Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-03-15

North was bl,9lO, or nearly three ana |
half per cent.
The recent Moody and Sankey meetings |
in New Orleans have stirred up an enthu- |
siasm in that city greater than any ever
known there before.
The largest product of gold and largest
profits in California now come from work
ton and down to S..
igadier-General Terry was on We'd
nesday nominated to fill the vacancy in
the rank of Major-General caused by the
death of General Hancock.
Mary Blocker, relict of ex Governor
Horatio Seymour, died at the residence
Of Mrs. Roscoe Conkiing at half. past
eight o'clock March 8th.
The forest fire which was started Sat-
urday evening, March 9th, by tramps
south Of Jamaica, L. L., destroyed 20
acres of standing timber.
James Parton wants newspapers with
out advertisements. But what this coun-
try really suffers from is advertising
sheets which are not newspapers.
Queen Victoria received the wife of
Minister Phelps in a private audience at
Windsor Castle the 1st-a compliment
rarely accorded by her majesty.
One of the most profitable industries in
California at the present time is that of
whaling combined with trading on the
north coast for furs, walrus tusks and
bone with the natives.
incubation has proved successful in 325
cases of persons who have been bitten by
mad dogs. In only one case did the treat
ment result in failure, and in that case
there was hopeless delay in seeking his
assistance.
When cashier BOrneman was restored
to his position in the United States SUBJ
treasury in San Francisco some weeks
ago, he refused to become responsible
until the cash was counted. When count
ed a shortage of $4,000 was discovered.
A special agent is now on his way to San
Francisco to investigate the matter.
A terrible boiler sexplosion took place
on board steam tug in New York har
Dor last week, in which the entire crew
| of five men were killed, and two bodies,
| that Of the captain and fireman were
| found in terribly mutilated condition.
1t was careful crew and the cause of
the explosion will probably never be
| known.
Mrs. George R. Reed of Dartmouth be-
came suddenly insane during the recent
] cold weather, and taking her eight-years
old daughter in her night clothes and
barefooted, started and walked nearly a
mile over the snow and ice. The child's
| feet were badly frozen and she was car
ried to st. Luke's hospital in New Bed
ford. Both suffered otherwise from ex-
posture.
| The heaviest wind storm ever felt in
New York visited that city and vicinity
on the Goth ult. The wind at one time
blew with velocity of eighty-four miles
an hour, and averaged fifty miles an hour
during the day. Signs and shutters were
torn from their fastenings, carriages up
set, horses nearly blown off their feet.
Houses were unroofed and other damage
was done in many localities by the wind.
The owner of an extensive refrigerator
works in Galveston, Texas. has left for
England at the invitation of an English
syndicate to perfect arrangements for
the delivery of dressed beef, to be sent in
large quantities from Fort Worth to Eng
land. A 100000 contract has been
made, which it will take five years to fill.
Refrigerator steamers have been built in
England for the transportation of beef.
Charles Burgess, formerly OF Maine,
shot and killed Mrs. ENNIS Simons at the
hotel in East Portland, Or, Saturday
night, and then killed himself. He work
ed in box factory and loved the woman,
waitress in the hotel and recently di-
vorced, who did not return his affection.
After supper the two went to Rurgess's
| fOOm Ill Tile uOItl W tdih uittt1cIS ONCi
and minute or two later, two pistol
shots were heard.
A large meeting OF Mormon womer
was held in the theatre at Salt Lake City
Saturday. The speakers upheld the right
Of women to go into polygamy, and said
that thousands of disreputable women il
the East would be glad to be made wives
such as the speakers were. They main
tanned that the government had no right
to say that women should not marry and
that it might as we'll take the opposit'
course, compel virgins from the cloistel
to marry; such social preferences shoult
' be respect ed and the government had III
, right to interfere. protest was adopt
ed.
Mr.. Charles Longfellow, the son of tn
D late poet, recently submitted to a very
: elaborate tattoo decoration, according TIC
+ a correspondent from Yokohama, Japan
and for more than three months was il
the hands of the tattooer, who did al
amount of work on him during this time
that is usually spread over period o
four years This caused, of course,
severe nervous shock, which he was onl
able to withstand by the application c
hypodermic injections of morphine. TIL
Japanese have acquired such passio
/ for being tattooed that a law has bee
J, passed forbidding the marking of natives
q The law does not apply to foreigners.
!. I cannot express my thanks for the benefits hay
received from one bottle of your Athlophoros.
have tried many different remedies, but did not g
any reliefto speak of, but can say truly that yor
}, Athlophoros has helped me. Mrs. Chas. H. Gifor
h Lincoln Center, Me.