Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-10-30
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The official count of the Ohio vote
gives the democratic candidate for secre-
tary of state 1915 plurality and 1868
majority.
Prominent Kentucky democrats say
that the republicans of that state are pref
ty sure to elect four congressman and
may elect six.
John Garfield, a cousin of the late Pres
ident Garfield, died at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. George E. Staples, at
Biddeford, Me-, last week, at the age of
80 years.
The widow of John Brown was in
North Elba, N. Y. few days ago to bury
the body of her son Watson, who was
killed at Harper's Ferry. Mrs. Brown is
about to visit friends in New England.
1t is now ascertained that Mayor Phil
lips, the treasurer of the Philadelphia
poor fund, stole $650,O00. 1t seems i'm
possible that an official could get so much
| money before his act was detected by any
| one.
| At Alton, N. H., last Saturday. Will
liam Watson, 20 years old, was instantly
killed by the discharge of gun which he
was taking from a wagon. Only short
time ago his brother was drowned while
swimming in Lake Winnepesaukee.
The growth of Washington is shown
by the fact that the Pennsylvania railroad
company is negotiating for the National
hotel property, with view of erecting a
hotel upon that site and the adjoining
ground, which shall rival the Grand ho-
tel of Paris.
Two freights collided through mis-
placed switch at Rhinecliff, N. Y, on
Friday, and twelve cars and an engine OF
one train were thrown into river and
the other train was badly wrecked; loss
$4,000. Railroad riding has become un-
usually dangerous of late.
The Prince of Wales killed three splen-
did stays on October 2, at Brennan, il
Scotland. The Duke of cambridge killed
four stays. A stag dance by torchligh
took place in the evening in front of the
castle, in presence of the Prince an(
Princess of Wales, the Duke of Cam
bridge, and the other distinguished
, guests.
: The will of the late Edward Clark, o
the Singer Sewing Machine Company
leaves $4,000 to William College, $40,
900 each to his two agents, $50, 900 to tw,
nephews, $25O,0O0 to his daughter-in-law
and like sum to each of her four sons
: and the remainder of his property, est
, mated to be of the value of $50, 1000, 900
+ to his son Alfred Coming Clark.
: A frightful collision occurred in tn
/, Hoosac Tunnel on the Dist inst. An er
CINE, with a caboose carrying larg
number of working men, crashed into
passenger train. Owing to the fog tn
a tunnel was very dark, and the crash file
s it with steam. Thirty-three persons WEI
q badly wounded and burned, and sever;
have died while others are dying. TIL
accident is attributed to gross careles!
ness.
. An official dispatch from Manila, date
IS the 21st, states that the typhoon destro.
;. ed all the wooden and matched houses
e and carried away the iron and tiled roo
e Of the others. Sixty thousand famili,
} are homeless. The barracks, hospital
IL government offices and factories were d
~ stroyed. The loss of life, however, ws
relatively small. Malacan and Boulaca
in were also devastated. Communication
is interrupted between Manila and the OF
ed or towns on the island of Luzon.
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