Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-07
NEWS EPITOME.
Eastern and middle states.


The American rife team sails from New
York on June third, and the match with the
Irish team will take place the latter part Of
the month.
The Connecticut Democratic State convex
ton for the election Of delegates to the ma
tional convention, held at Hartford, selected
as deegates-at-large Alfred r. Burr, William
Parsons, David A. Wells and William IL
Barnum.
western and Southern States.
Charles DE Young, one Of the propuetors
OF the San Francisco Chronicle, was shot aud
killed i'm the Office of that paper a few days
ago by j. NJ. Kalloeh, son Of Rev. l. s.
Kalloch, recently elected mayor OF the city.
II will be remembered that on the morning Of
August %, 1879, Mayor Kalloch, then a can
didate for office, was shot and wounded by
Charles De Young. The Chronicle had Bit
terly attacked Kallooh's character and also
reflected upon the representations OF HIS
father, who was dead. Kalloch retorted by
charging before a large audience that the De
Young brothers were illegitimate offspring.
The next day Kalloch was shot and danger
ously wounded by Charles De Young, the
senior proprietor of the paper, who at the
time narrowly escaped a lynching at the
hands of Kalloch's friends. De Young was
arrested, and at the time OF his death was out
on bail. Kalloch fingered between lie and
death for days, finally recovered al was
elected mayor of San Francisco. The mother
oil the De Youngs, now in her eightieth year,
is still living
A writ of error has been granted in the
case of Denis Kearnev, imprisoned in the
San Francisco penitentiary
Edward Nugent and Henry ]. Redemeir
were hanged at St. Louis, the former for the
murder of his wife while drunk, and the latter
tor the causeless murder of an old man named
Vosz. On the same day, at Lexington, S. c.
Alexander Williams was hanged Tor the
murder OF Smith Fields more than four years
ago.
Republican State conventions for the cleo
ton of delegates to the national convention
have been held in Virginia, Georgia and Ore
gon within the past few days.
During storm on Lake Michigan the life
saving crew OF Station No. went to the
relief OF a wrecked vessel near Huron CITY,
Mich. When within quarter Of a mile OF the
vessel the life-boat was swamped The seven
men chung to the submerged boat, but chilled BY
long exposure and exhausted dropped off one
by one, until Captain j. B. Kiah only was
left. He finally dritted ashore with the boat.
A cyclone in the vicinity OF Taylorsville,
ILL.,, has caused great damage to person and
property. Two children OF Alonzo Cutter,
Mr.. I. j. Langley and John Gessner were
killed, and several other persons badly in
| jured. A man named Watts and his wife were
blown about quarter oil mile locked in each
others arms and were found badly injured
and insensihle. At other points in the North
west houses were leveled to the ground.
The following detailed account is given Of
the murder If the senior proprietor OF the San
Francisco Chronicle by Mayor Kalloch's son:
Just before eight o'clock in the evening
Charles De Young entered the business office
of the Chronicle and stood talking with some
gentlemen leaning against the counter. Di.
rectly the door opened and J. M Kalloch en-.
tered, and drawing pistol, without, as far as
can be learned, SPIT aking a word, began firing
at De Young, The latter ran through the
gate OF the counter to the desk inside, Kallocf
firing at him as hs ran. On reaching the
| desk De Young turned to face his opponent
with pistol in his hand, when Kalloch, lean.
ing over the counter, fired again, the Dal
striking De Young in the mouth. Kalloct
then started for the door, and De Young
| raised his pistol as il to fire; but apparently
his strength Jailed him, tor the pistol was moi
discharged, and sinking backward he fell or
the floor. The ball had evidently pierced the
| base of the brain, and in few minutes he OK
| PRED. AS Kalloch ran out of the door he was
| seized by a citizen, and at The same time ar
officer came up, took him in charge and con
Quoted him to the city prison.
The Oregon Republican State convention al
Portland nominated State officers and elected
six delegates to the national convention who
were instructed to vote for Senator Blaine.
heavy storm passed over Macon, Miss,
a lew nights ago, blowing away twenty-five
houses, including the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road machine shops, round house, depot, tele-
graph office and master mechanics office.
Sixteen cars were blown from the track, and
seventeen persons were killed and twenty
Two wounded. The loss OF property is esti-
mated at not less than 100000. By the
sam storm three children were drowned in
Giles county, Tenn, and four persons killed
at Paint Rock, Ala.
A committee Of relief appointed by the 81,
Louis merchants exchange make the follow
ing report in regard to the recent cyclones
TINT devastated eastern Missouri: The recent
cyclones which passed over the eastern part
OF the State OF Missouri have brought death
and ruin to hundreds OF families, laid waste
many thriving towns and villages, and scat
tered to the winds houses, stock and i'm
plements of hundreds OF farmers. Recent
advices received by this committee show the
destruction to be more fearful than pen can
picture. Frank f.. Nipher, professor of
physics of " ashington university, in this city,
and C. Smaller Smith, civil engineer, who
have just returned from an exploring tour
which embraced the entire line OF the two
tornadoes 10 southwestern Missouri, in a re-
port to this committee say that half the hor-
rors have not beeu told. The James river
storm began about thirty five miles west OF
Springfield, and gradually increased in size
and power until it attained width of two
thousand ieet. For a distance OF ierty six
miles it cut an unbroken swath from one hum
dred and fifty to Two hundred feet wide. Men,
women and children were killed or crippled.
Horses, cattle, sheep and hogs met a similar
fate. Dwellings, fences and outbuildings
were not only leveled, but blown away.
Flows, wagons, reapers, and other farming
implements were reduced to scrap iron and
kindllng wood; and in many cases fields with
growing crops were so covered with forest
debris, or with mud or sand, that much addi-
tional labor will be required to save what has
been planted. No houses or barns have been
lett standing in the track OF the storms.
Farmers are entirely without horses or inn
PIGMENTS with which to carry on their farms.
Similar reports come from many other
sources, and the demands upon the people Tor
assistance are very urgent. st. Louis is doing
all in her power Tor the relief Of these I'M
fortunate Districts but the call is great and
cannot be supplied in an adequate manner by
the citizens OF this State alone. This COM
mittee, therefore, in behalf of the sufferers,
appeal 10 the people of this country every
where to come forward and assist in relieving
the great distress Of the Southwest.
During storm near Newport, Ark, Mrs,
Sarah Adams and a little boy named Wicklew
were killed by lightning.
The boiler OF a single mill in Savannah,
Ga, exploded, killing the superintendent and
engineer and injuring eight other men in the
building
Mr.. Compton, with vile and four children,
attempted to ford the Okaw river in Holland
township, ILL.,, when the wagon was over
turned and the three oldest children, aged
respectively FIVE, seven and nine years, were
drowned. The parents and youngest child
we're saved.
The seventh annual convention Of the Ma
tional Butter, Egg and Cheese association was