Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-02-15
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and MIddIe statea.

West.
At Palmer, Mass, johanna Flaherty, an old
woman Of seventy, committed suicide by
drowning.
The board OF trade Of Providence, r. l., de-
nounced the proposed reconciliation Of silver.
Hugh J. Jewe {, receiver OF the Erie railroad,
was arrested in New York. upon complaint OF
an English stakeholder, who charges him with
making false statements regarding the financial
condition Of the road, with intent TO deceive
the bondholders. The accused denied the
charge.
Recent heavy fires The furniture factory Of
E. n. Holmes q Co., Boston, and six adjoining
tenements, were destroyed by fire, involving a
loss Of about $500, 900 at Philadelphia, four
stOrT building in Chestnut street, occupied by
II. /. W. p. Smith, dry goods merchants,
was burned to the ground, and a loss caused Of
about $500. 600 and in Bro klyn the Ameling
pork-packing establishment was destroyed by
the flames, causing loss estimated at 500, 600.
The recent heavy snow storm caused con-
siderable damage all over the country, and
particularly on the Atlantic coast. Several
vessels were driven ashore, one at Asbury
Park, N. j., another outside the capes of the
Delaware river, and a third off Plum Gut
island, Long Island. Travel on the railroads
was also impeded to some extent.
There were 1879 failures in New York during
January, with liabilities aggregating 81, 49,,
039 and assets, 81, 433,S39.
Waning interest in the marriage OF Thomas
Lord, the wealthy New York millionaire to
Mrs. Hicks, has been revived by the publication
of Mr.. Lords answer to the charge of his sons,
that he was Of unsound mind when he con-
tracted the marriage and had been unduly influ-
enced by his wife. After the marriage the con-
tracing parties disappeared and could not be
found, although all the time they were living
privately in New York. The bridegroom sons
instituted legal proceedings against their father
and had commission to inquire into his men
tai condition appointed. In his answer, Mr..
Lord asserts that he is of perfectly sound mind.
in proof of which he furnishes the affidavits of
two prominent New York physicians, who GER
tify that he is perfectly sane and capable of
taking care of himself He further states that
after the marriage one of his sons sent letter
| to Mrs. Lord, threatening to kill her, his own
children, and himself that previous TO the
marriage letters opposing that event were
written by his sons and their lawyer that
he kept secluded after his marriage because he
| feared some act of Violence toward his wife at
the hands of his son, and furthermore the en-
gagement was one of long standing and not
a sudden whlm. stay OF proceedings was
granted by Judge Donohue.
A meeting in favor of the silver movement,
held in Cooper Institute, New York, was ad-
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gress from Ohio.
Joseph Woods was hanged at Malone N. Y,
for the murder of stephen Barber, last August.
The families of two watchmen guarding hotel
property on Coney Island beach, near New
York, were overwhelmed by the rising tide
during the recent heavy gale and drowned.
Three women and five children persisted.
The Freeport (Me.) almshouse was burned,
with its contents, and an old couple in the
building persisted in the flames.
Thomas Durkin, treasurer of Scranton, Pa,
was removed from Office, deficiency of 81, 900
having been discovered in his accounts.
The Hinkley locomotive works, of Boston,
Mass, have suspended. An examination
showed liabilities of about $780, 600.
Sixteen valuable horses we're burned to death
at fire in Danielsonville, Conn.
Henry W. Genet, prominently identified with
the Tweed ring, and who has been hidden in
unknown quarters ever since he ran away from
the sheriff four years ago, after his conviction
for obtaining money from the city under false
pretenses, returned to New York and gave
himself up to justice. he was held in $25, DOC
bail.
RchardJ. Dell, a farmer about eighty years
old, living near Woodbury. n j., was fatally
injured by young bull as he was attempting
to drive the animal away from the cattle yard
hn and James Cassidy, aged one and two
! yeas, were smotheredsto death in a New York
tenement house by the smoke from burning
mattress, and the recovery of two elder
brothers, aged four and FIVE, was made doubt
full through the same cause.
Western and Southern States.
Mr.. Peter Cooper CONCENTRATES founding an
educational institute for girls, in South Caro-
lima. similar in it's workings to the Cooper
Bob ty,h a.
" Limestone Spr ngs," near Spartanburg,
favorable position for his project as it con aim
several buildings, and the venerable philan
thropist says, in regard to the matter 81
"ish to do something for the South, and show
that Northern man has some interest in thu
welfare of the Southern people. hope it MAJ
do som thing toward ending old feuds ant
cementing this Union. I think there is a yer.
good field for an insti ution there that may b.
means of doing good to the country. 1t viii
be done If can see any way of putting it upo1
a substantial footing. 1t would be q school O
science and art in its application to all dsefu
and necessary purposes of life, and for ladie
only"
The First National Bank of Kansas City
Mo-, has suspended.
During terrific gale the steamer Metropolis
of New York, from Philadelphia for Para
South America, having on board about $50 per
sons, was wrecked off Currituck Beach, on III,
North Carolina coast, not far from the recen
disaster to the United States steamer Huron
The vessel stranded at about $3.50 in the even
ing, and Immediately terrible scene of con
fusion arose among those on board, many o
whom were laborers engaged to help bujlC
a railroad in South America. The steamer wa
laden with railroad iron and other appliance
necessary to build the road. AS soon as tn,
Metropolis struck she began to break to piece
| or nd had 4
Owing to the remoteness of the telegraph from
the scene of disaster the first accounts wer
meagre. About fifty persons were washed
ashore, but it is thought the rest met water
grave.
Later reports of the disaster to the steame
Metropolis on the North Carolina coast, stat
that the number of lost is about one hundred
Shortly after leaving Philadelphia the vesse
sprung leak, and the pump breaking sh
became unmanageable. 1t was then deter
mined to beach her, and all hands were ad
monished to provide themselves with life
preservers. When the vessel struck pani
ensued among the passengers and the wildes
excitement prevailed. Immense waves brok
, over the ship and many persons On deck wer
! swept away In the roar of the storm it wa
impossible to hear the orders of the captain
or his officers and all discipline was soon at al
end, every man looking out for himself Tn
ship struck at about seven in the morning
and near noon man appeared on tn
beach, on horseback, waving his hat ant
promising assistance. Shortly after the mel
of the life-saving station appeared, but wer
unable to help those on board. The only as
sistance they gave was to pull the half-drown
, ed people out of the surf as they batted 70
. life with the immense waves. Neither coul
any boats be lowered from the wrecked vesse
o1 account Of the heavy sea- At five p. M. tn
vessel broke up entirely ana all on board en-
gagged in fearful struggle for their lives
The beach was strewn with the bodies of tn
unfortunate crew and passengers. The cap
tain of the vessel states that if assistance la,
been rendered by the life-savng station at tn
time tho vessel was beached little or no loss o
, life would have followed. Many of the laborer