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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16

It is the belief of many who have Civ
en- the Indian question careful study
that in the destruction of the tribal rela-
ton, and in the transformation of the
Indian into an individual citizen land
holder, lies the best possible solution of
the problem. A bill authorizes the Sec
rotary of the Interior in cases where the
location of the reservation is advantage
Gus for agricultural and grazing purposes,
and no provision for allotment has been
before made, to allot the land in severalty
in parcels of not more than l60 acres.
The residue of the land. it is provided,
shall be sold, and the proceeds invested
in four per cent. bonds, the interests to
be paid to the Indians once holding the
reservation. The objection is made to
this that they would, in many cases, re-
tain only small portion of their lands,
while the annuities might be no better
assured than they have sometimes been
in the past. The suggestion is not con-
elusive. as it is but fair to hope for i'm
proved administrations in the future
but it is worthy of attention, and the
same may be said Of the point made thai
the Indian is deprived of all the control
of an owner over his land, except fol-
holding and tilling it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

Londonderry, N. H., is intensely ex-
cited over the murder and outrage, Sat-
urday, of Mrs. E. V. Dillingham;, aged
33, by Frank Dillingham;, aged 20, her
husbands nephew. Frank came to live
with his uncle last April. There have
been indefinite rumors of ill-feeling be-
tween him and his aunt. His uncle,
Saturday, was away from home. During
the afternoon Frank called at the coun-
try store and announced that he had
killed his aunt. He was taken into Gus
tody, but was reticent about the crime.
Mrs. Dillingham; was found lying on the
floor with bullet wound in her head
and rope tightly drawn around her
throat. She was still alive, but her
death was momentarily expected. Frank
claimed that he accidentally shot her
while cleaning revolver, but would
explain no further. He says he tried
to kill himself after the tragedy. There
is an ugly bullet hole in his forehead
He was faint from loss of blood and
much excited, frequently exclaimlng he
was sorry he did it. The prisoner was
securely guarded to prevent violence al
the hands of the injured husband, anG
incensed citizens. The victim was /;
comely woman and highly respected
The conclusion can hardly be avoided
that the woman was ravished, and tina
her assailant then seeing the fearful
crime be had committed, hastily fasten
ed the door, pulled down the curtain
and retired to the forest in the rear o
the house with the intention of endln,
his life.
Young Dillingham; is said to be vic
tim of yellow-covered literature of tn
basest sort, and read with eagerness tn
detailed accounts Of the Crue murder a
Groton. Mass. He has been attendiD
school this winter and was regarded a
boy average ability, and was nc
regarded as capable of committing 8
terrible crime.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16

Common rumor is busy with an in
timation that an understanding between
General Butler and the National Democ-
racy is among the probabilities of the
coming campaign. The Generals friends
here have, of late, asserted that there is
no truth in the talk about his Presiden-
tial aspirations, but that he does intend
to try again for the GOvernorship.
With that ambition in view he proposes
to run again next fall, merely for the
sake of keeping himself in the field and
his forces together for another attempt
in 1881. The terms of the rumored un-
Outstanding, stated generally, are that
the General is to declare his allegiance
to the National Democratic party, its
platform, and its candidate, and, in re-
turn, encounter no further organized OPP
position from the Faneuil Hall party in
his efforts to climb up Beacon Hill
Traveller.
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is making, shows that Tilden presses
close upon Thurman in the State which
ought to be the latter's stronghold. Of
2,l98 Democrats, $50 favored Thurman
sol Tilden, 222 Hendricks, 1874 Sey-
mour, 81 Hancock, 90 Bayard, % PEN
dleton, % Jewell, 9 Mcclellan, and the
rest scattering. In Indiana, of 1855
Democrats, 977 were for Hendricks,
2l5 Tilden, 90 Seymour, Sc Bayard,
26 Hancock, % Thurman, and the rest
scattering.
The Greenback Labor party of New
York have issued call for Congression-
al District conventions, to elect delegates
to the National Convention at Chicago
June 8, and Presidential electors to be
voted for at the coming fall election. A
meeting of the State Committee at Al
bany Is called for the 23d of March next,
to select four delegates at large and two
Presidential electors.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16

