Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-12-27
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Eaatern and NIddIe atntaa.

G&oANNu anu NtAodto oAak01s
A company in New York has been granted
privileges to convey steam for eating pur-
poses through mains under the streets Of the
city.
The New York Press club gave a reception TO
Colonel J. NJ Heating, Of the Memphis (1enn.)
Appeal, IN recognition OF his unsWerying fidelity
to professional duty during the recent yellow
fever epidemic.
Rev. A. s. Francis, an aged Methodist
clergyman, was robbed in q most audacious
manner, while getting out Of 8 Brooklyn car,
by four men, who held him despite his strug-
giles, abstracted his pocket-book, and then ian
away.
Miss Mary Marshall, Of Chicago, defeated
Daniel Carroll, Of Warren. Pa, in one-hun-
bred mile walking contest at jamestown, y. Y.
A financial panic in Saratoga, N. Y, followed
the dedication and suspension of James H.
Wright, county treasurer, and resulted in the
collapse Of the First National hank, with which
Wright had dealings, and the Commercial bank.
At Newport, r. l., Mrs Joshua Walker, aged
twenty, discovered her husband trying to salt
down some pork with white sugar. She was
seized with q ct Of laughter, which continued
several minutes when she suddenly expired.
William Whites was killed and two other men
severely injured by the'falling of huge over
hanging rock in quarry at Sussex, N. ].
How many people are born, die and marry in
a week in New York, is shown by the following
record Of one week: Births, 600 deaths,
495 marriages, 161.
The car drivers on the Third avenue New
York; line Of horse oars struck because two Of
their number, prominen tly identified with a
strike last September, were discharged.
Skating disasters are becoming frequent.
Porter Guernsey and Florence Wickoff, son of
a prominent druggist and daughter OF Pres
byterian clergyman, were drowned while skat-
ing together at Lake City, MINI.
Henry E. Hoy, junior member Of a New York
firm OF publishers, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head with pistol Finan-
cial embarrassment is supposed to have led to
the act.
A desperate attempt was made by large
body of men to capture one Of their friends,
Red Leary," who had been taken into GUS
tody on the charge of completely in the Man
haitian bank robbery, and after his discharge
was rearrested for robbing the Northampton
(msss.) bank. AS he was about to be taken
from the prison to carriage, several of his
companions made a dash to release him, but
were confronted by the pistols Of Detective
Pinkerton and aids and after short but
severe struggle The prisoner was left in the
hands Of the officers, while one Of his would-be
rescuers was arrested.
has started on a walk Of 100 quarter miles in
1900 quarter hours. One Of the requirements
Of this pedestrian feat is that each quarter
mile be made in the first fifteen minutes OF
every hour, which will give Madam Anderson
only forty-fve minutes Of continuous sleep.
Ex-Presdent John s. Norton, of the Market
street railway company, of Philadelphia, and
Samuel H. HUM who were convicted Of
fraudulently overissuing stock of the company
| baua ham aoptaDaad 40 oh m fnD vaora, nj
ment in the penitentiary.
Four cases Of suicide in one day occurred in
Brooklyn, N. Y, recently. Rudolph Herr, 9
lawyer, shot himself James Smith, a tailor
was found suspended by rope John Gallery
a tailor, cut his throat, and Herman Schmidt
an emigrant, took poison.
Jack Kehoe was hanged at Pottsville, Pa
for the murder Of F. W. s. Langd on, Goa
colliery ticket boss, at Audenried, Pa in 1862
He was well known in the Pennsylvania mining
regions, and was styled " King Of the Mellies.
He died protesting his innocence Of the crime
for which he was executed.
Western and Southern States.
At race in Stockton, Cal, the horse Raru
trotted a mile in 2:141l.
Two cattle thieves in Custer county, Neb
killed one Of four herders who were trying t
arrest them. Subsequently they were arrested
by the sheriff of the county. That nigh
twenty-five masked men oyerpoWered tn,
sheriff and his posse, who were taking the pris
oners to the county seat for trial, tied the
two men to tree and burned them to dealt
G. ". Lane, his wife and two children, Twin,
four miles below Sabula, Iowa, were on tn
Mississippi in a hand sleigh, when the ice CAV
way, and the whole family were drowned.
Peter Muchmeiser, a Cincinnati drunkard
who subsisted on his wifes earnings as
washerwoman, beat her on the head until h
supposed her dead, and then hanged himself
The woman will be manned for life if she sur
wives.
Prier Jones and Smith Jackson Cboth col
ored) we're hanged at Bastrop, Tex, in pres
ence of three thousand persons.
Four colored men, imprisoned at Lake City
Fla, for trying to burn mill and beating tn
mill superintendents wife, we're taken froI
prison by crowd Of disguised men and fire
upon. Two OF the prisoners were killed. th
third was MORALLY wounded and the fourt
escaped, but afterward gave himself up to tn
authorities.
A loss Of $500 was incurred by the dc
struction of Williams & Co.'s large Tobacco
mandatory, in Richmond, Va.
An appalling tragedy has taken place nea
Thornhill, Tenn. In spite Of large family
Mr.. J. n. Epperson and wife could not liv
bOBStuSI III lhSlT Olu d5b, hIu hSpt
rated. The husband left the house, BIT
returned few days ago, and it was not Ion
, before he quarreled and came to blows wit
his wife. John Epperson, one-arned sor
attempted to interfere, when his father Stable
him four times with his pocket-knife. After
} fearful struggle John wrested the knife frol
his father and killed the old man with or
lunge. Soon after another son, Thomas
arrived, and seeing his father lying dead o
the floor, became enraged, drew pistol an
, fred without effect upon his brother John, VII
fed into the house. Then Thomas turned tt
pistol upon his mother, whom he killed wit
, one shot. Continuing his bloody work he she
, a third brother, George, in the thigh, an
! shattered a sisters knee with bullet, inflic
ing probably fatal wound After committin
! these atrocious deeds Thomas Epperson fet
e John Epperson was acquitted by a coroner
I jury.
A colored laborer at Buckhorn, Va, name
Moses Ford, was convicted of stealing te
dollars from his employer and sentenced to r.
ceive thirty-nine lashes at the whippinS-pos
The sentence was duly carried ont by the col