Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-04-08

three hundred by FIRE.. Heavy rails through
out Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, /
and in the vicinity Of New York city, di' dam /
age amounting to over a million dollars, by /
sweeping away bridges and mill dams, causing /
wAshouts on railways and undermining build /
ings. Twelve lives are reported lost. Fire |
destroyed the boot factory of Clsfin, Coburn
& Co, at Hopkinton, Mass., involving lose
OF 600, 900.
Information has been received from Col.
Gordon, the English explorer in Africa, saying
the expedition is progressing finely. Joseph
II. Lamb, OF Norwich, Conn.,, ex- controller of
the State, committed suicide by shooting. ..
Rysdyk's famous Hambletonian, the sire Of
the most noted trotting horse in the country,
died at Chester, n T., at the age OF twenty
eight years. 80. Further intelligence has been
received in connection with the loss Of the
steamship Strathmore, before reported lost in
the South Pacific. 1t appears that forty-four
persons were drowned and the survivors, who
saved nothing from the wreck, subssted for
siA months ON the sea birds and their eggs .
While the states of Central America are st
peace with each other, a general feeling Of
distrust prevails. Medina was entirely sue
cessful in overturning the government of Hon
duras. =. Hostilities between Guatemala and
Salvador are deemed inevitable; and as Guate-
mala is in the best condition, financially and
physical y she is certain of success. q. E. Wrecks
are reported from all along the coast, as the
consequence of the recent gale and storm
The most prominent was that Of the steamship
Great Western, from the Mediterranean, which
grounded and broke up off Amityville, Long
leland. The vessel and cargo were valued at
| $476, O00 No lives Loot. The schooner Harriet
J Newell, from Elizabeth, N. j., for Bath, Me-,
went ashore near Portland, and the captain
and his wife were lost. The brig A. Porter,
of Nova Scotia, went ashore on the New
Hampshire coast and the captain, mate and
six men were drowned. -. The giving away
of dam at Clinton, Mass, during the recent
severe storm, did damage to the amount of
5000, 900; destroying tannery, comb factory,
Fullervile Co.'S factory and four other build
ings.
steamship Jowad from Shehr, has been wreck
ed on the Arabian sea. She had on board
about five hundred pilgrims, chiefly Persians
bound to Bushire. Three men, who are sup
posed to be the only survivors, reached Hodei
da. .... Gen. Schenck testified that the charges
against him are false, that he bought tht
Emma Mine stock in good faith, and lost $50,
COO Oh it ...... Every day brings fresh intelli
gence regarding the disastrous storm which
swept over New England. Several dams which
had been weakened by the immense pressur,
of water have since given way, whereby mill
and other buildings have been torn from thei
foundations. The losses will aggregate tw
or three millions. -. The boiler of H. Sauer
bier's Sons tool factory, at Newark N j., ex
ploded from some unknown cause, thrown,
the three-story brick building and extension
} into ruins, and instantly killing two men an,
} seriously wounding fourteen others ...I
locomotive boiler exploded near Glasgow, Scot
land, killing five persons and severely injurn
: nine others. ..... The government troops il
Mexico were successful in two upimportan
battles with the revolutionists . While tn
Scotch and Irish will each send team TO tn
international rifle match at Philadelphia, it
: doubtful if the English will be represented.
Evidence in the trial of Pay Inspector Spauld
! ing, at San Francisco, shows that over 81, 000
, 900 were procured Cn false vouchers.