Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-08-22
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

A scheme is on foot in Georgia, under the
supervision of the Governor, for combining
the various colleges in the State into a central
university. .. r. J. Robinson, of Decatur
county, Ind, was nominated for Congress from
the Fourth District of that State . Rosa
Bierman, aged years, of Philadelphia, was
kicked in the stomach by child Of her own
age. She complained Of pain, and the next
day was put to bed. She fingered in great
agony a day or two, when she died. Her
physician says death was from peritonitis, the
result Of the injuries. John Wstson's
paper mill in Northampton, Mass, was burned.
Loss from s25, 900 to $50, 900. The Attorney
General has decided that a United States
Marshal having an attachment against goods
tached into his custody, and hold it until it is
disposed Of by the court issuing the attach
ment. go. The Associated Press dispatch says
that the oldest printer in the State of New
York died at Utica. Thomas Batcheder, of
New York, is somewhat older, being in his
seventy-seventh year, and has worked sixty
six consecutive years, and is still working at
the case, and may be seen every day at his
Office at work, proving that the oldest printer
is not dead. 80. A novel lawsuit is pending
in Kerhonkson, N. Y. In April last James o.
Shoemaker made a written contract with
Stephen ]. Case, a tinsmith, as follows If
Case, within three months, would get married,
Schoonmaker agreed to board him and his
wife free for six months, and furnish them
free an eight-dolar-a-day "rig," for three
days, to make wedding tour. If Case did
not get married within that time he was to pay
double board for six months and $24, the
price Of the "rig" for three days. The time
was up on the 9th Of July. Case was not mar
ried, and Schoonmaker demanded the terms of
the contract. Case refused to live up to his
agreement, and Schoonmaker sued him.
A Courier-Journal special dispatch says that
fight occurred at a small village in Clark
county, KY, on election day, in which two
white men were killed, two negroes mortally
wounded, and fifteen negroes more or less
severely wounded. The fight began at the
polls. -. The railroad companies have con.
cluded to advance the fares west by the
" emigrant trains to the old rates, which are
in most instances one hundred per cent, and
to some points one hundred and fifty per cent
higher than the charges lately prevailing ..
Dir. Disraeli said in the British House of Com
mons that, however tranquil may be the
| general state of Europe there are agencies al
work preparing period of great disturbance
| 10 tho hurnipn Of tha DoI
Rogers one mile below Aurora, Ind, ovel
twenty lives were lost, principally women
The fire caught in some bales of cotton which
formed a part of the steamers cargo, from
sparks from the chimney, and the boat wal
burned to the waters edge. There were abou
one hundred people on the boat, and thos,
lost were frightened and jumped overheard
......A terrible case of suicide was that O
Henry Dean, at Jersey City. He was a mem
Der of wealthy mercantile house, the cashie
of which decamped with $125,O Mr.. Dear
felt the loss severely, and going to Jerse,
City, he stood for few minutes near the rail
road track then, throwing up his hands
sprung in front of the locomotive, which n
this moment was dashing by. He was hurle
a distance of thirty feet. Waen he reboundet
upon the track the cowcatoher caught him an,
tore him to pieces along the ties between tn
rails. more horrible sight was never wit
messed. He weighed over $50 pounds, an
over forty pieces Of the body we're gathered u
......Work has commenced again at He
Gate and is being pushed forward. . Th
} East River Bridge prospects are again goot
and work is going forward on it,. Th
growing crops in the South are in much bette
condition than they were last season this tint