Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-01-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
What Is DoIns in the Old World and III,

the secon comptroller and third auditor have
besn removed accordingly. -. The Nez Percos
Indians, a tribe having about eighty warriors,
threatened to drive the settlers from the WAllA
WAlls valley in Oregon. Gen Howard has
ordered his companies of cavalry from Wala
Walla to protect the settlers. -. The national
rife association OF Great Britain has accepted
the challenge of the New York rife association
to take part in the match for smAll-bores TO be
held in this country during the Centennial
celebration. . Tho New York police being
informed that something was the matter in
a room in a tenement house, forced an en-
trance, and found man named Minister dying
from bullet wound, his reputed wife fatally
injured, and their little daughter dead. The
man had committed the crimes with revolver,
and is supposed to have been driven to it
by the unhappy way in which himself and his
wife lived A tornado devastated consider
able property in the western portions of Ken
killed by the falling buildings. A train Of
cars was blown from its track. .... German
named Guisky, of New York, put piece of
rope about his neck and threw the end over
hook to see how it felt to be hanged. His feet
slipped from under him, and the rope prevent
ing his calling for help, he strangled to death.
see. Joseph Bork, city treasurer Of Buffalo,
N. Y, is defaulter to the amount of $500, 900.
Charles r. Beckwith, formerly confidential
clerk and cashier for B. I. Babbitt, the extern
sive soap man Of New York city, has been
arrested charged with embezzling 5000, 900
from his emp oyer. Col. Mines, with Sonora
(Mexico) state troops, attacked the main body
of the Yaqui Indians at Pirtohallo on the
third Of December, and routed them, with
a loss of about 200 killed and wounded. The
Mexican loss was twenty wounded. e. e. Several
bands Of Khokand insurgents are preparing to
resume hostilities. French Russian troops
will be dispatched to the scene Of operations
this month Heavy rains have occurred
in the northern part Of Scotland. The rivers
have been swollen and large tracts of land in
undated The Loeb Earn river has over
flowed to an alarming extent, and the mills on
its banks have all been compelled to stop. -.
At Whitehall, N. Y, man named Buell., in
fit of temporary insanity, attempted to
assault his wife, when she stabbed him in
the stomach, from the effects Of which he
died shortly after.
Charles r. Hubbard, a prominent citizen
and tax collector Of Bellows Falls Vt, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself in barn at
Saxtons River village. Financial embarrass
ments we're probably the cause. The grand
vizier of Turkey recently asked the Pope to
use his influence with the Catholic insurgents
in Herzegovina with view of peace, and the
Pope accordingly instructed Cardinal Franchi
to inquire into the condition of affair. . The
Catholics Of Germany propose to celebrate
the day Of Archbishop Ledochowski's liberation
from prison.. The debt statement for De.
cember, 1875, shows an increase OF 81, 915 062
| 70 compared with an increase during Deem
Der, 1874, of SO, 659, 087S9 ... Archduke
Rudolph, prince imperial Of Austria, will be
crowned king Of Hungary in July. 80. The
Jefferson Borden mutineers, Smith and Meller
have accepted the Presidents Communication Of
sentence and will be shortly removed to the
State prison at Thomaston, Me .. Thomas
Druley, residing in Cambridgeport, Mass.
killed his wife Johanna, by stabbing her witt
a butcher knife.
Lord Northbrook will return to England il
April next, and Lord Lytton will be appointed
to succeed him as viceroy of I4dia. . New
has been received that conspiracy has beer
discovered in Belgrade to make Karageorge
witch reigning prince OF Servia. Several arrests
have been made. Prince Milan does not ven
ture to leave his palace. ... The American
Rowing Association Of American colleges ha
decided upon Saratoga lake for this year
race, Harvard announced her intention O
Withdrawing from the association after tn
race OF the present year. The annua
oratorical contest between representatives o
various American colleges took place in tn
New York Academy of Music. Julian M
Elliott, of Hamilton College, secured the fire
prize, and d. J. Tompkins, of Cornell, tn
second. 49,. The annual auction OF pews O
Plymouth (Beecher 81 church, Brooklyn, nette
$63, $50, against S71, 100 last year. Thehighes
price was $770, paid by H. B. Claflin. MI
Bowen did not buy SCAT for the first tim
| since the church was organized. =. The Lor
don Times, in leading financial article sal
that the grain trade of southern Russia wa
, suffering great stagnation on account c
American competition.
By an explosion In coal mine at Take
Staffordshire, England, five persons wer
, killed. -. The Russian government has &C
, vised the prince Of Montenegro not to depal
from his policy of neutrality in the Servia
, difficulty .... Well-informed authorities stat
that the Ecumenical council will be reassen
, bled at Rome shortly. =. The Prince of Vale
has arrived at Benares... The New Yor
Central railroad earned 1919, 027, 21S.O3 las
year. The Erie earned 81. 677, TAG 40, br
still the deficit at the close of the year wa
1888, 164. n -. Five car loads of silk worm
from Hong Kong, via San Francisco, for PEI
sons in Marseilles, France, came across tn
/ country. "A child of one and half year
died in Brooklyn, N. Y, from internal burr
, received in drinking q cup of hot tea . TIL
New Hampshire Republican State oonventio
, renominated P. O. Cheney for governor TIL
resolutions adopted call for just, generous
and forebearing policy toward those lately
arms against the integrity of the Union, y,
demanding a full recognition in practice {
; well as in theory Of tn letter and spirit
constitutional amendments and all laws
Congress made in pursuance thereof a tart
for revenue currency based on coin, an
which shall be made redeemable in coin r.
} CARDS as conclusive the Presidents declsratic
that he is not a candidate for denomination