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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
+ Especial Correspondence of the Monitor

Especial Correspondence OF the Monitor .r-
New YORK, June 6, 1881.
Large in person, purse. perseverance,
pluck and popularity. Pierre Lorillard,
the head of the most extensive and old
est tobacco manufacturing business in
the world has just achieved the crown
ing honor of the British turf, the Blue
Ribbon of all racecourses, by winning
the Derby at EPSON with an American
horse, Iroquois, born and bred here at
the famous stud farm whereof so much
has been written. 1t is a great triumph
for America at large and Gotham in par
ticular, for the plucky owner of Parole
and other famous cracks is a great gun
among the club men of the metropolis.
and such victory reflects credit on the
whole community. We were all inter-
ested when Heenan went over to con-
test the championship of the "a foot
ring. and when our college boys showed
the Britishers the "get there stroke,
bishops, deacons. senators. thinkers, tail
ors and bootblacks were in thorough
democratic sympathy, but the horses
which run for the Derby arc more high
ly trained than prizefghters or boy
athletes and represent wealth o
boundless capabilities which has beef
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Hon. Jed. P. Ladd of Alburgh Springs
has been quite seriously i'll for some time.
Col. J. c. Stearns of Bradford will as
sumo control of the collectors office at
Montpelier, July L. haja ae 'ijih
Rev. ". M. Hardy and brother of West
Randolph start for Europe on a three
months tour the 18th. 3a
In Burlington, Henry Parker, propri-
etor of Rowe's hotel, was fined $50 and
costs for keeping nuisance. l.i..
The Passumpsic and Central Vermont
Railways refuse to run excursion trains on
Sunday for religious or picnic parties.
The grand Temple of Honor and Tenn
perance met at Montpelier Wednesday
and made Rev. George L. Story of Mont
pelier grand worthy templar. a
Gary Knight of South Walden cut his
hand open on circular saw about three
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

The steam saw mill at South Lancas-
ter took fire from the engine at noon,
June 4th, and in two hours was burned,
together with the B. G. & M. passenger
and freight depot, ten platform cars. a
large building occupied by two families
and large amount of wood and lumber.
The losses, as far as can be ascertained,
are as follows: d. H. & 7. J. Beattie,
saw mill, 5000, insured; B. G. & NJ.
passenger and freight depot. nine cars,
wood and lumber, $4,000; T. J. Beattie,
lumber, $4,000; j. A. Smith s. Co.,
lumber, $500; G. W. King. lumber,
$500; W. A. White, hayseed and press,
$1,000; George Clough, building. So
900, insured; E. A. w. Steele. furniture
500; Adds Drew, furniture. 500. II
is estimrted that no less than 1000 cords
of wood have already been burned. Be.
attic held an insurance of $4,000 or
the mill and $4,000 on the lumber
The mill cost some S25, 200, but we heal
the Beatties paid $4,000 and hay1
since their purchase laid out about So,
600 IN repairs. The store-house wa
owned by Dodge. Brown and Smith.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13
SENATOR INGALLS, ON
GARFIELD.

| have known General Garfield for
nearly % years. We were at college
together, and our acquaintance has con-
tinued with more or less intimacy up to
the present time. His nature is ardent,
emotional and impulsive; his instincts
are generoug and sincere; he is incapa-
BILE of meanness. treachery or hatred.
Intellectually he is the best equipped
president we have had since the days of
the younger Adams. He has great
fondness for literature, reads great
deal, and is thorough student. He
has many characteristics that are essen
TALLY feminine in the best and not the
worst sense of that term and those that
know him best are most thoroughly con-
WINGED that in all his political acts since
the Inauguration of his administration
he has been actuated by what he believ-
ed to be for the best interests of the Re-
publican party and the public service.
In saying many of his characteristics
were feminine | mean that there has
been about his character certain infirm-
itY of purpose from which the mistakes
and errors of his career as a statesman
| have arisen. Such natures as his in
great emergencies requiring strenuous res
| olution often mistake stubbornness fol
6rmness and hesitate to change lest they
be accused of vacillatiou and weakness
| think much of the difficulty engender
ed by our recent dissensions has ariser
from these peculiar characteristics o.
the presidents nature. In my opinion
the original nomination of Robertson
was mistake. 1t was an impulsive act
The president believed he was under
special obligations to what are common
" known as the ''anti-machine" men il
New York politics, which must be rec
ognized by the nomination of some con
spicuous representative to a high nation
al position. | also have no doubt tina
subsequent events modified his judgmen
and that if he had been as thoroughl
advised on the 23d of March as he wa
on the 5th of May as to the condition 0
public opinion. he would not have nom
mated Judge Robertson as collector, an
that had he been free to act without tn
embarrassments and complications whic
had supervened, he would have above
Merritt to have completed his term an
given Robertson some other positio
, equal in dignity and Importance. Ur
der similar circumstances a man lik
. Gen. Grant would have promptly mod
fed his action regardless of persons
considerations, -Leavena0orM (Kansa'
f Times.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

