Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-08-14
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Item. of Interest from Home Had Abroad


Wilkes Spirit, for libel, claiming damages in
$4,000. 80. Halifax dispatches say the catch
Of spring mackerel is over, and proves to be
about an average, while the herring fishermen
are not taking enough for their own use.....
The swimming match near Philadelphia be-
tween johnson, of England, and Coyle, of
Chester, Pa, resulted in victory for johnson
Coyle was taken from the water unconscious
after swimming between seven and eight
miles. johnson swan nine miles and won the
race on account Of getting nearest the goal.
The English have broken ground in the space
allotted to them in the Philadelphia Centen-
NAL, and will put th cir four buildings up i'm
mediately. The buildings for Japan, Sweden
and Morocco will also shortly be commenced.
..... The Maryland Democratic convention
adopted as preamble to their platform Jeffer
sons idea of Republican government: equal
and exact justice" etc; protests against high
protective tariff to enrich the few at the ex-
pense of the many that agriculture, manu-
| features and commerce should be the equal
care Of well regulated governments, without
| favoritism protests against any increase of
! the circulating currency and demands the re-
sumption of specie payment at the earliest
! possible moment opposes all government sub
sides .. The Irish team won the Elcho
shield by a score Of l. 506, to the Scotchmen's
1903 and the Englishmen's 1902. ..... Some
of the city officials of Newark o., wishing to
experiment with new fire extinguisher satu-
rated a small building with coal oil, intending
to set it ON fire, but it became ignited prema-
turely and an explosion ensued, terribly burn
ing the mayor, two street commissioners, and
Fifteen or twenty men and boys, some of Them
! fatally The Ohio river has overlooked its
banks for nearly its entire length, and much
damage will be the result.
Hugh Donahue, the pedestrian, completed
the task of walking l, 100 miles in LOO conse-
cutive hours in Boston. He was in good con-
dtion at the close So. State Auditor Clinton,
of Louisiana, whose accounts have been re-
Gently examined and pronounced correct by
experts, has resigned his office, as he cannot
harmonic with the treasurer. The govern
ment is preparing small steamer to act as a
picket on the Rio Grande to prevent Mexican
cattle thieves raiding into Texas. . The
vaults and safes Of the national bank and say.
ing3 bank, at Winthrop Me-, were blown oper
by burglars and robbedof $50, 600. 49,. Engine
No. 928, on the Delaware division of the Erie
road, exploded near Sawmill Rift bridge, killing
engineer Fuller, fireman Stevenson and flag
man. The report of the explosion was heart
five miles off,. The cooking tanks in Close
& Sons paper mill at Iowa City, Ia, exploded
and killed five men. More than half thu
mill was destroyed, at loss of over 300, 000 .
The Philadelphia steamer Abbotsford, whic.
struck on the coast of Wales is complete
wreck. 80. In the trial of the men indicted TO
completely in the Mountain Meadow massacre
Bishop Smith testified that he was presen
struction of the party, but was overuled, ant
John Lee had orders to take mon out ant
intercept the immigrants. Lee went with hi
command to where the immigrants were in
trenched against the Indians, and by means o
} white flag had parley with them the resul
of which was that they agreed to accept GU
protection. The immigrants all marched out
and at the word Lees soldiers fired and sho
down the men and women, and cut thei
threats. The young children were saved
The property of the immigrants was take
to the tithing-house. Brigham Young toll
witness to say nothing of the matter
Attorney General PieTepont has given de
cision in the famous Chorpenning claim, i
which he refers the matter to the court c
claims, as there is no appropriation to pay tn
amount found due by the late postmaster
, general, and if there was the law would not b
binding .. Smith Nickerson crew won tn
; four cared lap-streaked boat race at Halifa!
for 81 900 side. The five nautical miles wer
, pulled in 1855. The Ross-Foley crew wei
one and half minutes behind " Fifty-tw
Indictments have been found against revenu
officers and others connected with the whisb
, ring at Milwaukee. 80. The lockout of til
operatives has commenced in Ashton, Stale,
bridge, Dukinied andATossley, England. I'll
Q strike in Oldham stops one hundred mills al
I involves thirteen thousand operatives. I'll
French minister of public works estimates IL
q damage by floods in southern France at SIS
! 000, 600 .... Major Fulton, of the Americs
team, has received the Wimbledon cup fro
the Princess Louise. .... There are twent
nine cases of yellow fever in Barrancas, Fla
s and it is feared it may go into the navy yard
: Pensacola. ... The New York city bureau
j. statistics received reports for one week of s.
4 deaths, $40 births and 142 marriages. ...
s FIRE in Charleston, s. c., destroyed what w
, known as Gadesdens wharf, with about fif
small wooden buildings, involving loss
$3.50, 900. .. Postmaster-General Jewell IA
sent to the department of justice the nam
" of thirty-nine mail contractors to be prosecut
J for failing to perform the services after the
: bids had been accepted They will also
Ii sued for damages.
VI Judge Fisher has resigned his position
e United States district attorney for the Distri
o Of Columbia, and Ex-Governor Wells will ia
V the Office. .... By the breaking of the Cana
). government boom in st. Maurice river, ov
J. ten Thousand logs drifted into the st. La
renee. IA man named johnson, with |
j wife and five children in wagon, drove in
!" the Coosawhatchie river, in Gordon count
70 Ca, and getting into deep water, the WACO
IL box foated Off All the children were browne
IL The man and his wife escaped. The steam
If Severn recently lowed into st. John, N.
is by the steamer Caspian has been libeled
$145, 900 salvage "A disastrous droug
prevails in Portugal the crops are destroye
cattle are dying of hunger famine is TIRES
# ened and riots are imminent. ...., The Dish
D and priests connected with the San Migr
= (Salvador) riots have been sent out of t
' country by the authorities. 1t has been d