Drew. feeblesold gentleman, and max
ing fuel Of his wood pile, the job of
splitting the same being performed by
Rev. Mr.. Udall.
Enoch Coffrin of Waterbury, Vt.
aged sc, at a recent birthday party at
Robert Bickford's danced an old-fash-
oned ''break down" with surprising abil-
ity. A few days ago he sawed cord of
wood in hours. Mrs. Nye Merritt of
Cutters Corners, aged So years, while
on recent visit to her grandson's, spun
l6 knots Of yarn In two hours.
Capt Stephen McGafcy of Lyndon
Center died the other day at the age of
Lightweight years. Mr.. McGaffey was
always prominent in the management of
town affairs, represented the town at
Montpelier more years in succession
than any other man who ever lived
there, and was for long series of
years kept in positions of trust by his
townsmen.
While Willard Paine and John Fisher,
of Perkinsville. were getting timber on
Hawks Mountain, week ago last Thurs
day, tree started so quickly that bar
was taken from the hands of Mr.. Paine,
which caught him by the leg below the
knee. winding one leg around the bar.
The bone was broken in three places,
and the injuries proved so severe that
ne died the following Monday.
Twenty-eight locomotives went from
St. Adams to St. Johns Friday night to
haul freight trains. One train from the
south, Thurs. numbered $50 empty cars
The extraordinary rush of grain and
other commodities from the West has
been previously mentioned. That the
Central Vt. management is determined
to transmit all freight offered is evinced
by the affirmative reply sent to the
Graud Trunk road, in answer to g
despatch from the latter, asking il
they could receive 100 cars fmore pei
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16

The democrats have less to say about
"Nepotism" than formerly, because they
have learned to appreciate its utility.
Among the clerks of committees in the
United States Senate, with salaries of
from $4,000 to $4,000 each, are the
sons of Senator Eaton, Morgan. Vance,
Johnston, Withers, Wallace, Voorhees,,
a son-in-law of Senator Mcdonald, a
nephew of Senator Salisbury, and son
of Senator Voorhees, law partner. There
is nothing like keeping the young men
out of leness.-Sprinfeld Union.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16

Gus Kindt, the burglar who was TAX
en- from st. Adams to be re-committed
to the Sing Sing prison as an escaped
convict, came very near killing and
getting away from the officer who
had him in charge at the Troy
depot. He asked the officer to take
him to the water closet, and induced
him to remove his handouts. The
officer stood with his back against the
door inside the passage, while the pris-
oner went into one of the compartments,
and while so standing Kindt suddenly
rushed out and struck the officer ire
mendous blow between the eyes, knock
ing him down. The blow did not rem
der the officer unconscious, and he fell
in front of the door so that the prisoner
could not readily open it. and the officer
seized him and then began a terrific
struggle. They were out of hearing Of
the passengers waiting in the depot, and
Kindt being strong, muscular man,
had nearly succeeded in rendering the
officer unconscious, when the latter drew
his revolver and shot Kindt through the
face. aud again in the back of the head
The shots brought some of the police
force to the spot, and they arrived just
in season to save the life of the Officer
and secure the prisoner. Kindt wal
wounded SO badly in the head that hi
recovery was considered doubtful anc
the officer was taken to the hospital il
in an unconscious state.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoNIToR.1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1880.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1880.
1t seems to be now generally admitted
by the friends of Senator Cameron that
although that gentleman gained per-
sonal victory in the Pennsylvania con-
vention, it was not victory for General
Grant, but rather disappointment.
Some of the Generals best friends assert
that were he present now he would disa-
VOW his candidacy on the ground that
there does not appear to be that demand
for him which was the condition upon
which he would allow his name to be
used. 1t is bat fair to say. however,
that many of his friends say that he will
be contestant in the convention even
should there be other candidates equally
strong or stronger there, as now seem
to be probable.
A good deal of opposition is developed
to the bill for restoring General Fitz
John Porter to his rank and pay. Many
republicans have been looking into the
subject carefully of late, and say it
ought to be beaten.
Secretary Schurz is trying to deny re-
sponsibility for the appointment of Hayt,
now that that gentleman has been dis
missed for misconduct. But it will not
do. He gave him a place with his eyes
open, and has continually defended him
as pattern reformer. There are others
in the department that may need looking
after, and it is worthy of consideration
that all of them are of that political ma
ture who are "above politics" or what
they delight to call themselves, "Inde-
pendent"
General John l.. Swift of Massachu-
sets has just issued an attractive book
for the campaign, with the help of en-
terprising Boston publishers) entitled
"About Grant," which contains much
new matter, and is altogether novel and
interesting in its style, as the author is
fully capable of making it. General
Swift is devoted admirer of General
Grant.
Secretary Sherman is a good deal an
noyed at the newspaper charges that ht
is making appointments in the Treasury
so as to secure delegates to the Chicago
convention, and has had prepared lis
of appointments made since last August
which he claims will disprove tn
statements.
Voorhees, is still laboring with hi
committee to get information about tn
exodus from people who know nothing
about it. That is the usual style o
bourbon democrats, but when be give
the republicans chance they will shoN
him the side of the question that he will
not like. Meanwhile the exodus goe
on and is preparing for larger move
ment in the spring.
The hope Of short session seems
be about dispelled. But if the democrat
: think to tire out the republicans befor
they bring up their political measures
thus to escape our excoriation they al
. mistaken. The republicans will be read
T to meet them and to beat them at an
!. time. LOGAN.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The fish rod factory at Post Mills
gives employment to 50 hands, and is
behind orders.
There are 1O3 Good Templar lodges
in the State, gain of Is in the past
year, with membership of 55l6.
O. & E. S. Hall of East Randolph
have received silver medal for wool
sent to the worlds fair at Paris.
The Montpelier and Wells River
railroad will pay two per cent divi-
dend this spring.
A fire at Burlington last week, result
ed in loss of $4,000. 1t was caused
by the breaking of a lantern.
Gov. Proctor has been chosen presi-
dent of the Rutland marble company in
place of John Elliot, resigned.
The next annual meeting of the Society
of the Army of the Potomac will be held
at Burlington, VT, May %.
Two freight trains collided on the
Sullivan bridge at Bellows Falls Tuesday
with some damage to the engines and
bridge.
The damages and costs in the noted
controversy at Vergennes over the owner
ship of a steer aggregate about 5000.
The steer is valued at $50.
The thermometer readings at st.
Adams show that Jan. was 10.l4
degrees warmer than the average for
the same month for the past nine years.
The Central Vt. railroad consumes
about ninety thousand cords of wood a
year. The price this year, for good
hard wood, delivered at track. ranges
from 1925 to 2.75, according to locality
Mrs. Rebecca Forsyth, an aged lady
residing with A. M. Forsyth, her son
at North Enosburgh, recently received
injuries from fall that it is feared will
prove fatal.
Horace E. Smith, son Of S. G. Smith
Of East Clarendon. was killed by tret
falling upon him while telling timber il
the woods at Belle Prairie, Mimi, Jan
26. His age was 33 years. He wen
west last spring.
Tracy the burglar who escaped from
the Jail in st. Adams by throwing pep
per in the eyes of the sheriff. has beef
captured. He has been stopping il
Canada but was enticed over the lin
by Canadian officer and delivered up
J. r. Booth. part of whose propert
was burned at Burlington. VT, the othe
day, has presented to the fire depart
ment of that city the sum of $lOO, i
recognition of their efforts to save tn
rest of the property endangered.
The management of the new 81
Johnsbury and Lake Champlain railroa
propose to complete their line from Mac
uam to Rouses Point, N. Y, and build
branch line to connect with the South
eastern railroad somewhere over Sheldo
way.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, Feb.
There was very slim attendance
the receipts were light and market rule
; down. Winter-made butter sold at l
? to 20 cts per pound with some exit
lots at % cts. fall ends "a cts. p,
pound.
Harrison Rollins and n and T.
! Blodgett. of N. Danville. recently did
1 commendable act. by putting their sa,
8 ing machine into the yard of Thaddel
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16