Litigation in Vermont is at very
low ebb. Before the war the docket of
our county court usually numbered three
or four hundred cases and the jury trials
consumed several weeks each term. Ever
since we have seen jury list frequently
number sixty or seventy cases, thong
it got in the way of proving very shaky,
doubtless premonitory symptom of the
collapse of the docket itself which came
later. Never has the business shown
any indications of returning to its nor
NAL condition before the war, when on
occasions some of our leading law firms
made about as many new entries each
term as are now made by the entire bar
of the county. At the late term the to-
tai of new entries was 60, including 9
state cases, or less than two cases to an
attorney on the average. This condition
of things is not peculiar to Windsor
county but extends throughout the state,
and even in the west there are com.
plants by lawyers of great lack Of
business. All this shows that litigation
like almost everything else has its sea
sons. and that for the time people have
found some less expensive and more
peaceable method of settling differences
a very gratifying fact to those who pay
the bills Woodstock Standard.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

The Readjusters' Convention in Vir-
ginia, completed its work, last Friday,
by nominating Col. Cameron of Peters
burgh for Governor and Hon. John F.
Lewis for Lieutenant Governor. Cam
eron has long been one of Mahone's
trusted and most efficient lieutenants.
He is we'll connected, man of means,
good speaker and representative of
the younger element. His nomination
was seconded by colored delegate. Mr..
Lewis is Republican. and represented
Virginia in the United States Senate.
The power of Malone as leader was
frequently displayed in the convention,
not in debating nominations but in re-
storing harmony and securing fair play.
The ticket is regarded as strong one.
1t is stated that the Readjusters' plat
form afirms that the work of the Read
justers for two years commends itself to
the majority of taxpayers. Increased
taxation has been averted and the out
side world has come to regard the Com
monwealth as faith-preserving State.
The Readjusters claim they have devel-
oped frauds and defaults in manage
ment in the public revenues and public
institutions aggregating over 20 per
cent of the gross revenues of the State
for any one year. They opened 1854
public schools for FIVE months as against
1904 for the year previous. with terms
of three months. and repaid much Of
the diverted funds to colleges and hui
name institutions. The platform rec
oguizes the obligation to support public
free schools and other public institutions
out of the revunes of the State, and de
nounees the ring rule policy of borrow
ing money at high rates of interest 70
the above purposes. The Readjuster
re-assert their purpose to settle tn
State obligations On the principles o
, the Riddleberger bill. and favor equa
| and uniform taxation and internal i'm
provements which shall tend to develo
the State.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

The most picturesque city in America
has again been ravaged with fame. 1t
was thought that Quebec had protracted
itself against recurrence of terrible
fires by securing good supply of water
from Lake St. Charles and by organic
ing an efficient fire brigade. But the
Montcalm and st. John Wards now
share the fate which befell St. Roch
several years ago. When the flames
were discovered water was not to be
had for at least twenty minutes, and
the firemen were powerless to battle
with them. The section which has been
destroyed extends westwards on the
plateau from the old city walls. The
value of the shops and houses which
have been burned is roughly estimated
at S1.500.000. The most conspicuous
landmark that has been removed is st
Johns Church, whose two lofty spires
will be recalled by every traveller who
has driven over the st. Foye-road from
the Lorette Falls. These wards can b,
rebuilt as easily as st. Roch, and tn,
city will have neater and more modern
suburbs while retaining all its quain
features.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

