Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-02
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Ea.tarn and MIddla stataa-

William B. Pierson was hanged at Geneseo,
N. T., for the murder by poison Of L. B.
Whitney at Avon in 1877. Shortly after
Withey's death Pierson, who already had a
wife and I'VE children, eloped with his vic
TINS wife. Mrs. Whitney was tried in 1878
as principal in the crime, but WIS acquitted.
Pierson, who was a fine-looking man, weigh
ing nearly 200 pounds, protested his innocence
to the last.
The New Hampshire Democratic oonven-
ton for the selection OF delegates to Clncin-
natl will be held May at Concord.
The building in Boston occupied by the
morning Journal was partially destroyed by
fire few nights ago while the editors and
compositors were at work getting out next
days paper. With the help OF other papers
the Journal appeared as usual the next morn
ing. The loss to the Journal was about
$40, 900.
During a public school entertainment at the
public hall in Lincoln, Pa, part OF the flooring
suddenly gave away, precipitating about Is
persons to the floor below. About thirty per-
sons were injured more or less seriously.
Troy, n. Y, has had a three hundred
thousand dollar fire, the flames destroying
large building occupied by several shirt and
collar manufacturers.
At the Rhode Island Democratic State con-
vention, held in Providence, ticket headed
mated and delegates to the national conven-
ton at Cincinnati were chosen.
Many OF the striking piano-makers OF New
York have gone TO work, the employers with
drawing their demand that their employees
refrain from joining the union.
The Pennsylvania Greenhackers, in conven-
lion assembledat Harrisburg nominal cd STATE
ticket headed by +. W. Dewee5 for supreme
court Judge, and elected delegates to the ma
Of 1na
ton endorsed Henry b. Wright, Congress
man from Luzerne county. for the nomination
| Tor PRESIDENT.
Sydney Holly, well-to-do farmer OF
| Branchville, N. j., committed suicide lie"
nights since. He had speculated lately in
Wall street, and having lost nearly all his
wealth, it is believed that in fit OF melan-
choly he ended his lite.
For some time past Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix,
OF New York, has been excessively annoyed
and prosecuted by constant calls at his house
| OF persons in every walk OF lite who showed
| letters and postal cards that they had re-
ceived, signed by his name and inviting them
to call upon him for one purpose or another
! For instance, the prosecutor would send postal
cards to large number OF tradesmen, a. king
them to call at DR.. Dix's residence on a GER
| tain day, to receive an o, der for goods that
the clergyman desired to purchase; and as
| lutSo pOSOtl CdTu6 WOIc always SlSucu Will
the name and address oil DIR. Dix, on the day
in question his residence would be besieged
by an army OF people, who would then learn
| for the first time that they had been victim
| lied. Finally the annoyance became SO
| great that DIR. Dix placed the matter in the
| hands OF detectives, who after a vigorous
search succeeded in finding the prosecutor in
the person of one Eugene Fairfax William.
son. This man had been Sunday school
teacher in Trinity church, at which Dr. Dix
| officiates, eight or nine years ago, and moved
in hood society, but disappeared after getting
| himself into some disagreeable scrape. Will
hanson has served year in Newgate prison,
London, for committing precisely similar
offense in England, where he was arrested
! after sending out an immense lot OF black
| mailing letters from his headquarters in
leading London hotel. The mans residence is
in Pittsburg, Pa, where he is a church
member. He was arrested in Baltimore,
where he had gone on visit from New York,
and at once confessed his crime, but gave no
reason for sending the annoying letters. AS
some of the letters sent to DR.. Dix demanded
81 900 as the price OF cessation-from the per-
secution, Williamson has put himself within the
pale OF the law and will be dealt with accord
ingly.
The New York Greenback Labor party, in
convention assembled at Albany, chose dele
gates to the national convention at Chicago
and adopted a long platform demanding an
imitation of the currency and payment OF
the $500, 000,0t0 OF bonds, yet to be funded,
in legal tenders.
The will of the late General Titbits, of Troy,
n. Y, leaves 100000 for the establishment
OF soldiers home in that city, to be known
as the Hbbitts Home" provided that $780,
900 additional be raised by subscription within
five years.
A few days ago United States treasury
check for 10000, drawn by the department
in payment tor three months interest on four
per cent. bonds was paid in New York-pre-
sumably to William II. Vanderbilt. This in
terest represents 1871, 0500OJ of principal
The daily income from that amount Of bonds
is $3.50.
The Rhode Island senate by vote OF ID
to 20, has rejected the proposed constitutional
amendment giving women the tight to vote
| tor school officers.