Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-11-08
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Eastern ana Middle states.

penitentisry.
Two New York steamers were wrecked dur
ing the late storm, though fortunately without
loss OF life. The City OF Houston, from New
York for Galveston, Texas, was lost on Frying
Pan shoals, of the North Carolina coast, the
passengers and crew-About seventy in all
taking TO the boats and being picked up by
another steamer. The General Barnes, from
Savannah for New York, foundered OF Cape
Hatterss, but her crew and passengers were
saged by passing steamer.
While the Rev. W. II. H. Murray was duck
shooting on his farm near Madison, Conn.,, his
gun burst, badly SCATTERING his right hand.
As John J. Morris. New York alderman,
was walking up Sixth avenue early in the
morning, q man suddenly confronted him and.
stsbbing him rapidly three times, disappeared
in the darkness. Alderman Morris made his
way to his home where he was attended by
physicians, who found three wounds in the
vicinity of the heart, none Of them, however,
necessarily fatal. The wounded official was
unable to describe his assailant accurately, and
could not tell why he had been attacked.
One of the heaviest bank robberies that ever
took place in this or any other country has
just occurred in New York, where the Man
haitian savings bank was entered by band
Of seven masked burglars and robbed Of nearly
three million dollars in securities and money.
The thieves entered the bank janitor's room
according to the story told by that
individual - handcuffed him and his wife
and forced him to surrender the keys of the
vault and the secret of the combination of the
lock. They then entered the vault and re-
manned there nearly three hours, breaking
open the safe and rifiing 1t Of portion Of its
contents, carrying away 90, TAT 700 in securities
and $11, 900 in cash. Most of the securities
taken we're not negotiable. The tank officials
Issued notice stating that in order to prevent
no. do
within sixty days. fhe police stated that the
whole affair was one of the most remarkable
and mysterious in the annals of the depart
ment
Sylvester Seals was instantly killed and John
Reardon fatally injured at the Thomas Iron
Company's mines, High Bridge. N. j., by fall
ing one hundred feet down an old shaft.
Another bold robbery has been committed in
New York-the victim this time being lady.
Mrs. Clarence Ogden, proprietress OF fash
| ionable boarding house on Fifth avenue, had
retired for the night shortly after eleven
| o'clock Some time afterward she was awak-
ened by q noise in her room, and on looking up
she saw two men, with masks over their faces.
Before Mrs. Ogden G. uld give an alarm the
| intruders clapped towel saturated in chloro-
form over her face, and she became uncon-
scious and did not regain her senses until
nearly noon the next day. After rendering
|
the apar ment, stripping it of money. jewelry
/ and other valuables They took one diamond
ring from Glrs. Ogden's finger and cut the
stones from another which they could not get
off Early the next morning Mrs. Ogden was
found in an unconscious condition, and that
was the first intimation the people in the
house had that daring robbery had been
committed in their very midst.
Western and Southern States.
While drunk, Henry W. Tyler, a we'll known
desperate of Lowell, Ohio, killed his wife with
pistol-shot and then put bullet through his
own head, dying few minutes afterward.
Richard T. Isaacs was hanged at Harrisville,
Mo, for the murder Of H. B. Clark. He made
speech on the gallows admitting his guilt and
and warning all persons against wrong doing.
A few days ago the boiler Of the Otsego fork
handle works at Rome, Ohio, exploded, killing
the engineer, and seriously injurlng two other
men.
In an ARRAY near Marshallville, Ga, john
Anderson was stabbed and probably fatally
wounded by Henry McRea (colored), whom
Anderson afterward shot twice. killing him
instantly.
At fire in coal oil refinery, near Balti.
more, Robert Dinsmore and William Smith
were burned to death and Lewis Lebrun was
horribly roasted.
The Virginia and Georgia State fairs - the
former in Richmond and the latter in Macon -
opened the other day.
From washington
A recent Washington dispatch says " About
400 illicit listillers and tobacco blockaders, now
under indictment before the United States
court at S atesville, N. c., have pettioned the
internal revenue bureau to have the same
clemency extended to them as was recently
extended to a number of illicit distillers In
South Carolina. excepting only those who
had violently resisted the revenue officers.
The clemency extended in the South Carolina
cases was that upon the offenders coming into
court and pleading guilty to the indictments
preferred against them sentence would be sus
pended during their good behavior. They
offer to pledge themselves, if the clemency il
granted, not only to abstain from further VIC
lations Of the internal revenuelaws themselves,
but to use their influence to prevent Others
from doing so. The department will probably
grant the request of the petitioners.
The chief of the bureau of statistics reports
that the commerce between the United States
and Brazil during the year ending June 80
1878, was as follows Value Of domestic ex.
ports Gall merchandise), $8, SIC, 646 value Of
imports Gall merchandise, except specie
$3, 063), $32, 972 036. Total value of foreign
exports to Brazil Gall merchandise), $76,058.
|. Mr.. J. A. williamson commissioner of The
general land Office, has completed his annus
report. 1t shows that during the last fsca
year 8, 686, 178 acres of public lands were dis
posed of, and 8041,011 acres were surveyed
in addition to the 721, 613,7i8 acres previously
surveyed. The total number Of acres of public
domain still unsurveyed is something over one
Thousand millions. The dispossls were mainly al
follows Homestead entries, 4, 4l8 344 acres
timber culture entries, &c. 94 acres deser
land entries, 80 553 acres; cash entries 877 55t
acres grants to railroads. 606 $40 acres; BwamI
lands patented, 202, 926 acres other grants t.
States, 214, 1872 acres cash receipts 50 022, $3.50
increase Of cash receipts over 1876-77, $500 567
These figures show great increase in thu
quantity of land taken up by the class Of
actual settlers as homesteads and for th,
purpose Of timber culture. Cor1missione
Williamson recommends regard to lapse(
railroad grants that Congress should ethe
declare the grants forfeited and restore tn
lands to disposal as part Of the public domain
or extend the time for the completion of tn,
roads. An increase in the working force of tn
office is called for.
FareiUn News.
An attempt has been made to assassinate tn
king Of Spain, While driving through tn
streets Of Madrid, he was fred upon by a mai
in blouse, who was Immediately seized b,
soldiers and taken to prison. The king wa
untouched, and continued on his way to tn,
palace, amid the acclamations of the people
The would-be assassin is q cooper named Jual
Moncase, aged twenty-three and he state
his crime was premeditated. He was rescued
with difficulty, from some women, who trie
to lynch him.
General Grant was witness to the attemp
upon the life of the king Of Spain.
The workmen connected with five larg
shipbuilding establishments on the Clyde, i
, Scotland, have struck against proposed re
duction in wages.
. The Glasgow house OF John James Wright
Co. is bankrupt, with liabilities reaching $5
900, 900 and meager assets.