Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-02-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Items Of Interest from Home and Abron,

Items Of Interest from Home and Abroad
A fire in Sumter S. c., destroyed $4,000
worth Of property ... The United States House
committee on appropriations, in their report
accompany the Post-ofice Appropriation bill,
recommend an appropriation Of 100000, to
comply with the original contract with the
Pacific Steamship Company under the provisions
of the act Of Feb. II, 1865, but they do not rec
Ommend an appropriation in accordance with
with is known as the subsidy act. B. Boucher
was arrested in Cleveland ON suspicion of trying
to burn United States bonded warehouse,
where he had a large amount of imported
/ liquors stored Boucher claims the burning
of the store would involve loss TO him rather
than a gain. .. The French Assembly, by a
vote of 1856 yeas against 359 nays, rejected
NJ. Laboulayes amendment to the Ventavon
| BILL providing that a Senate, Chamber of De-
puties, and President of the republic should
compose the government, the last-named to be
chief of the executive power .... III the Kings
county On. W Asylum for the Insane one
maniac killed another with hatchet he had
obtained. ..At its session over the Civil
Rights bill, the United States House sat con-
| tinuously forty-six hours and twenty five
minutes, and during that time the roll was
called seyenty-fve times .... Winnie Ream has
the contract to design and furnish the statue
of Admiral Faragut for the national capitol at
! Washington " Ben Wade and Gov. Noyes,
of Ohio both decline to run for Governor of
that State at the next election. The New
York Central railroad has been cutting down
the wages of its employees.
A regatta is to take place in Philadelphia
during the Centennial under direction of the
Schuylkill navy. w Mr.. Noah S. Bennett, the
unfortunate inmate of Kings County Hospital,
who was murdered by fellow inmate, was a
native of Connecticut, and for many years was
a prosperous and well known merchant in New
Milford Owing to too close attention to
business a softening of the brain developed
itself, and in 1868 he was compelled to retire
and go to the asylum. He had nearly recovered
his reason, and in few days was to join his
family at their home 800, The government
of Russia has recognized Alfonzo as King Of
Spain . The Republican United States caucus
decided to support the Presidents course i'll
Louisiana, and to admit the legality of the
Kellogg government. .... The Pacific Mail i'll
vestigatng committee examined the sergeant
alarms, and found that his books showed no
large deposits by Congressman in connection
with the large sums paid by Irwin. ..... The
House of Representatives of Minnesota passed
a series of resolutions asking Congressman
W. S. King to resign. 49,. The Queen of NADIA
gascar has declared that no more slaves shall
be brought to her dominion, and that all who
have been imported since 1865 are now free -.
An ex-United States army officer, who had
come to want, committed suicide in New York
city. ....A severe drought has occurred in
southern New Hampshire and many mills were
obliged to stop. w The old book, for which
the English government offered a reward Of
So, 900, is in possession Of Louisville attor-
ney. II was brought from England two years
ago.
In the case of Tilton vs. Boecher, Judge
Nelson allowed Theodore Tilton to testify
Mr.. Tilton described his interviews with Mr.
Beecher after the date of the confession. ....
The United States public debt statement issued
from the treasury shows an increase in the
public debt during January of 81 1897, $40 Of.
The United States treasury balances are Cur
rency, $40 343, 050.53 coin, 500, 4G5, 084.89 {;
coin certificates, 1924 G55, 300 special deposit Of
legal tenders to secure certificates of deposit,
$45, 405, 600; outstanding legal tenders, $780,
100000. .....A Southern express messenger at
Memphis was badly beaten and robbed of his
money packages. The robbers escaped with
the money The expenses of the Phila-
delpAia Centennial will be $500, 900. 800.
Two brothers named Powers were arrested
near Towanda, Pa, charged with numbering an
old man named Sicken. Both the parties were
intoxicated. .....V. G. Campbell, bookkeeper
in Wilkesbarre, Pa, was arrested for embez-
. element, the amount being nearly $4,000. In
the evening he shot himself with a Wcsson
carbine m Great Britain has declined to send
representative to the st. Petersburg Interna-
tional Code Conference alleging that no prac-
teal result can be expected. -. The German
Federal Council has empowered Prince Bis
marck to conclude an extradition treaty with
the United States. ....A confidence operator
in Worcester, Mass. was sent to State prison
for three years. .... Foucks, the murderer of
, the Herndon family in Virginia, and who was
sentenced to be hanged on the 18th of March,
escaped from jail by burning hole through
the wall of his cell. He was met outside the
jail by the jailer's wife, who attempted to
5 arrest him, but he broke away and made good
his escape.
Theodore F. Randolph was elected United
States Senator by the New Jersey Legislature,
he receiving 40 votes to 81 for George M. Robe
/ son. .... The Rev. Thomas D. Dudley, late
rector Of Christ Church in Baltimore, was con-
s secrated assistant bishop of Kentucky The
: New York State Temperance Society elected
: John N. Stearns president. Resolutions were
t adopted asking the Legislature to enact pro-
y hibitory law, recommending the nomination Of
I independent temperance tickets for all town
elections, and that united efforts be made tc
elect the commissioners of excise ON the basis
: of "no license" . The will of Mrs Ann
White Vose, of Boston, makes the remarkable
d bequest Of $365O00 to the public institutions
e of that city. ... Ex-Gov. Joel Parker was con.
/ frmed as Acknowledgement of New Jersey tc
g succeed Robert Gilchrist -. The diamonds
presented to General Sherman's daughter by
the Khedive Of Egypt are valued at $3.50, OOO
500. Advices from China say that grandson
of Prince Tun, uncle of the deceased emperor
will probably succeed to the throne. Presi-
i dent Grants daughter and his son-n-law are
/ at the White House ON O visit A mar
S at Cohoes, N Y, lost his life in trying to save
n q sewing machine from burning building,