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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29
G.. A. r. AT PORTLAND.

The national encampment of the
O.. A. r. assembled at Portland on
Monday. The attendance was very
large and estimated at $4,000 veter-
ans alone, and thousands of other
people were also present. The city
at times was a living mass of human
ity. Gen. John A. Logan of Hi
nois was present and was a great
center of attraction. Gov. Fairchild
of Wisconsin, Gov. Alger of Michi-
gan, Gen. Slocum of New York,
Gov. Robe of Maine, pension COM
missioner, j. G. Black, and many
other distinguished members of the
Older were present. On Tuesday
there was a great procession, and
speeches were made by most of the
above named gentlemen. The prin-
cipal one was Gen. Logan, who paid
an eloquent tribute to the invalid at
Mt. McGregor, and the Grand Army.
From the reports made to the last
national encampment, it appears that
there were 1925 G.. A. r. posts in
the whole country, with total MEM
bership at the present time of 1885,
895. The gain in the number of
posts during the year ending March
81, 1884, was IT'S, and of member
ship at the present time of nearly
$50, 900. In Vermont the total
membership is nearly 5000, and il
New England over 10000. Will
such an army of veterans, their infiu
ence is yet a power for good in tht
land. The full report of the G. A
r. on Tuesday shows it to have beer
a gala day. The Wisconsin boy
carried a live eagle, and two youns
girls supported the Minnesota stand
ard bearer. The procession wa
three miles long and the grand pa
rade is pronounced the finest in tn
history of the Grand Army. Thei
: camp was early named for Geners
Grant. Vermont also was we'll REP
8 resented, and Vermonters had yer
] enjoyable season. Among the prom
e inent persons present were Depart
: ment Commander Greenleaf of Blu
6 lington, Senior Vice Commander
: E. Groves of Burlington, Junior Vic
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29

Commander FL. X. Ide of st. Johns
bury, Acting Assistant Adjutant
General William C. Schroeder of Bur-
lington, L. F. Terry of the National
Council of Administration, delegates
G. D. Gates of Cambridge, Hugh
Henry of Chester, H. E. Perkins of
ST. Adams and E. t. Woodland of
Rutland, Past Department Com
mander Gen. w. w. Henryof Bur-
lington, Col. j. II. Goulding of Rut-
land, Lieutenant Governor Stephen
Thomas of Montpelier, Col. Geo. w.
Hooker of Brattleboro, Major A: B.
Valentine of Bennington, Capt. R.
j. Coffey of Windsor of the Council
of Administration. Among other
prominent men are Lieutenant Gov
ernor E. j. Ormsby, Ex-Governor
Farnham, Brigadier General L. J.
Kingsley of the Vermont militia,
State Senator Henry and Hon. Hen
ny Ballard of Burlington. Of the
Woman's Relief Corps the following
officers were present: Department
President; Mrs. Leonora w. Howe
of Brattleboro, Department Secreta-
ny, and Mrs. General Ide, Depart
ment Inspector. Mrs. Gibson of
Bennington, Senior Vice President,
was also present, the total number
of members of the department pres
ent being about thirty out of total
of $50 members in the state. Yer
mont was one of the first states in
the country in which relief corps
was organized.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29
GEN. GRANTS CASE.

DR.. Shrady recently telegraphed to
the MedicM Record the following Of
fetal bulletin of Gen. Grants condi-
ton:
The progress of the disease from
which Gen. Grant is suffering is,
barring accidental complications,
slow. Comparing the condition of
the patient with what it was month
ago, the changes which have taken
place can be appreciated. Taking
this period of time into consideration
ii can be said that the swelling I'M
der tue angle of the lower jaw on the
right side has increased and has be-
come harder and more deeply fixed.
1t has shown a tendency to progress
in a direction downward and forward
upon the right side of the neck, the
infiltrations extending into the neigh
boring glanduIar structures. The
lancinating pains in those parts, al
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29

