Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-12-12
Western and Southern States.

LOUISVILLE n.y. mas suffered severely from
heavy tornado, which demolished number
OF buildings and unroofed others. Much dam
age was done also in the surrounding country
Indians have been committing depredations
one hundred miles west OF Eel Paso, Texas.
party OF fifteen men went in pursuit. and
followed the trail to the Candeleria mountains,
where the Indians ambushed them; killing all
but one or two. When the news reached El
Paso strong party was organized and started
on the trial. Arriving at the scene OF the
massacre they commenced to bury the dead,
and while thus employed were fired upon and
eighteen killed. The Indians apparently were
armed with Sharp's rifles, and are supposed to
be frequenters OF the States reservation.
Luban Walker was hanged in Laban Court
house, w. Va, for the murder OF Patrick
Nolan, a saloon keeper. Walker was only
eighteen years of age.
A train from Little Rock, Ark :, jumped the
track, ran into trestle and ditched fifteen
cars loaded with cotton, all of which were
burned A colored woman and her two chill
dreD, and a brakeman were killed, and iour
other persons were more or less seriously
INJURED
The Ute Indians, lately in revolt, are giving
themselves up. Their uprising and massacre
of the whites is said to have been largely due
to Mormon influence.
Major General Jefferson G. Davis died in
Chicago few days ago, aged sixty-o lone years.
General Davis rose from the ranks during the
war with Mexico to become a major general
in the civil war, and at the time OF his death
was colonel of the Twenty-third infantry,
regular army. In 1862, while organizing
troops at Louisville, KY, under the directions
of General Nelson, he had difficulty with
that officer ana shot him dead. For this act
General Davis was court-martialed, but was
honorably acquitted on the trial.
In consequence OF quarrel near Waco,
Texas, arising from tho refusal OF Miss Stan
field to dance with Bud /" Wood, he and
William Currie fought duel outside the ball
room. A dozen shots were exchanged
Currie was wounded in the hand, bystander
in the leg, and George Wood was shot in the
| thigh. Bud " Wood then went to where
Miss Stanfeld was engaged in conversation
with Albert Choch and made two attempts to
shoot her. He then remarked to Choch,
You are friend Of Currie " shot him dead,
and going up to Currie, knocked him sense
less with his pistol Wood then made good
his escape.
The election in Louisiana has resulted in the
success of the Democratic State ticket and the
| adoption of the new constitution.
The Senate sub-com mittee investigating the
rival claims of Messrs kellogg and Spofford
to seat in the United States Senate, from
Louisiana, adjourned their session at New
Orleans alter examining III witnesses, anG
will prepare their rer ort in Washington.
Baltimore's big tunnel to bring water to that
city has been completed 1t is &c, SEQ feet
ong--a few feet less than seven miles beint
the longest aqueduct tunnel and the thirt
largest tunnel in the world. 1t cost 81, 500 900
AM was bored in three years and eigh
months, less than half the time OF any similar
work. 1t is perfectly straight line of twelve
feet diameter, and capable OF accommodating
an immense body OF water. Five miles of thu
leneth was bored through rock. With tn,
lakes and storage reservoirs the entire worl
will cost about 81, 000, 900, the amount appro
priated by the city for the new water supply