Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-06-27

The President has committed the sentence
Of James Peyton (colored), convicted Of the
murder Of Lewis Day in December last, and
who was to have been hanged at Washington
in few days, to lie Imprisonment in the
Albany penitentiary. He has also committed
the sentence OF Louia Wallace (oolored), con-
victed of the murder OF her infant child in
April, 1878, and who was TO have been hanged
ON the same day, to ten years Imprisonment
in the Albany penitentiary.
The Senate Judiciary Committee devoted
considerable time in informal consultation OF
the legal question raised in regard to Secre-
tary McCnry's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he can
constitutionally be confirmed to oil judicial
position not yet vacated, and which Judge
Dillon is to continue to occupy until next Sep
TENDER, while he himself continues to act
under the Senate's former confirmation as
Secretary of War. 1t is understood that Sena-
tors Garland, Bayard, Conkling and Carpenter,
the subcommittee to whom this question was
referred, coincide in holding that the legal OBJ
stacle is very formidable, and probably insur-
mountable.
The Indian ONCE has received requests from
Indians in almost every section of the far
West to be permitted to obtain titles to land,
and to go TO work like white men.
Foreign News.
Rev. DIR. T. Dewitt Talmage, OF Brooklyn
Tabernacle fame, preached recently in London
to an enormous congI egation. The New York
Heralfs cable dispatch says Much Curl
osity was evinced by the people to soc the
famous American preacher; a dense crowd
blockaded the streets leading to the church
The enthusiasm was immense. Half a mile
before the Presbyterian church was reached
the carriage OF the reverend gentleman was
lifted from the ground and carried bodily tC
the church. 1t was one OF the most tremendou:
ovations ever paid to an American minister IL
London"
While the steamer Orpheus, bound for Ko.
nigsburg, was lying in the harbor at Stettin
Germany, her boiler burst and many persons
on board were killed.
Edward Hanlan, of Canada, defeated William
Elliott, the English champion, in three-mile
boat race at Newcastle-on- Tyne, for the cham
pionship, 81 900 a side and a challenge cup
Hanlan attained the lead with ease and main
tanned it throughout the race comingin clever
| lengths ahead OF Elliott, and making the three
miles in twenty-one minutes, which is tastel
time than has ever before been made in
championship contest.
Eighteen persons were killed in recent riot
at Calatabiano, in Sicily, and sixty wounded
DOfOlllJ dlIOolo WIZ
| The Receivers office in Cherson, Southern
Russia, has been undermined and robbed o
| 81, 100000.
Earthquake shocks near Messina, attributed
to the eruption of Mount Etna, have destroyed
number of houses and caused some loss o
lie.
Five villages have been destroyed aud tel
persons killed by earthquake shocks in Sicily
The will of the late Baron Lionel dc Roths
child disposes OF $l3,500,000.
Numerous arrests have been made q
Odessa, Russia, including professors, student
and municipal employees.
A long dynasty has ended and the hopes O
political party in France have been extin
guished by the death, at the hands of the Zulu
in South Africa of Louis Napoleon only chill
of Napoleon l II. and the Empress Eugene
Prince Napoleon was only twenty-three year
old, and ever since the close of the war be
tween Germany and France had resided wit
his mother in England, where he was educated
Last February he sailed Tor Africa, and joine
the English troops as a captain unattached
The dispatch which announces his death say
that young Napoleon, accompanied by othe
officers, left Colonel Woods camp to recon
hotter. The party dismounted in a meali
field, where the enemy crept upon them an
assegaied the Prince, killing him. His bod
was discovered in field OF long grass Their
were 10 bullet wounds upon it, but there wer
seventeen wounds made by assegai thrust!
The body was found stripped and the clothe
had been taken away. The Prince Imperial
as he was sometimes called--is described 6
having been young man of amiability an
culture; and his death will fall with crushin
effect upon his mother, Eugene, who no
finds herself toward the close OF remarkab
career, widowed and childless.