Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-10-02
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Item, Of Interest from Home and Abroad

Items Of Interest from Hone and Abroad.
Adyices received from Constantnople repre-
sent that the Pope, to reward servis for neu-
trality, will evacuate Zwornik, and grant facili-
ties with regard to railroad construction and
for the same reason it will eoncede to Montene-
gro ratification Of her frontiers. -. John
Kelly, Jr., superintendent Of the Buffalo (N.Y.)
section Of the canal, was arrested on a charge |
of receiving bride of eight tons Of coal and |
$40 from Ellis Webster, a coal merchant, for |
influence to secure purchase of coal. 800.
Judge Richardson OF the United States court |
OF claims at Washington, and Commander |
Lewis, Of the steamer Yantic, while travelling |
within the treaty limits of Yokohama, Japan, |
were arrested by local officers and sent back to
the foreign settlement. The act was undoubt-
edly Illegal and the government promptly
punished the offenders and made ample apology
to the gentlemen. ... "A deputation on behalf
of the American residents, both Catholic and
Protestant, visited Cardinal McCloskey at
Rome and presented him as a token Of their
esteem complete cardinals Dress and inter
bCO hiblA pASSlOuS otOhSHf NobSbhSl WIFI al
address expressing their good wishes and
veneration $500. The Imperial Oil Refining
companys works, near Oil City, Pa, were
struck by lightning and Immediately ignited,
burning to the ground. The loss amounts to
1000, on which there was no insurance. ...
Two storms met near Bloomington, Ill, and
much damage was done. Many houses, barns
and other buildings were demolished and many
people killed . Bishop Hare testified to the
Indian frauds commission that Agent Saville
said that certain cattle weighed $50 pounds,
which it appears he charged the government
for at !, O43 pounds.
Attorney-G General Pierrepont has addressed
a telegram to Governor Ames declining to send
troops until the disturbance in Mississippi was
entirely beyond the power of the State au-
thority to suppress. General Jovellar has
formed a new Spanish ministry, the previous
one having retired upon decision of the
cortes adverse to them .,.... fire at Middle
bury Vt, destroyed the Middlebury Paper
Company's mill, the buildings Of the Middle
bury Manufacturing Company, and the Mid
dlebury Wooden Company, the stores of twenty
nine business firms, two dwellings and several
outbuildings involving loss of $3.50, 900, on
which there is an insurance Of $101 000.....
The general council of all the Indian nations
and tribes, held in Okmulgee, Indian Terri
tory, passed a resolution expressive of the
principle that this is the Indians country,
by many solemn treaties, and if ever it is
settled up it must be by the Indians, with
government suitable for Indians . =. Messrs
Moody and Sankey, the great revivalists, con-
Quoted services at Mortified, Mass, in the
presence of large audience being their first
efforts since their return home from Europe
.... Weston walked one hundred miles in
twenty-one hours and thirty and one-quarter
minutes in New Haven, Conn. Mrs. Amanda
DeFord, beautiful young woman of Balti-
more, committed suicide by taking laudanum
She said that having separated from her hus-
band she had no means of supporting herself,
and killed herself to avoid prostitution w
Fenian clubs have been formed in all the
principle cities of this country and Ireland, un-
der the name of the Sacred Order of United
Irishmen Redivivi .... Twenty-Five lives were
lost in Lake Michigan by the sinking of the
propeller Equinox. The Equinox, heavily
laden with salt was towing lumber schooner
from Chicago, when they were caught in a
fierce gale at night, aud the captain of the
schooner heard the propeller captain order
the line cast off. instantly followed by the
screaming of two young ladies on board. He
could just perceive the propeller in the gloom,
and as he looked, she lurched and wentstraight
down with all on board. She was very old
Evan Morris beat Henry Coulter in the single
scull race for $500 and the championship of
America He rowed the five miles in thirty-five
minutes .... The cattle disease is spreading
in England. Cattle, sheep and pigs all being
affected.
The Servian ministry have issued a circular
to the chiefs of the several districts, saying
I'VE are living on the best terms with the
Porte. We, therefore, order that you prevent
this good understanding from being disturbed
either by permitting volunteers to join the in
surgents, or by the export of arms, ammuni-
ton or provisions" The Servian government
has ordered out twenty-four thousand men or
account of the threatening concentration Of
Turkish troops on the frontier. go. Reports
from the Mediterranean sea are to the effec
that very violent storm prevailed about it,
shores and did much damage. The rivers il
the south of France we're much swollen an(
oyerfowed the land in many instances cover
ing the vines. A water spout destroyed fit!
houses at ST. Gilman. Nine dead bodies hav,
been recovered, but sixty persons are still
missing. Eleven persons persisted recent.
from poisonous gas in the bennington Woo
colliery, Shropshire, England ...... Genera
Jovellar, the new Spanish premier, is intent OF
peace 49,. There are six thousand cases o
cattle disease in Devonshire, an increase o
two thousand during the past week. .Judg
Gilbert, of Brooklyn, N. Y, has rendered
decision in which he atfirms the legality o
schools exclusively for white children. Tn
decision was in the case Of q colored ministe
suing for the admission of his son to on
of the public schools occupied by white chill
dren 49,. The Maine election resulted in
victory for the Republican candidates by fiy
thousand majority, loss of five thousan
from last year. The steam barge Mendoza
laden with coal, foundered in Lake Michigan
during the late gale, carrying down thirteel
out of the twenty persons on board. Tn
others escaped In life-boat The son Of tn
captain got in the life-boat, but as his wifi
failed to do so, he returned to the barge an
they went down together. Commodor
Perry's flagship, the Lawrence, sunk in Err
hsrbor sixty-two years ago. has been raise
and the bottom found to be in good state o