Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-09-06
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.

NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.
The Vermont Greenbaekers met in eonven-
ton at St. Adams, nominated ticket and
adopted = platform in conformity with the
principles Of the party.
Another elevated railroad-the New York
Elevated Railroad, running along the East
side Of the city-has been opened to travel in
New York.
The jury looking into the murder Of Police
man Smith, OF Jersey City, n. j., brought in
verdict accusing Mrs. Smith Of the crime, as
sisted by some unknown accomplish.
Considerable excitement was caused at
Readville, Mass. by the mysterious sickness Of
several Of the operatives in curled hair fac
tory, two years ago. when three persons are
said 10 have died from q painful disease,
thought TO be blood poisoning, from the hair
Of diseased animals, principally Siberian horses,
many of which died from peculiar malady.
few days ago another operative died, and one
other dangerously sick both evidently cases
Of the disease Of two years ago.
The annual meeting Of the National Agricul-
tural congress opened at New Haven, Conn,
delegates from all parts Of the country being
present They were welcomed by Prof. W. H.
Brewer, OF Yale College, and b. @. Yancey, Of
Of Atlanta, delivered an address on the value
Of scientific education to the farmers, and
several other papers Of interest to agricul-
turists we're read.
The Connecticut Prohibitonists, in conven-
ton at Saybrook, nominated q ticket headed by
Jesse G. Baldwin for governor.
At an auction sale Of $4,000 tons of coal in
New York slight advance in prices over those
of month previous was obtained.
About sixty paper makers from all parts of
the Union met in Saratoga, N. Y, in response
to a call for convention to take action looking
to relief from lower prices and over production.
There $50 mills in the United States, and
it is asserted that 400 would DO sufficient W
supply the demand.
The New Jersey Greenback party convened
at Elizabeth. Members of the State commit
tee were elected and platform adopted
demanding that the greenbacN dollar be made
full legal tender for all debts; that all bonds
be Immediately paid strictly in accordance with
the original contract and the issuance Of
further bonds be prohibited that the resump-
ton act and national banking act be repealed +;
that taxation of property be equal, Chinese
labor be prohibited as we'll as competing prison
labor, that eight hours constitute legal day 3
work, etc.
Western and Southern States.
Four men we're killed by an explosion in the
powder mills near Negaunee, Mich.
The Masonic Savings and Loan bank, OF
San Francisco has closed its doors to de-
positors.
Judge John A. Ingalls,, author of the South
Carolina ordinance Of secession, died in Balti-
more, the other day, aged sixty-fye years.
At Lower Boulder Valley Mountain. Mon
tana, a man named Jackson shot and killed his
wife, from whom he had been separated fel
some time, after which he blew his own brains
out.
Secretary Sherman made q speech at Toledo
Ohio, on the financial questions Of the day.
There we're forty five petitions in bankruptcy
filed in the Chicago district during two day
recently.
Portions of Iowa and Dakota have been visi
ted by hurricane which Frustrated man,
buildings killed O number of horses and diC
other severe damage to property. During tn
storm immense hailstones fell, some of tn n
nearly five inches in circumference. Nea
Reinbeck Iowa, one man was killed by fall
ing barn and another by lightning
The Conservatives of the third Virginia con
gressonal district have nominated Genera
Joseph E. Johnston for Congress-.
Two coaches of an excursion train jumpe
the track near Lockwood, Mich, and role
down an embankment. Thirty persons wer
J injured, several seriously injured and thre
fatally.
From Washington.
schooner captain who recently arrived i
Washington, from Para, Brazil reports ths
the workmen employed on the railroad in tina
country, many of whom went there from tn
United States, are in a terrible condition fC
want of food and medical attention. Nearl
all the 500 men who left this country to wor
On the road are sick and disabled.
. Kearney, the Californis labor agitator hs
had an interview with the President at til
White House.
The revenue receipts of late have been d.
creasing, being much smaller than they wei
during the same period last year.
Foreign News.
/ Maria Christina, former Queen Dowager {
Spain and grandmother to the present kins
, died near Havre, France, a few days ago, age
p sventy-two.
, The failure of James Virtue & Co., Londo
booksellers is announced. Several failures {
firms of paper makers and publishers are al
nounced.
An epidemic of typhoid fever in Bristo
England-eleven deaths having occurred i
one week-was brought about by the use c
impure milk.
, Inc BrltlSQ consul III huTlduOplo TepOTtb tnt
the Bugarians continue to plumber and ou
rage the Mussulmans. The Greek archbisho
has communicated to the consul details Of th
3 most horrible atrocities
} Severe shocks of earthquake have been fe
in different parts OF Germany.
1t is announced in an important article
the London Times, which has been sent
, telegraph to the Toronto Globe, that Secretar
Evarts has proposed in a dispatch, which b
sent at the instance of Congress- complainin
3 OF the injustice of the Halifax award, thu
Canada shall form customs union with tn
United States. He desires that she shall adoI
, the American tariff.
, Martial law has been declared in Russia ten
porarily, on account of the increase Of crime
! against the State.