In speaking of the present bust
ness outlook, Hon. Frederick Bill
lings says: 81 have been a close OBJ
server of financial matters for the
last 80 years, but at no time within
that period has business depression
been so perplexing as it is now, or
so general, indeed, for England, and
France, and Germany are struggling
with the same problem. The pres
ent time is particular unfortunate
for young men just starting out in
life. Every department is overcrowd-
ed; supply seems to be greater than
demand. There are shoals of young
doctors and lawyers, and it is about
as hard to get started in business as
in profession. | do not consider
myself capable now of advising any
young man. feel that the state of
affairs that existed when we older
heads were young has all changed.
The boundless resources of our coun-
try and the energy of our people are
evidence enough that prosperity must
return, but at present the outlook is
very foggy, and if | were young
man just starting out in life, though
/ were granted at the start all the ex-
perence which rather eventful life
has brought me, | should be in alb
solute doubt where to turn or what
to do"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29

The new postage law goes into eff
feet next Wednesday. BY this, the
rate of all single-rate letters is in
creased from one-half of one ounce
each, or fraction thereof, to one
ounce. The same increase of weight
is allowed for drop letters, whether
mailed at stations where there is no
free delivery, or where carrier serv-
ice is not established.
That is, a letter weighing one
ounce can be sent for two cents, in
stead of four as heretofore. The
law further provides that any article
in a newspaper or other publication
NAV be marked for observation, eX-
cept by written or printed words
without increase of postage; and
that all newspapers sent from the Of
flee of publication, including sample
copies, or when sent from a news
agency to actual subscribers thereto,
or to other news agents, shall be en-
titled to transmission at the rate OF
one cent per pound or fraction there
of, the postage to be prepaid.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29

The removal of Postmaster Meade
of Copiah county notoriety by the
president is tacit admission of the
fact the republican party voiced In
the last election and which the demo-
cratic party sternly denied, viz
that men were intimidated and MUIR
dered in the south because of their
political convictions. Meade is only
one of many. Ii is now in order for
him to accuse the administration OF
ingratitude and remark that had it
not been for thousands OF similar
murders and outrages in four other
southern states by which the colored
men and their leaders were suppress
ed, James G.. Blaine would have been
president and hundreds of other men
fully as bad as himself would now
be in retirement and obscurlty.
Surely Meade has the whip handle on
Mr.. Cleveland.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29
THE BRITISH CABINET.

The members of the House of Com
mons tnrned out in force on the af-
ternoon of June oath. The conserv-
atives occupied the ministerial bench
es. The opposition benches were
much crowded because the Parnel-
lites refused to surrender their seats.
Mr.. Gladstone read to the House the
correspondence between himself and
the marquis of Salisbury relating to
the recent deadlock in the cabinet,
and which was conducted through the
medium of the queen. The cores
pondence comprised a series of letters
of date ranging from June 18th to
the 21st. Lord Salisbury demanded
pledges of liberal support to enable
the conservatives to finish the abso-
lutely necessary business of the SEES
sion, by giving the new government
precedence on those days fixed for
the supply or appropriation bill, and,
if no other way of meeting the deficit
were feasible, to let the income tax
remain at 8 pence for the remainder
of the year, leaving the dificit to be
met by an issue of exchequer bonds
or temporary loan. Lord Salisbury
explained that it would be useless to
take office without the support of the
liberal leaders, because an appeal to
the country under the seats bill would
be impossible before November. Mr..
Gladstone, in reply, gave assurance
that he had no wish to embarrass the
new government. After consulting
his colleagues he informed the queen
that he conceived that 1t would be
contrary to public duty to compromise
the liberty of the House of Commons
by giving specific pledges not to OPP
pose the remaining business of the
session before possessing all the facts
bearing upon such business. He con-
Guided by assuring the queen that ia
cilities for expedlting supply might
reasonably DO provided and there
would be no attempt to withhold the
ways and means required for the pub.
lie service, but he could give no spe.
cifc pledges in regard to underlined
questions.
The marquis of Salisbury's new
ministry went down to Windsor cas-
tie recently, and accepted from thu
queen the seals of office which thu
Gladstone ministry has just surren
dered. Sir Henry Holland has beer
appointed secretary to the treasury
Right Hon. Robert Bourke, unde
foreign secretary, and Charles Dial
rymple, under secretary of the hom
department. Admirals Hood, Com
merell and Codrington had been ap
pointed first, second and third SCI
lords respectively. Earl Beaucham]
has been made paymaster-general
The Earl of Mt. Edgcomb has bee
appointed lord steward; the earl o
Lathom, lord chamberlain: the ear
of Bradford, master of the horse tn
marquis of Waterford, master of tn
buck hounds; Messrs. Dalrymple
Herbert and Walrond. members Q
Parliament, junior lords of the treas
ury, and Rowland Winn patronag
| SapratarV
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29

