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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

Illinois is the pivotal State in the
canvass for the Republican Presidential
nomination. The contest, which will
be decided on May 10, is between the
friends of Senator Blaine and the friends
of a third term. There are lO2 coun-
tics in the State, and IL have held con-
ventiOns, electing 81 for Blaine, "a for
Grant, l for Sherman. and II unclassi-
fed. This favorable send-off for Blaine
has frightened the Grant men, and they
have gone to work with desperate energy
to change the current. The Blaine men
are ably led and they will keep the lead
if possible. The vote of Illinois is re-
garded as decisive of the contest be-
tween Grant and Blaine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

The democrats of New York held two
conventions at Syracuse on Tuesday, and
each wing elected delegation to the
Cincinnati convention. John Kelley or
Tammany wing were very feroclous to-
ward Tilden, and the other or Tilden
wing who have the regular organization,
were equally SO toward the Tammanyites.
They also voted out the Kelley men in
contested cases, and in the Tilden men
so conspicuously as to widen rather than
heal the breach between the two factions,
though both adopted a resolution for
harmony, but each seem to claim that
the harmony was on the other side only
all of which would seem to count strong
ly against the nomination Of Tilden.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

Since January lst at least fifty thOus-
and immigrants have come to this coun-
try from Europe, chiefly from Ireland
and Germany. 1.-THE flow continues at
the present rate the total immigration
for the year will doubtless reach the
high figures of 1889, when the terrible
famine sent such crowds to our shores
from Ireland. The sarcity of food in
Ireland and the hopeless condition of the
Irish peasautry under the present land
system have led to the present influx
from that country.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR
New YORK, April 10. 1880.


New YORK, April l9, 1880.
The other day a Blackwell's Island
convict escaped by swimming across
He'll Gate to Astoria. Nothing very re-
markable about that, of course. That
happens every day or two. The curious
part of the story is that there was a
policeman on land who took him into
custody as soon as he got out of the
water. l believe no parallel to this
coincidence is on the police records of
this vicinity; and in fact this alleged
fact would hardly receive credence but
for circumstance which will be noted
further on. From this point however
the story sounds more natural. On the
way to. the station house the convict
told the officer that one of his fellow
convicts was making his way across the
river by the same means which he had,
and that he would land at Astoria also.
The officer, while thinking as to the
best course to pursue in the matter, let
his prisoner give him the slip, who fed
to the woods. leaving his coat in the
officers hands. The officer did not give
chase, but hurried down to the shore
to apprehend the other convict which
his late prisoner had declared was max
ing his way to the Long Island shore.
l need hardly add that the con6ding
cop, waited in vain for the suppositi-
tious fugitive and finally went to head
quarters very much crestfallen to relate
his sad story and turn over the captured
coat in confederation thereof.
A curious law suit. in fact, the most
novel that has come before our courts,
is on trial before Judge Nelson and a
jury III the court room, and before the
same judge as Theodore Tilton's suit
against Henry Ward Beecher. The
suit in question is brought by one Ger.
man woman, who demands $4,000
damages from another German woman,
] rich Brooklyn widow, for the aliena.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26


