Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-06-04
CEN ERAL NEWS.

General and plentiful rains throughout
the Tidewatcr and Piedmont districts of
Virginia for two days have ended the
exceptional drought of nearly two
months. Corn planting and other farm
ing operations have been greatly delayed
and the oat crop Will be short.
By circular issued by the Treasury
Department, local inspectors OF steam
vessels are authorized to examine with
the color ed signal lights all pilots APP
plying for renewal of license who have
beenreported by the examining surgeon
AS only incompletely color blind, and the
inspectors, if satisfied after such inspec-
ton that said pilots can sufficiently dis
tinguish the colored signal lights used
on steam vessels, can use their discretion
as to renewing The license.
The Communist demonstration at Paris
in commemoration of the death
of their comrades, shot on the ODD of
May, 1871, passed off without more seri-
Gus incidents than the arrest of thirteen
persons, including one Prussian, and a
slight encounter between the police and
the throng.
The opponents of the placing of the
Prince Imperial's statue in Westminster
Abbey intend to ask Mr.. Gladstone to
exert the influence of the government
against it. 1t is even possible that M =.
Leon Say, the French minister, may
make representations on the subject.
A thousand cotton spinners wrecked
and set fire to mill in Barcelona, Spain,
but the police and military quenched
the flames and arrested the leaders of the
mob, when order was restored. The
project has issued decree to dissolve
every trade union in Catalonia.
Joseph Church & Co.'S steamers of
Riverton, r. l., took 10000 barrels dur
ing the great seYen-days run of men,
haden ending last week, which have
made $4,000 tons of guano and 10000 gal
Ions of oil, worth $4,000.
Col. G. II. Morton, of Quincy, ILL.,, a
brave soldier of the late war; committed
suicide Wednesday by shooting himself
in the right temple, it is supposed, while
suffering from pain resulting from sun
troke received two years ago.
The strike of Allan's dock laborers at
Montreal continues, the men having re-
fused the company's offer of an advance
from Is to IL l-2 cents per hour as the
maximum.
Moses Hunt, of New York, policeman
for twenty-five years, and suspected Of
knowing more than he dared to tell about
the Helen Jewett murder, committed in
1882, was found dead in the corner OF
his lot at Waupaca, Wis, Saturday.
Atty. Gen. Wood of New York de.
livered the opinion of the comptroller
wednesday that the shares of stock in
the national and state banks owned by
non-residents of this state are taxable in
the city or town where the bank is 10.
Gated and not elsewhere.
Thomas Melia, sailor now in prison
at n lew Orleans, charged with setting fire
to the cargo of cotton on the ship Iror
Cross last month, has made a full con.
tession to the British consul, duplicating
several persons, including another sailor
n 'longshoreman and some tug-boat men
Extensive naval preparations are max
ing by the Russian government at Cron
stadt, in view of the possible outbreak
of war with China; and it is expected
that a strong fleet will be despatched t.
the Pacific, Including some of the mos
powerful ironclads now in commission.
A drunken custom house broker il
New York gave ll-year old boy named
Radcliff whiskey, Thursday under tn,
influence of which he walked off thu
roof of his fathers house and was killed
Henry Levy, wanted for the forgery O
$37 900 in Chicago, was formerly clerk tt
several eminent lawyers in Boston, anC
swindled them out of thousands of dol
lars by collecting and appropriating fees
He is II very fluent linguist. He will b.
sent to Illinois.
Gov Foster has granted reprieve o
six weeks, or until July 9, to George
Price of Cincinnati, sentenced to b.
hanged for the murder of Willie Black
The repricvc was granted after an exam
ination by two prominent physicians
who state that Price is of unsound mind