Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-03
Western and Southern States.

The present peanut crop in Virginia is said
to he the best ever raised in the State.
James G. jenkins, a prominent lawyer and
politician of Milwaukee, has been nominated
for Governor of Wisconsin, on the Democratic
ticket, in place of Alexander Mitchell, who de-
clined. He has accepted the nomination.
The Colorado Republicans, at their State
convention in Denver, nominated William e.
Beck tor Judge of the Supreme Court.
The Indians have been numbering and dep
redating in Southern New Mexico. A DIS
patch received from Captain Hooker at Ola
ciente says he had five hours fight with 100
Indians. The whites had ten killed and
several wounded and lost all their horses.
Upon application of Governor Wallace, OF
New Mexico to the War Department, the
commandant of the arsenal at Fort Union,
New Mexico, was directed to issue as many
arms and as much ammunition to Governor
Wallace as he may call for not to exceed 300
rifles and l,000,0 900 cartridges.
Alter an absence abroad of two years and
four months, General Grant, wife and party
arrived in San Francisco from Japan, and
were received with firing of guns, ringing OF
bells and procession OF military and civic
organizations Upon landing Mayor Bryant
delivered speech of welcome and extended
| the freedom of the city and its hospitalities
General Grant replied briefly, and was then
driven toward his quarters at the Palace Ho-
tel, near which, under an arch forty ieet high,
wreathed with flags, flowers and overgreens,
! he reviewed the procession as it filed past
| All along the route the windows were illumi-
nated bonfires Jit up the street corners, colored
| fires bazed in front OF many Of the houses,
and electric lights, rockets and Roman candles
added to the illumination, while innumerable
tlags and banners waved from the housetops
and windows. Arrived at the hotel the party
were welcomed by chorus of 500 voices and
a shouting crowd. The party will remain on
the Pacific slope some time, visiting the Yo-
semitic valley, mining regions and other at
fractions. During General Grants trip abroad
he has visited England Switzerland, Italy,
Egypt, Jaff =, the Holy Land, Turkey, France,
Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia,
Poland, Austria, Germany, Ireland, India,
China and Japan, about in the order men,
toned.
At Bayou Chico, La, shooting ARRAY oc-
CURED between Messrs. Fort and BOSNIAN
Neither OF the principals was hurt, but two
bystanders were shot-Edward w. Grimm
being instantly killed and Richard Nash dan
gerously wounded.
The boiler of the tug G. W. Parker exploded
off Lincoln Park, Chicago, killing Robert La
key, the captain; John Callaghan, the engi-
neer; Peter Rogers, the fireman, and William
Burton, the cook. William Mcclure, the only
survivor, was badly injured.
Two colored men, Washington Arnold and
Pryor Ward locked arms and deliberately
walked into the Mississippi river at st. Joseph,
Mo-, and were swept away by the current and
drowned.
Mrs Matte Potts, who has undertaken to
walk from Philadelphia to New Orleans and
back in five months, on a wager OF IS 1000,
arrived at Richmond, Va, on her return trip,
haYing still nineteen days in which to accom-
plish her task.
The Colorado Democrats, in State conven-
ton assembled at Denver, nominated George
O. Richmond for Supreme Court Judge, and
adopted platform which declares that the
grave question next year will be whether this
is O republican government in TACT or d mon.
archical; denounces President Hayes vetoes
condemns any intention to renominate Gen.
eral Grant; declares the Presidency was stole1
in 1876; asserts the demonetization of silver
was Republican breach of trust, and lavors
free and unlimited silver coinage.
The United States Senate Sub Com mittet
on Privileges and Elections has been taking
testimony at Topeka, Kansas in the matter o
the charge against Senator Ingalls, that he OBJ
tanned his seat by bribing members of tn,
Legislature. The members OF the Legislator,
charged with corruption have filed paper wit
the committee, denouncing the charges agains
them as UNANIMOUSLY false and malicious, anc
demanding a speedy and thorough investi
cation.
Edmund Rice has been nominated for Gov
ernor by the Minnesota Democratic Stat
Convention, held in St. Paul.
Near New Washington, Ohio, 'Georg
Schwab, young man OF incorporate habits
, shot and killed Miss Mary Long, an estimabl
young lady of seventeen, for rejecting his ad
dresses, and then committed suicide by hang
, ing himself to tree.
The greater portion of the business cente
OF Carroll, Carroll county Iowa, has been de
stroyed by fire, causing loss of from $3.50, 90
to $4,000 The Masonic and Odd Fellows
Hall, the Presbyterian church and over fort
business houses were burned.
Baltimore has witnessed weeks excitin
operations in the wheat market, during whici
two firms went under. Finally the bears sue
ceeded in break ny the rising market, an
Western wheat fell off 81 cents and Souther
+ dropped cents
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