Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-07-02
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


has adopted resolutions assuring Presi-
dent Hayes's administration a hearty
support.
Boston has already contributed over
$50, 1000 toward the St. John sufferers.
The Marblehead subscriptions are also
coming in quite literally.
Moody and Sankey will spend Sep
TENDER in laboring at Baltimore, and
they may remain there month if the
circumstances warrant. After closing
their meeting there they will return to
Boston.
If Washington reports are true the
President is having more trying time
with the office seekers than the farmers
are experiencing with the potato bug.
The President labors under the misfor-
tune of not being able to use Paris
green.
At the st. Adams butter market,
Tuesday, there was a fair attendance,
and the market was dull and lower
Prices ranged at from ten to twelve cents
for common, fifteen to eighteen cents
choice, and twenty cents per pound for
| selections.
The June reports of the Department
of Agriculture indicates better pros
pect than usual for wheat. The aver
age for winter and spring wheat togeth-
er is this year 100, winter wheat being
above that figure and spring wheat
below it.
The United States Treasury is now
getting rid of silver at the rate of about
S1,00O,000 per month, on account of
the withdrawal of one and two dollar
bills, and after getting out little more
silver, the issue of ones and twos in
moderate amounts will probably be re-
sumed.
One of the most formidable strikes
which has occurred has ended. as almost
all have, in the total failure of the
strikers. The Moulders' Union. of Troy
one of the strongest in the country, re-
solved last night to allow members to
work in any shop on any terms-a vir-
tual dissolution of the Union. This
ends strike of eight months duration.
A severe wind and rain storm was
raging on Monday in Northwestern Mis-
souri,, over the entire State of Iowa, in
large portion of Illinois, and section
of Michigan. The telegraph wires are
Frustrated In every direction. At Aledo,
ILL.,, the tornado completely demolished
the United Presbyterian church and one
large dwelling, and tore the roofs off of
Union Hall, part of the post-office, the
Manufacturing Company's building.
Severin's store and several dwellings.
, A heavy rain and hail storm accompan-
led the tornado.
The scene in the French chambers on
Saturday. after the reading of President
McMahon's demand for dissolution
> must have been stormy indeed to have
warranted description 4..,nnaralled in
E the annals of French legislative histo
S ry." The violence and disorder were 81
5 great that bloody collision was feared
S and an adjournment was had until Mon
day. Diplomats present left the scene
q with forebodings of civil war; A de
! spatch from Berlin says the relations
v between Germany and France are con
: sidered exceedingly critical. The gen
eral opinion is that the condition of tn,
whole continent was never so critica
: since Sedan.
a Special despatch from Vanceburg
/, KY, states that on Monday, the 18th,
desperate fight occurred between a gan,
{. of outlaws and vigilance committee Of
). Laurel Greek, in the Kinnicanic Mount
W aims. A citizen of Lewis county, names
!. Stamper, lost several horses that
,e suspected were stolen by a band heade
by the notorious George Underwood
He organized company and started i
J pursuit, overtaking the Underwood par
I. ty on Laurel Greek. They opened fire
killing one of the Underwoods an
v wounding several others. The fgh
> lasted for some time. 1t is stated b
parties who have arrived at Vancebur
IL from the scene that the number of kill
IN ed will reach nine. 1t is stated tia
q. the Underwoods who figured in the fgh
u, are relatives of Lieut.-Gov. Underwood
al and that they have boosted that if the
a. were ever overcome they would /
helped out of trouble. The leader {
al the gang figured as bushwhacker du
st ing the war.
y The scene of the Indian outbreak is
! Idaho, SO miles from Lewiston, {
~ what is known as the Camas Prairi
Dha I o. 70 l.,
- by river is 160 miles, which is Il
- nearest point where the telegraph c;
be reached. The distance from POI
III land to the scene is over 400 miles. A
RI the troops on the Pacific coast availab
III at the present have been ordered to t
u- scene. They only number about so
d. however, and the hostiles are said
We have 1000 warriors. 1t is report
III that there was general uprising of t
no Indians. They murdered a number
ais white men, sparing the women a
9e' children. Captain Perry, with two CO.
~, panies, made forced march thith,
led and had an engagement with the Indian
nix A despatch from Gen. Howard, dat
to Lewiston, June 20, reports Capt. PER-,
elf loss in the engagement on the 18th in
ry, to be one officer, Lieut.. K. Heller,
ed, the 2lst infantry, and 33 men. Lie
all Heller was placed wounded on
of horse bp Capt. Tremble, but was aft
nd wards killed. Capts. Perry, Treml
OK and Powell, reported wounded, are
we'll.
'eo The execution of the ten members
ere the organization in the mining distr
lay of Pennsylvania known as Molly \
rms CURES, who had been convicted of m
ses der, took place on Thursday last.
ecu of the men were hanged, two at til