Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-20
NEWS OF THE WORLD.


The publication in the New York city papers
that Mr.. ID. Whitney, chairman OF the
committee Tor the enforcement Of law oil the
Society for the Prevention OF Crime, was col
lecting what he termed " black list" made
up Of the names of persons OF wealth and as
sumed respect ,bility whom his detectives
found irequentiDg gambling houses and other
places Of ill-repute, has caused great deal OF
indignation and much ill-leeling against the
society. The secretary Of the society pab-
fishes a cerd asserting that the society does
not authorize any espionage or the making OF
any lists except of NAMES OF witnesses for the
prosecutions which il has undertaken.
a Senate subcommittee, consisting oil Sem
ators Wallace, Garland, Mcdonald, Hoar and
B. air, has held two days session in New
York city, examining witnesses in regard to
alleged illegal arrests made by United States
Supervisor Davenport and his marshals on
election day in 1878.
Two white and three colored prisoners were
publicly whipped few days ago at Newcastle,
Del.
HRckett and James Feeney were carry
ing 100 pounds OF Hitro-glycerine over
turned near Bradford, Pa, and the compound
exploded, tearing hole in the frozen roadbed
twenty feet longan fifteen feet wide. Feeney
jumped from the sleigh as it was going over
and was found under the debris severely in
jured. Hackett was thrown fifty feet by the
explosion and instantly killed. Two houses
and Il barn in the vicinity were wrecked by
the conclusion, one of the buildings being
literally shaken 10 pieces.
The Chatham mills, an extensive three
story brick building in Philadelphia, was de-
stroyed by fire few days since, involving a
loss Of about $4,000.
The city hall at Albany, N. Y :, has been de-
stroyed by fire. During the confagration six
firemen we're injured more or less severely by
the falling of the dome. The loss is estimated
| at 800, 000 Both houses of the legislature
adopted resolution directing the trustees OF
| the old capitol to provide accommodations in
that building for the holding OF courts whose
rooms in the city hall we're destroyed.
A gang of six masked men, supposed TO be
New York burglars, bound and gagged the
only Waterman on guard at Westport, Conn,
| entered the First National bank OF that place
and attempted to blow open the safe, which
contained large amount OF money. They
succeeded in blowing open the vault without
much trouble, but in trying to blow open the
inner safe the explosion was SO terrific that
| the burglars were frightened off, obtaining
only about So, 600 for their pains. The noise
made by the second explosion aroused the
whole village and was heard hall mile away
Subscriptions large and small from all parts
of the country are pouring in to the New
York Herald fund Tor the relief of The
ADMINISTRATION people of Ireland. Among
the larger subscriptions is one OF $25, 900, re
ceived from the Nevada bark, of San Fran
cisco, and another of &c. o., given by Joh1
W. Mackay, the California bonanza king
Including the 100000 contributed by thu
| New York Herald the fund has reached il
the vicinity of $500, 900.
Major General w. B. Tibbets, OF Troy
N. Y, died the other night, aged foIty-three
He served through the civil war, rising FROM {
captaincy to major-generals' rank.
The destruction by fire Of the Protestan
Episcopal church OF the Holy Trinity in New
York involved a loss OF $l3j,000.
Western and Southern States.
Tom Henry, Jim Dorsey, Villa n Randall
and James West, four desperadoes, attacked
and killed Joseph Carson, the city marshal o
Los Vegas, New Mexico, because he had
made himself obnoxious to them by seeking
to recover a buggy which they bad stolen
During the fight which followed Carsont
death Randall was killed and bis three com
panions were arrested. A few days atterwarC
all three were taken from Jail by crowd ant
lynched.
Three burglars entered the bank at Knox
vile. Ill.,, seized and bound President Runkle
who sleeps in the building, and after gagginy
and beating him and burning his feet in
shocking manner to compel him to reveal tn
"a 90Cl which had not heen locked mn Their
wos time loci ON the safe and M RunIl
was unable tn rive the combination
The sunreme ,,onrt of GEORGIA has ref,sad +,
grant a new trial IN Coy who ,vee e.ntence,
70 ;mnrisonmnn+ Tor life low tbe ,,,nrdo, n
Colonel Aston. The case will be carried t,
tbe snnreme corrt nj the ITn;tea Stotes
Tho [owo borso n r.,rosor,tot;,ros h.,
vote of s7 ~ 81 hoe odontnJ e. ~ 60
snbnitt;no a const;t,t;onei o,nanS,,,ant 70 ~,
noonia ,,oal ~ $500, nI;a,h1a to th. ioo;.In
tnra ''f''''O 'e'''''
The animal carnival season or feest ot MarG
Gros was observed this wear ut New Orleans
Mobile and Galveston nv nrocessions nj ma,
queraders in tancitul costumes and tabloau,
of all kinds The streete of tho three c;,i ia
we're Allied with neonle and in the evenin
were hrill;ontlv ;IIpmipoted
The lehman cotton factory near Prattv;lle
Ala burned down a tew d.vs AGO caueino
loss of S1OO 000 and throwing 15n hands On
of employment,
III CoI:to.: c..o NJ, 49,,
Inc OaliIolIm STATE N9r1al scnool ma
ooH tL@, 30 ~ nn, hio anu io9s iiou
Nice - oS1;so w. I'D MINI
tuo -, 1T 80 o. n AtioI III, NV lhf
hotb ~ - 81 w. pol'l
Grew dasnora o WIZ; ;o,o one same youhg lan
whom q te1 Jays 5o"no' ~ VI eaon o'nII, an
tho Latter torr;,I. ah. '.,o 1871 M 1e'ie W. y
w;elJad ,'tohfanIr ns" Mn oisIeu MISS mls
Tbn 49,, pivuanoi t anu MISS Downlng cur
inrod NJ MAS mo .iao pom were Terribly IN
t"nr.oo-, ni 800 1oT W. having oeen w9unde
i W. ZINES py tne pitchiork' and Mis-
WISE WISE shock,ngIy bruised and beaten about tn
t nesu' az iast accounts they were suiferin
itoIll Hlgh FEVER ana Inc physician had littl
nope Vi Cneir recovery
AuVlces from rorG heogn STATE that SCI
seanC uloVer, Vi Ihe SECOND cavalry, win 10
solulers ana ten inaian scouts, started out t
capture party OF sioux Indians, suppose I