Governor st. John of Kansas claims
that the prohibltory law of his state is
wonderfully successful. Topeka, with a
population of 10000, has not single
saloon, and has had only one case of
drunkenness since the law went into eff
feet. An inebriate took an overdose of
patent bitters, and the man who sold the
"medicine" was fined Sl00 There are
no open saloons outside of Leavenworth
and Atchison, and these are under pros
ecution. 1t is to be regretted that re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court of the
state has shaken the question of the con.
stitutionallty of the law.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

The real friends of Gen. Grant-and
they arc legion-will be glad to learn
that he is not going to Albany to take a
hand in the senatorial fight, as reported.
Gen. Grant has perfect right to wish
for the return of his friend Conkling to
the senate, but going to Albany to labor
for him would be quite another thing.
General Grants proverbial good sense
will save him from that improperly. 1t
is modification enough for the vice-Pres-
ident of the United States to forget what
is due to his position and the party that
elected him.-Nashua Telegraph.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

Except in a small percentage of
claims which by reason of some extra
ordinary circumstances have been given
precedence, no claims for invalid pen
sion numbered higher than 800, 000,and
widows numbered 254, 900, have been
reached for adjustment. Claims having
higher numbers will be taken in course
in lots of ten thousand in the invalid
series and of about three thousand in
the widows series (Which includes the
claims of minor children, dependent
mothers and fathers, sisters and broth
ers, as we'll as the widows of soldiers)
as rapidly as the records of service and
hospital treatment can be procured from
the Offices of the Adjutant General and
Surgeon General of the Army.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

The New Hampshire treasury depart
ment is one of the most prudently man
aged in the world. The yearly transac-
lions of all kinds are about So. 100000.
The total expenses for salaries, printing
etc., are $4,000. The rate of expense
to business is little more than one-tenth
of one per cent. No business house in
the country could make similar show
ing, and in this case it is largely due to
the close personal attention which Col.
Scion A. Carter, the State Treasurer,
gives to the department, and his special
fitness for the place.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

Everything that pertains to John B.
Cough is of Interest, and the reading pub
lie will be pleased to learn that he has
written a book which is entitled "Sun-
light and Shadow" and which embraces
much of his own history. experience, and
the many interesting things that have
come before his observation in his lee
ture travels in America and in Great
Britain. Mr.. Coughs wonderful orato-
rieal powers, his keen sense of humor
and his grace as writer, will make his
work of great interest to every reader.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

1t is estimated that the FIVE per cent
bonds to be received and stamped as
three and half per cents by the treas
ury department at Washington will
amount to $37O,OOO,OOO. Should this
prove to. be a correct estimate the re-
demption of the fves will be cut down
$20,0OO.OOO below the figures contem-
plated by the secretary. Some of the
New York bankers advise the purchase
of fours in open market as more pro6ta-
BILE in the end to the government than
the calling of some of the stamped
bonds, which has been contemplated as
the best way to dispose of the surplus
above what will be needed to pay the
fives and skies.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

The Boston Herald says: "Arthur's
fidelity to his chief reminds one of Sher-
idan, who, going home drunk, and find
ing friend in the gutter, first tried to
lift him up, but, failing in that, Loyalty
Law down with him in the mud"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

Black walnut timber is becoming so
scarce at the West that furniture manu-
facturers are experiencing much trouble.
There is much competition to obtain sup
plies, and the price has advanced sl2 a
thousand during the past year.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

The New Hampshire State Agricultu-
raj Association has decided to hold the
next annual State fair at Laconia, in
connection with the Belknap County Ag-
ricultural Association, on September 20,
81, % and %.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

