Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-08-15
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States

Charles Prene, New York lithogRpher,
aged twenty-three visited his betrOthed Of
Long Branch, aud while bathing in her pres
ence he suddenly disappeared from view in
the water and was drowned.
Seventeen business and dwelling houses in
Houlton, Me-. have been destroyed by fire,
causing a total loss OF twenty-five thousand
dollars.
| Captain Paul Boyton has just swum from
Long Branch 10 Coney Island in his rubber
suit. The distance made was thirty five miles,
| in twenty-eight hours.
Charles Fochter, the well-known actor. died
a few days ago on his farm at Riohland Centre,
Pa, aged hfty-four years.
A vast scheme for counterfeiting notes on
the Empire of Brazil has been thwarted in
New York by the capture there of the five
/ men engaged in the neiarious operation. The
genuine notes had been closely initiated, then
traced on stone and reproduced on paper, Civ
| ing an exact representation of the original,
and one OF the counterfeiters was in the act of
packing his trunk with rolls of counterieits,
preparatory 10 sailing for Rio Janeiro, when
he was arrested. Two more contederates
were captured on the dock waiting to see their
chief Off and the printer of the notes was sub
sequently arrested and the stones, nine in
number, usedin lithographing the counterfeits,
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station.
The colar-and-elbow wrestling match be-
tween John Mcmahon and James Owens, both
OF Vermont, took place in New York, and was
won by the former, who secured two falls to
one Tor his opponent.
The boiler of the engine Sacramento, while
having its safety valve gagged in the Boston
| and Albany railroad round-house at Green
bush n. Y, exploded, instantly killing three
men-Thomas Smith and Frank Murphy, ma
chinists, and John Mcintyre, fireman. Vim.
| Horton, foreman, Wynant Crannel, engineer,
and Robert b. Miller were bruised and scalded
The engine was hurled distance of forty feet
turning completely over and landing upon the
turn. table, which was shivered.
The convention OF the American Bankers
Association ut Saratoga n. Y, was largely
attended by delegates from all parts of the
country, invitations having been sent to 2,058
national banks, 874 State banks COL savings
banks, and to 2,552 private banks, to join with
the association in the effort to get relief from
"excessive and invidious taxation" and for
the other purposes for which it was organized.
Some account of the "labors of the associa-
ton in enlghtening the public mind upon the
duties, privileges, profits and burdens OF banks
was given. "Banks have no monopoly said
the report "They have no special privileges
except circulation. They want none. They
merely ask Tor Justice; ask that they may be
taxed only as other corporations and property
are taxed; no less, no more. Now they are
taxed by the United States, and also by the
States the same as other corporations ano
property are taxed, in addition to the heavy
taxation OF the Federal government. Thus
they are doubly taxed. No other species O
property is so taxed" The report included I
letter from Secretary Sherman regretting his
inability to attend the convention. Severa
papers on banking were read. Alexande
Mitchell, OF Milwaukee, was reelected presi
dent and Jacob ID. Vermilye, OF New York
first vce-president. Thomas Henry, of Mo
bile, leads the list of forty three vice-presi
dents, and George S. Coe, OF New York, head
the executive council.