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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27
THE BLACKyILLE SHOOTING.

The special agent of the Post Office De-
partment has made his official report of
the attempted murder of Postmaster Nix,
at Blackville, S. G. After giving the de-
tails of the crime, and of facts in con,
nection Herewith, he says: From all
the facts and attendant circumstances of
the case. it would appear that the shoot
ing was the result of a well-understood
arrangement to murder an official of
the United States government, simply
because of his color, as we'll as his pol
itics, which was Objectionable to most
of the leading spirits of the commun-
ity. He says moreover, that neither
of the two county newspapers took any
notice of the affair, as worthy even of
mention and that no action was taken
by the Grand Jury of the County Court,
which was in session at the time of the
shooting. and no attempt of any charac-
ter appears to have been made to appre-
bend Williams, the assailant, who lives
within short distance of town. More
than all this, he states that such is the
intolerant spirit of the community, that
the information on which he bases his
report was only secured ION the condi-
ton that our informants' names should
not be divulged," for otherwise their
lives would certainly be placed in jeop-
ardy." Is this true To what then are
we coming? To the battles of 1861
Possibly-certainly. unless personal pro-
lection in lawful pursuits is as we'll as
sured to all citizens of every color, and
race, and condition, in their oaon coun
try. as it is in foreign lands. Let the
facts be looked squarely in the face. anC
the issue be made directly. in the cam
paign of 1880.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27
AN INCIDENT OF THE MICHIGAN
DISASTER.

A St. Adams Messenger correspond
ent at Richford sends the following -
Among the killed at the late accident on
the Michigan Central railroad were Mos
es Green Of Potion, P. @, and VIM.
Elkins of Lowell, Mass, and formerly of
Troy, this state. VIM. Buggy, of Troy,
was terribly injured, having one leg and
thigh badly crushed. Green and Elkins
were cousins, the latter formerly lived
in Potion or Troy. Buggy was BROTH
er-in-law of Green, his wife being Green s
sister. Green's mother was an Elkins,
cousin of O. N. and W. G. Elkins of
North Troy After the death of her first
husband, Green's father, she married
George Tisdell Of Potion, with whom she
now lives. Young Green went to Man.
chester, N. H., few years ago, and
while there became acquainted with and
married young lady of Irish extraction,
whose parents, or friends. live across the
lake in Beekmantown. near Plattsburgh
N. Y. The girl was smart. neat and
handsome, but somewhat lacking in edu
cation. After his marriage Green re
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

The quarterly circular of Messrs. Dun,
Barlow & Co. is very cheerful reading.
1t shows that, as compared with the cor
responding period of 1878, the third
quarter of 1879 exhibits decrease of
1851 in the number of business failures
in the United States, and of $4l, OOO,-
900 in the amount of liabilities. That
is to say, the failures are less by more
than one-half, and the liabilities less by
more than three-fourths. than they were
during the three months ending Sept.
80, 1878. Of course, the pending re-
peal of the Bankrupt law made the fail
ures registered during the third quarter
of last year abnormally large; but when
we find that the average of the same
quarter for the preceding four years
show double the number of failures and
more than three times the amount oil
liabilities just recorded. the improvement
! becomes sufficiently manifest. The only
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

No wonder the prices in bread stuffs
have advanced and fear Is entertained
that we shall come little short before
another autumn. Saturdays report from
New York shows that seven European
steamers leaving that day carried out
over 100000 bushels of grain, 10000
sacks of -four, 1881 quarters and 15O
tons of beef The exports on the same
day from Baltimore were GAG, 900 bush.
els of wheat and 20, 900 bushels of corn
The aggregate clearings at the Baltimore
clearing. house for the last week were
$4,000, 000-an increase of over So,
100000 over the corresponding week o.
last year.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

