Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle states.

Eastern and Middle States.
The rapid transit railroads in New York are
being pushed rapidly to completion.
During an ARRAY between students Of Prince
ton College at Princeton, n. j., member Of
the sophomore class was shot and dangerously
wounded.
The Fsnian managers in New York, report
$50. 000 on hand as a campaign fund, and have
issued circular in response TO which they ex-
pect large accessicns to that amount.
James s. Graham, prominent New York
lawyer, was ARE sted on a charge of having
appropriated over $4,000 belonging to Mrs.
Elizabeth Mccall and which he held in trust
for her.
Charges of malfeasance in Office have been
preferred against the insurance superintendent
Of New York to Governor Robinson by Comp
troller Olcott.
J. F. Preston. who has been on trial at
Paterson, n. j., for the embezZlement of $780,
900 when treasurer of the Merchants Loan
and Trust Company of that city, pleaded guilty
to the charge.
Eight students of Princeton College have
been dismissed and forty-two suspended for
hazing"
The charges of malfeasance in Office, made
by Comptroller 0lcott against Insurance Super
HdNh DccH b6ub ny 0ONtIuOE
Robinson to the New York Senate.
New York and vicinity was visited with one
Of the heaviest storms of the season on WASH
ington's birthday. Three schooners were
wrecked on the New Jersey shore near Long
Branch, and travel on Long Island sound was
delayed owing to tie severity of the weather.
During dense fog the ferryboat James
Fiske, Jr.. while making her trip from New
York to Jersey City, collided with schooner.
The ferryboat was crowded at the time Of the
collision, and the force Of the shock complete
ly wrecked its forward deck, crushed one man
fatally and threw several others in the water.
Those thrown overheard were rescued by pass
ing boats, but several persons were reported
missing. On the same day the ferryboat Cas-
Teton, running between New York and Staten
Island, was run into by the ocean steamer
Spain, and George Fl. Carey, a well-known
lawyer, received injuries which caused death.
Heinrich Wahlen, confined in the jail at
Norristown, Pa. under sentence of death COM
mitted suic de by hanging himself in his cell
with rope made from his bedclothes.
s. W. Barron, treasurer of the Dexter Saw
ings Bank Of Dexter, Me, was found lying on
the floor of the bank vault, gagged and hand
cuffed. He WAS wounded in several places and
died shortly after his discovery. 1t is believed
he was murdered because he would not disclose
the combination of the safe lock.
Sixteen leading Crispins we're arrested at
Marlborough, Mass, charged with conspiracy
during the recent strike.
After pause of two months the contest
over the will of Commodore Vanderbilt has
been reopened in the New York surrogate's
court.
The United States ships Supply and Consti-
tuition have sailed for France-the former
from New York and the latter from Philadel-
phia-loaded with goods sent by American ex-
hibitors to the Paris exposition.
Western and Southern States.
Marion Coyle, John O'Brien and another
man attempted to cross the river at Wheeling,
W. Va, while intoxicated and were drowned.
A dog exhibition at st. Louis opened with
nearly 1000 specimens Of valuable CANNES.
During the first day a dog from New York,
that cost $4,000, died in an epileptic fit.
The Democratic State convention met at
Indianapolis and nominated ticket headed by
j. G. Shanklin for secretary Of state. The
chairman of the meeting was Ex-Governor
Hendricks. The platform declares that the
national bank notes should be retired and re-
placed by an equal amount of treasury notes !;
that greenbacks should be full legal tender in
payment Of all debts that the government
should issue paper money in such amounts as
the sound business interests may from time to
time require favors the taxation by the States
of the United States notes opposes further
funding Of the national debt abroad is in
favor of the repeal of the resumption act and
the bankrupt act demands a silver dollar of
41219 grains is opposed to land grants or
subsidies, and charges that Samuel J. Tilden
and Thomas A. Hendricks were " wrongfully
kept out of the positions to which a free people
hal called them"
Daring heavy gale ten barges lying at
Willow Grove, below Carrollton, La, laden
with 225, 900 bushels of coal, valued at $35 900,
swamped and sunk at the levee.
The asylum for the insane at Winoski, Wis,
was totally destroyed by fire, and four of the
inmates were burned to death.
The first regular convention of the Green
back party of the United States met at Toledo.
Ohio, and organized under the name of "The
National Party" Twenty-eight States were
represented, and Judge Francis w. Hughes, of
Pennsylvania, was chosen president. The
platform adopted advocates national cur
rency which shall be legal tender for all pur-
poses, favors the placing of silver coinage on
footing with that of gold urges the taxation
of government bonds and money, calls for
legislation in the interest of labor, and opposes
land grants to corporations, prison contract
labor and Chinese immigration.
Thomas G. Anderson, the convic. ed member
VI LIlC ISllIulllS DUdTu, HAS Udu nlB
motion for a new trial denied.
A fire broke out in the British ship Tornado,
at New Orleans, ana before it was subduei
damage to the amount of about 1925. 900 had
been done.
The trial Of Frank Rande, the Western des-
perado who killed policeman in st. Louis,
and was taken to Galesburg, ILL.,, on requisi-
ton from the governor of Illinois for having
committed number of murders in the State,
resulted in the jury finding the prisoner guilty,
and fixing his punishment at Imprisonment for
life.
General Anderson, of the Louisiana return
ing board, has been sentenced at New Orleans
to the lowest term under the law-two years.
imprisonment and the payment of costs Be-
fore sentence was passed General Anderson
said he considered his case cruel persecution
under the forms of law. The other members
OF the returning board moved to have their
cases transferred to the United States court.
Two sleeping cars on train near Milford
Station, Va, became detached while going
down steep grade, and the hindmost car
crashed into he one ahead with terrific force,
killing one man on the platform and danger
ousy injuring number Of others.
1t having been reported that writ of custer
was to be applied for in order to test Mr..
Hayes title to the Presidency, and that ex-
Gov. Hendricks encouraged the plan, the New
York Herald correspondent at Indianapolis,
Ind. sent note of inquiry, to which the fol-
lowing reply was sent by Mr.. Hendricks 81
have no knowledge whatever Of any writ of
custer or other proceeding to raise the ques-
ton OF the right of Mr.. Hayes to the office of
President Of the United States"
From Washington.
During Senate discussion of the bill to regu-
late the compensation of postmasters, Messrs.
Edmunds, Hamlin, Davis, of West Virginia,
and others expressed themselves in favor of a
restoration Of the franking privilege.
The national convention of the United States
export trade convened in Washington, large