Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-07
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Three business failures were announc-
ed in New York Monday
BY an avalanch near Briston, Switzer-
land, houses were swept away for dis
lance of two miles.
1t is said that Senator Carpenter desir-
ed to have his remains cremated. He
had $50, 250 insurance on his life.
Nebraska was visited Wednesday by
very severe snow storm and gale, COM
pelling the abandonment of railway traffic.
A large portion of the town of Frank
lin, Va, including several business houses
and the post-office, was burned on Sum
day.
The Beers were victorious in a severe
engagement with the British on Sunday,
the latter losing heavily. Gen. Colley is
reported killed. l." 1e' .e is
st Michaels at the Azores, has been
visited by terrible earthquake shocks,
which destroyed one church and 200
houses, killing several people.
About fifty clergymen met in Brooklyn
Monday, and set apart Wednesday, Mar.
8, as day of fasting and prayer for the
purpose of starting a revival
A young man living near Bloomington,
Ill.,, was cleaning his revolver Sunday
evening, and supposing it was empty,
playfully pointed it at his sister and shot
her dead.
The opinion among politicians at Mil
Waukee, Wis, is that either Angus Cam
eron or eX-chiet Justice Luther S. Dixon
will be chosen United States Senator in
the place of Mr.. Carpenter.
Burglars entered two houses belonging
to the Shaker, at New Lebanon, N. Y.
last Saturday night, and carried away
500 in money, $1,000 in Midland railroad
bonds, and five silver watches.
| Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan
and Indiana were visited on Sunday b,
the heaviest snowstorm of the presen
winter, blockading the railway again ant
causing great deal of inconvenience t.
i everybody. asa s5s a .He
The large saw-mill of Alfred Page, O
Aver, Mass, occupied by Page & Phelps
lumber-dealers, George T. Stevens, ma
chinist, and the Standard Heel Company
was burned last Friday : total loss $50
900 partially insured. ~
The mail train on the New Jersey Mid
land Railway was thrown down an en-
bankment near Ogdensburgh, N. j
Thursday forenoon, by q broken rail, il
juring about dozen persons. Two car
and all the mail were burned.
The Minnesota State House caught fiji
: Tuesday night while the Legislature wa
/ in session, and burned to the ground, ell
: failing loss of 800, 900 on the buildin
in addition to the destruction of a Halu;
BILE library. The members had a mario
! escape.
: The officers of the First National Ban
in New York, are authority for the stat
) ment that they have an arrangement wit
:. 800 country correspondent banks to r
: tire their entire circulation in bulk tt
j. moment news is received of the passas
a of the Funding bill by Congress. sa.
A couple of serious railway acciden
happened early Tuesday morning, ne;
], Macon, Mo. A passenger train fro
Il Chicago was wrecked, and while speci
= train was running to the relief of the
d: jured passengers it broke through
l. bridge and added several to the list
L killed and wounded. .fs st,t j,
{, A statement has been prepared by t
Ie Treasury. department at Washingto
showing the transactions of the Unit
States for the four years ended March
= 1881. The total receipts for the 70
l. years were $1,l92, 551, 10Y, and the tot
IS expenditures 1890, 755, 706 The decrea
q in the public debt (less. cash in the Ire;
n 'ury) for the four years is $2O8, 1924, Z;
- and the decrease in the annual intere
:, charge is ST. .557, 7OS.
:. Last fall DR.. Bugbee's daughter of La
~ caster, N. H., was taken sick with t
VI diphtheria of a most malignant form, a
IS died.. Soon after the mother died.. Ii
few weeks the Doctor was taken with I
p same disease, and after short nlnt
TX passed away About two months a
n Mrs. Towne, DR.. Bugbee's wife's moth
is who lived but a step from the Docto
house, was taken sick and died. Oh
last week Mr.. Towne was taken with
= same disease, and was buried Wedn
i. day. Here were two families entir
nat swept away by this dread disease.
my young married couple have been living
de- the Doctors house for a few weeks,
have left it now. We understand Il
or there is to be thorough Investigate
4. q = L., O.T.