Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-12-05
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.

Jail yard at New Castle, Del. They had all
been convicted OF larceny and each received
twenty lashes.
great many marine disasters occurred on
the lakes during the recent heavy storm. A
dispatch from Oswego, n. Y, says that the
schooner American from that port, grain
laden, is ashore on Point Peninsula, Lake
Ontario. The crew were saved. The schooner
W. B. Phelps, of Oswego which was wrecked
at Glen Arbor, Lake Michigan, was struck by
3 northwest gale and snowstorm, and, with
her sails all set and frozen, became unman-
ageable, and went on the beach. Her captain
and four OF the crew persisted on the deck
from cold and exhaustion. The mate and one
seaman were rescued, after having been on
the wreck eighteen hours, enduring terrible
exposure and suffering. Another dispatch
from Erie, Pa, reports the going ashore of
two Canadian vessels and the probable loss OF
the crew OF one OF them.
A dispatch from Johannesburg, n. Y, says
that Charles +. Courtney, the oarsman, is
very sick, and that there viii be no race be-
tween him and Hanlan this season.
Graham, the confederate of Hunter, who
was hanged for the murder OF Armstrong at
Camden, n. j., has escaped the rope, the
encouragement accepting his plea of guilty
of murder in the second degree, and the jndge
sentencing him to Imprisonment at hard labor
for twenty years.
A collision between two trains on the New
London Northern railroad between Palmer
and Three Rivers, Mass, resulted in injuries,
more or less severe, to seventeen persons.
The immense stables belonging to the Eighth
Avenue horse-car railroad, of New York, have
been destroyed by the flames, and loss IN
Cured of about $l50,000. Two firemen were
badly hurt by falling walls and $50 horses we've
burned to death.
Several families in New York have become
i'll from the effects of eating pies bought Mt a
bakery, and one death has taken place.
About 1000 women registered at Boston TO
vote at the city election-about 500 less than
was expected
The largest sale of railroad stock ever made
by single owner has just taken place in New
YorK. William II. Vanderbilt has sold to a
syndicate composed of American and foreign
bankers 250,[00 shares of New York Central
stock Mt l20, payments to be made in monthly
installments OF this amount 100000 shares
are sold outright, and the syndicate is granted
the option OF taking 100000 more shares on
the same terms. The sale amounts to $780,
&c., 90. The prominent members OF the syn
dictate which has thus virtually bought $50, 0C0
shares OF Central stock are j. s. Morgan &
Co., OF London, Drexel, Morgan & Co., August
Belmont & Co., L. Won Hoffman, & Co.,
MUTTON, DllSS " TO-, ana W1nSlOW, Danler ~
Co., together with their European connections
and Edwin d. Morgan, Cyrus W. Field, Jay
Gould and Russell Sage. The completion of
this sale harmonizes tor the present the
hitherto conflicting interests of the New York
Central and the Wabash system of railroads,
and in one way or another will affect the en-.
tire railroad interests OF the country. By
this sale Mr.. Vanderbilt allows the absolute
control OF the New York Central road TO pass
tTNtl hn,, t., 1
he says that public sentiment was strongly
opposed to the control OF such a great property
by one man or one family, and also that there
was an antagonistic railroad interest which
was seeking alliances in other directions and
that he deemed it best to harmonic this in
terestwith that OF the New York Central.
Western and Southern States.
The Misses Josephine and Rose Meeker, the
murdered Indian agents daughters, have Gil
tered the lecture field in Colorado.
Charles G. Bosse, bookkeeper of the Wis
consin Fire and Marine Insurance Company,
Milwaukee, has been arrested Tor stealing
about $4,000 OF the company's money.
The miners OF Leadville, Col, are taking
the law into their own hands. The other day
crowd of about 800 persons surrounded and
entered the Leadville Jail, took out two pris-
oners-one OF them jumper OF claims who
had been warned to leave town, and the other
foot pad-and hanged them.
Edward Holmes, colored boy OF sixteen,
was hanged at Union Court House, S. c., for
outraging q two-year old white girl; and on
the same day George Gary, also colored, was
hanged at Beaufort, S. c., for numbering
colored man named Brown during quarrel.
At Dallas, Texas, two brothers, George and
Andrew Brown, were hanged few days ago
mr. ha mn nfn r in
John Chamberlain, who was in posses sion
OF a wood ranch thirty miles south of Eureka,
New, was attacked by Robert Brown, who
claimed the property, supported by two other
men, all armed with repeating rifles. Chum-
berlain's thigh was broken at the first dis
charge, but he maintained the fight on his
knees with q siX-shooter and two shotguns,
killing Brown and at the same moment falling
dead himself.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey are in st. Louis,
where they have begun series of religious
meetings, to last all winter.
Colonel Norton, the United States marshal,
has arrested all the county officers OF Wheeler
county Texas, and ten other persons, pin
cipally ranchmen, Tor violating the revenue
laws.
O. F. Lockhead, colonel OF the First fegi-
ment, Michigan State troops, and cashier of
INC FuSt LNuIlOudl DdDh, Oh Il I'M, AllCT.y mas
been indicted by the United States grand Jury
10: embezzling the banks funds.
Deadwood, the capital Of the Black Hill
mining region, entirely destroyed by fire about
2 two months ago, has been rebuilt and again
presents lively appearance.
A fire at Pennington, Mimi, destroyed
eighteen buildings, embracing four -fiths o.
the business part of the town, and caused &
loss estimated at Sl50,M0.
Two German brothers named EichenauG
were husking corn on farm near Virginia
ILL.,, when John n. and Robert Taylor, also
brothers, came along on horseback, dis
mounted, and saying that they were going tc
settle a feud which had existed between The
families, murdered both the Eichenaud's anC
fed.
"A party OF l20 Latter Day Saints from
Southern States, in charge of Elder Johr
Morgan, passed through st Louis few nights
ago on their way TO Manassa in the San Lu
Valley, Colorado, where there is already
colony of between 800 and 400 people. Thi
is the fifth party from the South that has gon
to that locality this season. These Mormon
get their lands from the State of Colorado a
n low price, and conform to the laws OF tn
State, which prohibit polygamy.
Miss Rishel, living near Medina, Ohio, wa
accused of stealing 500 from William Rashon
and the accusation becoming generally know
she took strychnine, and after confessing tn
theft fell dead.
Several deputy sherilfs from Colfax county
Kansas, having visited Otero to make arrests
they accused the resident deputy sheriff
Harry Bassett, of having warned the person
sought for in time for them to make their es
cape. An angry alteration ensued, endin
in fight. Bassett was shot through the bod
and killed, and Deputy Sheriff Curtis wa
fatally wounded.
Nine prisoners escaped from jail at Mul