Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-12-25
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

tied for time and the rates will he re-
stored to-day.
An effort will be made in Congress to |
repeal the compulsory feature of the sill |
yer coinage law.
The secretary of the treasury decides
that Hawaiian sugar must be admitted to |
New York free of duty.
The children of the late Sir Hugh AL
ian, twelve in number, will each receive
over million dollars from his estate.
The severest gale known for years
passed over Newfoundland on Tuesday,
followed by an unprecedented high
tide.
Princes Louise will spend the winter in
British Columbia. The governor general
will not return to Ottawa until the mid
die of January.
Albert Palmer was elected mayor of
Boston Dec. ~ by plurality of 2,3l5.
His principal competitor was DIR. Green,
the present mayor.
The Yale students, who got drunk and
stirred up row at a fireman's ball in New
Haven Tuesday night, were let of by pay
ment of So and costs.
The jewelry store of III. L. Miles of
Cleveland, Ohio. was robbed of $4,000
worth of diamonds Thursday by man
who escaped unnoticed.
The Washington monument is now two
inches and half higher than the top of
the headdress of the statue of Liberty on
the dome of the Capitol.
Two men were recently buried alive
while digging well in Danbury, Connec-
ticut. One was extricated alive, but the
other was dead when dug out.
Navigation of the upper Hudson has
closed. The steamers of the Rondout
line have ceased running for the first time
in several years. No boats are frozen in.
The state of affairs in Russia is worse
than ever before. There have lately been
several encounters between the police of
st. Petersburgh and students in the city.
The army appropriation bill has been
completed and was presented to congress
Tuesday. 1t appropriates in round num-
bers $23, 900, 000-S1 100000 less than
that for the current year.
The democrats at Washington think
that the contest for the next speakership
will finally narrow down between ex
Speaker Randall of Pennsylvania, and
William R. Morri son of Illinois.
The exports of petroleum and petrole-
UNI products in October were valued at
$1,000. 900; in October last year they
were So, 062, 900; in the ten months end
ing October, $3S, 1862 600, and in the same
period last year $40, ole, 900.
Commissioner Dudley reports that S97,-
S91, 500 has already been paid out for ar
rearages of pensions and that the little
balance to be paid is $204, 795 900, in
round numbers. He will furnish con-
| gress with list of the pensioners as
soon as possible.
At meeting of the rubber manufacture
ers in New York, recently, it was de-
cided to close all the boot and shoe fac
tories in the country, on December %,
and keep them closed for one week, af-
ter which only one-half the goods former
ly made will be manufactured
Mr.. John G. SAKE, the poet, still re-
sides in Albany, N. Y, at the home Of
his son, and is an invalid. The disease from
which he suffers is neuralgia, affecting
the great nerve centres and accompanied
by chronic dyspepsia. He has suffered
no impairment of mental strength.
The receipts of grain at Chicago dur
ing the past year have been phenomenally
light, being 25,00O,0o0 bushels less thar
in the preceding year. The reasons ar
lin the increased ability of farmers to hole
| stocks, the low prices since the new crol
was harvested and the rapid increase o
milling capacity.
A resolution introduced in the Hous
of Representatives recently by Mr.
Springer, of Illinois, fixes the term o
/ president and vice-president at six years
makes the president ineligible to election
for the next succeeding term; abolishe
| the electoral college and provides for
: direct vote for president. Every stat
is to be entitled to as many votes as
I has senators and representatives. TIL
term of members Of congress is fixed a
f three years, and each session shall begi
1 the first Wednesday in January.
: The suggestion of President Arthu
t that the constitution of the United State
+ should be so amended as to permit tn
President to veto any particular items {
n an appropriation bill while approving til
n rest, has borne fruit in resolution sui
e mitted by Senator George providing ft
i such an amendment, and it is heartily al
O proved by the press all over the countr'
r The plan has worked admirably in I'll
f. states where it has been adopted, and
Y it were extended to the national govern
ment it would work equally well.
:, Mr.. William HI. Vanderbilt is see
more frequently in public of late than W;
= formerly the case. Recently he has bet
very regular visitor to the Winds
~ hotel during the evening hours WHIT
brokers and railroad men most congr
), gate there. He spends most of the tin
in one Of the reception rooms with tho
acquaintance who feel at liberty to drt
in and chat with him. When he pass
- through the corridors he is the centre
~ observation. Points from him are cage
- ~ sought, even at second hand. A we
~ known broker recently quoted friend
" Mr. Vanderbilt had confided to him tn
" he made $50 200, 900 in the stock mark
NJ during the past year. A railroad M
said that Mr.. Vanderbilt fixes his oy
OF salary as president of the New York &c
ne trail railroad at $780, 900 year.
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over to do some good act" shouted politician
III, other day his red protruded from face or
es mened with unhealthy blotches. well, sir. repl
nd friendly listener "uness you want TO be ANNA
81 sign for drug store and make the passersby sic
2 ,-a,Id advise Won To use Swayne's Ointment and