The N. Y. Republicans who are
aggrieved because of the nomination of
A. B. Cornell for Governor of that State,
have issued spirited manifesto in
which-while they heartily indorse the
platform enunciated by the recent SYRIA
cuse conventiOn-they rehearse their
troubles and ADVISE those of like mind
as themselves to scratch the head of the
ticket. The disaffection comes at a
most inoppotune time, for victory at
this time is but the precursor of great
err triumph in 1880. But we have faith
to believe the manifesto will have but
little weight with disinterested and
fair minded voters and that the prophesy
that Cornell will be elected, as made by
Evarts and other N. Y. statesmen, will
be realized. In this last event Tilden
will disappear from the political stage
and four years more of Republican rule
assured.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

The Republican press drought the
country, with but few and isolated ex-
ceptions, mentions the departure of
Thurman of Ohio from the United States
Senate as blessing to the country, and
the N. Y. Tribune takes occasion to
accelerate his journey through the little
end of the horn in the following rhetori-
cal defamation. exit Allen G.. Thur
man, the most despicable demagogue of
them all. By the side of him General
Ewing towers high in conscious sincerity.
weak and laundering though he be. By
appears creditable person, for he had
not clear ideas or convictions to sacrifice
Mr.. Thurman has both. He was capa-
BILE of being statesman, and deliberate
ly preferred to be a beaten and disgrace
ed rival of smallpox demagogues. He
has earned his fate, and not an unset
fish regret will be felt for his fall by
any creature between the two oceans. u
These words will make the Honorable
Bilks vince. Like Thurman they have
sinned against light. Like him they
have chosen to be demagogues.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27
DEnEB unvVo IEHHdo.

Freighting business is said to be very
active on Lake Champlain, and there is
great Demand for boats at increased
freight rates.
George L. Russell of Rutland, recov-
ers $1,000 damages because the supply
of water for his mill was lessened by
being partly diverted to village use.
That was lonesome looking load of
lager beer kegs which went through the
streets of Brattleboro Wednesday after
noon, bearing the mysterious legend,
CLOSED
Hon. Walter G. Dunton, judge of the
supreme court, has resigned. to take
effect Oct. %. 1t is not intimated yet
who Governor Proctor will appoint as
his successor.
A notable indication or the revival of
local prosperity is the unusually large
number of buildings erected in the city
the past season. number greater than
for several years Burlington Free
Press
The following criminals have been
sentenced by the Chittenden county
court: Edward Green, larceny. three
years in State Prison; John Jackson,
larceny. two years in State Prison; AL
exander Fecoy, larceny, ninety days in
House of Correction.
The fall of staging at West Pawlet
quarries the other day let John Thomas
and Dennis McCormick's down thirty.
FIVE feet upon the rocks. Mccormick
collar bone was broken. his head cut,
and he is injured internally. Thomas
had his head cut, several ribs broken
was otherwise badly bruised.
Hon. Bradley Barlow, president and
general manager OF the Southeastern
railroad, has offered reward of $1,000
for the conviction of whoever placed OBJ
structions on the track of the Sorel divi
sion, near Roxton, ON the might of DC
tober 10th, causing the derailment of al
engine and six cars laden with ties.
Eliza Bennett of Pownal, an old I'm
HdTIleu WVudu was run oFer ny Trail
of cars, recently, and both her legs an(
an arm were so horribly mangled tina
amputation was necessary. She diet
within two hours after the operation
She was conscious to the last, and ex
pressed a willingness and desire to die
sfor." said she, mo one cared for m,
before, and they would have cared les
for me now"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

Great Britain's exports to this coun-
try for the last fiscal year were valued
at Sill, 100000, while the exports from
this country amounted to 1888, 100000.
The figures are very disturbing to Eng
lish newspapers and all the sophistry
and excuses imaginable are perverted in
one way or another to make it appear
that the future prospect of those islands
of the sea are not doomed to unprece-
dented hard times. Parliament should
import some American Greenbackers-
they can be spared at home just now-tO
tell them of fat panacea that cures all
the ills and lifts all the burdens of the
people.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

