Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-16
GENERAL NEWS.

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during a seance ut Meriden recently tits
alleged, stole a diamond ring from Mrs.
/ Willis Hale, and was jailed for it.
John Milton Murray, an escaped ne
| gro lunatic, from the Suffolk county
asylum, at Yaphank, i. l., was
shot and killed recently by AlOnzO Chap
| his family at Artist Lake, beautiful
spot, about five miles north of Yaphank.
The emperor of Brazil has just given
the last stroke to the Rio Janeiro water
works, letting into the city water from
streams 40 miles away, carried through
vast intervening reservoirs, to Rio janet
70 by two 32-inch mains.
In the breach of promise suit of Nc
Pherson VS.. Warnle, at Sbelbyville, Ind,
the defendants counsel took the broad
ground that no woman of 81, which was
the plaintiffs age, could possibly form
romantic love for any man. The jury
sustained that theory by their verdict.
John Steele, the Goal Oil Johnny"
whose astounding personality made him
notorious throughout the country, Is now
well-behaved and reasonably prosper
Gus farmer mt Franklin, Pa. 1t was in
1864, when he was Just 81, that the strik-
ing of oil on farm that he had inherit
ed, began to yield him an income of $4,000
a day. He squandered all his property
in three years. His wife had managed
to get hold of $4,000, but that was lost
in bank failure. Steele went to work
at his old occupation of teamster, next
became railroad baggage-master, and
| slowly saved enough money to buy the
farm on which he now lives.
The Kelley gang of "bushrangets, in
New South Wales, has been captured
Four persons were shot in the encounter
betv cen the officers and the gang. This
gang is notorious for bank robberies, and
has long evaded the efforts of the author
tiles to break it up.
B. F. Blair, the administrator of the
la:e Internal Revenue Collector James
Freeland, of Brookly l, N. Y, paid into
bank SI8,8 32, in settlement of the def
cheney in the accounts of SilaS j. Boone.
An examination of the accounts shows
! that the defalcati0n occurred under Mr..
Freeland's administration and before his
death, and it accordingly became an I'M
disputed charge against his estate.
John B. Omohundro, widely known as
Texas Jack, died on Monday last, at
Leadville, Col. Hewas tormC ! a scout
on the plains, and fair proportion of
the stories told of his exploits are regard
ed as true. During several years he act
ed as guide for the Earl of Dunraven's
hunting expedition. He was a cohpan-
ion of Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hick-
ok, who was murdered at Deadwood by
Jack McCaull.
New York wisely meditates musical
festival OF its own, to be held in May
1881, under the direction of the Oratorio
and Symphony societies. The chorus, it
is said, will number 1000 voices, and the
orchestra 200 instruments.
The Irish relief committee in Boston,
acknowledges the receipt of sos, 46S. II
to date.
The Artists Guild is the name of a
new club in Boston, devoted exclusively
TO Bohemians, so called, that band of
workers, who, as some one has said,
learn their living by their wits"
Frequent and heavy showers through
out the Northwest, have greatly delayed
the wheat harvest and hindered the cul-
tivation of corn and hay-making.
Nearly $4,000 have been raised toward
testimonial to the officers of the Sea-
wanaka.
The Chilians recently captured Tacna
Summomng the Peruvians at africa tC
surrender, the beseiged commander re.
piled: eve will resist until our last car.
fridge is exhausted"
Fla. Cotharin, who solicited subscrip
tions about the country for the Musical
Album, arrived in Poughkeepsie, n. Y.
recently, from Buffalo, in charge of an
officer. There are two indictments
against him for obtaining money under
false pretenses.
The engineers, contractors and Nortl
British railway company are severely cen
sured in the official report of the TIA.
bridge disaster. -.
Four hundred houses in London wer
recently injured by explosions in ga
mains, and several persons were killed.
All the French communists are to b
pardoned.
A yacht, in which were IA persons
capsized recently near st. Paul, MINI
Several persons were drowned, and al
the men but one saved themselves, an,
left the women and children to drown.
= The mother superior of Cincinnati
founding asylum, was arrested for de
clining to furnish information for TIL
census.
: Col. Shannon was recently fatally she
by Col. Cash in duel at Duboes Bridge
S. G. The cause Of the quarrel was til
publication OF something which reaecte
; on Mrs. Cash.
i. The boiler of threshing engine e1
ploded recently at Dunkirk, o., and
, persons were killed and an equal nUmbt
= wounded.
f Denis Kearney is in trouble at Sa
: Francisco, his followers claiming he
:, worth 100000 He would have bee
lynched but for the police.
: Attorney General Devens has rendere
: a decision, that Mr.. Hayes has right
v appoint, during a recess of Congress, an
# one whose name had been sent in befol
: adjournment, but who had not been col
firmed.
Barnum's new museum, to be erectC
4 on the ground now occupied by MadisC
# Square Garden, will cost $4,000, 000 an
will have a frontage of 200 feet, and |
v 425 feet long.
: An attempt is making by enemies {
=. the French republic to get the commul
= lists to meet at the cemetery of Pere l
Il Il Chaise July IA.
v Several naval vessels have been orde
; ed to the coast of Cuba. The America
admiral will inquire into the recent on
l. RACES on the fruit vessels Eunice p. New
comb and Ethel A. Merritt.
4 Harvard won the eight-oared race
u New London, the other day.
A young man named Henry, of Broo'
! Ign, N. Y, was one of the participant
u in a long-distance walking match. Viii
Us roinU around the track he fell tn II