Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-05-22
The President has signed the tariff
commission bill

which is wholly British enterprise,
cleared $800,000 ON it's last years bust
ness. This company declared three per
cent. dividend and added $55, 900 to the
reserve fund, which now amounts to 81,
100000.
When Jay Gould was in Chicago the
other day a smart young lawyer had him
summoned into court as an expert, to tell
what he knew about railroads. Mr.. Gould
simply remarked that he didn't know any
thing about railroads and the smart young
lawyer had to let him go.
Electricity on tap is the latest develop
ment of science. One hundred and forty
five Faure accumulators have arrived in
New York to illustrate the possibilities of
the new electrical invention, which can
be described for the unscientifc as ''elec-
tricity bottled and ready for use"
There is law of the United States
making it a penal offense to fill up the
holes in punched coins for the purpose of
passing them off. The penalty is $4,000
or Imprisonment for five years, or both, at
the discretion of the court. Very many
coins are in circulation that have holes in
them filed up with lead, solder or tinfoil.
After full Investigation by Coroner's
inquest as to the cause of the collision of
trains May 8, upon the Boston, Concord
and Montreal Railroad near Ashland, the
jury have rendered verdict that the ac
cident arose from the fault of the train
dispatcher, and find that the managers
and other employees of the road were no
wise in fault.
Mr.. III. A. Warner, of Rochester, n. Y.
has offered 5000 for each discovery of a
new comet in the United States, Canada,
Great Britain or Ireland, during the year
1882; 5000 for any meteoric stone found
in any of these countries contain
ing fossil remains of animal or vegetable
life; and $50 for any meteoric stone seen
to fall in the United States.
Edward King writes to the Journal
that the funeral of Lord Frederick Cav
endish was the greatest in England since
Wellington's, a hundred thousand per-
sons being present Chatsworth, the
country seat of the Duke of Devonshire,
where it took place, is favorite resort
for American visitors. The art gallery
contains bust of Edward Everett by
Powers.
The Hon. Cadwallader c. Washburn,
Ex-Governor of Wisconsin, and long a
member of Congress from that state, died
at Eureka Springs, Ark, on Sunday last.
He was born at Lionport, Me-, April %,
1918. He was brother of Israel Wash
burn, who served five terms in Congress
and one term as Governor of Maine, and
of Elihu B. Washburne, who was Con-
gresham from Illinois for nine successive
| terms, and for eight years afterward Min
| lister to France.
| James Wick, the well known florist and
scotsman, is dead, aged 63 years. He
was born in Portsmouth, Eng, was a
playmate of Charles Dickens, came to
this country in 1888, and set type with
Horace Greeley on the Knickerbocker.
He subsequently became editor of the
| Genesee Farmer and HorticulturiSt, and
was for a long time secretary of the Amer
lean Pathological society and member
OF the Royal Horticultural society. He
went into the seed business in 1860, and
was one of the most charitable of men
1t is reported that his gifts averaged
100000 yearly. During the Kansas
grasshopper plague he sent $25 900 worth
Of seeds to the sufferers, and last veal
sent $40, 900 or SIS, 200 to the Michigan
sufferers.
| Sunday night twelve persons went GU
on Lake Calumet at Pullman, ILL.,, in
small sailboat, Notwithstanding the storm
had made the water rough, and the re
monstraces of friends. There were OF
board Captain Bucklin. an old sea cap
tain, recently from Maine, his two sons
boys of seventeen and twelve years O
age, John Smith, foreman in the Pullman
car department, and eight men. Whe
the boat bad gone half way across tn
lake fierce wind capsized it, and seen
of terror ensued among large party O
shore, including the wife and daughter {
Captain Bucklin. As soon as possibl
. three boats were put out to save the pal
ty, who were seen clinging to the upturI
| ed boat, but although they got with
hailing distance of the hapless persons
it was impossible to do anything OWN
, to the terrible condition of the lax
: Several of the rescuing party had mario
, escapes from drowning, and as far as
; known all on board the sailboat persisted
Several of the men have families.