Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-08-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cyhnt is Doing in the Old World and tn
NeYY.


New.
a Judge at Salt Lake City has given a de-
cision reducing the alimony claimed by Brig
ham Youngs wife, from $500 to 800 per
month, and provides that in default Of such
payment execution shall be levied against Brig
hams property i. . Raphael Williams, a colored
man, brutally outraged white woman named
Davis, at Camden Point, Mo-, and was arrested
the next day and lodged in Jail at Platte City.
That night one hundred and twenty armed
men took him from the iailer and hung him.
The woman lies at the point of death. -. The
bishop Of Meath, Ireland, Samuel Butcher,
DID,, committed suicide with razor, while
delirious from sickness. $50. Capt. Armstrong,
of tho brig Echo, Oh his arrival in New York,
reported thht in latitude forty-three degrees
and thirty minutes, he saw a schooner, ap-
parently coal-laden, go down bow first, carry
ing all hands with her ...... Secretary Morrill,
states that there is a coin balance Of ST., 379,-
202.1 in excess OF all obligations.
The Senate declared Mr.. Belknap not guilty
by vote Of thirty-fiye in the affirmative to
twenty-five in the negative. The vote ON the
first article, which charged Mr.. Belknap prom
Using Mr.. Marsh to appoint him post-trader at
Fort Sill, and subsequently at the request Of
Mr.. Marsh appointing John s. Evans to the
position, and receiving from Mr.. Marsh 81, 500
therefor, on the second Of November 1870,
stood: Guilty-Messrs. BGydrd Booth, Cam
eron Pa.), Cockrell Cooper, DaoiS, Dawes,
do
Hitchcock, Kelly, Herman, Key, McCreery,
McDonaN Merrinlon, Mitchell, Morrill,, Nor
'oood Oglesby, Randolph, Ransom, Robertson,
Sargent, Salisbury Sherman, Stevenson, Thar
man, Wadleigh, Wallace, Whyte and WitberS-
So. Not guity-Measrs. Allison, Anthony,
Boutwell,, Bruce, Cameron (Wis.) Christiancy,
Copkling, Conover, Cragin, Dorsey Eaton,
Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Howe, Ingalls,,
Jones (Nev), Logan, Mcmillan, Paddock, Pat
terson, Spencer, West, Window and Wright
rs. Democrats in italics. The vote on the
other four articles being identically the same
All the Senators voting "not guilty." with the
exception of Wright and Spencer, did so with
an explanation that they did not consider the
Senate had the right to impeach private citi
zen, as they considered Mr.. Belknap to be
after the President had accepted his resigna
ton.
A fiat boat containing sixteen persons O.
d party OF excursionists near Hillsdale, Mich.
suddenly sunk, and G. Fl. Taylor, MIS-. Thorn
ton and Child Mrs. Musser, May Cunningham
and her sister Libbie, Alice Hayes, May Keel,
and Randall Blackman were drowned. All wer,
from Gold Water. A hotel, store and severa
buildings were destroyed by fire in the villag
OF Crescent, Saratoga county, N. Y..... Will
Barnum's circus was proceeding through Hall
fax, the clerks of the Bank of Nova Scott
locked the doors and went to see the process
sion. While they were absent, stranger
under some pretense gained admission to tn
basement from servant, and making his wa
to the counting room, carried Off $17, soc
About the same time the Office of the provin
cial treasurer was forcibly entered (the clerk
having deserted it, and 81, 900 and some valu
! able papers were stolen. ... A tornado passe
over Rhomere township, Cass county, Mo
destroying several residences AMI other build
= ings, and seriously injuring the growing crops
Two persons were killed. -. The Englis
! House Of Commons has refused to pass a bi
giving amnesty to Fenian prisoners. Durip
3 July the public debt was reduced 81, 13S. 033.
:. While waltzing on an excursion boat on th
Hudson, a couple fell overheard, and Mr.
: Thomas Platner (colored), was drowned. He
partner was rescued .... The Greenback nj
tional council has offered to Samuel d. Car!
OF Ohio, the candidacy for ce-President O
Ii. o greenback ticket headed by Peter Coope
coA,, owe S. 0rth has withdrawn his name as
RAIN, 1lioan candidate for the gubernatorii
honor O, Indiana, in consequence Of dissensio
=, .ho rort, ...Chrs. Porter, a colored maj
at Spring Hill, Ark outraged white cir
The next dav Porte. was arrested, and whe
near Hope was met by crowd Oh men VIII
took and hanged him to = tn, o. Inc "hlla
tribe in Morocco, Africa, hsV. feiuseu
furnish their quota of troops, tho e'A,poror u'
vastated their country and sold tho TPne
and children into slavery The Indlsns nav
been burning and running of goyernnleh
} stores on the way to Fort Fetterman, an
much trouble on the roads in that vicinity
anticipated. E. . Lulu trottss against time !
Buffalo, making 2.181l, 2.16h and a.l7b1..'
The coroner's jury in tho HadshfG g. @
, case fettua seven persons guilty o. t"HsHsr'