Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-06
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

This years crops of the United States |
are worth $4,000, 900, 900.
1t is estimated that the yield of apples
in western New York this year will be A.
600, 900 barrels.
A new vault to hold fifty million silver
dollars has been completed in the Treas
ury building, Washington.
Days of special prayer for Sunday
schools throughout the world, October 10
and 20.
Ex-United States Senator Nesmith has
become insane and has been placed in an
asylum at Portland, Oregon.
The burning of the Grand Trunk R. r.
car shops at London, Ont, on Saturday
night involves a loss of near 100000
The late Senator Anthony of Rhode Is
land gave by his will $4,000 to Provi-
dence, 12.500 to the Rhode Island Hos
pital. In various ways his requests for
public and charitable purposes amount to
about 100000.
Fuller accounts of Gordon's victories
state that on July "a General Gordon's
troops slaughtered the rebel army which
had been sent against them from Kordo-
fan. Another battle was fought ON Aug.
80, which resulted in raising the siege of
Khartoum.
/ George w. Weaver, the publisher of
the lion, n. Y, Citizen, on Friday night
printed the first newspaperin the world the
type of which was entirely composed by
type setting machine. The edition of
5000 copies was printed by the aid of,an
electric motor.
Cleveland, Ohio, was visited with an
| other serious lumber fire on Sunday morn
| ing. 1t began in Monroe Brothers yard,
and a second fire soon broke out in Brown,
| Strong & Co.'S yard, two blocks away.
| Twenty acres were burned over. The
fire was evidently incendiary, and Il man
has been arrested on suspicion.
Six vessels were lost on the coast of
Labrador during recent gale. Three
thousand persons are reported starving
in the White Bay district of Labrador.
Some passing vessels have given them
temporary assistance, and Commodore
French has appealed is their behalf to
the Newfoundland Government.
The British gunboat Wasp was wrecked
off Tory Island on the northwest coast of
Ireland, on the 23d inst. Fifty-two OF
the men on board were drowned. Among
this number all the officers were included.
Only six persons were saved. On the
rocky coast where the disaster occurred
it was impossible to use small boats in
the attempt to rescue the ships crew.
Postmaster General Gresham has beer
appointed by President Arthur to the po
sition of Secretary of the Treasury, left
vacant by the death of Judge Folger
of the appointment last Friday evening
and at once resigned his old position il
the cabinet and accepted the new. The
transfer leaves vacancy in the cabine
yet to be filled.
John w. Garrett, the famous railroat
operator, died at Deer Park, Md, on Fri
day morning last. As president of thu
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, he had beer
for years one of the most prominent fig
ures in railroad circles, noted for hi
shrewdness and capacity in controlling
large affairs. He has been connected will
this corporation since 1857, and the new
policy he introduced rescued it from
: bankruptcy. As the intimate friend o
, Abraham Lincoln, he took an active par
in the conduct of the late war, and wa
; possessed with some literal ability.
Byron never uttered truer words than when h
said, physicians mend or end u.s." But Will
doctors disagree, all the world has agreed tina
there is remedy equal to DR.. Bulls Cough Syru