Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-09-11
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

/ and the MnAfl anu Two uleu were utoNhod
by falling into the river. ... As a party of
/ men we're at work on tue new lunatic asylum
at Danvers, Mass, a thunderbolt fell among
| them, killing one man and injuring another.
..... While boy named Joseph Stahl, from
| Altoona, was riding up the mountain in coal
car the trap gave way and he was thrown to
the track. His body was cut into hundred
pieces The family of Hon. Thurlow Weed
was poisoned in New York by servant girl
using oxalic acid to clean the kitchen kettles
with. Fortunately all recovered. "A man,
his wife and three small children were found
dying from starvation in New York tenement
house. Rear Admiral Collins of the United
States navy is dead. .... Three children named
Lord, aged one two and four years, living in
| the parish OF Cashmere, Canada, were burned
to death in their house, their mother having
locked them in for safety while she was at
tending to some work outside.
The national council of Switzerland has
passed resolutions for the suppression of con-
vents and Sisters of Charity go. At acongress
of German journalists at Bremen, resolutions
were adopted asking imperial legislation in be-
half OF liberty of the press to publish truthful
reports of public proceedings of law courts,
and Of granting immunity from disclosure of
the names of contributors. .Abram Symonds,
| living at Pine Hill, N. Y, was found near his
house few days ago with his throat cut from
ear to ear. His daughter was found dead on
the floor of the house with her skull fractured,
evidently by the back of an ak. Symonds was
insane, and undoubtedly killed his daughter
and then himself. The Arlington Hotel 1T
| Watkins Glen, N. Y was completely destroyed
| by fire, caused by the explosion Of gasoline
lamp. Loss $4,000. 80. Seven small forts
near the Montenegrin frontier have been cap
tured by the Montenegrins, who Joined the
Herzegovinian insurgents. Mr.. ]. H. Noe,
of Noe Sons, brush manufacturers in New
York, found burglar breaking into his store
and attempted to arrest him, but the burglar
being young and vigorous, succeeded in frac-
turing Mr.. Noes skull in two places and then
escaping :. Goldsmith Maid won back the
!aurels 30 suddenly snatched from her at
Rochester by Lulu. At the Utica track she
beat Lulu in three straight heats, in 218%,
217N and ZIG. The Maid will now leave the
track.
| The total amount of canal tolls collected on
the New York State canals from the opening Of
navigation to and including the second week
IL August, 1875, has been $704, 247.32. For
the same length Of time last year it was ST.
All, 097 g. showing decrease of $706, 850.36
thus far this year. 800. Official reports show
that the wheat crops in Austria and Hungary
have fallen off in quantity and quality, and
will not yield more than 5, 900 quintals. :.
A passenger ON the mail stage coach, when
near Acknowledgment, Canada, drew revolver,
and presenting it at the drivers head ordered
him to stop. He then compelled the driver to
cut the mail bags and jump off, when he drove
away with the coach. -. The Pope has in
vited Archbishop Ledochowski to Rome on the
expiration of his term of imprisonment in
February next, to attend special consistory,
at which he will receive the insignia Of the
cardinaate ...... Reports from Illinois and
Wisconsin state that frost a few nights since
did considerable damage to corn and other
crops ..... The yellow fever has entirely dis
appeared and Key West is now exceedingly
healthy .... The New Orleans Price Current
estimates the sugar crop for 1874 and 1875 at
1867 hogsheads against 89,499 last yeal'
The molasses crop is estimated at II, 516S28
gallons -. . The Kansas Central and Black
Hills narrow gauge railroad company, with a
capital Of 100000, has been organized in
Omaha.
A Paris paper announces the intended mar
riage of King Alfonso of Spain to the Oldest
daughter Of the Duke de Montpensier.
The United States war vessels Hartford and
Congress are at Tripoli to demand satisfaction
for the insults offered to the consul . The
foot-and-mouth disease has broken out with
great virulence in Dorsetshire, Eng, where
twelve thousand animals are down with it.
The distemper is spreading rapidly to other
parts of England "A letter from Donald
son, the lost aeronaut, has been found In q
bottle on the shore of Lake Michigan in which
he says "Over Lake Michigan at eight P. M
Of the evening of starting, about thirty miles
from Chicago and about three thousand feet
high. A gale is coming from the northeast
The balloon is getting out of order, the gas
escaping fast. Can't remain up much longer
Will surely land in the lake. Fearful storm.
..... "A lumber dealer named Molitor, and hi
bookkeeper named Sullivan, of Rogers City
Michigan, were fatally snot through window
There had been trouble with the employees
during the day ...... @. 3. Courtney won the
single skull race at Saratoga for the STATE
championship and diamond badge, making the
mile and half and return in 10. 39% ~ TIL,
second swimming contest between johnson
and Coyle for the championship of the world
took place on the Delaware river. johnson
won the race of ten miles in two hours anC
forty-six minutes. :. Commodore Goodenough
commanding the English squadron in Australian
waters, landed at Carlisle bay, Santa Cru
island, for the purpose of opening communica
ton with the natives and was received II
friendlness, but as he was returning to hi
ship shower of poisoned arrows were throw
at him, resulting in his death and the wound
ing OF lieutenant and seven men. The vii
lage was shelled and burned by the nava
authorities.
Since the assassination'of President Moreno
Of Ecuador, great alarm has seized on a.
foreigners, and strong reasons exist for be
lieving there will be massacre of the foreig
: priests. The republic has been declared il
a state Of siege. ..... Three men-of-war, with
force Of troops and marines aboard, have bee
dispatched hastily from Alexandria, Egypt
that portion of the Egyptian coast borderin
on Abyssinia to punish body Of blacks invat