Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-12-19
of which were Of large size, viz: I,2s, i,s9l,

Of which were Of large size, viz: 1,2SS, 1884,
LAS, and ! 572 tons respectively.
The general suspension Of furnaces and
FORCES IN Pennsylvania has thrown about Il, 900
workmen out Of employment .... John u.
White, Republiesh CoOsTessiAan-eiect from the
Ninth Kentucky District, shot and killed IIAr-
rison CockeriI, his Democratic competitor IN
the late election i, Estiii county. The canvass
between the two men was very bitter and
personal, and few days since Cockerill pub
lished a card making very severe strirturas
upon White - The Anglo-Brazilisn mai
steamship La Plata has been wrecked of the
island of Ushant. Attempts which we're made
to save the crew and passengers were unsuc-
cessful Some of the crew had taken to the
boats, and one boat, containing fourteen men,
has been picked up. Sixty lives are supposed
to be lost. 80. The La Plata had on board 800
miles Of telegraph cable destined for the coast
of Brazil. . London reports say that slavery
has been entirely abolished on the African gold
coast. e. Sixty armed negroes took Isaac
Ruffin, negro, from jail at Marion, Ark, and
shot him. Ruffin was in jail charged with a
brutal outrage and attempted murder. -. The
longshoremen of New York have gone bacR to
work at their old +s66s before the strike.
$500. Guerrilla fighting still continues in Cuba.
...... In the Glendenning case at Jersey City
the verdict is not guilty. The Prohibtionists
of New Hampshire, in convention, severed their
connection with other parties, and nominated a
State and Congressional ticket of their own 80.
Senator Howe favors the reelection of Senator
Carpenter Of Wisconsin -. Matters being
fixed the Eastern insurance companies will
return to their business in Chicago
DIR. George NJ. Beard of New York. brought
suit for libel against the New Haven Daily
Palladiatns claiming $4,000. The doctor
claims that by certain criticism of his action
at the time of his attempted exposure of ]. r.
Brown, the mind reader, the Palladium has
greatly injured his reputation and business. -. d.
A whole family were found poisoned in bed in
Carbondale, Pa. The victims are man named
Ludwig his wife, and a beautiful child about a
year old. They died shortly after being dis
covered. The schooner Sanderson, which
cleared at Chicago, went ashore at Sleeping
Bear Island in the lower end of Lake Michigan.
All hands we're lost some eight men -. The
United States Interior Department has received
through the Secretary of State telegram from
the Spanish government, announcing that
Spain has appointed a board of commissioners,
with the renowned statesman CASTELAR, as itf
president, to represent the country at the Cen,
tennial Exposition. . Twelve hundred pot
terymen at Trenton, N. j., struck against a
reduction of ten per cent. in their wages. 49,.
Several of the officials of Warren county, Miss
have resigned in obedience to the demand Of
the citizens, who are indignant at their rob
berries and rascalities ... The calaboose Al
Pontiac, ILL.,, was burned. Frank and Samue
Downing confined in the jail for disorderly con
duct, were burned to death.