Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-05
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

The legislature of Texas has reelected
Mr.. Coke to the United States senate.
An accountant finds the deficit of Ten
nessee's late state treasurer to be $780,
1925.
The Emperor William is suffering from
a severe cold. His condition creates con-
siderable anxiety.
The thermometer at Butte City, Mon
tana, registered sixty-one degrees below
zero the other day.
Henry F. Morgan, New York million
aire banker, died in a carriage on his
way from his office recently.
At a fire in Milwaukee recently four
firemen were severely, and it is believed
fatally, injured by falling floor.
Hon. Lewis Seelye, ex-member of con-
gress from the Rochester, N. Y, district,
died Saturday, as the result of fall on
the ice.
The lumber interests in northern Min
nesota and northwestern Wisconsin is
oCihS SSAiouSiy ancSIeu Wy olndll poA III
the camps.
Jonathan Longfellow, Delaware farm
er of seventy, who is the father of
twenty eight children, has just married
third wife.
The democratic newspapers of Iowa, in
their comments on the defeat of prohibit
tion piously exclaim, ''Thank God for
this RESULT"
Hon. T. M. Bowen, the new senator
from Colorado, is another bonanza king.
He is rated at sS,Oo0,O0O, and is fifty
years of age.
The latest reports concerning the con-
| dition of Prince Bismarck are unfavora-
| BILE. In addition to neuralgia attack he
is also suffering from swollen limbs.
The debt statement issued to-day shows
the decrease of the public debt during the
| month of January to be $13, 1886, SS3.S7.
Cash in the treasury, $318, us, 621.S0.
The ice bridge and winter scenery
| about Niagara Falls is the grandest seen
| for years Crowds from all parts of the
| States and Canada visited the Falls one
| day recently.
Prairie fires are doing great damage in
| the west and northwest part of Texas to
stock, and the slaughter in the ranges is
especially great. Some of the fires are
| incendiary.
| The labor bureau at Castle Garden last
year found employment for 37,49S immi-
| grants; 80, 401 men at from 81 to SIS a
month and 81 to $1.50 day, and 1907
| women at from So to $40 month.
The actual deficit of state treasurer
Vincent is $217,990. The committee are
investigating Vincents speculations to
| ascertain the parties with whom the tran
sactions were made.
Judge Davis last Friday sentenced
Michael E. McGloin to be hanged March
8, for the murder of Louis HaiDes, whom
he shot dead while he (McGloin) was
perpetrating burglary in Haines's store.
Gov. Butler has pardoned Chas. S.
Whittier, eX-treasurer of the town OF
Methuen, who has been serving a long
term for the embezzlement oftown funds.
Whittier is hopelessly i'll with consump-
ton.
John Gilbert, the actor, who escaped
from the Newhall house fire had suffi-
GENTLY recovered to be told Tuesday by
his physician of the terrible fate of his
young wife. He turned pale and sat i'm
movable as statue for some time; ther
tears came to his eyes and his frame
shook with emotion. He will leave Mil
waukee this week and join the Minnie
. Palmer combination in Denver. Hi:
wife's remains will be taken to her ia
theirs home in New York.
The funeral of the unrecogniZed vic
tins of the Newhall house disaster oc
Cured one morning recently. Nearly al
business was suspended. Twenty-thre'
bodies were awarded to Protestants anC
twenty to Catholics. Protestant service:
were at the exposition building, which
was densely crowded. After the service:
the professions formed and joined, max
ing line over two miles in length. Al
of the military bodies, sodalities ant
most of the civic societies of the city par
ticipated.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey have beer
laboring with great acceptance in Dublin
A large, influential and representative
committee of evangelical Christian
workers were engaged for some weeks
preparing for their reception. Not onl,
| have the Christian Union buildings beer
crowded, but overflow meetings have
: been held in several of the adjoining
| churcehs. In addition to the evening
2 meetings MONDAY prayer meeting ant
: bible talk have been conducted daily
: They will visit Belfast early this month
: and many are looking forward with cage
interest to their arrival.