Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-08-25
A SUMMARY OF NEWS.


were Frustrated at the same time ..... A force
Of United States soldiers and citizens, under
command Of Gen. Gibbon, surprised camp OF
Nez Perces Indians in Montana and almost sur
rounded them while they were asleep As soon
as the Indians had recovered from their first
surprise they made 8 fierce resistance, the
squaws fighting as desperately as the men.
Gen. Gibbons force being too small to cover
the whole Indian line in his attack, large
number Of the savages got away and concealed
themselves in the surrounding brush, from
where they opened a CALLING fire upon the
| whites, forcing them 20 assume defensive
position, from which the hOstiles attempted TO
dislodge them without success The fight was
kept up for some time, but at length the Indians
| retreated, having suffered heavily in killed and
| wounded The whites had three officers,
seventeen soldiers and five citizens killed and
about forty-ive wounded, among the latter be-
ing Gen. Gibbon. Meetings OF working
men have been held in Philadelphia, Cincin-
natl and other places, for the purpose of FORM
ing workingmen's political party. In Gin
cinnati a State ticket was nominated, with
| L. II. Bond for governor. 80. The British
steamer Eten struck on the rocks off the coast
of Chill and was completely wrecked, a large
number of persons-pro5ably one hundred
| losing their lives. About twenty of the sur
vivors took refuge on the rocks and a Gillian
| gunboat and an English war steamer went
| to their assistance, but were unable to take
! them off on account of the rough weather.
Several of the survivors on the rocks suffered
| so terribly from exposure and want of food
that they ended their misery by throwing them
| selves into the sea. .... Rev. @. Lazensby, a
Primitive Methodist minister, was drowned
while bathing in the river at Plattsville, Ont.
| j. r. Murtagh, proprietor of the Washington
| National Republican, was attacked with a cow
hide by J. r. Wheatley, Washington journal
list, for refusing to retract an article rejecting
| ON Wheatley's character which had appeared in
| Murtagh's paper. 80. Colonel John A. Joyce,
who was one among the number convicted of
completely in the nefarious transactions of the
Western whisky ring, was released at jefferson
| CITY, No.. on the plea that his sentence of
| three years and half was cumulative, that he
could not have been legally sentenced to more
| than two years. and that having served that
period he was entitled to his discharge. go.
| The cattle plague is on the increase in England
and Cattle Plague committee of the House of
Commons have recommended stringent meas
ures to prevent its further spread. -. A party
of fifteen men from Mexico entered Rio Grande
City, Texas, broke open the jail, shot Judge
Cox and the jailer, and released two notorious
outlaws. The civil authorities called upon the
military for assistance, and Colonel Price, with
one hundred regulars and two Calling guns
started in pursuit, but the outlaws reached the
Rio Grande river ahead of the troops and re-
C1ObbSu lllVO hOAlCO. .sSduSb
Der of the third class in the military academy
at West Point, was drowned while bathing in
the Hudson. -. The main building of the
Taunton Crucible works at Weir Village Mass,
was burned by an incendiary. Loss, $26, 900 (;
insured.
The Maine Democratic State convention met
at Portland and nominated ]. H. Williams for
governor. Resolutions were introduced and
carried reaffirming and adopting the platform
,,ripoi,o1ao Of +ha +io
vention at st. Louis in June, 1876 declaring
that 'the reversal of the verdict of the American
people, electing Samuel J. Tilden President of
the United States, was the most monstrous politi-
cal fraud in history, and calling upon Congress
to prepare and submit for ratification an
amendment to the Constitution which will rem
der its repetition impossible .. The American
rifle team for 1877, to compete in the coming
international match, has been chosen as fol-
lows t. s. Dakin, captain H. s. Jewell l. L..
Allen, W. H. Jackson. L. Weber, F. Hyde, L. G.
Bruce, G. E. Blydenburgh, with L. J.. Hepburn
and T. E. Lamb as substitutes. 800. Henry
Morrelli while performing on the trapeze at
theater in Washington, D. c., fell and broke
his collar bone. 80. "A train loaded with excur-
sionists for Bennington, VT, was run into at
Hoosic Junction by freight train and one pas
senger car was wrecked and six persons were
more or less seriously injured. $50. The New
Jersey Greenback party, in convention at
| Trenton, adopted resolutions denouncing the
bondholders and Wall street capitalists, de-
manding the repeal of the resumption act, de-
nouncing contraction, advocating larger issue
of greenbacks and tne reconciliation of silver
and expressing sympathy with oppressed labor.
| General Thomas d. Hoxie, of Passaic was
nominated for governor The British Parlia-
ment was prorogued on August IA by the
queen, whose speech referred to Russia in
| terms Of defiance.
While number of men we're working about
a new oil well at Smiths Ferry, Pa, it suddenly
began to fiow throwing oil over their persons.
The gas generated was set on fire. and the
flames communicated to the men. W. L. Rayl
and Charles Ammon died in a few minutes
John Rayl and William McReady were fatally
burned, and John Clinton and son were severe
ly hurt .... The whaling schooner Edward
Lee hailing from Provincetown, Mass, was
fired into by an unknown gunboat on the first
day after her arrival in the port of Cayron or
the south side of Cuba. The gunboat is be.
inquire into the affair ..... The Prohibitonist
party of New York convened at Utica and nomi
mated candidates for the fall election. Thtil
ticket is headed by Henry Hagner, of Brooklyn
for secretary of State. They also passed reso
lutions condemning the sale of intoxicating
drinks and demanding the suppression Of tn,
liquor traffic, opposing the appropriation O.
lOi oCSeuliuh puiPOoOps hhu AofOllit
woman suffrage. 80. The Independent Green
back party Of Pennsylvania will meet at Viii
Transport on September 10 and nominate can
didates for the State election. =. "A censpirac
against the government has been discovered il
Spain and large number of arrests made.
Bennington, Vt, was filled to Overlooking witt
people from the surrounding country who cam
to witness the opening exercises commemora
tive of the one hundredth year of the battle o
Bennington. There was procession-th
largest and most imposing ever seen in Vel
mont-three miles in length and numberin
10000 people. Flags and triumphal archie
with patriotic notices were seen everywhere
, and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. Hor
, Daniel Roberts delivered the Grafton of the day
A poem by Mrs. Dorr was read and addresse
made by General Banks ana others. Presden
Hayes and party arrived during the latter pal
of the day.
: President Bartlett, of Dartmouth Colleg,
delivered the Grafton on the second day of tn
celebration of the centennial battle of Bennine
, ton, and poem by William Cullen Bryant wa
: read. The President and Mrs. Hayes an
several members of the cabinet were presen
as well as the members of the Legislatures
: Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts
3 The procession three miles long and consis
ing of military and civic organizations frol
several New England States-was reviewed
the President who made a short address
Speeches were also delivered by Secretarit
e Evarts and Key, Attorney-Ge Devens an
r others. Bennington was filed with spectator
the crowd being estimated at over 10000. Aft
: the procession there was banquet and the fe
tivities terminated with huge torchlight pr
s cession. -. The encouragement of Virgins
Q Hon. Raleigh 7. Daniel, who had been renom
, mated for office in the recent convention die
in Richmond after two days Illness He WI
seventy-two years old, had held many impo
i tant and responsible public offices, and WI
= admitted to be one of the abest lawyers
a Virginia 80. Mexican cattle thieves are COZ
v tinuing their depredations on the Americs
J size of the Rio Grande river ...... All persol
U suspected of obstructing trains or injuriI
IS property of the Erie railroad company duri1
the late STRIKE are heinp arrested Ind.