works. and the company is still much
behind in filling orders.
The number of men employed now at
the Howe scale works is larger than
ever before. The pay roll last month
showed two hundred and eighty-fve en-
ployes. and amounted to over $4,000.
At special town meeting held at
Hydepark last Thursday. the town rati-
fed the action of the selectmen in sell
ing the new bonds at four and three
fourths per cent. The whole bonded
debt of the town is refunded at that
rate.
Mr.. Leonard johnson of Peacham,
who is nearly eighty-three years old.
has IN the last month sawed, split and
put into the shed ten cords of maple
wood. He says he never sawed any
wood before in his life, having always
worked it up with an axe. Mr.. John
son is brother of Oliver johnson, the
journalist.
A horrible accident occurred in Shafts
bury on Wednesday of last week, which
James Irving lost his life and his son
was seriously injured. The father and
son were engaged saving some heavy
logs, when the logs gave way and the
heavy timber rolled over both workmen,
crushing the elder in frightful manner
and causing instant death. The father
was seventy years old and the son twen-
ey-two.
Wednesday of last week was the sew
entieth birthday of Senator Morrill,.
The Boston Journals Washington cor
respondent says: Senator and Mrs.
Morrill, of Vermont were at home We'd
nesday night and their':winter residence
was crowded with distinguished guests,
representing the different branches OF
the public service, who congratulated
the host on having reached his SEVENTEEN
birthday"
Governor VIM. A. Howard of Dakota,
deceased, was native of this state and
a graduate of Middlebury college in the
class of 1889. Early in life he remov-
ed to Detroit, Michigan. and served as
representative of that state in the thir-
ty-fourth, thirty-ifth and thirty-sixth
congresses. In 1861 he was appointed
postmaster at Detroit, and eight years
later he was appointed minister to China
but he declined.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

rot has destroyed large proportion of
the sheep in England, drought has done
the same for thousands. aye millions, of
those in Australia and Bueuos Ayres !;
while Russia also has lost heavily from
disease, so that with an increasing de-
mand for wool, the supply for some time
is likely to be smaller.-Rurai Ne,o
Yorker.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

The fate of Denis Kearney, though a
sad one for him, has much that is laugh
able about it. For two years or more
he went bawling through the country
that the Chinese must 60, that the Shiny
lmps of the money power must be MUIR
dered, and that the "sand lott rufians
of which he was chief must rule the
country. until he got to be nuisance
alike odious and dangerous. Then the
sheriff tapped him Cd the shoulder, he
was sentenced to a long term in the
house of correction and heavy fine,
and now the sentence has been affirmed
by the court of appeals. and Denis is al
work for the State in striped uniform
and shaved head. And all this with
scarcely protest from the sand lots
Meantime the .'moon-eyed leper" pur.
sues the even tenor of his ways anG
"washee, washee alice same" AS &
brawler Denis is a great success: il
any other capacity he is most rldicu
lous failure.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

A citizen of Westminster informs us
that there are 20 republicans in that
town who will not vote for Grant even
if he is nominated, and that of this num-
Der, in case of such nomination, several
would vote for what they would call a
good democrat, like Bayard, while 9TH
ers would not vote at all. They would
probably vote for Blaine, all putting
Edmunds down as first choice. Others
individual instances of republicans in
this vicinity have been expressed to US
this week in similar way. Doubtless
the heat of a presidential campaign or a
big democratic blunder, would change
the determination of some who have
made these expressions, but it certainly
seems absurd to suppose that Grant cap
hold the old republican strength of the
country. and while Vermont would vote
for him if nominated. it would most
likely be by not much more than half
of her old presidential majorities. How
would such whiting as that operate
in close state ?-BeLloaOs Fails Times.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26
THE REPUBLICAN CANVASS
AS 1T NOW STANDS.

