Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-21
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Bismarck is still confined to his bed
by illness
Queen Victoria has sent sympathet-
ic message to the Sultan.
1t is reported that Germany proposes
to increase the tax on tobacco.
Gold touched the lowest point. 1.ol 70
on Tuesday last, since April, 1862.
Kansas farmers estimate corn at ff-
teen cents bushel, at which price it is
cheaper fuel than coal or wood.
A steamer which sailed from Boston
few days ago took out shipment of
robins for acclimaticn in England.
Gen. Mcclellan was inaugurated gov
ernor of New Jersey on Tuesday. He
believes the Southern question settled,
and advocates hard money.
In the Albany Legislature, a resolution
in opposition to the Bland bill was call
ed up in the Assembly Thursday morn
ing and passed by vote of los to Z.
The Turks are apprehensive for the
safety of Constantinople, and are said to
be making active efforts to secure the
city against the attack by the Russians.
Dan Worries, the we'll known Indiana
politician, now g. S. Senator, made a
notable speech in the senate on Tuesday
in which he took strong grounds on the
side Of silver.
Miss Jennie Collins. of Boston, is get
ting up a fair, the proceeds of which
will constitute fund for giving dinners
to working girls who are out of employ
ment this winter.
There is no abatement of ravages by
the famine IN the northern provinces of
China. Vast districts are completely
depopulated, and there is no possible
hope of relief this year.
Henry Ward Beecher has asked te
have his salary reduced from twenty
to fifteen thousand dollars for the pres
ent year, on account of the falling off il
the revenues of Plymouth church.
| By the breaking of a bridge neal
Hartford, Conn.,, on Tuesday, twenty
five persons were wounded and severa
killed. The train was made up of ex
cursionists to the Moody meetings.
There is a strong pressure upon tn,
President by the strongest men in tn,
party to leave the New York matters Al
they are, and Sherman gives the sam
advice since his return from New York
Senator Blaine's recent illness is at
trlbuted to having his blood poisone'
by sewer gas in his house, and his ply
sicians pronounce him as completed
cured by his trip to the Arkansas no
springs.
The Secretary of the U. S. Treasur
believes in issuing new four per cen
bonds in denominations as low as tie
dollars, and having each ney-orde
Office place for the deposit of none
and the receipt of bonds.
England and Austria are said to be
,, unit on the peace question. Russia hs
been notified that any peace negotiation
to prove successful must have Austria
l and England 's-sanction The Treat
OF GarlS must De respected.
Robert Fishburne and Walter Harle
of WATERFORD, S. c., fought duel ne;
6 Savannah on Saturday with revolver
Harley was shot In the abdomen at tt
first fire, and died on Tuesday. III
parties are brothers-in-la law, and lawyer
! The effect of the recent revival +;
: Manchester was shown Sunday in ii
: addition of 317 members to the vario,
= Protestant churches. The Frankl
= street Congregational church receive
: 90, and the Hanover street Congreg
: tional II.
LONDON, Jan. 12.-One of the large
, fires here in many years is now burnil
:, in Friday and Waiting streets. 1t c
:. iginated in the warehouse of Crocke
- Sons & Co., calico painters. The bio,
at one time was threatened, but the Fl
= is now believed to be under control.
" The following illustrates the ns
= arithmetic of the silver inhatienists:
Nine mills make one cent.
Nine cents make dime.
Nine dimes make one dollar.
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