Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-15
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Switzerland has fine CROPS.

GENEkAL NEWS ITEMS,
Switzerland has fine crops.
The Republican State Convention at
Saratoga N. Y. on the 3rd nominated
Alonzo B. Cornell for Governor.
President Hayes accompanied by Gen.
Sherman and Attorney. General Devens
has gone west.
Rev. W. H. H. hurry announces that
he has given up professional life, and
will henceforth be business man.
Burritt Brothers of Manchester
brought in another bear last week. max.
ing fifty eight they have killed thus far.
General Grant is passenger on the
steamer City of Toxic. which sailed
from Yokohama, and is expected to reach
San Francisco on the 2lst instant.
The official returns show the Green
back vote in Kentucky to have been
1884. At the time the election was
held 10000 was the claim.
I The yellow fever scourge is still relent-
lessly raging at Memphis. The Howard
Association again appeals for help, their
money being all gone.
The Emperor of Brazil has offered a
government building for the display of
American goods, and industries to be
made in Brazil next May, in the inter-
est of trade between the two countries.
| The cost of shipping butter from the
West to New York in refrigerator cars,
including cost of tubs. commissions and
freights, is said not to exceed three cents
per pound, where shipped by the carload.
The arrivals of immigrants during
the last week aggregated 3,042, making
S3,475 to date since January Ian
increase, as compared with the CORES
ponding period last year, of 2S,669.
| The steady increase of the Federal
revenue both from internal revenues
snd customs, because of the revival OF
business, leads treasury officials to pre-
dict larger reduction of the public
dept next year than in any previous year.
/ The explosion of boiler on board
the steamer Alaska, plying between
Detroit. Mich, and Sandusky. on the
I'd inst, resulted In the death of two
engineers and the fireman, and the injury
ofeight others.
Jay Gould telegraphed $4,000 to the
Howard Relief Association at Memphis
on Friday, and added in his dispatch
keep your noble work until tell you te
stop, and will foot the BILL" The ex.
penses of the Association are $1,000
daily. a aa i. 80
Startling intelligence has been receiv.
ed from Cabul. Twelve Afghan regi
mcnts revolted on the Sd inst, and
joined by the populace, attacked the
British Embassy and set it on fire
Major Cavagnari, the British Envoy
and his staff were all killed after hero
J ie struggle. M s
| The gold value of the standard doll
ar" of ALI IL grains is 1922 cents
now. Washington is flooded with th,
coins, owing to the fact that the clerk
received 10 per cent Of their pay il
; silver Sept. |. Washington people. an'
J the local press, are abusing the Treasur.
authorities roundly and calling for relief
Two men, two horses and wagol
were blown to atoms near Bradford, Pa.
by an explosion of nitro-glycerinc. Tn
men were torn into such small frag
ments that not single one of the man
8 pieces of flesh found scattered around o
: the trees and hillside could be identife
D as belonging to either of them. 1t
!, supposed that they were lifting can {
i, the explosive from the buggy, when tn
: handle gave way. r.. g
! The yacht West Wind capsized an
n Immediately sank in Henderson Bay
d Sackett's Harbor. n, Y, September
). with nine persons on board, seven {
whom attempted to swim distance {
half a mile to the shore. but wei
drowned. Two others chung to spa
e which remained above water and re-
e cued Five of those drowned leave fan
lilies. The wind was very strong at ii
time of the accident. and heavy balla'
y caused the boat to sink.
The foolhardy man. Goldsmith. an
his wife. who sailed from Boston in th
miniature boat "Uncle SAM" SON
) weeks since. on transatlantic voyag
# were picked up at sea on the 21st
e August. after a perilous experienc
" The woman had been i'll all the time
and in violent storm the man had bee
Z obliged to keep awake seventy-tv
e hours on a stretch. 1t is to be hope
is that this is the end of such useless risl
e of life at sea. a 0ssrs
,e The st. Gothard tunnelis now With
thousand yards ofcompletion. and
a shorter rout to Italy. then tho Mo
q Gents. A third tunnel. the Simple
a will soon be under way, and when COZ
d pleted will finish the strait line of raj
way extended from Paris to Brindisi,l
way Of Lausanne, the Simplon, and M
: an, thus doing away with the immen
70 angle described by the Mont Gents rout
10 The Simpion tunnel will be about ele
e en- miles long and will cost about sll
is 900, 900. sie