Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-13

Eastern and Middle States.

York city, the number Of cases having in
creased from l22 the first week in December
TO about 400 the last week in January.
During 1879, says New York paper, 81
ocean steamers in various parts OF the world
and 6I6 other vessels running to or from
American ports were lost at sea, involving
total money loss of nearly Sl5,000,t00. OF
the steamers which were lost "a were British,
American, 4 Spanish, Egyptian, Swedish,
Russian, Holland, German and 2 un-
known. The total number OF lives lost on
these steamers was 6ll.
The third trial OF Mrs. Smith and Covert ID.
Bennett, for the murder of the formers hus-
band, q policeman of Jersey City, N. j., re-
suited in an acquittal by the jury, and the ac-
cused were released after having been in con-
nnement eighteen months.
The New York Republican State committee
has issued call to hold a State convention at
Utica, February rs, for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the national convention which
will nominate a candidate for President at
Chicago, June 2.
Rev. Edward Cowley, manager of the Shop
herds Fold in New York, was arrested and
locked up in default OF $l2, 500 bail in twenty
five indictments charging him with ill-treating
the children under his charge.
Henry Grant and George Adds were fatally
injured and William Rhodes WAS severely
uuTt Wliuo AluAuk III ChAAb5o WhiOh wac
struck by an express train at Chester, Pa.
William Allen, an old peddler, awaiting trial
in the New York Tombs for stealing coat
from a minister, committed suicide by hanging
himself in his cell. He lett letter stating
that he had made way with himself because
his prosecutor had refused to forgive him.
The heaviest snowstorm OF the winter
visited New York city and vicinity a few days
ago, making the streets nearly impossible and
greatly impeding travellers and traffic.
John d. Gardiner and wife were burned to
death in their house at Easton, Mass, pre-
sumably by the upsetting of q kerosene lamp.
Great damage was done along the Atlantic
coast by the heavy storm a few days since.
Four vessels went ashore at or near Long
Branch, and several hotels and cottages were
much injured by the wind. At Coney Island
there was tremendous tide, and the damage
done to summer hotels and other property is
variously estimated at from $30, 900 to $780,
600.
Israel Boothley, cashier OF the First Ma
tional bank OF Augusta, Me-, committed sui
eide few days ago by shooting himself in the
head.
At the Pennsylvania Republican State con-
vention, held in Harrisburg, John A. Lemon
was nominated for auditor-general and Henry
| Greene for Judge of the supreme court. A full
list OF delegates to the national convention at
Chicago was appointed, and the convention,
| by a vote of 1873 to 49, instructed the dele
| gates to support General Grant as the nominee
| for President and TO vote as a unit on all
| questions. A motion to instruct the delegates
to vote for Senator b .nine was lost by vote
OF IS to l54. The platform adopted deprecates
| further financial legislation; condemns " tink.
ering with the tariff" disapproves OF COM
mercial treaties; censures the Democrats for
attempting to cripple the government"
calls for honest elections, and denounces "acts
such as those in Maine"
Henry Moett, who killed his wife and her
paramour at Taghkanick, near Hudson, N. Y,
September IL last, has been sentenced to be
hanged on March 49, The prisoner asked that
he be hanged in public and that he be allowed
an hour and halt to speak.
On the day after the recent heavy storm the
bodies of eight men belonging to wrecked
vessels were washed ashore in the vicinity Of
Sandy Hook and Long Branch.
The New York Herald has subscribed the
munihcent sum of 800 900 to aid the famine.
stricken people OF Ireland.
AT an inquest held in Philadelphia on the
body of Henrietta Brest, blind girl, nine
years old, it was shown that the helpless child
| had been shamefully neglected and ill-treated
by her mother. When the girls body was dis
covered it had been partially eaten by rats and
covered with verrnin. The coroner said 1t
was the worst case OF depravity he had ever
encountered. The jury found that the girl S
| death was due to the mothers incompetence
| and neglect, and he was committed to jail.
|. The body OF Miss Dolly Hartman, beauti.
iul school girl who died at the age of ell hteen
ut her home in Allegheny City, Pa, was
burned in the LIE Moyne furnace at Washing
ton, Pa. At death she expressed preference
| for cremation. This WAS the fifth cremation
at the Washington furnace and the second OF
II woman.
Adolph E. Borie, General Grants first Sec
rotary of the navy, died in Philadelphia the
other day, aged seventy-one years. Mr.,
| Borie had been prominent merchant oil
| Philadelphia. He was with General Grant on
his recent tour abroad.
Governor Davis, OF Maine, in his message
refers to the late difficulties and recommends
nm investigation OF the whole subject OF count.
ing the election returns.
Later reports show that during the rece"l
heavy storm at least eight vessels were
wrecked and ten lives lost on the New Jersey
coast
Western and Southern States.
John H. Soper, well-to-do farmer, who
lived near Frederick, Md, deliberately com.
mitted suicide, without any apparent cause,
by placing himself in front of freight train.
Colonel Nelson Trusler, United States dis
trict attorney, iell dead few nights ago in
the Indianapolis opera house from apoplexy.
At Taylorsville, N. c., Joseph Gillespie
| (colored) was hung for completely in the muir
der, in December, 1873, of William 6. Fowler,
a merchant of Mooresville. Gillespies accom-
| plice, another colorcd man named Davidson,
was iynched shortly after the commission OF
| the crime.
A boiler in Moloy's saw mill near Fort
Scott Kan, exploded, killing Thomas Free
man and badly injuring Henry Moloy and
| Pint Finner.
Charley Taing, Chinaman, was hanged at
Colusa, CAL, for the murder of Chinawoman
in 1878.
The contract for an electric light OF 10 ,0CC
candle power, to be placed in the dome of the
Wabash Und.) county court house, intended
to light that city, has been let to the Brush
Electric Light Company, of Cleveland, Ohio,
Tor 81, 800. The agreement states that should
the light prove unsatisfactory the city shall be
at no expense.
dispatch from Fort Buiord, Dakota, says
that fierce and bloody battle recently took
place in that vicinity between two bands Of
Indians, one of which had stolen some lorses
from the other. The marauders were pur.
sued and in the fight that followed fiiten In.
dams were killed and the ponies recaptured
The Milwaukee county hospita on the farm
in the town of Wauwatosa, Wis, was de
stroyed by fire the other day, and Mrs. Chris.
tine Nelson, a feeble minded woman, ninety
years of age, and Fred Schorfi, an insane
man, persisted in the flames.
The officers Of the Kansas freedman's RELIEF
association have been directed by the direct.
ors OF the association to devise some method
of diverting the constantly increasing emigra-
ton OF colored people to other States than
Kansas.
A negro cabin on the plantation OF Captain
William Stack, thirteen miles north of Co
lumbia, s. c., was burned the other night
Two men, woman and six children persisted
| ", tho Aay,au