Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-06-19
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

1t is intimated that the Gar Is afraid
to be crowned in public.
They talk of electing Senator Wade
Hampton Governor of South Carolina
again.
A colony of Pennsylvania Germans are
preparing to settle in st. Johns county,
Florida
Seth Green says country people can
raise their own fish as easily as they can
raise their fowls and potatoes.
Three new wells in Warren county,
yield 5000 gallons of oil a day. This
enormous yield has had marked effect
on the price of oil.
The manufacture and consumption of
beer in Japan is said to be increasing.
Japan is bound to keep up with the pro-
cession in the race for civilization.
That the dogs of. Georgia cost more
than her preachers, and that rats claim
1.-THE of her wheat and corn, are among
the curious deductions from talk with
the Commissioner of Agriculture.
It is estimated that over a million Jews
will quit Russia for Syria. 1t is believed
at Constantinople that the deliberate, if
not openly avowed, policy of the Russian
Government is to crowd the Jews out of
the empire.
The Michigan sufferers from last Sum-
mer's fires were given 81 900, 900 in mon
ey and 100000 worth of clothing, food
and other things. There is good deal
of generosity scattered about in this
country after all.
A disastrous fire broke out Tuesday
night, at Montreal, in Miller, Son & Co.'s
book bindery and stationery store, and
rapidly spread to Greenshield's Sons &
| Co. IS dry goods house. McIntire & French's
dry goods house, and Clendenning's stove
warehouse. The flames then spread to
the Craig street side, where considerable
property was destroyed. The water
power was not sufficient to cover the up
per stories of the buildings where the
flames had the strongest hold The loss
is roughly estimated at over $1,000. 600.
The fire was got nnder control at o clock
this morning.
The Wisconsin forest fire is now de-
stroying the best pine in Clark county,
and indications are that the destruction
will be greater than occurred during the
| great Peshtigo fire, which occurred the
same year that Chicago burned. The fire
is rushing northwest with dreadful rapid
ity and havoc, and will reach Eau Claire
river inside Of two days. All the logging
camps will be destroyed. Fortunately
there are no farms in the course of the
flames. The loss to standing pine is al
ready enormous and falls heavily upor
parties at Dubuque, Ia, Lacrosse, Wis.
and land owners at the east. 1t is re
ported that several lives have been los
and it is known that many cattle have
been burned to death. The latest repor
is that the flames are sweeping into thu
town of Hewittsville and it is feared tina
the town with its mill, ETC., will be de
stroyed. People are out in all directions
fighting the flames.
The way A. T. Stewards business il
melting away reminds one of ice cream
in sunshine. The successors to the maj
who made the business a success hav
been advertising immensely and gettin;
rid of lots Of stuff at reduced rates, how
ever, as everything desirable was brough
up in blocks, the residue does not attrac
the attention one would suppose at frs
sight. In fact the matter does not seer
to disturb the trade here a particle
Such firm as Lord & Taylor, for in
stance, which long ago gathered the crear
of what was once Stewards trade, ha
been steadily pursuing its task of supply
ing the choicest fabrics for the adornmen
Of our leaders of fashion, at its uptow
} headquarters, while the rush at thei
dome-crowned edifice in Grand street ha
> been immense, and their out-of-tow
trade, stimulated by their most interest
ing magazine, has been equally satisfat
+ tory. 1t is wonderful house.
' An explosion took place early last wee
f in tunnel on the Galveston, Housto
4 and San Antonio Railroad. The tunn,
has been in progress of construction fC
\ some months, and in order to hasten il
e completion men were working toward
0 the center from both directions. The
labors were almost completed and such
!. short distance interviewed between tt
+ two parties that their picks could be di
q tinctly heard as they approached the spt
: agreed upon. The party engaged in tt
!, east end of the tunnel, therefore, concl
= ded to make short work and resorted |
: the usual method of blasting. Notwit
. standing their proximity to the party a
g preaching in the opposite direction, nj
q the slightest notification was given the
II II of the intended blast, and two hundrt
, and fifty kegs of powder were ignite
II which penetrated the stronghold whit
t. had hitherto divided the workme
o Through the stupid blunder three m,
were instantly killed, two having the
heads blown off, while five others we
horribly injured, and ten others slight
E. The party numbered forty men, and th
any of them escaped with their lives
eff regarded as miraculous
in William Milliken of Boston, viii
Id hunting in the Adirondacks, was killed
he a bear, on Saturday, his body beil
frightfully mangled. The party includ
x William Milliken of Boston, Villa
a Wilkinson of Birmingham, Ct, John Di
s. on and Messrs. Fountain and Watson
d, Philadelphia. The accident occurred
n. Saturday on the shore of Lake Piseco, he
e. where they had been fishing and huntin
A Accompanied by a guide and four dos
ed they struck the trail of some bears a
Immediately started in pursuit. T
~ guide cautioned them, and particular
~ Mr.. Milliken, to be extremely caref
no. and not to fire on the bears too sudden
a. as at this time of the year they would
g. very apt to defend themselves. Mr.. N
,r- liken replied that he knew enough to 10
,r out for himself, and started forward W
i'll the dogs. He soon came upon two be;
and their three cubs, when he imprude
ly fired. The male bear at once beg
"' the attack. The guide and the 9th