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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23
An Humble Her0's Death.

The Chicago Tribune has the follow
ing account Of the loss of four lives at q
fire in that city: 1t was il the Eastern
House that the loss of life took place.
The flames seemed to have enveloped
tho buildings in a Whit, for when the
tlremen came on the spot all the build
ings were ablaze. Captain Bullwinkle
and his men, who were first on tho
ground, rescued all they could, and in
this work, as coon as they arrived, the
fremen bravely assisted. Kaiser's
family, Cella's and Geewe's, rs well as
the Cockells, had a narrow escape. Mr..
Cockell employed considerable help in
his restaurant. They slept in the rear
part OF the second story, over the
kitchen. The fire burned ferce!y here,
and when the inmates were awakened
escape was almost cut off. Cockell ard
his family were awakened by a man
named James Allen, who boarded at the
house, and their lives we're thus IN
doubtedly saved. He was o tailor by
trade, thirty-seven years of age, and had
recently come home from Boston, where
he LETT wife ana five children. This
man Alien proved himself hero, and
met his death like a martyr in trying to
save human life. After he had awaken
ed nearly every one in the house, he
took his overcoat upon his arm and got
out upon the sidewalk. Finding that
there were yet persons in the building
he managed to get back. A poor girl
named Agnes Healy, aged seventeen,
who had been waiter at tho restaurant,
was half crazed, suffocating with smoke,
and crying to be saved. Hs seized her
around the waist, and was about to carry
her to window, but escape was cut off,
and the two perished together, and in
this way they were found charred and
lifelesa, clasped in each others embrace.
A little way from them were found the
bodies of Emma Burt, or Bradley, q
dining-room girl, and George Bread.
The woman was about twenty four years
of age and married, and her home was in
Columbus, Ohio. Broad was an Eng
lishman, twenty-six years of age, and d
clerk for Cockell. The bodies were not
burned so badlyas to be unreoognizable,
and their appearance seemed to indicate
raSher that they were suffocated, the
debris covering and in a manner pre-
serving the remains.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23

face at the window of Leverson's room.
He had Leverson in his arms, for the
master had tainted. He fastened the un-
conscious man to a rope, and let him
down Just as the flames burst out of the
window below him, wrapping the whole
front of the great mill in a seething
sheet of fire.
A groan went through the crowd. He
had saved life and lost his own.
"Dick Dick |" rang out woman's
voice, wild, sharp and shrill with pain,
"try to save yourself for my sake"
He heard, and leaned far out of the
window, in wild desire to save his life
for the sake of the woman he loved.
He saw the wire of one of the light
ming rods not foot away from the win
dow. Lois had called him, aud he would
make wild, desperate, almost hopeless
effort to save himself.
He leaned out and grasped the rod,
aud swung himself over the window sill,
and slipped down, down.
The rod blistered his hands, but he
clung to it. The flames billowed up
around him, and broke over him, but he
held his breath and slipped daSn, down |
And the last he remembered, he was
slipping down, and the thought had got
into his brain that he was always going
down, down, down.
The first thing he remembered after
that, q woman's face was bending over
him, and woman's tears were dropping
on his face, and woman's kiss was on
his lips, and woman's voice was say
ing: "Oh, Dick, poor, noble, brave,
dear Dick p in broken way, and he
opened his eyes to see Lois above him,
and he thought it must be heaven, and
whispered:
"Is it yes. Lois 7"
And she answered eyes" with q
great thankfulness in her eyes and
voice.
They told him he was hero.
And Leverson came and took his poor
wounded hands in his, and told him he
had saved his life, and that he would
do great things by him to prove hia
gratitude.
And he did.
And Lois is satisfied with her choice.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23
Patrick Henry's Prophecy.

