Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-05-01
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

One-third of the horses of Chicago are
afflicted with epizootic.
Ex-Attorney-General Taft has been ap-
pointed Minister to Austria.
Senator Logan's health is improving at
the Arkansas Hot Springs.
Governor Colouit of Georgia. has been
addressing Methodist meetings in Little
Rock, Ark.
The venerable Ralph Waldo Emerson is
suffering from severe attack of pneumo-
mia and serious results are feared.
A third of the town of New Alexandria,
Pennsylvania, has been burned, entailing
a loss of $25, 1000, and much restitution.
The persecution of the Jews in Russia
continues, and large numbers are prepar-
ing to leave the country for America.
The Oregon republicans have nominal
ed F. B. Moody as their candidate for
governor and M. C. George for congress
man.
MacLean, who shot at Queen Victoria
recently, has been indicted for high trea-
son, tried and acquitted on the ground of
insanity.
A Dublin dispatch says that not sim
gle person having the slightest claim to
American citizenship is now confined in
any Irish prison.
Scoville has withdrawn from the Quit
eau case for the reason that he can con-
tinue his connection without ruin to him
self and family, as he AYERS.
The Boston people want to get rid of
the old navy yard which covers property
that would be worth about 81 900, 900 for
business purposes, but does not pay a
dollar of tax.
Congratulatory messages were eXchang-
ed on Saturday between Emperor William
and President Arthur over the new direct
cable between Germany and the United
States.
Sixty-five thousand immigrants arrived
in this country during March and 440, 900
during the nine months ended with March
31st, against 1000 during the same pc
Rod the previous year.
There is a famine on the coast of Lab
rador. Several people have died of star
walton. The Indians from the woods,
having no means Of subsistence, have
swarmed down upon the settlers.
Five armed men lately attempted to
rob an express car containing 100000
in silver on the Atchison, Topeka & San
ia Fe railway, but the train men and pas.
sengers appeared in such numbers that
the robbers fed.
People who refuse to be vaccinate6
sometimes pay dearly for their act. Rev
Ralph Fothergill, of the Primitive Meth
odist Church, of Fall River, Mass, dice
last Friday Of smallpox, and four of hi:
children are sick with the disease. HI
would neither allow himself or his famil,
/ to be vaccinated.
The town of Gualleyseville, in Arizona
| Just over the New Mexico line, was burn
ed and completely destroyed on Monday
by the Indians, and 80 white people wer
killed. The Indians are scattering int,
small bands and making for Chiricahu
mountains. Forsyth with his entire com
mand is in pursuit.
| Charles Robert Darwin, the ell-knowl
scientist, died at his residence in Englan,
on Wednesday, the 10Th instant. He ha'
been i'll for some days, and was suppos
ed to be recovering, but he had .relaps
on Tuesday and never rallied. He ha
been suffering far some time from weak
ness of the heart, but continued to wor
to the last.
Recruiting stations do not keep tn
army full. Last July the number of ran
and file was 1000 below the maximum G
q, OQO and there has been a falling off G
800 more. The reason is that highe
standard has been insisted on, mentally
morally and physically, and three-fourth
of those who applied at recruiting station
were rejected.