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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

may be taken, suppose, as some indi-
cation of the comparative growth of New
York and other cities, trust the figures
furnish satisfactory encouragement to
such of the provincial cities as yearn
to wrest the crown of supremacy from
Manhattan Island.
The Brooklyn Bridge Company have
won the odd trick in the legal game
which has been playing for months be-
tween them and Comptroller Kelly, of
this city. The latter, as is well known
brought proceeding to a standstill awhile
ago by refusing to issue bonds to pro-
vide for meeting New York's share of
the further cost of the structure, on the
ground that the limitation on the total
cost of the bridge fixed by law had
been already overpassed aud that this
city had the right to refuse to bleed
further for what he intlmated is nothing
more than corrupt job. In the lower
Court Mr.. Kelly's position was sustain
ed !; but the Bridge Company went to
the Supreme Court, and have this week
obtained reversal of the previous de.
cision, and monddmus ordering the
Comptroller to issue $l,000,000 worth
of bonds, and pay over their proceeds
to the Bridge Trustees without delay.
Secretary of State Evarts argued the
case for the latter.
Madame Anderson, the plucky little
English pedestrienne, finished her long
tramp in Brooklyn, this week, with
great eclat. after 2,7OO consecutive quar-
ter hours of work. The scene at the
close of her task is described as being
one of the widest enthusiasm. The
building became so packed with people
that the police had to stop the sale Of
tickets, and as the fair walkist made
her closing tours of the circle, wrapped
in the Stars and Stripes, the popular
excitement found vent in frantic cheers
$4,000 gate-money was taken during
the four weeks, and the muscular lad!
has since been given banquet and ;
silver service worth 5000!
l am now seriously considering tn
plan of quitting the newspaper business
and hanging out my single as "walk
ist." RADIx.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

The formation Of new syndicate to
place four per cent. bonds upon the Lon
don market, comes at favorable time
for the negotiation of United States Sc
eurities in Europe. The quiet and as
sured resumption of specie payments
cannot have failed to strengthen our
credit abroad, and give striking proof
of American stability. The contract
stipulates for an immediate subscription
of ten millions, and monthly subscrip-
tions of three millions until July /, with
an option on the last day of the term of
taking all the bonds of that issue left
unsOld.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

Another answer to the charges of our
Greenback air-sawers of the enormous
profits made by National Banks is found
in the fact that during the year 1878
the 6l National Banks in Boston paid
on the average dividend of only three
and four per cent. (this accord
ing to the figures of Mr.: J. G.. Martin,
of Boston, the well-known compiler of
financial statistics.) During the year
also, the same National Banks reduced
their capital Sl,95O,OOO. The average
market value of the stock of these banks
is only l04.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

The sixteeth annual session of the
Vermont Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
plars was held at Mortified, on Tues
day evening of last week. The hall
was filled to its utmost capacity, every
inch of standing space, almost, being
occupied. The audience was composed
in great part, of course. of persons from
different portions of the town, although
members of the Grand Lodge were pre-
sent in large numbers. From the re-
port of the grand secretary we learn that
the number of members in good stand
ing last year was 4,566, and during the
year 1882, members have been added,
while the total loss has been 1902,
making a net gain $50. The present
membership is 4,99S. There were six
ty-six Lodges at last report, and thirty
have been instituted during the current
year, while eleven have surrendered
their charters. Thus the net gain has
been nineteen, and the present number
of Lodges is eighty-fve. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year G. W. G.. IT,, Col. John B. Mead,
Randolph G. W. g., W. H. Matthews,
Cornwall: G. W. V. r., Miss M. A.
Pomeroy, Franklin; G.. W. S., Frank
Plumley, Mortified G. W. T., Joseph
Barton, Charlotte G. w. Auditor, T.
E. Brownell, Pownal G.. S. j. T., Mrs
S. A. Case, Fairhaven. The next ses.
sion of the Grand Lodge will be held
at West Randolph the 3rd Wednesday
in next January.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27
OUR SILVER DOLLAR.

