Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-17
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Freeman, the Pocassett fanatic who |
murdered his child, had his trial last week |
and the jury found him mot guilty" by |
reason of insanity. He was ordered to |
the insane asylum for life.
The best evidence of the general pros
perity of the country is the fact that our
exports for ten months ending with Oc-
tober exceeds the imports by S63, 159, 429.
During the same period last year the i'm
ports were over forty-four millions more
than the exports.
The American Watch Company of
Waltham, Mass, will increase its produc-
ton to 1900 watches per day as soon as
possible. About $500 employees will be
force numbers not far from 2300, and the
daily production is about 1000 watches.
Owing to large payments for pensions
the public debt was reduced by only ST.
72l, 6763O during November. The total
reduction for the past five months has
been Sal, 1906, 1868. The gross debt on
Nov. 80 stood at S1,S74, ISL ,57I.69. The
total cash in the Treasury was 1854, 1885,
| 1884, leaving the net debt at 81, 500, 1885,
60.85.
! The supreme court of Georgia has re-
Gently decided that the buying and selling
of cotton for future delivery, without the
intention Of actual transfer of the cotton,
is a gambling scheme, and all contracts
based on such transactions are void.
That kind Of law is needed in the New
York took room and also in the Chicago
grain market,
Gen. Grant says :-''New York is cer-
tainly republican when the party is undi-
vided, and 1 don't see anything just now
to divide it. 1t is idle to even hazard
guess at the probable republican candi-
date for president. Ohio is still republic
can in a presidential year, and Pennsyl-
vania is sure. Therefore the outlook is
very promising for next years contest"
Governor Cameron of Virginia, in his
message to the legislature, calls attention
to the Danyille riot, and urges that Il I'd
icial investigation be held and the truth
made apparent, so that the commonwealth
of Virginia shall be placed before the
world as one of the states which tries
Grim es no matter who may be the crimi-
, nal. That seems to be a sensible and
timely suggestion.
M. de LessepS has issued note in which
he asserts that the Suez Canal Company
can enlarge its canal upon its own land
without being under the necessity Of ask
ing authority or money of any one. Ac-
l cording to dispatch from London a
= convention has been concluded between
= the English ship-owners and M.de Lesseps
= which provides that either the present
canal shall be enlarged or second cana
' constructed.
Patrick O'Donnell has been tried and
: found guilty on the charge Of numbering
: the Irish informer, James Carey. Genera
Roger A. Prior did not apply for hear
l. ing in the case, the opinion of the othe
counsel for the defence being opposed tt
his appearing. Mr.. Russell, who spoke TO
the defence, addressed the jury for fou
l. hours. The jury occupied about fort
n minutes in deciding upon their verdict
o O'Donnell was then sentenced to death.
N About II incendiary fires that have oC
7 Cured at Milwaukee, Wis, the past mont
: have been traced by the police to fou
j, boys about Is years old, the sons of re
- fined people, and they have been arrested
or They had formed u Buffalo Bill organ
Of zation" and had 'spirates' den,' wher
Of they kept dime novels, guns and lassoe:
y. and from which they made raids on th
pantries of their well-to-do neighbor.
One has confessed, but the others den
everything.
10 The substantial citizens of Boston wo
e a decisive triumph on Tuesday in th
er election of Gen. Martin to the mayoralt
ut by plurality of 1857, il total of MOI
.d than $4,000. The outgoing city govern
ment had made itself particularly obno.
ious by its junketing expenses and part
oh sanship. Although Gen. Martin is a den
or ocrat, he was supported by the republic
of ans, Independents and many democrat
or Gen. Butler made special appeal to h
ne followers to support O'Brien, the reguli
democratic candidate The appeal wa
10 futile, perhaps fatal. Boston is to be col
he graduated.