Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-15
NEWS SUMMARY.
eastern and Middle states.

Eastern and Middle States.
The seventh annual meeting OF the Fish
Culturists' Association was opened in New
York, about one hundred persons interested in
piscicalture being in attendance
Bertha Won Hnlem walked one hundred
miles in twenty-eight hours, with six and
half minutes to spare, at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Andrus, McChain & Co., booksellers, paper
makers and printers Of Ithaca, n. Y, have
failed, With liabilities Of about S75,O0o.
Sixty.seven failures were reported during
the past month in New York, with aggregate
liabilities Of s2,65s, SOS, and assets, S695,631.
Thomas Tegley, Frank Alspach. Henry Faust
and Albert Snyder were seriously burned by an
explosion Of gas in coilisry near Fremont,
Pennsylvania.
4. L. Boyer and Cyrenius Sellers, the head
of the defunct Dime Savings Bank of Reading,
Pa. were arrested upon complaint of a deposit
tor. who charged them with defraudng him
ont of $4,000. They were admitted to bail.
Governor Hartranft reviewed and addressed
4 procession at Pottstown, Pa, in opposition to
the tariff bill before Congress.
]. NJ. Reid, farmer of jamestown, n. Y,
committed suicide by hanging himself in a corn
crib, on account Of financial troubles.
During the last two months thousands Of
unemployed men in New York have applied at
the recruiting headquarters in that city to Join
the regular army.
A large number of business failures have
taken place in New York city recently Among
the most prominent houses that have sus-
pended are Greenleaf, Morris & Co., bankers
for about $780, 900 F. o. Boyd & Co., whisky
commission merchants, for large amount 4;
Jewell, Harrison & Co, dealers in provision
and cotton ]. c. Kohlsaat's Sons, dry goods
importers, for about $4,000, and Wilson &
Greig. dry goods dealers, whose liabilities ag-
gregate in the ntighborhoed OF SAC, 900.
At a meeting of the trustees Of the New
! York and Brooklyn Bridge Company, held in
Brooklyn, resolution was adopted calling
upon the city OF Brooklyn FOR requsition OF
$l,0O0,000, and upon New York city for $780,
600, for the purpose of finishing the bridge.
THIS additional amount will make Just So
900, 900 that will have been raised to build the
structure.
| Spring elections in number of cities and
towns Of New York have been held. James
Benton, the WorkiDgmen's candidate, was
! elected mayor of Utica defeating both the
Elmira, Granville d. Parson, Greenback and
Labor Reform candidate, was elected mayor,
over the Republican and Democratic nominees
! by 424 majority, and the same party elected
five of the seven aldermen chosen in Oswego,
Thomas Pierson, the GreenbaGll and Working
mems candidate, was elected mayor by abont
800 ma ority in Auburn, the combined Demo-
Gratis and Nationalists elected Martin l.. Wal
ley mayor by 215 majority while the regular
Republican nominees for mayor were elected
In Rochester and Newburg, and the Democratic
candidate for that Office was chosen in Troy.
The Prohibitionist party in Rhode Island, in
convention at Providence, nominated the pres.
ent State officers for reelection.
Western and Southern States.
The Iowa State Senate has restored capital
punishment, by vote of % to 10.
At Kansas City, Mo-, Edward McFarren waf
hung for the murder of deputy marshal il
February, 1877 at Warrenburg, Mo-, Johr
Daniel, farmer, was hung for the murder Of
Jesse Miller, also farmer, with whom he haG
quarreled and st Marion, Ala, Albert Young
Robert Jones, Sias Wright and Lucus Porter
all col0red, were hung for the murder Of Isaac
D. Moore.
The death of Benjamin F. Wade, ex Senator
Of the United States, took place at his home il
Jefferson, Ohio, on the I'd, after lingering
sickness. Mr. Wade was born in West Spring
field, Mass, October 81, 1900. At the age O.
eighteen he went to Ohio, working for q while
as farm labOrer and afterward as a school
teacher. At the age Of twenty six he began t.
study law, and in 1885 was elected prosecuting
attorney Of Ashtabula county, Ohio, In 1874
he was appointed presiding judge OF the thirt
judicial district of Ohio and IN 1851 he be
came United States Senator, which Office h
held until 1869. When Andrew Johnson be
came President in 1865, Senator Wade wa
elected president pro tenn. of the Senate. Hi
last appearance in public was at the nationa
Republican convention held in Cincinnati il
1876.
At Fishkill Landing, on the Mississippi
river, fifteen miles south of Waterloo, ILL.,, tn
house of Moritz Kaiser was burned, and him
: self, wife and six children persisted in tn
flames.
: The Miami Savings Bank of Cincinnati Ohio
has failed. Its liabilities are Sl79, 900; asset'
1925, 900.
A terrific tornado, 400 yards in width, swer
through Casey county, Ky, killing Vincer
Wesley, his wife, two grown daug hters,
nephew named Sloane and William Taylor, VIII
3 was stopping at his house near Rich Hill. |
the vicinity of Mount Olive Mrs. Morgan We
killed and dwellings were completely sweI
away, fences were blown down. trees uproote(
and nearly all the cattle and poultry in til
path of the whirlwind were killed.
The recent destructive foods in Californ
have done an immense amount OF damag
l The country for 100 miles on the Sacrament
river looked like huge island sea. DR.. GLEN
/ farmer of Coluse county, lost 10000 shee
and 5000 acres OF wheat The loss betwee
Sacramento and Monroeville on levees, bull,
ingS, cattle and crops will reach $800,00
! hard money league has been formed in Il
1 West, with headqu arters at Chicago. Geor,
= W. Allen, of Milwaukee, has been elected pres
: dent
Q The carnival season in New Orleans opent
with the arrivalof King Carnival the surrende
of the keys of the city by the mayor, the OF
( cupation of the city by the King Of Mis-rul,
i Over twenty thousand persons witnessed I'll
e ceremonies
f Hot Springs, Ark, the famous wateru
q place, has been partially laid in ashes. A fl
h broke out in shanty, and before it could
= subdued the flames had destroyed $50 bull
: ings together with an immense amount
e goods. Among the buildings burned are thr
k hotels. two banks, post office, a daily new
i paper-office, Western Union telegraph offic
q and various bath and business houses. It
Is Is loss is estimated at 5000, 900 and over.
- Cincinnai's board of education has Apr
priated $4,000 TO prepare full showing of t
II city public school system and students VOL
l. at the Paris Exposition.
Q From Washington.
- The House committee on the revision of t
10 laws regulating the counting of the electol
l. votes for President and Vce-President h
Is under consideration several plans for prevel
J. ing the recurrence Of a controversy like Il
\ which proceeded the last presidential electic
n The treasurer destroyed greenbacks amour
= ing to 1892, 400, on account of $615 800 8
7; ditionel national bank currency issued duri
IL last month as required by law, leaving the o,
1t standing legal tender circulation at $34S, 81
G 0N.
re The President, having learned from relia
n sources, that colored men, citizens Of Flori,
70 were being kidnapped and transported fir
- that State across the gulf of Mexico to Gu
10 where they were sold into slavery, has appoi
a. ed Judge Leonard, the Republican meml
le from Louisiana IN the House. to go to CT
and investigate the matter.