Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-30
NEWS EPITOME.
Eastern and Middle states.

Eastern and Middle States.
A posse attempted to capture Harry Eng.
lish, \ noted torger and outlaw, at his house
near Caledonia, Pa, when he fired upon his
pursuers, instantly killing Constable Wrenth
ami MORALLY wounding Constable Volmer,
and then made his escape.
As colored military company was on its
return from funeral in Philadelphia it was
attacked with stones and other missiles by q
crowd OF roughs. The members OF the COM
pany were ordered TO fix bayonets and charge,
which they did, scattering their assailants in
every direction.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's sermons last
Sunday we're transmitted to several New
Jersey cities by telephone.
The New York State Democratic conven.
ton for the election OF delegates to the
national convention was held at Syracuse,
John q. Jacobs presiding. During the pro-
ceedings a committee from the Fammany
hall convention, which had also assembled for
a similar purpose in another hall, appeared
and presented resolutions in relation ito the
best means of promoting harmony and q re-
uniting OF the Democratic party" The COM
mittee on resolutions afterward disposed OF
the Tammsny resolutions in report which
affirmed that this convention reciprocates
every expression OF a desire for the union OF
the Democratic party, and are persuaded that
the deliberate wisdom of the national eonven-
ton will result in such action as will secure
the triumph OF the Democratic party in the
State OF New York and in the Union in the
ensuing presidential election Presidential
electors headed by Abram s. Hewitt as elector-
Rt-large were appointed by the convention.
Seventy-two delegates to the national con-
sention were reported, headed by Lucius
Robinson, Calvin E. Pratt RUFUS w. Peck
ham and Lester B. Faulkner as delegates at
large. The resolutions adopted assert that
the people we're deirauded in the presidential
election OF 1876; declare that 4" the Demo-
cratic party OF New York add to their con-
domination OF the electoral conspiracy OF 1876
an emphatic declaration OF their continued
confidence in the character, ability and fitness
OF that distinguished citizen OF New York
who was hen elected to the highest offit o in
the peoples gilt, and who was in his own
person tho object OF their joint attack on his
party, his fellow citizens and the cause of free
government" and instruct the delegates to
enter the national convention AS y unit and
to act and vote as unit in accordance with
the will OF a ma jority OF the members thereof. -
The Tammany convention was presided over
by Amasa j. Parker. John Kelly made a
long speech denouncing Samuel j. Tilden.
Augustus Schell and Era,tus Corning were
appointed electors-at-laTge. The delegates at
large elected to the national convention are
Amasa j. Parker, William Dol sheimer, Jere-
miah Mcclure and George G. Green. An
address was adopted which denounces Mr.,
Tilden and declares that " his nomination TO
the presidency would be fatal to the Demo
cratic party and an act of treason to the
Democratic cause"
while some ii teen hundred people wer,
4ban Il -
hospital, held in the well-known Madison
Square garden in New York, portion OF tn,
building suddenly fell in, burying several per
sons beneath the ruins. Mrs. William A o
HPgeman, prominent lady manager OF the
fair and vile OF a well-known lawyer, ant
two other women were killed. Colonel Will
liam Tileston, of the Turf, Field and Fal m
was fatally wounded, and about twenty othel
persons were more or less seriously injured
western and Southern States.
The pecuniary loss incurred by the terrible
tornado at Marshteld, Mo-, will be about
$500, 900. The death list has reached over
100, several OF the wounded having died since
the occurrence OF the calamity.
Three men in jail at Moberly, Mo-, charged
with murder, were taken from the building
by masked men. Ira Caisson confessed
whereupon he was put back in jail, and the
OF er two, named Yancy and Mitchell, were
hanged.
Colonel Hatch reports that as the Indians
at the Mescalero agency in Arizona were be.
ing disarmed sixty-five warriors made des.
perate effort to escape. Thirty Indians sue.
cceded in 6, ting away and ten were killed.
By the late terrible tornado in Missouri
three towns were laid in ruins-Marshfleld
the county seat oil Webster county; Licking
in Texas county, and BarnettsN lie, in Nor.
gun county. AT Fayetteville, Ark, the
storm partly demolished twenty bushes.
houses, killed two workmen and child, in
ured about twenty other persons and caused
pecuniary damage OF over $4,000.