Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-11-24
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Eastern and Middle States.

New York came home from work, and after
customary scene Of domestic violence with his
wife, with whom he had been in the habit of
qusrreling, he went down stairs and drank
several glasses of wine. Returning to his home
. he sent out for some beer and renewed the
alteration with his wife. Suddenly he entered
the bedroom, where his three bright aud at
tractive children were. and fired a shot at each,
killing Martha aged six years, MORALLY wound
ing Adam, boy Of four, and seriously wound
ing his oldest boy, John, nine years old. The
father then shot himself twice in the breast,
inhicting wounds from which he cannot recover.
In his statements to the coroner Hausmann
said that he had been married eleven years,
that the first f-eyears he lived happily with his
wife, but that during the past six years
existence had been made miserable TO him by
her excessive drinking.
Mrs Eveline Stuart, who was married about
six months age, and resided with her husband
In fashionable hotel on Fifth avenue, New
York, became respondent on account OF her
husbands dissipation, and committed suicide
by taking laudanum.
An agent of the Russian government APP
peared in Philadelphia and negotiated with
local company TO build bridge across the
Danube, costing over 100000.
Charles Clapper, while acting as scorer st q
rifle range in Albany, n. Y, was accidentally
shot through the heart by DR.. ]. V. Lansing.
Miss Bertha Won Hillern walked 100 miles
the feat being considered great one for
female pedestrian.
W. II. Howell, cashier of the First National
Bank of HighStown, n j., went to New York
on spree, and an examination of his books
showed deficiency of over $4,000. He was
not arrested, but his bondsmen will be held
liable.
Robert L. Case, president of the bankrupt
Security Life and Annuity Company of New
York, was found guilty of perjury in swearing
falsely to A report of the derunct company.
The schooner Alexander Young. from Phila-
delphia bound for New York with a cargo of
coal, was run into off Sandy Hook by the ocean
steamship City Of Brussels. The schooner was
sunk and two of her crew were drowned.
An explosion of fire damp occurred In one
OF the chambers Of the Jermyn mine at Scran-
ton, Pa, and the miners i'll the vicinity were
thrown in every direction, while carts quarter
OF mile off we're overturned. Six miners
were hurled over thirty feet and were terribly
injured.
Mrs. Eliza Millar, OF New York, claims the
John Young estate, consisting of 1l9, 900 acres of
land in Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky,
IS well as valuable property in Philadelphia
and Alexandria, Va, altogether valued at $780,
100000, and has signed documents preparatory
to bringing suit for the recovery of the estate.
Preliminary steps have been taken by Mrs
Eliza Millar of New York, looking to the begin
uilS OF u suit lot the JOnn 1Oung estate,
valued at $50, 600: and consisting of 49,
600 acres of land in Virginia. West Virginia and
Kentucky, besides valuable property in Phila-
delphia and Alexandria, Va.
While a>~number of men were engaged in
removing fire damp in one of the chambers of
the Jermyn mine at Scranton Pa, sudden
explosion took place and the men were hurled
IN every direction. Six miners were thrown
Assistance of thirty feet by the terrible force of
the explosion and were more or less severely
injured.
Intense excitement was caused in. Reading
Pa, by the suspension OF its three savings
banks-the Reading Savings Bank, the banking
house OF Bushong Il Bro, and the Dime Savings
Bank. ALI three institutions closed their doors
to the public within few hours of one another.
James Savage, Of Belgrade Depot, Me-, killed
his wife while intoxicated
Two parties in Trenton, n. j., are fercely
opposed to each other on the question whether
or not the street cars shall be run son Sundays,
and the matter will probably have to be sub
mitted to the people at special election.
The works of the Meriden Screw Company al
Meriden, Conn, were entirely destroyed by fire
LOSS, S25, 700 insurance, $12, $50.
A number of striking cigar makers Of New
York have been elected from their homes, which
were owned by their employers
Western and Southern stat es.
who has been in the Kansas penitentiary To-
the past eight months for robbng the nationa
government of $4,000 has been pardoned b,
the President
The boiler of the steamer Tom Morgan
exploded near Greenyille, Mass, and the en-
glneer and owner of the boat were killed.
The State fairs Of South Carolina and Missia
sippia opened at Columbia and jackson, all,
were largely attended.
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Berlin, of Buffalo, N. Y, struck a reef and wa
wrecked. The captain and cook we're owned
but the four survivors managed to cling
pieces of the vessel over night and until fou
p. N. next day, when they were reached b
Il Efeboat, although two of them the captain
son and q sailor--ded from the terrible ey
posture.
Field, Letter & Co.'S mammoth retail dr.
goods store in Chicago-one of the largei
establishments of its kind in the country
caught tire in the upper story and before th
flames were got under control the whole builC
ing down to the two lower stories was gutte(
While the tiremen we're at work stairway SUI
denly fell. and one man was killed and for
Others probably fatally injur, d. The loss wi
be about 100000, but there is large il
surance.
Chicago has been startled by the suicide
one of its most prominent business men--W.
Coolbaugh, president of the Union Nation
'"iih' ne was louhu lying uead at the o.
trance to the Douglas monument, with
partially emptied revolver at his side. lie
supposed to have committed the deed during
period of mental alteration.
A fire in the business part of st. Louis caus,
damage amounting to over 500, 900. NJ
steinberg, halter and furrier, and Others we
the sufferers.
company has been formed in San Francisc
having for its object the laying of cab
between that city and China and Japan !
capital stock is 410,000,000
An earthquake occurred In different parts
the Western States, shocks being felt of Coun
Bluffs, Ia, Omaha, Neb., Columbus Ohio, Al
elsewhere. In North Platte, Neb., printl
Office material was overturned.
In Warren county Ia. a man named Reub
Proctor fatally shot Miss Codigan while
tempting to commit burglary in her fathe
house. While undergoing a preliminary
animation Proctor was taken from the Ii
officers by number of men and hanged.
The Trans-Pacifc Cable Company, for layi
cable between san Francisco, and China a
Japan, has been organized in San FrancisC
the capital stock being &c. 1000, 600.
Reuben Proctor attempted to commit q bul
larry at house in Warren county, Ia, and v
discovered by daughter of the proprietor
Miss Cadigan-w hereupon he fired two shots
her, lntlcting mortal wounds. He was arrest
and while being examined body Of forty M
took him away from the examiners and hang
him.
Quite severe shock Of earthquake was
all over the West, particularly in Iowa a
Nebraska, In North Platte Neb., the mater
in printing offices was overturned, and in
lumbus, Ohio, bellsin public buildings sound
The house of colored woman named Hes
Ann Williams, near the cross roads at Tame
Creek, Va, was DESTROYED by fire. and tn