Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-06-18
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Sweden is sending Christian evangelists
to Spain.
New Orleans il terribly afflicted with
small pox.
There are 10000 ministers in our coun-
try and $40, 900 bartenders.
\ The Hessian fly has appeared in places |
in Northampton county, N. J., and seems |
to be spreading.
Extensive gold and silver deposits have |
been discovered on the northern end of |
Vancouver's Island.
Mr.. A. Bronson Alcott is quite low,
and his daughter, Louise, says he is like
ly to go at any time.
Steamship agents estimate that 125, 900
Americans will visit Europe this season.
| This is at the rate of 500 tourists per
week for twenty-five weeks.
Quakers living in Ireland have lately
distributed in County Donegal two hun
dred and seventy tons of seed potatoes,
thus relieving the distress of three thou
sand families in that county.
There is every promise of a verv large
travel this season. The hotels never had
so large list of engagements as at pres
ent. From all quarters we hear of hotels
refusing to let any more rooms.
Ex-senator B. X. Bruce, Register of
the United States treasury, is one of the
| in ha
He owns two large plantations in Missis-
sippi worth more than 100000 each.
Timothy Kelly, who was convicted of
participation in the Phoenix Park murders
was hanged in Kilmainham Jail on Satur-
day. He was the fifth man executed for
those murders, and was the last one con-
victed.
Later accounts regarding the explosion
of the powder magazine at Scutari, caus-
ed by lightning, state that $50 persons
were killed and 80 wounded. 200 barrels
of gunpowder and 5000 cartridges were
destroyed.
An Indiana paper says that Pension
Commissioner Dudley will be the repub-
lican candidate for governor in that state
in 1884. 1t also claims that he will be a
strong candidate, because democrats who
were in the army will vote for him.
The value of all the property in the
United States is set down by an English
D statistician, Mr.. Mulhall, OF the Royal
Society of London, at $4,000, 900, 900, or
n more than $4,000, 1000, 900 in excess of the
aggregate wealth of Great Britain.
Charles C. Fulton, of the Baltimore
| american, died on Thursday. He was q
successful editor, and wrote a volume
about Europe, which he visited severa
u times, that had great sale. He began
life at the bottom and came out near the
/ top.
- James Carey and the other informer'
~ who testified at the trials of the Phoni2
Park murderers have been notified tina
L they must indicate the places out of tn
Of country to which they wish to be sent
v They will not be allowed to remain il
lie Ireland.
company has been organized to la
at two new ocean cables between this coun
he try and Europe. The details of the ney
S, project will be made public in a sho1
S. time. 1t is said that the enterprise is i
1. strong hands and in such a forward stat
as to leave no doubt of its speedy SUI
eel cess.
VI From reports to the Maine Farmer
- appears that blowing and sowing WEI
~ promptly done, although the rains hay
~ somewhat interferred. The hay cut wi
be heavy and very little grass was kille
y, this winter. There is an increased ave
&c age of most crops. The outlook for al
IL pies is not very fattering; pears, plum
W. and cherries are very promising. Viii
d. it is too early to predict what the harve
will be, the outlook thus early in the Sc
nd son is better than last year.
ID, The Sunday Herald claims to have i
ey formation as to the largest holders
ny United States bonds. The list of the
Oh millionaires in this country and EuroI
I'd is as follows Mr.. Vanderbilt, $37 ,00C
UUU; MIS-. II. L. OJcNdIG, poO,oOO,VU'
OF Jay Gould, $13,000,00 registered and
on large amount of coupon bonds M
Il. Flood of California, 15,000,000; an e
ON state in Boston and three and four pc
is sons in New York have S10,000,000 eacl
OF the estate of Moses Taylor, $4,000, 00
will D. O. Mills, 1000, 900. These, with
unmarried lady in New York, name n
cil given, who has ss,OOO,0 900, are the large
lrl- holders in the United States In Euro
eff; the Rothschilds together hold the e1
wv dences of nearly one-quarter Of the emit
I'M bonded debt They have 100000 C
on, In England the Baroness Burdett Govt
err Bartlett has $40, 200, 900, and the Duke
vas Sutherland S5,000,00o, and Sir Thorn
Brassy S5,0O0,OOO.