Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-07-03

totally destroying the latter place, which con-
tanned about twenty houses. The commits
sion to visit the Sioux Indians relative to their
Of the Black Hills country has been
appointed, and will start Immediately, but it is
doubtful il the country can be opened for set
Element this season. .Advices from the in
terror Of California report that the rains are
heavy for this time Of the
year, and are doing great damage to the grain,
both cut and standing. The grass in many
localities is ruined ... VIM. Taylor, superin-
tendent OF the city burial grounds of Philadel-
phia, has been arrested on charge Of selling
human bodies to medical colleges. e. "A violent
tornado and thunder storm passed over Quincy,
ILL.,, destroying buildings, bridges, culverts,
etc., to the value of $4,000, and killing ore
man Anna Dickinson, the lecturer, is go
ing to make her debut in San Francisco as an
actress.
The temperance people of Pennsylvania held
a convention at Harrisburg, which was con-
coded to be the most important and influential
ever held by that body. Hon. r. A. Brown
was nominated for governor, and Elijah +.
Pennypacker, Of the Society of Friends, for
treasurer. The platform pronounces in favor
of woman suffrage, and against sectarian ac-
ton in regard to public schools. The vote of
the party in the State is estimated at fifteen
Thousand. 49, Another explosion, with A small
loss of life, is reported from Boston. The fire.
work mandatory of O.. E. Martin, in which
nine men were at work, exploded without any
warning, and the building was instantly a sheet
of flames. Three men were taken out seriously
injured, and the other six were burned to
crisp. The loss on building and stock amounts
to $4,000, on which there was no insurance.
.. Controller Hopkins, of New York, has
bought $2300,000 worth of United States
bonds for the account of the State bounty
loan sinking fund. p. .Advices from the Fiji
Islands reporta slight abatement Of the measles
epidemic among the natives. go. The result
of Capt. McNeelys fight with the Mexicans who
were stealing cattle on our line shows that
thirteen of the raiders were killed and one
wounded. One of the killed had suit of
clothes taken from the body of an American
schoolteacher whom they had killed. Cortina's
followers swear they will have three lives for
every one taken by McNeely's men, and trouble
is anticipated Some of the cattle recovered
by the Texans belong to parties located more
than two hundred miles back from the Rio
Grande " The firm of Bennett, Benson &
Co., of Quebec, have suspended, with liabilities
estimated at 81, 042, 900. .. AS Capt Joseph
Green and Thomas Murray, Of Newark, N. j.,
were indulging in drunken bout, Murray's
wife endeavored to get him home, when Green
grossly insulted her and stuck lighted cigar
in her face, whereupon the woman struck him
with the blade of pair of scissors, severing
the femoral artery, from which he shortly died.
Mrs. Murray gave herself up to the police
The centennial of the battle of Bunker Hill
was gloricusly celebrated in Boston by an i'm
mense throng Of people gathered from all
parts Of the country. The exercises began at
five o'clock in the morning by laughable
parade of the Antiques and Horribles, pat
termed after the carnival at Rome. The grand
procession started about noon, and consisted
of military of all the New England States, New
York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
and Washington, D. c., together with Masons,
Army of the Republic, Knights of Pythias and
other benevolent and mechanical associations,
concluding with hundreds of wagons containing
implements and products representing the in
dustries of Boston and vicinity. The buildings
along the line of march were richly and taste
fully decorated, and everything and everybody
was in holiday attire. AS the brilliant pageant
marched proudly along, the cheers from the
immense crowds On the sidewalks rang out il
continuous applause the various Southern
regiments in particular receiving the hearties
concentrations possible. The stand at Bunker
} Hill monument contained Vice. President Viii
son, the governors of some dozen differen
States, with their stats, many members O.
Congress-, officers of the regular army anC
navy, including Gen. Sherman, and the mayors
of all the principal cities within five hundret
miles. The procession started SO late that i
was seven o'clock before the rear of the column
reached Bunker Hill monument, and conse
quently the literary exercises were necessary
ourtailed. After prayer and a song by gle
club, Gen. Chas Devens, the orator of the day
delivered short Grafton descriptive of tn
battle one hundred years before, and the re
suits which had sprung from it, Addresse
we're also made by Hon. G. w. Warren, Ger
Sherman, Gov. Hartranft, of Pennsylvania
and Gov. Bedle, of New Jersey. Everythin
passed off admirably, and those competent t
Judge stated that never before had Boston COL
tanned so many people in one day.
England seems to be passing through con
mercial panic, as the telegraph daily brings II
ports of the failures of different houses, non
Of them for less than million dollars AS
consequence there is a general feeling of Ill
easiness, and the home houses are pullin
down many Canadian houses with them =.
Heavy storms of wind and rain have dor
much damage to the crops of Nebraska ar
Missouri Millions of toads have appeared
different portions of Missouri. The farme
are about disheartened. 80. Rev. James Woo
was invested with the pallium of archbishop
the Catholic Church at Philadelphia with gre
ceremony. In the evening torchlight pr
ceesion was formed. -. DIR. Napoleon Paine
well-known physician of Brooklyn, N. y
committed suicide by drinking full goblet
solution of prussio acid. He had been suffe
ing from hereditary mental depression +
some time. 49,. The Ohio Democratic Sta
Convention renominated VIM. Allen for go
ernor. The platform calls for opposition
the exercise by federal authorities OF any
the powers reserved by the constitution to Il
! States respectively; protection to all citize
without regard to race, color or previous co