Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-28
GENERAL NEWS.


Col. Harold, seriously injured by a
collision on the New York elected rail-
road in March, 1879, and partly paralyz-
ed in consequence, has sued the company
for $4,000.
The drouth still continues in the island
of jamaica One shower of rain fell last
week around Falmouth, the first for three
months. Water is so scarce that it IS
sold Tor six cents gallon and cattle and
live stock of all kinds are dying.
The singular spectacle of a lady on fire
in the street was witnessed at Westerly,
X. l., recently. Miss Melissa Gorton,
aged 81, an adopted daughter of Mr.. j.
w. Gorton, was walking down Main
street, when Miss Melissa felt that she
was being burned in the back and began
to run down the street screaming. The
young lady's cries attracted attention,
and some people seized her, threw her
upon the ground ana smothered the
flames with buffalo robe. Although
seriously injured, it is thought the young
lady may recover. The origin of the
fire is mystery.
Mrs. McGregor of Paterson, n. j.,
found in her house package of gunpow-
der weighing over a pound, and suppos-
ing it was black sand threw it into coal
hod. In the evening she emptied the
contents of the bod into the range in the
kitchen. An explosion at once followed.
The range was blown to pieces, and the
glass was broken in the windows. Mrs.
Mc(Iregor was badly burned about the
head and arms, but her injuries are not
fatal.
The annual reunion of the National
union of survivors of Andersonville and
other southern military prisons, will be
held at New York, Jnne s, in connection
with the first annual session of the New
York state association. Thare will be a
banquet at night at the Rossmore hotel,
and all old war prisoners are invited.
A new political movement has been in
augurated at Montreal, the prominent
features of the platform being Il CONNER.
cial union with the United States and all
the rights and privileges of free and
independent nation. The press speaks
derisively of the movement.
Three thousand two hundred andeighty
cattle were shipped to Europe in on day
| iCSNhblJs
Widow Bateman shot Widow Singer
at CalifLrnia, o., near Cincinnati, FOL
cutting grass on her premises. The wo.
men threatened to lynch Mrs. Bateman
A powerful secret organization has
been formed. with its headquarters in
Denver, the object being to go to the Ute
reservation to prospect, without waiting
| fOIs nnn nrpcCInna1 action Tho cnniot 4,
has already $50 members, including sew.
eral prominent Denver citizens. Eacl
member is compelled to arm and equiI
himself for military service. They in.
tend to go through Gunnison and Eagle
River counties to the Rio Grande anC
unless protection is afforded by the gov
eminent, will wage war against the
Utes.
The Philadelphia coal men are TALKING
of suspending production two weeks il
June. They believe that if this measure
were adopted the demand would bt
steady the rest of the season. This, how
ever is conditioned on possible falling
off this month.
The strike of cotton operatives a
Blackburn, Eng, has developed fully
The spinning and carding departments
in which about 1000 operatives were en-
gagged, are closed, and upward of 80, OOo
operatives in all are idle. With four ex
ceptions the masters are unanimous il
the lockout, and will not reopen tin
mills until they see the operatives pre-
pared to resume work. The majority O
the operatives from the beginning hav
been opposed TO a strike, and whqneve
the masters open their mills, which i
expected in a week, the weavers, judg
ing from their present demeanor, vii
return in large numbers.
The Cincinnati musical festival prom
ises to be a grand success. The sale O
season tickets amounts to $35. 900, an,
that of single admissions to $40. 900 more
The total receipts will amount to $50 0OC
The financial success OF the festival
thus assured.
Two negroes and five whites were pub
licly whipped at Newcastle, Del, Satur
day. One of them colored burglar
received forty very heavy lashes, whic
brought the blood freely. Another on
was boy of ten years, whe received fv
lashes for larceny.
Red Cloud, Spotted Tail and ten othe
Sioux chiefs are waiting at Rosebu
Landing in Dakotah for boat to brin
them to Yankton From there they Wi
proceed to Washington to discuss til
proposition to permit railroads to ru
through the Sioux reservation.