Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-12-19
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Eastern and Middle States


The municipal election in Boston resulted
in the reelection of Mayor Prince, Demo-
cratic candidate, by a vote OF 1854 TO ,603
for the Republican candidate. Salem and
Lowell elected the Republican candidates Tor
mayor and NewburypOrt the Democratic.
One OF the interesting features of the election
in Boston was the appearance OF women at
the polls, the new law allowing th,m to vote
Tor school committees. About 1000 women
registered in Boston, and nearly that number
voted.
Reports from Gloucester, Mass, show an
unprecedented loss OF lie in the fisheries from
that port during the past year. There were
thirty vessels, valued at Sll6,7S9, and "a
lives lost. Two other vessels are still miss
ing.
At meeting in New York about 100 dele
gates, representing more than twenty States,
formed national society in the interests OF
farmers, to be called "Ihe American Agricul-
tural Association" The aims OF the associa-
ton are similar to those of the Royal Agri-
cultural Society in Great Britain, which ate:
l. The dissemination OF knowledge relative to
the best methods of agriculture. O. Testing
of competing agricultural implements. 3. In
vestigations into diseases of animals. 4. The
education of veterinary surgeons, tenants and
land owners. 5, Exposure OF frauds in the
sale of manures, feeding stuffs and seeds.
o. Embodiment OF useful information con-
tanned in agricultural publications. 7. To en-
courage men of talent in their attention to
agriculture. s. The destruction Of insects and
weeds.
The house of Miles Tuttle, near Rochester,
N. Y, was destroyed by fire few mornings
ago, and Mr.. Tuttle and one child that he was
trying to rescue were burned to death.
The National Agricultural Association, or
ganized in New York, elected the following
board of officers: President-John Merriman.
OF Maryland. Vice-Presidents at Large-N
S. Townsend, Ohio; Moses Humphrey New
Hampshire; j. G. Stevens, Ohio; j. B. Bard
well, Maine; g. Gregory Smith, Vermont;
David Taggart, Pennsylvania; E. H. Hyde,
Connecticut; John scott, Iowa; George H.
Cook, New Jersey; Ashbel Smith, Texas; G.
| V. Riley, District OF Columbia. Vice-Presi.
dents L. L. Polk, North Carolina; DR..
Henry M. Ridgley, Delaware; G. W. Thomp.
son, Minnesota; J. d. Gillett, Illinois; Daniel
! Needham, Massachusetts; Edward ID. Pearce,
Rhode Island; j. W. Avery, Georgia; Ezra
Whitman, Maryland; John d. Adams, AR.
kansas; d. Wyatt Aiken, South Carolina
Governor George +. Drew, Florida; F. I.
Fancis, Alabama; Governor Alcorn, Missis.
sippi; Colonel J. b. Killebrew, Tennessee;
Cassus NJ. Clay, Kentucky; j Floyd King,
| l4OulSNlIdJ IeOSSI w. NOOuUuTyy SOlOIduO,
John Bidwel, California; ). G. Reed, Ore
gon; John f. Jones, Nevada; Henry G.
Davis, West Virginia; General Gilbert s.
Meem, Virginia; Claude Matthews, Indiana
! Chester HuZen, Wisconsin; II. G. Wells,
Michigan j. H. Scoheld, Kansas; D. II.
| Wheeler, Nebraska; Professor G.. G. Swal.
low and Lawson Valentine, New York
Directors for one year F. Sprague, Yer.
mont; P. M. Pulford, Maryland; Thomes M.
Holt, North Carolina; r. E. Gould, Illinois.
and j. N. Coleman, Missouri. Directors for
two years-Major Alvord, Massachusetts; A.
l.. Kennedy, Pennsylvania; j. L. Henderson,
Georgia; Mr.. McGrath, Kentucky; Mr..
Trumpy, Michigan; j. B. Grinnell, Iowa;
Powell Clayton, Arkansas. Directors for
three years - Governor Fred Smyth, New
Hampshire; General N. w. Curtis, New
York; Robert Beverly, Virginia; M. j. Law
son, Ohio; William S. King, Minnesota;
Henry Hubbard, Colorado; General A. T. A.
Torbert, Delaware, Mr.. j, H. Reall was
chosen general secretary, and q constitution
was adopted.
Hanan, the Toronto oarsman, at an inter-
view in New York, offered to row Courtney
the race for the $4,000 prize that was to have
taken place at Washington on the 9th, any
time within the next five weeks, and signed
an agreement to that effect.
Western and Southern States.
A dispatch from Los Pinos agency, in Col
orado, says that the Ute Indians in consulta-
ton with the United States commission at
that place consented to deliver up those o.
their number who participated in the latc
massacre of Agent Meeker, provided the pris
oners would be tried in Washington and moi
in Colorado. Chief Ouray said the Colorado
whites were all enemies to the Utes, and 8
tnir trial could not be obtained in that State
The scene at this meeting of the commission
and the Utes was at one moment extremely
thrilling, both sides drawing their weapons
and preparing for bloody encounter, which
was, however, happily averted.
Raymond Knowles, superintendent of the
Thistle mills, at Leicester, Md, met with
terrible death while ascending to the sixth
story of the mills with his foot in the rope
hook which was used 10 elevate cotton The
rope assembled with great velocity, anC
Knowles head struck the roof OF the building
His skull was fractured, and the body tum
bled 200 feet to the ground flour. 1t vas
found that the hip bone had been driven into
the femoral artery and he bled to death in
few minutes
A number OF buildings were demolished anC
several persons fatally injured by a terrific
wind storm which passed over the town o
Rcnick, Mo.
The American Poultry Association holds it
annual exhibition of poultry, pigeons and pc
stock at Indianapolis, Ind, beginning January
9Th and continuing to the 18th.
A dispatch from Petersburg, Va, says tina
large numbers OF colored emigrants have
passed through that place from Goldsboro
N. c., the last few days, en- route Tor Indiana
General Grant was received with much cor
oil hyt ha nit NJ T J
Cincinnati.
From Washington.
The nomination OF Secretary of War Nc
Crazy to be United States circuit Judge for III,
eighth circuit has been iavorably acted upor
by the Senate Judiciary committee.
Hon. A. Morrison Lay, member OF Congress
from tho seventh district of Missouri, dice
suddenly ut the National hotel in Washington
the other day, aged torty-three years. He hac
been in feeble health for some time. The i'm
mediate cause OF his death was paralysis, thi
being his second attack Cong essman Lay il
the fourth member elect OF the Forty -sixil
Congress who has died. The others wer,
Smith, OF New York, who died on the nigh
OF election; Schleicher, of Texas, who dice
just before the close OF the Forty fifth Con
gress, and Clarke, of Iowa, who died durin,
the extra session.
The President has appointed ex-Unitet
States Senator Ramsey, OF Minnesota, TO sue
coed Judge McCrlry as secretary OF war, ant
the Senate in executive session has unani
mously confirmed the nomir alton. Alexande
Ramsey, the new secretary OF war; is nativ,
of Pennsylvania, and is sixty Jour years old
He held the Office OF register OF his count,
when only thirteen years old, In l84J h
was secretary of the electoral college OF Penn
: sylvania, and the next year clerk OF the Penn
sylvania House oil Representatives. In 1874
he was elected representative in Congress
and was reelected to q second term. He wa
appointed by President Taylor, in l849, to h
territorial governor OF Minnesota, holding tina