Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-20
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

New of Indiana to be assistant secretary
of the treasury.
Robert t. Lincoln is talked Of by some
of the Illinois republicans for Judge Da-
Wis successor in the United States Senate.
The Susquehanna river at Pittston, Pa,
is 81 feet above low water mark. The ice
has broken, and is passing quietly down
the river.
Congressman Cox of New York states
that the life saving service Of this coun-
try has saved 10000 lives and more than
100000 of property.
A large number of farmers ofPottawot-
tonne county, Ia, have commenced their
spring blowing. Finer weather than at
present was never before known in that
part of Iowa.
One and half million tons of ice have
been gathered on the Hudson thus far
this winter, but it is not as good as last
year. The full crop this year will equal
in quantity that of last year, two and a
quarter million tons.
The soft weather and warm rains of the
past few days have had the effect of caus-
ing the water in the Hudson to rise rapid
ly. River men think that if the freshet
continues the ice will break up. All the
ice harvesters at Albany, excepting two,
have discontinued cutting operations.
Trimdon Grange Durham, Feb. 16, by
which 120 persons were entombed in the
mine. Thirty of the imprisoned work
men have been rescued. The foul gas re-
sulting from the explosion caused the
death of four persons in another colliery
two miles distant.
Senator German of Maryland suggests
that the canal interests pool their enter
prises and work together for the construc-
ton of the Hennepin canal in the north
west, the Florida canal in the south and
east This would require mere trifie OF
Uncle Sans money-say from 100000
900 to $3.50, 100000.
Five trackmen were killed last week in
the tunnel of the Baltimore & Potomac
road, near the depot at Baltimore, by
locomotive on the Western Maryland
railroad, The men, named David Grier,
Timoty Kennedy, Edward Birmingham,
James Irven and Patrick McGoff stepped
from one track to get out of the way of a
passing train to the adjoining track and
were killed by another passing train.
At Albany, n. Y, three Tammany SEN
ators voted with the republicans, and
carried, Is to u, the resolution restoring
the rule which gives power to Lieut.-Gov.
Haskins, republican, to form the senate
committees. In the Assembly eight Tam
many members voted with the republi-
cans and elected Johnson, republican,
clerk, over Bum, democrat, by vote of
65 to So Both these are crushing blows
to Tilden democrats.
A. NJ Soteldo, who was shot during the
ARRAY at the office Of the Republican at
Washington, Thursday, died Saturday
night at the Providence hospital. An au-
topsy on the remains Of the deceased was
held Sunday After the bullet had been
extracted its weight was found to be 81
grains. The bullet that wounded Mr..
Barton was also weighed and found to
correspond with the other within half a
grain They are both ''minie" pattern and
evidently came from the same pistol.
| These facts seem to establish beyond a
| doubt that A. C. Soteldo shot his brother
| when firing at Mr.. Barton.
Ho Kun Hua, professor of Chinese at
Harvard University, who died, Tuesday,
at Cambridge, was the first collegiate pro-
fessor of that language in this country.
His wife and five children accompanied
him to this country, two of his sons, aged
| IA and IL years, being elevated to the
rank of mandarins before leaving China.
Another child was born in Cambridge,
last year. He taught mandarin, or the
court language of China, and was much
respected by the faculty and students for
his superior intellectual powers and gen.
tlemanly bearing. At the time of his
death he was engaged on translation of
his poetical works into English
The house opened Feb. Is with a bet
ter determination to transact business
than has yet been manifested. All at
tempts to pass bills by unanimous con-
sent were objected to, and the considera-
ton of the Apportionment bill was pro-
ceeded with, the intention being to finish
| it the same day. Mr.. Joyce of Vermont
opposed the committees bill with great
deal of earnestness. He denounced it as
a great injustice to Vermont and New
figure that would be more equitable for
Vermont. In the course of his speech he
paid an eloquent tribute to New England,
and sketched her achievements in her coun-
try's history He said that man who
could say anything against New England
was a misereant. He favored the old
method
The packing business In Maine has, says
the Kennebec Journal, reached immense
proportions. There are 81 corn canning
establishments, with an annual produc-
ton of about IL 100000 cans. The pack
ing of fish is roughly estimated at 1,500,-
900 cans of lobster, $50, 900 cans Of mack
erel and 250,00 cans of CLANS annually.
The sardine business, which had its orr
gin four or five years ago in small shop
at PASSPORT, has attained vast proper
tons, there now being 10 or more facto-
ries in operation at different points in the
state, and others are projected. Several
factories are also quite extensively en-
gagged in the canning of meats, chiefly
mutton. Others are at present canning
: apples, while immense quantities of blue
! berries and other small fruits are put vi
at the various establishments throughout
the state during the summer season.
THE DOMESTIC TYRAsT.''-"The average man,
quoth Mrs. Partingon, sis weak and irritable donses
tic tyran" aud Mrs. P. is correct. Tyrannlcal to
fault the average will the blIssfu Paradis
, of home, scratch himself in hendish gee send thu
hahy into commissions and for what? WHY becaus