Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The total loss of life by the bridge
disaster at Dogrono, Spain, was one hun
bred and ten.
The destruction of property in the city
of Manila by the recent earthquakes will
amount to Sc, 100000.
In one county in Florida the number of
colored people who can read and write is
in excess of the number of whites who
are equally educated.
1t is officially announced that Gen.
Roberts attacked Ayoob Khan's force
when he overlook it and thoroughly rout-
ed the rebellious ex-Ameer, capturing 81
guns.
1t is estimated that the apple crop this
year will amount to 200,000,000 barrels,
but nothing like this amount will ever
find its way to market or reach human
consumption in any shape.
1t is stated, on good authority, that the
President and Gen. Sherman, before their
departure for the West determined to
tender to Gen. Nelson A. Miles the posi-
ton of chief signal officer, left vacant by
Gen. Myers death.
Recent advices state that terrible cy-
clone passed over Kingston, Jamaica, on
the 18th Of August, nearly destroying the
city, running the wharves, the crops, etc,
Out of 10 vessels lying in the harbor, only
three or four escaped destruction. The
city, with the houses blown down, and
the trees uprooted, looks utterly desolate,
and nothing but gloom pervades the COM
munity. Reports from other points on
the island tell the same sad story. Coffee
plantations and cocoanut groves, in many
places are utterly destroyed.
A terrible accident happened at Rouse's
Point N. Y, Saturday morning on the
| freight dock of the Ogdensburg and Lake
| Champlain Railroad. 1t seems that while
a Frenchman named Sweeney was at work
running the steam hosting apparatus his
| grandson, lad of six years, who was
| playing around the maninery, became en-
tangled in the pulley belt-and had his arm
| torn off at the shoulder. Sweeney in his
| frantic efforts to save the child, neglected
to throw the machinery out Of gear, and
catching hold of the boy was himself
caught by his legs in the rapidly revol-
wing wheel and had the lower portion OF
his leg torn off, while he was pitched into
the water. Bystander rescued him from
the lake, but his recovery is doubtful
the boy is also in a precarious condition
The rumors of wonderful discovery
of native gold on the banks of Cachetopa
creek, Is miles southwest of GunnisOr
city, Col, are confirmed by a reliable
mining superintendent. Many leads ap
parently true assures, from three to q
feet wide, crop out at stretch over {
belt 20 miles long and five in width O.
low, timberless mountains. Masses O.
quartz daily brought into Gunnison City
sparkle with native gold Of hundred:
of assays made in the last few days, nont
run lower than 800 in gold to the ton
while numerous specimens from Lubrica
tor, Maple Reef and other claims ASA,
$4,000 to $4,000 yer ton. One Of tn
most exciting stampedes on record is tax
ing place from Gunnison camps and neigh
boring districts to the Cachetopa mines
1000 going the first AZ hours after tn
discovery was made known. Thousand
of claims are already staked, and bushes
men who have closed their stores in tn
neighboring towns are largely interested
the ore is decomposed quartz, easily re
duced. and bids fair to lead to the i'm
mediate erection Of several stamp mills.