Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-21
GENERAL N EWS ITEMS.

A dispatch from London says An ex-
press train on the Manchester and Sheffield
Railway was wrecked the 10th. 1t is re-
ported that twenty persons were killed
by the wreck of the train.
The Herald, a paper without political
convictions, judges its neighbor by itself,
and makes silly faces at the Journals por-
traits of Blaine and Logan. By the way,
it is said one of the proprietor's of the
Herald will vote for Blaine.
An engine of the New York Central
road ran from New York to Albany, a
distance of one hundred and forty-seven
miles, without stopping for water, oiling
up or anything else. The company are
aiming to introduce this idea in all their
fast trains.
In the last quarter of century the pop
ulation Of the United States has grown
from 1000, 900 to more than so ,000,O 900,
manufacturing products from 81 1856, 000,-
600 to So, 1896, ZOO, 900 and the value of farm
products from $4,000, ZOO, 600 to more
than 10000, ZOO, 900.
The small town of San Jose, Alameda
county, Cal, was almost totally destroyed
by fire last night. The loss is estimated
at $50, 900; insurance small. When the
water was exhausted claret was used to
eXtinguish the flames and prevent the de-
struction of the old Mission Church.
Reports from the stations on the Mimi
esOta and st. Louis railroad show that
crops are growing finely. The harvest
will be ten days earlier than last year.
In northern Dakota the progress of the
crops has been rapid and satisfactory.
Reports from southern Dakota, indicate a
fair condition of grain.
The grave of John May, who murdered
his daughter and committed suicide re-
Gently, was robbed last week. The body
was cut open and carried away, the in
ternal parts having been thrown back in
to the grave: The murderer was buried
in the potter's field at Conshohocken,
without religious service of any kind.
The new business of the Connecticut
General Life Insurance Company, for the
first half of 1884. Shares on increase
over the same period of last year. While
the losses are less than half the amount
they reached in the first half of 1888. This
company has grown steadily and uniform
ly for the last five years, and is rapidly
growing in public favor.
Tie largest room in the world under
one roof and unbroken by pillars, is at ST
Petersburg. 1t is 600 feet long by $50 il
breadth By daylight it is used for mill
tary displays, and a battalion can com
pletely maneuvre in it. 10000 wax tap
ers are required to light it. The roof Of
this structure is single arch of iron, anG
it exhibits remarkable engineering skill
in the architect.
The severest storm ever known i'm Co
lumbia county, N. Y, occurred the 12tl
inst. At first halistones began to fall
were sweeping down in sheets, and will
such force that people were compelled tt
fee for their Ii yes for shelter Hailstone.
as large as horse chestnuts fell in grea
abundance. and neither man nor beas
could withstand them. Extensive dam
ages was done to crops.
Despite election excitements, the Nor
| mons are always with us, as n perennial
occasion of political dispute. A sketcl
of "Salt Lake City," promised in the Au
| gust Haapcr's, from the pen of Ernest In
gersoll, has therefore d permanent timel
ness, so to speak. Be- sides fine illnstra
tions of the city and it's picturesque Weir
age, there will be portraits of many {
present Mormon leaders.
/ The Oregon harvest promises grea
things to the Portland Neaes: sit is sal
to say that the crop this fall will be on
of the largest ever harvested in this state
With II wheat crop of 100000 bushel:
a wool crop of 20. 100000 pounds, a larg
hop yield and an immense fruit crop, til
Pacific Northwest will rapidly overcom
the effects of the short crop last yea
This is essentially an agricultural comml
nifty and good crop Of wheat, fruit, wo'
and hops means good times"
4 The Call publishes reports from all I'll
agricultural counties of California The
show loss by the June rains of 1880
tons of wheat and $4,000 tons of barle
The loss of wheat is equivalent to IL p,
cent on the gross yield, which was est
mated in May at 1,S00, 600 tons. The To-
on barley is about IL per cent. on the Ma
estimate OF 600, 900 tons. The loss on Il
May crop was 40 per cent. The farme
incur additional loss by increased expen
in harvesting ON account of lodged graf
M. Rousseau. minister of the interio
and M. Derisson, minister of public work
have arrived in Marseilles, on tour
inspection. The project, welcoming the
at the depot, said that over $4,000 inha
itants had fed by the railway and 200
by other roads leading out of the cit
The present moment threatened mo
terrible scourge than the cholera, namel
unprecedented want and misery. Cor
merce and industry were at standsti
{ and great numbers of workmen unemplo
ed. M. Rousseau assured the officials
the sympathy of the government for Il
, people, and said that the utmost won
be done to relieve their distress.