Patrick Henry, in the Virginia con-
venbion on the adoption of the Con-
stitntion of 1888, spoke as follows:
Your President may easily become
king. Your Senate is so imperfectly
constructed that your dearest rights
may be sacrificed by what may bo a
small majority and very small minori-
ty may continue forever unchangeably
this government although horribly de-
fective. Where are your checks in this
government? Your strongholds will be
in the hands of your enemies. It is on
the supposition that your American
governor shall be honest that all the
good qualities of this government are
founded, but its perfect and imperfect
construction puts it in their power to
perpetrate the worst of mischiefs should
they be bad men. And, sir, would not
all the world blame our distracted folly
in resting our rights upon the contin-
gency of our rulers being good or bad
Show me that age and country, where
the rights and liberties of the people
were placed on the chance of their rulers
being good men, without consequent
loss of liberty. say that the loss of
that dearest privilege has ever followed,
with absolute certainty, every such mad
attempt. If your American chief be a
man of ambition and abilities, how easy
will it be for him to render himself alb
solute9 The army is in his hands, and
If he be man Of address it will be at
tached to him, and it will be the subject
of long meditation with him to seize
the first suspicious moment to accom-
plish his design. And, sir, will the
American spirit solely relieve you when
this happens9 I would rather have q
king, lords and commons, than gov.
ernment SO replete with such insupport-
able evils. It We make king, we may
prescribe the rules by which he shall
rule his people but the President in
the field, at the head of his army, can
prescribe the terms on which he shall
reign master, so far that it will puzzle
any American even to get his neck from
under the CALLING yokel"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23
The Lion Sermon.

Over two hundred years ago there
lived in London Sir John Gayer, mer.
chant and lord mayor in the time of
Charles T., and distinguished for his
loyalty to that unfortunate monarch.
During his travelling in Africa he was
wonderfully delivered-in answer to his
earnest prayer-from lion, and on his
return home commemorated his escape
by endowing an annual sermon in his
parish church, accompanied by con-
tribution Of gifts to the poor. This ser
mon, from that day to this, has been
called "The Lion Sermon" For more
than two hundred years this sermon has
heen preached regularly, and descend
ants of the Gayer family are frequently
to be seen among the congregation on
these occasions,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23
The EsQuimaux Dog.

An Esquimaux dog seems to be an
expensive luxury. On the return of the
Pandora from the Franklin search ex-
peditiop, Captain Allen Young brought
hack with him fine specimen of the
EsqgiMaux dog, on which he set great
value. lie animal one day got loose,
and for long time was at large in the
neighborhood of Southampton. The
Hampshire farmers, taking it for a wolf,
turned out en- naasse with guns and
sticks, and killed the poor brute. A
long bill for depredations committed by
the animal was also handed to Captain
Young, who had to recompense the suf-
fering agricalturists. On the recent re-
turn of the Pandora from the Arctic re-
gions, Lieut.. Arbuthnot brought home
fine Esquinaux dog, the skiing of the
pack" On November 20 the animal
got away, and caused much alarm, being
mistaken. as in the case of Captain
Young's dog, for wolf. 1t paid visit
to farm at Broomhurst, gobbling up
four ducks and killing fifth, bat war
soon after recaptured.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23
The Electoral Vote.

Ex-Senators Carl Schurz and John B.
Henderson, and other prominent men
of st. Louis, have forwarded petition
to Congress relative to the counting Of
the electoral vote. They say in the
petition that the present condition OF
the country calls for some action which
shall settle the political disquiotude.
The clause in the Constitution respect
ing the canvassing of the electoral vote
is quoted, and pronounced inadequate
and liable to diverse construction. The
attempt to canvass the vote in joint ses-
sion of Congress is deprecated as GER
tain to raise partisan issues, and develop
strife which may prove most disas-
trous to the country. Thepetition then
proposes as the remedy that the whole
matter shall be transferred to the su-
preme court of the United States. 1t
is urged that that is the only tribunal
from which fair and bipartisan de-
cision, one which will satisfy the whole
people, can be obtained. TO effect this
the petition proposes that the two
Houses shall improve the three weeks
preceding Christmas in forming and
agreeing upon OOustltuUlohal anAe
ment placing in the supreme court the
duty of canvassing the electoral vote.
Most of the State Legislatures meet i'm
mediately after the holidays, when the
amendment could be submitted; and the
latter holds to the opinion that the
amendment could be ratified without
delay, so that it could be made pal 9of
the Constitution and apply to the fs-
ent election. Both of the Presida lial
candidates, it is urged, would recognize
the wisdom of this course, and both the
Republican and Democratic Legislatures
would ratify it. The petition dwells at
length upon the wisdom of removing
this important matter from a tribunal
that is likely to be affected by party
strife,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23
A CASE OF CREMATION.
The burning of the Body of Baron de Pal


