Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-11-15
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Eastern and hslddIe States

srTived al New London, Conn.,, from her
Arctic voyage. Captain Tyson doubts the
existence Of an open Polar sea. He says
there may be water at the pole, but he be-
Ieves it is ohoked with immense quantities of
floating ice.
At this early day a meeting OF New York
merchants has been held 10 initiate q move
msnt for worlds fair in tho American metrop-
oils in 1889. A resolution appointing COM
mittee OF ten TO take such steps in the matter
as shall be deemed advisable was adopted.
The year 1889 will be the centennial Of the /
Inauguration Of President Washington in New |
York and the establishment OF constitutional |
government in this country.
The Merchants and Mechanics State bank, |
OF Troy, n. Y, has been closed by the State |
bank superintendent. Disastrous real estate |
ventures and other losses are reported as the
cause OF suspension.
Cassius Carpenter was fred upon and fatally
wounded by his brother, hudson, during a
quarrel at South Granville, N. Y.
The examination Of witnesses in the Wander
bilt will case continues before the New York
surrogate.
Conductor Rand was killed and Conductor
Denner slightly injured by the explosion Of a
locomove boiler at New London, Conn.
Bernard & Hutton, New York silk importers,
have been defrauded out of $10S. 900 by one
of their clerks-R. A. Pedrick-who spent in
stock speculation the money intrusted to him
to pay customs duties. Pedrick fled, but sent
a letter from his hiding place, confessing the
defsloation. The government has been in
IDENTIFIED against loss by the firm.
The Mechanics and Laborers' savings bank,
Of Jersey City, N. j., has suspended but the
president stated that depositors would be paid
in full.
Charles Knox, well-known New York dealer
in hotc nd 20 mill KnON tho
halter" is bankrupt, with liabilities amount
ing to about $200,0OO.
The November elections have taken place,
and the political cauldron, which has been
seethiDg and bubbling for weeks past, is quiet
once more. Elections in thirty States-for
| twelve governors nineteen legislatures and 237
ngressmen- were held Throughout the
New England and Middle States the vote was
| generally quite large as in several cases I'M
usual interest was taken in the result of the
battle at the polls. In New York the Republic
cans were successful the legislature being
J largely Republican, which insures the return Of
/ United States senator to succeed Roscoe
Conklng. The bitter fight in New York city
between Tammany Hall and a I" Combination
| ticket, divided among Anti Tammany Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, resulted in sweeping
| victory for the latter, whose candidate for
mayor Edward Cooper, son of Peter Cooper
was elected over his opponent Augustus
Schell, by 10000 majority. The Republicans
also gained number Of congressman in the
Empire State. In Pennsylvania General Hoyt
the Republican candidate for governor, is
elected, and in Delaware the Democratic nomi-
nees for governor and Congress we're success
full. In Massachusetts Talbot, the Republican
candidate for governor, with the entire State
ticket, was elected over Butler and Abbott
the Democrats electing one congressman and
the Greenbackers none. In Rhode Island the
To-. ~,
elected. Connecticut gives the Republicans a
gain in congressman and the legislature, which
selects a United States senator to succeed
W. 81. Barnum. In Vermont Barlow, the
Greenback candidate for Congress, has a
plurality.
wilkinson Brothers & Co.'s paper mill in
Shelton, Conn.,, one of the largest paper mills
in the country, has been destroyed by fire. en-.
failing loss Of more than $150,000.
! Alexander Smith was elected to Congress
from the twelfth New York district on thu
Republican ticket to succeed Hon. ClarksoI
{ N. Potter. During the canvass Mr.. Smith
caught cold, and died on the night of election
day, Just after the announcement of his victor,
had been made to him.
In New Hampshire the Republicans elected
8 Matt. Head, governor. They have majorit,
8 of about sixty-four on joint ballot in the legis
: lature, and send solid delegation to Congress
! The Republicans gain eight congressman il
New York.
/ George B. Loring has been declared electe
e to Congress from the sixth Massachusetts dis
. trict by small plurality, over E. M. Boyntor
Greenback candidate, who was at first an
t nounced victorious.
o A few mornings ago startling sensation wa
4 created in New York city by the discovery that
i on the night previous, the body of Alexande
o. L. Stewart. the millionaire merchant, had bee
Q stolen from the family vault in St. Mark
}. churchyard, on Second avenue. Some tim
u ago thieves attempted to carry off the body
e but were frightened away before accomplish
q ing their design; and a watchman was there
4 npon employed for time TO guard the vaul
but he had been dismissed only day or tW
before the corpse was stolen. letter Wa
D also received by Mrs. Stewart, threatening Il
n removal of the body il money was not sent II
d writer. The churchyard Is located in thickl
20 populated part of the city, and it seems almo
" Incredible that the body-snatchers should hay
" been able to remove the heavy slab above IL
Il tomb, enter the vault, break open the cofi
% scale high fence and carry away the corp
n without being seen or heard. The body mu
4 have been in an advanced state of decompos
- ton, as a horrible stencil arose from the rifle
II vault, and this made the midnight work of ii
d robbers and the subsequent concealment
ID the body, all the more difficult. The thiev
70 were doubtless melted to the ghoulish deed
the hope of obtaining a large reward for Il
return Of the body.
. western and Southern States.
IA difficulty occurred near Mount Julie
Is IS Tenn, between Winfield McWhirter and Jol
~ Cloyd (colored), caused by dispute abo
l. forty cents, CLAIMED to be due to Cloyd 1
1t picking cotton. Cloyd shot McWhirter a
" fled A writ for his arrest was issued, and Civ
: to Constable Frank Warfool to serve. Jam
y, McWhirter. DIR. Raymer and John Osbor
w we're summoned to aid him in effecting Cloy,
arrest The posse, in the course of the scare
r, came to the house of John Williams
w &c )lored), and discovered that Williamson "
~, heavily armed. He was placed under ARE
III The posse proceeded toward Greenhill, hopi
70 to meet Coyd on the way. When near
IN residence Of John T. Gleaves the officer N
ly Oloyd and tried to take him in custody. Clio
NJ shot Warfool, who then returned the fire as
~ fell. The ball struck Cloyd in the forehe
~ and he Immediately expired, as also did W
A fool. Two friends OF Cloyd shot DIR. Rayn
1t, in the thigh and arm, INJECTING serious woun
q Hermann & Co., Cincinnati bankers, hs
Id failed for about 5000, 900.
For forty miles on the line OF the Baltim,
" and Ohio railroad, east Of Parkersburg, WV
IL diphtheria has been raging to an extent hith
'l to unknoSn in that region-twelve childl
ut dying in four days, and more than half
sc, families along the road having had at lie
on one case.
en- band of one hundred tramps capture
nv train, drove off the railroad employees and !
~ it to Fulton, Ky., where they were met
~ armed citizens, who compelled the would
Lef deadheads to pursue their journey on foot,
10 Many vessels were beached or sunk, snt
at number of lives, lost during heavy storm
ter Lake Michigan.
ng From the Beaver and Sappa valleys of Kan
nv comes a terrible story of murder, outrage
eli plumber by the Indians during the recent
~ rising. About thirty persons were killed
III the two valleys, all the women and girls l
vas by the red fends were maltreated, and
ben property of the settlers was everywhere
unn RtrOYed or carried off. The loss of the &