Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-05-03
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle statss

was burned to death.
Richard Schweitzer, a young lad, died in
New York from the effects Of bite by spitz
dog. The doctors pronounced Sehweitzers
case one OF genuine hYdrophobia.
Samuel Steenburgh, colored man Of des-
perate character, who recently confessed 10 the
murder Of eleven persons and TO taking part in
various burglAries and other crimes, was hang
ed IN the presence of several thousand people,
IN Fonda, N. Y, for the murder Of Jacob s.
Parker, farmer. living at Minaville, N. T., on
November II, 1877.
George W. Blunt, New York pilot commits
Honer and prominent member Of the Chamber
OF Commerce, is dead.
A parade and meeting against any reduction
IN the present tariff duties upon foreign manu-
features took place at Chester, Pa. After the
procession mass meeting was held, at which
letters were read from q overnor Hartranft,
others. The meeting was addressed by Senator
Blaine and others.
Major-General John J. Peck, veteran of
the war with Mexico, died in Syracuse, aged
fifty eight years..
William Orion, president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, died unexpectedly
OF apoplexy in New York on the 22d. He
attended church on the 21st, and appeared to
be in unusually good health up to the time of
the attack at IL P. NJ, which ended in death
the next morning. Mr.. Orton was bern in
Cuba, N. Y, June H. 1926, graduated at the
State Normal School in Albany, and was at
various times a printer, school teacher and
bookseller. In 1862 be was appointed internal
revenue inspector for the sixth New York
district and in 1865 he was made internal
revenue commissioner at Washington. Soon
after he retired from the government service
to become president of the United States Tele-
Qranh InO1non1 NUh vuoo aaH in, Aha
Western Union line in 1866. In the following
year MIR. Orion was elected president Of the
| Western Union Company and held that position
at the time Of his death. He was considered
an unusually efficient officer He leaves wife
and eight children.
Western and Southern States.
The Oregon Republicans held their conven-
ton at Salem and declared for "sound money
and the national administration.
Ben Evans and Eph Hall, both colored, and
Mike White, white man, who were under ar
rest at Huntsville Ala, for the murder of
George Schoenberger, a prominent butcher.
were taken from jail by large crowd and
hanged. Evans accused White, who was a bust
ness rival of the murdered man, of having in.
stigated him to commit the crime. White pro-
tested his innocence to the last.
At Coal Greek, ind, mining town near
Covington, KY, an alteration arose in q
saloon between miner-member of a militia
company that had been drilling-and colored
man. The quarrel grew out of former trouble
between tho white and colored miners of the
place. The colored man was killed and then
the whites move through the streets, shooting
Unfortunately. Two more col0red men were
killed and another was mortally wounded
The sheriff called out the militia and arms
were supplied the colored miners.
Robert McEvoy, who shot and killed Major
James ]. Gregg at Graniteville, s. G., in April
1876, was hung at Aiken. McEvoy shot Major
Gregg for discharging him from position as
errand. boy, seven years previous, when he was
lad of fourteen. He made no address on the
scatfold, but met his death firmly and resign
eddy. The case excited great interest as Nc
Evoy escaped from custody four times had
been three times sentenced to death, and OF
many times respited.
at Scale, Ala, ColonelIW. L. SALISBURY, banl
| president, mayor pro tenlpore and owner OF
he..Et,qutref' Sun of Columbus, Ca, was fatally
shot in the back while entering a train, by DIR.
K. NJ. Palmer, who had Just been awarded one
cent in libel suit for damages to character by
publications in Colonel Salisbury paper.
The bark Azor left Charleston, s. G., with
the first ship load of $50 colored immigrants
sent to Africa by the Liberian Exodus Associ
ton.
While party of men were engaged in cut
ting the back of a levee near the lower end o.
Lake Bolivar, in Bolivar county, Miss, to le
off the heavy body Of water caused by unprece
dented rains, the whole party were caught il
| the sluice, and with the exception of Captain
Briscoe all were swallowed up in the votex
| Captain Briscoe was rescued after being NOR,
than an hour in the water and quicksand. Tn,
lost were Captain Fortley, a planter, two
brothers, named Moran and laborer.
Galesburg, ILL.,, and surrounding country ha
been visited by an unusually heavy storm O
wind and hail which did great damage to prop
erty Of all kinds. One of the hailstones is sale
to have been eight inches in circumference.
The daily rush into the court of bankruptc,
by Chicago business men is great. Many vol
untary petitions are filed every day, some O
the embarrassed petitioners having heavy liza
bilities and small assets.
o. @. Zeller, cashier OF the National Elk
change Bank Of Taain, Ohio, absconded will
$40, 800 of the institutions funds. He wa
treasurer of the city's school funds and hal
speculated with the money in his hands, losing
$4,000. The bank suspended temporarily.
Parker Il Runaway, real estate dealers a
Indianapolis, Ind, have failed for $318, 1000
assets, about one-half.
Indian raids from Mexico into Texas hav
taken place recently, and great quantity o
stock has been carried off and several person
killed. In Duval and Falls counties Indial
and. Mexican raiders broke up all the ranches
killing four men and two children.
A dispatch from Jacksonville, Fla, says tina
Judge McLin, secretary of state under ex-Goy
ernor Stearns and er-otfcio president Of the re
turning board and L. G. Dennis, prominen
politician Of the State, have made confession
disclosing the means and methods by whic
Florida was carried in 1876. The confession
have been forwarded to Washington.
From Washington.
The Democratic Congressman, in caucus
resolved to let the question of the adjourn
ment of Congress stand open a month Longer
The House committee on ways and mean
has agreed to report in favor of q uniform ia
OF two per cent. on all incomes exceedin
$4,000.
Edison, the inventor of the photograph, ha
given an exhibition Of his talking machine
the Capitol before large number of Senator
and Representatives. several of whom spoke i
the instrument, and their voices were repro
duced with remarkable accuracy.
The House committee on agriculture hs
agreed to report with favorable recommend
alton the bill introduced in the House by Nj
Hardenbergh, of New Jersey, providing for th
, better protection of cattle in transportation
The bill provides that cattle shall be fed {
least once every twentyfour hours
= A recent official, statement of liabilities an
assets of the treasury shows the liabilities [
be $141, 758,686; these embrace treasurer
general account and balance, including bullio
fund, $780, ,907 and in currency, $78, 848
! zoo, including fund for the redemption of ce
tifioates of deposit, June 8, 1872, 1916, 395, OO(
and $40, 100000 special fund for the redemI
) ton of fractional currency. The assets al
stated at $141 75S, $3.50, in coin; including gol
coin and bullion, $116, 1888, sos; gold bars SO
l 367, 713; standard silver dollars, 1910, So
silver coin and bullion, $40, 012, 015; gold ce
tifcates, SITS, 200; and deposits held by nj
tional bank repositories, $3,035, OPT; and
currency, 1913, S4S, 755, including deposits hel
+ by national bank Repositories, $9,221, 49,