In the United States, the only record
ed instances of cremation, except the
burning alive of prisoners at the stake
by savages, are those of the burning of
Henry Laurens, about 1916, of Henry
Berry, in Marion county, s. c., last
July and that of Joseph Henry Louis,
Baron de Palm, Grand Gross Command
er of the Sovereign Order Of the Holy
Sepulchre at Jerusalem, Knight of st.
John at Malta, Prince of the Roman
Empire, late Chamberlain to his Majesty
the King of Bavaria, Fellow of the The
osophical Society of New York, etc.,
which has just taken place.
This nobleman's life was romance of
which his death, embalming, prelimi-
nary funeral in New York and cremation
in Pennsylvania are strange sequences.
He was a member of that diplomatic
corps which includes in every European
capital the brightest, the best educated,
the most accomplished of men, but he
wearied OF courts, possibly because the
expenses of German diplomatists could
not keep pace with those of English
ambassadors. With O falling income
and a stout heart he immigrated to
America, and landed in New York in
1858, bachelor of some fifty years. He
pushed on to Chicago, and there from
time to time, in company with associates
who are we'll known among merchants,
he engaged in various business enter
prises and real estate operations. They
proved unfortunate. Toward the close
of the year 1875 he returned to New
York where he died, and his funeral ser.
vices took place in May last, at the
Masonic Temple. By the will the Baron
requested that his remains be burned.
1t being impractiacble to burn the corpse
as he desired it to be burned, it was EN-
balmed and laid in o receiving vault tC
await the completion OF the present
crematory by DIR. lie Moyne, of Wash
ington, Pa, and to that place the re
mains were taken.
The furnace is a cheap affair. Coarse
bricks and frebricks form the walls
the furnace door below and the door oi
| the freclay oven above it are of unorna.
mented iron. The front of the furnace
resembles that of any common furnace
for melting iron O. reducing ores. A
sooty feeder of the fire stood in front o.
it, rather fatigued by vigil of thiliy-si1
hours since the fire began to burn.
Before any guests were admitted, the
body had been taken from the coffin
completely wrapped in white sheet
and laid upon an iron crate which stood
on wooden trestles in the center of tht
reception room, according to the ole
Greek and Roman custom. 1t was in
iected and surrounded with cinnamon
cassia, frankincense and myrrh. A large
number of scientific gentlemen werj
present to witness the affair. The body
was placed in the furnace about eighI
o'clock, and the fire was kept burning
about three hours, when nothing re
mained but confused mass of ashes ir
the bottom of the retort. When the re
tort was cooled the ashes were gathered
in Hindoo urn and will be preserved
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23
Freaks of the Registry.

The Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer has
the following: We have o file of the city
registration since 1868. 1t is queer how
some people grow. In 1868 a leading
manufacturer gave his ege as forty-four,
in 1876 he is only forty-six years old.
He grows slowly. A shoe merchant in
1863 was thirty-seven, but in 1876 he
claims to be only forty-seven. But it is
the old bachelors and widowers who
grow old slowly. One widower, mer-
chant, in 1868, was fifty-four. In thir-
teen years he has only reached sixty
four. Ono old bachelor registered him.
self in 1868 as thirty two, but we find in
1876 he has only reached forty-one. An
other OF the same species was thirty tx
in 1868, but has allowed the hair to
grow so as to cover the bald spot and he
new registers forty'avsi
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23
IN ADVANCE.
Items OF Interest.

