Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-11-12

October, show the total resources 10 be S2,-
los, 7S6, 625. Liabilities the same. The banks
hold in gold and silver coin and gold and sill
yer certificates sos, 34e,5O9.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, who has been four
years in the south of France, was passenger
on the same steamer with Bernhardt, white
haired, feeble and almost unnoticed. She
was even jostled aside bya policeman TO make
room tor Manager Abbey's carriage ON the
wharf, but, being met by her nephew, was es-
corted to the Clarendon hotel, where she was
for n time quite i'll from the effects Of her
voyage.
Mrs. Merrill of Boston recently cowhlded
William ElloTy at Herripg's safe factory in
New York, for refusing to marry her. Judge
Duffy released her on her promise not to
trouble Ellory ahain. Ellory already has wife.
The attempt of the United States to recon-
Gle Chill and Peru has failed.
Chaca, governor of Whydah, on the west
ern coast of Africa, is dead. His funeral is to
be celebrated by massacre of natives, after
which the king will hold the annual celebra-
ton in memory of his father. The celebra-
ton will last four months, during which 200
captive chiefs will be beheaded. The English
have refused to go to the celebration.
The American Bible revision committee
udNt COulpi6ltu inc IGNSlOn OF INC TuhlLSu
version OF the New Testament and trans
mitted the result of their labors to England.
The British committee meet this month for
final action, and the university presses of Ok
ford and Cambridge are expected to issue the
revised New Testament In February. The
Old Testament will be published two or three
years later.
The municipality OF Paris has begun the dis
cussion of a scheme Tor substituting elected
mayors for the 20 district mayors now nomin-
ated by the general government and for rem
dering the municipality almost independent OF
the government. The scheme is considered
as a reassertion Of communistic principles.
shock of earthquake lasting five seconds
was felt at Newcastle, Ont, recently.
By the first count, according to schedules
returned by enumerators, the population Of
South Carolina Is 995, 306, 400, 1927 being males
and 504, 1919 females; 987 1884 are natives and
1912 foreign born. The whites number 39l :.
OIL and the blacks 604, 236.
August Navane, gymnast, performing on
trapeze, suspended from a balloon, neal
Paris, France, on a recent Sunday, lost his
hold, and fell 1000 yards. His body was
mangled beyond recognition.
Parneu and several prominent members oil
the land league held a consultation recently
and decided to issue an address on their case
to the people of ireland, which will be sub.
mitted at a meeting of the league. The Dub
lin Daily Express (Protestant), in discussing
the prosecution against members of the lane
league, says: of the government plays with
this matter for another six months there vii
be an armed rising"
The financial statement of Herr Bitter
minister of finance, introducing the Prussiar
budget, is received unfavorably. He said the
last financial year showed deficit, requiring
a loan of 100000 marks, and that, while the
estimates for the current financial year bal
ance, portion of the outlay was extraordin
airy. The ordinary budget showed a surplus
of 20, 900, 900 marks, l. 400, 900 of which viii
be devoted to the remission Of taxes. HI
minated that an increase of the brewing ta1
might be found cxpedient, and also those upor
military exemption and on bourse banking
operations.