Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-01-20
NO. 8.

revolution and if acquiesced in fatal to repub-
ican government That the national Democratic
committee be requested to call national Demo-
cratic convention, to meet at Washington on the
twelfth Of February, 1877.
James Gordon Bennett, of the New York
Herald, and young May, who, few days be
fore. had assaulted Bennett in New York city,
fought a bloodless duel on the Maryland and
Delaware line, and near small village. Three
shots with pistols were exchanged between the
parties, and then they shook hands and thus
settled their troubles. 1t is believed by many
that their pistols were not loaded, the seconds
of both parties carrying ON little farce, as It
was well known that Bennett and May and
their seconds were liable to criminal prosecu-
ton under the laws of New York and Maryland.
The trustees of the Lick estate, san rranclsGo,
have come to an amicable settlement with Johh
II. Lick, natural son of the deceased pmlallc
thrOpist, by which they pay him the sum OF
$533,0O0, out of which he pays the othe5 COLI @
testants 1000. The amount nVolVed was
over SO, OOO 600. . The safe in the post-oflce
at Port Jervis, N. Y, was blown open by buf6-
lars and robbed of $50 III money and hulllper
of registered letters. ..... The Legislature oI
Tennessee elected ex-Gov. |. G. Harris (Dem')
to serve the long term =. The captain Oh tne
steamer Montgomery, which was sunk by the
Seminole, exonerates the officers of the latter
vessel from all blame, and says that OWING 10
the heavy fog he mistook the Seminole for
schooner and acted accordingly. When the
mistake was discovered it was too late 10 recIiH
it. 1t is claimed that VIM. H. NGnderDIlt
will arrange with the heirs to his father estate
SO that the commodore 5 will shall n0U pe con-
tested. 1t will take 44000,000 to settle tins ar
rangement " The sale of the pews III fly,
mouth church for the ensuing year realized real
$48, ,421. so. In 1876 the sum was 500, ,6o3 Ill
1876, $7O,3195O; in 1874, S59, 49,. Inc
Ohio Legislature has appointed committee 10
investigate the cause of the Ashtabula brldge
horror . The boiler of George Donners saw
mill at Austin, Mich. exploded, causing the in
slant death of three worlmen in the mil. Inc
cause of the explosion is unknown. Attorney
General Taft made a report to the united
States Congress- relative to affairs IN the South.
in which he said that evidence came to the
President that there was intimidation and Vlo-
lence in South Carolina during the late election,
and it was necessary to send troops there, not
to interfere with the rights of the people, but 10
make it safe for people to vote. He says the
troops were sent on the demand OF the governor
of the State, and not to have sent them would
have been denial of the Constitutional right
of the governor and people of the State.
The Nichols government in Louisiana on the
day after the double Inauguration obtained pos
session of all the police stations and court houses
The Packard government held and occupied
the State house, which was barrIcaded. On
men and fully armed, were reviewed and made
a parade, being loudly cheered on the route
The excitement in the city was up to fever neat.
Gen. Auger, in charge of the United States
troops, kept his command on duty prepared Tor
any emergency which might arise and was IN
structed by the secretary of war to preserve
peace and prevent the organization OF ulau-
thorized bodies of armed men.
Seven passengers were injured by the over,
20 nnr txrhin oh
the track between Richmond and Louisville.
w The smallpox is moving southward Ill
Manitoba and not a single uninfected house
exists in Gimli. Big island, where the Ice
landers settled, has also become infected. ..:.
Wreckers misplaced a rail on the Pensacola
(Florda) railroad, in consequence of which
fireman was fatally injured and the engineer
slightly hurt :. The South street Presbyterian
church at Morristown, N. J., was destroyed by
fire caught from the furnace pipe. Loss, S3O,-
600 insurance. S25, 1000. .... The silver pay
ments from the treasury from April 20, 1876,
up to the sixth instant, were S26, ,075. 933. 10.
The amount of fractional currency destroyed III
that time was SIS, 7O4, 54230. The amount paid
on currency obligations and for checks was 91O,-
81, ,393 ~ Benz. T. Prescott was nominated
for governor by the New Hampshire Repub-
lcanS in convention. ..... New gold dlgglngs
have been discovered on Wood river, Wyoming
/ Territory, where the miners make slO day.
..... Smallpox is on the increase in London,
and much anxiety is manifested by the authori-
/ ties . Forged checks to the amount of $780,
! 900 were successfully palmcd of by men in Ala
bama in exchange for cotton. The checks were
/ drawn on the First National bank of Boston.
. The report of New York's bank commits
sioner shows the resources of the banks to have
been $780, 759, GA at the last retIrn-being over
/ seven million dollars less than at the same date
/ the previous year ... The secretary OF the
treasury has issued call for the presentation
of $10,0OO,000 of five-twenty bonds of 1865,
May and November issue, for redemption. ~
000,0 600 are coupon and s3,00O,00O registered.
Dun, Barlow & Co.. in their annual report
of failures in the Dominion of Canada for the
year 1876, say the number was 1,72S, with
liabilities amounting to $25, ,517, ,991. In 1873
the failures in the Dominion were 1865 with
S2S S43, 1867 liabilities. .... Sargent Brothers
Co.'s extensive dry goods house i'll Boston has
closed with liabilities amounting to $167 coo
and assets stated at $242, 900. The Central
Hotel at Long Branch N. j., together with
several adjoining buildings, was destroyed by
fire. Loss, $40, 600; partially insured. .... A
conlagration in Swanton, VT. destroyed a
1 block devoted to C numerical purposes, III which
we're located the custom house and post-office.
Loss, $4,000. The official books were destroyed
... The Pope received the students of the
American College, who read an address and
presented sum of Peters pence. The Pope,
in reply. dwelt upon the marvellous progress
Catholicism is making in America. Miss
Pauline Lucille Western favorably known as an
actress, died in Brooklyn, N. Y, of pnuemonia,
at the age of thirty-four years =. -. broken
rail ON the Virginia Midland road, near Alexan-
dria, caused two sleeping coaches to run off the
track and down an embankment, turning COM
pletely over in their descent. Fifteen persons
were injured several of them severely. Most
/of them were invalids on their way to Florida.
.. Ten fishing schooners belonging at Glou-
cester, Mass, are believed to have been lost
during the recent heavy weather, with all on
board. The vessels were the Ellen Francis,
David A. Burnham, Gettysburg, John s. Tyler,
W. 7. Marchant, j. +. Huntress Robert En-
NETT, Howard Steele, Medus B. Jerrold and
d. Z. Woodbury.. They all carried crews num-
bering from five to ten men, most OF whom
1 leave families The New Jersey Legisla-
ture organized by compromise between the
Democrats and Republicans, by which the Off
GERS of the body were divided between the two
parties, the Democrats taking the speaker and
the Republicans the clerk 80. There is Il
prospect that the difficulties in Europe will be
settled without war, and on an amicable basis.
.. President Borrero, of Ecuador has been
obliged to flee for his life--the revomtionists
being successful after hard fought battle
with the government troops.