Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-10
GEN ERAL NEWS.

he was stopped and questioned Ills replies
were unsatisfactory and he was seized, when
daggar dropped from his garments lie had
twelve associates. The Ponghee and one OF
his associates were put to death.
DIR. Chalfaux, slayer of Josiah Bacon at San
Francisco, has been convicted of murder in
the second degree.
Four white men, disguised, went to a negro
cabin near Cochran, Ga, a few nights ago,
broke open the door and began firing into the
cabin The occupant, John Brown, killed two
brothers named Dykes with a shotgun and
escaped. A coroner's jury rendered verdict
of iustihable homicide.
A pair of British soldiers, who preferred to
go to prison rather than continue in the SER
vice. smashed $1,000 worth of plate-glass in
Halifax recently.
Sanford r.. Clifford, the well-known artist,
died at New York recently.
Il. G. Cad, American consul at Bergen,
Norway reports the seizure by him, with the
assistance of the authorities, of the American
schooner Ida L. Freeman, which was stolen
from Wellfeet harbor, Mass, on the night of
July 4.
George c. Harvard a young lawyer living
in Brooklyn, n. Y, was recently appealed to
by two women for protection from gang of
1uf1ians. In endeavoring to shield the women
from harm, Harvard was stabbed to the heart.
Gen. Jules Bergeret, one of the founders OF
the central committee of the French commune
and military commandant of Paris during the
commune, has arrived in New York.
Trouble is expected among the Pathans OF
Northern India, and the British residents are
peing armed.
Large amounts of gold have been withdrawn
from the Bank of England, and sent to the
United States
On the occasion of the expected birth of an
heir to the throne, the Spanish government
will grant an amnesty to the Cuban insIlr-
gent leaders now imprisoned in Spain.
j. s. Morgan of j. S. Morgan & Co., print
ers, of Cincinnati, O., in financial difficulty,
shot himself recently through the head, and
died soon after.
Rev. d. M. Dehughes, Methodist munster
of Cinnamison, n. j.. publisher of the Chris
tiGn Herald at that place, jumped from ferry
boat while crossing from Camden, n j., to
Philadelphia, a few nights since, and was
reported drowned. 1t afterwards transpircd
that he had eloped with young lady.
Gen. Grant says he has positively refused
the presidency of the La Vega mining COM
pany, which was recently offered him.
Two months ago Michael Perot of Grand
Rapids, Mich, conceived the idea that he had
cancer in his stomach, and abstaned from
eating food until last week, when he died OF
starvation. An autopsy revealed the fact
that all the organs were healthy, except the
| brain, which was disordered. He tasted 90
days longer than did DR.. Tanner.
Gen. Supt. S. j. Kimball OF the United
States hfe-saving service has ordered the
equipment of ~ life-saving stations along the
| Nnt1y TO al oo+A
is one month earlier than usual, on account OF
predictions of unusually heavy September
gales.
A Chinese steamer recently arrived at San
Francisco, and paid part of the duties on her
cargo under protest.
President Hayes attended soldiers reunion
at Canton, O., recently and 10000 veterans
appeared in line.
\ patent for an electro chemical receiving
telephone.
Eight prisoners confined in the Clinton
county, la. Jail, during the absence of the
jailor recently, overpowered and gagged the
! turnkey and escaped. In their flight they
carried the turkeys revolver and pocket
book with them.
About 40 prisoners q few days ago attempted
to escape from Laredo, Tex, by swimming the
Rio Grande. The citizens rallied and shot
nearly a dozen and the rest were recaptured
| or drowned. In the mean time party of po-
lice and citizens who had gathered on the Mex
lean side began firing at the crowd on the
American Shore with the evident intention Of
aiding the fugitives to escape.
A German cabinet order appoints October Il
as the date for the ceremonies Of consecl alton
and the opening of the recently completed
Cologne cathedral. Emperor William anC
family and other royal personages will be
present.
The Buffalo N. Y. police have arrested
gang Of burglars and counterfeiteis, whose
work extended over large territory and ha,
been wholesale in nature.
The proposed centennial exhibition at Bue
nos Ayres has been postponed to next yea
on account of the disturbed condition of the
province.
The Oldham Eng, limited companies, rep
resenting 2 1000, 900 spindles, have decided tina
the state of the cotton trade renders it advsa
bic to lessen the production of yarns by resort
ing to short time.
The second of the new course of marble ant
granite has been laid on the Washington mon
ument. The work is progressing admirably
A stone from the chapel erected on the spo
from which Tell escaped from the tyrant Ges
ser will be appropriately inscribed, sent herr
and placed in the monument.
Victoria and his band of Apaches have beer
SO hard pushed by the United States troops il
New Mexico and Texas that he is trying it il
said, to arrange a conditional surrender witt
the Mexican government, whose territory he i
now on.
"A monstrous sea serpent, measuring 20 Il
100 feet in length, with body as big round u
| a md hoo nl,o n,,. -,
seen off MeIigoinish coast n. s., by boat
crew out on a mackerel fishing excursion
The men were about 100 yards from the ser
pent and saw it plainly. As it moved along
made waves like n steamer. Thirty feet O
its tail were exposed when it dove.
wooden bridge over the river Ebronea
Legrono Spain fell recently while battalion G
troops was crossing One captain, three lieu
tenants and "a men were drowned.
A system of lighting streets by electricity
was tested on a recent night at Nantaske
beach. Light equal to 80 900 candles was con
centrated within a limited territory and wa
sufficiently brilliant to allow a baseball mate
to be played
Two hundred and fifty iourneymen shoe
makers are on a strike at Philadelphia, Pa.
The colored national guard convention o
l st. Louis, Mo-, completed its work few day
| ago. 1t was decided to have general reunio
every two years instead of annually.
The British steamer Hardwick of 678 tons
from Odessa for Bristol, Eng, laden with bal
. ley, shifted her cargo and foundered, and all O
board were lost except one fireman
> 1t is stated that Mr.. Parnell will move i
. the next session of Parliament, an amnesty fo
| Irish political exiles.
Embracing an Opportunity.
A sculptor's wife had her husband AZ