Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-06
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The American horse, Iriquols, won the |
Derby race in England on Wednesday.
Ex-President Hayes says that Conkling
is monomaniac on the subject of his own
Importance.
There was heavy decline in wheat at
Chicago last Friday, going to 110A
against Is on Thursday.
Andrew Johnson's heirs are now in lit
igation over the distribution of his prop
erty, which is valued at 100000.
There have been lao buildings started
during the present year in New York, the
aggregate cost of which will be SIS, O00,-
600.
The shoe factory of B. w. Hoyt at
Epping, N. H, is burned, throwing humid
reds of men out of employment. Loss
$50, 700, insurance $4,000.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln constantly grows
weaker and weaker, and cannot live many
weeks longer. Her mind is affected, and
she is unable to leave her room.
Jay Cooke has so tar retrieved his f1nan-
cial disasters that he has paid all his cred
itors in full and repurchased his country
seat s'Ogontz," near Philadelphia.
Mr.. J. w. Mackey, the Bonanza King"
is reported to have given up hard work
in the mines. He is going to start upon
journey around the world this summer.
The management of the Ohio Central
railroad announces that it will henceforth
run no Sunday excursion trains, that its
employees may have one day in seven for
rest and worship.
The growth of the flour business at
Minneapolis has been remarkable. From
$4,000 barrels in 1860, the production in
1880 had swelled to 2,051, S41 barrels.
The capacity of the mills is 25, 255 barrels
per day.
A daughter Of James Westover, OF
Waukesau, Wis, aged 16 years, poisoned
herself because her father forbade he1
beau, Daniel Murray, aged Is years, call
ing at the house. Murray, grief stricken
also committed suicide, with strychnine.
Mcdonald Lyon recently died at Den
yer, Col, from an overdose of morphine
given him to ease stomach pains by Mrs
: A. M. Ducat, who was clipping with hin
from Chicago. Since his death she ha
made three unsuccessful attempts a
) suicide.
A house painter, falling from the thir'
story Of house in Maine, where the pro
hibitory law is enforced, and being give
drink of water to revive him, piteousl
5 before you let him have brandy in thi
e town."
D Gen. Basil w. Duke has written his
e tory of the battle of Shiloh from the cor
i. federate side for the Cincinnati Gazette
in which he says that nothing but Gen. A
S. Johnsons death prevented Grant
army from being rolled up and driven t
{. the river.
An accident on the Pennsylvania raj
= road, near Trenton, N. j., Monday, kille
8 two passengers and severely injured II c
! more. The train was behind time, an
ran at full speed into switch left car,
lessly open. Three of the cars wei
u smashed to pieces.
Washington Benson of Porter, Mich,
e wealthy farmer, So years old, was kille
by vicious stallion which he was leadin
to water near South Bend, Ind, recent.
d The horse knocked him down with h
4 fore-feet, trampled in his ribs and breas
. and bit his face beyond recognition.
r. Silas F. Reed has been arrested at n,
Dorchester, N. H., for mailing letters
various persons offering them valuab
considerations to engage with him
: counterfeiting United States Treasul
le notes. He admitted having written Il
l. letters, and was sent to Jail in default
d bail.
es The New York Senate has passed
. short, sharp and comprehensive bill i
tended to prevent and punish the sale
adulterated food and drugs. 1t forbi,
9 the sale, or the keeping or offering f
% sale, of any article of food or drink,
Us of any kind of drug designed for medicin
use, that is adulterated in any mann
whatsoever, under penalty of $50 fl
Of for the first offence and 800 for t
:. second.