GeHeraI OranI mas arrived at SU. LOUIS.
The census of London, just taken, shows
the population to be 3,814,5 81.
The entire State debt of Ohio, amount
ing to $4,000, 900 has been refunded at
1-2 per cent. ............
A cotton manufacturing company has
been formed at Augusta, Ga, with cap
ital of 81, 0OO, OO0. ..- .-.... 81 q.
News comes from Van that an earth
quake has devastated thirty-four villages
in that pashalic.
There are forty-two Baptist churches
in the District of Columbia. Of these
ten are white, and thirty-two colored.
On the goth of June Queen Victoria
will have reigned A years, a period which
has been exceeded by four English Sow
ereigns only.
Burglars who blew open safe in Aull-
vile, Mo-, in doing so started af1re which
consumed nine stores, valued, with their
contents, at $4,000 1855 nt143 aaa
A duel was fought in Broome county,
Saturday, between John Jeffrey and James
Elkins. Both men fired at the same time
and both fell pierced to the heart.
The president of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company has paid the $15, 100000
due for the stock of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.
Slight shocks of earthquake at Mount
Vesuvius have been followed by an erup-
ton. On the End, broad and active
streams of lava were flowing down the
northeast side.
The appropriation for the Census Blu
reau, it has been discovered, will fall fan
short Of the sum needed to complete the
work; the clerical force has been dis
missed, with the privilege of doing vol
unteer work.
The officials of Ohio have succeeded in
refunding the entire debt of the State
over $4,000,0 900, at 81 per cent. This is
the most important event in the history
of. the State finances. The rate is quar-
ter of cent lower than any other State
has obtained. ,..l., I'LL
There are now $500 men employed il
!, the locomotive works at Paterson, n. j
Their wages amount to 81, $3.50, 600 annu
ally. The Rogers Works recently ship
ped nine locomotives engines to SpaiI
! for the Vale Valleneuva and Barcelona
Railway. 8..g zasi ssgt d
: In the year 1880 there were in the Unit
. ed States ITO, 103 miles of telegraph
! lines, and during that year 33, 155, 99
! messages were sent. The miles of wir
were about 100000 This does not in
It clude the lines used exclusively for raj
: road business. The other countries hay
Z ing tire greatest length of lines are a
!. follows: Russia, 49, miles; Germany
d 41,23l ) France, 5000: Austria Hungar,
80, 403; Australia, 26,S42; Great Britain
!. 23,l56; British India, IS, 2o9; Turke,
!, 1905; and Italy, 1854. s.,.1 .t1
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

Four missionaries of the London Mis-
sionary Society in New Guinea, together
with two of their wives, four children
and two servants. were recently massa-
cred by the natives
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

Wide differences of opinion exist
among business men regarding the pro-
posed Worlds Fair in Boston. There
is strong feeling that delay of few
years will be advisable, while others are
of the opinion that if Boston delays the
project is lost.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

An old man, resident of Jefferson,
Md, died the other day, in destitute cir
cumstances, aged So years. After his
death it was discovered his life was in
sured for s6S.ooo in several companies.
1t was put-up affair, and what is worse
there is good deal of it throughout the
country. The states should limit the
amount. of individual insurance, as a
protection to all legitimate insurers. Nc
life ought to be insured for more, than
$25, 900. and ordinarily $4,000 should
be the limit. The present policy of in.
surfing single life for $4,000 and
100000 will be found in the end to bt
full of danger and mischief, both to tht
insured and the insurer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

At the reunion of the former pupils
of the Vermont Episcopal Institute at
Burlington, the lst. large number
were present. This was the third &C.
casion of the kind during the 81 years
incumbency of the principal, Rev. I. A.
Hopkins. He furnished a statement
showing that since 1860. the annual
rentals paid footed up $12,O62; the
cash donations given reached SlO,456 ;
the reductions to benefciaries, $4,568,
and the reduction to Vermont boys,
$9,300-making an aggregate of bene-
factions contributed by the Institute to
the cause of educatson and religion Tin
addition to supporting itself of the
very handsome sum of $35, 3O6. Mr..
Hopkins also stated that there had been
published altogether on the school lists
the names of SIT pupils, from 20 States
of the Union, and the pupils from the
school had entered % different colleges.
among them Harvard and Yale; and
besides these the military academy at
West Point, Williams College and the
University of Vermont have also accept
ed quite number. During the past
IL years there have been l72 of the
pupils confirmed the the church. Aftel
this there were speeches by some of thu
old graduates, and letters were reat
from several. An excellent dinner wa
provided for the guests.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

The post office department has found
another star route, over which it has
cost the government five dollars each to
transport letters for many years. The
route is across the lake from Milwaukee
to Grand Haven, Michigan. The letters
were carried in carpet bags.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13
L7,0s5; and Italy, 1864

EMINENT PHYSICIANS are prescribing that tried and
true remedy. Kidney Wort for the worst of BIZ
iousness and constipation wen as for kidney COM
plants There scarcely person to be found that
win not be greatly benefited by thorough course
Kidney-wort every spring. II you feel out Of sorts
and don't know why. try package of Kidney-wort
and you will feel like new Indianapolis
Sentinel.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

