Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-20
A SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Items OF Iursrss, from Home and ABrou


800. Thirteen horses were burned to death
during fire in livery stable in Erie, Pa 80.
Colonel Sibley, n wel-known resident Of BOs-
ton, committed forgeries amounting TO about
! 900. ..... A severe shock Of earthquake was
felt at Geneva, Switzerland, and q number Of
buildings were damaged. 49,. Thomas MCKAY |
from New York city, committed suicide in the
Pitts6eld Mass. jail by hanging himself with
a rope, while awaiting trial on charge Of
burglary ...... Two barges filed with large
cargOes Of flour and corn were run into by
a steamer ON the St. Lawrence, while being
towed to Quebec. Both barges we're sunk and
8. damage Of over 100000 probably sustained.
80. The teller in the branch bank OF Montreal
in Toronto, absconded with $4,000 belonging
to the institution. -. The cholera is decreas-
ing in China, but has broken out in JAPAN.
The Pavilion Hotel at Glen Cove, n. Y, was
by fire. Loss, $40, 900, which is COW
cred by insurance 80. General Miles COM
msnd badly defeated the Nez Perces Indians
under Chief Joseph.
Eastern and Middle States
In the charter election in Newark, N. J., the
Republicans were successful, electing their
mayor and nine out Of fifteen aldermen.
The striking employees of the susquehanna
Coal Company at Nantcoke, Pa, have resolved
to resume work.
The Workingmen's party Of New York held
state convention at Troy and passed series
OF resolutions favorlng currency OF gold,
ab haI S; noses anu tIe "a
hs VIZ frII share % the rvaaI3h ~ craotas o,.
posing the granting of public lands to railroad
corporations, etc. A ticket was nominated,
headed by John J. JUNO for secretary of State.
The Woman Suffrage party of Massachusetts,
held convention at Boston and adopted reso-
lutions declaring that they had no faith in
to work for the success of the Prohibition can
didates.
An old man leaned from the parapet OF High
Bridge in fine Harlem river New York citv0a
distance of 1872 feet-and was instantly killed.
The New York Herald published lengthy
document which it claimed was the confession"
of William Nj. Tweed, made as the price of his
liberty SIX months ag0sand put into the hands
of the encouragement of New York, but which
tnat onicial decnned 10 accept. IN MS state
Lnent aWeeu describes now ne carried on the
ring iraues, tells VINO nus conteoerates were,
gives ilst ol naules Oh senators ana members
nisbes a large number Of checks and vouchers 70
show for the various Sums Maid Inv him To bis
adherenfs
A nr,,be,. ~ LEADING r,or,horts o,a mann
facturers held a meeting in New York, and
formed an association for the purpose of
securing the representation of American ex-
hibitors at the Paris Exposition.
An organized band of horse-thieves was
found to be operating with considerable sue
cess among the stock of farmers in the vicinity
of Bound Brook, N. j., and the members We're
pursued into Monmouth county, where they
tooA refuge III large swamp.
Colonel Forney has sold the Philadelphia
Press for $3.50, 0O0 and will go to Europe as its
correspondent
By an explosion of fire damp in a colliery
at Pottsville, Pa, James Coyle and his nephew
were instantly killed, their bodies being shock
ingly mangled.
William G. Gilman. the New yor, brolxer
whose recent heavy forperies of insurance scrir
startled the community. delivered himself M 10
the law. pleaded guilty TO the charge of forgery.
and was sentenced to five years Imprisonment
at hard labor.
The large barns and two hundred tons Of
nay grain and tobacco, belonging to George
lac 60 0oo - 'i'' N'"'''' "'-o O'u Aou
Hoos, ~o,O'0'
western ana Soutnefn states.
The election in Ohio resulted in victory fol
the Democratic State ticket by majority
ranging from 10, 900 to 20, 900 votes
The Republicans elected their ticket in Iowa.
the vote boiled being lighter than usual
Ex-Gov. Hendricks, of Louisiana. has re.
turned from Europe.
nl,o ,o,,,,t,, 81, :. p.oaou;o,- ,ra .a:.o
by the President and several members of the
cabinet. Addresses were delivered by the
President. Secretary McCrary and ATTORNEY.
General Devens.
The railroad denot and number If bus;nes.
bonses Of Edwards Denot Miss were Sa,
stroyed By fire.
were wounded in an affray with a party of Illicit
distillers in Burke county, North Carolina.
Alexander Reed, postmaster of Toledo, Ohio
ana proprietor OF tne Ioledo b'doe ana com
hNtctut, was assumes on tne SIreet py al
eex-postmiatsIer OF the Guy, named lowing, ou'
,aaoiid' ih'o''ei0o OeAi0 anything Seilous nap
pelieo'
Al "nii1econhe, VIE, Ine culver house ahc
apou. qoAeh otller 1 p OH were destroyed
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From WASHINGTON.
Official returns made n the Rrreo,, of stot;s.
tics at Washington show that during the three
months ending September 80, 1877. there ar.
rived at the port of New York 90 109 immi.
grants, of whom II 1862 were males and 10, 900
femaes-a total falling off of 5,472 in the
number of arrivals during the same time last
year.
Hon A TT StaDhana and Hon Rnbari
Toon,hs visited tbe praaida ont, a. Tho Witt.
House.
T,dae Wright Of Indiana ottoolod co,,,n,,,,,,
nelan6 ev-Secreiarv nT tba Trassnr uoi in tbt
s+rnot Win hoo",y St;cl, ;na;otns, sar;o,,,
ScaI,, wound Gnd,e VIZ Wriaht had . o',;ouanol
Of Of" lone STANDING aSa;nst Delano ar;s;ne nu
of a question of Indian claims.
Eora;on Mav,s
u o..,..o asa,s'os 80. p,,,..
ma u" IL 1o auure9oeo i"'se i'ePuoiical
r -, -,
COX h noo 6 nao pof5s 81 Taeat th'S year ar
~1 ~, :. 1a..l 'nan ~ ,o'V.
fsad wth oan OH
SO, 75O, 900. A large business in advances OF