Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-07-09
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

New national banks have been organ
lied for the past six months at the rate
of one day.
The liabilities OF McGeoch, Everlng-
ham & Co., the Chicago lard dealers re-
Gently failed, are now set at 100000
WASHINGTON, July 2. The debt state
ment issued to-day shows the decrease of
the public debt during the month of June |
to be S1S, O9S, POI 43.
LONDON, July 4. 1t is now estimated |
that one hundred and fifty persons were
drowned by the sinking of the steamer |
Daphne on the Clyde.
Senator Bayard has received the degree |
of LII. d. from Harvard, Yale and Dart |
mouth. He is three doctors of law, as it
were, and Senator of high degree.
Ten suits have been Instituted for dam
ages by Mormons in the United States
district court for Utah against commits
sioners appointed to carry out the Ed
munds bill.
1t is stated that not over 100000, 900
will be paid out for pensions this year.
Commissioner Dudley intended to dis
not accomplish the task.
The liquor sellers in Cincinnati paid
nearly 100000 as tax on their business,
on Wednesday under the Scott law, and
the city government proposes to appro-
pirate 100000 to the street repairing
| fund.
The travel over the Brooklyn bridge
| has dropped to about its normal level.
In the week ending Thursday, the foot
passengers numbered ia, 900, or less than
on the Sunday preceding the fatal deco
ration day disaster.
June on Mount Washington, according
to Sergeant S. w. Beall's summary of
meteorological observations for the
month, was month of more than aver
age warmth, and was marked by larger
rainfall than the June average.
John Murphy, of Ansonia, Conn.,, while
walking with two young children Mon
day in the country, was startled by an
approaching train and fastened to get
the children from the track, but was him.
self struck by the engine and killed.
SALEM, Oregon, July 4. The eonvicts
in the State Prison to-day made despe-
rate attack on the officers and attempted
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two wounded, and eight are at large.
None of the officers were wounded.
The Democratic editors of Indiana, in
session Friday at Logansport, passed
resolutions unanimously endorsing Sena-
tor Mcdonald as candidate for Presi-
dent of United States and actively oppos-
ing the old ticket of s'Tilden and Hend-
ricks."
Senator Edmunds was surprised at the
welcome extended him when he entered
the harbor at Victoria, B. c., few days
) ago. Statutes were fired, flags were thrown
to the breeze from all flagstaffs and the
, British shipping in the harbor was gaily
decked.
HANOVER, N. H., July 4. barn al
Hartford, VT, owned by ]. G. Chandler
; containing fifteen tons of hay, was strucl
r by lightning to-day and burned. A dwell
g ing house at Norwich, VT, was strucl
s about the same time and the inmates
stunned.
When Gen. Grants servants refer Il
: him anything that Mrs. Grant has direct
~ wish you to understand that Mrs
Grants wish is my wish. | shall no
discuss the matter. See that her order
are carried OUT
> The Ohio supreme court rendered
decision on Tuesday of last week that tn
1t saloon-taxing statue called the Scott lay
b is constitutional, and it goes into effeo
~ at once. This law imposes 5000 tax o
every place where liquor is sold, or 500
if the traffic is exclusively in beer c
wine.
e New YORK, July 60 p. m. The hes
:. has been, and continues to be, excessive
n The wind is light from the southwest an
J. Broadway and the avenues derive ver
: little benefit therefrom. Several cases
sunstroke are reported and all peOp
avoid the streets as much as possible
l The thermometer has ranged over so d
|; grees the past two hours.
st Henry Ward Beecher was seventy yea
I'd old Monday, June oath, and the ever
n was celebrated by a public reception
% the Brooklyn academy of music. A
immense crowd filled every part of Il
room, many distinguished people were {
the platform, addresses were made, al
resolutions of love, respect and estee
IS were adopted by a rising vote.
ST CINCINNATI, July 3. Henry Kracke,
= huckster, near this city, while crossir
of the railroad in a wagon, containing b
be wife and four children, at Winter pla
ay crossing tonight, was run into by Il
nd ssThunderbolt express of the New Yor
Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad, and
ly six were instantly killed. The driv
err alone escaped with his life, and he W
al seriously injured.