Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-27
SUMMARY OF MEMS.


during winch ne threatened armed ntefNeu-
tan by the great powers il the Turkish perse-
cution OF Christians continued. The At
lanta Constitutions exploring party left Homer
vile, Ga, for okefenokee swamp. The party
numbers twenty-five, and is fully equipped.
Prof. Little the State geologist accompanies
the expedition. The inhabitants Of Kska,
on the White Nile have revolted and defeated
the Egyptian troops. killing one hundred of
them. 80 The Impartial, of Madrid, states
that Mr.. Cushing, the American minister, has
delivered to the minister Of foreign affairs
another note in regard to the Jurisdiction Of
courts-msrtial over citizens OF the United
States. -. The Didrio Espdnol, of Madrid,
says that theVaticsn has sent note to Mad
rid, which expresses approval Of Cardinal
Simeoni's conduct regarding thereon Vatican
circular. 80. The Servisn military, after three
days maneuveTs, we're ordered to the frontier.
80. The purchasing committee of the bond
holders Of the defunct st. Joseph and Denver
railroad, bought the road for 800, 900 from
the Kansas Master of Chancery. IA fast
mail train is to be run from New York to st.
Louis. -. The legality of the grand jury
which indicted tho $4,000 treasury robbers
having been questioned test case brought
out the decision that 1t was legal. 80. The
miners in the Hooking Valley (Ohio) coal
mines, and in the coal mines of Rack Springs,
Wyoming Territory are on strike $50. The
American Bible Soeiety's managers have in
formed the managers of the centennial exhi-
bition that they cannot be exhibitors in the
centennial fair if the exhibition is to be opened
on Sundays.
1t is reported from Penang, Malaga, that
the Mslaysns are besieging the British resi-
dency at Perak, and that an effort was making
to expel the British from the country ....: 1t
is reported that the central government for
Alsace-Lorraine will be established at Berlin,
and that special ministry will probably be
created for the provinces. :. The London
Times published a telegram from Alexandria
which said that the Khedive had applied to
England for two fnancers to undertake Egyp-
tan finances 80. A So counterfeit bank note
purporting to have been issued by the First
National bank of Galena Ill, has been dis
covered g.. The complete returns from the
Massachusetts, election give Rice SO, 523 Gas
ton, IS, 246; Baker, 1865; Adams, LIZA and
Phillips, Sol votes. -. Henry L. Jelly, claim
ing to be the only survivor of the steamer
Pacific, was picked up by passing vessel
after having been afoat on the pilot-house for
two days and nights The Pacific piled be-
tween Portland, Or, and San Francisco, and
on the Inflated voyage had over one hundred
souls on board ...... One man was killed and
two seriously injured by the premature ex-
plosion of blast in a sewer in Boston The
commissioner of internal revenue has ordered
that when cigars are packed in tin boxes, aud
the number of cigars, the manufacturers
name, the district and State, are ineffacably
stamped into the tin, the cigars are not to be
seized. .... The Whitehall On. W fire was
evidently the work of an incendiary, and de-
stroyed properly valued at $4,000 ...... VIM.
Conover, Of Campton, Pa, was shot and
killed by his son-in-law, Henry Decker, who
formerly lived with his wife at the old mans
house,, but had recently left both. Decker
endeavored to kill his wife, but was scared off.
Miners are still being found in the Black
Hills by the military, and are driven out .....
The Post-ofice department issued 10000, 900
postal cards in October. 80. On and after
January first the letter postage to France will
be fourteen cents, ON account of the French
government imposing tax called "sea post
age" The postage to other parts of Europe
will remain at five cent?. -. The iron-clad
Scraps arrived in Bombay, India, with the
Prince Of Wales on board. -. "A confagration
at Whitehall N. Y, caused great destruction
to property ...... A train Of forty cars on the
Rensselaer, and Saratoga railroad, when neal
Whitehall, N. Y, broke in two and shortly
after came together again, when sixteen cars
we're thrown down an embankment and ruined
with most OF their freight No one seriously
injured. 80. The encouragement has decided
that canal boats are not required to be docu'
mented as vessels of the United States. .
In Woodsocket, r. l., some vandals entered
Oak Hill cemetery and threw down and broke
about eighty marble monuments, headstones
etc. No motive is assigned for the outrage
..... Charles J. Conner, one Of the mos
prominent citizens of Concord, N. H., and
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charge OF setting fire to his store .... The
Austrian frontier forts at Knin LISA ant
Ragusa are being prepared for hostilities. :.
heavy earthquake shock is reported from
San Benito county, California, preceded b!
a harsh rumbling noise The direction o
!. vibration was from east to west. -. Judge
Mclean, of the New Jersey supreme court
has rendered a decision that an oral orde
to an officer is insufficient to justify the com
mitment of a prisoner; and that such orde
should be written, and stating the term Of i'm
prisonment. .... Henry A. Mann, treasurer o
Saratoga county, N. Y, has defaulted to tn
amount of $4,000 during the past ffteel
, years.
The brig J. W. Spencer, of Boston, the bri
Toronto, the schooners Moses ratten, Netti
I Chase and Serene, all sailed from Souther
ports just previous to the hurricane which de
$ vastated Galveston and as they have nc
been heard Of since, it is presumed they wer
all lost with their crews. see. The steame
City of Waco, of Mallory's line, after GOO
trip from New York, anchored outside of Ga
weston, during the night, in order to sail u
: to the city by daylight About one oclocl
r however, she was discovered to be on fire, an
- was burned to the waters edge the hull aftel
:, ward sinking. The passengers and crew, nun
bering about fifty, took to the boats, but as
high sea and stiff breeze prevailed, were III
able to make land and were driven from til
i coast Steamtugs were sent in search OF thel
g in the morning, but at the time of this dill
s patch nothing had been heard Of them. Th