Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-11
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

will reduce the issue of one and two
dollar Treasury and National Bank no.
ties after January first.
The hosting machinery in coal
mine shaft near Pottstown, Pa, broke
last week, and four men fell 800 feet
Only one was killed instantly. Another
was fatally injured.
A Washington despatch from Jack
sonville. Fla, claims that the Republic
cans have carried two Congressional dis
tricts, which would make the delegation
from that State tie.
About 1875 bushels of apples have
been sent to Boston by benevolent peo-
pie throughout the State and have been
distributed among 400 poor families by
the City Missionary Society.
Gen. Sheridan, in his report on the
condition of the army in the division of
the Missouri. says that the force is en-
tirely inadequate to keep the Indians on
their reservations, and that greater
supply of rations is needed.
Quarantine has been raised in many
parts of the South where the fever
has ragged, and travel and freight on the
roads running to st. Louis was greatly
increased in consequence. The total
number of cases at New Orleans up to
Friday last was 1858, and deaths
1887.
Colonel Lindsay, Financial Secretary
to the War Department, in speech at
Abingdon yesterday, said England s
ultimatum informed the Ameer that the
Russian Embassy must withdraw, and
that he must not enter into a Russian
alliance, but must perserve a neutral
attitude.
The recent election of municipal del
egates in France indicates that the Re-
publican sentiment is steadily increas-
ing among the people. The election of
Senators occurs on the 9Th of January
next, when it is confidently predicted
that clear Republican majority of at
least IL or Is will be returned.
Failing to learn wisdom from the
failure of strikes in Lancashire, the
Oldham cotton operators have resolved
to resist proposed reduction of 10 per
cent. in their wages. Over 100000
spindles and 10000 workpeople will
be idle. The strike cannot be fail
ure, for the employers can better afford
to let their mills stand still than to run
them.
The Standards Calcutta correspond
ent says: "Information has been receiv.
ed from Simla to the effect that the
Amer in his recent reply said he haG
been anxious for British friendship, bu
that the British policy changed with
each new Viceroy. The Ameer declare.
he is open to make new treaty tina
he is not bound by any Russian allianc
and did not invite the Russian Embass,
to Cabul.'
About 400 pounds of -glycerine
in magazine at Petrolia, Penn, ex
ploded on the night of the 29th ult
killing the owner, S. o. Gotham, and al
employe, John Fowler, and dangerousl
wounding Henry French. Mr.. Gotham
was picked up dead without mark up
on his body. Fowler was blown t
atoms, only fuger being found, AM
that was 200 yards from the scene Q
the explosion.
At wedding feast of Willis Peel
and Alice Burdge, at Azalia, Ind, tie
of the party were poisoned by partakin
of food with strychinine in it, and tn
recovery of three of them is doubtful
There is mystery as to who did th
poisoning. 1t is surmised that som
disappointed lover might be the guilt
! party. as Miss Burdge had quite nun
E Der of suitors for her hand befors accep
, ing Peele.
The Anglo-Afghan quarrel bids fai
, to be settled peaceably or by an appe;
! to arms very speedily. The BIRTHS
Government has sent an ultimatam
: the Ameer. demanding from him assn
ances of goodwill for the future, an
an answer is demanded by the 20t
inst. If no answer, or an unfavorab
i one, is received by that time, the Bri
/ ish troops will move against the AIMEE
. at once The hill tribes are said to
disposed to aid England.
f Louis Bechler was buried by the ca
ing in of we'll at Newark. on Tuesda
q The workmen partly dug him out BIT
! his legs were fastened in the debris
S that he could not be entirely extricate
}. and suddenly another cave occurred an
}, he was swallowed up. Bechler kne
/ that his fate was sealed, and, lifting b
hands in attitude of supplication, cri,
in pitiable tones to his employe
standing above: "Oh? Mr.. Burma
= for Gods sake look out for my children
: His body has not yet been recovere
= He leaves wife and five small childre
J. A letter from Mogador gives a fea
r. full account of the famine in Morocco
g 1t says: "The famine here and sout
:, ward has been, and still is, somethil
- frightful. You may see living skel
&c tons of men, women and children gro
- ing in foul refuse heaps for hideous bi
!. of offal. Down in waterproof, pc
- starving wretches are constantly scratc
~ ing and sitting sand, dust and mud
stray grains of rice or barley. Beggs
TX swarm in the streets, corpses are oft
T. seen, and smallpox is horribly r
OF among the poor folks, who all nude
Oh together"
al The whole number Of exhibitors
It, the Paris exposition must have be
in about one hundred thousand. Of the
~ America had but nine hundred a
in fifty two. and has received seven hu
he bred and fifty awards, leaving only t
Of hundred and two who did not recei
he awards. There were but about t