Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-06-23
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Iursre.tlns Item. from Home and Abroa


/ liabilities, S206,ODO. A m n named Elliott
who was under arrest T being connected with
the passing Of a forged check for S64. 600 in
/ New York last April, escaped from the crowded
court room almost under the nose Of hiskeeper.
IA butcher of Jersey City, n. J., named
Frederick Bauer, resisted a constable, who had
warrant for his arrest, and was mortally
wounded after number Of shots h d been ex-
changed .....A fire in the Auburn Wooden
mill, at Auburn, n. Y, destroyed nearly 80, 600
pounds of WOOL causing a loss Of 300, 600.
Mr.. Calvin b. Camp. New York cotton broker
and conspicuous member of Mir. Beechers
church, shot himself at his residence in Brook
lyn while suffering mental agony caused by
business trouble. -. Dstrict-Attorney Howard
of Utah, has furnished Acknowledgement
Devens with the unpublished remainder of the
confession of John ID. Lee, which is said to i'm
plicate Brigham Young and ether prominent
Mormon officials in the massacre at Mountain
Meadow Two young sons of Patrick Cleary.
blacksmith of Newport, II. L., we're terribly
logged by their father, aud their neither, who
was in delicate condition, was similarly treated
by the inhuman wretch, who was arrested. 800
Evan Morris defeated William Scharff in
rowing match for the championship of the
United States at Pittsburgh, Pa Thousands
of people are in danger of starving in China,
where terrible famine prevails. A young
lad named OMara died in Jersey City, N. j.,
two weeks after he had been bit on the cheek
by dog. state Of siege has been pro-
claimed in Roumania Hon. Clarkson N
Potter, member of Congress from New York.
had one of his ribs fractured by being thrown
from carriage in New Rochelle, N. Y.
The secretary of the treasury decided that
only one member of a family could hold office
in his department, and accordingly a number of
persons were discharged who had relatives in
positions in the treasury 49,. The Turks were
defeated by the Montenegrins after a fierce
fight lasting five days, in which the sultan's
troops lost four thousand men. sudden
overflow of the banks of the Danube caused
delay in the movements of the Russians. 1t
appears that the Russians will cross the Danube
at two points east and west of the Turkish quad
rilateral, the eastern column keeping in check
the Turkish forces massed in and about the for
tresses, and the western column acting as q
field army, and operating against the flank or
rear of the position of the Turks . Francis
Williams an English sailor, died in New York
hospital two days after he had been dubbed bv
an officer, who arrested him for being drunk
and disorderly 80. In Philadelphia George w.
Fletcher was hung for the murder of James
Hanley, committed in November, 1875. The
murder is described as having been most cow
ardly Fletcher shooting his victim as the latter
was giving him a coat to put on. 80. There
was strike against reduction of wages of
eleven hundred employees of seven coleries i'll
the upper Lehigh region of Pennsylvania go.
About two hundred and fifty graduates of the
female Normal College Of Philadelphia made a
one days trip to New York, to "see the sights"
80. Gov. Robinson, of New York. was enter
tanned by the Democrats of New York city, who
had large torchlight procession in his honor.
...-..C Calvin Stewart, aged nineteen, stabbed
Ira Cole, the fireman Of locomotive, at Dover,
N. j., severing an artery in his leg, from
which he bled to DEATH Stewart was intoxi-
Gated at the time.
A volcanic eruption, preceded by violent
vibrations of the earth occurred in southern
California. Five persons were killed and
sixteen were wounded by collision between a
regular train and special excursion train near
Point of Rocks, Md. The accounting officers
of the treasury have been called upon by
Attorney-General Devens to furnish copy of
the accounts of the Mormon leader, Brigham
Young, filed in the treasury about twenty years
ago when he was government Indian agent.
These accounts, it is believed, contain evidence
on which to prosecute him for illegal acts COM
mitted while he was acting as such agent
Mrs. Strickland, the wife of acompositor on the
New York Times, was stabbed to death by a
man named Burke whom she had accompanied
to saloon, and who plunged q knife into her
upon her attempting to leave the place against
his wishes. 80. The Manhattan club, of New
York, rendered reception to Samuel j. Tilden,
Thomas A. Hendricks, Governor Robinson, and
MISUNDERSTANDING orsheimer. all of whom
made addresses. .... No little damage to crops,
stocks and railroads was done by storm in
northern Mississippi. 49,. mail agent named
Murdoch, committed suicide a few days after
his arrest for robbing the mails.
The written ''confession" of William NJ. Tweed.
which was put into the hands of the attorney
general of New York some time ago, has been
returned to Tweed's counsel, with the accom-
panying note by the State official Herewith
| return the statement of testimony which YOU
assert that William NJ. Tweed could give if he
were released from imprisonment. After careful
consideration have come to the conclusion that
the testimony which said Tweed could give, as
shown by said statement, would not Justify his
release. This new phase in the matter will
prevent Tweeds release as soon as he expected.
ia number Of tramps began fighting among
themselves after nights carousal in Fairview,
Pa, and two Of them were killed. IAN at
tack by robbers was made upon train of five
wagons in the Black Hills and the outfit was
plundered of all personal yaluables The
one hundred and twenty-third annual COM
mencement of Columbia College took place in
New York, "A portion of the Tenth cavalry
defeated band of Comanche Indians in Texas.
..... Ex-Governor Thomas A. Hendricks has
gone to Europe go. The jury in the case of
Rev. s. Fl. McGhee, on trial at Dixon, H., for
the murder of his wife by poison, returned
a verdict of guilty. McGhee belonged to the
sect known as " Christians, and was pastor of
a church at Ashton, Ill. -. The Press Asso-
citation of Massachusetts departed from Boston
for New York on their yearly trip. :. AT Bath,
N. Y, the corner stone of a Soldiers Home
was laid, Henry Ward B2echer being the orator
of the occasion.
The Russians made fierce attack upon the
outposts of Kars, but were defeated with heavy
slaughter after three days fight. :. BY the
fall of an unfinished railroad bridge over the
Connecticut river, during a storm, a woman
was killed. a sheriff was mortally wounded, and
several other persons were slightly injured . !.
The vote at the election in Georgia resulted in
majority of ten thousand in favor Of holding
convention to amend the Constitution of the
State. =. The school teachers of New York
celebrated the one hundredth year of the
adoption of the American flag by demonstra-
ton at the Academy of Music, at which appro-
pirate music and commemorative addresses
made up the programme. -. Stage coach rob-
berries have become so extraordinarily frequent
in Texas that they will be made the subject of
special report to Washington go. A banker
named Girndt, in whose hands many of the
poorer classes in New York had placed sums of
money, more or less large, to forward to their
friends in Europe, absconded from the city with
their funds In his possession. E. The secretary
of the navy visited Brooklyn, N. Y, and in
spected the navy yard ... The United States
treasury has discontinued the issue of small
notes for the present -. AT this year gradu-
ating exercises of the cadets of the United
States Military Academy at West Point seventy
six diplomas were awarded.
The Lord Mayor of London presented the
honorary freedom of the city to General Grant
in gold casket . AT Belvedere, N. j., a
mill dam suddenly gave way, and a fishing
party on the pond above were precipitated
through a sluice-way. Four persons three
ladies and male companion-were drowned,
and two men received fatal injuries. -. There
was large attendance at the State Greenback
convention held at Skowhegan, Maine Rev.
II. +. Munson was nominated for governor,
and a platform was unanimously passed calling