Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-16
Western and Southern States.


Western and Southern States.
Crop reports from Ohio and Indiana show
that the acreage of wheat is from ten to
twenty-five per cent. greater than last year.
Oats are looking well, and there will be the
usual amount OF corn planted.
The village of Hillsdale, Mich, has been
partly destroyed by fire.
J. I. Young and John Riley who had been
confined in JUL for drunkenness at Overton,
Texas, attempted to escape by setting fire TO
the building. The flames spread rapidly, and,
being unabeto extinguish them, the men were
both burned to death.
Samuel Pavey and his son, Taylor Pavey,
| extensive dealers in live stock, were shot and
Instantly killed near Leesburg, Ohio, by John
| Link, Paveys stepson. Link, who surrendered
| to the marshal, states that he was engaged i'll
conversation with his mother at the gate OF
her residence, when the Paveys came up and
after some words, attacked him with clubs,
when, to save his lite he drew a revolver and
shot both. The cause of the trouble was i'll
treatment by Samuel Pavey Of his second wife,
who is Links mother
George c. Harding editor of the Indian
apolis (lnd.) Hera'd, entered the residence Of
Calvin A. Light, editor OF the Democrat, and
attempted to shoot the latter because of certain
publications in the Democrat. Mr.. Light
grasped the pistol, getting his finger under the
hammer, preventing an explosion, and hold
ing on until assistance came. Mr. Harding
was arrested and remained in custody until
the next morning, when he gave bail. AT
! $40 o'clock the same morning he entered Mr..
Lights office and fired at him several times,
missing Mr.. Light, but hitting an employee
named Gerhard Lzius, inflicting q serious
wound. Another employee of Mr.. Light
named Richard Walters, jumped out of the
second story window during the firing, break
ing both ankles. Mr.. Harding was arrested.
In the trial of Cox Tor the murder of Colonel
Aston at Atlanta, Ca, the jury found the ac-
cused guilty and recommended him to the
mercy of the court This verdict is equivalent
10 imprisonment at hard labor for life. Upon
request Of defendants counsel the Judge sus-
pended sentence tor twenty days, to give time
10 prepare II motion for new trial.
The National Womans Suffrage Convention
opened its annual conference i'll st. Louis
During a street fight in Detroit, Mich,
Michael Hurley, aged sixteen, was stabbed
nine times and fatally wounded by John Burke
aged thirteen.
The National Colored Conference, IN session
ut Nashville adopted resolutions denouncing
the Tennessee railroad for having forced jub lee
singers to ride in the smoking-car after they
had aid first-class fare, and appointed a COM
mittce of three to employ legal counsel to in
stitute suit against the railroad.
The people OF California have adopted the
new constitution drawn up by the recent con-
vention. The majority in its favor is about
10000. BY its provisions it will be unla wful
Tor any corporation organized under the laws
Of the State to employ Chinaman in any
! capacity, directly or indirectly, and unlawful
also for Chinaman to be employed upon any
public work, whether of the State, or of any
county or city, except rs a convict All con-
tracts Tor coolie labor, formed after January l,
$780, will be void, and all contracts for the inn
portation of such labor are made unlawful.
The Legislature will proceed TO delegate to the
cities and towns all the necessary authority for
the removal of the Chinese from the municipal
limits, or to confine them within certain quar-
tiers OF the cities and towns. The Legislature
is also directed to prohibit the introduction Of
Chinese into the State
A committee of medical experts have decided
that Mark Gray, who tried to shoot Edwin
Booth, the actor, at Chicago theater, is in
? sane.
From Washington.
'. A circular has been issued in relation to the
organization of the census service, which state,
that the census of 1880 is to be taken under the
|
l Of Census Zone or more for each State O.
F.. Territory, not exceeding $50 in ALL to be ap
/, pointed by the President Applications 10
| appointment as supervisor may 20 addresses
= to the Secretary of the Interior, but nomina
: tons will not be made before December next
f The actual work of enumeration will be per
!, formed by enumerators, who will be desguate
y to the Superintendent of Census at Washing
! ton, by the supervisors. Application for ap
u pointment as enumerator should be addresses
. to the supervisor of the district in which TIL
n applicant resides
4 AT recent sitting OF the Cabinet the prin
cipal question under consideration was tn
: threatened invasion OF Indian Territory b.
D. squatters. The Attorney General gave yer
e bal opinion that under the treaties OF 1866 wit
e the Creeks and Seminoles, by which the land
were surrendered in consequence OF the desir
of the government I" to locate civilized Indian
and freedmen thereon" the lands were nc
d open to white settlers. 1t was decided to Gu
!, upon the military, in case of necessity, to Us
sist in ejecting intruders
IL The proposed bill to establish bureau
+. labor statistics, introduced in the House b
. Representative Murch, OF Maine, provides tht
the bureau shall oe located at the seat of gov
- eminent, and shall be composed of one con
missioner and four associates, who shall be al
pointed by the President and confirmed by til
III Senate and shall be chosen from person
l. actually employed in productive labor TT
duties of this bureau will be to investigate an
he at each stated session of Congress report upon
b.. First, the wages and hours OF labor; secont
al the division of the joint production of labC
and capital between the laborer and employer