Professor Swing says that hat won
on O bet "comes down over the eyes Of
the winners soul."
A difident man is in tight place
when he does not know what to say and
is afraid to ssyit
On December 81, 1875, Italy had q
population Of 27,472, ,1S4 souls, against
population of 26,601, ,154 on December
81, 1871.
Matilda, am young and rich. 1
can make you supremely happy" "You
can, George, by leaving me forever"
He went his way.
A saying prevails in Turkey that it
takes two Turks to swindle Greek, two
Greeks to swindle a Jew, and two jews
to swindle an Armenian.
A man of sixty and woman of fifty
eloped IN North Carolina, not because
anybody opposed their marriage, but for
the sake of the romance.
A movement is on foot in South Caro-
lima for the ladies to make a contribu-
tion of one dollar each to purchase
house for Gen. Wade Hampton.
"Whom do you like best, Aunt Jane
or Aunt Mary2" asked little miss,
"Oh, Aunt Mary, of course, cause she
keeps the cookies on the lower shell"
The century plant is fraud. Instead
of blooming but once in q hundred
years, it is proved that it flowers when
ten or twelve years OF age, if cultivated.
1t has been proven impossible to raise
the wrecked British ironclad Vanguard,
and her masts will be blown up by dy-
Mantle, as they are dangerous to ship
ping.
European paper makers are importing
the inner bark of the great baobab tree,
from the fiber of which good paper is
made. The bark may be taken from the
tree once in eight years without injury
| to the tree.
Williams College has graduated thirty
members of Congress, five United
States senators, eight governors, six
teen judges of the supreme court, thir-
ty-two presidents of colleges, and 1894
clergymen.
4 physician wrote a prescription, and,
as the patient went out OF the room, said
to him: ST wish you would let me
know if that does you any good, for
have myself been very much troubled
with rheumatism lately"
When you see young man and
woman leaning over the garden gate IN
the twilight and hear sound like the
"squash Of potato bug beneath a
farmers heel, you instinctively feel that
there has been climax OF two souls.
Jeremy Bentham once said: "I
should wish that the years which ! have
yet to live could be passed each at the
end of one OF the centuries following
my death; I should then be witness Of
the influence which my works will ex-
ercise on posterity."
Ars. Scott, nurse, Of Selklrk, Scot
land, has Just been tried for culpable
homicide, inasmUch as she gave baby
twenty-four hours old three drops Of
laudanum, causing death. She got off
with six months imprisonment because
"her intentions were good"
There will be fve eclipsesin 1877, viz ::
A total eclipse OF the moon on February
27, visible in the United States par
tial eclipse of the sun on March IA, Wis
ible in Western Asia; a partial eclipse
of the sun on August 8, visiblein Alaska,
Kamschatka and the North Pacific
ocean a total eclipse of the moon on
August %, partly visible in the Eastern
and Southern States, and a partial eclipse
of the sun on September 7, visible in
South America.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23
Who's Elected.

One of the teachers in q Sunday
school was "stumped" badly during
the services of tho hour. He was teach
ing tho infant class, and, after explain
ing the lesson as well as he knew how,
he threw opsn the question box, fgur-
ativsly speaking, and told the children
they might ask him any questions that
suggested themselves. He was gratifed
by a yeer.old girl, who immedi
Rtely piped outj "Who's 'lestedi" He
eoul6n't tell
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23

quantity less by 545, 944. SO acres than
that disposed of the preceding year.
The cash receipts were 81, TAT, 215. .85; a
sum less by $32, ,400.42 than that re-
ceived the previous year. During the
year 81 COS, 51725 acres were surveyed,
making, with the quantity previously
surveyed, 702, 1853, GIL At acres, mud leav-
ing yet to be surveyed, 1882, ,665, ,244 So
acres. The quantity Of land taken up
under the Homestead and Timber-cul-
ture acts is 66l, ,966. SO acres greater than
thatreported last year. AS these entries
are generally by actual settlers, the in-
crease is at once gratifying and en-
couraging.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23
couraginl

LONG AwAY.-A traveller, who rode
mp to O wayside tavern in Wisconsin,
being told by boy, who pointed to an
elderly woman standing in the door,
that "that ere woman is the landIady,"
politely bowed TO her and asked
Madam, where is your husbandG'
"Gone to Milwaukee for stock of
liquor and lemons" said she. Has he
been gone longs" "Only twenty-thrae
years" The Traveller soas Oh,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23

NoBLEssE OBI1oE. Host, to eligible
Youth: Trust We shall have the plea
sure of seeing you at our ball on Thurs
day. You will meet colonel, two j.
Ps., two poets, and a member of Parlia-
ment." Guest Thanks, so much; but
it is impossible, I am invited to the
Tudorvilles', where I shall meet a
general, six ], Ps., no poets, and =
legd |"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23
Dare

Dare to be honest, good, and sincere,
Daro to please God, and you never need fear.
Dare 10 be brave in the cause OF the right,
Dare with the enemy ever to fight.
Dare to be loving and patient each day,
Dare speak the truth whstever you cay.
Dare to be gentle and orderly, too,
Dare shun the evil Whatever you 90.
Dare to speak kindly, and ever be true,
Dare to do right, and you'll find your way
through
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23
Public Lands.

