Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-10-24

the Pal Nal Gdtsts says that the report Of
an attempt TO assassinAte Don Carlos during
a mutiny among the insurgents has been again
brought to that city by better from Durango.
The letter confirms the previous details Of the
occurrence, to the effect that Don Carlos was
shot by the mutineers and received danger
GUS wound. . The Red Cloud Indian agency
is accused Of sWindling the Indians in the way
Of rations. .... The English Investigating
Committee say the earnings Of the Erie Rail-
road were sufficient to justify the payment Of
the dividend on preferred stock for the two
years ending September, 1878. The Grand
Jury OF Minnesota have presented twenty-six
indictments against Chas. McGrath, late State
Auditor. Mr. McGrsth was arrested and gave
bail
The Massachusetts, Republican Convention
nominated Thos. Talbot for Governor, and
H. G. Knight for Lieutenant Governor. The
resolutions adopted are in favor of a gold
basis against imitation Of currency; favors
civil rights, and ignores entirely the liquor
question. The election in Delaware for
inspectors was successful for the Democrats.
.. The election for members to the Legis-
lature in Georgia resulted in giving Demo-
cratic majority on the joint ballot Of 205. ....
The workingmen of New York nominated
Chas. A. Dana, of the New York Sun, for
Mayor. The Republicans nominated Andrew
Williams, of Plattsburg, for Congress from
the Eighteenth New York District. John
al 70.
the Lowell, Mass, district by the Democratic
Convention. The Democrats of the Second
Congressional District of Kentucky renomi-
mated John Young Brown. 80. Hon. Harlo
Hakes, of Hornellsville, was nominated by the
Republicans of the TweDty-ninth New York
District for member of Congress-. 49,. The
Democratic Convention of the Fourteenth
| Illinois District nominated J. H. Pickrell, of
Macon county, for Congress. Mr.. Pickrell is
also the nominee of the Farmers, or Indepen-
dent, Convention. go. The Republicans of the
Fifth Wisconsin District nominated Col. John
Cochrane, of Dodge county, for Congress.
Col. Cochrane is Master of the State Grange of
Patrons Of Husbandry. e.. The Democratic
Convention in the First Michigan District
nominated Gen. A. S. Williams, of Detroit,
for Congress. Gen. Williams is also the
nominee of the Liberals.
Judge McOue has decided that lager beer
cannot be legally sold on Sunday in Brooklyn.
...... The loss occasioned by the late typhoon
at Hong Kong is estimated at IS, 900, 900. The
shore for miles around is strewed with the
wrecks of vessels that were destroyed by the
typhoon. ..... The Porte of Turkey has sent
&c 600 bushels of corn to relieve the famine.
distressed people of Asia Minor, and II, OOC
oxen to pillow their fields .. The London
Globe says: ga telegram from Shanghai says
that war has been declared between China and
japan. We are not able to confirm the report.
The Grand Jury at Salt Lake indicted
one of their own number, Thomas E. Bcks
for lascivious cohabitation. He is charged
with having five wives, three Of whom he mar
ried since 1862. His own daughter is one o.
the principal witnesses against him. :. Nortl
Carolina newspapers are demanding law TO-
the protection of Notwithstanding birds. ....
Railroad train employees in Nevada, from tn
conductor to the fremen, go armed for tn
purpose of putting gamblers and other thieve.
off Amos Chapman and Dixon, two scouts
with two citizens, a sergeant and one enliste
man, with Gen. Miles command, lay in SAN
hole surrounded and attacked by $50 Indians
defended themselves for a whole day. one o
them, the sergeant, being killed and all tn
others being badly wounded.