Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-12-06
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my The time has expired and England Is At
war.
ID. GAmbettA and NJ. de Fourton have fought
a duel brought about BY q passage between
the two in the French assembly, One exchange
Of shsts at thirty-hve PAGES took place, and
neither party was hurt.
Charles W. Angel, the defAulting secretary
Of the Pullman Palace Car company, who fed
from Chicago with q large amount OF the
company's funds some months ago, has been
arrested in Lisbon, Portugal, and $4,000 OF
the stolen money were found on his person.
The first engagement between the British
troops and the Afghans resulted In q signal
victory for the former. The almost impreg-
nable fortress Of Alimusjid was taken by the
English forces after q harmless artillery fight
the Afghan soldiers abandoning their posi-
ton under the cover Of darkness.
According to dispatch TO the London Times
General Kaufman, who was the leader Of the
Russian expedition to Afghanistan, which was
90 cordially received by the ameer, and which
gave rise to the present Anglo-Afghan diff
Guilty, has presented a magnificent sword to
Shere Ali, on behalf Of the car. The gift is
alleged to have been accompanied by q very
singular address in view Of the recent Russian
professions Of neutrality. The blade Of the
sword has the following inscription in the
Persian tongue May God give thee victory
over the infdels."
After an unusually stormy voyage the steam
ship Sarmatian arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia,
from Liverpool having on board Canada's
new governor-general, the Marquis of Lorne,
and his wife, the Princess Louise.
Two locomotives were wrecked by collision
near, Hamilton, Ontario, and an emigrant In one
Of the trains was killed and eight others we're
| injured more or less severely.
The Marquis Of Lorne, accompanied by his
royal wife, the Princess Louise, made his land
| ing at Halifax, in state amid the booming of
| guns, strains of music and cheers OF the as
| sembled multitude. After proceeding in pro-
cession through the crowded streets, he took
the oath of his high Office as governor general,
at the Provincial house. In the evening re-
ception was held-the Marquis of Lorne and
the Princess Louise, assisted by her brother
the Duke Of Edinburgh, receiving the guests.
During King Humbert's return to Rome
another attempt to take his life was made by
placing dynamite upon the railroad track over
which the train containing the royal party
passed but the deadly obstruction was dis.
covered in time and removed.
The English channel was the scene of
another collision accompanied by fTightful
loss of life, few days ago. The German
American steamship Pommeranis, from New
York for Hamburg, collided OF Folkstone,
during the prevalence of heavy fog, with the
Welsh bark Noel lillian, and sunk in less than
half an hour carrying down number Of pas
sengers and crew. The collision occurred at
night, and the Pommerania was proceeding at
moderate speed, when deafening crash was
heard. The decks were soon filled with af-
frghted passengers, who saw that the big ship
on which they were was about sinking. The
confusion was TERRIBLE and the air was filed
with prayers and cries for help. The veteran
Captain Schwensen stood on the bridge giving
orders in a cool voice to have the lifeboats cut
from the davits. No little delay, unfortunately,
occurred in launching the boats, the night
being dark and foggy. OF the nine boats the
Pommerania carried, five were successfully
launched each boat holding twenty persons in
addition to the crew. -Four boats were stove
in by the collision and rendered useless
Another was 30 heavily laden that it swamped,
and all who were in it had 10 swim for tbeiI
lives in the darkness or be drowned. The
Welsh bark was bound down the channel in
ballast for Cardiff when the collision occurred
and the steamer Glengarry Of Middleboro
was most fortunately passing at the time The
officers and crew OF the GleDgarry Immediately
did all In their power to sucoor the unfortunate
passengers Of the Pommerapia. The boats
were manned and lowered without delay, and
at once proceeded on their mission of mercy.
By almost superhuman exertons the crew OF
the Glengarry succeeded in rescuing one hun
dred and seventy-two persons from q watery
, grave. The Glengarry took the rescued
, passengers and crew Of the Pommerania tc
Dover, where they we're supple with clothing
and everything else that could contribute to-
ward making them comfortable. They were
sheltered in the Soldiers home at Dover, where
the officers of the institution did everything
to alleviate their distress. Most of those res
cued had nothing on their persons save theil
night clothes, and as the night was very colo
their sufferings were intense. The larger par
J OF them were in the water, clingng to tn,
debris of the wreck when rescued but come
few had succeeded in getting into the boats o.
the Inflated steamer before she went down
About fifty persons we're reported lost out O
2lS souls on board the Pommerania at thu
: time of the collision. Captain Schwensen
who had made 1876 ocean voyages, refused t.
leave his ship, and was at first Supposed to b.
among the lost, but telegram announced hi
safe arrival at Dutch port.