Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-05-15
aanaral Items.

= Fhe Thermometer Indicated ~ degrees
In Philadelphia, Monday.
BOSTON plasterers are on a strike for
more pays fiv. hundred arc idle.
A new and costly Jewish synagogue
viii soon be built In Hartford, CT.
Another trip to Labrador is announced. !
Pleasant way Of jumping hot weather.
Over $4,000 people visited Barnum's
Hippodrome In Worcester on Monday.
1t is now reported that the striking
miners in Pennsylvania, win soon return
TO work.
In Dexter, Me-, free school books have
been put into the public schools by vote
OF the town.
The missing steamer Metropolis, was
seen last Monday fifty miles southwest of
Montaug Point.
The steamship Cadiz, plying between
Lisbon and London, is lost, together with
Sixty-twO lives.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the Centennial celebration of the bat
tie of Bunker Hill, the 18th Of June.
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Company and its dependent lines have
subscribed half million dollars to the
Centennial celebration.
The Navy Department has ordered all
goods for the Centennial brought here in
vessels returning from the European
Squadron to be entered free of duty.
The total Sunday school membership in
the United States is placed at 6,37S, 436 I;
Connecticut, in proportion to her popula-
ton, has the largest number of members.
Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, and seventeen
other chiefs of the Sioux Indians are on
their way to Washington to treat with
the government for the sale of the Black
Hills.
A Revolutionary relic, flag carried
through the war of &c, was presented to
the Boston Fusileers Monday evening, a
gift from the Washington Light Infantry
of Charleston, S. c.
Theodore Tilton was put on the witness
stand again Tuesday. He denied in toto
Bessie Turner's testimony relative to his
brutal treatment of her, and said he never
struck girl in his life.
Thos. Washington was shot and killed
by Charles Clark, at Hartford, Ct, Sun
day evening. The parties were negroes,
and the murderer, who has been captured,
was actuated by jealousy.
The New Orleans Picdyune says the
fruit yield this season will be quadruplc
that of last year, and the largest ever
known at the South. Peaches and grapes
will be especially abundant.
A collision on the Central Pacific Rail
way day or two since, resulted in the
destruction of three locomotives, twenty
five cars, the killing of a brakeman, and
serious injuries to conductor.
At Jersey City on Saturday the wife OF
Heinrich Storkmeyer was delivered OF
four children, three girls and one boy, al
alive, at birth, and all living and appar'
emily doing well up to Monday afternoon.
Gold, copper and iron are found in
Rockingham county, Va. On the James
river side of the county, Northern CAPT
talists are buying iron ore lands at good
prices. One farm has been sold fol
$50, 900, and $50, 900 has been refused FOL
the tract adjoining.
The Provincial Press and BourSe Ga
zette report that the authorities have pro
cured the arrest of the principa
conspirator in the plot to assassinat,
Bismarck and Falk. The Gazette says
that the prisoner is a relative of Arch
bishop Ledochowski while the Press states
that he is related to Mgr. DUNN, who was
Ledochowskis predecessor. Both jour
nails assert that the plot included the
assassination Of Emperor William.