Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of New Hampshire will hold its an
nual convention at Milford, in September
The president has been notified by
Judge Samuel Blatchford of New York of
his acceptance of the Office of associate
justice of the supreme court Of the United
States.
The Connecticut house of representa-
tlves has passed resolution favoring
civil-service reform, and requesting sena-
tors and representatives to favor some
law looking to such reform.
Senator David Davis sitting-room at
the National Hotel in Washington is said
to look like an Illinois law office. There
is no carpet on the floor, large wood
fire crackles and blazes on the hearth, the
chairs are capacious, with rush seats, and
candles supply light in the evening.
1t is expected that the counsel of Ser
geant Mason will raise the point that
there was a fatal error in the court-mar-
tial proceedings which will vitiate the
whole trial. The error claimed is that
the court and judge-advocate were sworn
before the prisoner was brought into
court.
1t is stated that Jay Gould, last Mon
day, invited Cyrus w. Field, Russell Sage
and others to his private office, to prove
to them that the stories about his being
financially embarrassed were without
foundation. He is said to have shown Sc
curities, the par value of which represent
ed $54 ,00O,O 900.
A Frostburg, Maryland, dispatch says
that Tuesday morning the miners of all
the Georges creek and Cumberland coal
regions, 5000 in number, struck because
of notice from the presidents of the II
companies owning the mines that reduc-
ton of 10 cents per ton in the wages of
miners and 33 per cent in the wages of
the other employees, would go into effect
to-day. The strike was ordered by the
Knights of Labor.
CINCINNATI, March 16. The Price Cur
| rent prints reports from the wheat crop,
covering points in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
| Missouri, Kansas, Michigan, Kentucky
and Tennessee, and from few places in
| other Western states, from which it makes
the conclusion that the winter crop of
wheat now promises an outcome equal to
any previous year, and if the spring SOW
| irn &c 40 xayha Of
| 1882 may be counted on as reaching $780,
100000 bushels, with the chances Of even
larger results than the great crop of 1880.
SAN FRANCISCO, March l6 During the
| last four days rain has fallen throughout
the state, and except in the upper por-
tions of the San Joaquin valley, the rain
fall has been quite large. Crop prospects
are greatly improved, and the harvest is
now almost assured, except in the upper
San Joaquin valley. Yesterday an unus-
ual thunderstorm visited this city and the
neighboring counties, and at the village
of San Mateo tornado unroofed the
Episcopal church, damaged number of
dwellings, tore up trees and Frustrated
outbuildings and fences.
Over 100 cases of virulentS smallpox
have developed since Sunday at South
Bethlehem, Pa, and the greatest excite
ment is aroused. On Sunday, within five
hours, ii houses were quarantined, and
by Sunday night so cases had suddenly
broken out. On Tuesday morning, the
cases had increased alarmingly. Special
police are sworn in, and the fire depart
ment is on duty constantly to prevent &
spread of the disease. The air is filled
with the fumes of tar, and 20 barrels are
kept burning at different points. Nearly
all the cases are in clean section of the
town, and nearly all of the victims have
, not been vaccinated.
The subcommittee of the house way:
and means committee have decided t
, recommend the following internal reve
nue. reductions: On whisky, from so cent
to so cents per gallon; on malt liquors
from 921a to 60 cents per barrel; on to
: bacco, snuff, ETC., from 16 cents to j
cents per pound; on cigars from Sc to s.
, per thousand; on cigarettes, from $l.7
to 60 cents per thousand. Also reduc
ton of about so per cent of the specia
taxes now imposed upon dealers in tn
above mentioned articles. The sub-com
r mittee's report will also recommend th
a repeal of the laws which at present ia,
I capital and deposits, bank checks, match
es, proprietary stamps on medicines, cos
! metics, perfumeries, etc. 1t is estimates
g that the proposed reductions based upo
l the internal revenue collections of las
year will amount in round numbers t.