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

The negro exodus from the south has
added nearly fifteen thousand to the
population of Kansas, and they are still
coming.
The Iowa House of Representatives
by vote of 81 to 81, has adopted a
a resolution favoring a constitutional
amendment making women eligible to
the legislature.
LITTLEToN, N. H., Feb. 10.-lsaac E,
Richardson's saw-mill at Bethlehem
Hollow was burned this morning. Loss
about $4,000. Cause of fire unknown.
Insured for $4,000.
The French government has now paid
$2,000,OO0,to Americans whose Partisan
property was destroyed either by the
bombardment or the necessities of de-
Tending the city during the Franco
Prussian war.
LONDON, Feb. 1O.-The Pail Mall
Gdeette'S despatch from Berlin is as
follows: The Noissische Zeitung says,
the danger to European peace is no
longer from France, but from Russia.
Germany and Austria must watch her,
and compel her to abide by the treaty of
Berlin.
A sad accident occurred at the Keith
paper mill, Turner's Falls. While Jesse
Whittemore was at work on paper ma
chine the paper broke, and as he went
to jump through the belts to fix it he
was caught and carried around to the
pulley, where he was crushed to death.
He was % years of age.
The National Democratic Committee
will meet at Washington on the Esd
inst, to fix upon the time and place for
holding their national convention. Eff
forts are being made to have the new
National Museum building annexed to
the Smithsonian, selected as the place
for holding the convention.
Hon. Adolph E. Borie. ex-Secretary
of the Navy, died Thursday morning.
He was native of Philadelphia, which
city has been his residence, with the
exception of intervals when he was
abroad, throughout his life. He was
born in 1909. and graduated at the
University of Pennsylvania in 1925.
/ The vast influx of money into the
South is producing very marked effect
on the value of country property. Com
mission merchants have had to carry a
heavy burden in the shape of lands
taken to secure bad debts. and such
property has for long time been unsala-
BILE, but now finds ready purchasers
Prices are still comparatively low, but
the improvement in the general feeling
Is very marked.-Neao Orleans Times.
Pennsylvania mills are asking SIS
per ton for iron and $50 for frst-clas'
steel rails, and present indications are
according to the Indianapolis Journal
that iron rails by June lst will be sell
ing at SIS, and steel rails at 500 pc
ton. The winter is so open that track
laying is going on the same as in tn
summer months, and many of the mill
are crowded to fill present orders, to sa,
nothing about future contracts made il
the last few months conditionally.
LONDON, Feb. 1O.-A despatch fror
Dublin dated midnight says that on
woman and seven men were killed an
: l3 workmen and fremen seriously in
J jured by the burning of the Theatr
\ Royal. Everything in the building wa
l consumed, including large and cost
5 wardrobe. The theatre took fire abou
. l o'clock from light in the hands of
boy who was lighting gas. Most of tn
employees were at dinner. and the fame
!; spread rapidly. Manager Egerton los
! his life by remaining too long in tn
building in his efforts to arrest th
flames.
: A sad drowning accident occurred ;
e Laconia, N. H., on Tuesday. Mis-
Annie Burns, employed in the Pitma
!, Manufacturing Company, started to wal
u home through the storm, and not arri
ing there at the usual time, search W;
n made for her. Her dead body was four
y IN the canal in an erect position in tt
n feet of water, with her hands clutchir
n the supporting rods of the bridge, al
Re her feet standing on the bed of the cana
,. 1t is conjectured that she was blown {
y the bridge by the wind. The your
r. lady was Is years old and highly 7
f. spected.
n There are some disadvantages in ownir
= and wearing 100000 worth of diamon
after all. Mrs. John Jacob Astor of !
Y. has policeman on guard before Il
I. door of her room at Wormley's hott
q Washington, day and night, and VIII
4 she wore her diamonds to the Mexic;
a minister's ball, Monday evening, s.
n was attended by two detectives. MI
IN Astor's diamonds include two wonde
full solitaire earrings valued at $1,000
o each and diamond chain consisting
e, 500 stones valued at $1,000 each, viii
I'd diamond necklace and ornaments f
Is the hair studded with diamonds ma
ra up the remaining 100000 in value.
Fees of Doctors.
The fec of doctors is an item that very many pesst
81 | are interested at We hal