1t appears that neither England nor
Germany is willing to adopt bi-metal-
lie standard for money. The opposition
of these two great commercial nations is
enough to prevent the success of any in
ternational treaty proposing to make
silver the peer of gold. The representa-
tive of England at Paris declared that
gold had been the standard Of his eoun-
try since 1916; that they had done well
with this standard, and they had no de-
sire to modify it. Meantime we are re-
minded that the vaults of the United
States Treasury are almost over-running
with the silver dollars which the people
do not want so long as they can get
greenbacks, or their equivalent, gold.
1t is estimated that our currency en-
braces 52O,OOO.oO0 in gold, land $780,
100000 in greenbacks. Is it not wise
to let swell enough" alone
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

Mrs. Cole of Windham, N. H, declares
that her life was saved by Hoods Sarsapa
rilla. She had 81 terrible Scrofulous sores
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-13

dc ga week in your own town. Terms and S. outfit
pUOfree. Address f. Eallstt Co., Portland. Maine.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-09-30

f ID SJ @ Smith, West Rutland, to
John G Clancy, Puerto dc Luna, San
Miguel County, New Mexico, six rams
from their own flock.
Jonas |, Rice, Bridport, TO Cherbino
q Williamson, Middlebury, eight rams
from his own flock.
James w Dcy, Devcrcux, Michigan,
to Theodore Cook, Homer, Michigan,
three rams, one from the flock of II
Cook, Shoreham, one from the flock of
ii S Brookins, Shoroham, one from the
flock of IL l. Sanford, Cornwall, 81 Y
ewes, one from the flock OF ID jackson,
Panton, one from the flock of ii Il Tay-
lor, Cornwall, one from the flock
of ID & Smith, Addison, one from the
flock of L A Myrick, Bridport, two
from the flock of Crane, Brdport.
III g Hubbard, Orwell, TO u ID
Twitchell, Middlcbury, ten rams from
his own flock.
G f Button, Clarendon, to S Nj
Stowe, Middlebury, twelve rams from
his own flock.
A A Wood, Saline, Michigan, TO L V
Quackenbush, Plymouth, Michigan,
one eve from the flock of ID T Holden,
SR Mitchell, Mansfield, Ohio, to
| William Buchanan, Albion, Ohio, one
ram from the flock of III Il Sanford
Cornwall.
ii Merle Dottum, SALISBURY, to G w
Mason, New Haven, fourteen rams
from his own flock.
L ID Twitche'l, Middlcbury, to Ira J
Twitchell, Woybridge, one ram from
the flock of S w Remele, Middlebury.
A ID Taylor, Romeo, Michigan, to j
o 81 "A Allen, Michigan, seven sheep
five ewes and one ram from his own
flock, one eve from the flock Of + X en-.
dali, Middlcbury.
Will NJ Chapman, Middlebury, to II
j Jones, Cornwall, eight ewes from the
flock of G B Cook, Charlotte.
Nathan Gushing, Woodstock, to Al.
bro Perkins, Pomfret, four rams from
his own flock.
Estate of Robert Hemenway, Brid-
port, to Asa Smith, twenty rams from
his own flock, one from the flock of Nj
X Barbour, Bridport; to j A Wright,
Middlebury, twenty ewes from their
own flock.
j II Close, st. Clairsville, Ohio, to
William Lodge, Uniontown, Ohio. one
ram from his own flock, one ram from
the flock of Ii i Close.
e G Martin, Rochester, to 0 n
Briggs, Leicester, twelve ewes from
his own flock.
Ii Collins, Ira, 10 G. Z. IIurd, Sand
gate, two rams from his own flock.
= Ii Garwood, West Middleburg,
Ohio, to Wilson 81 Inskeep, Potters-
burg, Ohio, one ram.
WG Wilson, Richvillc, TO Rollin
Lane, Cornwall, thirteen ewes.
G ~ CT .rk, Whitewater, Wisconsin,
to + i Swan, La Grange, Wisconsin,
twenty ewes.
j S Rea, Vest Mansfield, Ohio, TO
Cook 81 Norris, two rams.