Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-11-14

The propeller Argyle, with Captain Nc
Laughlin, Mr.. Graham, the owner, twelve OF
a crew and some passengers, il supposed 10
have been lost on Lake Superior.
The American Woman Suffrage Associa-
lion, in annual session at Cincinnati, elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
President, Henry b. Blackwell, OF Boston,
Independents, I. W. Higginson, Rhode
Island; Mrs. Reheeca n. Hazard, St. Louis;
Mary A. Livermore, Illinois; George William
Curtis, New York; George w. Julian, In
diana; Theodore ID. Weld, Massachusetts;
Celia Burleigh, New York; Margaret V.
Longley, Cincinnati, and the chairman OF the
executive committee, Mrs. Lucy Stone. Cor
responding secretary, AIym Broadwell, Illi-
nois. Foreign car responding secretary, Julia
Ward Howe. Recording secretaries, Miss
Matilda Hindman, New Jersey, aud Amanda
Way, Indiana. Treasurer, Frank B. Sanborn,
Massachusetts. A resolution was adopted to
appoint a committee who shall in proper
manner present memorials to all church Or
CARNATIONS asking that equal rights be granted
to all members irrespective OF sex.
The Odd Fellows building and four adjoin-
ing stores were burned at Helena, Ark. Loss,
100000
AT San Francisco Joseph Z. Bowman, a dsh
dealer, shot Mrs. j. II. Hays and her daughter
Annie Carr, inflicting slight wounds, and then
blew his own brains out. Miss Carr had
refused him.
From Washington.
At recent Cabinet meeting the Secretary
of the Treasury called attention to the fact
that the Dominion of Canada has prohibited
the importation of American cattle on account
of apprehensions Ga pleuro-pneumonia, and as
the same fear exists among Americans in re-
gard to Canadian cattle, it was agreed that an
order shall be Immediately issued prohibiting
the introduction OF Canadian cattle into this
| country.
The last treasury statement issued say the
public debt was decreased $40, 3j2, 906.62 dur
ing October, and gives the following figures:
Cash in the Treasury ........$ 229, SID ,Sll 80
Gold certificates. .......... 1871 GOO 0
| Silver certificates ............ 6, l35, $50 90
Certificates OF deposit out
standing. .,................ 22,405, % OO
Retunding Observation-Disclosures. 1899, AGO OC
| Legal tenders outstanding -. SAG, 6Sl, bl6 Oh
Fractional currency outs and
ing. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1910, 959 81
The coinage at the mints during October
amounted to Sc, los, 254, of which SO, GIG, $50
was gold and So, 572, 49, was silver.
Foreign News.
general of Canada, is inEnganu ON visit tc
her mother, the Queen She will return t.
Canada in January next.
Within three hours drive of Belgrade, il
Servia, a band of fifty high aaymen hold tn,
country roads. They murder travellers, ex
tort money II ON the peasantry DEFY the gov
eminent and prevent the tax gatherers from
performing their functions in that region.
Moro than seventy vessels went ashore OF
the coast of Nova Scotia during recen
heavy storm
The Russian expedition against the Tur
comans OF Central Asia has met with a dis
astrous defeat.
A new Canadian ministry has been formed
with Mr.. Chapleau as premier and minister G
public works.
An official return laid before the Frenc
Chamler OF Deputies shows that g. Is Com
munists have been amnestied l,3 0 OF then
having been prisoners, and LOO condemnc
by default. About ,00J remain excluded.
Clark Brown was hanged at Cornwall, Ont
for the wanton murder oil his father and siste
in September last.
Great bush fires are raging in the PROVING
OF Minas Geraes, Brazil. Sixty-seven person
have persisted.
A Constantinople dispatch announces tina
the band of Greek brigands which has bee
robbing and numbering in all the villages sur
rounding Tricala has been completely ami
hilated by company of soldiers. Twenty-fl fly
brigands were killed and several wounded.
Advices from the seat OF war in Sout
America state that 800 Peruvians have al
, rived at africa to reinforce the troops there
Troops are also being sent to strengthen til
army at Iquique, Peru. The Chilian force:
1900 strong, are reported to be advancin
against Iquique.
By an accident to a railroad train in Indis
caused by the sinking OF an embankment ate
q rain storm, nineteen persons were kille
and iorty-flve injured.