The present gold value of the legal tender silver
dollar 81 SO cents and there is very little difference
in the weight and value of the legal tender the trade
and the Mexican dollar. The law compels us to be
cheated about II cents the legal tender, and the
Mexican and trade dollars pass for about IS cents if
anybody will take them.
cut the above paragraph from the
last MONITOR. l think it needs little
explanation from the editor, because l
have been taking and paying out Amer
lean silver dollars for some time, and if
l am losing IL cents on every one of
them / cannot see how it is, nor indeed
how anybody is cheated by them. l
don't think the editor wants to defame
his own country, but these statements
certainly do have that effect, and if they
are not correct they ought not to be
made. AS l understand the case it is
just this The American silver dollar is
now made of the same weight of silver
that it has always contained. But, of
late, uncoined silver has fuctuated much
more than it need to in value, partly on
account of the great yield of the Nevada
mines, and partly because the German
Empire has ceased to make legal tender
money out of silver. In 1878 our silver
dollar was on par with the gold dollar
in intrinsic value. Since then it has
greatly varied, being sometimes nearly
at par with the gold dollar, and now
lower than it ever was. But the value
Of these dollars as Silver bullion and as
money are very different things. The
government buys the silver at the market
price, coins dollars of it of a uniform
weight, pays them out for dollars, and
receives them as dollars for all debts due
the government. | do not see how it
could do differently; if you do, | wish
you would tell US. Would you have
every days coinage vary in weight with
the varying price OF silver? We should
then have, instead of the present uniform
dollar, hundred or more different dol.
lars. What advantage would there be
in this ? What disadvantage is there
in the present arrangement? This is
altogether aside from the question wheth.
err we shall have legal tender money
made of both metals, or of only one
There are a good many sides to that
Just now gold is the standard metal il
price, and, while it is the standard, wha
variations there may be in its intrinsic
value are not distinguishable. But this
may not always be SO. Silver huctuate'
greatly now; 1t is not impossible tina
circumstances may occur to cause golC
to huctuate as much. Under the Law
our silver dollars are practically mad
practically good in gold. While golc
stands steady that gives prominence ant
uniformity to both metals as coin. Their
can be no loss to anybody while the gov
eminent accepts the silver dollar a
equivalent with the gold dollar. Blu
suppose that for some reason gold shout,
begin to vary, and silver settle to
steady price, what then? Yours truly
Il. H. HosKINs.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

Joshua Nye of Maine, says that he
.defes any one to find one single open
bar in the state of Maine" and adds
that he "don't believe that the children
in three-fourth of the country towns
over saw q drunkard."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

When Geo. G. Vest, the newly elected
senator, from Missouri, sat in JEFF. Da-
Wis senate, he received good cowhid-
ing from the wife of Henry A. Pollard
for an offensive remark he made about
her. On the financial questing Vest is
thoroughly rotten. He wants a thousand
million dollars of greenback issues, and
the immediate abolition of the national
hanks
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

There was grab at the Treasury on
the 18th inst, from both ends of the
Capitol the Senate passed the Pension
bill, which has been before Congress for
about ten years, providing further pay
ment of arrearages of pensions it will
require seventeen millions of dollars at
least to meet this demand in the House
the Mississippi Levee bill was advocated
by several of the Southern members !;
this measure, should it become law, will
call for over four millions to start with,
and there is no limit to the capacity of
its nav.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

The First National Bank of Greenfield.
Mass. has decided to reduce its capital
from 100000 to 100000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27
CAN SELL A GOOD STYLE BUSINESS SUIT, .

January Is, 1879.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07
NEW YORK.

What the Late Congress Accomplished.
New York, March 6.-The Roches-
ter Union, edited by the chairman of
the democratic state committee, con-
demns the presidents veto Of the anti
Chinese bill, and says: But it does not
settle, it only postpones the settlement
of the question at issue. That ques-
ton will have to be the main presiden-
tial and congressional contest in 1880,
and democrats should be careful not
to be led to the wrong side of it by
alleged democratic newspapers, which
overflow with the gush of distractions,
but are dry at the source of common
sense.
The Times to-day summarizes the
work of congress as follows: OF nearly
two hundred laws enacted, four were
financial acts, seven appropriation bills;
seven relate to the army and navy.
thirteen to public lands, eight to judi
ciary, and thirty-eight may be classed
rs miscellaneous. The rest are acts
for the relief of somebody. or to put
somebody on the pension rolls, or give
somebody relief from political disabili'
ties.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07
TENNESSEE.
Masked Murderers.

Nashville, March 8.-The american
will publish tomorrow the follow
ing information from Coffee county, in
this state: On Saturday night, about 10
O'Clock, party Of six or eight masked
men called at the cabin Of an old negro
named Abe Woot-n, living in til. ninth
district, eight miles from Manchester,
and demanded aumittahce, which being
refused, they set fire to the cabin In
two or three places. Finding that he
and his family-wife and four children
would be burned IL they remained
the old man rushed out, was seized by
the maskers, carried hundred yards
or so and then shot to death. In the
meantime his wife and children huddled
near with the dead body of the hus-
band and father to remain until morn
ing.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07
MICHIGAN.
Republicans in Council.

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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07
WASHINGTON.

