Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-23
A WEEKS EVENTS
Eastern and Middle states.

During the first quarter Of 1880, IS. s25 emil
grants arrived at the port Of New York, while
for the same period last year there were only
ii, ia arrivals. For the twelve months
ended March 81, 1880, l63, $50 emigrants ar
rived, while for the period ended March 81,
1879, the number OF arrivals was SO, 1888.
Out OF eighteen pedestrians who started on
six-day contest in New York for the O'I,earv
championship belt eight were left on the track
at the close OF the match. Nicholas Murphy,
the holder OF the belt, gave up after covering
only fifteen miles. Frank Hart, the winner
OF the belt, made Sos miles, which is the
largest score on record. Besides the belt he
won about $1,000 in gate money and en-
trance fees. OF the other contestants Pegram,
who like Hart is a coored man, covered 54S
miles; Howard, 534 miles, Dober 53l miles;
Allen, 525 miles; Ktohne, 5I6 miles; will
Hams, 500 miles and Haus aker, 40 miles.
A fire at Petroleum Center, Pa destroyed
the opera house, Exchange hotel, freight
depot and many residences. Loss, about
$4,000.
Forest fires in Pike county, Pa, have de-
Itroyed vast amount of valuable timber and
Pther property.
At fire in Haverhill, Mass, two men
we're suffocsted and woman was severely
injured.
Several spectators in New York and
London have got up corner on opium. Ot
the four Thousand cases in the world, it is
estimated that the ring has about three thou
sand in its possession. The spectators be-
gan to purchase at $3.50 per pound, and the
present price in London is $3.50.
A few mornings ago the wind at Mount
Washington, N. H., blew at the rate of ia
miles an hour and the thermometer recorded
twelve degrees below zero.
The National Rife Association has accepted
an invitation from the Itish Rifle Association
to send team OF six riflemen to Ireland to
compete in rifle match with an Irish team in
the latter part OF June. American rife teams
have been pitted against Irish teams three
times so far, and have won every match.
Major Fulton, who took part in all three
matches, is chairman OF the committee of ar
rangements. The six rifemen will be selected
by competition at Creedmoor.
The New York butter merchants have ap-
pointed a committee to seek the cooperation
OF dairymen against the sale OF oleomargarine
as butter.
Immense forest fires in several OF the coun-
ties of New Jersey have done heavy damage.
The fire that swept across the cedar and pine
forests of Ocean and Monmouth counties is
estimated to have destroyed 300 acres of
valuable timber.
The contest over the will OF the late Frank
Leslie between his widow and two sons by
former wife has begun in tho New York sur
rogates court. The widow was lett the bulk
of the property, and the two sons seek to have
the will set aside on the grounds of undue in
f1uence and insanity.
Lucy Devine, pretty trapeze performer of
eighteen, while gong through one of her acts
in conjunction'with her her and mother at
a circus in Philadelphia lost her hold and fell
to the floor, distance of fifteen ieet, sustain
ing probably fatal injuries.
Rev. DIR. Samuel Osgood, one OF the most
distinguished American clergymen of the Uni
tartan and Protestant Episcopal denomina-
tions, to which he successfully belonged, and
ripe scholar, died in New York few days
ago, aged sixty eight years.
The Massachusetts Republican State con-
vention for the ele ton of delegates to the
national convention was held at Worcester,
Senator Dawes presiding. The platform
adopted reaffirms the principles of the Repub-
lican party and closes as follows: "While we
do not instruct our delegates we commend to
their consideration a Republican statesman
who possesses in an eminent degree such
qualities and requisites for the nomination.
the Hon. George F. Edmunds OF Vermont"
The Pennsylvania steel works, at Steelton,
ncar Harrisburg, Pa, was recently the scene
OF trightful accident. While the men were
ut work in the mill whore the steel is made
the ratchet controlling the movements of the
large vessel that contains the molten metal
broke and turned the re! ort upside down.
The contents were poured into the pit under
meath, in and around which eight men were
employed. George YUst and one Westurook
were so badly burned that their lives were
despaired OF. Monroe TaS lor Simon Martin,
George Horning AID one or two others were
also badly but not fatally burned.