Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-08-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.


northward in Main street for half mile and |
westward to the lake. Some buildings east of
Main street were also destroyed The buildings |
destroyed are mostly dwellings,, with some
stores and factories. The loss is estimated at
a million and half Of dollars. This is the
third time the city of Oshkosh has been burned,
twice being fred by desperadoes whom the
authorities had offended by ordering them
from the city see. Mrs. Smith, wife Of P. H.
Smith, living ten miles east Of Kansas City,
while laboring under ct of temporary insanity,
gave heavy doses Of strychnine toher daughter,
aged six years, and her baby aged months,
and then took large quantity herself The
mother and baby died, but the little daughter
will recover. George II. Power, who owns
ferry between Athens and Hudson, was tried
in the United States District Court on charge
of delaying a United States mail carrier in
charging him such an exorbitant price for
passage that he was compelled to row across
the river. The penalty is $40 for every ten
minutes delay and Mr.. Power is sued for
SO, 600 damages E. One Of the ladies en-
ployed as a counter in the national bank re-
demption division of the Treasury Department
at Washington discovered among the notes
sent for redemption one of the counterfeit
five hundred dollar bills originally discovered
at the Treasury Department about year ago.
1t was 30 perfect that several of the most
experienced clerks in the Treasurer's Office
thought it was genuine, but upon reference to
the engraving and printing division, it was
after an examination pronounced counterfeit.
The note will be branded and returned to the
national bank from which it was received.
Prince Bismarck appeared at the Public
Gardens the night of the assassination, and
was received with the utmost enthusiasm. In
response to the demands of the concourse, the
Chancellor appeared and made speech. After
expressing his thanks for the demonstration,
he said the attempt on his life was not aimed
at his person. but at the cause he represented.
In conclusion, he proposed cheers for the Ger
man Empire and the Allied German Princes
The people responded, giving repeated cheers
for Bismarck. There was thanksgiving SER
vice in the Protestant Church for the providen-
tial escape of the Chancellor 1t is reported
that Kullman has confessed that he intended
to assassinate the Prince, and that he has used
expressions indicating that others are impl-
Gated in his scheme. 80. Chicago has had a
narrow escape from total destruction. A fire
started in a small frame house and swept
through the wealthy part of the city, burning
the Post Office, churches, stores and dwelling
houses and rendering thousand persons
homeless. By blowing up buildings the fire
was stopped, but so serious was it at one
time that dispatches were sent to other cities
about for help and steamers were dispatched
TO the sufferers. The loss is immense.
The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs
says The Japanese government will take
great satisfaction in making known among its
subjects that an international Centennial Elk
hibition is to be opened in the United States,
and that those who desire to exhibit Japanese
productions, manufactures, etc., will receive
from the government every assistance and
convenience for that purpose. The English
holders of the New York and Erie Railroad
stock succeeded in electing their Board Of
Directors. 80, The Western legislation, relative
to railroads and the action of the roads relative
to the laws, is operating seriously against the
value of the stock of the roads. =. Advices
from India are more cheerful. The fall of rair
there has been abundant and the crops are il
excellent condition. 80. The Erie company
state their loss by the Weehawken oil fire a
$175,000. The balance of the loss was suffered
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} if the Middlefeld reservoirs had given wa,
three or four hours later in the day the cir
cumstances might have been as shocking ant
heartrending as the lamentabe Mill rive
calamity couple Of months before it. AL
though no lives were lost by the disaster man,
narrow escapes are recorded. ... "A man wen
to Evergreen Cemetery, N. Y, for the purpos
, of committing suicide, and his body was foun
y leaning against tombstone
The st. Paul Press publishes statemen
> showing that the total damage done by tn
grasshoppers' raid is equivalent simply to
/ loss OF about one-twelfth of the usual crop, O
about the same as if the average yield through
( out were diminished from any source some
$ thing over one and half bushels per acr
l below the general average. 1t extends Owe
!. only about one-tenth of the area OF the State
1 and involves about one-thirteenth of the popr
. lation. The crops outside the devastate
region promise a most abundant yield. 49,.
. large number of persons were assembled ,
: Port Jefferson, L. l., to see ship lallnche
and congratulate the builder on the complete
of his work. Owing to the criminal rockies
|. ness of some parties the occasion was turne
q to mourning. Without word of warning IL
}. rope sustaining huge battering ram was Gu
n and the result was four men killed outrig
y and many others grievously wounded A
n though no loss of life occurred at the la
q Mill river disaster there were many hal
V breath escapes. d. FL. fuckers family fled
the high ground. Just as they reached
back by Mr.. Alderman, who was on the opposi
Y side; but one of his little girls, Maggie ma
Ia a desperate run across the earth and stone
90 falling as she ran, and finally escaped. Anoth
- very narrow escape was that of Mr.. Spene
Knox and wife, who were driving home fro
u the funeral of Mr.. fuckers father His hor
J. was young and easily frightened, and, on hes
:. ing the roar of the waters, refused to
d driven either way. Mr. Knox sprung out.
r. they crossed the highway bridge it gave wa
q and the waters rose fast around them, but
W great GOODNESS they succeeded in escaping.
a Chester, W. W. Hannum and N. A. Howa
:; - had narrow escape from drowning. TIL
q were watching the dam at the emery M
q when the dixie gave way, and were thus S,
e. rounded by water. They escaped, howev
IA by fording part of the stream.