Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-12-26
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern ard Mdrs States

The official count OF the vote in New York
as found by the board OF State cauvassers
gives the following result for governor: Cor.
nell, 4iS,56I; Robinson, 375, 79J; Kelly, ~.
566; Lewis (Greenback), ,2s6; Mears Pho
hibihon), 4,437i scattering, 1850. For lieu
ienant-governor lIoskins hasa plurality Of
29J over Potter. The only Democrat elected
oU,the State ticket is Seymour, State engineer
AL.
Standing Bear, a chief of the Ponoa Indians,
and Bright Eyes, well-educated Indian girl,
appeared before large audience in New
l DIRK the other night and made plea for their
neople, depicting the sullerings of the M
Ponca Indians in being iorci6ly driven Inst
winter from their reservation in Dakota to
the Indian Territory.
Three nIiners-Frederick Hoy, John EcLleI
and William Johnson-were crushed to death
by falling coal in mine near fremont, Pa.
Courtney, the American oarsman. saws he
will not row Hanlan this winter, as he is in
no o1ditlon, nut proposes TO row the Canadian
champion race next June.
o. z. StinsOn, engineer, Edward Markham,
fireman, and ID. f. Lyman, bridge tender
were killed by tho wrecking OF train at
Larrabee's Point, VT.
w. w. Winton, president OF the Scranton
a. IL.
Winton, his son.in-law, Thomas Livey, and
his brother-in-law, Isaac Dean, were arrested
in Scranton at the instance of George s.
Goodale, the receiver, charged with mali
ciously conspiring to defrand the bank OF $780,
600. They gave bail in the sum OF $4,000.
The greatest OF all receptions accorded to
General Grant has been that received by him
in Philadelphia--the city from which he started
on his tour around the world. Upon his ar
rival by train in the Quaker City he was ior-
mally welcomed in a speech by Mayor Stokley,
TO which he responded as follows: "To Won,
Mr.. Mayor, and good citizens of Philadelphia,
which has always been home to me since
first became citizen of Philadelphia, return
with great pleasure" The procession which
followed General Grants arrival was twelve
miles long, consisted OF twenty divisions, and
was made up of innumerable military and
civic organizations, veterans of the war of
1872, Governor Hartrantl and staff local clubs
and representatives OF the different trades and
manufacturers, The entire procession occu-
pied six hours in passing a given point, and
was composed of about fifty thousand per-
sons. All over the city, and particularly
along the route of the procession, the houses
were proiusely decorated, some buildings be-
ing so covered by bunting that the brick and
stone could not be distinguished. The head
of the line reached the State house at about
one o'clock, and hall an hour later the bell
rang salute in honor of General Grant,
whose carriage was just then passing. The
old Independence hall was decorated and ies.
TONED from the pavement to the root, and in
front was large triumphal arch spanning
Chestnut street, on which was the motto
"Philadelphia's welcome to the patriot and
soldier" There was another triumphal arch
at Ninth street, and along Chestnut street
flags, streamers, notices and evergroens mel
the eye i'll every direction. When General
Grant arrived in front of the Union Leaeu,
house, he alghted from the carriage and took
his position on grand stand to review the
| procession. In the evening the city was bril-.
liantly illuminated, and Independence hall
by aid OF calcium lights, shone forth with {
! splendor never before seen. Private dwell
ings were lighted from the first stories to the
roots, and the hotels were illuminated by cal
cum lights. After dining ut the house o.
George W. Childs, where he met severa
members of his old cabinet, General Grant
! held an informal reception, at which he was
| presented to many members OF the press anC
others. General Grant lett Mr.. Childs house
at ten O'Clock, and in company with General
! Sherman visited the Academy OF Fine Arts
! where a reception held in his honor concluded
! the days festivities.
The annual report of the New York Contra
and Hudson river railroad company show
that the capital stock OF the company is $3.50,
42S,30N. The funded debt remains as it wa
last year-$39, sol ,233.33 The net earning
of the company in 1879 were $l2 ,273, $40 n
as compared with $l2, ia ST. .85 in 1878. TIL
transportation expenses were reduced iron
ZIG, l35, 977.33 in 1878 to ZIG, l23, 072.83 il
1879. There have been slight changes in tn
length OF road, the total miles of track owne
in 1878 being 2,4S4, and 2,5ll in 1879 TIL
number OF freight cars was increased iron
Il, 964 to l6,4S6.