Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-30
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

NJ. Evarts as presidential candidate
Operations in the silver mine at the
south west part of Nottingham will
commence about the lst of June.
Elk Senator Winslow, of New York, to
whom Tweed says he paid 100000 leg
islative brides. made plump denial of
the charge and then quietly left for
Canada.
1t is understood the President has de-
cided to call the forty-6fth Congress to
assemble in extra session on June 4, and
will issue the necessary proclamation
next week.
Geo. A. Piper of Boston, unable to
endure the disgrace brought upon his
name by his brother, Thomas W.. the
belfry murderer, has had it changed to
Raymond.
LONDON. April 23.-A dispatch to
the Times from Calcutta states that a
serious outbreak of cholera has occurred |
in Akyab. twenty-five per cent of the
small European population died in thir-
ty hours.
The Port Henry iron company tried to
explode the 5000 pounds of vigorite it
has been placing in one of its mines at
Mineville, N. Y, last Thursday. and
had 800 guests to witness this spectacle,
but only $500 pounds of it went off.
The failure of Hon. A. B. Foster, who
has been known as Canada's railway
king" is announced His liabilities
are stated at S2,39O.00O, and are chief
ly due in England for the purchase of
the Canada Central Railway and for
steel rails
The New York Graphic says that it
is rumored that the Russians are nego-
tiating in this country for feet of
steamers to be used against England if
the latter power sides with Turkey. Six
could be put in commission in forty eight
hours from New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Boston.
A shocking story is told at Ansonia,
Ct, of formerly respectable and respect
ed young man who died few nights
since in drunken orgy, and his body
lay on the floor all night. his wife, who
was in bed, being too drunk to know
what had happened. and their two chill
dren. aged 4 and s, being too frightened
to move.
Weakness and depression continue to
be features of the New York stock mar
ket. On Saturday New York Central
fell to the lowest point yet. and the raid
on the stocks of the roads leased to the
Delaware and Hudson canal company is
still in progress. A decline in Pennsyl-
vania railroad stock at Philadelphia to
6 l-2 had depressing effect on market.
London, April l6.-An explosion and
inundation at the Troedyrhiw colliery at
Poutyprldd, Wales. on Wednesday,
April IL, imprisoned nine men behind a
column of coal 40 yards thick. Contin-
so'S'- "rerations for their rescue resulted
III opening couiin ~-ss-atiQn with them
r to day. Five were found anvU. -Fon,
7 had wandered to other parts of the min,
D and, 1t is believed. persisted.
, THE LOUISIANA SENAToRsHIP.
Spoford was elected Senator, Tuesday
: by the following vote: Spoford. on,
: hundred and forty; Willis, one blank
twelve. Several Republicans Senator:
Y advised the Republicans to vote TO
!. Spoford. Warmoth said the Republican
!. party was now disbanded. and there wa
s only one party. Judge Spofford professe
4 to be in hearty accord with the Presi
t dents Southern policy.
J. A terrible murder. committed Februa
d ry Sth, at the Moravian missionary sta
n ton in the settlement of Lance, on tn
s Labrador coast, has just come to light
d Rev. w. Balfe, who had spent 80 year
e in Labrador, Ernard Balfe, his son, ant
Charlotte and Anne, his daughters, wer
. killed and frightfully mangled in thei
own house, and large amount of none
: was stolen. The murderers are believes
y to have been four Esquimaux, who ha'
= been refused rum at the mission.
IS A sad accident happened to a sugar
r ing party Of six or seven persons return
e ing to their homes in 4BrOmpton in {
Is boat on Tuesday. As the boat TOUCHES
) the shore it struck a log and as some o
;, the party happened to be standing, tn
It boat upset. Three girls were drowned
d two of them daughters of Adam Farqu
s har and one adaughter of Angus Mac
donald Butone of the bodies had bee
!, recovered on Wednesday, as we lear
: from the Sherbrook Gazette.
G Thomas G. Lewis, the bookkeeper Z
d B. L. Babbitt. the soap manufacturer {
N N. Y. city. who was said to have swindle
5. his employer to the amount of over 5000
N 600 and who fed from the country NOR
/. than year ago, was arrested on Thurs
N day last in London on charge of forgery
to preferred by the American Legation, az
re companied with an application for hi
n. extradition. Lewis was arraigned 9
t. the Bow Street Police Court and forma
" ly committed for extradition at the ez
j. piration of fifteen days.
i'd Last Thursday lightning struck
ce tank containing $4,000 barrels of oil, o
~ the Troutman farm. in Butler count,
Pa. tearing it to pieces. burning the OF
ed and setting fire to two other tanks, on
oh of which. containing %, 900 barrels. wa
sy destroyed. The burning oil ran dow
ID the creek mile. destroying everythin
Id in its course. Twelve oil wells wit
ID their tanks at Wells were destroyed. all
in the town of Troutman, consisting of
as hotel, two livery stables. billiard-roo
to and dwelling houses. The loss in tt
IS, town of Troutman was $4,000.
n 1t now begins to be suspected TIL
IT. the Russian feet is here on bushes
nd This country is the main reliance
n Turkey for arms and ammunition. an
as Russia intends to cut off the suppl
lg Another Russian feet is cruising alor