Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-10-01
GEN ERAL NEWS,

The twenty men-of-war now off Ragussa,
with their 1900 men and 1875 guns, make the
naval demonstration magnificent spectacle,
but the sultan has too little confidence that the
powers are prepared to 60 beyond mere
show.
Snow tell in Clinton county, Pa, a few
days ago.
The 10th exhibition of tho American iusti-
tute opened in its great building in New York
recently
. The skull of Stephen w. Treadwell, a boat
man of Jersey City, N. j.. was fractured by
stones thrown at him recently, by some boys,
as he was rowing in the canal.
5-years- old son of Charles Lyman, while
picking acorns in the woods near Riverdale,
Ont, last week, was killed and partly eaton by
q bear.
Col. John G. Clark, bridge contractor of
Baltimore, while walking OH the track of the
Erie railroad a few days since was struck by
Newark train making flying switch and al
most instantly killed.
duel between q Ute Indian and a Navajo
took place near Sante Fee recently. A few
friends of the Indians were present. The Ute
was killed and the Navajo was seriously injur-
ed Knives were the weapons, and the duel
was caused by both Indians wanting to marry
the same girl.
The dead body Of an old man named John
Brandt was found near Sudbury, Pa, day or
two since, under circumstances which make it
appear like murder. There was 1926 900 in
surance on Brandt's life, recently effected, and
it is thought he was killed to obtain this in
surance.
The Greeks have raised an army of 80, 900
men.
Edison claims that the gas companies are
endeavoring to prevent his experiments, by in
ducing the authorities at Menlo park not to
grant permits to lay wires.
Nine men were killed and another danger
ously injured at the Consolidated imperial
mine at Viz ginia, New, recently by the break.
ing of the cable as the cage was coming up
the shaft, which let it fall 300 feet and piled
l40O feet of rope on top of it,
Elizabeth Ray, Mauch Chunk, Pa, widow
GO years old and of dissipated habits, was
found murdereda few days since in the house
where she lived alone. Thomas Dowdel, a
railroad laborer whose clothes were stained
with blood has been arrested for the crime.
Gales and floods have damaged the unhar-
vested crops about Chester, Nottingham,
Sheffield and Truro in England.
The soldiers monument in Antietam ceme-
terry was unveiled a few days ago with impos-
ing ceremonies.
The naval academy authorities at Annapolis,
Md, are investigating an assault recently on
Thomas Graham of Philadelphia, a candidate
for admission to the academy, who was caned
by some of the midshipmen cadets 1t APP
pears that the candidates had attacked cadet
midshipmen Foxhall Parker and three others,
and when q second attack came they had pre-.
pared themselves, and Graham was caned.
Arkansas never had such corn crop, while
the cotton crop, although somewhat damaged
OF late, will still be immense.
Two thousand Paris cabinet-makers have
struck
Dr. Samuel p. Chaliont, found guilty Of
murder in the second degree for killing Josiah
s. Bacon, was sentenced recently to 10 years
in prison.
Internal Revenue Commissioner RauIn has
forwarded arms to Collector Rivers at Floyd
court house, Va, to enable the force there tc
protect themselves from the moonshiners
A consignment of $4,000 Alaska seal-skins
valued at 81 900, 200, has reached New York
en- route for London The freight TO New
York was $I4, 900.
The war ship Druid has been ordered to join
the Flamingo and Contest, to protect English
fishermen in American waters.
Patrolman Perry of the Jersey City police,
recently shot and killed Louis Shaughnessy, q
desperate character The officer fired three
times, the last shot entered the mans head
killing him instantly. Shaughnessy had just
served out term of five years for cutting a
mans head with an axe.
The Boston & Maine railroads freight
house in Boston was badly damaged by fire
recently.
By land slide at Naini Tai, Bengal, ii
British officers, Is soldiers and ii other per.
sons were killed, and injured.