Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


The steamer Leasing brought $780,
900 gold coin, making total of $780,
900 received to New York in one day.
Moody says that during the coming
winter he will give six hours day to
study.
Forty officers have been dismissed
from the Boston police for drunkenness
and other bad habits.
Farmers in Coma les county, Texas,
give half of their cotton to pickers, the
crop is SO abundant.
Fearful reports of the ravages of
diphtheria come from the lower counties
of New York north eastern Pennsylvania
and northern New Jersey.
All the Orange cases at Montreal have
been quashed, and immediate action is
to be taken against Mayor Beaudry for
false imprisonment.
S. A. Huntley, of Springfield, Mass,
a brakeman on the Boston and Albany
railroad, slipped between the cars last
Saturday, and was instantly killed.
The new section of the Lake Cham
plain and st. Lawrence Junction rail-
way, running from West Farnham, Can
ada, to Sr. Guillame, so miles, has been
opened for traffic.
The whole family of John Sullivan,
wife and five children, of Syracuse, N.
Y, are severe sufferers from poison,
probably arsenic, and a quarrelsome
neighbor is suspected.
George T. Nelson was killed by the
accidental discharge of gun near
Kennedyville, Kent county. Nd, last
Thursday, and six hours later his moth
er died of grief.
st. Lawrence hall, the old frst-class
hotel of Montreal, great rebel resort
all through the rebellion, and the hos
telry of princes and mobiles, has been
sold under execution and will be torn
down.
The voting population of New York
city is 282,152. The naturalized citi-
zens outnumber the natives entitled to
vote by over fifty thousand. Only four
wards can claim majority of native
voters.
The damage done by the inundation
on the Damietta branch of the Nile is
estimated at S2.5O0.O00. Two hum
dred and fifty lives were lost. The gov
eminent is accused of neglecting all pre-
cautions against such calamity.
The Courier says it looks now as if
every day would lesson General Butler
chances of success. That men who were
in his favor two weeks ago are DESERVING
his standard by the score can be learned
by any man who cares to make an hon.
est inquiry.
Three of the great Minneapolis -four
mills, which suffered from the disas-
trous explosion last May has been re-
built, the great Washburn mill being
on a much larger scale than before
1t will be huge structure, the finest
in the world.
The Philadelphia Ledger says
There are to-day over eighteen thou
sand vacant houses within the city
limits. This state of things has lee
to radical reduction in house rents ii
Philadelphia, which have been excessive
for the past fifteen years.
Professor King, the we'll known
aeronaut, had narrow escape from
death on Saturday last. He made al
ascension during gale near Norristowl
Penn, his balloon was wrecked ant
flung into a high tree, but the daring
navigator escaped unhurt.
Dan Dement,, the railroad robber, VIII
escaped at the time of "Big Mike
Rourk's recent capture, was found b,
the officers on Monday night in a dug
out in Thompson's Creek. He Tough
like tiger and was finally shot dead
This breaks up desperate gang.
One of the severest drouths eve
known is prevailing in the coal region
near Pottsville, Penn. No rain ha
fallen since June last. and several larg
,, towns in the Mahoning region are near
, ly destitute of water. Much apprehen
sion is felt lest fire should break out
, All reports from the yellow fever dis
tricts, show that the cold weather an
t frosts has decreased the number of neV
cases but increased the death rate. TIL
f total number of deaths during the cpl
r demic, as far as can be ascertained, ha
been 1880. and the whole number o
e cases $4,000.
e Congress will meet on the second da
t of December. Thirty days from tina
f date the resumption act will go int
a effect. The anti-resumptionists canno
possibly get repeal bill through bot
: houses in that short time, so that n
Sumption on the first of January is az
3 sured beyond doubt.
y The rapid growth of Chicago is ind
!. Gated by the statement of the zribaa
. that nearly FIVE miles of new house
5 and stores have been built during th
g first nine months of this year. Th
J number of buildings is eight hundre
5 and one, and they cost S4.346, 200.
The October returns to the Depar
= ment of Agriculture place the averag
! condition of the corn crop at ninety-si
= = an increase of four over Septembe
= This brings the figures up to those
j any crop, and will not vary largely fro
= thirteen billion bushels. The Octob
q /" returns do not materially change IL
: statistical aspect of the wheat crop.
W Hugh Brady, the first tramp trit
a. at Keene, N. H., since the tramp la
1T was enforced, was found guilty. Ware
johnson, of Greenfield, Mass, volu
~ teered to defend him, and endeavort
. to have the Indictment dismissed, offe
s ing to send the prisoner out of Il
7e State. Considerable indignation is e
.. pressed that such course should n
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