Verdict of the R,no Court OF Inqulry.
Washington. March g. The report
Of the Reno court of inquiry, after
giving the history of events immedi-
ately preceding the battle of the Lit
tie Big Horn, and the part taken by
Maj. Reno's command In the fight,
says: The conduct of the officers
throughout was excellent and while
subordinates in some instances did
more for the safety of the command
by brilliant displays of courage than
did Maj. Reno, there was nothing In
his conduct which requires animadver-
sion from this court.
1t is the conclusion of this court, in
view Of all the facts contained in the
evidence, that no further proceedings
are necessary in this case; and it ex-
presses this opinion in compliance with
the concluding clause of the order con-
vening court.
(S!gned) JOHN ii. KING,
Col. Ninth Inft., President.
J. NJ. LEE, Recorder.
Gen. Sherman makes the following
endorsement:
The findings of the court of inquiry
In the case of Maj. Reno are approved,
and the proceedings are respectfully
forwarded to the honorable secretary
Of war.
The final endorsement is as follows
The proceedings and findings are ap-
proved.
BY order Of the president:
GEO. W. MCCRARY,
Sec. of War.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07
Presidential Representations.

Washington, March 9. - There is
reason to believe the presidents mes
sage to congress will be brief and con-
fined to the subjects for which it will
be convened, and that he will, at the
instance of the secretary of the treasu-
ry, s.sis ti...t po auvpted for
increase of the revenue, it having been
decreased ten million dollars by the
passage of the tobacco bill. The Sec
retary says that but for this he would
to-day have twenty-eight millions sur
plus revenue with which to pay ar
rears pensions recently authorized by
congress.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07
CONDENSED TELEaRAMs.

The widow and daughter of Bayard
Taylor have arrived at New York
from Germany.
The Dime savings bank at York,
Pennsylvania, has suspended. 1t will
probably pay IS or 80 cents ON the dol
lar.
a fire broke out Thursday night III
Trafion's block, Fairfield, Me-, which
destroyed five buildings. The flames
were still raging, with heavy wind, at
last accounts.
The butter, cheese and egg conven-
tion in Chicago on Thursday denonnc-
ed the Union Pacific and other roads,
claiming that extortionate rates are
charged for the.transportation of goods
to the west.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

The situation in Natal is alarming.
Many colonists are sending their fami-
lies to Cape Town. The Zulus are
wa iting for the river to fall to cross in
torce. Col. Pearson has twelve hun
dred men with him, but has not been
heard from. 1t is said he had only
months provisions The natives re-
port that King Cettewago annihilated
1he entire force. 1t is believed that this
is only ruse of the kings to get the
natives Of Natal to rise. The Kaffirs in
other parts of the Cape are showing
uneasiness. Some refuse to work at
rret Ria, In the Transvaal. Newspa-
Pers report that an attack is feared,
put leading Cape papers regard the ac-
.lon OF the beers themselves as causing
me chief anxiety Fighting in At
snanistan continues, and the falling
.now Is favors the hostile tribes while
7" embarrasses the English.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07
MASSACHUSETTS.
Another Fraud.

Boston, March e.-What appears to
be another gigantic fraud has just come
to light. The Mystic Valley railroad
company, of Boston, was organized
some time since to build narrow
gauge road from this place to connect
with towns lying along the Mystic val
ley to the north of the city. But elev-
en- miles of road have been built thus
far, and this was charged at S28, 900
per mile on the books of the corpora
ton, though it was known that
the expenditures for every purpose had
not exceeded 5000 A thorough in
vestigation will now he in order.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07
CALIFORNIA.
No, Miss Meconologne's Remains

Not Miss Meteorological Remains.
San Francisco. March 6.-Fanny
McConologne, whose remains it was
supposed were found in a trunk at
Lynn, Mass, is in this city with her
parents, residing corner Harrison and
Twenty-third streets. They arrived
here five weeks ago from Boston. Miss
McConologne says that the error rs to
her whereabouts and supposed identi-
fication of her remains, arose from the
facL that shortly before starting fnr
CALIFORNIA she told some friends she did
not intend to make the through trip
but would return in n few days. Chief
of Police Fitzpatrick has telegraphed to
Superintendent Adams, of Boston, IN
accordance with the above facts.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

The greenbackers are confident they
can control the next house, and one of
them says they have positive assurances
that more than half dozen democrats
will refuse to go into the democratic
caucus, but will vote with them on or
ganization. Butler directs their sam-
paign. Morrison and Mills openly say
they will not vote for Randall, If nomi-
mated by caucus, and that several DEM
ocrats will Join them.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07
RUSSIA.
VIVA. Happsned Af.erwards.

