Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-07-01
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Item. Of Interest from Home and Abror

Itous Of Interest from Home and Abroad |
Patrick Quinlivsn, 8 lsbrrer at Bingham |
ton, n. Y, attacked his wife while insane, and
supposing he had XII, her committed suicide.
Mrs. Quinlivsn may survive. The commit
tee which investigated tic charges sgainst
Speaker Kerr reported to the House that they
found there was no truth in the allegations.
Several Republican members paid high tributes
OF praise to Mr.. Kerr's character 900. Exten-
sive floods have occurred throughout Switzer-
land, damaging much property and causing the
death OF number OF persons.... Prince
Milan OF Servis has sent an autograph letter
to Constsutinople acknowledging his allegiance
to Sultan Murad. see. An English paper states
that the number Of magnificent steamships
lying idle at Liverpool has never been equaled
in the history Of commerce ...... Kingston,
Ontario, suffered severely from disastrous
fire in the business portion Of the town ......
The cereal crops OF tho provinces Of Badajos
and Cndad Real, Spain, have been totally de-
stroyed by locusts. IA Guatemalian gun
boat fuundered off Panama and sixteen SOL
diers lost their lives ... The gallery OF a new
Catholic church at Houtzdale, Pa, gave way
during service, killing one man and injuripg
thirty more.
Anti-Catholic mobs prevailed in Client,
Antwerp and Brussels, following the announce
mont that the elections resulted in a success
for the Catholic party. The government
forces in Mexico hsvo defeated the insurgents
in all their recent battles. The revolutioni5ts
are losing the popular sympathy which has
sustained them. .... Henry B. Anthony has
been reelected United States Senator from
Rhode Island The Maine Democracy favor
| Tilden for President. ... The Democrats OF
Delaware instructed their delegates to work
for Bayard. .....A $12500O oil fire occurred
in Bradford, Pa, oocasioned by lightning
striking derrick .... Tie United States
! supreme court has decided in favor of Mrs.
Myra Clark Gaines on her appeal from the
Louisiana supreme court. The case involves
millions, and has been before the courts for
many years.
The Herzegovinian chiefs having refused
an armistice offered by the Porte, Austria re-
fuses to sustain them any longer, and they
will soon be out OF funds ..... Connecticuts
lower House has, by large vote, passed law
reducing the legal rate of interest from seven
per cent. to six. 49,. AZ q eale Of shorthorn
cattle in Toronto, Canada, tifty-four head we're
sold at good prices the largest am unit being
S23, eco for the third Ardre Duchess, and the
second Aidrie Duchess bringing $21, 600. AL
| w. l,,t
fhe final competition for places on the Ameri-
CAN rifle team resulted in the success of Far
well, Hyde, Weber, Dakin, Yale, Bruce Schaf-
fer, Fulton, Overbaugh, Anderson, Jewell and
Washburne. =. Michael Downey, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, while insane from drink shot his wife
and then committed suicide
The platform adopted by the Republican
national convention at Cincinnati sets forth
as follows: The Republican party has pre-
served the government to the hundredth ami
versary. The great truth was spoken at it,
cradle, that all men are created equal, etc
Until those truths are cheerfuly obeyed, and
If needed, vigorously enforced, he work of thu
Republican party is unfinished the permanen
paci 6cation of the Southern section OF thu
Union, the complete protection of all its cti
zens in the free enjoyment Of all their rights
are duties to which the Republican party ar,
aacredly pledged and we declare it to be thu
solemn obligation of the government to pu
into exercise all their constitutional power
for removing any just causes Of discomfort OF
the part of any classes, and securing to ever
American citizen complete liberty and exac
equality in the exercise of all civil, politica
and public rights. To this end we imperativel
demand congress- and chief executive who's
courage and fidelity to these duties shall no
falter until those results are placed beyon
dispute or recall. The platform declares tina
all obligations Of the government must be pal
in coin; that the invarable rule for appoint
ments to Office should have reference to til
honesty, fidelity and capacity of appointeet
! giving to the party in power those places wher
) harmony and vigo~ of administration requir
its policy to be represented, but permitting a
others to be filled by persons selected with sol
q reference to efficiency Of the public service
g will hold ali public officers to rigid respons
/ bility, and engage that the prosecution an
, punishment of all who betray official trust
} shall be speedy, thorough and unsparing; d.
: mands an amendment to the constitution
, the United States forbdding the applicstio
u OF any public funds or property for the benef
: of any school or institution under sectara
9 cont oil that the tariff should be 30 djuste
= as to promote the interests of American labt
c,,I ol,r tln of 4Io -I,o
q country; opposes further gifts of public lane
a to railroads and corporations; calls for treatit
~ with foreign governments to secure the pr
q lection Of immigrants declares it the imm
II date duty of Congress to fully investigate tt
n effect of the immigration and importation
h Mongolians on the moral and material interes
l. of the country; sets forth that the honest
70 mends of women for additional rights al
Il privileges and immunities should be treatt
/ with respectful consideration declares tn
% Congress has the right to control the Teri
~ tories and abolish polygamy; declares tn
" the pledges to the soldiers must be fulfilled
20 deprecates all sectional feeling and regre
g. that the Democratic party counts as its chi
hope Of success upon the electoral vote Of
united South, secured through the effects
those who we're recently arrayed against Il
-. nation; charges the Democratic party as bell
=" the same in character and spirit as when
:, sympathized with treason, and with makil
q its control of the House of Representative
~ the triumph and opportunity Of the nation
n recent foes and warns the country again
IS trusting party thus alike unworthy recrea
"a and incapable; declares, in conclusion, til