Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-06-12
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

cans in London than ever before at this
season.
James Norseworthy was killed by hail
stones in storm at Westfield, Texas,
last Friday.
Mrs. John Tyler, widow of the once
President Tyler, is at Old Point Comfort
for her health.
Guiteau seems to be breaking down
since the efforts of his counsel in his be-
half have failed.
Henry Irving, the celebrated English
actor, is coming to this country in the
Fall. There is money in it.
Attorney General Brewster follows
Secretary Folger's example i'll prohibit
ing smoking in his department.
Judge Thurman of Ohio believes a
stringent license law to be the only prop
er method of regulating the liquor traffic.
Garibaldi left orders to have his body
burned. But fire will not destroy the
splendid record of his life; that is fire.
proof
who wasn't elected Vice-PreSident, died
at his home in indianapolis Saturday, in
her S5th year.
The widow of Asa Packer has built a
$4,000 Sunday school chapel and pre-
sented it to the Episcopal church at
Mauch Chunk.
The Cadwalader well in the new oil re-
gion yields 2,400 barrels day. If this
productiveness continues it will have a
marked effect on the price of OIL
The national debt has shrunk S139, 1913,
655 during the last eleven months, and,
at the end of the fiscal year, the shrink
age is likely to be $3.50, OOO, 900.
More than half the newspapers in the
world are printed in the English language,
for the good reason that the newspaper
readers don't know any other.
A schooner was wrecked off South Ha.
ven in Lake Michigan on Sunday evening,
and all on board of her were lost. 1t was
| the severest storm of the season.
Lieutenant Danenhower has been di-
rected to write out full account of his
experience after leaving Engineer Mel
| vile, and take his own time for the work
The will of Cornelius ]. Vanderbilt
who committed suicide, is contested by
his sister, Mrs. Berger. He left $3.50,
600, none of which went to the Wander
bilt family.
| The Gunion steamship Nevada, landed
a party of 378 Mormons last week, unde
the leadership of Abram FL. Cannon,
son of Delegate Cannon, of Utah, wht
was recently expelled from the House O
Representatives
Jumbo a new locomotive on tn,
Pennsylvania Railroad, with seven foo
drivers, brought the Congressional ex
press train Tuesday night from Philadel
phia to Jersey City, ninety miles, in eight,
minutes. This is the best time ever mad
on this trip.
| State Assessor Fowler of New Yorl
says that next year the valuation in tn
state will be $1O0,OOO,OOO higher thai
| this year. This amount will be appor
toned among the several counties. Rea
estate is advancing throughout the state
| especially in the cities.
| Alexander III. Stephens is not a yer
brawny person. but Georgians say tina
if they desire information, or wish any
thing done in Washington, he is the ma
of all the States delegation to whom t
write with the certainty of having thei
request attended to, and promptly.
The President has nominated the TO
lowing named gentlemen for the tart
commission, viz: William A. Wheele
of New York Chairman John L. Haye
of Massachusetts, Henry w. Oliver, Jr
of Pennsylvania, Austin M. Garland {
Illinois, Jacob Amber of Ohio, John s
Phelps of Missouri, Robert p Porter
District of Columbia, John W. H. Unde
wood of Georgia, Duncan f. Kenner
Louisiana.
There is remarkable revival in pro.
ress in the Foo-Chow district, Mort
China, in connection with the Methodi
mission. One of the native preachers
said to be man of unusual power, and
described as a ''thorough-going Americs
reyivalist." Another native, merchan
brings from twenty to thirty of his pc
) tiers, clerks and servants TO church reg
larly, and has also purchased bar
building for the Methodist Anglo-Chinel
college.