Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-28

The railroads of the country have agreed
to lower rates than during its first sea-
son, while the exhibits promise to be fully
as large and interesting.
The executive committee for the re-
union OF all members of the state gov
eminent and of the present or former
legislators has issued call for a meeting
at Montpelier, on the 6, Z, and 9th days
of October, inclusive. 1t is expected that
this will be one of the most notable gath
erings ever held in Vermont
Mrs. E. A. Garfield of Hastings. N. Y,
kept pistol under her pillow at night.
When she and her husband were about
to retire one night recently, Mr.. Garfield,
in opening the bed, gave the coverlid a
sudden jerk, and threw the pistol to the
floor. 1t was discharged and Mrs. Can
field was shot, and died in short time.
Concerning the report of Queen Victo-
ria's private fortune amounts to $40, OOO,-
900, the Liverpool Mercury says it is
probably not more than $7,5O0,OO0 and
every penny of it practically pledged to
the enormous family Of children and
grandchildren who look to Her Majesty
to endow them. There will not be much
apiece for them.
Barnum's circus tent, holding 10000
spectators, suddenly collapsed recently
in violent wind and rain storm.
Half the people were inside, but cut their
way through with their knives or crept
out under the canvas. Twenty-Five per-
sons were injured but none killed. There
was no disturbance in the menagerie
The loss will reach many thousand dol
lars.
There appears to be no abatement of
smallpox in Montreal. During the week
12S deaths from the disease. Of these
118 were French Canadian Catholics, five
other Catholics and five Protestants, and
Ill were under ten years Of age. The
schools have been reopened. There are
probably 800 cases Of smallpox in the
city. There were 81 deaths from small
pox in the city on Monday and Sc new
cases reported.
The immense new granite building de-
voted to the State, War, and Navy De-
partments at Washington is nearing COM
pletion-that is to say, it will pretty GER
tainly be finished within two years. 1t
has already cost about $9,00O,000, and
when completed will foot up at least $l0,
100000. 1t is the largest granite build
ing in the world, and covers about four
acres and half, or an acre more than
the Capitol. There will be more than
twenty acres of flooring, and the pipes
would stretch nearly forty miles in a
straight line. 1t comprises four wings,
and is perfectly fire-proof.
While the evening performance of Rob-
inson's circus was in progress at Martins
burg, West Va, Sept %, heavy rain
storm came up and the water fell in tor
rents, soaking the tents and its occupants.
The rain was followed by heavy wind
storm. The tent was struck by terrific
blast of wind, which snapped ropes and
broke the middle pole In two, letting the
huge mass of canvas down upon the heads
of the spectators. Lamps were over
turned and eXtinguished, and the scene
became one of wild excitement. What
with 5000 people and a number af wild
animals all mixed up together, the con-
fusion was awful. For about one full
hour the air was filled with the shrieks
of women and children, 1.-THE yells of men,
trumpetings of the elephants and cries of
other animals. When all the people had
been rescued it was found that some
| twenty-five were injured, many of them
seriously.