Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
men who were preparing 70 flood the country
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men who we're preparing 10 flood the country
with forged st. Louis county bonds.
AT North Andover, Mass, John Butterworth,
while under the influence OF liquor, and mad
dened by jealousy beat and stabbed his wife so
severely that she died in half an hour. Butter
worth then ATTEMPTED TO kill himself, but the
wound he inflicted was not thought TO be fatal
$780,. The President returned 10 Washington
from his visit to New England 800. In libel
suit OF Congressman Page, Of California, against
the San Francisco Chronicle, the Jury were
unable to agree, after being out all night,
standing six to six ..... During an alteration
in Baltimore between Charles Pitts, aged
twenty years, and Charles Wilson, aged nine
teen years, both colored, the former stabbed
and killed the latter 80. General Sherman
arrived at Helena, Montana Territory, and
reported to the acknowledgement at Washington
that the accounts from General Howard and
the Indians regarding the Indian war we're too
confused for him to make anything out, but
that he would make inquiries and report at the
earliest moment. DIR. w. +. Cooper living
near Charleston, W. Va. was arrested on the
charge Of poisoning his wife. She was his
third wife, and as the other two also died
under suspicious circumstances, their bodies
will be exhumed and examined for traces of
poison ...... AT Pensacola, Fla, Texan des-
perado, named Hardin, who is accused Of COM
uniting twenty-seven murders, and for whose
body the Legislature of Texas offered reward
Of 81, 000 was captured on q train after des-
perate resistance, during which companion of
the rufian was killed by the officers of the law.
At Republican mass meeting in Athens,
Ohio, campaiga speeches were made by Judge
West, the candidate for governor, Stanley Mat
thews and General Garfield "A band of
500 Indians surrounded a party of twenty-one
miners, on q prospecting tour in the Black
Hills, and desperate fight lasting five hours
ensued. When night arrived the miners sue
ceeded in making their escape to Deadwood with
the loss of one man, while the Indians lost
number 49,. Heavy rains washed away cul-
vert across the Thames river near Mohegan,
Conn.,, and a train fell into the ravine wreck
ing the locomotive, tender and baggage car,
and injuring seven persons more or less dan-
gerously. .....A heavy storm blew down two
spans of the magnificent iron bridge belonging
to the Union Pacific railroad company, and
spanning the Missouri river between Council
Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Neb. The damage
done will amount to $3.50, 900 .... Five steers
belonging to herd of Colorado cattle that was
being driven to slaughter house in New York
broke away and ran through the streets in
every direction, goring and tossing number
of persons and creating considerable excite
ment among pedestrians before they were
killed. -. William Wunder, of Philadelphia,
returned to his home at six o'clock in the
morning, after drinking heavily all night and
began quarreling with his wife. At length he
seized an AK and struck her with it several
times, causing almost instant death. The
murderer was arrested e. The covered, three
span, double-track railroad bridge across the
Tuscarawas river at New Philadelphia, Ohio,
was burned, causing a loss of $4,000.
The British riflemen who are to participate in
the coming match for the prize given by Ameri-
can riflemen, arrived in New York and were
cordially received. They proceeded at once to
the rifle range at Creedmoor, in order to begin
practicing Immediately.