Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-10-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
What Is Doing In the Old World and the
New.

New.
Twelve bolrs' hard lighting between the
Turkish and SeTvisn forces is announced,
with immense losses Of life. Each party
claims the victory IL The Republicans Of
the second Congressional district OF Msssa-
chusetts renominsted Hon. B. W. Harris.
The president Of Williams College suspended
tbs entire sophomore class for rushing the
freshmen, against their promise not to. IA
fire in New Orleans destroyed the entire block
bounded by Josephine, Lorent, White and
jackson streets. So. At Jerome park, New
York, Rhadamanthus won the three-quarter
Of a mile dash in 1901. The two-mile race
for three-year- was won by Brother to
Bassett in 347i. The two-year-old mile dash
was won by Leonard in 1901. The Manhattan
handicap OF one mile and one-quarter drew
out fourteen horses-Virginius winning in
2.17t. Nine horses started in the mile and
one-eighth race, which resulted in dead heat
between Arcturus aud Pera in 2.04. The two
horses ran again, when Pera won in g. e. By
the explosion of the boiler of an engine at
tached to grain cleaning machine on farm in
Argos, Ind, two men were killed and nine in
jured.
Congressional nomina tions: Massachusetts,
second district, Edward Avery, Dem. fifth,
N. P. Banks, Rep.; Now York, twenty fourth,
Chas. Rhoades, Dem. .... During quarrel in
a tavern at Bloomington, Md, the proprietor,
James Casey, was shot and his son cut with q
knife. Neither is expected to live. An
unsuccessful attempt was made to asssssinste
President Canal, Of Hayti. Judge Shipman
rendered an important decision that erroneous
revenue assessments are not conclusive against
the government ...... The Moody and Ssnkey
meetings in Chicago are attended by immense
crowds, and there is every prospect Of q sue
cessful revival of religion. :. Colorado has
elected the Republican candidate for governor
by 1900 majority. -. The Dwinell mill, at
Oldtown, Me-, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
$61, 900 insurance, $3O, 1000 ... $79, 1O4, $40
in money orders were issued by the post-offces
throughout the country during the past fiscal
year, of which $77, 035, 973 were domestic. :.
Jacob Loub, New York butcher, attended
his betrothed's burial in Greenwood cemetery.
and as the grave was being filed in he drew a
himself through the head. 80. During the
second days races at New Yorks jerome park,
Janette Norton won the mile match over
eight competitors in 1493. The mile and
three-quarter race was won by Sultana in
3.163 The tlroo-mile race for four-year-olds
AL, -
Virgil was the victor in the mile and half
dash in GAG.
A special Dispatch from Madrid announces
that Gen. Martinez Campos has been appointed
governor-general of Cuba . The election
in Georgia for governor passed off quietly-the
vote being light. The Democratic candidate
was elected by a large majority .... Congress
sional nominations: Connecticut, first district,
George M. Lsnders, Dem; third, Thomas M.
Waller, Dem, Massachusetts, seventh, E. r.
Hoar, Independent, sixth, George B. Loring,
Rep. first, VIM. W. Grape, Rep, and Joseph
NJ. Day, DEM; Rhode Island first, Benz. T.
Eames Rep; second, Latimer W. Ballou, Rep.
.... Ebert a. Woodward, one OF Tweed's
confederates in the ring swindles, and for
whom a large reward was offered at the time
OF the exposure, WAS recognized at the Palmer
House, Chicago, by a gentleman, and the
police took HMM charge. He was registered
under an assumed name as hailing from
Liverpool. IA panic has occurred in the
Transvaal republic, South Africa, owing to the
! constant defeat of the Dutch troops by the
natives, who threaten to massacre the entire
white population. .... The Cuban insurgents
commanded by Vincente Garcia have captured
and now hold the town of Las Tunas, which il
considered an important strategic movement.
..... American gold coin is being largely with
drawn from the Bank of England for shipment
to this country John W. Schwamb, OF
Union Hill n j., who shot neighbor in his
endeavor to kill his sister, has been found
guilty OF murder in the first degree. -. "A fire
destroyed the cutting shop of the Corning
IN. ~ glass works, doing $4,000 damage.
By the breaking of wheel on the Canadian
Great Western railway the train was p ,ecipita-
ted into ditch, and five railway employees
killed. .... Lauber's German restaurant, one
of the most popular resorts in the Exhibition
grounds at Philadelphia, was destroyed by
fire after business hours. Loss, 1876, 900.
AS the janitor Of one of the large New Yorl
public schools turned steam into the heating
pipes, misplaced joint in one of the rooms al
lowed the steam to escape in volumes with
loud noise, which 30 frightened some little
girls sitting near that they sprung to theil
feet crying fire." and instantly several hun
bred children were flying panic stricken t.
the door, notwithstanding the efforts to con
troll them made by the teachers. With thu
exception of teacher, who was trampled on b,
the excited scholars, no one was injured.
The third day of the Jerome Park races wa,
largely attended notwithstanding the dam,
weather and heavy track, The first race O.
one and one-half miles was contested by sever
horses, and was won by Galway in 2:4516
The grand national handicap, two miles and
quarter, WAS won by Vigil in All. The thirc
race was one Of mile heats, best two in three
being won by Rhadamanthus in 1:471l, LAT.
The tnirty-sixth call of the Treasury depart
ment for the redemption of 10000, 900 wort
of $40 bonds of 1895, May and November, ha
been issued. =. Congressional nominations
, New York, first district, Saml. R. Brick Dem.
twenty. ninth, e. D. Laveridge, Dem; Connec
ticut, first, James Phelps, Dem. =. An extr
train bound east, containing soldiers from tn
5 reunion at Indianapolis, collided with freigh
train near Greensburg, Ind, and number @
3 passengers and employees we're injured.