Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-07
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

President White, OF Cornell UnlVer-
sity. has been appointed Minister to
Germany.
Thirty men were killed by an explo-
sion in New Zealand coal mine last
month.
Chicago is the headquarters of a spec
ulating ring in breadstuffs, the members
of which are curse to the country.
The Princess Louise, it is announced
intends to leave Canada for England
once year to look after her pet pro-
jects of charitable nature.
President McMahou of France paid
for the entertainments he gave during
the exposition as president out of his
own pocket, and leaves office poor
man.
Judge Elliot, of the Kentucky court
of appeals, was shot and killed last
Wednesday in Frankfort. by man
against whom he had rendered decis-
ion.
Joe Johnston, they say. blushed to
the roots of his hair while he stood wait
ing as the two loyal men from Virginia
took the test oath till he could take the
modified oath.
The excess of exports over imports of
merchandise for FEBRUARY were $685.
1885 for the twelve months ending
February 29th. S393.655, 354. The
excess of exports over imports Of gold
and silver for February was S300,l56.
Colonel Aston, who was recently shot
in the Georgia state house in open day,
wrote letter to the New York Tribune
not long since in which he declared that
life and property we're as secure In that
state as in any part of the United
States.
A few years ago the Gar of Russia
sent the Emir of Afghanistan quantity
of lightning rods, and the Afghans put
| up the gilded points on their houses
without connecting them with the
ground The effect was not favorable
to Russian popularity.
A colored man, aged 81 years, near
Free Union, Va, is the father Of "a llv-
ing children, 10 of whom are boys and
IA girls. thirteen of the latter are moth
ers of twins. The number of his grand.
/ children reaches 100. Jacob Wheeler
is the name of the old man. He is now
living with his third wife, and works
hard every day.
"Old Abe the Wisconsin war eagle.
has safely reached his home at Madison
to which he returned after leaving Bos-
ton. 1t is said that he displayed little
enthusiasm on being led into his spa.
/ cious quarters in the basement of the
Capitol, and tapped his wings and
screamed national air or two, evident
ly glad to get home again.
The new tobacco tax is skillfully ar.
/ ranged. The government rebates the
whole tax on what is exported. The
present tax is twenty four cents, but af
/ ter May lst 1t will be sixteen cents
/ Manufacturers who have stocks on hand
that they paid twenty-four cents tax on
can ship them abroad, get the whole tax
taken off, and then import them agar
ohUSA ohO siAIOcu-CtHb tdA, saving clSu
cents pound.
The Springfield, Mass, Republican
says: Luke Bush of Westfeld has re
Gently sold eleven head of cattle who's,
aggregate weight was $4,000 pounds
for about $1,000. The heaviest pal
brought down the scales at over 5000
pounds. and the lightest weighed not les
than 1000. Seth Bush has in his barn
Is head which now weigh an average o
1000 pounds each, but are not yet con
sidered fat enought for market. A dozel
pair of Shelburne oxen and steers wer
lately shipped from Greenfield to Boston
! that weighed IN the aggregate 1876
pounds, or 2.S79 pounds per pair. On
pair weighed 1926 pounds"