Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-30


AtWinnipeg, Manitoba, on Saturday,
the thermometer ranged from 80 to 40 de-
grees below zero. On Sunday night and
Monday morning in New York and vicin-
ity it was at to 10 degrees above zero.
A wealthy Russian, who lately died in
Switzerland, named Vanderwies, left his
wife $22 1000, 900 in cash and large estates
in Russia; to his eldest son $I5, ZOO, 900
and castle at Lugano, and SIS, 1000, 900
and castle at Valrose to another son.
The largest steel sailing vessel ever
constructed was launched few days ago
at Belfort, England. She is named the
Garfield, after the late president She
has been built for the White Star Line.
and is intended for the Australian and
Californian trades.
Some democrats at Washington, whose
time hangs heavily on their hands, are
talking of nominating Tilden and Hen
bricks in 1884 with the understanding
that Tilden will resign soon after his in
auguration. Nice plan, that, and SO easy
to carry it out, too.
The great double-deck, double-track
railway and highway bridge over the
Hudson River at Albany was formally
opened to the public yesterday 1t is
400 feet long, has in it the largest draw
span in the world and was built in eight
months at cost of 100000.
Cyrus w. Field is to erect, for the New
York Mail and Express, building 16 sto-
ries high on the old Washington estate,
facing the Battery. 1t will cover about
half an acre of ground, and will be built
IN the most approved style of architec-
ture, and will cost nearly 81 200, 900.
Large meetings were held on Monday
night, in Portland. Me-, and St. Paul,
!, MIMI, to protest against Mormon polye-
amy. At meeting Of pastors of various
denominations, held in Rochester the
same day, it was resolved to hold sim
liar mass-meeting at an early date.
Twenty-three persons were injured by
a railroad disaster near New Albion, Ind,
last week, three Of whom are not expect
ed to recover. An infant was killed.
Two Of the cars caught fire from over
turned stoves, and for time many of the
passengers were in danger of burning to
death.
Of all the states in the Union, Nebraska
shows the lowest percentage of illiteracy
LIB unable to read and 2.55 unable to
write. More than $1.73 per inhabitant is
expended in that state for education In
South Carolina, where the percentage of
illiteracy is heaviest-3232 and 37.15-
less than forty-fve cents is expended for
each inhabitant.
During the entire session of the forty
sixth congress there were about seven
thousand bills introduced in the house
Thus far, during the first session of the
forty-seventh congress, nearly four thou
sand bills have been presented, nearly
three thousand of which are already in
print. The number of private bills intro
| precedented.
Enoch Pratt, one of the solid business
men of Baltimore and president of the
| National Farmers and Planters Bank,
has formally proposed to the mayor and
city council to establish and endow ga
free circulating library for the benefit OF
| the whole nitu - of n Of
million of dollars, provided the city will
grant and create an annuity of $4,000
per annum forever, for the support and
maintenance of the library and its
branches.
Mr.. Arthur of Lisbon, Me-, is probably
the most extensive dealer in old-fashioned
clocks in New England. Whenever he
hears of an old clock he sets out for it, il
it is fifty miles distant. He cleans and
repairs them and sells them at an advance
ample enough to pay him for his trouble.
He receives many orders from Boston fol
these now estimable relics Old clocks
that are knocked down at auction for sew.
enty-five cents are sometimes heard from
in Boston as selling for seventy-fve dol
lars.
According to reports received last week
floods continued in Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama, doing considerable damage
in the low lands. The Atchafalaya anC
Big Black rivers continued to rise, anG
about thirty miles of the Chicago, St
Louis and New Orleans railroad was un
Diet water. Part of the town of Goodman
in Mississippi was inundated. All the
lower buildings along the Tombigbee, il
Alabama, were covered, and the rive
had risen Sc feet at Tuscaloosa.
The widow of the lamented Lincoln ha,
been put beyond any possible want, O
will when the measure that has passed
the senate passes the house and is APP
proved by the president. The senate bill
reported by Senator Blair, gives Mrs
Lincoln SIS, 1000 outright for her immedi
ate relief, and increases her pension t,
$4,000 year. The measure passed unan
imously. Much credit is given our JUNO
New Hampshire senator for engineerin:
the measure without stirring up any OPP
position.
, According to the returns Of the lat
census, the United States produces nearl
all the f1annels, blankets and carpets tn
nation uses, nine-tenths of the woole
shawls, fancy cassimeres, suitings, coat
, ing and hosiery worn; two-thirds of tn
worsted dress goods; four-ffths of a
the wool our country needs, land more tina
four-fifths of all the wooden fabrics. No
one American in twenty but is clad fror
, head to foot, out and out-his coat, boots
hat, linen and hanpels, his watch, hi
knife, his pencil, his gloves, his jewelry-
each and all are American products
There is man in the Dedham, Mass
e house of correction, whittier he was ser
q for vagrancy, who claims to be James 7
/ Powers, Universalist minister, and a.
: serts that he was ordained in Brooklyn i
n 1855; was subsequently settled in Ca
Isle, Mass, and Ludlow and Woodstocl
Vermont; lost his wife by death while h
was in the last-named place, and subs,
quently large sum of money which i
/ had lent to a brother; and that those o.