The great difference between a
democratic and republican admin
istration seems to be that under the
latter, even with vast and corrupt
expenditure of money, the govern
ment got nothing in return. The ma
ton was cheated in the most bare
faced manner. Under the former,
the country will get the best at the
least cost, and corruptionists, instead
of being put in the high places of
trust, will be punished.-A1gus
Stuff like the above, as silly as it is,
sounds better than it will some years
hence. To begin to cackle over the
doings Of the new administration, or
the democratic party, while it has
only few months of experiment and
no experience, as orr administration,
is puerile. The history of the party is
not such that a prediction of virtue,
honesty and patriotism is of any ac-
count. When in the future it be-
comes to be known what the demo-
Gratis of Cleveland's time did, we
have no doubt that the record will
compare favorably with Buchanan's,
if not with Tweed's doings in their
days. Don't brag too early, Mr..
argus. Your party has a record.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Royal Jones, son of n. X. Jones, was
instantly killed at Wolcott June 16, while
chopping in the woods of j. T. Hubbell,
by tree falling against another that was
partly decayed, which fell, striking him
on the head.
Sydney Cotton, of Sherburne, who has
10 bear traps set in Woodford, captured
a bear last week that weighed 400 pounds.
Bruin showed fight when shot at by Mr.
Cotton, and for few minutes it was nip
and tuck with the man and his adversary
Among the prize winners at Dartmouth
College this year were G. B. Whitcomb
of Bethel, the Weed political economy
price of $50; III. p. Andersen, of st.
JphnSbury, first prize for mathematics,
$40, and Arthur Fairbanks, of st. Johns
bury, the first in Greek, $40.
The residence of E. Perkins, at East
Potion was entered on the night of the
2Ist by masked men, who with drawn re-
volver prevented outcry from Mr.. Per-
kins or his wife, the aged occupants, and
took from a drawer, 5000 in cash and
about S4OO in notes. The robbers were
evidently acquainted with the where
abouts of the money as they had no diff
Guilty in finding it.-Pallddiuna.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
directed Receiver Hendee to bring suits
against the three st. Johnsbury banks,
the Baxter National, First Rutland and
the Brandon bank. on account of their
failure to come to time on the first part
of an assessment recently made on them
as stockholders in the defunct Vermont
National of this place. The assessment
| amounts to 5000, 900, and half of it is now
| due.
The Vermont Editors and Publishers
| Association holds it's 10th annual gather
| ING at Brattleboro, July 8th. The Brat
tleboro printers have planned a banquet
and literary and musical entertainment
| for the evening. On the morning of the
9th, bright and early GAS a. m. the par
| ty will make an excursion to New London
and thence by steamer to Block Island,
remaining over night and returning home
on the 10th. The excursion as planned
promises to be very fine one.
| Senator Edmund's new house on Mass
achusetts avenue, Washington, ID. c., is
to be wholly above ground. The first
| story contains little except the stairway,
| hall kitchen, household offices. The en-
trance from the street is through a low,
| round central arch There is magnif-
| cent double bay window in the south
west corner, running up through two
stories. Mr.. Edmunds paid So square
foot for the land, and the lot and building
will cost him about 100000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29
GA clean sweep" is now promised

ga clean sweep" is now promised
from Washington about July l. This
'tsweep" is to take place among the
head clerks, who are to be taken out
of the civil service rules and styled
heads of divisions. When Mr.. Small
ley of Vermont remarked that no one
could be foolish enough to expect
that Secretaries Manning and Whit
ney would not do partisan work, 1T
required no commentary to explain
how little the practical politicians at
Washington care for the extension OF
the civil service rules. The present
effort, even on the part of the COM
missioners, is to circumscribe them
not to extend them.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29

