Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-11-16
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The total yield of gold in California to
January l, 1885, is 1913, 695, 169.
A proclamation has been issued by the
governor of Washington Territory call
ing on all good citizens to assist in pre-
serving the peace and protecting the Chi
neSe.
President Grevy declines to accept the
resignation of the French ministry, as he
believes the cabinet is in accord with the
new situation resulting from the elections.
The board of bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church approves the appeal
of the Freedmen's Aid Society for $780,
600 year for Christian education in the
southern states among white and colored
people.
In April last two deaths occurred in
Montreal from smallpox; in May, II;
in June, %; in July, 81; in August, PIP;
in September, 697; in October, 1922. To
tai, 2,651 There are now 5000 cases in
the city, aside from those in the hospital.
The last spike of the Canadian Pacific
railway was driven near Farewell, B. c.,
on the morning of the 18th by Donald
Smith. General manager Van Horne was
present and the party went through the
Pacific coast, thus traversing for the first
time the whole line from ocean to ocean.
The latest returns, from the several
states in which elections were he'd on
Tuesday, change none of the results as
given in this paper on Wednesday. The
Democratic majority in New York is
about 10000; the Republican majority in
| Massachusetts about %, 900; Democratic,
| Virginia, $4,000; Republican, Pennsyl
vania, 35,000 in Nebraska 10000; in
Iowa 5000; in Colorado 5000.
The Montreal Witness says the small
| pox has prevailed in that city for six
| increased, each month showing about
three times as many deaths as the prevl-
Gus. one, 1t is thought that this will not
long continue, as the disease will run it.
| SUI OuU uillOHS bliC ulN oCIiildtCus Dut
| for the good results of vaccination, it
says, there would not be a living person
in the city by the end of February.
The consumption of coffee has greatly
fallen off in England. while that of tea
has enormously increased, and cocoa is
used much more than formerly. The i'm
/ <>fo xyl,i oh in 00A
tons, had fallen off last year to Al 900
TONS The reasons for this remarkable
change in the popular taste is not appar-
ent, though it is believed that the more
easy preparation of tea than coffee has
something to do with it.
The will of the late Gen. George B..
Mcclellan of Orange, N. j., was filed
Nov. 18th in the Surrogate's office. 1t is
dated Jan. is, 1873. After providing for
the payment of all his debts and funeral
expenses, he bequeaths all his real and
personal estate to his wife, Ellen Marcy
| Mcclellan. On the death of his wife he
directs that all his estate be divided be-
tween his two children, George b. Jr.,
and Mary NJ, and share alike. His mill
tary Announcements he also leaves to his
son, and the sword that was presented to
him by the city of Philadelphia he leaves
to his daughter He appoints William
C. Prime of N York, his literary execu-
tor to make such uses as he deems best
of such papers as the descendent may
have. He constitutes his wife guardian
of his children, and if she desires she can
associate with her father, Gen. Randolph
r. Marcy, U. S. A., if he is living In
case Of tn death of his wife before him,
Gen. Marcy is to be executor and guard
ian of the two children. The widow filed
4 netition for the probate of the will, and
the citations were made returnabe on
the 21st inst
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