Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-06-28
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
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selves beneath tree during storm, near Oll
City Penn, two Of them, Thomas Donaldson
and his son. we're struck by lightning and
instantly killed, and another, named Fink, was
fatally injured.
The grand Jury in Philadelphia has found
true bin OF indictment against General Gideon
Clark for embezzling, in 1874, money received
by him as register Of wills in that city.
d ringa fire on the Bowery, New York city,
the roof Of a building fell in, burying about
thirty firemen in the ruins. Six men were
severely and several slightly hurt.
A wire rope used in lowering a cable on the
new bridge across the East river, New York,
gave way suddenly, killing two workmen and
injuring two more.
Lieutenant Edward Totten, Of the Regular
army, was caught between two trains in a
narrow cut on the Hudson river railroad, near
Cold Spring, N Y, and killed. Three ladies
with him had a narrow escape from a like fate.
Many prominent men and delegations from
numerous societies and associations attended
the funeral of William Cullen Bryant in New
York. After the services at Mr.. Bryants church
the body was taken to the dead poets country
home in Roslyn, L. l., and inferred close to
that of his wife.
While a mine car containing A. J. Williams
and Matt Beck was descending in the Maize
colliery, near Shenandoah, Pa, it broke from
its fastenings and fell to the bottom. Williams
was instantly killed and Beck probably fatally
injured.
Samuel Williams, of Rondout, N. Y, the
Oldest printer in the State, is dead at the age
Of 49,
A loss of over 300, 1000 was incurred by a
fire in the extensive pork slaughtering estab-
lishment of G. H. North & Co., Boston, Mass.
Sharnshoote.s' -i-si~s IiVln ali parts OF the
United States were represented at the annual
national German shooting festival, or Schuet-
zen fest, which took place at Union Hill, N. j.
The procession in New York was reviewed by
the mayor.
Christian K Ross, father of the long lost
Charlie Ross, has been appointed harbor mas
ter of Philadelphia.
Several families at Pittston, Pa, were poi
soned by drinking the milk Of COW whose
udder had been bitten by a snake. Eighteen
persons suffered great pain, and kitten, to
which some of the milk was given as an expert
ment, died instantly.
The Maine Democratic Convention met al
Portland and nominated Alonzo Garcelon, OF
Lewiston, for governor. The platform de.
| mands that government bonds shall be re-
deemed as rapidly as practicable, and that nc
new ones shall be issued favors national
currency opposes the present national bank
ing system favors "the gradual substi-
tuition of greenbacks for national bank bills !
indorses the House presidential election inv
| tigation and condemns the policy OF the Repub
lican party. A minority resolution in oppo
stion to the existing prohibitory liquor Law
was rejected.
Hon. Terence J. Quinn, member of Congress
from the Albany district of New York, died a
his home, the other day, aged AZ years.
Western and Southern States.
The North Carolina Democrats held thei
convention at Raleigh and unanimously nomi
mated w. N. II. Smith for chief-justice AM
]. H. billiard for associate justice. There wa
no platform.
The Michigan Republican State convention
met at Detroit. A ticket headed by Charles M
Croswel for governor was nominated and
platform which demands currency " tina
will command its full value in every ma ket o
the world" and asserts that "the question Q
the election of the present incumbeuts to tn
offices of president and vice-president wa
finally settled by the forty-fourth congress
was adopted.
Noah Cherry, Bob Thompson and Harr
Atkinson, all colored, were hanged at Colds
boro, N. c., for the murder of Mr.. and Mrs.
Worley-a farmer and his wife-in Februar
last. All three asserted their innocence on th
scaffold and charged one Cox with havin
committed the murders for which they wer
about. to suffer execution.
At Coal Creek, Ind, John Kelly, an e1
miner, shot Thomas Minis, colored miner, il
flicting mortal wound. He then emptied th
remaining chambers Of his revolver into squa
of colored miners near by, wounding two {
them. Kelly fled, but was pursued and captured
General Mckenzie, with force of 500 troop
entered Mexican territory in pursuit of raider
and fears of collision between the America
force and the Mexicans are entertained.
The Academy of Music building and Com
merce block in Akron, Ohio, were destroyed b
fire. causing loss of over $150,000.
The Cincinnati grand jury having failed t
indict the faculty of the Ohio and Miami Med
cal Colleges for completely in the robberies of II
bodies of President Harrisons son and youn
man named Devin, relatives Of deceased have d.
cided to institute civil suits against the colleges
claiming $4,000 in each case. A similar 81
will be brought against the Ann Arbor Med
cal College. Eminent counsel has been re
tanned, and the suits will be pressed.
From Washington.
The graves of the Confederate dead
Arlington cemetery and other places in ii
vicinity of Washington were decorated by tt
Southern Memorial Association.
The Senate committee n privileges and ele
port adversely on the petitions asking for sue
action as may lead to the adoption of the pre-
} posed sixteenth amendment to the constitute
OF the United States, in order to secure fema
suffrage.
r. W. Fenton, of New York, William
) Groesbeck, of Ohio, and Francis Walker, hay
been nominated to be United States commi
sioners at the international monetary col
ference.
The agricultural department estimates thu
: the wheat crop of the country will be 400, 00
l 900 bushels, For the last three years, the vie
7 has been one-third larger than for the pr
ceding years.
, Major Reno, who was in command of Unite
a States troops, stationed near General Gust
when the latter and his men were massacre,
! severely criticised, has written letter to I'll
House committee on military affairs, demand
| ing an Investigation.
=. The Senate has confirmed the nomination
, Sumner s. Kimball of Maine, to be gener
superintendent of the life saving service.
z Foreign News.
9 The European congress assembled for
J., first time at the Radziwell palace in Berlin, Il
representatives of Germany, Austria, Franc
Great Britain, Italy, Russia and Turkey beiI
, present. The proceedings were secret, b
n nothing was done except the election of Prin
i Bismarck as president of the congress.
d The construction of the Paris expositiC
" buildings cost $4,000, 900, which is $4,000, O
O in excess of the original estimate.
y The agricultural collection of the Unit
States at the Paris Exposition attracts gre
attention.
General Jovelar has retired to Spain, Al
General Martinez-Campos succeeds him
governor of the island of Cuba.
The sittings Of the peace congress in Der
> are held with extreme secrecy.
II CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY,
n SenaCe.
- The motion of Mr.. Voorhees, to take up t
~ hill IN ranaa1 tho oY,ania raaTmntion anf u