The Ute war has come to pause
perhaps to an end though that is not
so certain. The buildings of the White
River agency are found to be in ashes
and the bodies of the agent and his as
sistants have been discovered; the women
and children are missing. The Indians
have dispersed in small bands and their
head chief, who seems to have been in
no wise responsible for the outbreak,
orders them to cease all hostilities, an
order which they appear to be inclined
for the time being to obey. He wants
the soldiers stopped and peace com
mission to investigate; and the latest
reports are that they will stop because
q winter campaign is impracticable. But
no terms should be made with the Utes
till the women and children are found
and the murderers of the agent and his
comrades have been surrendered anc
brought to punishment. There are vagu,
reports Of an Indian outbreak in New
Mexico by the Apaches but no trust
worthy details have been as yet reported
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

Judge Freeman says that the public
have no idea of the extent of the lottery
business. The Postmaster at N. Y.
states that some of the lottery agents
in that city receive as many as 1000
letters containing money in one day,
and that the sale of tickets is carried on
openly, although it is unlawful to do so
and renders the parties engaged in ii
liable to criminal prosecution. The
subject will be called to the attention
of Congress, and it will be no fault Of
the Post Office authorities if the mails
continue to be used to carry on the
lottery business.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

The National Greenback party has
dwindled into utter insignifcance and
there is no longer any fear that it will be
q troublesome factor in the next cam
its force; in Iowa it comes out of the
election with one Representative only
in Ohio it disappeared altogether in
many counties and succeeded in none ;
in Massachusetts, it is being fondled in
the interest of Butler, but when the
campaign in that State is ended it will
exist no longer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

large party to follow them. Among this
last the Bradford papers stated were the
cream of the working class in that town.
Whereupon they are solemnly assured
that they fly to worse evils than those
left behind. and that they evil be COM
PEELED to work in every American ma
chine shop from 6 a. m. to 9 p. m" The
folly or ignorance of such statements as
this is only equalled by that of Lord
Beaconsfeld about the migration Of
millions of American landowners to the
Paradlsaic soil Of Canada. 1t is gratui-
tous folly, too, for the British workman
is not likely to change his home for life
without knowing accurately all about
the hours of labor, wages and soil Of the
country he is going to. If he does he is
more of stolid animal than we take
him for, and Lord Beaconsfeld knows
him better than we do, after all.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

In none of his previous canvasses has
General Butler been so closely watched
and so promptly answered. He has bit
terly attacked, for instance, the Massa-
chusetts reading and writing quali6ca-
ton, as an infringement upon the right
of suffrage. But somebody has unearth-
ed an old speech made in the House of
Representatives in 1869, in which he
said at is we'll that Massachusetts
requires that her citizens should read
and write before being permitted to
vote" Again, the General boasted in
the speech with which he opened the
campaign that the Middlesex Mills, Of
which he is director, never had a
strike, and but one cut down of wages.
Investigation shows that during little
more than five years the workmen in the
Middlesex Mills have been subjected tc
cut downs five in number, amounting in
the aggregate to A per cent 1t is 6
little odd that man so shrewd should
make careless statements which can bt
so easily refuted we say careless, fol-
no one who knows General Butler viii
think him capable of intentional misrep
resentations-or hardly any one.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

