Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-04-28
SUMMARY OF NEWS.


Interesting Items from Home and Abroad.
One Of Tweed's lawyers has gone TO Albany,
\. Y, in behalf Of his client, who, he saws, Is
willing to surrender all his property and dis
close all ais companions in crime >. The New
York liquor dealers have sent committee 10
Albany to oppose the liquor law ..... Col. Nc
Clure, editor Of the Philadelphia Times was
assaulted with a whip by Nathaniel Mckay,
a naval contractor ...... At St. Petersburg the
belief prevails that nothing can be done to
avert European war. 1t is believed that inn
mediate hostilities will cause a rise in American
grain. The brickmakers of Trenton have
gone on strike ...... The First national bank
OF Suiheld, Conn.,, is embarrassed, but it is sup
posed TO be solvent ... No immediate change
in the mission to England from the United
States is expected 80. Miss Anna Dickinson
suddenly closed her engagement at the Eagle
Theater, New York. giving as her reason that
the management had not fulfilled the terms of
its contract with her. 49,. Signs of life were
discovered in the body OF DR.. Il. b. Green, who
had been lying in a vault at HOosick, n. Y,
for two weeks, and attending physicians pro-
nounced it case of suspended animation.
Areyolt occurred among the convicts on Black
wells Island, New York, and before it was
quelled one of the prisoners was shot dead by a
keeper. 49,. In New Hampshire the Constitu-
donal amendment abolishing the religious test
ms a qualification for Office, was voted upon and
passed by the governor and council. A
heavy gale wrecked a number Of vessels near
the coast of North Carolina, which is strewn
with their fragments.
The friends of the Tichborne claimant threat
ening to march in body to the House of Com
mons, to present petition for his release,
troops were held in readiness in case of dis
turbance. Between fifty and sixty thousand
people took part in the demonstration, but no
trouble ensued. .... The confession of William
NJ. Tweed, made as the price of his liberty and
duplicating many prominent politicians of New
York State and city, in acts of fraud and bri-
berry, caused intense CONSERVATION in political
circles. Hon. John A. Kasson, Of Iowa, has
been rendered and accepted the position OF
United States minister to Spain The United
States supreme court has declared the eight.
hour law-heretofore in operation in the case
of government workmen merely direction to
the government agents. and not a contract with
isborers; and the secretary of the treasury
Will issue an order in accordance with the de.
cision. Forty years of litigation by Myra
Clark Gaines have ended in decision being
given in her favor by District Judge Billings
of New Orleans. Millions of dollars in prop.
erty in that city were involved. The Russian
army is in motion and skirmishng has com
menoed. "A convention of Brooklyn ministers
was held for the purpose of inauguratine
another temperance war against the liquor
dealers. Robert NJ. Diclde, young plumber
of New York, was bitten by cat some time
ago. Later on he was taken with symptoms OF
hydrophobia, and died after suffering intense
agony 500. John Mcnamara was arrested il
Chicago for the murder of his sweetheart il
Corning, N. Y, year ago ...... The body Of
DIR. Briton, of Gainesville N. J., was found al
Phillipsburg, in the same State, partly con
cealed by leaves and weeds. The head ant
f9ap novara1 wifi 10 and 6r,,;e
is feared that he met with foul play ..... Tive
boys from San Francisco, who had left theil
homes and made their way to New York, werC
arrested there.
A fire on East Twenty-Second street, New
York, destroyed whole block of buildings, de
voted to manufacturing purposes, before it wal
subdued, and caused loss of probably $40,
900. A panic was created in one of the manu-
factories-a fan factory-in which fifty boy
and girls were at work, but no loss of life oc
CURED. $50. The failure is announced of tn
Liverpool and Texas steamship company. ...
In New York John B. Young fell three stories
and his body was pierced by an iron projec
ton. So much alarm was cansed by tn
burning of the Southern Hotel in st. Louis, ant
the fearful loss of life, that the hotels of Ney
York are undergoing scrutiny, and in man,
cases additional precautions have been takel
to guard against similar occurrence m TIL
wealthy daughter of Kearney On J) widow
has had her mother arrested for assauting he
with broomstick. $50. The military post o.
Bedloes Island, in New York harbor, has beel
removed to give place to Bartholdi's statue o
Liberty fraternal offering to the Unite
States, by the people of France .... Two Be-
Sians, man and his wife. who have been lyin
III jail in New York, awaiting extradition by tn
Belgian government have been released by tn
United States officials, their case not being COY
cred nv the traofu rTbny orrautad fS
forgery, and their imprisonment will cost GU
government 81 900 ...... Bonds worth $14, 90
are missing from the house of man in Brool
Ign, N. Y, who died recently ..... The Unite
States minister at Brussels, Ayres P. Merrill
has been stricken with paralysis In Wasl
lngton three hundred employees, male an
female, have been discharged from the burea
of engraving and printing ..... An insurger
army in Japan has been defeated. .. The con
promise proposition has been rejected by til
Packard party in New Orleans.
The commission sent to Louisiana is prepal
ing its final report to be sent to the Presiden
The Nichols Legislature has succeeded in oil
tanning full quorum of returning board men
bers,... Secretary Thompson will take enc
Setic action in regard to the condition of I'll
navy department The Cuban insurgen
have been burning Spanish military stores an
sugar cane and Other estates. A large amour
of property has been been destroyed 49,.
Fifteen sailors were discovered at sea on IL
wreck Of Danish bark. They had been will
out food and water for four days, and were
a helpless condition when found . An Italia
named Valentine, claiming to be q converte
Catholic priest, was sentenced to ten years in
prisonment for ill-treating newsboys and cir
i'll lodging house kept by him. In Rol
dout, N. Y, s. ID. Keyser was found guilty
being an accessory to the crime of arson, al
was sentenced for life. The corpse of JOSEF
White, merchant of New York, was four
floating in the East river .... The third tri
for the choice of senator and representati
in Rhode Island resulted in the election of Il
Democratic candidates. go. There is great di
tress among the discharged government cler
at Washington $50. The Russian grand duk
have been entertained by the President
One passenger, the engineer and fireman
ceived injuries in the wreck of train on Il
Eastern railroad near Lynn, Mass. caused by
misplaced SWITCH. In Aiken, s. c., Ste
Anderson was hung for aiding in the murder
two Germans last November. Orders have be-
given by the President to withdraw the troo
from the Louisiana State house at New Orlear
800. In Roumania general call to arms h
been made Judge X. p. @. Emmens,
Florida, well known politician and lawyer,
dead .... The department of State received
formation that the American geologist, Pro