Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-17

The hallway from ST. Petersburg to Simpler.
opol was watched night and day by 1000 peas
ants and 40, 1000 troops during the emperor's
recent journey to Evadia-
The Lancashire Eng. weavers have formally
resolved that a district shall strike and be sup
ported by contributions from other districts
until the masters ooncede an advance Of
wages.
The tide of emigration from Ireland is rising
rapidly. The Irish papers are full Of accounts
appropriations for leaving and the actual de-
parture Of great companies OF people.
Pirates captured Chinese gunboat in ihs
gulf OF Tonquin.
Thirty thousand nal-makers of Stahorish ire
Eng, hays struck against u reduction oi
wages.
Indians captured stage near Fort Cum
mings, n. NJ. and killed the driver and several
passengers.
Charles Livingston of Brooklyn, n. 7. has
started on a AZ days' fast.
Consul Mosby assaulted an American seaman
with spear in Hong Kong, for which he was
arrested.
Treasurer Hall of Lucaseounty, Ohio, is de-
faulter in the sum Of S47 900.
A company has been formed TO manufacture
papsrni Florida, from the scrub palmetto.
G. w. Knapp of Utica, N. Y. recently shot
himself in the head and at the same moment
leaped into the water at Niagara Falls.
The Florida orange crop is reported ruined
by late storm; the loss is estimated at near.
ly 100000.
Prof. James Law Of Cornell university, by
direction of Gov. Cornell, has examined the
cattle distemper in Oswego, N. Y, and
believes that the disease originates among cat
tie bred on malarial grounds of the gull of
Mexico, and was brought to Oswego by Texan
cattle.
Shocks of earthquake continue TO be felt at
Manila. Some S6,000,0 900 worth Of property
has been destroyed.
The swords carried by Gen. Anthony Wayne
in the revolutionary war and of Judge King in
the war of 1912 have been placed in Independ-
enoe hall, Philadelphia.
An explosion occurred recently in the Sea-
ham coliery, near the county seat Of Durham,
Eng, and about $50 persons were killed.
The whole Florida coast is strewn with
wrecks, and the pilots plundered right and
left. At least half dozen vessels have been
lost.
Forest fires recently in the eastern town.
ships of the province of Quebec destroyed
property valued at $780,, 900 and rendered 1000
persons homeless.
The population of the District of Columbia
is 1888, Of whom 1854 are males and
94,044 females; 1926 are whites and SO, 400
colored; l60,527 are natives and l7,1ll for.
eign born.
The controversies between England and
France respecting French encroaehments on
the west coast of Africa, have been compli-
fa1 bxyo 1a1 %
eommandant on Melicoure river. These vexa-
tious acts are probably intended to worry
England into ceding the Gambia to France, an
object which every French government foI
many years has steadfhstly pursued.
President Hayes conmuted the sentence OF
death recently passed by the United States
representative on an American citizen guilty OF
murder in Egypt to Imprisonment for life.
Minnesota and Iowa have had some heavy
hosts lately.
The Monhattan market in New York was
recently destroyed by fire, and the loss to the
city and the occupants foots up nearly $780,.
600.
Keogh, to send the pescesbls Sioux further
south to a reservation.
The tide at Long Branch, N. j., is the high.
est known for several years, and considerable
damage is reported.
There was serious fire recently in the New
Jersey state prison at Trenton.
Boring tor the Arlberg tunnel i. actively
progressing on the Austrian side of the
mountain, and will shortly commence on
the Swiss side Tho entire length of the ST.
Gothard line, it is expected, will he in run.
ming order by April.