Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-04
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

fall of the season.
A new insurance company, the Union
marine, with capital of $500, 900, is soon
to be started in Boston.
Eighteen families in New York own
5000, 900, 900, and they all live on the same
street, and are not happy yet.
1t has generally been supposed that
Robert t. Lincoln is the Youngest man
who ever held a seat in the Cabinet; but
Alexander Hamilton was Secretary of the
Treasury at thirty two.
An effort is being made in Pennsylvan-
ia to amend the Constitution so as to pro-
hibit forever the manufacture and sale Of
liquors in the State, except for mechani- |
cal, medicinal and scientific purposes.
Postmaster General James declined a |
banquet rendered by leading merchants of |
New York city, because he says he is |
still untried in his new position and can
not appropriate compliments not yet
earned.
The family of the late ex-President
johnson are said to cherish pride in the
small tailor's shop at Greenville, Tenn,
where he once sewed for living, and,
with its sign, ga. Johnson" it is care
fully preserved.
The English Ironmonger says that
while no shelf hardware of German or
American make was to be found in Sid
ney, Australia, three years ago, half the
goods in the shop windows there now
are made in this country
A short but busy navigation season on
the lakes and canals is predicted at Butfa-
10. The opening of navigation will be
nearly a month later than last year; but
the SHOWS have prevented the railroads
from handling an enormous quantity of
freights, lumber and iron ore particularly
and free tolls on west-bound freightS over
the canals are expected to increase ship
ments.
Major Ben. F. Perley Poore, the ''fa-
Their" of the reporters gallery, went to
! Washington in 1927. He was born in
Georgetown, and was very young when
he began in the National Legislature to
report the news of the. capital for New
York newspaper. He has lived in Wash
ington almost ever since. He has a very
distinct recollection of every Inauguration
from the time of John Quincy Adams.
Moody and Sankey have finished their
four months campaign in San Francisco.
reputation for piety the meetings of the
evangelists have been crowded, and the
number of converts is placed at one thou
sand. Moody visits the Yosemite valley
before returning east. On his way east
ward he will stay little while in Den
yer. Late in the summer he intends to
sail for Europe.
1t is reported that a new telegraph
company is being formed with General
Stager as its president, with capital OF
$25, 900, 900 which contemplates the i'm
mediate erection of wires throughout the
country from Maine to California, of the
most approved stock and material, reach
ing every large city and town where trade
and commerce are carried on. 1t is stat
terested, as well as several other equally
large capitalists.
An anti-rent league has been organized
in Brooklyn to prevent the further in
crease of the rent rate, the main purpose
being a reduction of rent to an amount
equaling the aggregate Of taxes, repairs
and fire insurance. The league will EN-
ploy "Boycotting," binding themselves
not to maintain social intercourse nor tx
do business with persons who refuse tt
accede to the demands of the league
Vigorous socialistic speeches were mad,
which were loudly applauded.
A class of lawyers and agents exist il
the United States who make it their bust
ness to encourage foolish and extravagan
notions of huge unclaimed fortunes await
ing heirs in England and other old coun
, tries. One of these people is dismisse'
= employee of the Bank of England name,
Prudence, who has settled in st. Louis
His performances have been made tn
$ subject of a special letter from the Ban
!. of England to our consular repreSentativ
in London, which has this week bee
S published by the state department for tn
v warning and information of the public.
Goring, the custodian Of the Queen
gold pantry at Windsor, who has jus
d died, had charge of $l5, 900, 900 worth {
n gold plate. When the car dined wit
It the queen few years ago, after the maj
/. rage between the two families, it wa
IS computed that gold plate to the amour
e Of $40, 100000 was set on the table.
,e single massive epergne weighing half
" ton or so has the better part of $4,000
in it. At Washington the service is sti
~ silver with gold spoons; introduced, {
20 every one knows, by Van Buren, and use
+ as campaign cry against him. At lea
80 one American dinner set, the Astor's, i
&c cludes gold soup-plates, and the Ast'
plate set out for formal dinners is hea,
enough to need special set of braces a
'' tached to the table underneath.
ar DON'T BE SILLY-Don't let foolish prejud
~, against popular medicines stand between you and
health of your wife, child, or baby. 1t is always rie
~ to advertise a blessing. DR.. Kennedy's Favor
O. Remedy" is blessing. 1t has saved thousands. a
he it will help you. If you are sick and miserable,
~ advise you to spend One Dollar for this King of Nj