Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-01-09
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern ard Mdrs States.


George w. Bull, a veteran journalist, died
in Albany, n. Y, tho other day, from the
eject ofiniuries received while getting on
train at the Grand Central depot, New York.
Recorder John X. Hackett, the famous New
York criminal Judge, is dead in his fiity-ninth
year.
Hort, the colored pedestrian, came out first
In the six-dRy go-as-you-please pedestrian
contest in New York, covering $40 miles and
winning belt and $1,000. The other win
ners and their scores were: Krohne, 534
miles; Faber, 53l; Pegram (colored), t26;
Fitzgerald, 81 q; Hughes, $40; Williams
(col ored), 500; Campana, 50l.
One OF the handsomsst business blocks in
Boston has been destroyed by fire, among the
heaviest losers being Rice, Kendall & Co, paper
makers, Houghton, Osgood Co., publishers.
and the Union Express Company. The
total loss is variously estimated at between
Sl,000,0OO and 81, 500 900.
Governor Van Zandt, OF Rhode Island, has
accepted the appointment OF United States
minister to Russia, which was recently ten
dered him.
During 1879 there were 2S, l65 dea-Al., 25,.
1872 births and 1886 marriages in New York
city.
George Jones, universally known as " Count
Joannes," a peculiar old man familiar TO all
New Workers, died in the metropolis a few
days ago, aged sixty-nine years. He had
been an actor in early life, but for the last
twelve years had practiced law, without
however, obtaining any clients. Some months
ago he gave series OF theatrical perform.
ances in New York, playing in Shakespearean
parts to large audiences OF men, who attended
merely to amuse themselves at his expense by
continuously applauding his acting, OF which
he was very proud. At most OF the perform
ances the noise made by the audiences was sc
great that the actors could not be heard, anC
occasionally the police had to interfere. The
"Count Joannes" was continually writing
letters TO the New York papers-letters that
were seltlaudatory of the writer or descrip
tive OF some incident in which he had cut
prominent figure. His title to nobility existed
only in his Imagination, and his eccentricities
and inordinate vanity were doubtless the re-
suit OF diseased mind.
Many prominent citizens from all parts Of
New York were present at Governor CornelPs
Inauguration in the Capitol at Albany. Gov.
ernor Robinson made a speech of welcome, tC
which Governor Cornell replied. The gov
ernors then marched arm in arm to the Gov
ernor's Room, where Mr.. Cornell held 6
reception.
The estimated sum needed to carry on II
New York city government during 1880
$2S, 142, 99l,9S.
Western and Southern States.
passenger train on its way 10 Kansa'
| City Mo-, from St. Louis was thrown from
the track and wrecked by broken rail, ant
the porter OF the sleeper and Col L. P. Bond
| of Auburn, ILL.,, were killed, and about twenty
Ave other persons were injured, but non
| seriously.
Robert and Dennis Patrick, colored, quar-
| elled in Madison county, Ala, while KILN
hogs, and in the scuflle the brothers grappled
rolled into caldron OF boiling water and wer
scaded to DEATH
While Fred. Jaynes was personati,Ig SAINT
Claus in Paris, KY, he was so badly bLrne
by his costume catching fire that he died th
next morning in great agony.
Dispatches nom The Los Pinos (Col.) India
agency state that the Ute chief, Ouray, VIII
promised to deliver up those Utes implicate
in the massacre of Agent Meeker, had bee
unable to carry out his agreement; that Ger
Hatch, head Of the commission appointed t
investigate the cause of the massacre, had los
confidence in the ultimate success of hi
efforts to induce the Indians to give then
selves up for trial. and that another India
war is probable. 1t is asserted that in tn
secret testimony taken before the commissio
it was proved that Mrs. Meeker and the othe
women at the agency had been outraged
Chief Douglass and some OF his iollowe
after their capture.
Two men named Woodruff and Seminal
the latter a hali-breed Indian, who mu
dered r. B. Hayward, a farmer OF Je
ierson county, Col, were taken from the ia
I at Golden by l50 masked men and lynched.
i dispatch from Bismarck, Dakota, sey
shat David Hall, John Gallagher and a ma
called Missouri were frozen to death on til
Northern Pacific railroad extension, and thu
it is feared many others have met the SAN
fate, the thermometer having averaged fiTtee
degrees below zero for two weeks.
Four colored men in confinement at Amt
Ala, on the charge of MURDER were take
from Jail by crowd of fifty men and shot
death.
The Indian cannibal, Swift Runner, W
hanged at Fort Saskatchewan, in Manitot
British America, short time ago. He W
convicted on his own confession OF havi
killed and eaten his mother, his wife a
seven children.
United States Senator George S. Housto
of Alabama, died at his home in Athens, Ala
lew days ago, aged sixty eight years. Sen
tor Houston was O native of Tennessee.
carly life he removed to Alabama, from whit
State he served as Congressman, with q si
gle break, from 1871 to 1861. He was govern,
of Alabama from 1874 to 1879 Last year !
was appointed United States Senator,
serve until 1885.
At Massilon, Ohio, two boys OF seventies
have been sentenced to be hanged for mu
ie1ing q man last August.
Duling 1879 there were 2S9 fires in Bal
moro, resulting in damages aggregatil
Sl96, 5S4.6l.
From Washington.
The United States consul at Buenos Ayre
in dispatch to the department OF state, dat
October 81, 1879, announces that continent
J exposition will be opened in that city on Sc
tember 15 1880, to continue until Decent
+ Is OF the same year. The exposition is to
| divided into six sections. All the nations
South America can contribute to and Co
rete in the exposition; but the United Stat
! and Europe are limited to one section tor n
cbinery only.
, The most expensive private residence
: Washington belonging to ex-senator Stewn
oil Nevada, and known as Stewards Castle
was nearly totally destroyed by fire 1
; nights ago. The original cost Of the buildi
l and furniture was not far from $780, 000 I
4 house contained seventy rooms and was m
deliberately furnished throughout
Senator Cameron, chairman OF the nation
{ Republican committee, has issued the folio
/ ing call: A national convention of the L
publican party will meet at Chicago
Wednesday, the second day OF June ne.
at twelve O'Clock noon, for thu nomination
candidates to be supported for President a
Vice President at the next election. Repu
: licans and all who will cooperate with the
b in supporting the nominees Of the party, 6
invited to choose two delegates from ca
e congressional district, four at large from ca
State, two iIom each territory, and two fro