Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-06-05
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Petroleum has been going down stead |
lily for some time, and on Monday sold
at New York at 81 cents per barrel, the
lowest point reached since 1875.
Born slave in 1887 and elected to con-
gress in 1S73-'77 and 'S2, is the history Of
John R. Lynch of Mississippi, who has
just been seated in congress. He is flu
ent speaker, and man of rare ability.
Guiteau has been very melancholy since
Mr.. Reed, his counsel, returned from
Boston, after his unsuccessful attempt to
get relief from Judge Gray. A colored
minister called on the assassin, Tues
day, and conversed and prayed with
him, and when he left the prisoner was
in tears.
Ex-Governor Washburn left an estate
valued at $4,000 900, and he showed his
public spiritedness by making requests
amounting to over 100000. One Of the
requests is Of 5000 for public libra
ry here, and another of $4,000 for
memorial orphan asylum at Minneapolis
as tribute to his mother.
With Jesse James dead and a negotia-
zion on the part of Gov. Crittenden for
the surrender Of Frank to be followed by
a possible pardon, the public is likely to
soon hear the last of the notorious James
brothers in their chosen field of opera
tions, and the sooner they are forgotten,
the better it will be all round
John I. Davenport is said to have evil
dence enough in the Morey forgery case,
against William NJ Price, who was chair
ghany county, Md, and one of the elect
ors on the democratic ticket, to warrant
his being summoned either as a wit
ness or defendant, in a criminal trial.
Mr.. Gladstone's friends claim that but
for the debts and claims left to the ma
ton by his predecessor, he would be able
to make large remission of taxes.
These debts and claims amount TO a to-
total of f9, 359, 900, which Mr.. Gladstone
has had to find to meet the bills incurred
by the spirited foreign policy of his pre-
decesSors.
At Mastersonville, Lancaster county,
Pa, on Saturday, while the timbers of a
bunker church were being put in posi-
ton the whole mass fell to the ground,
and the heavy pieces of lumber fell on
about dozen persons, burying them be-
| meath the ruins. Three were instantly
killed, while others were injured, some
of them seriously.
There are in Cincinnati eighteen brew
ers and over 1000 saloon keepers, who
assume to rule Ohio politically, and
through Ohio the nation. Eighty-one
per cent Of all the crimes passed upon by
the Criminal Courts are the result of the
Incorporate use of Intoxicating liquors.
And it appears that these men pay but an
Incredibly small part of the taxes of the
city.
A fire at Tombstone, Ariz., on Thurs
day, destroyed large number of build
ings, comprising almost the entire bust
ness part of the place. Three of the
principal hotels were burned. The West
ern Union Telegraph office was also de-
stoyed. The loss rough estimated al
100000. At Leadville, Col, the same
day, the Grant Company's smelling works
were completely destroyed by fire, which
is supposed to have been caused by al
explosion of a furnace. The loss is est
mated at between $500, 900 and $500, 900
Over 800 men are thrown out OF employ
ment here, and number at Omaha, Wher
the refining works of this company ar
situated.
The increased price of beef and mutton
is rapidly diminishing their consumption
in the great centers of population. TIL
quantity of fish consumed has notably in
creased. Eggs are in universal demand
and many family has curtailed its usua
supplies of animal food. At presen
} prices for live stock, it is certainly goo
time for farmers to convert their surplu
animals into cash. The extreme price
now prevailing cannot be sustained man
weeks longer. In Chicago we note a dc
cline in butchers cattle and in sheep, tn
former caused by increased supplies {
common cattle. Texas grass cattle. al
now coming forward to Chicago at til
rate of from 500 to 1000 head per da,
: and must have the effect of reducin
: prices ON certain grades of beef. How
ever, the market shows there is no su
d plus of beeves or sheep, and remuneratiy
s prices to the farmers must be the rule fl
some time to come.
r CAIRO, May 3O.-There is a fearful pa
- ic at Alexandria. The European popul
. ton fear for their lives. They are lea
ing in hundreds. All the steamers a
= full. Women recently confined ha,
% been taken on board to escape the bruta
= ity of the rapacious soldiery. Arab
l. forcing the population to sign petite
to depose the khedive at the bayonet
Il point, using Hahn PaScha'S name
- gain signatures. The soldiers are like
<, to oppose the landing of the Turki
IS commission and will fight All church
and places of amusement are close
Small arms are bought at famine price
~ The English consul, summoned from E
x rope for the purpose is calm but fir
s. Arab now refuses all interviews to &C
respondents. All eyes in Constantinol
are turned toward Prince Hahn, VIII
C. with few Albanian soldiers and st
n of English and French officers could ma
= the Anglo-French control in Egypt
: atty instead of mere farce. Hahn
now the favorite not only of the Sulta
he but of France, and he moreover, fulf
"a the requisites of the orthodox moslt
~ law of succession. Hahn Pasha, besid
Sc being probable successor of the PI
roahs, also claims attention as being I
- only surviving son of the great Mehen
- Ali, who may be considered the Peter t
as Great of modern Egyptian history.
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