Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-03-19
A WEEKS EVENTS
Eastern and Middle States.

Eastern and Middle States.
Two men were killed at shartlifss iron ore
bed near Watertown, n. Y, by the breaking
OF a bale to & skip in which they were being
raised. The skip was nearly at the top OF a
lS0-ioot shaft when it broke; and men who
were working at the bottom and several others
were injured.
A new counterfeit 500 note has appeared
on the Pittsburg (Pa.) National Bank OF
Commerce. John Allison, register, John G.
New, treasurer; checked letter A, series
1875. 1t is on imitation fiber paper, and is
very dangerous counterfeit.
Edmund Moran, miner, James Henry,
FIRE boss, Joseph AndernOtt, laborer, and
David t. Watkins, miner, were killed by an
explosion OF gas in a mine at Nanticoke, Pa.
DIR. Samuel Hahn, New York physician,
died in that city few days ago, and his body
was taken to the lie Moyne furnace at Wash
ington Pa, and cremated. This makes the
sixth body cremated at the Washington fur
mace. The first was that Of Baron Won Palm,
on the sixth day of December, 1876. The
others followed in this order: Mrs. Pitman,
Cincinnati; DIR. Francis Julius LIE Moyne,
the founder of the crematory; Charles Nc
Creary, New York, and Miss Dolly Hartman,
of Allegheny City.
The New Jersey Democratic State conven-
ton will be held at Trenton, May 10.
The five persons charged with conspiracy
to detraud the United States government out
of the million or more dollars left to 1t by one
Lewis, an eccentric old man OF Hoboken,
N. j., were all found guilty by the jury at
Trenton.
Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish land
agitator, sailed from New York for England
a few days ago, having been in this country
two months, during which he visited and
spoke in sixty-two cities in the United States
and Canada He said that during his absence
his companion, Mr.. Dillon, would take his
place, but that he would return to America in
Il short time
in New Haven Tor the murder OF Mary Stan
nard, lectured on 4" Circumstantial Evidence"
few nights ago in the New York Academy OF
Music. Among the audience present were the
lecturers wife, number of clergymen, and
Jesse Billings, Jr., recently on trial for the
murder of his wife at Ballston, N. Y, and
like Mr.. Hayden still under indictment.
The New Jersey senate has confirmed
Governor McClellans nomination of ex-Gov-
ernor Joel Parker as Judge OF the supreme
court.
The Rhode Island legislature has passed a
bill repeating the law prohibiting the inter-
marriage OF white and colored people.
Western and Southern States.
IOTJlODs Vi uuO w eSU nave UGH NlSlIou ny u
terrific wind-storm which did considerable
damage to property and caused several casu-
alities. At Newburg, Ohio, the whole west
end OF new building belonging to the Cleve-
hnd rolling mill company was crushed in and
d dozen workmen were buried beneath the
ruins. The foreman was pulled out from the
debris dead and four other men were prob
ably fatally injured, while five or six more re-
ceived wounds more or less serious. At
Indianapolis several houses were unroofed
and two or three persons badly hurt. At
Toledo, Ohio, the engine-house of a brewery
was crushed in by the fail of a chimney, and
two men were killed outright and u third
severely injured.
The first Presidential ticket in the field is
tbat nominated by the st. Louis Greenback
convention, which has put forward as its
standard bearers Stephen 5. Dillaye, OF New
Hampshire, for President, and B. j. Chamber,
of Texas, Tor Vice-President. Six editors
withdrew from the convention. A motion
that the platform recently adopted by the
Chicago Greenback convention be presented
and that conference with that body be had
was lost The convention adjourned to meet
at Chicago, June 8.
| A large crowd witnessed the hanging at
Lebanon, Mo-, ofJoseph Core for the murder OF
George E. King. The murdered man had
been charged by Core with setting fire to his
| wheat-staclls, but on trial had proved an alibi.
Core still believed King guilty and shot him
when he got chance.
| Theodore Thomas, the well-known must
clan, has .had difference with the Gin
cinnati college OF music, and has rendered his
resignation as director, which has been &C
cepr54ed. ,,,,,,,,,- r,,,,aoo :. A,roa
bach, Finch, Culbertson & Co., the largest
building and occupied by the heaviest firm in
| st. Paul, Mimi, has been destroyed by fire,
entailing loss of nearly one million dollars.
| w. II. Hays, who was appointed judge OF
the federal court of Kentucky early in Sep
TENDER, 1879, to succeed the late Judge Bland
Ballard, died suddenly of heart disease in
Louisville, aged ffty-nine years.
Charles Neberge died in Chicago few days
ago. suffering terribly from hydrophobia-a
dog having bitten him two weeks previous.
The Iron m inc, OF Leadville, Col, has been
sold to New York parties for S5, 100000.
st. Louis now claims q population of over
500, 900.
The Virginia house OF delegates has refused,
by vote OF 70 to 20, to repeal that section Of
the criminal code which makes the inter-mar-
riage of white and colored persons punishable
by Imprisonment in the penitentisry.
at Delaware, Ohio, three-year- old daugh.
ter OF George Bell was fatally shot by her
|
a struggle between the children for possession
OF q toy revolver.
AT Bostick's mill near Pedee, N. c., Gen.
Bostick and one oil his employees, Anderson
| Wayles, went into q corn house which has
been stored with corn for twelve months
past and closed for that time Upon entering
they were attacked by an army OF rats, and be-
lore their cries brought assistance the two
men were horribly bitten, Bostick losing his
lott car and Wayles' lett eye being torn from
its socket.
John N. Madden and Charles N. Angkir
were killed and four Others were seriously in.
jurea in the Kent county mine, near Central
City, Col, by several tons OF rock falling upon
them.
The Union Pacific express agent at Sidney,
Neb., while at dinner, had his office robbed Of
about 100000 in gold bullion; but later all
the treasure except $4,000 was recovered
from under pile of coal near by, where q
railroad employee had seen the robbers con-
ceal something. -.
Mayor Kalloch, OF San Francisco, has issued
a proclamation declaring that there is not
and never has been the slightest reason to ap-
prehend any disturbance, riot, or lawlessness
whatever from the working classes OF the
city"
The boiler in the grist mill OF Solomon
Zeigler at Brothertown, Mo-, exploded, caus
ing the death OF Simon Zeigler, the proprie.
tors son. and a colored boy named Williams
The Grand Central hotel and other property
IN Oakland, Cal, has been destroyed by fire
causing total loss of 100000.
plague in La Sale county, ILL.,, is killing
horses by the score.
Michael Padden and neghbor nance
Clark laid claim TO piece of land at Leboure
Washington Territory, and in Clark's absence
Padden began fencing in the land. Mrs
Clark ordered him off and, on his refusal t.
go, she put a shotgun into the hands of he
son, only eight years old, and told him t.
drive Padden away, whereupon the boy sho
Padden dead in his tracks
Ten men employed in the large fax mill o
Lehman, ROsentbal & CO. at Frankfort Ind