Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-08-07

had addressed to the other woman, and up
braided him for so doing, when he attacked
her with a stove litter. The SOD, a young man
of twenty-five, interposed, when the father
struck him a number of times with the litter,
and the son drew pistol and shot him dead.
Young Bailey gave himself up to the police .
A number Of negroes had fracas in gam
bling saloon in New York one Saturday night,
which was renewed the next day about noon,
in the course of which one of them cut Thomas
Sorrell severely on the arm with a razor. Sor-
rell, maddened with pain and drink, started on
q run through the crowded street with drawn
knife in his hand, and meeting man who re-
sembled one of his assailants, stabbed him in
the heart, killing him instantly. He then
sprang on another innocent colored man and
stabbed him in the back, severing the spinal
cord, which will result in paralysis for life
if not death. The murderer was then seized
and handed over to the police. .... A meeting
was held in Hyde park, London, to protest
against the grant for the Prince Of Wales
present and violent speeches we're made. ....
A terrible riot took place in San Miguel, Psna-
ma, as the result Of fanaticism. There had
been trouble between the church and authori-
ties, and on Sunday, June 20, priest named
Palacious preached violent sermon, which 30
infamed the people that mob arose that
night and after killing Generals Espinosa and
Castro, with many soldiers and prominent
citizens, set fire to some sixteen houses. A
British warship few miles off sent manners
to join force to put down the mob, and thus
the town was saved from coufagration. The
leaders of the mob were all arrested and many
were shot. On the persons of some Of the
dead rioters were found passes which read
"Peter, open to the bearer the gates of
heaven who has died for religion" Signed
George, bishop of San Salvador, and sealed
with the seal Of the bshopic of San Salvador.
The crops of Dakota, which are about to be
gathered, are the finest for years. The yield
OF wheat will be fully twenty-five bushels to
the acre. or about 1000 900 bushels in the Ter
ritory. This will be over one hundred and fifty
bushels to each inhabitant ... On account Of
the scarcity of grain in Europe, there has been
a heavy export of breadstuffs from this coun-
try and prices have steadily advanced in con-
sequence The American rifle team continue
TO add to their triumphs. Fulton won the st.
Leger sweepstakes, Coleman the rifle associa-
ton cup, at six hundred yards, making forty
nine out of possible fifty. In the contest for
the Albert prizes, Sir Henry Halford took the
E.at hy n,i,Yb Nf N
hundred and five, and Gildersleeye the second
by scoring ninety-two. . "A gas vein has been
tapped at Sciotoville, elk miles from Ports
mouth, Ohio. The gas burns to height of
fifteen feet, and it is proposed to light Ports
mouth with it The revolt in Herzegovina is
more serious than at first reported, as the
whole district between Mostar and the Austrian
frontier, nearly down to Ragusa, is involved.
.... In the Parker trial in South Carolina, the
jury rendered a verdict of $4,000 for the
State.
Gov. Kellogg, of Louisiana, has called the
attention of tho attorney-geDeral to the frauds
committed by the authorities in the State, and
asks him to bring the guilty ones to justice
heavy rains and many of the rivers have over.
flowed their banks, causing considerable dam.
age. 80. The Florence Journal states thai
Cardinal McCloskey, accompanied by many
American ecclesiastics, is expected in Rome il
September to receive his hat from the Pope
49,. Switzerland has voted $4,000 gold t.
aid in participation in the Philadelphia Centen
NAL -. Returns to the department of agli
culture at Washington show that the acreage
IN corn throughout the country is about eigh
| per cent. greater than last year. .....A AS thu
Cincinnati fremen were engaged in burning
building the walls fell in and buried ten of tn,
gallant men beneath the ruins. Instantly
arge force went to work getting them out, an,
succeeded in rescuing all Of them alive, al
though it is probable that several will die from
their wounds. Chief-Engineer Megrue was IL
the second story of the building at the time
and three hours afterward was taken from tn
rooms unconscious. The loss by fire amount
to 800, 900 ... The military in the vicinit
Of Black Hills captured thirteen miners ant
four wagons on their way to the hills.
III May last young white lady was brutal
outraged by a negro hack driver at Inka, Miss
The scoundrel was captured recently and o.
being tried was sentenced to prison for life
That night mob broke into the jail and TAX
ing the negro out hung him near the Pcene o
the outrage. -. Russia and Germany inten
to grant military furloughs on a large seal
next year. . The New York grain market !
unusually brisk, and prices continue to ad
vance slightly. Immense quantities OF bread
stulfs are being shipped to Europe, the deilan
on the other side Of the water being brisk o.
account Of the partial failure of crops. .. :. Tn
coroner's jury in the case OF young Bailey
of New York, who shot and killed his father
returned a verdict OF justifsble homicide TIL
accused WAS held for trial in $4,000 bail. -.
The bankers in convention at Saratoga adopte
revolutions calling for speedy resumption 0
specie payment demanding that the war ia
on banks be abolished that the two-cen
stamp required for checks and vouchers ough
to be abolished ... Jesse Pomeroy the Boz
ton poy-murderer was frustrated in an attemp
to break jail. AT the Presbyterian counc
held in London, it was determined to form al
alliance of all the Reformed Presbyte' iai
churches in the world =. by the explosion
Of tug in New York harbor, one mall wa