Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-08-13
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

James Carey, the Irish informer, was
killed by fellow passenger recently, on
the South African coast
Virginia calls upon secretary Folger
for So, 800, said to be due the state from
Uncle Sans surplus revenue in 1887.
The net funded debt of the city of New
York on July 81 was S94, 725, 465.4 40, as
compared with 500, III, 94S.5S at the be-
ginning of the year.
The acting postmaster-general has APP
proved a design for the new four-cent
postage stamp. 1t will contain bust
picture of Andrew Jackson.
The governor of New York has respit-
ed Hovey, the murderer, to October 10.
His counsel has made application to the
court of appeals for new trial
The Spanish minister to the United
States committed suicide in New York
recently by shooting himself, Financial
troubles are supposed to be the cause.
At Newburg, n. Y, there have been
about twenty cases of enteric fever of a
typhoid form in a distance of half block.
The disease was caused by the use of
contaminated well water.
After seven weeks duration the senate
rial contest in New Hampshire was clos
ed Thursday, on the forty-second Joint
ballot, by the election of ex-Congressman
Austin T. Pike, who received Isl votes
out of 80, or % more than were necessa-
ry for a choice. Mr.. Pike accepted the
| election.
| A letter from st. Paul, Minnesota, dat
ed July 50, 1888, says: ''In the first
place, all doubt and anxiety respecting a
good and bountiful harvest are entirely
dispelled. The gloom of the first part of
the month has given place to perfect sat
isfaction at the condition of all the grain
crops. Farmers believe that the average
yield will be little below that Of last year;
and the acreage has been SO greatly in
creased that the surplus grain to be
shipped is likely to be one third greater
than that of the past season.
A number of failures have occurred in
| Boston firms engaged in the shoe and
leather business. The most prominent
firm is that of F. Shaw & Brother, of
Boston, said to be the most extensive
tanners in the world. Their liabilities
are So, 500, 900: and their assets are nom-
inalIy $4,000, 900. C. w. Copeland & Co.
I hau of
also suspended with liabilities estimated
at $1,000 The other houses which
have suspended are Macomber & Green
wood, John f. Mills, William E. Plum
mer, the United States Patent Company,
and Charles H. Warde.
Two freight trains on the Troy & Bos-
ton railroad collided Wednesday forenoon
of last week between Petersburg juno
ton and Pownal, Vermont, killing six
men. The collision was caused by the
neglect of orders by the telegraph opera
tor at Petersburg Junction. One train
had forty-five cars and the other twenty
five. The engines were driven into each
: other and fifty cars derailed and piled up
while some cars fell into the Hoosic riv-
err. The wreckage Immediately took fire
About five minutes after the crash pas
, senger train with four cars, all full, was
2 due, and brakeman with hands, face ant
head bleeding, went out and tagged it
/ The trainmen and passengers on the
train at once set about securing the un
fortunate men under the freight cars, bu
: it was so hot they could do but little
a The killed were Charles Marden of Troy
engineer Of freight No. | John Barrett
Y North Adams, conductor of freight No
|, 6; Mark Sullivan of Chatham, enginee
g of train No. 6; Fred Emelaux, brakeman
of train No. 6; Thomas Lane, brakeman
Il of train No. L; III. III. Bruce of Pownal
n operator of the Troy & Greenfield road a
Il State Line was also killed. The loss t.
;. the Troy & Boston road cannot be les
O than $685. 900.