Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-29

That the order recently promulgated by the
President, for the purpose of restraining the
executive officers Of the government from ex-
ercising an undue and improper influence upon
the action of the people in the selection Of
candidates for Office and in the management Of
political affairs is in accordance with the princi
pie and practices established by the founders
OF the government. We heartily indorse the
order as the first and most important step
toward practical reform Of the civil service,
and we assure the President Of our cordial sup
port in its enforcement. The Greenback
party OF Pennsylvania met at WilliamspOrt, and
nominated Benjamin 5. Bentley for supreme
judge; James @. Emerson for auditor-general,
and James J.. Wright, nominee Of the labor
party, for State treasurer. The resolutions
adopted were denunciatory Of national banks,
and favored inter-cOnvertible bonds and elastic
money sufficient for the wants Of trade The
President and party arrived at Nashville Tenn,
and were received by the governor of the State,
the mayor and a committee Of citizens The
assemblage was addressed by the President,
Gov. Wade Hampton, and members Of the
cabinet 80. A train on the Union Pacific rail-
road, at Big Springs Neb. was stopped by
thirteen masked men and robbed of S75, 600 in
gold. A number of passengers were also re-
heved of money and valuables.
The centennial Of the killing of number Of
American troops, under Gen. Anthony Wayne,
the dedication OF monument to the dead. ....
The Republicans of Maryland held their con-
vention in Baltimore, and nominated Dr. s. Z.
Porter for State controller. The platform in
dorses the Southern policy of the President
favors speedy resumption of specie payments;
asserts that "the efforts of the Democratic
party to impugn the title of Rutherford B.
Hayes, as President of the United States, are
only equaled by their audacity in claiming that
John Lee Carroll is the legally elected governor
of Maryland and while the title. of the one
was confirmed by high tribunal composed of
Republicans and Democrats, and created by
Democratic votes the title of the other has
never been acknowledged by any respectable
majority of the people in the State, and was
only acquiesced in because there was no tri-
bunal in the State that was willing to decide it
upon the proofs of fraud and violence through
which only he became governor :" denounces
as shameful "t the conduct of Democratic Off
Gals in administering the election laws :" holds
the Democratic party responsible for the high
taxes imposed upon the people and for impos-
ing exorbitant tolls ON the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, and unjust Determinations in
freights on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad /;
claims that our great works of internal i'm
provement, whether canal or railroad, were
built for the people, and that freights and tolls
should be so regulated as not to discriminate
| against local traffic or for or against special
private interests. 49,. Lewis V. Bogy, United
States Senator from Missouri, died at st. Louis,
on the GOTH He was appointed Senator in
1878 as successor to Frank P. Blair, Jr. 800.
The steamboats, Grand Republic aud Carendolet
were burned at st. Louis. Loss 5000, 900, on
which there is $67, 900 insurance -. An ex-
press train was thrown from the track near
Casselman Station, Pennsylvania, and twelve
persons were injured ...... The President was
received by large crowd in Chattanooga,
! Tenn. and made lengthy address in response
to a speech of welcome by Col. Cooke an ex-
| Confederate soldier. Secretary Evarts, Post
master-General Key, and Gov. Wade Hampton
delivered addresses. In the afternoon the
party were entertained by Judge Key in his
own home.
The Carroll County Savings Bank of Wolf
boro, N. H., suspended payment. 1t gis thought
the bank will be able to pay its depositors in
full :. The mayor of Fernandina, Fla. appeal
ed to the country for moderate aid, as the vel
low fever there was spreading and causing
much want and suffering. Destitution prevailed
in the town and all work had ceased. James
| Rhodes, mulatto, was hanged at Newcastle
Del, for the murder of James Temple, a
colored man. A misplaced switch near Rome
N. Y. caused collision between an express
train and a freight train. The two engines
mail and baggage cars were completely wrecked
a fireman, brakeman and mail agent we're killed
and about ten others were injured in different
degrees of severity. The Black Warrior rivel
in Alabama suddenly rose sixty-two feet and
totally swept away the abundant crops Of cot
ton, corn and fodder in the adjoining valley
1t is estimated that 80, 900 bales of cotton have
4 been destroyed and many planters are ruined
-. The New York State Association of Young
mems Christian Associations met in annual con
vention at Hudson. E. B. Monroe, of New
York city, was elected president :, A fire a
the Union Planning Mills, Chicago, caused {
destruction of property amounting to $4,000
On which there is an insurance of $4,000 ant
six business houses and five grain warehouses
causing loss of $50, 900. General Grant wal
enthusiastically received at at Newcastle-on
Tyne, England, andreplied to an address of the
Chamber of Commerce. In the evening he hel(
a reception. The Republicans of France hav'
replied defantly to President McMahon's mani
festC.