Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-03
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Rev. Mark S. Gross, who was offered by
the pope the bishopric of North Carolina, has
declined the appointment. He will retain his
position as pastor of St. Thomas church VIII
mington, Del lie is brother to the bishop
of Savannah, and both are natives of Balti-
more.
Dispatches from Corpus Christi, Tex, say
that it is reported there that Brownsville, Tex,
near the mouth of the Rio Gnnde, was nearly
destroyed by the fearful storm which prevailed
along the Texas coast on the 18th and 18th
insts, and that many lives were lost. The
telegraph wires along the coast, from Indiano-
Ia, were Frustrated, and are still down south
of Corpus Christi The telegraph lines from
Brownsville mp the Rio Grande were torn
down.
A severe earthquake visited Havana recently.
The Servians have ordered 100000 rifles
from the United States.
Because her parents stopped correspon-
dence with young man, whose acquaintance
she had formed at summer resort, Louisa
Sheldon, 10 years old, of Compton Mills, Nj,
recently committed suicide by hanging.
just after daybreak recently, five robbers
boarded Third avenue car in New York. and
drawing revolvers, robbed the conductor,
driver and passengers.
British troops are being rapidly dispatched
to Aighanistan.
Chief Ouray, of the Utes, is dead.
! A New York banker reports that the streets
Of Rial de Dolores, N. NJ, are paved with gold.
1t is reported that the town of Bagdad,
Mexico, was almost entirely swept away by
the cyclone of August IL. No lives were lost.
Twenty-Five thousand nailmakers in Stat
fordshire and Worcestershire, Eng, have
ctr fnt,o ntIv in fhafp
Rev. w. H. H. Murray arrived in New York
| from Liverpool last week. He is going into
the produce business
A new telephone manufacturing company
has recently been formed at New York with
capital of So, 100000. 1t is to be known as the
Peoples telephone company, and n number of
New York and Cincinnati capitalists are inter-
ested in it,
There have been IA number of deaths lately
in New York from sunstroke.
An Italian brigand serving ont a sentence in
the California state-prison, was pardoned and
extradted as he is wanted Mt home for murder
In fight with the Aighans recently the
British lost nearly 200 officers and men.
Gen. Albert j. Myer the chief of the United
States signal service died ut Buffalo recently
During a recent heavy storm at Rockaway
Beach, NJ Y, a small yacht capszed and six
men were drowned.
The mechanics Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul railroad struck recently for advanced
pay.
Judge Page Of Austin, Mimi, was recently
shot in his house by an unknown assassin.
Mrs. Byron Sprague has assumed charge OF
Gov. Sprague's house at Canonchet, X. |. and
Mrs. Kate Spague will take up her residence
there once more
The eruption of Fuego, the largest volcano
in Chilli has been attended with heavy earth
quakes and showers Of ashes.
Roumania, acting by the advice of Russia,
has abandoned the right of jurisdiction over
Roumania residents in Bulgaria, which she
held by virtue of the Berlin treaty, and which
she has hitherto theoretically insisted upon
maintaining.
A disastrous hurricane passed over the island
of jamaica recently. Thousands of people are
homeless. Crops, fruit trees and farm produce
are generally destroyed. Colossal trees were
uprooted and churches demolished. The bar
racks in Kingston were destroyed. Three
wharves are gone and eight large and thirty
two small vessels wrecked in the harbor
famine is imminent and help is required for
starving thousands.
Jacob Blackwell OF the town of Walworth,
Wis, was called from his house recently by
the barking of his dog, and when few steps
from tee door was shot by unknown party.
He died in few moments
Two sisters, while on the deck of canal
boat opposite Cornwall n Y. stumbled over
coil Of rope and fell overheard. Both were
drowned.
4 President Hayes left Washington recently
for his home and will leave shortly for the
Pacific coast.
The very latest news from Afghanstan is
depressing, and it is feal ed the British troops
will be drivenfrom the country. AT the Can.
dahar bombardment, the Afghan artillery was
said to be more effectively served than at the
beginning of the siege, and Russian officers
are declared to have been detected incognitC
directing operations.
Dublin dispatch says needless alarm may
} be created among people at a distance by thu
disclosure OF Fenian intrigues made by the New
York Herald in Ireland. A secret society o
| Irshmen exists, but is comparatively harm
less Such an organization has its attractions
for extreme fanatical enthusiasm. II is evi
, IDENTIFY recognized by the Parnellites but i
7 essentially an association of discontinued mel
who are beginning to grumble ut the smallnes
of their share in the glory OF the anti-Engisl
Z agitation. Neither the society nor its organ
in the press are thriving financially. TIL
Parnellite organization is much more impor
tant.
Reading, Pa, is suffering water famine.
: John Elliott, of st. John, N. b., Is year
1 old, was killed the other day while playing
baseball, being struck in the neck by ball.
Victoria and his band of Apaches were re
Gently badly whipped
Nearly forty victims of the Mays Landing
G N. j., disaster have died of their injuries.
e Great damage has been done TO CROWN
crops in the township OF auckland, Bellechas
. county, p. O., by a'hail storm. The settlers i
c many instances have lost their entire crops.
9 A remarkable dwarf has Just arrived in NeN
o York from Ireland. She is 80 years old an
has not increased in stature since she was 81.
: months old, while her head is as large rs a
s adults. She is dumb but appears to under
" stand conversation.
Arrangements have been made TO run lin
of steamers in connection with the Erie an
e other American railways, to carry merchandis
from Chicago via New York to all ports in tn
northeast of England via West lIartlepool.
Eighteen of the rioters who participated i
murder of the American miners, John Como
ly, Henry Youmans and George Arnold, in th
state of Mchoacan last March, have been al
y rested and lodged in prison at ZitacuarC
n Among the prisoners are the two ring-leader
Cayetono Medina and Trinidad Mejia.