Grant will have the largest number
of delegates at Chicago, and Blaine the
next. This is quite evident. Sherman,
as it now looks, will have comparatively
a small number. But it does not at all
follow that either of them will be NOM
mated. Grant will hardly be nominated,
unless there shall be so large prepon-
derance in his favor as to make his NOM
ination clearly the voice of the party,
and that will probably not be the case.
Blaine can be nominated with the aid of
part of the Grant delegates, and it is
not at all certain he won't be. Sherman
has no great strength, and it is not OBJ
vious from what quarter he can draw any.
The idea that he can get any considera-
BILE part of the South seems to me pre-
posterous, and certainly there is no evil
dence Of it. In the Northern States |
don't see any State for him but Ohio,
which may give him complimentary vote
On the whole it seems not unlikely that
the three candidates, for whom the news
papers have made so much noise, and
who will have on first vote the great
part of delegates, will be dropped and
another man taken up. Who shall he
be? No man deserves it so much as
Hayes. Surprising, however, that he is
not made candidate, and supposing
also that the people really wanted the
best fitted man for the place, then Judge
Edmunds is the best man in the field.
He is far superior to Washburne, in abil-
ity and experience, he is pure in charac-
ter, and he is precisely what the Republi-
can newspapers have been asking for
a man utterly unassallable from any
point. What more can they ask? He
is the most unexceptionable candidate
(not excepting Hayes in the field. He diff
fers from Sherman in two points first, thai
he is not himself a candidate, and second
ly, that he is not great inancier in the
sense of being at the head of the Treas
ury Experimentation of which are il
his favor before the people. There il
probably no man in public life whose rec
ord is more clear than that of Edmunds
But let that 60. All the candidates will
be fully discussed at Chicago. Their
need be no fear that Conkling or Cameron
or any half dozen politicians, are goin,
to control the convention. The dele
gates will come from the people anC
will be too large body together to be con
trolled by half a dozen men. If the frs
ballot does not nominate a candidate
then the State unities, which have BEEF
talked about. will all be broken up, anc
we shall have better and clearer judg
ment OF the people expressed, Few PEG
pie seem to understand that the DAYS O
caucuses and cliques and leaders ar
gone. We have 100000 people.
larger number than were ever represen
ted in one body on the face of the globe
They will be represented at Chicago b
the delegates of forty-seven States an,
Territories. and the majority of thes
will represent the majority of people
Upon the whole. whatever the nomina
ton of the Chicago Convention may be
it will be very probably be good one
and represent fairly the opinions of tn
Republican people, and probably in n
t event will it be opposed by any consic
? cradle number of Republicans.-Cincia
: natl Gazette.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE MONITOR.

WASHINGTON, April 20, 1880.
The Democrats finding popular senti-
ment SO completely against their at
tempts to starve the Z. S. Marshals, the
Army, Executive Departments &c., are
backing down as fast as they can, grace
fully. But they must give vent to their
rage and disappointment on somebody
or thing. They now propose to starve
the friendly Indians, or those Indians
who have staid On the reservations and
consciously kept all their treaty stipula-
tons. When the government made
treaties with these Indians, it was agreed
that they should receive specified
amount Of clothing per annum, and ra-
tons. Under Republican rule, the
amounts recommended by the Com
missioner of Indian affairs to carry out
treaties was not cut down, and of course
the Indians received what was promised
them. Of course this has not always
been the case with .rascally agents.
But the Democrats, with utter disregard
of Government promises 60 to work and
cut down these absolutely necessary
amounts, and as consequence the In
dian is compelled to leave his reserva-
ton in search Of food, and thus get into
war. When the bill comes to the
Senate it is to be hoped that the Indians
wrongs will be rightel, that the friendly
Indians be kept friendly and not starved
into war.
The famous Exodus Investigation
has come to sudden close. The ex
penses of it have exhausted the contin
gent found of the Senate. and, in fact
ran that dignifed body somewhat il
debt. About one hundred and fifty wit
nesses have been examined, of which
number only twenty-one were summoned
by the Republicans. But the Republi
cans do not complain because of the un
equal sharing of spoils. Some of thei
most important testimony has been giver
by Democratic witnesses. But what ha
it all amounted to? Everyone know
what the committee was ordered for ant
| oil Lpoxy +b,t - bo, f,;lod - -, ob,oot
But it is fair sample of Democrati
legislation $4,000 have been spent b,
the Democrats. and for what good what
ever Senator Worries don't know an,
more about the causes of the exodus nov
than he did before. or, at least he know
what be didn't want to know, and othe
people know many things about South
ern brutality they didn't know. 1t vii
all work up into nice campaign materia
for the Republicans next fall.
But ought to say few words abou
Society" Society which has been re
markably gay here this winter is breal
ing up for the season. That is, man
of the leaders of fashion are maxim
preparations for the summer and arrans
ing for flight to the seaside and IL
: mountains further north. The first
May is the beginning of the seasc
: which Is not popular in Washingto
even when Congress fingers. and Il
t social gossip will be duller than the pr
: ceedings of Congress after few days.
: LOGAN.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

