Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-12-12

50T; John @. Robinson, 96S,92si - Bagg, !
Temperance, II ,977i Dorsheimer over Robin |
ron, S,t79; Dorsheimer over both 4l,sO2.
The new horse disease, called pink eye,
has made its appearance in sections of Con-
necticut When the disease first appears the
hornes refuse their food, Swelling Of the
limbs and swelling and running Of the eyes,
accompanied with a cough in some instances,
Immediately follow. The disease generally
lasts from three to four weeks before the
horses are fit to work. The Supreme
Court of Indiana has decided that colored
children have no rights in tbs school provided
for white children. 1t is held that the consti-
tutional syetem Of common schools was or
ganihed for the benefit OF the citisens. and at
the time of the adoption Of the Constitution
only white people we're citizens. The four
teenth amendment does not delegate to the
general government the. right to interfere
with. the regulation OF domestic affairs, and
tho late Legislature having passed law for
separate schools in districts having fifteen or
or more colored children, the colored children
have no right in the schools provided for
white children so long as that act making
separate provisions remains in force. go. The
official returns of Alabama for Governor show
the total vote this year as POI, DAG. This vote
is 1877 greater than the total for Governor in
1872, and. ,147 greater that the total Con-
gressional vote in 1872. The total Presidential
vote was 81, $50 less than the Gubernatorial
vote this year. George s. Houston, DEM,
has majority of 10, 100 for Governor this year
over David P. Lewis, Rep, whose majority in
1872 was S,5O7.
A train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
ran into q drove of horses, killing eight of
them. -. "A frightful mountain disaster is
reported on the great st. Bernard. Eleven per-
sons we're buried in the snow and persisted.
A number of American newspaper correspon-
dents have been imprisoned in Spain. go.
England makes objections to the proposed
Canadian reciprocity treaty with the United
States, assertingsthat under it her manifesto
tons are placed at disadvantage, and the treaty
would injure them. :. :. Statistics show that
there are in round numbers 5000, 900 Metho.
dists in the United States and Canada. Some
idea may be formed of the growth of American
Methodism by comparing these figures with
the beginning made 10S years ago in New
York, with five members, by Philip Embury
700, 900 added to the above figures will give the
number of Methodist communicates through
out the worlds, 900, 900. 49,. The coal miners
strike at st. sClair, Ill. has terminated. The
men resumed work at four cents per bushel
The number of unskilled laborers out of worl
in Massachusetts is estimated to be as 25 to
in skilled employment. 80. . Mayor Lotus, O.
Scranton, Pa ,.says that owing to lack of EN-
ployment, thousands of laboring men and the
families are suffering for the want Of food
The number of people which the authorities
have to provide for increases largely each week
..... Two men were instantly killed by al
explosion of giant powder at the Bergen TUNE
in Jersey City,. The infant child of Mr.
Gloss, of Freemansburg, Pa. has been abducted
by some unknown parties. " Lord Derby, o
England, stated to delegation of English
merchants that the Canadian reciprocity woulc
in no way permit Canada to impose differen
duties on England in favor of the United
States.