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

IL ne severe WluG0r SOutn mas caused
an advance in the price of oysters.
Many of the oysters beds are frozen over
and cannot be worked.
The snow drifts on the railroads in
western New York are said to be enor-
nous. in some places reaching far above
the tops of the cars.
1t is reported that one night last
week an Indiana farmer was killed while
in bed by meteoric stone, which came
through the roof of his house.
The North Wales Miners Association
has resolved to vote ct to every men,
Der of the union who desires to emigrate
to America, and ETA to emigrants to
Australia.
A railway train fell into the River
Arda, in European Turkey, on the 18th.
A Russian General, several other officers
and 200 private are reported to have
been killed.
General James Shields has been NOM
mated for the United States Senate by
the Missouri Legislature. It will make
the third State that he will have repre-
sented in the Senate.
A woman at Fairfield, Me-. aged 40,
is the mother of seventeen children.
Inside of year she gave birth to two
at different times, married off two, and
lost three by death.
1t is alleged that the remains of A.
L. Stewart were recovered eight days
after they were stolen. and that the sum
paid the thieves was between thirty -fve
and forty-fve thousands dollars.
The Memphis appeal notes that while
there are 20,000,OOO acres of land in
Tennessee unoccupied and untitled,
strong men are begging from house to
house in that city for employment.
Tuesday morning a young lady drop
ped dead at Beacon Mills. Ontario. On
hearing the news, her lover committed
suicide, and the mother of the young
lady, on seeing her corpse, also drop
ped dead. 1t was a most remarkable
case.
An execution of two of the Molly
Maguires took place at Mauch Chunk
on Tuesday of last week. A reprieve
from Gov Hartranft arrived one-half
minute after the drop fell. The re-
prieve was until the following Monday.
Mrs. Emily G.. Nathan, widow of the
rich banker who, was murdered in 1870
and whose murderers were never found
out, died on Friday last. She belonged
to one of the oldest Jewish families in
New York, and was much esteemed for
her charities.
Texas ranks third among the wool
producing States, having 3,674,OOO
sheep, and so treading closely on the
heels of Ohio. California leads, Of
course. Nueces county, Texas has more
sheep in its limits than any other coun.
ty in the Union-656,OOO.
A thorough going infdel, who had nc
religious belief whatever, and was glad
that he hadn't any, was recently strick
en- with paralysis at his house, a few
miles west of Utica. When he recover
ed consciousness and powers of speech
his first request was that some one woul(
read him chapter of the Bible.
At noon On Friday eight prisoner
attempted to escape Jail at Owenton
KY, by knocking down the jailors'
brother, Robert Moore, who had charge
and fled; but Moore, regaining his fee
drew revolver and fired, killing Will
liam Sawders, a burglar. as he was jump
ing out of window.
Ulrich, who Is said to be the mos
expert engraver and the most danger
Gus counterfeiter in the world, has beef
arrested in New York. He has alread,
served one term in prison for counter
feitlng. A confederate named Cole
who has made fortune by passing
counterfeit money, was taken will
Ulrich. and the pair were lodged il
Jail.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S annual state
ment of the precious metals produced
in the States and Territories west of tn
Missouri river. including British Co
lumbia, and the receipts in San Fran
cisco from the west coast of Mexico dur
ing 1873, shows the aggregate product
to be as follows: Gold, S39. 1856, 23l
silver. $3S,736,36 lead, s3.452,OOO
the total being less by sl7,267 Is:
than for 1877.
George W. Eastman, conductor O
the morning train up from Plymouth O
the Boston, Concord & Montreal rail
road, died suddenly Sunday Afternoon
in Campton. He was driving out at tn
time, and was seized by a Sudden at
tack of heart disease, dying in few
minutes. The deceased was prominen
Mason, member of the Ettleton com
mandery, was widely known and ha,
been connected with the road for man,
years. He leaves wife and thre
children.
A Deadwood special says that intens
Indignation is manifested throughou
the whole country, even by the advo
Gates of determination, over the barbar
Gus treatment of the Cheyenne prisoner
at Camp Robinson, near there. Previou
to the recent outbreak and slaughter
information is authentic that the Indian
were nearly destitute of clothing, depriv
ed of food or fire for five or six day
and of water twenty-four hours, an
that the windows were removed fror
their prison through the cold weathe
to freeze them to subsection
Mrs. Mary Hyslop, wife of Robel
Hyslop, a well-known farmer of MOI
folk county, Va, was frightened t
death, on the 18th inst, be being chas
ed by a horse. The horse had bee
turned loose in lot near the dwelling
and was amusing himself chasing
!, small calf. Mrs. HYslop went out i