The condition of public business in
Congress is very backward. Upon the
House calendar there are eighty-fve
bills of public character waiting to be
acted on, and on the calendar of the
committee of the whole of the House
there are pending about one hundred
and fifty propositions, some of them Of
of the first Importance. The private
calendar contains about five hundred
bills.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

The latest reports from the Parliament
airy campaign in Great Britain show in
creased Liberal gains, the Conservatives
having lost up to this time 100 seats.
1t is said that the Cabinet will resign
Immediately upon the return of the
Queen to England. Lord Beaconfeld
will, it is said, be made a Baron, with
reversion to his brother.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

President Hayes, in steadily declin-
ing to be a candidate for reelection, sets
an example of unsel6shness that deserves
to be remembered to his credit and COM
mended as an example. Under his ad-
ministration the prosperity of the coun-
try and the prestige of the Republican
party, both lost under his predecessor,
have been restored, and yet President
Hayes does not ask reelection even
for a second term.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26
4 Philadelphia mob that stoned an

A Philadelphia mob that stoned and
iusulted colored military company the
other day was treated to cold steel and
put to fight. The colored men were
returning from funeral of comrade
when they were attacked. That white mob
should be treated to little hot lead
next time.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

The Commissioner of Pensions, speak
ing of the condition of business in his
office Oh the lst of April, says; "Of
the arrears of pensions, there remains
less than 5000 cases unadjudicated.
The total amount already disbursed on
this account is s24,5OO,000, and the
number of claims for arrears now on file
amount to S25O,O0O."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Nash of New Haven, widow of
the late General William Nash, now in
Ter ninety-second year fell recently and
broke her hip bone.
During the past few weeks over a
hundred men have been added to the
working force of the st. Johnsbury scale
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26
Given un hY Doctors

as it possible that Mr.. Godfrey is up and at work,
and cured by so simple remedy?'
II assure you it is true that he is entirely cured
and with nothing but Hop Biters; and only days
ago his doctors gave him up and said he must die!"
"Well-a-dayl That is remarkable! l will go this
very day and get some for my poor George-I know
hops are good"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26
..Mx Tormented Back.,,

Is the exclamation of more than poor hard-work-
ing man and woman; do you knew why it aches? 1t
is because your kidneys over tasked aud need
strengthening and your system needs to be cleansed
If bad humors. Kidney-Wort is the medicine you
need alt like charm says well known phys
ieian Il never knew it to fail"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

THE BRITISH ELECTIONS. The re-
turns from the parliamentary elections
in Great Britain are nearly complete,
placing the Conservatives one hundred
and sixty-two votes in the minority.
counting the two wings of the opposition
together. The Liberals alone have a
clear majority of sixty-four votes over
the Conservatives and Home Rulers COM
bined. A remarkable feature of the cleo
tion is the fact that in each of the three
great members of the kingdom, England,
Scotland and Ireland individually, the
government is defeated by majorities
that correspond very nearly with the
majorities formerly in its favor. While
the defeat of Beaconsfeld has been for
weeks foregone conclusion, the most
sanguine Liberals had hardly hoped for
triumph SO overwhelming. The re-
suit is almost universally hailed with
supreme satisfaction.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

To admit the Righteousness of man,
be it ever so little, into the title-deed of
heaven, is to admit few into the Sc
cSrity.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

Nervous, sleepless and overworked find rest and
nourishment in Malt Bitters.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

Kidney-wort will cure kidney and liver diseases and
worst cases of piles.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26

We call the attention of consumers to the fact that
are now receiving our FLOUR direct from the mills
thereby saving all obbers profits and commissions,
, 1880-02-01

