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

Courtney has accepted the proposition to
row a trial race with Hanlan for the $4,000
purse, and letter has been sent to each oars
mal, notifying him that the $4,000 will be
paid to the winner OF a single hve-mile race TO
be rowed by Hanlan and Courtney, ard 5000
extra will be allowed tor expenses if the mce
is rowed at Washington, as Mr.. Blake sug-
gests. II the race is not rowed at Washington
the 500 will not be given.
Heavy snow squalls are reported along the
Hudson, in the vicinity OF Scranton, Pa, and
at other places IN New England and the Mid
die States.
At Pittsburg, Pa, James II. Riddle, head
of the firm of Riddle, Coleman & Co., and
president OF the Franklin Savings Institution
and his son, George d. Riddle, cashier of the
Savings Institution, who have heretofore been
looked upon as solid and substantial business
men, have been found guilty on four counts
for embezzlement and two for conspiracy.
The account OF Riddle, Coleman & Co. was
overdrawn to the amount OF $50, 49607. The
account OF Frantz & Co., of which firm George
ID. Riddle is a member, was overdrawn 81.
457.04. Besides these irregularities s ,S47.7l
was embodied from tile Savings Institution.
Stephen Goodale died near Portsmouth,
n. H, few days ago, at the age OF lis years.
He had been in the poorhouse the last forty
two years.
Frank Boynton, late receiving teller OF the
North National Bank, at Boston, indicted for
embezzling $23, ISL belonging to that institu-
ton, has been sentenced on plea OF guilty to
five years Imprisonment
Schaeter, the champion ,bil!iardist, defeated
Slosson in game in New York fer 1000, by
score of 5000 to 1904. The game lasted
three nights, 1000 points being played each
night.
Timothy Hyneman was instantly killed,
and Cyrus Wentzell fatally injured, while
picking coal ON the trac of the Reading rail-
road at Reading Pa.
In New York city, few days ago, baby
only seventeen months old fatally shot itself
with revolver which it found while playing
about the sitting room,
An explosion in the Oriental Powder Mills,
Gorham, Me-, killed a man named Stokes, OF
Gray, and seriously injured Clinton Maybe
of Windham.
AS train on the Morris and ESSEX railroad
was leaving the depot at Hoboken, N. j., the
boiler exploded with a great noise. The loco
motive was wrecked and thrown on its side.
William Swick, the engineer, was buried under
the wreck and crushed to death instantly.
Samuel Hough, the fireman, was found lying
amid the pieces of the cab fatally scalded.
Two men were instantly killed and another
was wounded by the explosion oil the boiler
of tugboat in the East river, New York.
Nearly every part of the Union was repre-
sented by prominent horsemen at the recent
auction sale in New York. OF a portion 'of
Robert Bonner's trotting stock. More than
5000 persons were present and eighty-sx
valuable horses were sold, realizing 1874 TAO.
an average Of $475.S5 per head. The highest
price obtained tor single horse was $4,000
for Keene Jim, purchased by Charles A. Dana.
Western and Southern States.
The steamer Louise H.. from Algiers, Africa,
arrived at New Orleans, having on board sew
enteen survivors of the burned steamer Paaro
del Oceano, who had been picked up while cling
ing to spars and other floating debris in the
Bahama channel. From Captain Diaz, of the
Pajaro del Oceano, reporters obtained the fol-
lowing particulars: The steamer left Havana
for Neuveitas with general cargo, including
q large lot OF grain, provisions and ammuni-
ton for the Spanish army. Everything was
all right until the vessel was in Bahama
Straits, in the West Indies, when sudden
alarm OF fire was sounded. General con-
fusion ensued, some of the passengers and
crew running to the stern OF the vessel and
jumping overheard in their night clothes, with
whatever small objects they could lay their
bands on to serve as e-buoys, while others
tried to lower boats. The vessel burned to
the waters edge, and sank in less than four
hours time. There were forty-two men in
the crew, ana some seventeen or twenty pas
sengers including about six officers and sol
diers of the Spanish army. The Louise H.
picked up seventeen persons, including the
captain, two mates and one soldier. OF this
number the captain and five or six of the crew
were badly burnt and otherwise injured.
These persons when picked up had been float
ing for eighteen houis on pieces OF planks,
and were almost naked Five of the crew
took to a small boat and are supposed to have
been picked up. One boat was lowered, and
some twenty persons, passengers and crew,
took to it, but are supposed to have been lost.
The ninety-eighth anniversary OF the sur
render of CORVALLIS was celebrated at York
town, Va. There was large gathering OF
military companies and of visitors and spec
tators. Salutes were fired from the feet at
anchor in the harbor. After the procession
speeches were delivered by the Governor OF
Virginia, General Talialerro and others.
On the lake shore near Toleston, Ind. the
body OF man has been found, upon whose
clothes and buttons were the initials OF
Burr, the companion OF Professor Wise in his
balloon ascension from st. Louis. The body
was otherwise unrecognizable on account OF
decomposition and bruises.
At CORTLAND, Ala, John T. Hawkins was
shot and killed by S f. Drake, whose brother
had been killed by Hawkins last May.
The horse St. Julian has Just made the best
time on record, trotting mile on the Oakland
(Cal.) track in 2.l23, and beating the best
time previously made by Rarus.
The yellow lever epidemic in Memphis has
Teen formally declared at an end by the au-
thorities, and refugees are returning TO the
stricken city from all quarters. Up TO the
date OF announcement OF the end OF the fever
the total number of cases in the city had been
l,57l, and the total deaths 40.
The Ohio Republicans have a majority of
thirty-one on joint ballot in the Legislature.
The women and children who were at the
White River agency when Agent Meeker and
the other white men there were murdered by
the Utes, and who were carried off by the In
dihns, have arrived safely at General Merritt 8
camp, having been given up by their captors.
The captives comprised Mrs. and Miss Meeker,
Mrs. Price and her two children, and they
were all well treated and subjected to no in
suits while in captivity
A fire at Hawkinsville, Ca, destroyed
several buildings and caused total loss of
$l50,000.
Two tramps who were sleeping in the Halle
ton furnace, two miles east of Youngstown,
Ohio, were found dead the next morning, hav-
ing been suffocated by gas.
r.. w. Dakin and w. Hoyt, two medical
students from Cleveland, were arrested at
Ashtabula Ohio for " body snatching." They
arrived there on Saturday night, hired horse
and buggy, went to the county inhrmary far 8 /,
five miles east OF Ashtabula, opened the grave
OF Mrs. Goodrich seventy-five years old, who
was buried on the previous Tuesday, packed
the body in trunk and were about to take
the train for Cleveland when they were
arrested.