Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-23
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The United States has more cattle
than any other nation in the world.
The loss by the recent food in Ash
tabula county is $25O,0OO.
New York has contributed over $780,
900 for the relief of the yellow fever
sufferers.
The famine in China leaves tho yellow
fever in the shade. 100000 deaths
are reported.
The entrance receipts of the Paris
up to the 4th amounts to
7,412.2O9 francs.
The Gypsy Queen, Matilda Stanley
was buried at Dayton, o., Wednesday
The procession was a mile long.
One man was killed and three wound
ed near Palmyra, N, Y, Monday by the
explosion of steam threshing machine.
John H. Paddock, Of st. Johnsbury,
Vt, has found rich silver vein near.
his copper mine at Lyman, N. H., which
essays $99 per ton.
Prof. Collier, of the agricultural de-
paatment at Washington, is successfully
experime nting with corn stalks and sor-
ghum in the manufacture of sugar.
At New Haven the Catholics united
with the Protestants in voting to retain
the Bible in the public schools, and
carried the day by 1900 majority.
The number of emigrants arriving in
New York from January to September
was 1000, an increase of 5000 over
the corresponding period last year.
On Thursday morning last Miss Jean.
nette Bennett sister Of Jas. Gordon
Bennett of New York was married to
Mr.. Isaac Bell Jr. at Mr.. Benefits sum-
mer residence, Newport &. l.
Mrs. Elizabeth Grow, Matron for 20
years past Of the Female House of Cor
rection at Lawrence, Mass, died at
West Lebanon, N. H., on Monday the
10th inst.
Secretary Sherman has revoked his
late order in regard to exchanging silver
dollars for national notes the order not
being in accordance with the provisions
of the law.
Mrs.A-"Now, Mrs. B., will you come
and see our apiary? p Mrs. B'(who has
been putting it off all the afternoon)-
"Well. Mrs. A., the thing is, you know,
I'm-I'm rather afraid of monkeys.
The 5Oth annual exhibition of the Hor-
ticultural Society. which opened at their
hall yesterday afternoon is very fine
one, and by gaslight last evening pre-
sented an extremely attractive appear
ance.
Bishop McCoskry, of Michigan. an
old man, who lately resigned in the face
of serions charges against him, was de.
posed from the Episcopal ministry by
the house of bishops at New York
Sept. Sd.
A cow exhibited at the late New Eng.
lnad Fair frem Marlboro called the
Marlboro Queen, ayrshire and Holstelr
cross) was reported to have given an
average of IL quarts of milk day fol
one year, or 1885 lbs.
The examination of Rev. Fl. H. Hay.
den, charged with the murder of Mary
Stannard, is being held at Madison
Conn.,, Several witnesses have beer
examined, but nothing new, of an inter-
esting character is being elected.
A Canada COW lately died in spite Of
two doctors and post norton reveal.
ed a darning needle in her heart Ii
the stomach of a Canada horse were
found 70 single nails and l lib. of gray
ell stones, the nails being worn very
smooth.
Dean Stanley of Westminster arrived
in Boston last Monday by the Cunarj
steamship Siberia. The Dean is well
known in Europe and America, owing
to his distinguished talents and lofty DO
sition in the church as we'll as in litera
ture.
About seven weeks ago man by thu
name of York and daughter about
three years old, living in Fremont N. FL
were bitten by dog. On Sunday las
the child was taken sick and all decided
that the child had hydrophobia. The
child died on Monday.
An immense man-eating shark, eight
feet long and weighing 800 pounds, was
caught and killed in East River, at the
foot of Beekman street, New York Just
about seven P. M. The fact that they
remain here SO late shows that they dc
not intend to really leave these regions.
A shallow we'll near a farmhouse il
England. into which the sewage of the
barnyard found its way, although al
some distance, and from which the fami
ly drew water for use, caused deaths BY
diphtheria, erysipelas and phlebitis
Hence the Importance of pure water both
for man and beast.
A London dispatch states that fright.
full colliery explosion occurred on the
l It'll at the Abercorne mine, near New.
port, Monmouthshire. Three hundred
and seventy-one men were in the pit
only eighty of whom were rescued
Fourteen horses were also killed. The
cause of the explosion cannot be sur.
missed.
Two new Sunday papers are projected
at Springfield, Mass, one to be Sunday
issue of the Republican,, which promises
to excel as largely as does the issues o.
that journal on the secular days of tn.
week. In size it is to be the same al
the regular daily, with more reading
matter, and it will doubtless be .
success.
A dispatch from Omaha declares thai
a company of the Fifth Cavalry. under
Capt. Hayes. struck the only remaining
body of hostile Bannock Indians in the
extreme northwestern corner of Wyom.