Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-01
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The potato crop is very certain to be
a large one in New Hampshire.
There have been twelve executions in
Russia during the past year for political
offenses.
There were twenty nine new cases of
yellow fever reported at Memphis on
Tuesday, and only seven deaths.
Agricultural depression in Belgium in
consequence of American competition
has brought down rents 25 per cent.
The New Hampshire State Teachers
Association will hold its annual meeting
at Keene, on October 18th and 10th.
The cotton crop this year is estimated
at 5,25O.O0o bales, which at the average
value of $50 bale will bring S230.000,-
900.
The loss to the government by under
valuation of all kinds of goods since the
repeal of the moiety law is estimated at
S25, 100000 annually.
| As sheep market Cincinnati stands
ahead Of all others in the country in the
number of head received. The receipts
for July were 100000 head.
Boston Detectives have arrested in
Brooklyn, N. Y, the fourth and last of |
the quartette of Italians who were con-
cerned in the murder of Mr. Frye.
! The farm buildings of Mr.. Samuel R.
Noyes, in Bow, N. H. were burned on
| Friday night Mr.. Noyes lost his life
in the burning buildings and foul play
is suspected.
orTen Gotham Of EpPags n i.J H ate ate
effects of which he died on Saturday.
He was % years of age and an employee
of Bunker's Hotel.
Fifteen sheep out of flock of sixty
belonging to William Dodge of Stoddard,
N. H. were killed by dogs on the 5th
inst, fifteen others were fearfully bitten,
and two are missing.
t By recent executive order $685.
< 200 acres of the public domain on the
northeastern bank of the Missousi river
n in Dakota Territory, has been thrown
open to settlement
It The Russian government is said to be
n on the point of signing contract with
|. the agents of certain American firms, for
d the construction of number of cruisers
# at cost of Sl0l, 100000
le Sir Edward Thornton, the English
re Minister at Washington. Hon. George
William Curtis of New York, and Hon.
k Richard H. Dana Of Boston, are visiting
IN Secretary Evarts at his Windsor farm.
1t is estimated that the South will
* raise this year more cotton by half a
cd million bales, twice as much sugar, and
as 100000 pounds more of tobacco, thar
ln was ever before raised in a single year.
= The noted s.Castle Thunder at Rich
% mQnd, Va, used during the war as ;
prison for both federal and confederat,
prisoners, was destroyed by fire on Tues
K day. The total loss of property vii
IS. reach $4,000.
~ Of the 6O.250.OO0 English-speakinI
'es people in the world, 1850. 900 are Epis
Gu copalians, 100000 are Methodists
is' 100000 Roman Catholics, 10000.
gu 600 Presbyterians, 100000 Baptist
~ and s7,000,0OO Congregationalists.
as A suit to recover S26.ol5,0 900 fror
cir the executors of the estate of W.
O'Brien has been commenced at Sa
,on Francisco. If the claimant should r,
na cover the twenty-six millions, be migl
no. almost afford to throw off the odd fftee
az THOUSAND.
in At target-shooting match at Clevt
tho land, Ohio, last week, young ma
ON named Herman Wassermeir, who ha
lie, charge of the target, was shot and il
be stantly killed by the accidental di
the charge of a rifle in the hands of one
led the marksmen.
Hon. James Boothby Burke Roacl
hat brother and heir to the second Baro
Ill, Forming of Ireland. has been killed b
on Indians on the Yellowstone river, whel
rth he had been hunting. Roach came I
led this country in May, and went west o
zed hunting tour.
zen The Rev. W. H. H. Murray told r,
son porter of the San Francisco Call Q
per Tuesday that his entire indebtedne.
pot would not exceed sl9, 1000; that he ha
to sufficient property to liquidate it, an
rye that he should return East in few day
all and put matters to rights.
are The dwelling houses, barns, out. builC
up ings, hay and grain of +. Hildreth an
j. Jessamen in the east part of Lisbor
mic n. H., were totally destroyed by fl
ur on Monday night. A defective Gimme
red is the supposed cause. Loss $4,000
'hn insured in the Royal Liverpool fC
the S25O0
up Rev. Petroleum V. Nasty was a
fos resled in Cincinnati Saturday evenir
at, by an oficious official, who thought
lao detected in Mr.. Locke some resemblan,
re- to suspicious character. He RENAME
ick in the.cell for about an hour, when
the was released by order of the Chief
vas Police.
~ u The following new counterfeits a
H. reported in circulation: 81 Nations
- Eagle Bank of Boston; So Globe N
: : tional Bank of Boston; So Dedha
! Sc National Bank of Dedham. Mass;
Southbridge National Bank of Soutl
bridge, Mass. So United States leg
The treasury notes of series of 1876.
W. Mr.. Scott, very good English autho
ngs ity, in his annual letter, estimates tt
lty' grain crops at a third loss the ave
IN age. amounting to loss of $4,000
eos 600, to the cultivators, and that Zoo
nat 900 quarters of wheat will be require
NY. from abroad. Mr.. Scott also estimat
'eV' that the deficiency in the potato crc
ION. will cause loss to cultivators of SIS
ION 100000 and the deficiency in bean
try, naas and rye q loss of Sl5 000 0O0