Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-14
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

and given his back pay, he will realize
$4,000.
Madame Patterson Bonaparte wills
her large estate to her grandsons, Je-
rome and Charles j. Bonaparte.
The Pope has sent an autograph let
ter to Queen Victoria, welcoming her to
Italy and expressing good wishes for
her welfare.
The Treasury Department has issued
its 9th call for 5-2Os. Ten millions
more are called in, on which interest
will cease July 9.
The British force under Captain Cough
has defeated body of 5000 Afghans,
killing 400. The British loss is three
officers and three men killed and thirty
one wounded.
Hendricks has announced that he is
no longer candidate for the Vice Pres
idency. This is unwelcome news to the
Democrats, especially the Thurman and
TIlden faction.
Robert Bonner of the New York Led
ger. who has three hundred thousand
dollars worth of fine horses, has spec
ial veterinary surgeon, who is paid
$1,000 per annum.
LONDON April 5.-The Standards
despatch from Lahore reports that the
arrival of a British agent at Kabul
few days ago has had favorable infu-
ence on negotiations.
Rowell. the English pedestrian, has
sailed for home, taking with him So
900 as his share of the spoils of the
walking matches in which he has been
engaged in this country.
William Harris, one of the pedestri-
ans who took part in the six days con-
test at Louisville. died Thursday from
congestive chills, superinduced by ex-
haustion. He was second in the race,
making over 800 miles.
Paul Boyton has accomplished about
half of him voyage, swim. or float, from
Pittsburgh to New Orleans. He reach
ed the mouth of the Ohio river, nearly
1000 miles from Pittsburgh, at o'clock
on Saturday afternoon.
The town of Miragoane, Hayti, was
devastated by fire on the 10Th ultimo,
the entire place being destroyed. Be-
tween five and six thousand people were
rendered homeless, and the property
loss will aggregate S1,O00,O00.
A squadron of the Hussars was swept
away by the current while crossing the
Cabul River near Emellaabade, on
Monday last A lieutenant and forty
men are missing. Sixteen bodies have
been recovered up to the present time.
TIE Democratic candidate for Mayor
of Little. Rock, Arkansas, John G..
Fletcher by name. says that if the Pres
idential contest should be between Grant
and Tilden he should support Grant,
and that hundreds of old Confederates
are of the same mind.
The British troops in South Africa
have meet with another serious reverse.
A convoy of supplies was attacked by
1000 Zulus last month. Forty-one Brit
ish soldiers were killed and twenty miss
ing. The British also lost twenty wag-
on loads of supplies.
Nearly $6O.OOO,O0O worth of the
per cent. bonds were taken last week,
closing out the amount devoted to the
refunding of the 8 29s. The total
amount of per cents. taken now amounts
to S55O,O00,00O, of which S35O,OOO.-
600, have been subscribed for since the
first of last January.
Several important municipal elections
were held in Ohio, Monday, and the
Republicans generally swept the field
by increased majorities. Columbus wa:
carried by them for the first time since
1858. The Republicans also carried
Cincinnati, Cleveland. and other cities
The Revolutionary has begun.
Horace Greeley loaned $4,000 tc
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt many years age
and on Mr.. Greeley's death the deb
was regarded by the administrators O
his estate as worthless. On Saturday
Mr.. Vanderbilt met the two daughter
of Greeley by appointment and paid thu
amount, with interest, in all about SOL
600.
Capt. Boyton is attracting immense
crowds and giving his life-saving sui
another big advertisement, as he float;
along en- route down the Ohio and Miss
issippi rivers for New Orleans. He en-
tered the Allegheny river at Freeport
Pa, month ago, some miles above Pitts
burgh, and has now reached point be
low Evansville. Ind.
A remarkable case of conscience ha
just been shown by man who. Will
living in Vermont town some 20 year
ago, contracted several large debts whicl
he was unable to pay. and, though the,
were long outlawed and almost forgotten
he now returns with ample means an,
disposition to pay not only the princi
pie but the interest also.
CHICAGO. April During thunde
storm this evening a meteor, which look
ed while in the air about foot in diam
eter, fell to the ground on the south sid
bursting into many pieces just befor
striking. 1t was white with heat ant
the fragments resembled clinkers. Tn
wire of a telephone connecting two bust
ness houses on the south side was strucl
by lightning about the same time, an,
the electric fluid entering the Office play
ed havoc with the furniture.
The other evening Willis Welch, liv
ing with A. E. Riley. in Franklin. wa
putting up team in the dark, when h
was kicked, the blow coming on tn
forehead, making a hole through tn
skull over the left eye. A large poe
of blood showed where he fell and la
for some time, but when found he wa
leading horse and partially bewild
cred he soon after became consciou;
and has remained so nearly all the tim
since. No hopes are entertained Of hi