What Happened Afterwards.
st. Petersburg, March GA tele-
gram from Tashkend states that after
the death Of Shere Ali at Mazarisherif,
bloody conflict broke out among the
followers of various pretenders to the
Afghan throne and the partisans Of
Yakoob Khan were victorious. 1t
was reported that Yakoob Khan and
two other pretenders had taken refuge
at Herat.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

Now If California could only break
of from the main land like an ice-
berg, and float away into the wide sea,
she would be perfectly contented. Ali!
happy thought, and one which smacks
OF poetic retribution. Let California
erect a great wall around its entire
boundary, and then it might make
secession success; besides, the wall
would at the same time ward off the
hated, slant-eyed celestial of tea-stained
complexion.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

Washington. March 6.-Ex-Senator
Patterson, of South Carolina, has de-
cided to make his home in Arizona.
Sherman, it is said, offered Patterson
the governorship of Arizona if he would
vote for the confirmation of Collector
Merritt, of New York, but the senator
spurned the offer. He anticipates no
further trouble from the state officials
of South Carolina.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

Ne,o Fork Money and Stock Murke.
New York, March 6--Silver-bars,
1899 greenbacks.
Silver Coin-5d14 discount.
Money-active 2t,@5.
Governments-steady.
Stocks closed firm.
Western Union, 104}, Quicksilver, IL;
Pacific, 13l; Mariposa, 2; wells-Fargo,
9s.; New York Central, 1l5t; Erie, 25s;
Panama, 1873; Union Pacific, "a; U. p.
bonds, 109s; Central Pacific bonds, 109;
Sutro Tunnel, 81.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07
NOVA SCOTIA.
Fatal Railway Accident

Athol, March Ga special train Of
English goods from Halifax collided
with the Quebec express south of this
station this morning. The engines of
both trains, and the cars were badly
wrecked. Driver Mcleod was killed,
Conductor Cameron fatally injured, and
several others badly hurt.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07
TURKEY.

Why Negotiations are Delayed.
Constantinople, March 6.-The porte
has sent circular to the powers de-
claring that the delay in the negotia-
tions relative to the Greek frontier is
attributable TO the non-accommodating
attitude of Greece.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

DIR. BLACKBURN, of yellow-fever
fame, is the coming man for governor
Of Kentucky. A majority of the dele
gates to the democratic convention are
already pledged to him.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

THE proviso in the sixth section of
the letter carrier act has been held by
the assistant attorney general for the
postoface department to apply only to
the establishment or discontinuance of
the free delivery system. 1t was not
intended to affect the pay of letter car
riers as fixed by the act.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

THE Windsor, Ontario, fish hatch
cry at Petit Cote. will shortly send out
twelve millions Of young white fish,
the greater portion Of which will be
deposited in the Detroit river.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

THEM York Tribune threatens the
country with another dose of cipher
kilograms. Wonder If any of them re-
fer to the next campaign and Tilden's
new ssbar'l.n
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

THE whole crop of wheat raised in
England, Ireland and Scotland last
year was only 90, 600, 900 bushels. This
year the United States will beat that
over 800, 600, 900.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

THE Washington correspondent Of
the Philadelphia Press is authority for
the announcements that Senator Cnan-
dler will be to the administration what
Senator Morton would have been had
he lived.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

THE boiler of Kepler's saw mill, near
Sullivan, ILL.,, exploded Thursday, de-
molishing the mill and machinery.
Jonah Baugher, the head sawyer, was
blown to atoms; fragments of his body
were scattered in all directions.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07
RHODE ISLAND.
Poor Purcell.

Newport, March 6.-The Catholic
clergy of this city are in favor of TAX
ing up collections to aid Archbishop
Purcell, of Cincinnati, out of his finan-
cial troubles.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

BERLIN correspondents mention va
rious rumors Of dissensions between
the car and czarowitch. The Vienna
Id9blatt even publishes the sensational
story that the czarowitch has been
charged with subversive political ton
dencies, and forbidden to quit the
palace,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

THE Michigan republican state con-
vention at Lansing on Thursday adopt
ed resolutions endorsing the financial
policy of the administration.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

THE New Jersey legislature will adj
journ the 14th Of this month. About
twenty-five bills have passed and re.
ceived the governors signature.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

1T is intimated at Washington that
President Hayes will follow the prece-
dent set by President Grant, and ex-
pend only such portion Of the river and
harbor appropriation as he deems wise.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

WHOEVER doubts that this is
Christian nation, let him glance at the
forgiving spirit of our congressional
pensioners. JEFF Davis has been PEN
stoned, and the extra session will prob
ably give old Sitting Bull a lift.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

JEFF DAVIS autobiography is the
next literary infliction The old sinner
fears that posterity will not do him
Justice. but we rather think it will
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

THERE is a movement on foot in
England to abolish the old hundred
weight of liz pounds and adopt the
'.cental'' or 100 pounds in its place.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

THE Theiss river, in Hungary. Is
still rising and 100000 acres of land
have been submerged.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

THE parliamentary discipline bill
continues to agitate the brains Of the
statesmen at Berlin.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

READ Ann Eliza Young's remarks
to Mrs. President Hayes, in our tele-
graphic columns.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

THE widow and daughter of Bayard
Taylor have arrived In New York
from Germany.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-07

GEN. SKoBELoFF has informed the
Turkish authorities that Adrianople
and Thrace will be evacuated In n
fortnight.