Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-08-11
A SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Items of Interest from Home aud Abroad.
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VI NAI rtNGilAA uAN VI AAAI NAUuhfHs aAa
from all quarters indicated an early adjustment
Of existing difficulties, while in many places
concessions and compromises had already been
made. Trains were again running regularly on
the New York Central and Pennsylvania roads,
but on several other roads-notably in the
West-freigh trains we're still prevented from
moving. In New York State the governor
ordered the militia home, thanking them for
the alacrity and prompttude with which they
had obeyed the call to arms. In the mining
regions of Pennsylvania a new difficulty was
threatened by general strike of the miners
and a consequent coal famine. The miners at
Summit Hill, Pa, struck and marched from
mine to mine carrying poles surmounted by
loaves of bread. The number of persons killed
during the conflicts in the streets of Chicago
footed up to thirteen, and the wounded reached
twenty-five. James ]. White-a member of
the Chicago Board of Trade-was added to the
list Of victims He was doing duty as guard in
one of the suburbs of the city when he at
tempted to arrest a tramp who was acting in
suspicious manner. The tramp resisted, drew
a revolver and shot Mr. White dead ON the
spot. Vigorous search for the murderer failed
to discover his whereabouts. In st. Louis a
meeting of trade union delegates was broke up
by the police and military and all within the
hall were arrested Dispatches from all the
other late scenes of riot asserted everything
was quiet once more.
As a train containing a number of soldiers on
their way to Pittsburgh, Pa, passed Johnstown
it was attacked by large body of strikers and
the windows of the cars were demolished and
several soldiers hurt by flying missiles. OBJ
structons had also been placed on the track
and several of the cars were wrecked. The
soldiers left the cars and arrested about one
hundred of the rioters. Freight trains were
running on most of the roads ON the eighth
and ninth days of the labor troubles, but the
strikes in the coal mines of Pennsylvania con-
tinued, and the Lackawanna region was entirely
idle. At Helena, Ark, Norman Lindsay
(colored) was hanged for the murder of the
Rev. Charles Hightower Ga colored minister)
two years ago. 80. Miss White, of Koekuk
county, Iowa, gave written statement to Gale
Hollingsworth confessing that he had SIAN
dered her, and demanded that he should sign
it, Upon his refusal to do so she shot him
three times, killing him. Hollingsworth was
middle-aged farmer with family. 80. AT
Auburn, N. Y, George W. Peck editor of the
Daily Advertiser, killed himself with pistol
shot while suffering from melancholia. go.
By the accidental explosion of shell in
q fort near Paris seven soldiers were killed. -.
The Indian outbreak in the West assumed such
serious proportions that the governor of Mon
tana issued proclamation calling upon every
man to go to the scene of hostilities and help
subdue the savages w Joseph Woodruff was
steamer upon dispatches from Gov. Hampton
and other officials. Woodruff was for nine
years secretary of the Senate of South Caro-
lima, and is charged with forgery and larceny.
Mills were flooded, ten houses washed out
and three bridges swept away by the breaking
of dam near Avondale Pa. 80. Z. Stark was
shot by young man named Blanchard during
an alteration in church at Savoy, Mass, and
a brother of Stark who went to his aid, was
also shot by Blanchard, who then turned his
pistol on q young lady standing near, but failed
to shoot her. Blanchard had been visiting
Stark's daughter and been forbidden the house,
and short time previous to the affray in the
church he had been shot at by some unknown
person. Both the Starks were MORALLY wound
ed while Blanchard escaped. -. The one hun
dredth anniversary of the formation of the
State government of New York was celebrated
at Rondout by the firing of cannon, ringing of
bells, procession and orations 49,. The sus-
pension of the Lock Haven National Bank, of
Lock Haven, Pa, is announced. "A train
ran into q COW near Wilmington Del, and by
some means the animal got entangled between
the second and third cars, overthrowing and
completely wrecking them. The passengers
were wedged in among the debris, and had to
be cut out. Sixteen persons were hurt more
or less badly ....A heavy rainfall caused an
overflow of the Neshobe river at Brandon, Vt,
done to houses and gardens. In some cases
buildings were moved from their foundations
by the force of water, which rose over twelve
feet in the river. -. Two men we're killed and
three severely injured by the breaking of o
street drain IN Toronto, Ont.
The peach season in New York was opened by
the arrival of twenty-five carloads from Della
ware and North Carolina. 80. William II. Van
derbilt, president of the New York Central rail-
of the company for the energy displayed in pro-
tecting its property during The strike and their
fidelity to duty, and making them present of
100000, to be divided ratably according to
their position on the payroll. IA fire ragged
for two days in Port au Prince, Hayti. A
revolution has broken out there also. .....
Several members of the militia regiments of
New York, who were compelled to leave their
work to serve during the strike, were discharged
by their employers. Considerable comment
unfavorabe to the step taken by such en-
ployers was brought out in the city press.
Queen Victoria has been appealed to by the
sultan of Turkey to intercede with the car il
favor of Turkish subjects in captured pro-
vinces, upon whom frightful atrocities are said
to be committed by Russian soldiers. 80. An
English firm engaged a number of carpenters
and joiners in this country to take the place OF
strikers in England, and forty-six SO engaged
sailed from New York for Manchester.
The governor of New York has pardoneG
Frank Walworth, who was sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life few years ago for the kill.
ing of his father in New York hotel. -. .Ac
cording to q London dispatch the Turkish
troops have won great victory at Plevna
The Russians were completely routed after
q desperate battle lasting two days. in which
they lost over 5000 killed and $4,000 wounded
...... The Ohio Republicans have nominated
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men were present at a meeting of strikers il
Scranton, Pa, and when it broke up it was will
the intention of driving from the shops thost
who had gone to work in the foundry anC
blast furnaces of the Lackawanna Iron anC
Coal Company. They we're visited, and the EN-
ployees were driven away, one mechanic re
ceiving terrible beating also the car shop
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Company were visited and the men compelled
to quit work. At the latter place Father Dunn
a Catholic priest who was passing, saved a mai
from the fury of the mob, and while Their
Mayor McKune appeared on the ground ant
took the priests arm. The mob menaced tn
mayor, and cries of "Dont kill him." wer
heard from some. At last he was struck with
club, and he and Father Dunn fell down. TIL
mayors Jaw was fractured in two places. TIL
priest was carried from the scene slightly hurt
The alarm signal for the vigilants began t.
sound, and there was intense excitement
From the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Com
panys store company of citizen soldiersmove
to the mayors relief. On reaching the mo
some boys threw stones at the posse, and tn
latter fired, killing four of the rioters. TIL
dead are Patrick Langan. Michael Dunleavy
Patrick Lane and William Phillips. Severe
were wounded Two citizens we're also il
jured. Dunleavy had the top of his head she
off. Shortly after the shooting the stores an
saloons were closed, and the mayor parade
the streets several times during the day at til
head of armed squads. At Wilkesbarre, Pa,
body of 1000 strikers attacked mail trair
threw off the engineer and would have kille
the conductor if friends had not interfereC
They then detached the engine from the rest {
the train and ran it back and forth on tn
road, with cheers and other demonstrations {
triumph