Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-06-18
GENERAL NEWS.

The memorial services at the graves of
the Confederate dead in LOuden Park
Cemetery atBaltimOre took place under
the management of the Society of the .
Army and Navy of the Confederate |
States in Maryland. Several thousand
persons were p esent.
A fire-engine became partly uniastened
from a horse in Forty-ninth street, New /
York, the other night, and dashed on the |
sidewalk, where stood number of men, /
women and children. The largest part |
of the persons got out of the way, but |
four children were hurt-one, Charles |
Levy, son of downtown merchant, ia
tally.
Lieutenant w. +. Zeilin of the United
States Marine Corps, and son of General
Zeilin of Washington, was thrown from
a carriage at Norfolk, Va, last night,
and was killed.
The Canadian team of cricketers have
arrived in London, and there has also ar
rived Hindoo eleven. The Australian
eleven has been there some time, and
w. r. Grace has undertaken to organize
an English eleven, so that there is pros
pect of splendid sport.
"A
been blown down. Three of the cOngre-
cation were killed, and twenty injured.
The census law regulating postage hav-
ing been abused of late, it has been de-
cided by the post-office department to
enforce the penalty of $500 fine against
persons using the census Endorsement to
cover private matter.
Agile Takato, secretary of the japanese
legation at Washington, has committed
suicide. He left letter stating that he
had been concerned in the insurrecticn of
1877 In Japan, and had forfeited his
honor.
A direct line of mail steamers is to be
established between Italy and the United
States. The Vincenzo Florio will leave
Palermo is expected to reach New York
in IL days.
The principal slave exporter in Mo-
zambique has been captured, and three
vessels with 200 slaves on board.
The cattle plague has re-appeared in
Cyprus, and 2O00 animals have died out
of total of 900 on the island.
Thus far this spring, about 100 pictures
have been sold from the National Acad-
envy of Design at New York, realizing
about $4,000.
In New York William Zollinger, a
German tin roofer, arrested for drunken
ness, committed suicide by hanging in
his cell. On his person was found Sl2,-
600 in bank notes, the savings of years.
Zollinger was also the owner of consid-
cradle real estate.
A Chippewa Falls (Wis.) special says
that a general rain and high floods are
prevailing through that section. So
many bridges and roads are washed out
through the country, it is impossible to
gain full idea of the total damage. A
Warsaw special says that the heavy rains
caused much damageto the crops, besides
J carving away dams, resulting IN the loss
of the Wisconsin Valley Railway are
badly washed, and trains will be delayed
several days.
Samuel d. Human. former mission
airy of the Protestant Episcopal Church
$ to Nebraska, has brought suit in the SUI
preme Court for $4,000 damages against
William H. Hare missionary bishop tt
Nebraska, for defamation of character.
e Justice Westbrook, at Albany, ha
rendered a decision in the case of the at
torney general VS.. Belden & Co., settin!
aside Judgment of over $1,000 entered
against the State as counter claim.
! The New York Produce Exchange ha
u elected the following named officers 70
n the ensuing year: President-Forest II
l. Parker; Vice PRESIDENT. Ii. Herrick
Il Treasurer-Samuel Jacoby.
Ship Gondellier, from Rotterdam
bound for New York, has been wrecke
s. off the eastern end of Sable Island. On
y of the ships boats sank, and it is SUI
It posed that five OF the crew were-drowneC
e John Terry, for .stabbing his wife 6
- Ameliasblrg, has been sentenced to til
! penitentiary for life
The ravages of the army worm upo
~ the wheat, corn and timothy crops /
l. Ocean and Monmouth counties, and otht
|. parts of New Jersey, continue.
h At Annapolis, Md, lately the cadets {
o the Naval Academy were exercised in
. flotilla drill on the Severn, under Lieu
g L. G. Logan. The fotilla performed
lie number of man9uvres both under sat
d and under oars. In passing the Sante,
> oft which in launches was the Board {
; Visitors, the fiotilla lowered sail in salut
g to the Admiral's flag. The drill Taste
Sc about an hour and half, and the mar
10 euvres were eXcellently performed.
o, The Treasury Department recently pul
T chased 4l0,0 ounces of fine silver fC
delivery at the Philadelphia and Sa
:, Francisco mints.
- 1t is understood that the question of
general amnesty has been raised in til
French Cabinet Council by M. Constar
proposing to bring the matter before I'll
- Chambers. The proposition was unan
10 mously adopted: M. De Freycincct wi
ne probably bring the matter forward.
IS The conference report on the River an
to Harbor bill has been adopted in IL
f. House. This action passes the bill.
e+ The announcement that the port
~ Buenos Ayres has been closed means th
&c the gunboats of the national governor
&c have blockaded the harbor. 1t is possib
in that a third candidate for the president
,iO of The Argentine Confederation will
- started out at the last moment.