Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-27
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The Harper's Ferry property, including
some of the buildings which were the
scene of the John Brown raid, have been
sold by the government for S25,0O0
Snow fell in various parts of Ontario
on the morning of the 23d. At Brussels
snow fell to the depth Of six inches. At
Bayesville and Seaforth two inches of
snow fell.
fThss steamer Farady has completed the
repairing of the break in the Mackay-Ben-
nett cable off the banks of Newfoundland.
The laying of the cable between Ireland
and France will probably be postponed
until spring.
The total loss by the Carthage fire is
$4,000 insurance S143, 800. There are
202 buildings burned, of which los are
dwellings, churches, 2 schools, l opera
house, l store, village hall, l wagon
shop, hotel and the remainder are man
ufactories and barns.
Intelligence has just been received here
of 4 disastrous hurricane in Iceland on
the 18th of last September. The accounts
thus far received show that nineteen trad
ing vessels and sixty fishing boats were
lost, and thirty-two vessels disabled. The
most appalling feature of the hurricane
of those who persisted has not yet been
ascertained, but it is known to have been
very great.
While three men and Il boy were eX-
amining Il crack in the top of one of
| Thomas coke ovens, a mile east of Tun-
Melton, w. Va, II short time ago, the ov-
en- caved in, carrying with it the men.
Then came !; stified cry and they were
| lost sight of in the mass of white hot coke.
1t was fully an hour before the oven could
be emptied, and then not Il trace of the
men could be found except some Jumps OF
melted metal, evidently from buttons, q
few silver coins, and some tools the men
had with them.
The Northern Pacific officials to-day
made 4 trip over the Yellowstone division
Vice-President Cakes said that beef ship
ments are very satisfactory. At the be
ginning of this season he estimated tha
$4,000 head would go East this fall ovel
the Northern Pacific, and this estimate
it has since been proved, was none tot
high. One company alone will ship owe
GOO carloads this fall from Mingusville
The cattle, as Il rule, are going FORWARD
in good condition, and command to-
prices in the markets.
: A dispatch from Winnipeg, Manitoba
states that few days ago Francis Rig
ney, Il wholesale liquor dealer, suddenl
left the city 1t was discovered recent
that the absconder had committed whole
sale forgery and gone to Mexico, wheT
he hopes to elutle pursuit and extradtior
: On Oct. 2lSt notice was sent ont by tn
Merchants Bank to many men welI-know
in this city, saying it held notes allege
r to be signed by them and given by Ris
5 ney. A young girl, daughter of one
the absconders victims, and deemed tt
: llandsomest in Winnipeg, was entice
: away by Rigney and is now supposed I
+ be with him.
sThe revenue and expenditure stat
n ments for the fiscal year ending June
|, last show a surplus of $500, 900 to Il
credit of the Dominion Government. III
total revenue in round numbers was So
600 900 and expenditures S31, 200, 900.
the receipts from the sales of Cover
. inent lands in the Northwest are adde
- the surplus reaches 81 100000. There h
- been large reduction in receipts fro
- customs owing to the lowering of duti
+, on several articles by the last session
- Parliament. The receipts from custor
- and excise were $29, 200, 900, or neal
Ct $500, 900 less than last year. The
a crease in expenditures was mainly on 8
f. count of postal service, immigration, fis
10 cries and military organizations. Accol
st ing to these figures New York City has
of larger revenue than all Canada.
% We understand that seal-skin coats are going
:, of style, and in consequence, colds are increas
-, among the fair How fortunate there is sue
:; remedy as DR.. Bulbs Cough Syrup.