Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
eastern and Middle states.

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City Comptroller Thomas b. Leggait and
Assistant City Treasurer Daniel W. Leeds,
convicted Of having conspired to defraud the
city OF K izabeih, n j., in the sale and pull
chase of city bonds we're sentenced-the first
named TO seven years confinement in the
States prison and TO pay fine OF 81, 200, and
the second to four years Imprisonment and TO
pay fne OF 81 600.
The United States ship Constellation, laden
with provisions and clothing for the starving
people of Ireland, departed on her voyage Of
mercy lew days ago from the Brooklyn navy
yard. The cargo consisted oil l,346 barrels OF
potatoes, 675 banes OF -four, l, la bari els Of
cornmeal, $50 barrels OF oatmeal and large
amount OF clothing.
A whale killed off the coast Of Massachu-
sets has been on exhibition in New York the
past few days. The monster is sixty-hve
feet long, forty -ivc feet around the body and
is said to weigh seventy tons.
A. r. Corbin, a brother-in-law of General
Grant, and founder OF the paper now known
as the St. Louis Globe Democrat, died in
Jersey City, n. j., few days ago, aged
seventy-oDe years.
During a procession in Cadiz, Spain, four
teen persons were hurt-some mortally-by
the fall OF balcony.
William II. Kemble and others convicted
for attempting to bride members OF the Penn
sylvania legislature, failed to put in an APP
rearance on the day they were to be SEN
fenced at Harrisburg, and their bail was
declared forfeited and writs issued Tor their
arrest
When the contribution plate in a Brooklyn
p f. church was examined aft er it had been
passed around the other day, it was found to
contain check for $4,000.
The New York Democratic State conven-
ton for the election OF delegates to the ma
tional convention will be held at Syracuse,
April 20.
!. Hanlan, Courtney and Riley have signed
articles TO row for a Sc 900 purse, given by u
Rochester manufacturing firm, on May 10.
Most of the New York striking piano makers
have gone back to work on their own terms.
The opening ceremonies of New York's new
museum in Central park, called the Metropoli-
tan Museum OF Art, took place in presence OF
President and Mrs. Hayes, Secretary Evarts,
Peter Cooper and other prominent persons.
After the delivery of several speeches the
President declared the building open to the
public.
Two tinsmiths while at work on the root OF
the Seventh regiment armory in New York
were blown from the building by a heavy
gust OF wind and iell sixty feet, one being in
stantly killed and the other sustaining prob
ably fatal injuries.
The Tammany hall executive committee is
sued call Tor a State convention, to be held
on the same day and at the same place desig-
mated in the call OF the regular New York
Democratic State committee.
The American Fish Cultural association
held its annual convention in New York,
listened TO the reading Of number of papers
ON subjects relating to pisciculturs and ban
quoted on fish.
M. dc Lesseps, protector OF the Panama
canal, has sailed from New York tor Europe
after visit Of several months to this country.
For the first quarter of 1880 only seventy
seven failures are reported in New York city,
with total liabilities of 1858 635, and assets OF
$292,026. For the same period last year
there were al failures, with liabilities OF
$2SO5,5l2, and assets OF $959,S26, while in
1878 the failures reached a total OF 292, with
liabilities of round 800 900.
A fire at Houlton, Me-, destroyed the FIX
change hotel, the Pioneer newspaper building,
and six stores on Maine street, causing an
estimated loss OF $40, 000
Seven young lady doctors have just grad
uated from the New York medical college
and hospital for women. - .,zs-,-,..