Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-03-19

The Hou SO select committee on the intei
oceanic canal unanimously resolved 10 report
a resolution declaring that sit is tho interest
and right of the United States to have the
possession, direction, control and government
Of any canal, railroad or other artificial com
munication to be constructed across the 18TH
mus connecting the American continents, for
the transfer of vessels and cargoes from the
Caribbean sea TO the Pacific ocean, whether
lie same be built or constructed at Panama,
Nicaragua or elsewhere; and in view OF the
magnitude OF this interest, il is the duty @
the United States to insist that il built, and by
whomsoever the same may be commenced
prosecuted or completed, and whatever the
nationality OF its cOrpcrators or the source oil
their capital, that the interest Of the United
States, and their right TO possess and control
the same, will be asserted and maintained,
whenever in their opinion it becomes neces-
sary."
A leading Paris newspaper asserts that
France has entered into negotiations with the
United States and England with view OF
terminating the war between Chill and Peru
The Count de Lesseps has given his views
on the subject OF an interoceanic canal across
the Isthmus OF Panama to thecan commit
tee of the House. The French engineer
claims that his scheme for canal is the best
and most feasible
canal Count de Lesseps was followed by Cap
tain Eads, who explained his plan for q ship
railroad, which he said could be built across
the isthmus TOR half the cost of a canal.
Representatives of the oleomargarine in
dustry appeared before the House committee
on agriculture and manufactures the other
day in opposition to any legislation iDjuri-
ously affecting their product. They claim
that oleomargarine is identical with butter;
that both the real butter and oleomargarne
butter are simply animal fat, and the differ
ence in the process of manufacture makes no
difference in the substance. They stated that
the factory in New York is now making
40 900 pounds OF oleomargsrine butter per
| day, and that there are eleven such factories
| -. DsltisIvrD, Louis ME, CniUBgO ana other
cities; that the exports OF oleomargarine oils
from the port OF New Y DIRK alone amounts to
| 5000 tierces per month. They protested
against any discriminating legislation, on tho
ground Il at their product is a genuine food
| product, pure and wholesome in itself and n
ft substitute for butter.
The postoflice department has concluded
contracts for the Star mail service in the fol-
lowing ten States: North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis-
sppi Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana
These contracts are tor the four years from
July next. The total amount of the con
tracts OF awards is about $SS5,000. The
routes included in this letting are 5000 in
number. There we're 1900 bids.
Foreign News.
The punishment melted out to Vladetsky,
the would-be assassin OF General MelikoH,
ST. Petersburg's military ruler, was swift and
sure. On the day after the attempt to shoot
Melixoff the prisoner was tried by court
martial and sentenced to death; and on the
succeeding day he was hanged, Seven por-
sons in the crowd surrounding the scaffold
were arrested for making threatening re-
marks.
By boiler explosion in Glasgow, Scotland
six persons were instantly killed and thirty
severely injured.
africa, an important sea port town of Peru
has been attacked and bombarded by the
CHILEAN feet.
Heartrending accounts have been received
from Armenia. Filty-two persons have al
eady died from starvation in Van alone
Thousands are endeavoring to emigrate to tn,
neighboring Persian provinces, but the road
are covered deep with snow, and many hav
persisted ON the journey.
NJ Daubourg French engineer, claim
that he has devised means of transportin,
large vessels over isthmuses, however steep
and an experiment is shortly to be made b.
lifting a ship of 1000 tons from the rive
Seine and taking ii on rails to another poir,
on the river.
Another large fire has taken place at Toxic
Japan. Twenty-Five hundred houses wer
destroyed.
Three hundred more amnestied Communist
have arrived in France from her penal col
onies.
Ten persons were wounded by the BURSTING
OF q gun on board the italian iron-clad Duclio
Four Turkish villages have been put to tn
flames by Russian officer.
The Duchess of Marlborough, writing to
the lord mayor OF London, says that the dis
tress in Ireland is not yet diminishing, con
tinues 10 be general, and in some places is in
creasing.
The bark Eblana, from Wales, was wrecked
in the Bay OF Fundy, five miles from ST. John
N. B., and out OF the sixteen persons on boarc
seven, including woman and child, wer,
drowned.
Mr.. Pierre Lorillard OF New York city, ir
cooperation with the French government
has arranged an expedition for exploring the
antiquities of Mexico and Central America.
Twenty-four persons have been burned tC
death and twenty-nine injured 10y a fire il
Moscow, Russia.
In the house Of commons the English chan
cellor of the exchequer introduced the budget
showing that the revenue this year Yields
about S1l 900, 900 less than estimat ed, leaving
a deficit of more than SIG, 1000, 900.
In military circles in st. Petersburg wa
with China and the placing OF large army il
the region OF Central Asia adjacent to kuldji
are talked of.
At fire near Zadworre, Austria, twenty
five houses were destroyed and five person
killed.
England's war with the Zulus cost her owe
$25000,000.