Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-03-05
a WEEKS EVENTS
Eastern and Middle States.

-"N"NN NAoAaAAA ltlrDne are estimated
have attended the annual masquerade ball OF
the Arion singing society, held ut the Madison
Square garden in New York. During the
evening colossal canvas egg, suspended in
the center Of the garden, was opened into
halves, letting out hundred sparrows, which
new about in bewilderment awhile and then
settled down among the evergreens. The re-
celpts OF the evening amounted to $4,000
lnthe height OF heavy gale Capt. Archibald
Miliken, OF the schooner Henry X. Congdon,
lying at Providence Or. L. wharf, started
to go TO his vessel in yawl, accompanied bY
G. Addison Rose, mate OF the schooner
N. F. Dixon, and his brother, Il. w. Rose.
The yawl capsized. and all were lost.
DIR. Brandreth, the pill manufacturer, died
at his home in Sing Sing. N. Y, the other
day, leaving an estate valued at between
S2,O00,00O and S3,000,000.
The Rhode Island Prohibition party, in
convention assembled at Providence, nomi-
mated State ticket headed by Albert Howards
for governor.
The New York Herald fund for the relief OF
Ireland has been enriched by an anonymous
contribution OF $4,000.
The Pennsylvania Greenbackers will hold
their State convention at Harrisburg, March
%.
For maltreating and starving the children
under his charge Rev. Edward Cowley, OF the
New York Shepherds Fold, has been SEN
fenced to one years imprisonment and to pay
fine of $3.50.
A fire at 1884 and $50 Broadway, New York,
resulted in the death of two brave flremen,
who were on the roof when it fell in, aud q
pecuniary loss amounting to nearly 81 ,OOO, 900.
Articles OF association have been filed al
Albany incorporating the New York, West
Shore and Buffalo railroad company, With q
capital stock of So, 100000 The total length
OF the projected road is estimated at 500 miles.
The Philadelphia produce exchange has
taken steps to punish the men who sell oleo-
margarine for butter by having warrants is
sued for the arrest of thirty whol esale dealers.
New York wsrkmen in almost every trade
are sgitating the question of an increase in
wages.
M. de Lesseps, Of Suez canal fame and pro-
jector OF the Panama canal, arrived in New
York from Aspinwall the other day with a
number Of engineers who have been making a
survey OF the Panama route. He said to a
reporter that $l20,G00,000 would cover the
CT st of the Panama canal; that he should
build the canal i'll his own way; that there is
no occasion for what he calls sentimental
politics" in the attitude of the United States,
and that he should ask no recognition OF his
work by this government.
A fire at Brewsters, N. Y, destroyed one
third of the business part OF the place, causing
damage to the extent OF 100000.
The Republican State convention to elect
| delegates from the State of New York to the
Chicago national presidential convention met
at Utica. Charles E. Smith. late editor OF the
Albany EuepiRg Journal was made chair
man. One Of the resolutions reported by the
committee on resolutions declared the re-
election of Ulysses s. Grant to be of the ut
most importance. To this an amendment
h. e.. .. Al.
| delegation be instructed TO vote for james G.
Blaine. Mr.. Woodin moved to further amend
by striking out all instructions to vote for any
one man, and his amendment was accepted
by Mr.. Forster. Mr.. Conkling made speech
| in favor OF the original resolution, and Mr..
Woodin's amendment was then voted uron
and lost by $50 yeas to 2l7 nays. The COM
mittee's resolutions were then adopted, and
the delegates TO Chicago were named by con.
OCCASIONAL districts. The delegates at large
are Roscoe Conkling Alonzo b. Cornell,
Chester A. Arthur and James ID. Warren.
A cable dispatch says that q large tenant.
right meeting in County Armagh was dis
persed by 5000 Orangemen, armed with blud.
geons, and that twenty OF the tenant-rignt
men were seriously injured. The 0rangemep
considered the meeting to be of seditious
character.
The New Jersey Republican State conven-
ton to elect delegates to the Chicago con-
vention will meet in Trenton on May 6.
Western and Southern States.
Several cars attached to passenger train
Tell eighteen feet from trestle work near
Jacobsburg, Ohio. A. S. Wiley, q farmer. and
Mrs. Gallo we'll, wife OF a director OF the read,
were killed, and ex-Congressman Danfofd, a
member OF the Forty filth Congress, was
dangerously injured.
a ID. Garvin, of Princeton, Ill. having had
a quarrel with bis sister, Mrs Kessick, agreed,
Tor money consideration, TO leave the coun-
uy. de returned the other day and attempt
cd to shoot Mrs. Kessick, but was prevented
by her daughter, who received the bullet in
her own body, ca sing instant death. Garvin
then shot himself through the head, inficting
wound from which he died the next day.
At San Francisco u warrant has been issued
Tor the arrest OF libursio Parrot on a charge
OF employing Chinese in the service of the
Sulphur Bank Quicksilver Mining company, Of
which he is president. The case has been
made up to test the constitutionality OF the act
prohibiting corporations from employing Chi
nese.
The Maryland senate has passed bill, which
had previously passed the house, to punish by
fine and imprisonment any person who shall
swear or use obscene language on or near any
highway WltHln Ine nearing OF any person
passing.
Cleveland has begun war against the
young men who stand on street corners and
stare at women as they pass along. Thirty
i've of the nuisances were arrested at one
swoop the other night and each was fined &c.
At Jefferson, Texas II man who had con-
iessed to murdeling Mrs. Clarke, q respecta-
Bile woman, WINS set upon by mob, who sat-
urated his clothing with coal oil, set it on fire
and hanged him.
Samuel Kcnney, Alexander McLane and
John Burney were buried and killed and
William Foul was badly injured by snow
slide near Frapktown, New.
Nine frame buildings at Bastrop, La, have
been destroyed by fire.
The Louisiana senate has adopted resou-
! ton suspending Senators Damas, Cahen,
| Simm and Stewart, charging them with con-
tempt i'll signing the Kellogg memorial, and
ordering the sergeant-at-arms to keep them in
custody until further orders from the senate.
| The memorial which they signed was ad-
| dressed to the led States Senate, and was
in favor of Kellogg's claims to seat in that
body. A resolution favoring Spoford's claims
had been passed previously by the Louisiana
senate and presented in the shape OF memo
rial to the United States Senate.
The San Francisco Gail says that O secret
meeting of citizens has been held in the Palace