Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-08-22

lynne per cenG. OF IL comes from ABROAD.
Boston intends to profit by the penuri-
BUSINESS of New York. Her spirited cit
liens are raising $6,000,000 to invest in
national exposition in 1884.
One dispatch received in the presidents
the sender as a strong, healthy man, and
ready to give all his blood for TRANSMISSION
into the president.
The will of Matthew Vassar distributes
$4,000 Vassar College gets 100000,
the Vassar Brothers home for Aged Men
$15, 900, and $50, 900 is to be devoted to
the erection and maintenance of "the
Vassar Brothers Hospital"
Late on Friday night the west bound
express on the Grand Trunk was derailed
by cow at Prescott Junction. Engineer
Howarth of Montreal stuck to his post
and was killed, and several of the train
men and passengers were seriously injured.
France owns lot of precious stones,
known in history as the crown diamonds,
valued at something like $3,500,00O. 1t
is now proposed by the Republicans to
sell them and apply the sum realized to
the foundation of a fund for purchasing
pictures and objects of art for the state
museums.
An Atchison & Santa Fe railroad train
was boarded by three train-robbers at
Grenada, Col, on Tuesday night, who be-
gan going through the smoking car. A
colored United States soldier refused to
surrender and was wounded but fired
back, killed one Of the robbers, and fright
ened the others out of the car.
A great deal Of excitement and sympa-
thy is shown at Quebec over the news OF
the unfavorable symptoms of President
Garfield. In no community has more ac-
tive interest been indicated in the fate OF
the heroic sufferer than in that ancient
capital. The newspaper offices are be-
sieged by anxious inquirers after the lat.
est bulletins.
Willie Cantrell, ID, son of a section
boss on the railroad at Pekin, ILL.,, was
seized Tuesday by an unknown man anC
! tied to the track just as passenger trai1
was approaching, The train struck thu
| boy, but had been slowed so that it onl.
broke his ribs and foot. The man whc
had bound him then cut the ropes ant
| +ro 70 4ha hTyo rnIu6c
Col. Corbin, master of ceremonies a
the Yorktown centennial, anticipates tina
80, 900 militia will be present. AS the
will be accompanied by the governors G
their states, a building is to be erecte
for the proper accommodation of the latte
and their stats. Acknowledgement c
states and commanding officers of troop
intending to participate are requested t
call on him at Washington for any infol
nation.
Gen. Hancock said at Boston Tuesday
I do not know DR.. Bliss, personally, an
all know concerning his skill and exp
rience I read in the papers. DIR. Hami
ton is rated high in New York, but hay
no personal knwledge concerning him
a surgeon. DR.. Agnew," said the gene
al deliberately, 81 do know. He is We
fine surgeon, one of the very best. I
attended me once when 1 got hurt" I
l ferring modestly to his wound at Getty
I burg.
, Rich and extensive silver fields ha
been discovered near Fort Sill, Indi
Ter, within the limit of the Kiowa, Coz
!. anche and Wichita reservation. Illeg
:, attempts are being made by white men
a locate mineral claims in these region
e The matter was last week referred to
: secretary of the interior by the comm
S sioner of Indian affairs, with the requt
( that troops be furnished to protect the
dian interests in the newly-discover
e fields from intruders.
e The discovery of field rifle she
n weighing Is pounds and capped a
ID pFimed, along the road by which Guitea
Is prison-van would carry him to cou
lie caused a report that it was intended
lie throw the missile under the van as
passed. The bomb lay by a fence, a
e. it's careless disposal and the fact that
lie thrown it would kill horses, driver q
IN guard as well as Guiteau make the stC
r improbable. Old bombs have been fou
Id before about Washington.
he There is one New York lady at
or United States hotel, Saratoga, who
IN the reputation of having brought tn
hundred dresses with her and six ma
n to take care of them. She wears three
n day, and never while at the place is
70 seen to wear the same dress twice.
he diamonds are numerous and gorgeo
m and she keeps a lady who is in redu
vn circumstances constantly employed in
hit broidering her clothing, including sto
at ings, as well as dresses and parasols.
The little old ''gold wagon" in \
n York that carried gold from the cust'
as house to the sub-treasury has been
ed aside. Sometimes it made as much a
n dozen trips daily, carrying as much
up $4,000 in glittering coin each time.
in money is usually put up in bags of S
ed 600 each, which are placed in heavy GA
ad boxes with massive rod-iron hand
7as These boxes are then placed in the v
on-box, and lid with iron clamps
of locked down over it. The wagon is pl
TIL ed like hand-cart by two cuStom-hC
by porters, accompanied by an armed wa
OBJ man, whose duty it is to see that the
II. is not interfered with by thieves.
ief, little used-up wagon has carried in
der time probably not less than 100000,
The or about 4, 500 tons weight in gold.
re- The regular Bangor express train
the ST. John and Maine railway, carr,