Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-13

ing. OF course, this was exaspcrating
to the unfortunates detained, and, unfor-
for DR.. Vanderpoel, among the
more or less distinguished arrivals, which
included some lights of the operatic
stage, was Mr.. Charles A. Dana, editor
of the San, returning from very brief |
flying trip to Europe. Mr.. Dana is
known to some few persons as being of
quite combative and persistent nature,
qualifications that do not always 60 to-
gether. A characteristic editorial led
the next columns Of his paper, denounc-
ing the outrage in scathing terms, and
in fact the poor doctor is now going to
be vivlsected just as much Us the cannes
the good Mr. Bergh is SO tender about.
A controversy which arose some weeks
ago, involving a collision between the
State laws and the laws Of the Roman
Catholic Church, has excited great in
terest, and has at last reached that pre-
liminary stage toward a decision where
the judges take the papers. Dennis
Coppers. well-known and somewhat in
huential citizen, was Freemason. He
died. His friends wanted to bury him
in the family plot in Calvary Cemetery.
The priests objected. AS secret societies
are forbidden by this church, they claim
ed that Coppers, as an unrepentant in
fringer of the ordinanees-no matter
whether he had ever been Catholic, or
whether all his family belonged to that
faith, or whether. indeed, his lie mad
been entirely reputable-was out of the
pale of salvation, and his remains must
not be suffered to pollute the holy soil.
His friends say he bought and paid for
his lot, and no one has right to dictate
in the matter. So the case stands at
present.
1t is strange what a vast amount Of
intelligence and ingenuity is continually
wasted in dishonest directions by forgers
and counterfeiters. The latter especially
have to work, often for many months, in
the profoundest secrecy with skill in
engraving that is simply marvellous, and
in itself one of the most dangerous clues
to lead to their detection, for the very
few engravers capable of we'll executing
counterfeit note know each other
style SO intimately that they can identi
fly the work alta glance. Then the risk
of passing the false money is very great
and even if successfully done, the profit
are small, and the enjoyment of then
must be tainted by the ever present drea
of detection, conviction, and penalty 70
many years. "Shoving the queen"
certainly one of the most desperate of al
chances for any man to run-or woman
for the gentler sex is invariably repre-
scented in any gang of counterfeiters.
Mr.. Cyrus W. Fild, of cable and raj
road fame, has just carried out his desil
to erect monument over Major Andr,
, the exchanged spy of the revolution, til
: success of whose intrigues with Bendic
Arnold would have caused the ignomir
. ious death Of Washington and the rui
of the young Republic. The attendant
at the ceremony were very few, chief
: unsympathizing reporters. and Tarr,
, town, the scene of the incident common
:, grated and home of General Washingtc
q Irving, went into mourning for the da,
Every shutter was closed, and not sol
was to be seen IN the streets.
q An unhappy East India guest of on
4, has been most cruelty maltreated by OF
of our aborigines. 1t was not quite Il
case of Cheyenne or Sioux scalpir
- Hindoo, but the white sacred Brahm
bull, which is one of the pet animals
\ the Central Park, was attacked al
! nearly killed by a buffalo bull WIFI
y broke loose. and objected with all b
:. shaggy nature to the sleek appearance
the placid stranger. RADIx.