BILE to dispense with. Letters are
written to the collectors of internal
revenue asking them to reduce their
force as much as possible. and send
to the department the names of the
mort inefficient men. If this hint is
not needed, the department sends
agents into the district to examine
into the matter and decide how many
can be dispensed with.
The president and his cabinet are
still oppressed with work. and their
offices are thronged with place hunt
ers. To those who see how closely
they are besieged, and how their Off
cial duties encroach upon their neces-
sary hours of rest and recreation, it
seems almost marvellous that they do
not succnmb physically. But Mr..
Cleveland is perhaps the hardest
worked man of the new administra-
ton, and he bears no trace Of physi-
cal exhaustion. AS he stood on the
southern portico of the executive
mansion last Saturday afternoon, and
looked down smilingly upon five
thousand people who sat, stood or
promenaded through the white house
grounds, while the marine band was
playing, he was the personification of
robust health and good nature. The
presidents face Is rather coarseI
looking than his portraits represent,
but it is full of intelligence and
geniality.
There have been some interesting
civil service examinations here dur
Ing the week. Over one hundred
candidates were examined for posi-
tons as post offices inspectors, out
of which only thirty-six will be Sc.
lected. Nine hours were occupied ir
the examination, about fifty questions
having to be answered. Some Of
the applicants were taken sick ant
were unable to 60 through the ordeal
Among other things each candidate
was required to write out a persona
description of some person, ant
Commissioner Gregory was selected
for the sketch. He posed and tn
trembling candidates gazed at hin
for few minutes and began t.
write. Some of them saw his profile
other had full face view. Som
could not discern any more than tn
back of his head, others could no
get any sort of view they wanted
1t was cruelty insinuated that all sa'
!, his feet. DIR. Gregory was much in
terested in reading what each of tn
would-be detectives think of hin
!. He has complete and varied collet
ton of himself. The pictures wi
5 doubtless be preserved among til
: archives of the commission, so thu
= the future ages will know one of I'll
| commissioners as painted in words.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
orrHr MONITOR.

Washington, jane 22d.
The week at the capital has not
been embarrassing because devoid Of
sensation. There has been sue
cession of entertaining local events,
and as many official appointments
and disappointments, promotions,
reductions, changes and dismissals
as in any week since the governments
has changed heads. The new adj
ministration is nearly four months
old. and while there is no indication
of the domination of confederate
brigadIers in Washington the situa-
ton is intensely interesting to the
observant and thoughtful. There
have been many changes in the last
few months, and there will be many
more. The most cheerful fact to
note is reduction of the running
expenses of the government in all
of the executive departments. In
some instances these reductions have
been small, but a good beginning has
been made. and promises of greater
things are made for the future. The
treasury department has taken the
lead in cutting down expenses in its
various bureaus. In the internal
revenue service alone, three hundred
employees have been removed since
the 10Th of March. The average pei
diem pay of these persons was 81,
making saving of $1,000 per day
to the government. The secretary
of the treasury has list of the va
rious revenue districts, with the mum
Der of revenue officers in each. ane
the number which it is thought posi-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29
The Circus.

Friday, July Sd, will be a gala day in
town, as everybody, or almost everybody,
will turn out to see Frank A. Robbins
circus. There will be no feature OF the
ever popular canvass show missing, while
there are many new items of attraction,
both in the menagerie and circus ring.
Two performances will be given afternoon
and evening. A good idea of the excel
lence of the show may be had from the
following extract, from recent issue of
the Telegram, of Toronto, at which city
the establishment showed to an immense
audiences two weeks ago. The Telegram
saws 1.-THE Frank A. Robbins circus
and menagerie arrived in this city early
this morning, and gave handsome street
parade at 10 O'Clock The streets were
filled with people, and compliments were
freely bestowed upon the magnificent pa
geant. This afternoon the large tents
are crowded, and the performances IN
the ring are pronounced the most artlstic
and wonderful ever given in this city.
Charles w. Fish astonished all by his
wonderful and daring feats on his flying
steed. Mr.. Fish is the most graceful rid
er we have ever seen. and is well entitled
to his title of champion of the world. :
| The other features of this circus which
| are too numerous to mention, revealed
| artistic excellence in every department.
| That old time favorite, Col. John Foster
| the prince of clowns, kept his auditors IN
| roars Of laughter as his fresh jokes and
witty sayings We're unfolded. The per-
Torrance of the clown elephant, the only
one on exhibition we believe was the
funniest thing we ever saw in a circus
1t is marvellous how dumb brute can be
brought to such perfection in acting. dc
seemed to enter into the spirit of the fur
/ as well as the audience. In the menagerlt
department there is a large collection Of
rare wild beasts, all clean and healthy
included herd Of ten trained elephants
/ Taken in all Frank A. Robbins show de
serves the favor and support of the pub
lic."
HaIe's Honey the great Cough cure, Csc. SOC. & Il
4 Gtenn's Sulphur soap heals and beauties, 20
German Corn Remover kills corns and Bunion
Hills Hair and whisker Dys-Black and Brown, scot
| Pixies T00thache Drops in Minute, 20
Deans Rheumatic Pills sure cure, 30
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29
NOTICE.

