Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


traveller on the structure.
James Longstreet, Jr., son of the ex-
confederate general, has been appointed
by President Arthur to be a cadet-at-large
at the Annapolis academy.
Almost the entire village of Leaning
ton, Ont, was burned Monday. A hotel,
two stores and few other buildings are
all that are left. The loss is $150,0OO.
Good authorities now state that the
wheat crop will be the greatest Caiifor-
mia has ever had, and the present indica-
tions possibly make it the banner state.
Bishop Peck of the Methodist church,
who is nearing his end, has given all his
property to Syracuse university-hav-
ing ''an ambition to die without any
thing"
The Massachusetts Central railroad
stopped operations Wednesday night be-
cause the trustees have no money and the
courts will not give them permission to
raise any.
more than usually tragical in its results.
One burglar and one inmate of the house
were shot and killed. The second bur-
glar was lynched.
The prohibitory liquor amendment to
the state constitution in Pennsylvania was
defeated in the senate Friday by vote Of
p yeas to IS nays, less than the con-
stitutional majority.
A San Francisco firm paid, the other
day, S9S, 400 as duty upon one invoice of
opium. The large invoice was due to the
factthat in July the duty will be increas-
| ed from Sc TO $40 a pound.
1t is expected that the payments for
pensions this month will reach ten mil
lions. The commissioner of pensions is
determined to settle as many claims as
possible during this fiscal year.
The noted old Teneyck mansion on the
Whitehall road, near Albany, N. Y, was
burned Tuesday morning. 1t was built
ITO years ago by Gen. Bradstreet, who
made it the headquarters of the tories
during the revolution.
Amasa Stone, the founder of Adelbert
college in Ohio, and prominently connect
ed with railway and iron interests
throughout the country, committed sui
eide at his home in Cleveland, Friday,
while temporarily insane.
NEW YORK, May Is. The sale of Jer-
sey cattle was continued to-day, and high
prices were realized. The cow 'Khe-
dives Virginia brought $205O, the heifer
'Cicero's Mabel S1525, the cow "Mabel
4th'' S2l00 and the cow "Guy Fawkes's
Pride" S2O5O.
The steamer Phoenician reached Boston
Thursday with S2l immigrants from Gal
, way, Blackson and Londonderry, Ireland
Over 800 of them consisted principally O
, large families, and were assisted by tn,
British government. They go to Penn
sylvania, Wisconsin, Virginia and Mon
; tana.
Seven thousand people gathered il
Madison Square garden, New York, Mon
day night to see Bruiser Sullivan of Bos
> ton and Bruiser Mitchell of Englan
pound each other in glove fight. TIL
} boxes were filled with prominent clu
= men and politicians, and Roscoe ConE
- ling and Charles A. Dana had front seats
CINCINNATI, OHIO, May 14.-Gener;
Z. S. Grant arrived fiere this mornin
: with the remains of his mother, accom-
panied by Mrs. NJ. j. Cramer, his siste
:, and James f. Casey, bis brother-in-lav
The burial took place at Spring Grow
cemetery without ceremony. Gener
Grant and his sister will return to Ne
tomorrow.
II A meeting of the Suez canal compan
i will be held in Paris, June 4, to considt
: proposal to dig a canal parallel wit
the existing one at a cost of 125, ZOO, OF
- francs. The present canal does not a
. ford sufficient facilities for the increasir
!, traffic that seeks this short cut fro
10 Western Europe to the ports of Southe1
:, Asia and the East Indies.
k A republican member of the Pennsylv
nd MIA legislature has made canvass of
en- republican associates to ascertain the
OF preference for the presidency, with t
h. following result: Blaine, 43; Edmund
it 81; Lincoln, B; Grant, 2; Sherman,
ne w. D. Kelly, l. Blaine or Edmunds,
d. Blaine or Lincoln, l Harrison or E
dispatch received Friday mornin
,rt May II, from Hermosillo, Mexico, dat
vn May 10, says: "Col. Torres returned Ii
mi night from the Sierra Madres. He pl
AS sued the Apaches twenty days, and fin
to ly found them intrenched i'll the stror
in. holds of the mountains. He attacked t
no Indians with 800 troops, and, fianki
+ a them, charged them in the rear at t
,ed point of the bayonet and succeeded
10 dislodging them. The Indians fed, lie;
m ing eleven dead. Five soldiers were
,ile ed and eight slightly wounded.
tv Torres thinks the Indian troubles in
tba nora are ended.
up In Dublin, Joseph Mullett, indie
up May Sd for completely in the attempt
cen the life of Juror Denis Field, has b.
the found guilty and sentenced to penal S
to yitude for life. Earl Spencer has CO
e it muted the death sentence of Patrick
gas laney, who pleaded guilty to the cha
ing of completely in in the murder of l.
Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. Bur
, !, The third trial of Timothy Kelly, Y
nm was charged with participation in
lon murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish
me- Mr.. Burke, has resulted in verdict
.om guilty, and he is to be hanged June
&c ssJoe" Brady, the first conspirator C
for victed of participation in this murf
foo has been executed.
ung The Florida ship canal company
and organized in Washington last week
OF the election of Ex-Governor John
leet Brown, of Tennessee, as president;
the Hon. VIM. Window, vice-president.
ar was announced that S26, 100000 had b
who subscribed to the capital stock of
nee. company, and that work would proba
,irv be under contract by the first of Sept
nan Der. 1t is estimated that the canal
.ino cost $50, 900, 900, and be completed
,me three years. The proposed route