Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-13
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

landed at New York last week. This is
TO be converted as fast as possible into
American eagles.
Gen. Grant and his party reached Yo- !
semitic last Thursday evening. where they |
were received with salutes and music. |
The population and the tourists IN the
valley turned out to meet them, and they !
were given a, reception.
A child perfect in health and form,
was recently born in New York, that
weighed at birth only II ounces. An
other instance of a small baby, is that
of Swanton, Iowa, baby that weighs
only "a ounces.
A boiler explosion occurred at the
cotton gin Of L. B. White, near Middle
burg. N. c., October 4th. by which three
colored men were killed, their bodies
being frightfully mangled, and portions
of them scattered for some distance
around
AS the shaft was being lowered in
the Tioga Mine, at Bodie, CAL, on Fri
day. with nine men on board, the engine
escaped the control of the engineer, and
the men fell to 500 foot level. One
man was killed and all were injured in
such a manner as to warrant the belief
that they will not recover.
Thirteen tramps. armed with rocks
and other missiles, boarded train on
the Maine Central railroad, near Lewis
ton, last Saturday. and de6ed the con-
UuCuUr co ousU Inem. AIJer running
some distance the train halted on the
iron bridge, and help was called for,
when the tramps left the cars. Several
arrests were made.
A great aquatic contest will take place
at Lake Chatauqua on Friday. the 9th,
the greatest oarsmen living. Hanlan and
Courtney, contesting for purse of $4,000.
to be known as the "Hop Bitters prize. -
which is given by the Hop Bitters CON-
pany of Rochester, N. Y, company
that has displayed great liberality in
encouraging athletic sports of the best
class
Professor Wise, of aeronautical fame,
accompanied by George Burr, teller Of
st. Louis Bank. st. Louis, Mo-, made
an ascent in balloon from Lindell Park
in that city, on Sunday, Sept %. anc
up to Tuesday of this week both were
missing. The balloon was last seer
about twenty miles south of Chicago
and it is thought that it occupants met
their death in Lake Michigan.
| Utica Herald: 'As the current now
sets the dimensions of Cornell's plurality
will be something astonishing. We be
lieve that on popular vote tomorrow
the Republican candidate for governo
would be elected by fifty thousand plu
rality. Every tendency in the drift o
events at present makes it probable tina
the plurality will be even larger. am
the actual majority for Cornell in tn
. state quite as large as that which Rob
inson received in 1876"
The excuse of hard times and bushes
stagnation will no longer avail in spil
itual duties. The crowds at our summe
} places of resort have been greater thi
, year than ever. money is more abur
dant in New York than for many year
!, previous ".Real estate is rising ever
day." "The balance of trade is in OF
t favor 1.-The crops are the create.
s after harvested "The hotels al
+ crowded with purchasers of goods.
!, 1.-The iron manufacturers were never $
!. busy" These are some of the dali
utterances of the press.
: The Oakland California; 7a1bu
l gives the following reason why Den
b Kearney wilted in regard to his Graz
r efigy: Captain Jack Crawford, IL
poet scout. is a great admirer of Gener
: Grant. When he heard of Kearney
threat he went to Kearney's head-qua
tiers. Not finding him there Crawfol
left the following message with Kea
+ ney's representative Tell him that
e he ever burns General Grant in efig
d or even attempts to perpetrate that i
dignity, | will make it my business
: kill himP Jacks reputation for veraci
9 and skill in the handling of weapon
Q good, and, therefore, Kearney crawis
t ed"
o DENVER, Colorado, Oct. z. The ele
! ton in this State on Tuesday was f
W Supreme Judge and County officer
1t The day passed very quietly, not mo
/ than half the vote being polled. Retur
+ come in slowly. The indications a
,e that the Republicans have carried ever
It thing. Ex-Governor Routt. Charms
$. of the Republican State Committee, es
mates the majority for Beck for Suprel
Judge at nearly 5000. gain of 20
over last years vote. In Arapah
TT county the Republicans elected eve
d man. as also in Gilpin, Wild and La
mer. In Lasanimas the Democrats f;
It behind last years vote about 200. The
t. was little interest in the contest, as t
State ticket contained but one nan
n that of Beck
a. A terrible accident occurred at I
r County Fair Grounds, Adrian. Mich.
the afternoon of Thursday last. Abe
~ two thousand people had assembled OF
q. newly-erected grand stand to witness
ar races, when the centre of the stand ga
We way with crash. the front part fall
into the river, precipitating the mass
!; people into the ruins. Sixteen perso
- were killed outright, and seventy-f
: others were seriously wounded. some
- q them. 1t is feared. fatally. The arc
f. tect of the grand stand is the pers
= blamed for the casualty. The sta
es was built unusually light to admit
W space for the exhibition of wagons a
OF carriages underneath. The limb
re were simply spiked together, instead
W being morticed and braced.
:, New York. Oct. s. A San Francis
vi dispatch states that the schooner PAUL
~ Collins arrived on Monday from
ou A rata 0noan Gant Canda -.ax.o.k.