Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-05-10
NEWS SUMMARY.

tiie evening neIu puUnc recepuon II
Independence Hall.
party Of Southern Senators and Congress-
men visited Boston, as guests OF the CONNER
eal club, and were shown the sights Of the
1ity. The visit ng party consisted of Senators
Ciordon, of Georgia; Morgan, Of Alabama, and
Jones, Of Florida; Representatives Carli.le, OF
kentucky; Ellis, of Georgia. Yeates, of North
Carolina Whitthorne and Young, OF Tennes-
see; G ode, Of Virginia; Hooker and Mooney,
Of Mississippi, and Clark, Of Missouri.
An aged couple named August and Hannah
Grisher, who lived near Youngsyille, N. Y,
we're found horribly mutilated and dead in
their house. They had lived apart for some
time, and it is thought he killed her by cutting
her throat and then shot himself.
The creditors of Nathan Matthews, of Bos-
ton, who in 1870 was worth from Sc 900, 900 to
S7,000,000. have pettioned him into bankrupt
cy. His failure is principally due to the enor-
nous shrinkage in value of real estate, in which
he had invested heavily.
Thomas Hughes was instantly killed and
William Davis seriously wounded by the pre-
mature explosion of blast in the East Mines,
near s.. Clair, Pa.
Among recent heavy bankrupts in New York
are Hon. Benjamin Wood, publisher of the
EUening Ne1CS, with liabilities amounting to
$233, 200 and assets placed at about one-half
that sum eX-State Senator Michael Norton,
with liabilities of about $4,000 and hardy
any assets, and David ]. Kennedy, builder,
whose liabilities are $40, 900 with small assets.
Considerable conjecture was aroused by the
mysterious movements of the steamship CHM
bria, which arrived in Southwest Harbor Me-,
from Russia. The vessel had been chartered
by the Russian government, and proceeding
to Baltic Port, Russia, she took on board
nearly 700 men, starting to cruise ostensibly on
the Chinese and Japanese coasts. After her
arrival on the Maine coast it was discovered
that she had on board a regularly organized
ships company Of sixty officers and 600 seamen
Of the Russian imperial navy, as well as large
amount Of stores, although no arms OF ammu-
milton were visible. Her commander sent a
long dispatch in cipher to Admiral Lessorsky
at st. Petersburg, and the officers were very
reticent about the object Of their VISIT which,
however, was believed to have some connection
with an anticipated war between England and
Russia.
Rapid transit in New York is an accomplished
! fact. The first train on the Gilber Elevated
Railroad, the building of which was begun last
winter, made trip from the downtown ter
minus over the completed portion of the road
| to Fifty-ninth street. AS the train of cars sped
through the busy streets it attracted much at
tention and many of the houses were gaily
decorated with flags in honor of the event.
The trip was made In exactly sixteen minutes,
about one.third the time in which the same
distance is made by the horse cars. The New
York Elevated Railroad, on the east side of the
city, is also being pushed rapidly forward to
completion.
F. S. Paul., wealthy and hitherto respected
citizen Of Scranton, Pa, convicted in January
loaf n aaYN%aY oaI 30 txuN
imprisonment in the county Jail. The alleged
forgery consisted of an interlineation Of 9
lease, whereby PAUL. was enabled to remove
the porches from building.
John Morrissey, New York State Senator,
died at Saratoga, N. Y, on the LIST, after long
sickness He had recently returned from TRIP
to Florida, where he had gone for the benefit
OF his health, but without gaining any relief
Mr.. Morrissey was born in Ireland in 1881, and
came to this country three years later. In his
early days he was prize-fghter and gambler
He became a member Of Congress from New
York district in 1885, and was reelected il
1868. In 1875 he was elected to the State SEN
ate, and at the election last fall he ran agair
for Senator in the strongest district and against
one Of the best known candidates of his politi
cal opponents. The canvass was one Of The
liveliest and most exciting ever known in thu
history of New York politics, and Morrissey
oAOhOuSh puCCSbolul, Whb 81 pIUSbThLbu ny Ill
efforts for victory that his strong constitution
was undermined, and he never took the seat t.
which he had been elected.
Western and Southern States.
A large loss Of life by the heavy storm in tn
West is reported from Iowa. At Carroll
child was torn from its mothers arms by tn
hurricane and both were found dead half
mule apart. William Hollen, while trying Il
drive cattle from his barn, was borne up int
the air with his cattle and barn and killed. A
Sac City William Beach and two sons wer
killed, while like fate befell six persons nea
Ida City. Heavy loss of life and property
also reported from a Swedish settlement il
Crawford county.
G. E. Parker, New York druggist, wa
killed and five men were wounded by a coils
ion between a passenger and freight trai
on the Richmond and Danvile railroad, nea
Piney Greek, Va.
Thirteen business houses were totally dc
stroyed by fire at River Falls, Wis.,, causin
a loss on buildings Of 1915, 900.
The two four story brick buildings occupie
by the Free Press, in Detroit, Mich, were de
stroyed by a fire which originated in an OK
plosion of gas main. The Free Press ha
just purchased several thousand dollars wort
o; type, for new dress, which was DESTROYED
The damage is estimated at $50, 900, besides
editors.
Along with the many heavy business failure
throughout the West recently come reports {
!, heavy defacations by bank officials who wer
, trusted and unsupported. James Bayne
cashier Of the Salem Qnd.) National Bank, file
from home and relatives after stealing 800, 90
of the banks funds, but the loss was mad
good by his bondsman, and the bank, whic
had temporarily suspended, resumed business
Mat CHI . h. NJ
honal Bank at Urbana, Ohio, specialized i
grain at Chicago, and losing heavily he covere
his losses by taking the funds OF the banl
: The deficiency was discovered when he r,
signed his place and went to Chicago. TIL
bank loses SAG, 900 by his knavery, while othe
parties who had trusted him have also bee
, victimized to an extent that will increase IL
defalcation to $125,000.
: At Kansas City, NO., Theodore Hattenbac
and wife were found murdered in their hom
which had been set on fire, while their lit
, girl was discovered out Of doors with fatal il
juries. No clue to the murderer was found
Matthew Weaver, the defaulting cashier
the Urbana (Ohio) bank has been arrested
, Chicago.
There were 265 petitions in bankruptcy file
in Chicago during April, with total debts
, over $13, 1000, 900.
l Three men we're killed and twelve othe
more or less seriously injured by an explosic
Of the boiler in the towboat Warner on IL
Mississippi river, at Memphis.
From Washington.
The statement Of Samuel B. McLin, late
member Of the Florida State canvassers,
t regard to alleged fraud in counting the PREF
dental vote of 1876, has reached Washington
, McLin specifies that about 1893 votes we
, manufactured and added to the returns al
l his statement closes with an attack upon Pres
, dent Hayes.