The political pot is boiling very fu-
riously, and every newspaper is full of
articles about some matter of politics.
If it we're possible to keep the attention
of the country on business, and not on
politics during the year 1880. it would
be much better. But those out of Office
are suffering badly to get in, and those
in have no better job out. So to stay in,
or to get into some official position, are
the great things that are now moving
the country.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16

Gov Davis, in his message to the leg
islature, speaks very strongly of the
policy of prohibition IN that State. Any
man familiar with the situation in Maine
knows that the Governor describes the
situation exactly when he says that "the
principle of prohibition has been so long
the settled policy of the State and has
been found so useful and effective in
suppressing the liquor traffic that no
party or class of men now dare assail it. "
Gov. Davis also testifes that the women
temperance movement, the reform clubs,
and other temperance organizations have
accomplished great and lasting work.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16
TRAGEDY IN CANADA.
At Lucan. Ontario. there have rec

At Lucan, Ontario, there have recent
ly been many incendiary fires. A family
named Donnelly were suspected, and
vigilence committee was formed. DON
nelly and his wife had been arrested on
a charge of setting fires and their exam
ination was pending, but on Tuesday
night, Feb. Sd, 20 disguised men visited
their house, murdered the inmates, con-
sisting Of five persons, and burnt the
same to the ground and in the flames were
the bodies of the victims. A little boy
named Corners belonging to the village
was stopping over night in the house,
and when the attack was made crept
under the bed without being discovered.
When the murders were committed and
the house fired the gang decampcd. The
boy then emerged from his hiding place,
started for the village, and informed the
authorities. The persons murdered are
James and Judy Donnelly, Thomas, the
youngest son, and Bridget, niece
About the same time, midnight, another
party called at the residence of William
Donnelly, three miles distant from his
fathers house, and woke him. His
brother John being in the house arose
and went to the door, when Immediately
two shots were fired from revolver at
him, killing him instantly. There is no
clue as yet to the perpetrators of the
wholesale murder. The bodies of the
murdered Donnellys are almost burned
to cinder, the old man and girl lying
close together in the northwest corner of
the house. The old mans skull was
broken, evidently with a fire shovel,
which was lying under him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16

