dog bit 10 dogs. after having bit
f ten woman, child, and horse at New
ton. the day previous. The animal wa
fired at several times, but without effect
and was next seen at Stratham, and the
/ at Seabrook, where it bit man. Oh
Sunday, E. A. Levitt, of Exeter, wa
/ badly bitten. The dog was fnalI,
killed. as were also ten of the dogs tina
it had bitten.
The mysterious method of the banl
robbery at Northamton. Mass, becam
{ clear at the preliminary examination o
r burglars Scott and Dunlap. Bank. loci
expert Edison, of New York, who ha
been employed by the Herring company
! made wax impressions of three of tn
vault keys for the burglars. With keys
and the man who put in the locks t.
tell you how to use them, robbing tn
, Old bank was not such an extraordinary
, performance after all.
There is "corner" in marriages il
New Castle, Pa. And thus it happened
The young damsels signed pledge t,
the effect that they "will not court no
. marry any young man who drinks intox
, icating liquors or uses tobacco; and tn
young men of the same place say they
''will neither court nor marry any youn.
. lady who laces. pads, wears big hustle
palpitator, or other patent appliance a
all improvement on nature" This ha
"cast gloom over social life in tina
vicinity.
| General Crook reports that 1873 hostil
! Cheyennes and $50 Sioux SURRENDERED
at Red Cloud Agency on the 18th ant
18th ult., making 500 that have surren
dered at that point since the last report
Other parties are on their way In, bu
are delayed by snow and mud. TIL
Cheyennes are in a wretched state o
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