,u.. 5o,,o-ner,s son In. the forest Hostlite5
tatsyean ~ Rfrn and Wolves had been euspenaeo
Forn short time on account or GnMp MesethS icy tt
ia that neighborhood, ana, 10 'no I'd ~ to discuss
the weather and draw each otaer out on 0o
The Wolf never had fa1r chance 70 lo4n aat =
Rnr over. His rule had been TO eat tagna @ nn. nos
and look them over a11femafu9 eie,' teas twico "a
honGsnIne rs be was, and tho fact r1nkleo 1n ms
1noions mind. he forgot that he had neeu ol9gl.
anfiy graded by nature In the beginning, a ~ ~
becau casting about to see now ~ ~ 200 s
eysn. Ho finally made up his mind 1a2 tnaa II was
the Boys rcd coat which mace I'LL LIS ollto
81 y ~ AM s,,1nose you d like to part with that
o1d natchcd coat of yours, would your
Tic Roy was up tn sitting gnmcs aHo nuuoul ,o-,d
ascenstons and 50 closed WIZ IN iattar wn,iid
g.,i,in onI him to a den where three young Foxes
coa ~ soon no. as he Wolf secured the coat be wrap
ned It around him and declared tho trnce et Pc
tween tho Wolves and the noys At ~ ~ e1 soI,nd
inr inc. his War-howl the Wolf summoned his fr1ends
tn hclp make bologna Of poor Tom, put as me
eaoer br11tes came up they.Went Tor ING Ico eoae
and the Boy went for q tree poxv,s
No Wolf has any business weatang x hs,4, n1 e3d
o,ltfit, oven If it.wo1,ld add to his beauty, aau
thIs ono was soon clnwed into bag-str1ngs ata ~
his bones hung on jack-pine for the "lno I"
fool with. ~ +,-ao +be
ny In the flrst place, don't try to .p1ny swine
game. In the second place, doat go on eao
principle that everybody else is fool.
MORAL:
Preserves won't last without sugar, and youf
nefohbor has just as much right to Keep CLICK
ems as you have to keep n dog.
, 1880-02-01
COUNTY-BUILDING.

The Collector Of North Chicago yesterday
paid to the County Treasurer $500 on account
of the taxes Of 1879.
The quasi-criminal calendar will be taken
by Judge Jameson Monday, and there will be no
other cali in the Criminal Court
In Judge Gary's Court yesterday the whole
day was taken up with the Mills Robinson con-
spiEacy case, in which the jury were instructed
to return sealed verdict
Yesterday was sentence-day In the Criminal
Court, and it was the biggest day of the kind
ever known in the annals Of Cook Couuty.-the
number Of persons sentenced being si1ty-f1ve.
The Joint Committee on Buildings and
Service yesterday voted to do the sewerage work
on tho County-Building by "day's work" Mr.
q. +. Remington to be hired as Superintendent
at 81 per day.
yesterday audited some bills. The Town and
Town. Account Committee voted to give the job
Of caring for the paupers Of Lemont to Drs. Rood
and Clary at their bid Of $500.
The Grand Jury yesterday heard seven
cases, in all, for the next Grand Jury to consider
The jury Visited the Jail and Passed votes Of
thanks ana IS e f. ther fosona9 NJ MIgaa
States Attorney.
A desperate attempt was made yesterday
to get Al Derter, the notorious burglar, out on
bail Special -Bailer Leonard RothgeTber twho
recently had occasion to bail out young man
tnrney. and John II. Stewnrt, Of Lansing, Cook
County. were offered as bondsmen. There are
three cases In which ,Berter is concorned,
sa10. He Is one Of the men
recently arrested on Washington street, in whose
possession was found splendid kit of burglars
thieves in the country. ltseems that there is an
organized effort to get him admitted to bail, but
his Honor Judge Jameson Is nobody fool"
with him. Rothgerber has been long known as
special bailer" in the lower cp1Tts. and has