Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09
Western and Southern States.

The long and exciting trial in Chicago Of
Peter Stevens, copyist, for the murder of his
child-wite, Mamie, ended in a verdict of man.
slaughter by the jury. As the prisoner was
being taken back to jail Mrs. Young, the
mother of Mamie, put n pistol to the back OF
his head and pulled the trigger, but the weapon
Jailed to go off. Amid a scene of great excite
ment in court the pistol was taken from the
woman, and she was conveyed to her home a
raving maniac. Stevens shot and killed his
young wife for receiving the attentions OF other
men.
Stephen D.. Richards was hanged at Minden,
Neb., for the murder OF Mrs. HARRISON and
her three children last October. He had con-
essed to the murder of two other persons, but
claimed on the scaffold to be innocent
William Dunston, farmer living near Clark
ston, Mich, was fatally gored by Durham
bull. Mrs. Dunston, hearing his cries, ran to
his assistance and was probably fatally injured.
Joseph Guppy, coming to the scene, tellcd the
beast with club.
Captain Paul Boyton's aquatic trip in his rub
Der suit from Pittsburgh, Pa, to New Orleans
has been finished The voyage of 2,342 miles
was done in eighty days, and at the finish Boy
ton was mere skeleton of his former self,
having lost twenty pounds since the start
A man going under the name of NJ. Floren-
tine, stopping at the Hooper House, Toledo,
Ohio, shot his wife, known as Miss Lille Ellis,
playing at the Adelphi Variety Theater,
through the neck with revolver, dangerously
wounding her. Florentine then put the weapon
to his head, fired and instantly killed himself
The Governor of Tennessee has issued a
proclamation calling an election, TO be held
August 7, for the purpose of affording the peo-
pie OF the State an opportunity to express
their approval or disapproval OF the settlement
of the States Indebtedness ut fifty cents on the
dollar and four per cent. interest.
Theodore b. Weber, member of promi-
nent Chicago boot and shoe house, was shot
and fatally wounded while in his lawyers Of
flee by Mrs. Ada Roberts, who alleged that
Weber had led her astray.
DR.. Luke p. Blackburn was unanimously
nominated for Governor by the Kentucky
Democrats at their convention in Frankfort
Ezekiah Bradley, colored, was hanged Mt
Bryan, Texas, for the murder Of colored
man named Pollock on Christmas, 1878.
From Washington.
A proclamation warning people against tres
passing on the Indian Territory, has been is
sued by the President.
Congressman Rush Clark, of Iowa. died sud-
denly ut his quarters a few days ago. He had
occupied his seat in the House on Saturday,
was. taken sick with an attack of meningitis
and died alter only twelve hours illness.
The Presidents message vetoingthe Army
Appropriation bill first considers the merits Of
the political sections of the bill, and declares
that the "rider" clauses, il adopted, will de-
pIive the civil authorities of the United States
of all power to keep the peace at Congressional
elections, by prohibiting them from employing
any adequate civil force for the purpose. Ii
these sections are repealed, those authorizing
supervisors of elections become nugatory. IL
then proceeds TO consider the form of the bill,
and says that the disputed sections are alto
gether foreign to an appropriation BILL and are
vicious. Both parties have resorted to this
practice, but this, the message says, makes it
no less reprehensible. The chief objection is,