Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-03-25
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Interesting Items from Home and Abroad.

8 bridge near HArper's Ferry on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad The inhabitants Of West
mama islands, q group south Of Iceland, are
said to be dying from famine. 49,. Twelve hun
dred Turks attacked the Christian inhabitants |
Of the town OF Crupa, numbering many and |
plundering tho shops. Revenue officers |
in South Carolina seized thirty-three illicit |
stills during February The cut OF lumber
in the Penobscot region, Me- during the past
season amounted to only 6S, OOO, 900 feet against
140, 900, 900 feet last year. AS the writ Of
arrest served by the Emma Mine company of
London against Minister Schenck was issued
while the latter was ambassador, Lord Derby
suggested that it was illegal whereupon the
company withdrew -. Burchard Mills, Of
Florida, N. Y, have absconded, leaving liza
bilities amounting to 335, 1000. Burchard was
treasurer of the Presbyterian church and post
master.
The jury in the Tweed suit, after hearing
the judges charge, retired for two hours,
when they brought verdict for the people Of
sc 537, 1179S- 4,7l9, .95 principal and s1,
S17, 03 interest. Tweed's lawyers at once
moved exceptions. 49,. Gen. Belknap is under
bail in the amount Of $25 ,OOO. e. The Detroit
| Eueninq Netcs has been mulcted of "a, 500 in
a libel suit brought by one Of the city judges.
.... The London papers all speak in high
terms of the appointment Of Richard FL. Dana,
to be minister to England. ..... R. J. Sohenck,
cashier OF the Iron Mountain bank, at st.
Louis, committed suicide with pistol. His
wife committed suicide in the same manner a
few days ago, which probably led to this act,
..... Mabel Hall, an English ballet girl at the
Theater Comique, st. Louis, was shot in one
Of the refreshment rooms at the theater, by
Edgar NJ. Moore, who then shot himself in the
head Both will probably die -. Protection
was defeated in the Canadian Parliament by a
vote of 119 to GA .... Mr.. Pinchbaok was re-
fused seat by the Senate-the vote standing
thirty-two to twenty-nine ..... At the annual
M citing of the stockholders of the Union
Pacific railroad company it was stated that the
gross earnings for 1875 were $11 993, S92. 90,
and the net earnings $7O11 7S6.14. Most OF
the old officers were reelected.
Tho greenback men OF Connecticut held
q convention and nominated full State ticket
on an inconvertible bond platform. ..... Orvi
fore the House committee that he had pro-
cured several post-traderships, which he had
turned over to parties having money, he re-
tanning silent partnership on account OF his
influence .... Emperor William has refused
, to pardon Count Won Arnim. E. =. Cambridge
College will undoubtedly send crew to the
Centennial international match, and there ii
every probability of the Dublin university
, doing likewise e.. As the Sultan OF Turkey
+ promised the Christians equal privileges with
the Turks, they now refuse to pay the militar!
, tax which was formerly charged them, ant
offer to serve in the army in lieu thereof. Tn,
Sultan is afraid to arm them, and consequent,
peace negotiations progress slowly. 80. TIL
treasurer of the Centennial board has receives
the first installment Of the government appro
preparation, in the form Of voucher TO
$500 900. .. Fifty million feet of lumbe
!. have been cut in the Kennebec (Me.) regio1
! this season, against one hundred million fee
4 last year.
!. The House committee reported adversely o
g the extension of the patent of A. B. Wiso
!, for sewing machines. As the sewing machin
!, companies will cease paying royalty as 800
Il as the patent expires, the price of machine
. will be considerably lessened. Ex-Treasure
L Sooy, of New jersey who has been On tril
; for appropriating State funds, was foun
l. guilty by the jury. The bill to admit Ne
Mexico was passed by the Senate. "A ban
!. clerk in Brussels, Belgium, embezzled 81, 200
0OO.. Japan has declared war against Chin
q and blockaded the ports of Corea. The intern
revenue authorities have sued the New Yor
/, New Haven and Hartford railroad company 4,
W 100000, unpaid taxes and penalties. .... I'll
War department has ordered the military cor
l. mander in Texas to prevent revolutionary 9
u petitions into Mexico, and to disarm and ARE
~ all troops who cross to our side =. "A tornat
- swept through the town of Halle Green, Wis
destroying twenty-six houses and damagiI
many other buildings. The falling building
70 killed nine persons outright, and broke Il
limbs and otherwise injured number
ye others.
The boilor of the Egyptian steamer Sam
ut roud exploded at Suez and twenty-four mi
- were killed. -. Pedro Varela has resign
the presidency OF Uruguay 49,. Liubobratic
the insurgent leader OF Herzegovina, W
arrested OF Austrian territory. Mrs. Tenn
rs and her eighteen -month-old child, OF Baltimol
u were terribly burned while kindling fire wi
y kerosene that they died shortly after. ...At
- meeting of the ticket agents Of the country,
~ was decided to reduce the railway fares to 81
mr. Centennial from all the principal points 80.
q The little town Of Shrinkey, Mo-, was almo
ar demolished, and two persons we're killed al
10 twenty wounded by the tornado which did
v. much damage at Halle Green. Four hous
IS were blown down and three persons we
go killed in the town OF Hasson. The DANA
Or inflicted on barns, sheds, fences, crops al
q. timber is immense. Daniel Drew, the not
IN New York speculator has gone into volunta
Ia bankruptcy, his liabilities being placed
u 100000. His charitable endowments arc
II =, stated to be secured by mortgages . Mask
- burglars entered the house of James Crost
ro near Farmer Station, N. j., and at the muzl
or OF revolver made him open his safe, fro
a. which they took $2O, 600 in bonds and &c.,
II. in silverware and jewelry..... A landslide
e, the little German town of Caut, on the Rhir
b, buried eight houses and caused the death
in twenty-six persons ... The Prince Of Wa
i'd has left Bombay for England.
GO The kilograms Of one day bring intelliger
- of the following suicides: Patrick Callahan,
~ Salmon Falls, N, H. by drowning Mrs. E
f. Clark, of Mechanics Falls, Me-, by sho
iuo baoausa her huahand from whom che l.