Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-01-25
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.

widows and twenty-one fatherless children are
left by the disaster.
The Italian residents OF New York held
meeting and passed resolutions OF respect TO
the memory Of the late King Emmanuel
The Inauguration Of Governor George b.
Mcclellan at Trenton, n. j., was attended with
unusually imposing ceremonies. The hotels
we're crowded to Overlooking. and delegates
were present from New York, Philadelphia and
other places. At 1l90 A. NJ. the legislative
committee ON Inauguration proceeded in body
to the residence OF Governor Mcclellan, who
received them formally. Accompanied by ex-
Governor Bedle the party took their places in
the procession. which wendell its way to the
capitol. There, after prayer, the oath Of Office
was administered by Chief Justice Peasley, and
Ex-Governor Bedle presented the great seal Of
the State to Governor Mcclellan, who then
delivered his inaugural address. He opened
with reference to the necessity for economy
in public expenditures, referred to the country's
finances and to other national and State topics,
and said further that che who fails to exert
himself to secure the selection of good and
honest men for office, who abstains from
voting, who does not keep himself informed on
the action of the authorities and use his intiu-
ence to guide them Alright, not only neglects
paramount duty, but under such institutions
as ours is guilty Of a grave fault"
By an explosion in a mine near Ashland, Pa,
four men were killed and three wounded. The
explosion was caused by quantity Of sulphur
gas catching fire.
AS an excursion train was returning from
q Moody and Sankey meeting in Hartford,
Conn.,, it fell through a trestle bridge iuto the
Pennington river, and a number Of persons
were killed or injured. Twelve physicians
from Hartford were sent to the scene Of dsas-
ter in relief train.
About thirteen persons are known to have
been killed and fifty wounded by the plunging
of the railroad train through bridge across
the Pennington river, Conn. The train was a
special, with two engines and eleven cars, and
left Hartford at nine p. NJ, with nearly six
hundred persons. who had been attending re-
vival meeting Of Moody and Sankey. Just
after passing the central pier of the bridge the
engines sank through the structure and were
followed by the smoking and passenger cars,
which fell one upon another. Although the
river was shallow the undermost passengers
we're drowned in the jam, while others we're
thrown into the water where the ice had been
broken by the weight of the cars and were
taken ont nearly frozen. The residents Of the
vicinity improvised sledges Of saplings and
boughs, with cushions from the wrecked cars,
and on these dragged the victims Of the disas-
ter up the slope of the bank, whence they were
taken to Hartford or to neighboring houses.
Samuel Bowles, editor of the Springfield
Mass Republican, died in that city Of paraly-
sis Of the brain, aged fifty-two years. Mr..
Bowles was widely known throughout the coun-
try and was one of the most successful Of New
England editors.
The New Hampshire Democratic State con-
vention was held in Concord and resulted in
the nomination Of Frank A. Mexican for gov
ernor The platform adopted reaffirms the
national Democratic platform of 1876; con-
graduates call good citizens upon the happy
results which have ensued through the adCp-
ton of Democratic principles by the national
administration in the Southern States !" de-
clares opposition to all measures by which the
public credit may be impaired; opposes sub
sides and land grants to private corporations
favors State rights and free trade; calls fol
stricter supervision of insurance companies and
savings banks, and demands more severe pun.
ishment for official neglect and fraud.
A man passing under the name OF James W.
johnson, but whose real name is Jacques, for
merly broker in Chicago, killed woman in
New York named Mrs. Surnam, who had de-
serted her husband and was living with he1
murderer. After knocking the woman dow L
with a stove litter Jacques stabbed her seven.
teen times, and then cut his own throat with g
razor Both parties had grown up children.
Three men were severely injured by the fall
of a wall while demolishing the old State print.
ing house in Harrisburg, Pa.
A banquet to the Hon. B. H. Bristow, ex'
secretary of the treasury, was given in Boston
by friends and admirers. Over $50 persons
were present, and addresses were delivered by
Mr.. Bristow, Hon. Marshal Jewell, Genera
Joseph Hawley, r. II. Dana, Jr., Mayor Pierce
and others.
The boot and shoe firm of Powers, Castor
& Co., of New York. failed for $4,000 anG
the firm Of George L. Watrous 4 Co., hat job
bers, with liabilities amounting to nearl,
100000.
A raid was made by United States secret
service officers upon house in Philadelphia
where they found mill for the manufactur,
Of counterfeit trade dollars in full operation
A Mr.. Allen, who was bitten by dog OF
New Years day, died several weeks afterwarC
of hydrophobia in Shenandoah, Pa.
L. M. Brown, sixty years of age, respected
citizen of jamestown, N. Y, committed suicid
by hanging himself in barn.
Western and Southern States.
Hon. John Buehler, an Illinois State Senator
was fatally stabbed by Bohemian nance
Maurace Marso. Senator Buehler held mort
gage on Marso's house and lot and sold it to
third party, who foreclosed it, and this 8,
enraged the Bohemian that he made an attacl
on his victim, with the result described.
boNernOr DlSuOp, VI OHlO, WAS lnauSuraCet
at Columbus.
George H. Pendeton, the Democratic candi
date, was elected to the United States Senat
from Ohio. The Republicans, having no can
didate voted blank.
The Iowa Legislature met in Des Moines an,
organized. Governor Newbold, in his message
says the State finances are in a bad condition
A Republican caucus renominated United State
Senator Allison by reclamation.
A number Of tobacco delegates from differ
ent parts of the country ,Epresent in Washington
in the interests of the trade, formed them
selves into a national board with George c
Ayers, of Danville, Va, as president
General Williams was nominated for tn
United States Senate from Kentucky by tn
Democratic caucus.
Messrs. Chestnut & Debois, prominent bank
ers Of Carlinyille, ILL.,, have failed for larg
amount
In Brunswick county, N. G seventeen mile
from Wilmington, shanty fell in and after
ward took fire. fatally crushing and burnin
four men named d. H. Thorpe, George Divane
Dallas Williams and Adam Bodham, the tw
last named colored.
Political The Inauguration of John q
Gear, as governor of Iowa. took place in De
Moines General John s. Williams was electe
to the United States Senate by the Kentuck
Legislature, and James B. Groome was nom
mated for the same position by Marylan
Democratic caucus.
A small boat containing pine boys was swer
over mill dam near Huntington, W. Va, an
John Russell. Spencer Mitchell, Jesse Ingrar
and Walter Goodall were drowned
The failure of the Danville Banking an
Trust Company, of Danvile. ILL.,, is announced
with probable loss to the depositors of $500
900.
The "Moonshiners Gllicit whisky disti
lers) of Wayne county, KY, repealed govern
ment force of thirty officers the other day
wounding one and putting the rest to flight
A strongly organized mob in San Francisc
having threatened to attack and annihilate tn
Chinese in the place, it was found necessar
to call out the militia to maintain the publ
peace.