turned to Potion, and took possession of
large farm. left him by paternal
uncle, and situated near that Of Tisdell.
his step father. Mrs. Tisdell, it appears,
did not like her sons wife, and she en-
deavored. by every means in her power
to cause trouble between them. About
three weeks ago, she and Green succeed
ed in persuading the latter's wife to take
trip to Beekmantown to visit her
friends. The young wife was 10th to 60,
and only consented upon the solemn
promise of her husband that he would
join her in few days with their team.
Green accompanied his wife to Manson
vile station upon her departure, and the
two parted in an afectionate manner.
the husband renewing his promise to
join his wife in few days. A day or
two after his wife's departure. Green
went to Manchester and Lowell and per-
suaded Buggy and Elkins to go with
him to California. They started, and
the Michigan Central disaster put a
period to their journey. There is great
excitement in Potion, Sutton and Troy
over the affair, and every one blames
Mrs. Tisdell, but the unnatural mother
declares that she had rather it would be
as it is than to have her son again live
with his wife. After Mrs. Green's ar.
rival at Beekmantown, she wrote to hel
husband. The letter was very affection
ate, though faulty in photography.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

When General Grant was informed Of
the Republican victory in Ohio, he re-
marked with emphasis Ewing, as rep
resented of false and dangerous financial
doctrines, deserved defeat. For many
years the country has been struggling
to reach a sound financial basis, and il
is inexcusable in any man to take a
position which would again debase cur.
rencY and impair the public credit.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27
s.Don,tknow half their value. :,

ssThey cured me of ague, biiiousness and kidney
complaint as recommended. had half bottle left
which nsedfor my two little girls who the doctors
and neighbors said could not be cured. would have
lost both of them night if | had not given them
Hop Bitters. They did them much good continu-
ed their until they were cured. That is why say
YOU do know half the value of Hop Bters and do
not recommend them high enough."-B, Rochester,
Y See other column.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27
BARTON, W., OCT. u, 1879.

The United States stands third in the
list Of those countries doing business
with japan. The returns for the year
ending June 80. 1879, as summarized
by the Toxic journals, show that the
importations from this country amounted
to S9,437,9S5. The largest expectation
was to this country. 1t amounted to
1895, 627, and consisted chiefly of tea
and raw silk.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

The English press are making use of
good many unjusti6able expedients to
deter wOrkiDgmcn from emigrating to
this country. A batch of skilled me-
chanics came from Bradford to Philadel-
phia early in August and wrote home
accounts so encouraging as to induce a
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

y
sales of wool at Boston have amounted
to 1925, 800 pounds, against 32.207.-
500 for the same weeks in 1873. The
receipts last week foot up 6,O23 bales
against 3,628 for the week in 1878.
There were sales of about 100000
pounds of fall California. to 'arrive. !"
The advance in wool is caused entirely
by the demand for consumption.
Only year ago, thousands of skilled
iron workers were tramping from town
to town, and idly parading our streets
begging for work of any kind at any
price. Things have strangely altered
in this short time. and the present con-
dition of the iron trade is now an old
story almost. Factories which have been
silent for years resound once more with
the hum of activity the lurid glow Of
furnaces in all our manufacturing cen
tres again lights up the night as in good
old days the demand for American 10
comotives is now greater than it has
been at any time for seven years, ant
the iron ship building trade has received
a new impetus. All these causes hav,
had the combined effect of giving worl
to all the unemployed of last year. ant
skilled labor is daily becoming. or, in
decd, has already become, most Difficult
to find.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

Massachusetts, is considerably stirred
again this fall on electing or not electing
B. F. Butler, governor. The State is
being vigorously canvassed by Butler
and his friends and he will have large
though not majority vote. There are
some things about Butler that make him
popular. and there are some who desire a
change. for the sake of change. in the
administration of the affairs of the State
The party that is following Butler while
it contains, some good men. is really a
political rag-mufin organization, and
deserves to be beaten.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

The nation has escaped slavery, es-
capped war, wadod through the democrat
ization which inevitably follows war,
has met and settled the enormous diff.
culties of reconstruction, has gone
through the shadow of commercial death
and is reascending the heights of pros
perity, has met the temptation of the
devil in the shape of dishonest and
corrupting money, and at length stands
ON firm ground. During this long march
it has been under the Republican ban.
ner. 1t was inevitable that in SO vast
and prolonged campaign amid new and
unaccustomed positions mistakes should
be made. But, in the main, every great
principle established, every national evil
throttled or destroyed, has been substan.
TALLY the result of Republican rule
There can be no doubt of the verdict Of
history.-Beecher.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27

qualification to the bright outlook is to
be found in the doubt whether the great
ly diminished range of insolvency may
lot be due to prosperous speculation as
much as to the sounder condition of
legitimate business, and whether, as the
report puts it, the recovery they Illus
trate is not too rapid to be permanent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27
NOTES OF BUSINESS.

