Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-12
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


Tammany-ridden New York city has
net debt of $l04, 588, 1876.
Somebody has contributed $875.95 to
the treasury ''concience fund"
A visitor to Queen Victoria has to be
announced by five different persons.
The state prison of Connecticut last
year paid its expenses and 1892 besides.
Wade Hampton wants reunion of
soldiers of the two armies of the late war.
The decrease in the public debt during
the month of December was 81, 251 PIT
90.
1t is expected that the next census of
this country will show a population of
48,0OO,OOO.
The floods in Europe have destroyed
immense amounts of property with great
loss of life.
The treasury department paid out ST.
TIT. 529 on account of pensions arrears
during December.
The Rothschilds of Paris have given
$4,000 to charitable objects within the
past two months.
VIM. Fl. Vanderbilt sent $4,000 to
his family relatives on Staten Island as
Christmas present.
Among the passengers on the lost
steamer Borussia was one family of nine
persons named Holden.
Flood, the bonanza king, distributed
$4,000 in Christmas presents among
San Francisco charities.
/ Estimates of the profits during the
last year by few Wall street specula-
tors foot up total of $80.O0O,O0O.
Russia is preparing for war and Rus
sian officers are openly talking of an in
pending conflict with Austria and Ger
many.
Governor Cornell of New York will
sign his first message with a gold pen late
ly given him, made from Egyptian coins
1000 years old.
The late Peter Goelet, the millionaire
bachelor of New York always gave as
reason for not marrying that he was too
poor. He left S25, 100000.
The wife of the Gar is dying because
of grief caused by repeated and almost
constant disregard on the part of the EN-
peror of his marital obligations.
The superintendent of the Grand Trunk
Railway has issued circular to all the
employees calling upon them to join the
4 total abstinence society, which has been
organized for some time past.
The South Carolina Legislature has for
hidden the loading or running of freight
trains on Sunday. and the running Of
more than one passenger train for carry
ing mail and express matter.
Four hundred and sixty failures were
reported in New York city for, 1879.
with liabilities of 100000 against
9l7 failures in 1878, with $64, 100000
liabilities. and CAT failures and $751;
100000 liabilities in 1877.
An enterprising man in Philadelphia
hired an unoccupied hotel for one day.
in order to let out the front windows to
those who wanted to see the Grant pro-
cession. He paid $500 and is said to
have made profit of $1,000.
The Montreal Star thinks that 1t is a
needless extravaganza to maintain cab
met of thirteen ministers for less than
100000 souls in Canada. while nearly
100000 people in the United States
!, 6oV ulons vHaJ sOrSa oaDin0V 1liuia-
tiers.
Mayor Prince of Boston, has lost his
| only daughter, % years old. from dlph.
, iberia after an illness of only six days
, his son. Gordon, has the same disease in
amalignant form. Mayor Prince has beer
unable to prepare his inaugural because
of his Affections.
E The New Orleans mint has turned out
E 2.S87,00O silver dollars and $50, OOC
e worth of gold double eagles during the
|, eight months it has been running. The
south is absorbing this silver greedily
faster than the mint can coin it, and tht
New Orleans Times thinks that the time
! is at hand when the demand will exceed
$1,OO0,000 month.
q A cable despatch says: Notwith
e standing the reassuring bulletins of th,
physicians of Bismarck, it is known from
3 trustworthy sources that his condition
has become considerably more precariou
: during the past few days. He is reall,
much worse than the public has been LEI
to believe and it is beginning to be omi
!, nously whispered that his recovery is
! matter of grave doubt
S A little boy starved to death at Pitts
burgh, in consequence of a throat diseas
. that prevented his swallowing anything
He lived four weeks without eating o
4 drinking. His pleadings for food wer
= pitiful, and he frequently dreamed o
: enjoying sumptuous repasts, only to a
. wake to dreadful hunger and thirst
: just before he died he asked his mothe
if they would have good dinner for hir
;. in heaven.
W The triennial conclave of the gran
encampment of Knights Templar of tn
70 United States will be held at Chicag
" August l6th-l9th, and promises to b
= the grandest masonic event which eve
"a occurred in the United States. The pref
= ence of $4,000 uniformed knights is ez
= pected, and it is estimated that owe
a 100000 strangers will seek accommod;
70 tions in Chicago during the week of til
: conclave.
Is The New York city authorities hay
K. set their official estimates for the city e.
at penses of 1880 at 500, 642,9 9l.9S, Owe
S29,OOO,O of which must be raised b
direct taxation. This enormous amour
= is divided as follows: S3,5OO,OOO fl
as the board of education, S3,262,740 #
= the police department., $1,397,67O fl
=: the fire department $2,049.6OO for tt