Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-05-03
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

A strike in the Ludlow Mass mills
resulted in IA riot.
The widow of Wendell Phillips died in
Boston on Monday.
The losses by the food in Montreal are
roughly estimated at $1,000, 900.
The total value of the dairy products
of the United States is placed at over
$5OG.00O, 900 annually.
Ex-President Arthur is reported in
critical condition from Bright's disease,
but his sister declares that he will recov-
er.
The Mormons propose to bycott the
gentiles in Utah in all branches of bust
ness. 1t is an un-American weapon that
fits to their hands.
The President has sent 2156 nominal
tionS to the Senate since the beginning
of this session of congress, and to date
there have been only six reflections.
1t is believed from the present indica-
tions that this years crop of wheat will
exceed that of last year by $4,000 tons
and the barley product for surplus will
exceed 20O,O tons.
Mrs. Lieutenant Thackara, daughter
of General Sherman, has removed from
Philadelphia to Marietta, Pa, and it is
believed that her father will spend the
summer with her.
Boston Corbit, who killed John Wilkes
Booth, squatted on IN S0-acre claim near
Concordia, Kansas. six years ago, and he
charges the republic with inSratitude for
not giving him II patent to the land.
Official figures from the Denver mint
show the mineral output for Colorado
in 1886 to have been as follows: Gold
$1,000, 900; silver, Sl3, 100000; copper,
500, 900; lead, $3,36l 900; total, S22,-
$4,000.
No less than $4,000 eastern tourists
have been let loose In California since the
passenger rate war began in February.
Chinatown is overrun with ''slumming'
parties, and relic hunters 90 about by
the dozen.
Two more St. Louis RAILROADS have re-
sumed traffic, land it is generally conceded
there that the strike is dying out. Mr..
Gould has sent $500 to an officer at Little
Rock who was wounded in the discharge
Of his duty.
The official counting of the prohibitory
amendment vote in Rhode Island has
been completed, and only slight errors
found, which viii not affect the result
The total vote to approve is 1907, tC
reject, 9,3l3.
A canvass of the senate has been made
on the tariff question. 1t shows that al
the republican senators save Van Wyck
Plumb and Ingalls, will vote absolutely
against the consideration of bill if one
comes over from the house.
A Dubois, Penn, special says JohI
Dubois has sold his estate, valued a
nearly 5,000,0 900, to his nephew, Johl
| E. Dubois, for one dollar. Dubois is ia
tally ill and resigns all his business t.
his nephew, who is % years of age.
Arthur H. Dealand, postmaster at E
Rochester, N. III. was arreste,
| April 9th by Special Inspector Davis o
the post-office department, charged witt
| ,b,+x %IA Nd al in.
the transit of registered letters. Dealan'
has been Swallowed by the use of deco,
| letters. He admits his guilt, saying h
| was short. He will be arraigned at Ports
mouth before the United States commits
| Sioner.
| At Manchester, N. H., inaterialiZin
medium, Mrs. Bessie Huston of Boston
was exposed at seance on the night c
April q in the presence of many prom
nent citizens. She pretended that spil
it form came to party, who seized
and threw the spirit to the floor. Light
were produced and the spirit proved t
be Mrs. Huston. Her husband attempte
to use billy, but the audience took
from him. sensation was caused b
the exposure and Huston and his viii
left the city on the midnight freight.
Last Saturday the wife of Jacob Ere
muth, a homesteader in Seward count.
Kan, was cruelty murdered and Outrage
by Fritz Rupin, a half-witted German
who has been sheltered by Freimuth III
| til he could find work. Freimuth return
ed Sunday, and when he discovered til
mutilated body of his wife became ra'
ing maniac. A neighbor gave the alarm
A party returned to the scene and foun
Freimuth welterine in his own blood. L
had killed himself with a shot gun.
grave was dug and the remains of the u
fortunate people were buried. A pos:
then secured the country for the murde
er and found him secreted in small L
vine. He was tied to fractions al
spirited horse and dragged to death.
| MENTAL, OVER STRAIN. ETC.