Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-04-18
Western and Southern States.

Two firemen and another man were killed
and property valued at over 100000 was de
stroyed by a.fre in st. Louis.
A few days ago Captain Paul Boyton reached
the mouth of the Ohio river at Cairo ILL.,, on
his swim in his rubber suit from Pittsburgh
Pa, to New Orleans, La. The remainder of
his aquatic journey will be made down the
Mississippi.
A new call has been published for the sixth
national reunion of the Blue and the Gray
(Union and Confederate soldiers) in Cam
bridge, Ohio August 26, 81, % and 20.
The spring elections resulted in the success
of the Republican State ticket over the Demo-
cratic and Greenback coalition ticket in Mich-
gan. Out of twenty towns in Ohio the
Republicans carried seventeen, the Democrats
seven and the Independents three. In Cincn-
natl the Republican candidate for mayor was
elected, and in Toledo the Greenback ticket
was successful
The greater portion of the business part
Coffeeville, Mo-, has been destroyed by fire
entailing a loss Of about $1,000.
The Kentucky Republicans have nominated
Walter Evans for Governor.
j. b. Undertake, foreman, was killed and
four other men were badly scalded by boiler
explosion in Goldsboro IN O. foundry.
| Upon the recommendation of the Board Of
| Health, the Governor of Louisiana has issued
proclamation establishing quarantine from
and after May l against West India South
American and Central American ports.
From Washington.
During the debate in the House on the reso-
luton for n change of rules, some one in the
gentlemen's gallery-supposed to be the same
who had denounced the violation of the
Sabbath at the close of the last session sud-
denly gave vent to his feelings by declaiming
in n loud and solemn atone, g." Vice. woe, woe
to this den of thieves" Before he could get
any further in his denunciation he was seized
by the doorkeeper's assistants, and hurried out
of the gallery.
At the recent caucus of Democratic Repre-
sentatives q resolution was passed not to adj
iourn over the following Monday, but to have
a session so as to allow the introduction of bills
in the usual manner. Mr.. Stephens offered q
resolution, with the request that it be read and
tabled for the action of a future caucus. II
sets forth that the aim of the Democracy is the
restoration of constitutional liberty, harmony
and prosperity; that they accept all the legiti.
mate results OF the war; that they are utterly
opposed to any revival of slavery; that they
are for the Union and Constitution, including
the war amendments; against revolutionary
methods; for law and order; for free ballo
box and n lair count; for sufficiently large
army, but against bayonets at the polls; for the
public credit, but against unnecessary taxation
and an unjust tariff; for gold and silver on thu
: same footing, and for an increase of the cur
rency on q sound basis.
, The Treasury Department has issuedits nine
ty-seventh call for tho redemption of bonds
the call being for $40, 000 900 of the l0-40 bond
of 1864, $3,000,000 of which are coupons ant
: 81, 100000 registered bonds. This is the frs
call for l0-40 bonds.
Foreign News.
The great English aquatic event-the annua
eight-oared boat race on the Thames between
. crews representing Cambridge and Oxford uni
2 versities-was won easily this year by Cam
bridge. The four miles were made by the win
3 ming crew in twenty-one minutes and eightee
: seconds.
The British troops in South Africa have sus
5 tanned another defeat in their war with tn
: Zulus. A convoy of supplies proceeding fror
: Derby to Luneburg, in the Londina district, o
:, the Pongola river, escorted by l04 men of tn
G 80th regiment, was surprised Mt daybreak o
;, the banks of the Intombe river by 1000 Zulu
under Umbelini. The British were ovol