Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-01-23
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Items of Interest from Home and Abroad.

Late accounts from Asia Minor show that
distress from the famine is increasing. There
is much disease, and many deaths occur daily. |
80. The Emperor William, in a speech in
reply to New-Year congratulations, expressed .
his qualification at the continuance of peace |
in Europe which, he said, it was the first duty |
of the German Empire to preserve. The |
serious troubles in the Indian Territory COM
menced as follows Jack Doubletooth and
Thomas Cox brought load of whisky into the
Territory from Kansas when they were met by |
deputy sherifTs Kousine and Colston, with a
posse, who had gone out to "spill the whisky
under the laws Of the Cherokee nation
Doubletooth and Cox resisted. A fight ensued
and they were both killed, and Kousine and
Colston were wounded. The latter, after being
wounded fled to the brush, but Kousne was
taken home by the posse. Wash. Mays another
Indian, who had grudge against Colston,
gathered body of friends, pursued and over
took him, and nddled his body with bullets.
May and his party then fled to Chouteau, in
trenched themselves in Lighthouse, and de-
clared they would not be taken alive see. The
Treasury January 1, 1875, So, 142, 59S, 302.O2
December l. 1874 50, 1873, 93S, 1874 ID. Increase
of debt during the past month, SO, $50, 967S8
decrease of debt since June 3d. 1874, 489, $685.
IA.
Richard S. Borum, of Lee county, Miss. his
wife, two children and three negro boys were
murdered and their bodies consumed with the
building. Such of the remains as could be
found we're taken to West Point for interment
Intense excitement exists there, but there is
no ceu to the murderers. Complete returns
of the Manitoba election show that 8 Demo-
crat, 5 Independent, and 10 Republican mem
bers have been elected. go. "A description of
the Mountain Meadow massacre by Rachel,
wife No. 4 of John d. Lee, states that at the
time of tho massacre Lee was living at Fort
Harmony as Indian farmer under Brigham
Young. 1t claims that these immigrants
poisoned spring at Corn Creek, and an Indian
and some stock died in consequence. The
Indians then rallied and followed the train,
and, notwithstanding all the efforts of the
Mormons, the party was surrounded by the
Indians After several days hard fighting,
Lee induced the immigrants to surrender their
arms to him i'm two wagons, Ewith which he
started for Cedar City, telling them to follow
for protection. Soon after he heard firing and
sounds of the massacre. 80. Capt. f. B. Ward
a wealthy capitalist, of Michigan, and owner of
several iron works in the West. died suddenly
of apoplexy on the streets of Detroit. 80. The
foreign exports of Richmond, Va, during til
past year were SO, OBJ, 1856. . Sam Sharpley,
the famous Ethiopian comedian, died at Provi-
dence, r. l., after a long and painful Illness
A post-mortem examination was held over
the body of Elizabeth Mccarthy, who was
found dead in house in Jersey City, and
it was ascertained that she froze to death, hav-
ing no fuel or covering. So. The Milwaukee
Circuit Court has appointed Judge Voorhees,,
of Hackensack, and Henry L. White, of Jersey
City, commissioners to take the evidence of
Mrs. D'AufTray, better known as the escaped
nun. Her evidence is to be used in suit
pending before the court, for the purpose OF
exposing the internal arrangements of converts
and nnneries. .... The debt of the city OF
ever character, amounts to the sum of 1885,.
048, 621.52, an increase in the past year Of
1925, 1852 49,. The debt of the city of New
York is about $4,000, 900. go. The evidence
in the Vicksburg case shows that seventy-sil
negroes and two white men were killed in the
attack upon the CITY,. Sir Henry Elliot, the
British Ambassador of Constantinople, hat
lodged a complaint with the Porte protesting
against the increasing slave trade which il
being carried on in various parts of the Otto
man Empire i'll Africa. .... One of the boiler
at the Franconia Iron Company's mill, at Ware
ham, Mass, burst with a frightful explosion
demolishing the west end of the immens
building and shattering the entire structure
more or less. Out of eighteen men in tn
, building Edward Cafery was fatally and fou
others slightly injured.
The father of Don Carlos has given hi
! adhesion to King Alfonzo. Other supporter
2 of the Bourbon Pretender are expected to fol
low his example, thus compelling Don Carlo
> to lay down his arms and recognize the neV
q regime or retire to exile. ... Upon the assem-
I DlLlB VI Gue lIOulhldnd Legislature dH lnUeIh
excitement existed. Both the men claimin
to be Governor of the State.issued proclama
1 tions to the people. The Conservatives electe
Witt for Speaker, the other party declining t
t vote. Shortly after United States troops ell
D tered the State house and unseated the newly
s elected Speaker and five other members
o General Sheridan is i'll command in New Oh
leans and telegraphed to Washington as TO
lows: | have to announce to you the existenc
in this State of spirit of defiance to all lawfI
authority and an insecurity of life which
;, hardly realized by the general government {
Il the country at large The lives of citizen
!, have become 80 jeopardized that unless some
q thing is done to give protection to the peopl
It all security usually afforded by law will be owe
ridden. Defiance to the laws and the murdg
of individuals seems to be looked upon by tll
community here from standpoint which give
impunity to all who choose to indulge in eithe
Il and the civil government appears powerless {
q punish or even arrest.
3 The New Hampshire Democratic State Coz
= vention was held at Concord. On the fir
L ballot 687 votes were cast, and Hiram ]
e Roberts, of Rollinford, receiving BAT votes, VIZ
@ declared the nominee for Governor. For raj
y road commissioner, A. T. Pierce, receiving IL