To The Taxpayers of School District,
No in Barton.
The Taxes for School District No. 7, in Bal
VT. are now in my hands for collection, pnrsnal
tbe proyisions of sections 3S2 to 33S inclusive,
Revised Statutes of this state. All taxes pai
me within ninety days from the date hereof, vii
subject to discount of per cent. All taxes I'M
at the expiration of said ninety days, will be phi
in the hands of the collector for collection, as
law provides. OB GUILD, lie
Barton, VT, June s, 1885.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02
victims of the Pittsburg Explosions.

PITTsBURG. Feb. mo deaths have occurred
from yesterdays naturalg gas explosions. The
twenty-one victims are resting easily, with one
exception. Mary Smolder the young woman
who struck the match which caused the first
explosion. Her condition is very serious, and
it is feared she inhaled some of the burning gas
The others are believed out of danger The
scene of the disaster was visited to-day by
thousands of people. Ropes have been placed
around the wrecked district, and extra police
detailed to keep the crowd back and prevent
injury from falling walls. The owners of the
property in the Fifteenth and Seventeenth
wards will hold an indignation meeting to-mor-
row TO denounce the present system Of piping
natural gas through the streets, and to insist
upon the companies adopting such measures as
will prevent explosions in future.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02
A Shooting ARRAY.

Last night Martin Murphy entertained few
friends at his home, near Kingan's pork-house,
providing keg of beer and other Injuries for
the occasion. About midnight everybody there
was pretty drunk and a free-for-all fight result
ed When the police got there they found
that hostiities had been suspended, and
that Remington Raffey, No. 262 West
Maryland street, had received a bullet
wound in the shoulder, and that it had also
been dislocated by fall The police were un-
able to find out who did the shooting or what
occasioned it, but they locked Murphy and
Michael Dugan up on charge of assault and
battery and disturbing the peace Raffey was
taken to his home in an ambulance. His wound
is not so serious as is the dislocation of his
shoulder. All the men concerned are employed
at Kingan's
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02
The Dainty Girl and the Orange.


1t was evident that she mad rehearsed on the
orange and felt confident that she could slide it
down her throat without spatter slobber or muss
She first took it carefully between the tips of her
small fingers toying with it as though the task
of eating it involved no special effort at grace
Next she laid it ON her plate and with knife
cut it into quarters. Thirdly, she lifted a Sec
ton with the thumbs and forefngers of both
hands and neatly separated the peel from the
pulp at thu ends. This freed the latter until
it lay almost disconnected on tha<peel The
fruit had been chilled in refrigerator until it
was as cold as a chunk of ice. At the instant
when her refreshment from the cold. cold bit of
orange was to have commenced, disaster inter
vened. gentle repartee had jast been emitted
from her lips, and they still bore the smile of
ineffable blandness. The eyes OF Adolphus
were fondly ravishing her fair face Then, oh,
then the quarter of orange did not slip into her
dear mouth, but fell into the low corsage Of her
dress. If piece of ice had slid down her skin,
lodging in spot in the region of her belt and
quite inaccessible at the table, she couldn't have
yelled ''Ouch!" with more vim or scampered to
the ladies' dressing-room with greater celebrity.