Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-07-11
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Eastern and Middle States.

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About 10, OOOspectators witnessed the annual
four-mile, eight-oared boat Tace at New Lon
don, Conn, between crews representing Har-
ward and Yale Colleges. Yale led at the start,
but was soon passed by the Harvard boys, who
won without much effort and were nearly hall
mile ahead at the finish making the -four
miles in twenty-five minutes fifteen seconds,
Yale's time being twenty-three minutes fifteen
seconds.
The boiler in Alpheus Wilt & Son planning
mill, large three-story brick building in
Philadelphia, exploded suddenly, demolishing
the mill and an adjoining hopse, which fell in
ruins into the cellar. The engineer, a Mrs.
McAvOy and three children named Long were
killed andSsovoral other persons injured.
At Montclair, N. j., Joseph A. Blair, pay.
ing teller OF New York bank, had an alterca-
ton with his coaohman and gardener, John
Armstrong. The quarrel ended in Blairs
shooting Armstrong twice with revolver,
inflicting wounds that soon resulted in death.
Blair gave himself up.
Samuel w. Green, proprietor of one OF the
largest printing establishments in New York
city, has made an assignment. His liabilities
exceed 100000.
The steamship City of New York returned
to New York in disabled condition after be-
with and sunk the Scotch bark Helen about
fifteen miles south of Barnegat in dense fog.
The captain and four of the Helen's crew were
drowned.
Emily and Ada Wiswell, six and four years
old respectively, were struck by lightning
while sitting under two large oak trees near
their fathers cottage in Morrisania, n. Y >,
and instantly killed.
Two sons OF Charles Rhinehardt, ages four
and six, were drowned in the canal at SYRIA
cuse, n. Y. One was reaching after dog in
the water when he iell in, and the other went
to his assistance They were drowned in
each others arms.
Great surprise was occasioned in Newton
Mass, by the discovery that James F. Ed
munds, age sixty, a well-known and highly
respected citizen, had forged the names OF
several parties to amounts aggregating $780,
600. The paper forged is all in the shape OF
three or four notes, which are held by several
Boston banks Edmunds was arrested.
John Pierce and William Long were blown
to pieces by an explosion in Professor Now
bray's nitro-glycerine works at the west shaft
of the Hoosac tunnel, near North Adams,
Mass. Six explosions have taken place at
these works and five men have been killed in
the last nine years.
Mrs. Pearce, wife of the postmaster at Bris-
to, r. l., fatally burned herself by saturating
the bed clothing with kerosene, getting into
bed and setting it on fire. Some weeks ago
she shot her husband in the head, inflicting a
wound from which he recovered, and then
she tried to commit suicide. Her husband de-
clared that she was insane.
During the first six months of 1879 there
were 500 failures in New York city, with
aggregate liabilities amounting to $ll $50, 65t
and assets valued at So 800, 346. During the
same time in 1878 the failures numbered 5l4
with liabilities aggregating $39, $50, 1876 anC
assets reaching SILL, Ol2, 662.
The prices OF coal for July by the companies
in New York were advanced generally ter
cents a ton over those OF June and from
| twenty to twenty five cents ton over those
Of May.
Cox, the murderer OF Mrs. Hull, pleaded no
guilty when ariaigned before Judge Glider
sleeve in the New York Court of Genera
| Sessions.
The Democrats of Maine, in convention as
sembled at Bangor, renominated Mr.. Garceloi
Tor Governor by reclamation and adopted {
platform which approves of the course taken by
the Democratic members OF Congress and de
nounces the Republicans; declares that there
should be tree and unlimited coinage of silver
and that paper should be kept equal in value tC
| gold and silver. A resolution denouncing pro
| hibition was defeated
Fifty physicians have been appointed specia
| tenement-house inspectors by the New Yorl
| Board of Health.