Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-08-23

. popular loan, represented by small bonds or
notes within the reach Of every citizen Ac-
oepting the resumption OF specie payments As
practically accomplished and calling for econ
omy in national expenses.
By the explosion Of the little steamer Fannie
W., on the Bigbee river, near Wsverly, Miss,
the captain and engineer we're fatally injured
and about eight other persons severely scalded.
The total number Of deaths by yellow fever
at New Orleans, up to the 18th, was l26.
Alabama has been carried by the Democrats
by SC, 900 majority.
An old family feud in Edgefeld County, s.
O., eliminated in a desperate encounter at
Edgedeld. during which Brooker Toney shot
and killed Thomas Booth and James Booth and
was then killed himself. One other person was
MORALLY wounded and six more were injured
more or less severely. Governor Hampton who
was attending a political meeting near by,
ordered out a company Of State militia, and
there was no more fighting after the soldiers
reached the scene Of encounter.
There have been over 100 cases Of yellow
fever at Grenada, Miss.
0ne-third of the town Of Shasta, Cal, has
been destroyed by fire. The portion burned
embraces the greater part Of the business
streets Of the place.
-Four men entered the express car on train
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City, Mo-, covered the conductor and three
other persons with revolvers and robbed the
safe Of $4,000. They then compelled the con-
ductor to stop the train and disappeared in the
darkness.
A case of yellow fever was reported in Mem
phis and great excitement ensued 1900 per-
sons at once leaving the city. A Memphis dis
patch says I" DR.. Brown, secretary of the
Memphis board of health, has returned from
H.
| perfectly appalling. He saw seventy cases in
one day, and never saw such distress as exists
there. He saw a mother and two children sick
| in one bed. The fever is among all classes and
scattered over the whole town. They need
doctors, nurses and disinfectants. The bust
ness houses are closed, and many of the people
have left the town. Twenty seven nurses have
| gone from Memphis to Grenada, and more will
probably CO." Another dispatch from Grenada
asks for orange leaves and nurses, and says
the situation there is fearful-worse than in
Memphis in 1878. A vessel landed at Louie
vile, KY, having several cases OF the terrible
malady on board.
Six COW boys found band Of eight Indians
on the Nueces river, Texas, and a sharp fight
ensued, resulting in the killing of four Indians
and the capture Of another. One of the COW
boys was wounded.
The end OF the Oregon Indian war is an
viving medicine man, and a party of sixty
Indians.
From washington.
The President has accepted the invitation OF
the Minnesota State Agricultural Society to be
present at its annual fair, which will be held al
ST. Paul.
Under law passed June 10, 1878, two thou.
sand claims for horses lost by enlisted men il
the late war have been filed and large numbers
Of other claims have been presented.
An editorial in the Washington Republican
says the government is determined to stop the
raids on the Mexican border at all hazards, and
thatit is not improbable that there may be
conflict with the Mexican forces.
Foreign News.
A dispatch from Tifin'-'reports that an ex
ploson had occurred in the mines of the fort
tications Of Kars, in Asia Miner, resulting in
fire which destroyed the best portion Of tb,
city.
The Austrian army of occupation in Bosni,
has already met with loss Of over 1000 mel
i'll killed and wounded.
The Franco American conference in Paris. il
the interests Of commercial relations between
the two countries have agreed upon projec
of treaty. The draft submitted proposes tn
abolition of the French prohibitive laws ant
the reduction of French and American dutie
thirty to fifty per cent. The greatest reduction
is upon wines and silks, the tariffs upon whcl
are recommended to be arranged on slidin,
scale for three years.
.. The Austrian army of occupation in Bosni
has had a fight with insurgents which laste
eight hours, in which the latter were eventual
, defeated, losing 500 in killed and wounde
and 700 prisoners.
The session of the International Monetai
, Conference opened in Paris. M. Leon Sa
, was elected president on the motion Of til
. Hon. Ruben E. Fenton. After the nomination
| OF secretaries, and the delivery of short ad
, dress Of welcome by the president Mr.. Fento
; briefly explained the objects Of the conference
He thanked the Powers who responded to th
, appeal Of the United States. He hoped tn
3 distinguished men taking part in the confer
3 ence would facilitate the accomplishment of
3 work which would further the pacific interest
l of the world.
1t was announced in the British Parliament
9 the other day, that the English feet woul
I leave Constantinople when the Russian Coy
. eminent wlthdraws its forces.
On account OF floods and loss of crops gres
suffering exists in India In Cashmere, th
D Maharajah is taking energetic steps to reliev
9 the sutferings of the people, who, in man
l parts of the country are subsisting upon herb
Q weeds and unripe fruit
Q The London Daily Ne,os says: "Clancy th
: Fenian, convicted in 1867 and sentenced to in
prisonment for life, will be released upon
ticket-of-leave on the 25th of September mex
, Advices received by mail from the west coal
Q of Africa say that great mortality prevaile
5 there, particularly at Tagos where nearly
= quarter of the European population died {
r fever and dysentery during the two month
8 ending July 4.
A military tribunal at Port au Prince hs
passed the death sentence on nine persons VIII
! are prisoners, and upon thirty two who are
! concealment, Gems. Tanis, Solomon and Che,
: alier included
Property embargoed during the insurrectio
a in Cuba is being restored to the forme
, owners.
D During a disturbance in Ottawa, Ont, b.
tween faction known as Union men an
, Orange Young Britons many shots were free
! several houses were wrecked, and number q
' persons wounded. A number of arrests wei
4 made, the streets were crowded with excite
people and the police had their hands full i
preserving order.
President Alcantara, of Venezuela, hs
t broken up another revolutionary plot by tn
3 timely seizure of arms, ammunition and CO..
D respondence of the revolutionists
The American exhibitors at the Paris Expo
stion have received more than proportional
share of medals aud other awards Specimen
of American coal and wheat receive gold me(
ais, and it is understood that American canine
! fruits and meats have taken the highest prize
in their class