Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-05-10
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

U1N 1hAL MI w llIMSs
The decrease of the public debt in
the month of April was $l2,078,O70.
A murderer at Fair Play. Colrado,
was taken from Jail by mob and hang
ed.
Copious rains have recently fallen in
Kansas, and good wheat crop is assur-
ed.
Prince Leopold leaves England for
America the 18th. He will spend four
months here.
Edison is building railroad at Men
10 Park which he proposes to run an en-
CINE by electricity.
The corners jury in the De Young
case have brought in verdict charg-
ing Kalloch with the murder.
Last winter was very favorable for
cattle in Texas, and this years drive is
estimated at three hundred thousa nd
herd.
The comptroller of the currency an
nounces that the amount of the United
States currency outstanding is $685.
677, 542.33.
The coinage at the United States mint
in Philadelphia for April was as follows {:
Gold, S4,5O1, 200; silver, Sl,000,000;
cents, 2l.2OO.
Emperor Alexander of Russia Is in
such a state of prostration that he is
almost incapable of transacting any bust
ness. He is crushed by terror.
The Prince of Wales compliments the
Americans for their generous contribu-
tions to the famine-stricken people of
Ireland. This was done like prince.
The funeral of Gen. Heitzelman oc-
CURED May 4th, at his late residence.
The body was taken to Buffalo, where
it was buried with military honors.
! IH~ o..-e:~ seld 6eld 2.7OO penny.
weights of gold were recently taken from
piece of ground not over eighty feel
square, at cost of only $50.
Ex-postmaster Macarthur of Chicago
has been found guilty of embezzlement
of post Office funds to the amount of $50,
900, and he is to be sentenced June LIST
1t is estimated that 2,4OO persons
were converted at Moody and Sankey',
meetings in st. Louis. Mr.. Moody spoke
169 times and addressed $4,000 PEG
pie.
The measure in Congress called 9TH,
Little Deficiency Bill" was vetoed By
the President on Tuesday. who sent {
message to the House giving his reasons
therefor.
The national Butter, Egg and Chess
convention at Indianapolis adopted res
olution that trade relations be stopped
with all commission houses selling oleo
margarine.
Thomas Scott. the great railway king
is about to relinquish all business and re
tire to his country seat He is a par
lytic from injuries received in railway
accident twenty-five years ago.
The total payments from the Unite,
States treasury in April were Sl1,259,
S24. This does not include payment
made on account of interest or principa
of the public debt.
About fifty weddings have taken plac
in the Oneida community since their pc
cular marriage doctrines were renowned
There are over three hundred adults il
the establishment
Lagow telegraphed to his wife at Pal
estine, Illinois, to 60 to the railway sta
ton with hearse to meet certain
train, as he would then arrive then dead
She did SO and found him dead-drunk
Angry at this joke, and possibly disap
pointed, she had him thrown into tn
hearse, in which she conveyed him home
: The Canadian minister of railway an
nounces that the enlarged Welland can
nal will be opened next season to vessel
drawing twelve feet. This will ALLOW
vessels carrying 10000, to $4,000 bush
els of grain to pass into Lake Ontario. /
is expected depth of fourteen feet will
be completed in 1882.
The Stamford panther has again bee
seen, this time by farmer who was chop
4
: ing wood in the swamp near the resel
voir at North Adams. Massachusetts
The farmer describes the animal as be
ing a huge gray fellow, and thinks
has mate and litter of cubs in the neigh
borhood, from the fact that during th
past winter his family have frequentl
been startled by blood-curdling scream
at the dead Of night, and for some tim
s they attributed the cries to child i
J distress, but search of the woods failet
s to bring the wanderer to light
An important cabinet meeting ha
: just been held, at which the Presiden
e rendered to the Postmaster General Ke
: the position Of district judge of the east
s ern and middle districts of Tennessee
, made vacant by the death of ,Judg
e Trigg. The postmaster-general accep
o ed the posi- tion and returned thank:
1t was decided however by the cabine
: that Judge Key could not be spared fror
bis present position until the end of th
: fiscal year. and the nomination, to carr
i. out this agreement, will be sent to th
s Senate just before the adjournment c
g Congress.-.S. Adams Messenger.
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