Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-18


That tidal wave of blood which Kear-
ley foretold in case Butler was not
Elected, hasn't started out on its holy
mission yet.
Two children were burnrd to death
1t Lowell, Mass, in the cradle near
The stove, where their clothing caught
ire.
Sixty illicit distillers in Tennessee
have been fined 500 to $1,000 and
sentenced to imprisonment in jail from
one to six months each.
William G. White formerly teller of
Charter Oak National Bank of Hartford
Conn.,, has been arrested and put under
bonds. on charge of embezzling about
$25. 900 of the banks funds.
While W. H. Anderson, Dallas,
Tex, Sheriff was attempting to arrest
William Collins, of Panon's band of
train robbers at Pembina, MINI, the
other evening, the men exchanged shots
and both dropped dead.
The body of A. T. Stewart was stol-
en- from the family vault in st. Marks
Church, New York, the other day, and
large sum of money-S600,000, if
need be-is offered for the apprehen-
sion of the thieves.
In gambling room in Nevada the
janitor, in opening the place in the
morning. found man sitting dead at
table, with cards still in his hands.
He had been shot at poker by his adver-
sary, who had fed.
David and James Tobet. brothers,
living at West Chenango. N. Y, quar-
relied last week, when David seized a
pitchfork, and knocking James down,
stabbed him several times He then
went into the woods, and blew out his
brains with shot gun.
Governor Hampton, of South Caro-.
lima, met with serious accident last
Thursday, while deer hunting. His
mule became frightened, the bride
broke. and jumping off, his leg was
broken above the ankle, both bones
being shattered.
Business is starting up pretty briskly
in the region from which the yellow
fever is disappearing. Trains are run
ming southwark without interruption
and an immense amount of sugar ant
molasses is moving away from New
Orleans.
An aeronaut made an ascent in a hot
air balloon at Watkins, N. Y. las
week. When about two hundred fee
from the ground the air ship veered Of
toward Seneca Lake, and when abou
two miles away from Watkins cam
down into the water. The balloons
was rescued by party who went to hi
assistance.
The presidential electoral vote,
given according to the result in tn
several state elections the past year
would give the republicans 2l9 vote
and twenty states. The solid sout
would give the democrats 1873. or count
ing with them Oregon and Indiana
which are doubtful, and the democrati
total is but l56.
A Western paper says: Twelve year
ago Deacon Benson, of Fort Wayne
Ind, man then forty-eight years ole
was worth 100000. He specialized, 10:
money, became passenger conductor
then saloon-keeper, then street-cs
driver, then a pauper: last week he die
in the hospital and was buried in tn
Potter's Field.
In the next Congress, among thos
who will be absent will be Butler, Hal
J. D. Cox, Foster. Townsend, Hewitt
Potter, Banning. Taylor and Harrison
The next House will include Gener;
Joseph E. Johnston, ex- Secretary Rol
eson, l.. P. Morton, General Hawle
and Orth of Indiana. Garfield wi
remain the leader of the House of r
publicans.
The great fire at Cape May, on SUI
day, which devoured eleven hotels an
some thirty cottages might easily ha7
occurred during the height of the fasl
ionable season, and if it had broke
out at night must have added loss
life to loss of property, 1t is no
known that the facilities at Cape M;
for extinguishing fires were of the mo
limited character-one ancient hal
engine and one or more of the pate
portable fire extinguishers comprisil
the whole apparatus.
In bale of jute butts thrown in
a cutter in the extensive paper mil
of Wilkinson Brothers & Co., Birmin
ham. Conn.,, on the 4th inst, was
piece of iron. which in contact vii
the knives. ignited the jute. The Gu
ting-room was full of indammable mat
rial. and these at once were IN fame
The fire spread rapidly, and in We
short time all the buildings were d
! stroyed, and with them the Morg;
Curtis House. and part on saw-mi
near by. The loss is about $500, OF
. insurance of $l25,OOO. One hundr,
persons were thrown out of employmer
Defalcations are as rife 10 Gre
Britain as in this country. Amor
those which has come to light close
the heels of the great Bank of Glasgc
swindle of millions of pounds sterlin
is that of clerk in the Church of En-
land Curates' Augmentation Fund. I
, had carried on for years a systemat
, peculation, amounting to $50. 200 of t
, money contributed for the relief
poor clergymen and their families !
! was summarily dealt with by the court
} being sentenced to seven years pen
J servitude. They do not waste mu
sympathy in England, on the robbie
, | &c ,,nor rniniafars and uidous and Z