Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-27

There will be no parade on St. Patrick's
day in Brooklyn this year, and the expense
usually attached 10 the observance Of the day
will be devoted to Irelsnd's poor.
James Lenox, q well-known New York
founder of the Lenox library and
the benefactor of many charities, died few
days ago in his eightieth year, The ground
and building OF the Lenox library alone cost
more than ST., 900, 000 and it is endowed with
a permanent fund of $25OO0r. The collec-
lions of manuscripts books, engravings and
maps, statuary, paintings, drawings and other
Wi - vi ART nave no equnI III tho land.
The Rev. Edward Cowley, late oil the New
York Shepherds Fold, was found guilty OF
cruelty to the children under his charge. The
jury were out only eighteen minutes, and the
prisoner cried bitterly when the verdict was
rendered.
The New York board OF education has dis
missed public school principal for intoxica-
ton and using "grossly improper language"
The Massachusetts Republican State con-
vention will be held at Worcester, April 10.
Western and Southern States.
A tornado has done great damage in Nash
vile, Tenn, partially destroying fifteen dwell
ings and twenty business houses, and causing
a damagein the city alone of more than $780,
600.
A train on the Dayton and Southeastern
railroad fell through a bridge west OF Chilli
cothe, Ohio, instantly killing William Corners,
the engineer, and Frank Knecht, the fireman.
Elihu B. Wsshburne, Of Illinois, authorizes
the Chicago Inter Ocean to say that under no
circumstances will he be a candidate for the
presidency.
Charles r. Smith, aged fiftv, r. A. McCauley,
aged twenty, and colored man named Ike
Jones were suffocated by noxious gas and
subsequently drowned at Baltimore in the
bulkhead OF barge used for transporting
nightsoil.
A IRE in Chicago destroyed the Empire
warehouse, used MS storeroom for seeds, dry
goods, liquors, etc., and caused damage ex-
ceeding 100000.
Last month Page Wallace, oolored man,
escapf d from the jail at Leesburg, Va, where
he had been imprisoned for committing an
outrage on white married lady. Soon after
he waylaid and brutally assaulted Miss Nor
man, a school teacher, and then made his way
to Maryland, but was captured and lodged in
the Hagerstown jail. He was taken back to
Virginia on a requisition, but the officers hav-
ing him in charge had hardly crossed the
State line when their prisoner was taken
from them by several hundred masked men
aud hanged on the spot where he had out
tagged Miss Norman. After hanging Wallace
the lynchers fred three volleys Of bullets into
his dangling body.
Owing to the heavy advance in the price o.
white paper the newspapers OF New Orleans
have adopted resolution asking the repre-.
sentatives of Louisiana in Congress to use theil
influence to have the duty on printing paper
chemicals, and materials used in the manu-
facture thel col removed or materially re-
duced.
During windstorm in Cincinnati a FRANK
house, occupied by John Deltenbach, wife
and three children, was blown over, burying
the inmates under the debris. The iatheI
and an infant child were fatally injured, ant
the wife and the two eldest children slightly
hurt.
During a recent session of the Louisianf
lower legislature the speakers pistol tell iron
his pocket, causing it to discharge. The mex
day the district attorney filed an information
against the speaker, charging him with carry
ing concealed weapons.
A dispatch from Marion, Ohio, says tina
two men-one a miller and the other a me
chanic-have discovered perpetual motion.
From Washington.
The House committee on ways and mean
has reached conclusion as to q bond for re
funding purposes, By vote of ii to a 3
per cent. bond WAS decided upon. Mr.. GaI
field and Mr.. Morrison voted in the negative
By vote of II to l, the committee fixed tn
terms of thu bonds at forty years, with n
| option to the government to pay them i
| twenty years.
The House committee on commerce ha
agreed upon bill tor the regulation OF int,
| state commerce.
A letter OF instructions TO the supervisor
| of the census has been prepared at the censu
/ 0ONva hot in M no q will a npI
one county be Joined in an enumeration dis
trict with another county. In general ever
town, township or militia district should
| constituted an enumeration district il tn
population exceeds 700 or 800 The district
must be made small enough to secure til
completion of the canvass during June.
cities having over 10000 inhabitants tn
enumeration must be completed within tw
weeks. An active, intelligent enumeratc
can take from 200 10 300 names per day in
city. The district may therefore be satel
made to embrace an estimated population
from 1000 to 2,50l. Where two equally goo
enumerators can be appointed who will CON
ple' g the canvass in two weeks it is better tina
to have one enumerator carrying on the wor
for month. Every supervisor must swes
that he will make his selection OF enumert
tors without reference to political or part
Affiliations.
Foreign News.
Owing to recent severe weather BIRTHS
Columbia is threat ned with famine whic
. will make il dependent for meat upon Chi
fornia and Oregon for at least three years
come.
The Duchess OF Marlborough Irish reli
committee, in order to guard against famu
next year, have bought $50 900 worth
potatoes for distribution in Ireland.
A railway train in Spain, carrying go'
, vernment treasure chest, was stopped by 81
teen brigands They were, however, r
!, pulsed by Marshal Serrano, who was passe
ger and took command of the five gendarm
+ guarding the treasure.
The correspondent of the Manchester (ED
land) Guardian says he is able to state on t
+ highest authority that there is no truth in 4
persisted reports that the Baroness Burde
Coutts has given $2,5OJ,OO0 for the relief
= Irish distress.
The vile OF Adam Murray, living near Ne
. Glasgow, N. s., recently gave birth to Il
live children, three giGls and two boys.
j., Trains have been running regularly on 3
track laid across the frozen surface OF the s
Lawrence river at Montreal.
] Experts estimate the losses OF farmers
| Great Britain during 1879 at from $500, 90,
y 900 to $75J, 100000.
S Tremendous excitement has been caus
b throughout Russia by another attempt to K
, not only the car but the whole imperi
, family by blowing up the magnificent stru
ture known as the Winter palace at st. Peter
burg. mine was laid under the guar
room, which Is directly under tho dinin
room OF the palace; but owing to accident
n delay the imperial family had not yet enter
: the dining-room when the mine was fire
s The explosion made a hole in the floor OF h
II dining room ten feet lon and six fact MID