Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-06
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Three inches of snow fell at Rome, Ca,
Monday, and at last accounts it was still
showing.
Five hundred thousand dollars is con-
sidered low estimate of the damage
caused by the floods in Tennessee.
The house adopted resolution setting
apart Monday, February 9th, for the
memorial services upon the late Presi- +
dent James A. Garfield.
Hiram Miller, father of United States
Senator Miller, was killed on street |
crossing by Central road engine at Uti-
ca, N. Y, Tuesday evening.
Associate Justice Horace Gray of the |
United States supreme court has been as
signed to the first circuit. Justice Field |
takes the second circuit until successor
of Justice Hunt is appointed.
1t is estimated that there are 10000, 900 |
men under arms in Europe at the pres
ent time, and that the annual cost direct |
and indirect, of these enormous forces,
is not less than $3.50, 100000.
The appointment of Gen. Rufus ingalls,
as quartermaster general of the army, in
place of Gen. Meigs, retired, and DR..
Crane as surgeon general, in place of DIR.
Barnes, is expected at Washington.
Mrs. Fink and her child were run over
by heavy truck on West street, New
York, Monday. The child was instantly
killed, and the mothers injuries are prob
ably fatal. The driver was arrested.
The boiler in the Belleville, ILL.,, nail
mill exploded Monday, almost totally de-
stroying the building. Several persons
were seriously injured. Damage $4,000
Over 200 employees are thrown out of
work.
j. The contract for building a railway
tunnel under the st. Lawrence river, at
Montreal, has been awarded to J. B.
Rouilliard for So, 500, 600, including drain
age and lighting complete. The work is
to be finished in 1885.
In the German Reichstag Monday, Herr
Boetticher, secretary of state, announced
that the bundezrath had sanctioned the
budget as passed by the Reichstag, and
read an imperial message closing the
session of the Reichstag.
Mayor Whyte Of Baltimore is moving
to clear the streets of that city Of the nui-
sance Of telegraph poles and wires, and
in his recent message advocated the I'M
foreground system, now successfully used
in Paris and elsewhere in France.
The billiard match between Vignaux
and Slosson began at Paris, Monday ev-
ening, in the presence of large number
Of spectators. At the end Of the even
ing's play Slosson had made 600 points,
his average being so. Vignaux scored
340 his average being %.
The deputation of notables has arrived
at an understanding with the Egyptian
government concerning most Of the new
rules of procedure and has authorized
Cherif Pasha, the Premier, to negotiate
an arrangement with France and Eng
land with regard to the budget.
ington, taking strong ground against sla-
very in this country, and expressing a
fervent hope that it would soon be blotted
out, is said to have been found among
the papers of the late E. w. Stoughton.
With it were other original and unpub-
lished letters of Washington.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 2. AS the result
of conference lasting all night seven
Tammany members of the assembly came
over to Patterson, the regular democrat,
and elected him speaker over Alvord, re-
publican, fifty nine to fifty-one. The con-
ditions were that a new caucus be held
and new nominations be made for the
rest of the ticket, the caucus to be held
[ this evening.
, The expert accountants from the treas
ury department at Washington, who have
been engaged in an official count of the
wealth slowed away in the New York
sub-treasuay building, found correct to
! the penny the report made by Gen. Hill
, house on December 31st last, when he re-
n tired from the position of assistant treas
! urer of the United States. The grand to-
tai is slightly over $S7, 1928, 900.
Lawrence Agar and his wife died at
! Troy, N. Y, Monday, of cold and priva-
ton. Over 5000 were found sewed up in
s the mans pantaloons and slowed away in
old hooks. He also had $500 in bills,
0 which, with the other money, just before
: his death, he wllled to two Catholic insti-
buttons at Troy The couple had for
years denied themselves every comfort,
and had thus accumulated the money.
The debt statement shows the reduc-
; ton of the public debt during the month
, of January to be $l2,97S, 5000. Cash in
= the Treasury, $246, 1925 ,46S.59. Gold GER
) tifcates outstanding, S., ,120. Silver
certificates, sos, 1899, $40. Certificates OF
deposit, $11, 100000. Refunding certif-
= Gates, $3.50, 100. Legal tenders, 1916, 6Sl-
DIG. Fractional currency $7,069, 493.67.
Cash balance available, Sl43, 9O1, 663. 20.
). Accidental rich finds of gold still occur
e in California. Some men who were re-
n Gently walking along the road on Gray's
Flat in Eldorado county noticed a piece
of quartz that had been crushed by wag
v on running over it. The specimen was
. found to contain considerable gold, an(
% the party making further explorations
came upon ''pocket" from which they
n took out in one day what was estimated
~ at from $11 900 to $l3, 200 worth of gold
ID There was large fire at Iockport. n