Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-28
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Gibraltar costs England from 81 200, 900
to 81 100000 every year.
Saratoga, now that the season is over,
has religious revival.
Two hundred and fifty-eight more ex-
lied Russian Jews have arrived in this
country.
A number of mountaineers, while at
tending court at Cullman, Ala, raised
riot. Many persons were wounded, two
or three fatally.
Gold assets never figured up SO large |
as they do now in the treasury. The |
amount held is nearly $175, 100000, near
ly $100,OOO;OOO of it being gold bullion.
Roscoe Conkling has opened law of
fee in New York, over the Bank of Com
merce, corner of Nassau and Cedar streets.
It is expected before long that he will
make New York city his residence.
Thurlow Weed cast his sixtieth election
vote Tuesday the 18th. Mr.. Weed says
that he has missed only one vote since ne
became entitled to vote, and that was oc-
casioned by his absence in Europe on
government business. He says he has
cast more votes than any other living
man in New York city.
The Richmond Dispatch, having stated
that the readjuster party is composed of
10000 whites and $4,000 negroes, the
Wing says that the heaviest readjuster
vote and largest gains were in white and
democratic sections, while the funders'
| largest gains were made in the counties
where the colored voters predominant.
The color line is fading out.
The tenaut farmers of Ireland have
made 10000 applications to the commits
sioners of the land court for reduction of
rent. A large number of applications
came from Wicklow, the home county of
Mr.. Parnel, who has tried to keep the
tenants from applying to the courts for
relief. The reputation of the advice of
the Land League in Ireland could hardly
be more complete. Some of the Irish
leaders are beginning to acknowledge
that Ireland is under great obligations to
Gladstone.
ST LOUIS, Nov. II. Advices from Kan
been delayed by snow storm for nearly
thirty six hours. 1t has been showing
hard in Western Kansas, Colorado and
New Mexico. From Lakin west to Pueh-
| n iS civ fn of
snow, while from La Junta west there is
from eighteen to twenty inches. The
cuts are full of snow, and strong wind
; is drifting it badly. This is the heaviest
snow storm in New Mexico and Colorado
that the Santa Fe railroad ever encoun.
tered.
Mr.. Moody has been we'll received il
England. One writer explains the secret
+ of his power as follows: "He talks to the
J people-to, not before Them and he has
J thoroughly mastered the subject he il
| talking about; he has marvellous self-pos
session; naturalness; he never dwell:
+ too long on one point; his illustration!
are homely; he uses simple Saxon words
, he Is man of zone book he is, as III,
says, not merely earnest, but terribly il
q earnest and he has spiritual power, sucl
only as man can have who is filed witt
the Holy Spirit of God"
n The governors of all the New Englan,
states are total abstainers from intoxicat
f ing drinks. Gov. Long of Massachusett
: recently paid tribute to this virtue, say
i ing that if he had been able to do anything
: to keep his head clear and retain hi
strength, it was because of his adherence
- to the practice of total abstinence. Som
of the most prominent men in Vermont
, the men who have been subjected to th
~ severest intellectual and physical strai
= in the management of vast and compl
Gated business affairs are total abstainers
The fact that these men endure this strai
without breaking down or growing pr
maturely old shows that alcoholic stint
. lants are not necessary to persons in goo
= health.
n The commission appointed to invest
= gate the charges concerning the 9th Ma
- sachusetts regiment while on its trip
: Yorktown, report that number of Il
gravest rumors or charges are untrue
that their conduct in all places exec
Richmond was not very offensive; that
the latter city number of men wearil
'0 the uniform of the regiment commits
y several acts of misconduct, some of viii
: the commission make rather lame &
- tempt to excuse. On receiving the l
'o port, Gov. Long issued a special order
i' Col. Srachan to ascertain and repo
Sc within 80 days the names of the culprit
W If they are not Forthcoming the entire re
'es iment will be held strictly responsible
7s' the misconduct complained of.
,he An ENTHUSIASTIC Recommendations N
ty July A. 1879. CT nts-Whoever you are, don't knC
but thank the Lord and feel grateful to you to kn
r that in this world OF adulterated medicines Their
rs one compound that proves and does all it ADVERT
OF to do and more. Four years ago had slight sh
of | of palsy, which unnerved me to such extent
IN the least excitement would make me shake like
ter -' ' '-.1ooe -ep -.
pa did so change my nerves that they now ste
ave as they ever were. 1t used to take both hand
er. write. but my good right hand writes this.
Gle myou continue 10 manuac'ure as honest ana goo'
ok a'Oie 80,
The men that was ever conferred on mankind Tim Bu