Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-22
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Iowa, on the 10th. Four houses were
blown down and large number unroof-
ed.
Virginia processes to be unable to
pay the interes. on her debt, but the
statistics of the Moffett bell-punce show
that her citizens spend fifteen million
dollars year for splrituous drinks.
The rush for Office is as keen as ever.
A Washington letter says that more
than seven hundred persons have entered
the competition examination for the
thirty-two additional clerkships which
Congress has just authorized in the |
Surgeon Generals Office.
The oldest man now living is citizen
of New Grenada, South America. He
is one hundred and eighty years old,
never was intoxicated, never eats more
than one meal day, and. more wonder
full than all, never was Gen. Wasington's
body servant
Mrs. Catharine Keenan,, sixty-seven
years of age. was bitten on the wrist
month ago at her home in Rush street,
Brooklyn, by pet cat. Last Friday
night she died in great agony, apparent
ly from hydrophobia. The symptoms of
the disease were not manifest until last
Tuesday morning.
At Haverhill, Mass, last Saturday
afternoon, Moses P, second son of Gyles
Merrill, SO long Superintendent of the
Central Vermont railroad, shot himself
through the heart, after bidding his fa-
Their and mother good bye. The alleged
cause was unrequited love. he leaving
letter for the unwilling fair one.
Thirty tramps called at the house Of
Luther Battles, in Newbury. last Fri
day night, and demanded admittance.
He refused them and was obliged to
barricade his house in order to escape
personal injury. After burning about
two cords of wood, and whatever else
they could lay hands on. they tried to
break down the door, but shot gun
quieted them down.
The Summer residence of Hebel E.
Bishop. at Irvington, on the Hudson,
was destroyed by fire early Monday
morning. With it was lost the larger
part of Mr.. Bishops valuable collection
of paintings. The loss is estimated at
S175,0OO, insurance $4,000. About
seventy-6ve paintings were lost, among
them some of great pecuniary value.
Origin of the fire unknown.
Bertha DAVIS. a French girl, it is
feared has been abducted. She had
suit against Fred M. Hutchinson, of Els.
sex. for the support of a baby of which
she claimed he was the father, which
was soon coming on for trial. A few
days since a stranger called at her IA
theirs, and under pretense of taking
her to a hotel in Westford, where she
was to have chance to work, carried
her off, since which time no tidings have
been received from her.
Sam Steenburgh, who was hung
on the 10Th inst. for the murder of ia
cob S. Parker at Amherst, N. Y, in
November last, has made full confess
ion to Sheriff Fonda and ex-County
Clerk Burtch He admitted having
committed eleven different murders
the first when he was only fourteen
years DID, Also, to innumerble bur-
glaries, robberies and incendiary fires
In and around Amsterdam. Nearly all
of it is corroberated. He says he MUIR
dered Parker.
Colonel Henry A. Smally, who will
be we'll remembered as former Colonel
of the Fifth Vermont Regiment, disap-
peared from his home in New York city
some ten days ago. and has not been
heard from since. He was the receiver
in bankruptacy for several large con-
Germs in that city, and it is said his &C.
counts are some twenty thousand dol
lars short. Colonel Smalley was son
of the late Judge David A. Smalley, Of
Burlington, and has many friends in
this state who trust he may yet turn ur
call right"
A letter in the St. Louis Globe Dem
ocrat from Warrensburg, Mo-, says
Excitement prevails here to-day over
the discovery of the remains and relics
of some of the ancient mound builders
Several crypots or vaults walled in with
dressed limestones have been opened
, upon the bluffs of the Blackwater river
about two miles from town, in which
are found specimens of pottery. stone
pipes and various implements, whose
use is not known. Twenty-four skulls
were taken out to-day, all of which art
so frail, however, as to be difficult of re
f moval. The same is true of the pottery
which is evidently of very ancien
type, and upon some of which are unin
; teliglble inscriptions. The vaults S,
far explored are about ten feet squar'
! and six feet high. There are larg
l number of these mounds on the banks o
E the Blackwater at this place, some o
D them covered with very large trees.
A despatch from Ottawa, April Is
says: The House of commons has beef
S sitting since Friday afternoon, discuss
ing the resolution introduced by 81
: John A. Mcdonald, censuring the Lieu
tenant Governor of Quebec for dismiss
: ing his late Ministers. The discussion
= closed at 6 o'clock this evening. bein,
the longest and most remarkable sittln,
: since confederation. At times during
e the debate the proceedings in the Hous
$ were of the most disorderly character
r members singing, dancing and maxim
d all sorts of discordant noises. Tn
:, Speaker had much difficulty in preserv
!. ing order, and it was finally decides
t between the Premier and Sir John A
;. Mcdonald that vote be taken withou
y further discussion after the arrival @
!. the late trains on Monday night Lad
|. Dufferin occupied seat on the floor {
i the House short time in the Afternoon
q and on leaving the members rose I