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

The Clyde builders have reduced
the wages of 10000 employees 7 IL
per cent.
Gen. Grant has just left Paris for
Spain. Portugal and Algiers. The tour
will cover about a mouth.
Two hundred and twenty-five houses
were burned at Edinburg Pa, Sunday
morning; loss about 100000.
It is reported that Angel, the de-
faulting treasurer Of the Pullman Car
Company, has been arrested at Norfolk,
Va.
Moody preached to four thousand peo-
pie at Philadelphia last week Monday
evening, on his return to his winter res
idence in Baltimore.
Tilden is about to make denial that
he attempted to use money to bribe one
of the Florida electors. 1t is not expect
ed that he would confess.
Cronin, the Oregon man, who tried to
cast the vote of the State for Tilden, is
dead, but his nose still lives IN the
memory of his countrymen:!
1t is announced from India that an
Afghan war is inevitable. The British
have So, 900 men at Peshawur, and are
daily receiving achievements.
1t is said that the Russians are fully
determined to maintain their admins
tration in Eastern Roumelia during the
term of their occupation Of Bulgaria.
| An inquest has been held by the
Greenback organs Of the West on the
death of the late lamented rag-baby in
Ohio. and the verdict is one Of infanti-
eide.
The Passaic. N. j., rolling-milI was
nearly destroyed by fire on Saturday
night. The loss will reach $4,000,
and four hundred and fifty workmen
were thrown out of employment.
| Some idea of the extent of travel in
the White Mountain region the past
season can be gained from the fact that
the Summit House register on Mount
Washington contains more than II, 900
signatures.
| One of the severest drouths ever
known is prevailing in the coal regions
near Pottsville, Pa. No rain has fallen
since June last, and several large towns
| in the Mahoning region are nearly des-
titute of water. Much apprehension
is felt least fire should break out
| The fever continues to increase in Ba-
ton Rouge, La, and Ill many of the
smaller towns. At Tangipahoa, La,
seven Fights of the people are ill.
There was but one death at Vieksburg
Miss, but the disease is spreading in
the surrounding country.
The Russians claim that the territory
between Constantinople and Adrianople
is not effected by the Treaty of Berlin
therefore under the preliminary Treaty
of San Stefano, they have right to oc-
7 eupy it until definite treaty shall be
, concluded.
Bell punches for use in liquor saloons
were not distributed throughout Virgin
, la until late in the fiscal year, yet the
returns indicate an annual revenue 81
$345.739. 1t is said that under more
perfect statute and stringent enforce
ment of the law the bell punch ought t.
net the state of Virginia $l,OO0,0O0 /;
year.
census of the town of Greenville
Miss, furnishes sad chronicle of the
awful ravages of the yellow fever. The
e figures show originally population O
: of 1850. of whom 260 are dead. 11E
a sick, and 657 convalescent, leaving 80;
: who are yet to be attacked unless th
i reign of the scourge shall be cut shor
e by frost.
1t is estimated that the contribution
e from the North in aid of the yellow
d fever suffers has already reached 81,
i 100000. 1t is magnificent sum to b
d gathered in small donations from gen
e erous people, and it ought to be bon'
: of union between two sections that still
l. bear the scars of an angry conflict.
d During marriage ceremony in
) colored Baptist church at Lynchbure
n the church being crowded to its utmos
y capacity. piece of plasterfng fell
IS creating panic of the most dreadful
It character. The latest report fror
l. Lynchburg concerning the disaster show
Is that | 4 people are known to have bee
trampled to death and 20 were so bad
/ ly injured that number cannot recover
/ A man at Fulton, N. Y. recent
l. laid his finger on the table in front {
n buzz saw to feel the momentum of tn
al air. The saw was going so fast tia
IS the teeth were not to be seen. His fiji
to ger was taken off. While he was lool
OF at it the foreman came up with til
question, .'How did you doit" "Why.
IN put my finger down so,' answered b
s. placing the other forefnger, as l
m thought, we'll away from the teeth. I
It. his horror the saw took off that one, to
ID at the second joint.
L. One CT the heaviest rain storms Fl
a many years. swept along the Massach
sets coast Saturday night. A stror
It, northeast wind blew gale all nigh
ty blowing ashore so vessels and wreckin
L. several of them. At Vineyard Have
y, 80 coasting-vessels went ashore. and ;
in Wellheet and Provincetown larl
at number were disabled. A schooner fro
en- Rockland, Me-, was sunk off Nantucke
lot and one of the crew died Of expcsu
while clinging to the rigging.
EFT The treasure coach of the Cheyen
Us, and Black Hills Stage Line, which k
Ger there Monday morning, was stopped
ch five armed men at Canon Springs, fort
we five miles sourh of there, at 8 p.
me Two messengers, Captain Smith a
i'll, Gale Hill, were seriously wounded, a
is one passenger, H. o. Campbell, a te
es- graph9operator. was killed. The tire;
zee. ure taken amounted to between $3.50