Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-12-17
GENERAL NEWS.

The prevalence OF smallpox in New
York, has attracted the attention of the
health board, and the public are advised
to vaCCinate. Diphtheria is unquegtion-
ably In all parts of the city also. One hun
bred and fifteen cases of diptheria were
reported in five days with 90 deaths
Sarah jeffrey of Long Branch, n. j.,
has recovered $4,000 from William Hen
Erickson, because his ierocious dog
mangled her.
Indiana contains III coal mines, all
located in II counties in the southwest
ern part OF the state, and the largest
number SO, in Clay county near Terre
Haute. The coal mined this year
amounts to l,l96, 400 tons, the mines en-
ploying 1889 men to get ii out
Northern Afghanistan is in very un-
settled condition, in consequence Of
the Turcoman9 pIundering villages and
caravans.
Col. Bee, the Chinese consul at San
Francisco, is in Denver, Col, under in
struCtions Of the Chinese government
investigating the recent riot against the
Cinnamon there. An estimate OF the
losses by the Chinese has been made
and the Chinese government Will demand
reparAtion for the loss Of life and prop
erty.
A movement has begun in the west Of
Ireland, particularly in Tuam, Swine
ford and other considerable towns in
county Galway, to bring about a re-
ductiOn OF 20 per cent. in the rents OF
shops and town houses. AS n matter of
tact such rents are excessive in Ireland
but they have be- lost sight of in the
excitement everywhere attending the
land agitation Now that the tenants
in the towns have begun 10 move there
II likely to be another rent scare, but on
a smaller scale.
The ice in the Eolga has suddenly
broken at Mimi Novgorod Russia, in
consequence of the warm weather, Five
steamers and 80 barges have been de-
stroyed and large quantities Of grain,
naptha and fish have been lost The
damage IL immense.
A fire broke out few nights since in
the barber shop ofthe House of Represent
atives, at Washington. All the furni-
ture of the shop was destroyed, and con-
siderable injury done to the walls and
ceilings. The damages have been re-
paired.
Gen. Upton has been authorized by
the war department to revise his book
of tactics in use for the army The re-
cent Improvement in the arms and the
changes in the methods in conducting
war, make changes in the standard tao
tics necessary.
The freedom of the city of Waterford
was presented to Parnell in the town
hall recently. He returned thanks in n
speech, in which he expressed n belief
that the back of English rule in Ireland
was broken, and that the country would
ultimately recover its legislative indie
pendenCe. There are IL 900 in the Irish
constabulary, divided into Aounted men
and infantry, which gives an average of
800 men to each county. To Mayo alone
there have been sent 100 police, or 400
beyond the average, and if every other
county in Ireland had as strong land
league rs Mayo it would take something
like So, 900 or 10000 police to keep them
In order.
John Haberstraw. section hand,
heroically sacrificed his own life to save
those of others, near HagerstOwn, Ind.
recently He was on n hand-car in
narrow cut when an extra passenger
came on him. He could have easily say
ed his own life, but thoughtful of the
lives of those on the train, he dragged
the hand-car of, but was struck and
killed. The train escaped without
injury.
The census of Berlin shows Il popu-
lation, including the garrison, of
1,lls,630.