Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09
Western and Southern States.

At St. Charles, Mo-, Wi liam Barton, q COL
ored boy sixteen years old, was hanged TOR
the murder OF James Chatterbuck in February,
1879 On the same day at Fairfield, Texas,
Allen Towles, a coored man, was hanged tor
numbering his wife, and at Corsicana Texas,
Alonzo Whiteman, also colored, suffered
similar penalty for the murder OF John +.
Henry. his rival. at ball
NJ de Lesseps, OF Suez canal lame,
rendered banquet in Chicago a few days ago,
on his return from the Pacific slope.
Within ten days fully twenty converts to
Mornonism have lett Lawrence county, KY,
for Utah.
Three deck hands OF the steamer Guiding
Star were at work in her wheel at Cairo, ILL.,,
when the boat was accidentally started up,
and the men were dashed into the water.
Two of them were instantly killed and the
third was fatally injured.
Thirty men were at work in mine at Gas
ton, w. Va, when an explosion oil tire-damp
took place. Two men were burned to death
and five seriously injured.
Portions OF the West have suffered heavily
from destructive storm. At Chippewa
Falls, Wis, Duncan creek overlooked its
banks and ran through the town, carrying
away two dams, three brid- es, cooper and
carpenter shop.
News received from stockmen OF Utah.
Idaho and Oregon is to the effect that the loss
of cattle by bad weather, want OF feed and
disease has heen large beyond precedent.
George Mitchell, a San Francisco painter,
has become insane over the l3-l5-l4 puzzle,
and has been taken in charge by the au-
| thorties.
The San Francisco municipal election re-
| suited in the victory for t. @ Citizens ticket
by II vote OF l6, 1899 to 10, 246 for the Working
mems ticket The former are charged by the
latter with having used Illegal ballots.
On an issue raised in Forest township, ILL.,,
the State supreme court has decided the ques-
ton of permitting the reading OF the Bible in
the public schools in favor OF such reading.
fight in Lasalle county, Texas, between
Halls State troops and a band OF Mexican
desperadoes resulted in the killing OF two
Mexicans and one Texan.
The Kansas Republican State convention
held at Topeka, elected delegates to the ma
tional convention at Chicago, and adopted
resolutions declaring that James G. Blaine
! was the choice OF the Republicans of Kansas
Tor presidential nominee. In two OF the dis
tricts contesting delegates in favor of Grant
were elected to 60 to Chicago and claim seats
in the national convention.
A complete report OF pork packing in the
West shows that the total number of hog
winter packing-is $3.50 ,00), an increase O
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combined SHOWS an increase LOT the year
l4o,oO0 Darrels' inc largest years business
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! ton, helo al Columbus seiecteo ociegaIeS
the national convention al Oincihhau'
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