Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States

Madam Anderson, the female pedestrian,
started in New York an Saturday night TO
walk ,236 quarter miles in as many consecu-
tive quarter hours, but when Sunday morning
came she was stopped by the police.
The League base ball championship has been
won this year by the Providence club, which
wns successful in ftty-five games, and lost
twenty-three. The Boston club comes next
with forty mine victories and twenty-nine de-
ieats.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has de-
clded that Allegheny county is liable Tor the
damage caused in Pittsburg during the rail
road riots.
The Connecticut town elections have re-
suited in the defeat of the proposed constitu-
tional amendments, providing for biennial SEES
sions, and that judges OF the Supreme and
Superior Courts shall hold office during good
behavior, until seventy-five instead OF seventy
years.
William II. Powell, the well-known his
torical painter, whose discovery of the
Mississippi by De Solo," in the rotunda Of the
Capital at Washington, is regarded as one OF
the finest masterpieces OF historical work with
American subjects in this country, died at his
residence in New York a few days ago, aged
fifty-six years.
The "straight-out" Massachusetts Demo-
Gratis met in State convention at Faneuil Hall,
Boston. Over 1000 delegates were present,
and Leverett Saltonstall was elected chair
man. District delegates and delegates at-large
to the National Convention were elected, and
the following ticket was unanimously chosen
For Governor, John Quincy Adams; Lieuten-
ant Governor, w. r. Plunkett; Secretary OF
State, General NJ. r. Donahue; Treasurer and
Receiver General, David N. Skillings; Audi
tor, William Il. Field; Attorney-G General,
! Richard Olney, The platform adopted de-
nounces the Republican party for the great
public crime by which the people were de-
trauded OF their right to be governed by n
ruler of their choice;" affirms that the liberty
of the individual is best protected by consti-
tutional division Of the power of the govern
ment between State and Federal officials; be-
lieves a thorough reform in the tax laws
necessary; iavors measures tending to the
elevation of labor; opposes the granting OF
exclusive privileges to any body OF men;
thanks the Democrats in Congress for their
efforts in favor OF economy; demands that the
polls shall be free from Federal interference;
believes that the purity of the ballot-box can
be better preserved through State authority
than by Federal interference; protests against
laws which authorize the arrest of citizens al
the polls without warrant or hearing; denies
that any constitutional power exists in the
u eueTul government W Hldho any IluIES II lcRu
tender in the payment OF debts except golt
and silver, etc.
L. A. Wilt has been nominated for Gov
ernor by the Louisiana Democratic State Con
vention.
There is an increase of l,600 in the frs
days registration OF voters in New York city
as compared with the first day OF last year
Augustus Schell, grand sachem of Tammany
Hall, and other well-known Tammanyite
served as inspectors of election. Samuel j
Tilden and David Dudley Field were also ap
pointed election inspectors, but were excused
from serving.
Peter McManus was hanged at Sunbury, Pa.
for the murder OF Coroner Frederick Hesse
in December, 1874. The condemned man lief
a confession i'll which he said that he had seel
the blow struck which killed Hesser, but hat
not taken an active part in the murder. JohI
O'Ncill, who was to have been hung with Nc
Manus tor taking part in Hesser's murder, ha
been reprieved. McManus is the twentieth @
the "Molly Maguires" to suffer death on tn
scatfold.
David Connors and William L. Clark, tw
boys Of whom the elder is only fourteen year
old, sumeptitiously left Petersburg, Va,
armed with shotguns, on grand buffalo hunt
They reached New York, but telegram ha
preceded them and they were taken in charg
by the police.
Edward Seguin, the well-known America
opera singer, and connected this season wit
the Emma Abbott troupe, died at Rochester
N. Y, few days ago.