With the close of navigation this year
sharp rise in freights by rail is ex-
pected to take place.
The business at the Great Falls, mills
looks promising. Three hundred new
looms will be added to the present equip
ment, and in running order before Dec l..
Owing to the large demand for Howe
scales, at Rutland, the company have
been obliged to work nights lately, to
catch up with orders that are pressing
to be filed.
The Miller Brothers cutlery works Of
Meridian, Conn.,, are behind in orders
for pocket cutlery $4,000 dozen. Instead
of adding one story to the factory it is
now decided that two will be needed.
Enormous quantities Of food produced
in the United States are assuming the
form of manufactures before expectation
Dessication and canning are applied tC
fish, Holsters, oysters. etc., yielding large
exports from both the Pacific and Atlantic
coasts in prepared state.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works Of
Philadelphia have at the present time
no less than $3.50 names on the me
chanics' pay roll. This is the larges
manufacture for any one year sine,
1873. Over hundred locomotives ar,
now in the course of construction at tn,
works.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
:illed and Baggage Master Belts seriously

killed and Baggage Master Belts seriously
wounded. = q u
A man named Henry Summers, living
seven miles west of Nebury, VIVA, was
instantly killed on the @4th inst, by the west
bound freight train. He was picking coal
on the track and did not see the train. He
leaves a wife and five children in destitute
circumstances.
A freight train ran through trestle near
Brownsville, Tenn, on the 4th inst, killing
the engineer, Frank Riley, and wounding
the fireman and brakeman.
Valentine Burke, aged 81 years, was in
stautly killed at Rowlsburg, on : the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad by falling off q
ballast train, the train passing over him.
The engine, tender, baggage car and first
coach of the eastbound night express on the
Grand Trunk railway was ditched two miles
from Smiths Creek, Mich. on the night Of
the 10Th ult. Brakeman Robert Wilson was
killed instantly and Thomas Cowan, fire.
man, fatally scalded; Engineer Walters was
slightly scalded. No passengers were in
jured. The accident was caused by the
removal of a rail. Henry Hines and Michael
Kign, section men, recently discharged were
arrested oa suspicion Of being the guilty
parties.
A land slide on the Lehigh Valley rail-
road, near Pittston, Pa, on the goth ult,
threw a locomotive of the New York pas
senger train from the track, killing the
engineer, Nicholas Chillinger, and seriously
injuring the fireman.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10

has not always been yours. I remember
only six years before the war your law
authorized marshals of the United States to
20 through all our households and hunt tor
fugitive slaves. Itdid not only that, but it
empowered marshals to call a posse CONT.
atus, and to call upon all the bystanders
to join in the chase; and your Democratic
attorney general declared in an opinion, in
1854, that marshal of the United States
might call to his aid Etheswhole posse, in.
Guiding soldiers and sailors and marines of
the United States, to join in the chase and
to hunt down the fugitive. Now, fellow
members of the house, If for the purpose of
making slavery eternal, you could send
your marshals and could summon posses
and use the armed forces of the United
States, by what face or grace can You tell US
Us that in order to procure freedom in elec-
tions and peace at the polls, you cannot use
the same marshal with his armed posse?
But I refrain from discussing the merits of
the proposition. I have tried in this hur-
ried and unsatisfactory way to give my
ground of opposition to this legislation.
As Mr.. Garfield resumed his seat, he was
again loudly applauded on the Republican
side and in the gall cries.