The report of the secretary of The in
terror Of the United States says: Dur.
ing the year ending June 80, 1876, pub
lie lands in the United States were dis
posed of as follows
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23

Total ordinary expenditures. .s15s, 81

1t will be observed from the statement of actual
receipts and expenditures for the first quarter
ending September 3O and of the estimates of the
same for the remaining three quarters based upon
existing laws that it is expected that the
$264, ,2s2, ,449. so, and that the expenditures will
amount to $237 62S, 95, which will leave sur
plus revenue of $26, ,663 696.24.
The amount which should be applied to the sink
ing fund is estimated at $33, 756, ,6C667 The sur
plus revenues will fall below that amount, in the
opinion of the department. by not less than S7,O42
II 40
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23

Shakespeare in horticulture" That
which We caulifower by any either name
weuld smell es sweet"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-23

RECEIPTS,
The moneys received and covered into the treas
ury by warrants during the fiscal year ending June
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-07
A DREADFUL VoY1oE.
A Disabled ship Abandoned In n Storm by n
Steamer that was Towing Her.

On last Thursday morning the steamer
WV Story was about thirty miles southwest Of
the Now Jersey Highlands. Those on bo rd
saw the ship jacob V. Troop showing signals Of
distress and tossing IN helpless condition.
Capt. Conley Of the story found the disabled
vessels crow exhausted ana unable to manage
their ship which was fast settling. Five men
were at once transferred from the steamer to
tho ship, ana tho former with oil speed put
about for this port IN order to obtain assistance
for the sinking vessel, which was subsequently
towed TO the foot OF Congress street, Brooklyn.
Capt. Smith Of the Troop yesterday gayo
narrative OF his voyage. Tho Troop Is full
rlcgcJ ship. owned In 81. John by ]. j. Troop. =
wealthy merchant. She sailed from Callao on
Sent. with n ful cargo ~ euano. bound for
New York. and up To Jan IL experienced ligbt
ard vai iahle winds. On the morning. Of the 10Th,
IN dense fog, she struck heavily on reck's
Beach, At low water. ana remained fast until the
rising tide. She was then found to he Leaking 81
badly that the Captain made up his mind to run
for the nearest port. The fog cleared n in the
aiternoon, and the coastlnp steamer Win licatnr
took the Troun In tow, arriving in Philadclphia
on Jan. 10. 4 part u the cargo was discharged,
and ON the 2a'h ult. the snip, In tow Of the tug
North America, agan started for this port. on
last We lnesdhv morning q sole was encountered
which. during the day, Increased to a hurricane.
and the vessel rolled aud hogan 10 mako water
so rapidly that the Cap.an feared she Wis going
down. Notwth-tnnding that the steam PUMPS
wero set 10 work. the water Gained steadily, ana
length p high sc hrDkc over the how nnd
washed the punps from their fastenincs, rem
deriuR them useless. Ihe crew was t,.on set
- work AZ tbn ordinary i,hmnsi and, alth ough
the water continued to break over the vessel,
the mon s'gg-1l 4 hard.
Suddenly, to the dsmay Of all aboard, the
steam tug cut the hawtcr and sent them adrift
and steamed ont cf sirht. The ship settled
down IN the trough Of the sen, and Il SO med
that SHE must 50 10 pieces. The sun.rings OF
tie COW were intense from cold and cxhsuf-
uon. Few had a change Of clothing and for
"a Inn fa.tfa
worked At the pumps until eomo Of them he
came so chilled and frosthitten that they fell u
the decks. stinened almost TO death. Five of
thcm are IN the hospital "a, Quarantine. where
they are yet In \ nrccgrlous condition. 1t Is
fclrci IA 4 they VIII lose parts Of their hauda.
Ca Z. Smith sHys that the CAPTAIN Of the North
AnlerlcA deserycs 20 be hanEed.