Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-06-11
GENERAL NEWS.

James Robinson blanche, the we'll
known author and playwright, died in
England last week. He was born in Lon
don, Feb. 81, 1876, being descended from
a French family which took refuge IN
England after the revocation OF the Edict
of Nantes.
Decoration day at Elmira was obserV-
ed by the Grand Army comrades, assisted
by the local National Guard companies.
The graves IN the National cemetery were
decorated. There are many union SOL
diers buried there, and 5000 contederates.
Companies I, E, d and B of the Third
cavalry have left Laramie City, Wy, for
the North Park to protect miners and
prospectors from the Utes. Maj. Garlic
ton commands the expedition. Twenty
five wagons, each drawn by six mules,
accompanied the column, and fifty-three
pack-mules have left to overtake them.
DR.. Cannon and an assistant, with two
ambulances, also left with the troops.
Steamer Golden Eagle, of the Keokuk
Northern Packet company, was burned
to the waters edge at Martins landing,
about 40 miles above Alton, Ill, at two
o'clock, Monday morning. Three men
are missing and the boat is total loss.
During the last five months l35, 900 i'm
migrants have arrived at New York-the
largest number for the same months in
the last 25 years.
Charles Slipsiez. a German merchant,
who committed forgeries Of $1,000 to
$4,000, and ran away, has been captured
at Montreal and sent back.
A misplaced switch threw a Great
Eastern railroad freight train off the
track near Simcoe, Ont, recently. The
engine and IL cars rolled down 20-toot
embankment and were burned. En-
ginepr Frederick Chilcott was killed, and
his body burned almost to cinder.
Only two other men were injured.
Victoria and his band of not less than
$50 warriors, including Apaches, Mes
caleros, Comanches and Navajos, are
spreading death and destruction about
Silver City, N. M. They have killed
Sam Lyons, saloon-keeper, other whites
and a number of Mexicans near Cum
mings and Hillsboro, destroyed large
amount of stock and stolen many horses.
Cooks canon is full of Indians, and mas
sacres are of hourly occurrence. Gen.
! Hatch's troops seem powerless. but he
has declined the aid of so armed, mount
ed and rationed men raised by the citi-
zens.
Mr. Strahan, well-known London
publisher, has sailed for the United
States. One of the objects of his jour
ney is to ascertain whether American
publishers are willing to agree to some
better compromise than any suggested in
America relative to international copy
right. 1t is hoped that at the next SEES
sion successful attempt will be made
to settle this vexed question.
At Columbus, Texas, Colorado river
stands 80 feet above low water. Four
dead bodies were seen floating down the
river.
The insurgent chief, Dnbergne, a ma
tive of Santiago de Cuba, has surrender
ed in that city with 80 followers,
Ten deaths from yellow fever and Is
from smallpox occurred in Havana dur
ing the week ending May %.
The Anglo-American cable company
has reduced its rates to the principal
points in Great Britain.
One of the CHILEAN war vessels has des-
troyed the guano deposits at Ballcstes.
The prince of Wales, king of Greece,
the foreign representatives, Earl Gran
vile and Sir Charles Dixie were present
at funeral service of the empress of Rus
| STA held in London last week.
The Boston Committee for the Relief OF
the Ponca Indians, have addressed let
ter to the President, in which they recite
briefly the obstacles in the way of secur-
ing justice for the Poncas, and then say
1--WE cannot believe that the President
of the United States will refuse any citi-
zen, of whatever color, the right guar
anteed by the Constitution to seek redress
of his wrongs in the Federal Courts
Our prayer is not that you will direct
the restoration of the lands wrongtully
taken from these Poncas, although that
would indeed be a most happy termina-
ton of this matter, but that you will
give such direction as will enable us tc
get the case into court, that it may be
decided according 20 law"