Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-02
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Eastern and Middle States.

America and money prizes, had dwindled down
TO seven wearied contestants on the sixth day
of the nscc. Panchot, OF Buffalo, came out
first, covering 4SO miles Merritt, OF Bridge
port, Conn, was second, with 475 miles TO his
credit; Krohne, the third man, made 455
miles, and OBrien was fourth with 435 miles.
Six hundred dogs were on exhibition at the
| opening of the dog show OF the Philadelphia
Kennel Club t'... cd. .. "a
The NIillerstown Iron Company, OF Macun-
gle, Pa, has suspended, with liabilities amount
ing to $4,000.
4 Martha Sladder, oil Groveville, n. Y, was
4 found burned to death in her bed, with a bottle
of whiskey and pipe beside her.
! As three children of Oliver Stout were going
to bed in Penobscott, Pa, coal-oil lamp ex-
! ploded, setting fire TO their clothing. They
/ ran toward neighbours house, but the oldest
| child a girl tell in the road, and was so badly
| burned that she died early the next morning.
The other girl died next day, and the third
child, a boy, was not expected to recover.
An act granting an annual pension of $50 to
surviving veterans OF the Mexican war from
! Pennsylvania, who have resided in the State
for more than twenty years prior to the pas
sage of the bill, and also to Mexican war
widows, has passed both branches OF the
Pennsylvania Legislature.
| Az u uletllllR VI COlOItu .pcOplS vi NEW
York, in aid of Southern colored emigrants,
letters were read from Wendell Phillips and
| William Lloyd Garrison, and addresses were
made by Thurlow Weed, the Rev. III. H. Gar
net and others.
Alfred Deffarge, o French druggist COM
mitted suicide in New York by taking poison,
and also poisoned his two children, one OF
whom died Letters left by the self-murderer
accused his wife of infidelity
At Whitehall, N. Y, Charles Sweet, deaf
mute, met his wife, from whom he had sepa-
rated, in house OF ill-repute, shot her through
the head three times, fatally wounding her,
and then placed the pistol to his temple and
fired, instantly killing himself.
Messrs. John Jay, Edwards Pierrepont,
| Thurlow Weed, Edward Cooper, John j. Cisco,
Abel A. Low, General Cullum, Il. ID. Morgan,
Cyrus W. Field, Charles O'Conor, Judge DAILY
and DR.. Rufus Gilbert were the pall-bearers at
General Dixs funeral in Trinity Church, New
York. In compliance with written request
left by General Dix, the services were OF the
simplest character, although u notable gather
ing was present, including committees from
the State Legislature, Samuel j. Tilden, Ham
ilton Fish and others. The services were con-
Quoted by Bishop Potter.
A dispatch from Middletown, Del, concern.
ing the peach crop, says "Every day adds tc
the assurance that there will be the largest
crop of fruit ever grown on the peninsula;
12000,0 900 baskets will not more than cover
the present estimate"
BY the destruction by fire OF the buildings OF
the premises of Alexander King, at Pitts
burgh, Pa. ten valuable horses and six COWS
were burned to death, among the former being
the well-known trotters Nettie Ellis, Nettit
and Lady Alice. Loss estimated at $40, 900
and no insurance.
A jury at Lebanon, Pa, has found Charles
Drews, Frank Stichler, George Zohman, Henry
WISE Josiah Hummel and Israel Brandt, who
were indicted for the drowning of Joseph Ra
Der, in Indiantown Gap, Pa, last December
:, guilty of murder in the first degree. The OBJ
Ject of the crime was TO obtain heavy insur
ance on the life OF the VICTIM who was old anC
poor.
Burglars entered the Laconia National bank
of Laconia, N. H., blew open the vault and car
ried away about sc, 900 in cash and Sl20, 900 il
Unacceptable notes.
Western and Southern States.
During the races at New Orleans the favor
tie horse in one Tace-Judge Hancock-fell
breaking his neck and badly inuring his rider
: The ship Great Republic went ashore n
Astoria, Oregon, and became total wreck
\ Va
A fire at Eureka, New, destroyed half of tn
, town, including the heaviest business houses
. the hotels, newspaper offices, telegraph office
the Masonic building, and a great number o
dwellings. Three hundred families were DIES
titute and two thousand people were withou
shelter. The loss is estimated at ST. 100000.
Henry H. p. Tudor and Louis II. Ayme, VIII,
propose to ride on horseback to Patagonia, AZ
rived at Tuscumbia, Ala, the other day.
Thomas +. Baker entered Miss A. M. Sin
! gleton's grocery store in Nashville, Tenn.
t and treated several persons to beer, for whicl
he refused to pay Miss Singleton demande
l a settlement, which Baker refused to make
= whereupon she locked the doors and strucl
f Baker over the head with a billet OF wood
S Her brother, A. NJ. Singleton, then fired tire
= shots at Baker, inflicting a slight wound in hi
= side Baker returned the fire with navy re
: volver, shooting Singleton through the nee
and killing him instantly. The Coroner's jur
-, returned a verdict OF justifable homicide.
| About one-hall the village OF Kinsley, Kan
:, has been destroyed by fire.
, Governor Simpson, of South Carolina ha
| pardoned ex-Treasurer Cardoza and ex-Con
/; gresham Smalls (both colored), who had bee
convicted of bribery.
o Twelve frame buildings at Anna, ILL.,, hay
: been destroyed by the flames, entailing los
! of $4,000.
! While Edwin Booth was giving the soliloou
q in the last act Of Richard H., at McVicker
y Theater in Chicago, a shot was fired at him b
! man sitting in the left-hand upper gallery
y. Booth sat still, and, after an interval of abou
! three seconds, another shot was fired. MI
u Booth then rose and started toward the LEI
:, wing OF the stage, pointing out the would-b
:, assassin, who was at once seized and, but fo
u the intervention of officers, would have bee
s roughly handled. The prisoner stated that hi
name is Mart Gray, that he is twenty-five
years of age, a dry goods clerk in St. Loui,
and had been three years preparing to kill Nj
Booth He refused to give the cause of hi
attack on Mr.. Booth, except that Booth ono
Il wronged a friend Of his, and he had bee
S resolved to punish the actor ever since.
e letter was found in his pocket addressed to
If girl in an Ohio town, and expressing de
O termination to kill Mr.. Booth.
K After a protracted illness Bishop Edward i
l. Ames, ID. D., of the Methodist Episcor,
d Church, died at his residence in Baltimore
his seventy fourth year.
If Charles Rash (colored) was hanged ut Tul
Ii cumba, Ala, for numbering his wife two yeaI
u ago.
From Washington. f
u The United States Supreme Court has a
, firmed the decision of the United States Gil
d cult Court in Nebraska reversing the Seer,
!. tary ofthe Interiors decision that lands granite
/, to the Pacific railroad companies, and remain
fl ing unsold three years after the roads wei
d completed, are subject to presumption and Sc
7 Element, like other lands.
st The first Treasury warrant Tor the paymel
n of arrears of pensions was signed the 9th,
,e day, and it is believed that the back pension
k can be paid as rapidly as the accounts are mac
II up at the rate Of 81 800, 900 month, unlei
y, unexpected appropriations should be hereaftt
= made by Congress.
d The April returns OF the Department of Al
= riculture show that the acreage OF winti