Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-23

While Mr.. and Mrs. Price were riding near
Brooklyn, Mich, the horse became frightened
and threw the carriage over an embankment
Mrs. Price received injuries from which she
died the next night, and her husbands skull
was inctured.
From Washington.
Messrs. Buekner, Ewing and Price have
been appointed a subcommittee OF the House
Committee of Banking aud Currency, 10 con-
slider all the bills which have been introduced
TO abolish the national banks. Mr.. Price Is in
favor oithe national bank system. A majority
of the subcommittee are in favor of the sub
stitution of Treasury notes, not legal-tenders,
or national bank circulation.
The Treasury Department has issued n cir
cular stating that the rush for the ten-dollar
reiunding certificates has been so great tnat
the supply has not been equal to the demand,
notwithstanding every effort OF the Bureau OF
Printing and Engraving The whole amount
OF certificates authorized is about $40, 600, 900,
and of this Sl3,0O0,O0O have been sold up to
date of issuance OF circular.
The Senate Committee on Elections decided
to take up the charges of bribery ainst Sena-
tor ingalls,, in connection with his elect.on to
the Senate from Kansas.
The Greenbackers and workingmen of
constitution in California by serenading the
Greenback members of Congress. Representa-
tives Murch, Wright Ford, Weaver and Gil
lette responded in brief speeches.
Foreign News.
The Mohammedans in Adrianople, Turkey,
are plundering the shops on account Of hunger.
Discussions have risen in the French Cabi-
net the members being divided in regard to
education and other bills.
The Pope has appointed eight new cardinals
among them being Rev. DR., John Henry
Newman, of England.
! A disease with terrible mortality is raging in
ten villages in the Caucasus. solemn pro-
cession of holy pictures has been held in the
district of Corr and prayers offered for the pre-
servation of the inhabitants.
In the British House of Commons Lore
George f. Hamilton, vice-president of the
council, said that since January six cargoes o
American cattle were found to be infected witt
pleuro pneumonia.
Messrs. Hopkins, Gillzes & Co., of Middles
borough, England with q capital of 50 AIS, 900
and Messrs. Lloyd & Co., OF the same place
both in the iron trade and formerly doing
large business, have failed.
The town of Halas, on Lake Halasto, seven
ty-ive miles south southeast of Pesth, Hun
gary, has been inundated in consequence o
continuous rains. Floods have destroyed 30I
houses in Kottori. The harvest prospects il
that district are ruined.
A London dispatch says that 10000 collier
met in conference at Barnsley, the center o
the Yorkshire mining district. They decide,
to demand an increase of ten per cent. on thei
pay, and if refused to stop work Throughout
| tho Anptbnr nontaranna will ho hal
in Birmingham in five weeks to fix the date TO
giving notice of a strike, The interval will b
devoted to agitation.
A great fire at Povnah, India, destroys
about sixty houses.
Queen Victoria is now great-grandmothel
Princess Charlotte of Prussia the wife
Prince Bernhard of -Meiningen, daughte
of the Crown Prince OF Germany and CRANE
daughter of England's queen, having give
birth to a daughter.
In Toronto Richard Casey, aged five years
John Casey, aged three years, and John EmarC
aged five years, were burned to death in she
which they fired while playing with matches
The same playthings started u fire in Montre,
recently that swept off forty buildings.
Five persons were killed outright and seN
eral others were severely injured by boilt
explosion in Wallsall, England.
Late advices from the war in South AmeriC
state that the Bolivisns have retaken the cit
of Atacama, and that $4,000 Bolivian troor
were marching to attack the Chilians.
Jacob Staempfi, well-known Swiss polit
clan, three times president Of the Swiss Coz
federation, and subsequently member OF ii
Geneva Court of Arbitration on the AIabam
claims, is dead in his sixtieth year.
Several large fires have occurred in Ea
Russian towns, causing great distress. The
are charged to the Nihilists, and in Orenbu
! alone seventy arrests for incendiaIism haN
been made
The international Congress to discuss pr
iects for ship canal across the Isthmus
Panama met at the Grand Hotel, Paris. B
Ferdinand de Lesseps, engineer of the Sue
canal was elected president. Rear-Admir
Daniel Ammen, of the United States nav
was chosen one Of the vice-presidents. All
the powers applied to sent delegates, includiI
England, Italy and Russia. 1t was resolved
i; divide the members into five committees
discuss the undertaking.
Two Rotterdam trading companies with u
pronounceable names have tailed, with tot
, liabilities placed at nearly $4,000,000
. The greater part of Lublin, a city of 90 OF
inhabitants in Russian Poland, has been d
stroyed by fire.
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