Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-08-04
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

+ GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. |
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Governor Cleveland weighs $50 pounds, |
and wears No. 10 collar
The reduction of the public debt during
the month of July was So, 993, 2S9.
The official census of Italy shows a
population of 26,01o,G52 at the end of
1888.
Winfield S. Jewell, sergeant in the sig
nal corps, who was one of the victims of
the Greedy expedition, was q native of
Lisbon, N. II.
Mrs. Mark Hopkins, formerly of Cali
fornia, has begun the erection of a stone
dwelling house, to cost about $1,000,000
at Great Darlington, Mass.
A popular bootblack of Manchester
made $01 last month in his business. He
is said to have $500 in the bank, and
supports his mother besides.
Reports from nineteen different coun-
ties in central, southern and southwest
ern Kansas indicate that this state will
add another to two consecutive years of
great crops.
The working men of New York have
just issued a document giving twenty
four reasons, in the form of his official
acts, why working men should vote and
work for Cleveland
Ex-Gov. st. John of Kansas, the NOM
inee of the prohibition party for presi-
| dent, a well-to-do business man. He has
sharp eyes, surmounted by heavy brows,
and his broad, high forehead is partly
covered by clustering light brown hair.
He is of medium size, and his firm set
mouth betoken8 energy and decision.
Still another wholesale cattle-raisine
scheme is reported. A company has been
organized in New York, with General
Mcclellan as a member, with ''ranch'
measuring forty by sixty miles, and con
tanning 100000 acres, in the southwest
corner of New Mexico. The concern
starts with 10000 cattle and $50 horses.
Richardson, one of the contestants il
the Fourth of July walking match in Au
gusta, Ga, has since died. He had walk
ed about three hours, when he suddenly
fell on the track and had to be carried
away. He has not been out of bed since
and died from loss Of blood. He hat
ruptured some internal blood vessel il
his efforts to win.
The total number of negroes in Unitet
States is estimated at 100000, or one
ninth of the entire population. Only sew
en- northern states have higher dolores
population than 10000, and of these tn
highest is Pennsylvania, with $4,000
The last census indicated the fact tina
the white population doubled itself in ev
cry twenty-five years.
The fastest time ever accomplished be
tween Chicago and Boston is that nov
regularly made by the limited expires
leaving Chicago at 1921, p. M, via. tn
Chicago and Grand Trunk and New York
West Shore and Buffalo railways, arriy
ing in Boston via. the Fitchburg railwa
at 12.10-less than thirty-three hours be
tween Chicago and Boston.
) August. IS has been fixed upon as tn
: day for grand celebration of the birth
day of the republican party at Strong
Me. Mes;srs. Blaine, Hannibal Hamlir
Gov. Arson P. Morrill,, congressman Bou
telle and Dingley, ex-Gov. Long and otf
err distinguished guests will be present
There will be special trains on the Main
Central and Sandy River railroads.
Tower City, OAK, had disastrous ha
storm Friday afternoon. Several built
, ings were unroofed and torn down an
many windows were broken. A few PEI
sons were injured, but none fatally
The hail fell about ID miles east and Yves
of tie town, running all the crops. 1t
; not known how far it extended or til
. amount of damage done in the country.
A well which was being dug at the fat
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caved in July Is, burying seven mer
f three of whom were taken out, one c
them badly injured. The bodies of th
: four remain in the well. One Of them be
, fore he died could be heard begging fo
/ succor, saying that the water had rise
to his neck and that he was about
t drown.
The cholera seems to be abating
France-at least the number of deaths
Marseilles and Toulon is diminishing da
ly. On the other hand one case is repor
; ed in Lucca-a city of eighty thousan
2 population, ten miles from Pisa and Nc
: far from Florence and Leghorn. I'll
/ | Burlington Times correspondent at Ma
settles reports 2300 deaths there since I'll
outbreak of the cholera-a dreadful re
! , ord.
e During the present harvest season
: Italy the reapers have earned dollar al
n half per day, which they consider e
e traordinary wages. Their work LAST
e fourteen hours daily, from four a. m.
eight p. M, with intervals for mea
: which consisted of mush and oil, bolog
: sausage, rice, beans, cheese and wiz
v taken at seven, II and six O'Clock. o.
a side of the season their hands find little
II do, and they sicken often from downing
t starvation and stagnation.
l. In Il ratification speech at Staunto
Va, Randolph Tucker made bitter sta
d supremacy speech. He denounced N
r. Blaine for his attacks on ''our honor
/ leader, ] efferson Davis" He declar
d that he had never admitted the southe
II cause was wrong, and he never Won
) He defined the democratic tariff plato
st as declaration for tariff for revenue W
Is incidental protection, while the republ
an platform is declaration for prot
8 | ton with incidental revenue. His spec
IN | was intended to rouse the Old war sci
" ment.
g In the prohibition national convent
wv at Pittsburgh, July 18th, all other can
u dates for the presidency having wi
he drawn, ex-Gov. J. P. st. John of Kan
m was nominated. He received full
he of six hundred and two on the first
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