What other preparations fail to do,
Halls Hair Remover surely accomplishes.
1t renews the hair and especially restores
its color when gray and faded. AS a
dressing it is unsurpassed, making the
hair moist, soft and glossy. The most
economical preparation ever offered, its
effects remain a long time, and those who
have once made a trial of it will never
use any other.-AdvertiSer and Union.
Fredonid, N. 7.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16
The bill giving to the insurance com

The bill giving to the insurance COM
panies the balance of the Geneva award
was discussed in the Senate Monday by
Senators Davis of Illinois. Edmunds of
Vermont, Thurman of Ohio, Garland of
Arkansas and Blaine of Maine. The
bill was favored by all the speakers ex-
cept Senators Edmunds and Blaine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16
Fees of Doctors.

The fec Of doctors is an item that very many persons
are interested in just at present. We believe the
schedule for visits is 800 which would tax man
confined to his bed for year, and In need of daily
visit. $1,000 year for medical attendance alone
And one single bottle Of Hop Btters taken IN time
would save the $1,000 and all the years sickness
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16

hours they can console themselves for
their losses, or sweetly consider their
winnings while enjoying bountiful and
elegant free lunch. A superb parlor or
gan tempts skillful fingers to pour out
dulcet strains of music, and they have a
real jolly sociable time of it. 1t is de-
cidedly a pleasanter arrangement than
the unscrupulously conducted "bucket
shops" which fleece the unwary, and
which. by the way, the Stock Exchange
authorities have vowed to suppress and
commenced formidable attack on.
Lent is approaching fast and the final
gaietles of the season are crowdlng to-
gether. The Liederkranz Ball, which
is the great social event in the German
fashionable world, long looked for and
looked back to with fond memories, has
come and gone, and among other signs
of the day. the glories of the Theatre
Comique. Harrigan and Harris establish
ment for the cure Of the blues are about
to be temporarily dimmed. Their Null
ligan Guard Christmas, which has made
more sides ache than perhaps anything
they ever before produced, is to be with
drawn, and another attraction about
which profound secrecy is at present OBJ
served, is promised. RADIx.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16


The most absurd notion which the cur
rent lively discussion of the Presidential
question has brought out is that Mr..
Blaine is willing to take the second
place on the Republican ticket, or, in
other words, to go from the floor of the
Senate, where he can speak and vote, to
the Chair, where he can do nothing.
Henry Wilson was the only man who
was ever DESTROYS of that sort of promo
ton. He desired the Vice-P Presidency
because he had the mistaken idea that
it might be step toward the Presiden-
cy. Logically it ought to be, perhaps,
but practically it is for most men step
in the direction of political oblivion.
Probably there is no man in public life
less fitted to settle down contentedly in
to the dignifed and enforced do-noth-
ingness of this superhuous Office than
the active, ambitious and impulsive Sen
ator from Maine and there is certainly
none with less desire or taste for the po-
sition. Among recent Vice-Presidents
not one has been happy in the place.
Hamlin was delighted to get back to his
old seat upon the Senate floor. Colfax
soon saw how much greater an Office in
reality, if not in rank. is the Speaker
ship of the House. Wilson fretted un-
der the restraint of having to listen to
debates in which he could bear no part,
and Wheeler has often expressed to his
friends the wish that he had never left
the House, where, as a veteran member
he long bore prominent part in shap'
ing legislation.
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they believe, he will exercise to coerce
a nomination, either for himself or some
one whom he shall name. Many of
them have but little hope of success.
But with "solid South" and such an
INSCRIPTIONS foe to contend against, the
Republicans will have all they will wish
to do to carry the election next autumn.
The Edmunds ''boom" in Vermont
seems to include the patronage of a small
class of men who were boilers in 1872,
who think, under a needless and osten-
tatious dust and shout for Edmunds, to
break the force of the Grant sentiment
in the State. so far as to get some of
their malcontent fellows seats on the
delegation, not because they have any
hope for Edmunds, but because they
wish to stab Grant. Rutland Herald.
The twelve Republicans in the Illinois
Congressional delegation, according to
the Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune, stand nine for GRAM
and three for Washburne. If Grant il
not candidate the delegates will favor
Washburne, and if Washburne is not {
J. candidate all except three of them viii
advocate Blaine.
Vermont becomes daily more solid fo
/ Edmunds He is almost certain to re
r ceive the States full vote at Chicago,
) compliment which be fully deserves ant
3 which the State will do herself honor il
l comforting Tribune.
D A canvass Of Democratic sentiment il
Ohio, which The Cincinnati Enquire