Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-19
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Prince Gortschakoff, the famous Rus
sian diplomat, is dead.
Treasurer Gilfllan, of the United States
treasury, has resigned.
Moody and Sankey will return for
brief visit to this country after two weeks
of labor in Liverpool in April.
A. U. Wyman, assistant treasurer, has
been appointed treasurer of the United
States to succeed Mr.. Gilfillan.
1t is stated that Joe Brady, one of the
conspiracy prisoners, has confessed that
he murdered Lord Frederick Cavendish
and Mr.. Burke.
By the explosion of the boiler in the
Canada Pulp Mills, at Latortue, Que,
few days ago, two men were killed and
several injured.
Governor Waller, of Connecticut, has
issued a proclamation, in six lines, desig
mating Good Friday, the 23d inst, as
Fast Day in that state.
A frozen dynamite cartridge having
been placed before fire to thaw in a
quarry near McKeesport, Pa, exploded,
killing two men and injuring two others,
one of them fatally.
BY order of the governor all state offic-
es were closed and the flag on the capitol
displayed at half mast on the 8th as a
mark of respect for the memory of Alex
ander H. Stevens, late governor of
Georgia.
Senator David Davis arrived at Fay
etteville, n. c., on Sunday. He was
married at Tokay, near there, on Tues
day morning. The bridal party will take
the boat for Wilmington; from thence
they will go to Colorado, stopping a few
days at Bloomington, Illinois.
The late Alexander II. Stephens never
knew well day in his life, yet he never
spoke of his condition unless some one
addressed him upon the subject, and
whenever he did it was usually to jest at
his weakness. He used to say he made
it the rule of his life to live each day as
IL IL were SOlLS 10 Uc Ills IdSU.
Prince Bismarck has written. to the
Bundesrath recommending that in order
to prevent an evasion of the law hog prod
ucts be only admitted into the country
on attested proof that they are not from
America. A decree has been gazetted
prohibiting the importation of American
| i,,.1 hon oY1d
sausages.
Major Ben Perley Poore has written
for the April Century, paper on the
"Capitol at Washington" containing
many reminences of events that have tax
en- place within its walls, as we'll as a his
tory of the building. The article will be
fully illustrated, including among its
pictures sketch of the scene in the hall
of representatives during the Garfield
memorial services, portraits of John Ran
dolph of Roanoke, Daniel Webster anG
others distinguished during more recent
years.
The funeral services of the late Gov.
ernor Stephens, of Georgia, were at
tended by very large number of people
The streets of the city were more crowd
ed than ever before. Memorial services
were held in the morning, opened will
prayer by the Rev. William Adams, O
Augusta. Senator Colquitt introduced
the speakers. General Gordon read !;
set of laudatory resolutions, and he an6
other well-known gentlemen gave ad
dresses. The funeral services took place
in the afternoon, and were conducted by
the Rev. John Jones. DR.. t. DeWit
Talmage, of Brooklyn, made the closing
mile and half long, and took half al
hour to pass given point.
TRUTH Is MIGHrY.-When DIR. Pierce Of Buffalo. \
Y. announced tina his "Favorite Prescription" wout
positively the many diseases and weaknesse
peculiar to women. some doubted, and continued Il
employ the harsh and caustc local treatment. Blu
the mighty truth gradually became acknowledged
Thousands of ladies employed the Favorite Prescrp
ton and were speedily cured. BY druggists
All lands when being seeded TO grass should receive
400 or 500 pounds OF Bradeys Phosphate TO the
! We have received the following communication OIL
this subject:
..St Adams, Vt. Jan. 10. 1888. One year ago la s
spring sowed about twenty of barley and seed
ed 1t down with herdsgrass. used ten loads of stab
manure and one barrel of Bradeys Phosphate to tn
acre. On one part of this. about eight acres, from
which in the preceding year obtained three loads
hay. obtained last summer. twenty loads of abou
one ton each. Q weighed one load. and 1t weghe,
25e0) My object Is TO get grass, and have ha,
wonderful success for the past two years Last yea
the yield of barley thirty bushels per acre and I'll
catch Of grass was splendid both years. B. =. Rugg