Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-21

were miraculously few, which is partially |
accounted for by the fact that the troub-
lie originated on the ground floor and
did not reach the top stories. Had the
accident ACQUIRED in an upper room, or
had the flames actually invaded the
building. the thronging of the over
crowded inmates must have resulted in
terrible disaster.
One of the Inman steamers, the "City
of Chester" which recently arrived in
this port was found on unloading to
contain in It's hold yonnd Scotchman
who had secreted himself as the vessel
was about leaving Liverpool to steal
passage to this country, intending to
make his appearance when it should be
too late. to put him ashore. In his
ignorance, however, he took up his quar-
tiers in part of the boat from which,
after the cargo was slowed and the
matches fastened, there was no possible
escape. In this frightful Imprisonment.
therefore, the poor fellow remained for
the whole eleven days Of the voyage
without food or water, and when found
was barely alive. Thanks to prompt
attention and assiduous nursing he is
in fair way to recover. Besides this
man the "City of Chester" brought over
two other stowaways, who had crawled
into one of the lifeboats, and from Mon
day until Friday lived only upon water
which they sucked by q paper tube from
the reserve breakers. On Friday hun
ger compelled them to crawl out. and
they were set to work scrubbing and
sweeping.
The mystery surrounding the death
Of Annie Degnan, whose body was found
in a barrel upon Staten Island recently,
IS fast being sifted. Remnant, who has
from the first been strongly suspected,
narrowly escaped lynching on Wednes-
day, at the adjournment of the inquest;
the fact showing how confident is the
feeling that he is the guilty man.
There seems to be no loophole for his
escape from conviction. He made def
mite promises to produce the true Annie
Degnan. but has failed to keep them.
There is something horrible in the idea
of mysterious murder, and it seems to
me that the public generally is much
more gratifed over the discovery of the
murderer than at the thought Of the
scaffold ready for him. A murder which
remains mystery tends to weaken con-
fidence in the strength of our authori-
ties, while the knowledge that the facts
will surely be ferreted out, is, as said,
greater satisfaction than to feel that a
man will hang for it. rjaa
| There are many ills which the great
est wealth cannot avert, and some which
it seems especially to invite. Among
the latter, such unsparing publicity in
regard to the most private details of
family life as the Vanderbilt will trial
continues daily to involve cannot be
considered the lightest by right minded
people. This wearisome, extrayagant
and disgusting litigation, like Tenny-
sons Rrook "goes on forever" Tedious
repetition of humlliating facts about
this unhappy family form its staple,
and the end is no where in sight. The
present endeavors of the contestants
seem to be concentrated on showing a
conspiracy on the part of VIM. H. Van.
derbilt with some spiritual mediums to
make the Commodore believe that his
dead wife had sent him message from
the spirit world, requesting him to make
a will in favor of VIM H. as against
the other children. To such lengths
are the sighted heirs driven by theil
want of money. RADIx.