Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-12
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Monumental Park. Cleveland, is now
lighted with the electric light
General Grant will arrive in San
Francisco, in the City of Peking. about
the lst of June.
The sanitary condition of the South
ern cities is being improved to prevent
ravages by yellow fever.
The Republican State tax in Massa-
chusetts will be only 100000 this
year, against Sl,000,0OO last year.
A servant girl of DR.. Fuller. of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, sold books valued at $500
out of his library to the ragman.
The Massachusetts State Prison work.
shops took fire on Saturday, and were
injured to the extent of $40, 200.
Col. Thomas A. Scott has salary of
100000 as president of seven rail-
ways. The Pennsylvania Central pays
about one fourth of the amount.
1t is estimated that in the numerous
manufacturing establishments of Taun-
ton, Mass, nearly 1000 more men are
employed than one year ago.
The London and Westminster Bank,
May 2, purchased five millions of Uni
ted States four per cents at IL. This
bank now holds thirty-fve millions of
four per cents.
The consumption of spirits, wine and
beer in Great Britain and Ireland during
the year 1878 rose to the enormous total
of l,l90,8S6,4Ol gallons, appraised to
be worth $7lO,944,50O.
A mysterious fire occurred early on
Monday in the interior of the Baptist
church at North Adams. Mass, which is
said to have started in the large organ.
The loss was $4,000; insurance $780,
900.
Theodore B. Weber, who was shot
in lawyers Office at Chicago. Thurs
day, by the woman Roberts during the
trial of her suit against him for seduc-
ton, died Friday. and his murderer has
been held for trial.
The Grand Trunk Railway freight
sheds at Stratford, Canada, were destroy
ed ON Monday by an explosion of pow
der About fifty freight cars were de-
molished !; two men were killed outright
and several were more or less injured.
At Newport, R. l., about 2 o'clock on
Saturday morning, fire broke out in
the extensive stables occupied by James
Colvin, on State street. The fire spread
to the adjoining buildings, and fifty out
of eighty horses and much other proper
| ty were burned.
The Bradley fertilizer company con-
sumes, annually, 10000 tons of bones
and dried flesh. Their sales of phos-
plate last year amounted to $4,000 tons.
This company is the largest manufac-
turer of commercial fertilizers in the
United States.
One of the most aristocratic colored
weddings that has taken place in this
country was that, at Cincinnati the
other night, of George Jackson to q
daughter of Robert Gordon, wealthy
coal dealer. Mrs. Gordon presented the
dusky bride with 100000 in bonds and
a handsome residence.
Queen Victoria's palace at Windsor
contains 100000 worth of royal plate
The collection includes gold service
for l4O persons, ordered by George ~.
shield formed of snuf-boxes, worth
$45, 900, 80 dozen plates worth $4,000
an Indian peacock of precious stones
valued at $4,000, and Tippoo's foot
stool, tigers head with solid lingo
of gold for his tongue.
The letters of winter have held fas
on the Lakes. On the 30th, five pro
pellers started from Buffalo, bound fo
the upper lakes, but we're only able t.
get about three miles out owing to tn,
accumulation of ice which extended
above Erie. Four steam barges in TOW
bound for Buffalo were near Point Abb
no, unable to make further Roadway
The wind was blowing southwest anC
the weather was very cold.
PoUGHKEEPsIe, n Y, May 1.-Th
elephant Bolivar, of Van Amburgh'
menagerie, was attacked by came
while the exhibition was in progress a
Rawlings, day or two ago, and tn
elephant was badly injured. The cam
ell caught the elephants trunk in hi
teeth, and lacerated it in terrible man
ner. The camel had to be choked will
chains before he would let 60. The ele
plant, which, it is said, cost $4,000
is still suffering severely from his wounds
During the fight the audience was panic
stricken. The roar of the elephant coul
be heard long distance.
The Philadelphia Times says: "At
ter the London Circus train had let
Washington. Pa, and had traverse
about thirty miles. full-sized Brazilia
jaguar, beast more ravenous and fero
cious than tiger, escaped from his Gag
on fat car and bounded into tn
woods. A tramp, who had secrete
himself on the car, opened the cage. a.
lowing the animal its liberty. Abou
twenty of his fellow-tramps had bee
. previously elected from the train, and
7 is supposed he committed the act fc
spite. The mangled remains of ma
we're afterward found near tho railroad
supposed to be victim Of the animal.
4 Mrs. Sarah ]. Hale, who for half
century was editor of Godey's Lady
: Book, died at Philadelphia on Wedne
day evening the 30th ult.. at the age
: 81 She was born in 1896 in the tow
of Newport, N. H., and was married
the age of nineteen to Mr.. David Hal
$ distinguished lawyer of her nati1
place. He died in 1922, eight yea
n after their marriage, leaving his wido
5 with FIVE young children dependent u
g on her exertions for support. She d
a voted herself to literary work. and b
+ came the author of humorous volum
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