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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
THE BARTHOLDl STATUE.
President Cleveland WIN Obey the wish
of the Last Congress.

President Cleveland WIN Obey the wish
of the Last Congress.
The president will not issue invitations on
behalf of this government 10 French citizens
asking their attendance at the inaugural
ceremonies of liberty's statue, to take place
At New York next month. The invitations
to such citizens of France as may be
requested to attend the Inauguration will be
extended in the name and ty the direction of
he American committee under whose control
the pedestal has been erected and the statute
will be placed in position. These invitations
will be presented i France through United
States Minister McLane. The President will
give the American committee all the
aid and cooperation o. ible to make the
Inauguration impressive and successful, but
will keep within the law upon the subject as
passed by Congress, which makes no invita-
tions to any one, and no appropriation for
such expend lures. In this connection it is
remarked that in the case of the York
town commamoration Congress by
resolution expressly authorized and directed
the president of the United States to invite
The citizens of the Frenchatepublic. and es-
pecially the Lafayette family, and appropri-
ated a sum of money TO enable him to execute
the resolution, but in the present case no such
direction or suggestion has been made by
Congress.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
RUN AGAINST THE BLADE.
william Mitchell OF Lowell Accide
ally Stabbed by James Calvin.

william Mitchell OF Lowell Accident
ally Stabbed by James Calvin.
William Mitchell, II years old, employed
in the brussels room in the Lowell Mass J
corporation was accidentally stabbed in the
mill at the close of work on the 25th by Gal
vim, 10 years old, another employe Calvin
was showing anot ler young man, named
John Murphy, how James O'Neil assumed
his impersonation in 'Mon Christie" at
Huntington Hall this week, having his back
in the direction of Mitchell, who was coming
across the rom. In his impersonations
Calvin turned suddenly about and Mitch Ii
accidentally run against the blade 1t en-
tsred his body between two and three inches
below the navel, and between the Sth and 9th
ribs. Medical attendance was sum moned,
but he bled profusely before the wound was
dressed. Theinjuries received will probably
not prove serious unless inflammation sets
in. Mitchell resi- les at No. q Drummer
street, and Calvin on Lawrenc, street court.
Mitchell attaches no blame TO Calvin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
FOREIGN.

At Budapesth there are $50 cholera and
smallpox patients in the hospitals The dis
eases are fostered by warm rains. The Aus
trian court will be unable to winter at God
ollo, as usual, in consequence of the epidemic.
Four lives were lost by the collision of two
schooners at st. Johns N, F.
1t has been finally settled that Sir William
White, now British minister at Bucharest,
will succeed Sir Edward Thornton as British
ambassador at Constantinople
Three German soldiers We're killed and 90
wounded by the collision of two trains near
the Berlin depot yesterday.
The old firm of Ravenna at Ravigo, Italy,
has failed, with liabilities of 100000.
Davidson & Hays liquor establishment at
Toronto, Ont, has beeu burned. Loss, $780,
900.
Collingwood Schreiber, chief engineer, has
carefully inspected the Canadian Pacific rail-
way from the Pacific coast to Winnipeg, and
reports it IN capital condition throughout.
The company is building five miles of sub
stantial snow sheds in the Rocky mountains
at a cost of 81, 500, 0O0
Moritz A. Fischer head of the house of
NJ. A. Fischer q Co., foreign agents, Carter
lane, London, was found nearly murdered in
a compartment car OF ths underground rail-
way London.
fOTGy-IlNe peTSOIlb kIlleu anu lO ny
an explosion of fire-damp in coal pit near
Schalke, Germany.
Wilkie Collins is much improved in health.
Barnett Smiths biography of the Queen is
nearly ready.
The German naturalist, Carl Ploetz, has
committed suicide at the age of 70 years.
Both Tennyson and Browning will soon is
sue new poems of important pretensions.
Hubert Refs, the celebrated composer and
director of the Berlin Royal orchestra, is
dead.
Earl Carnarvon publishes in October a
translation of the first twelve books of the
Odyssey.
Zola's coming novel deals with the life Of
French railway employees. 1t appears as a
feuilleton in Gil Bias.
Wills and Dubarry are writing a modern
society drama, the central figure OF which is
new Lady Tartuffe.
The government press continue to agitate
the German revenge" scare, in order to in
duce the country to submit to new loan.
Robert Buchanan has completed the sec
ord part of his poem, "The Earthquake" "
The first part was written in America before
his illness
The American consul at Tunis is attending
the sessions of convention of scientists who
contemplate forming a society for the study
of prehistoric events in America.
Advices from New Zealand says that the
White Island volcano is in a state of active
eruption, and that column of fame and
smoke 100 feet in diameter issues from the
crater,
Sharp shocks of earthquake were felt at
Constantinople and at Smyrna on the Goth.
but only slight damage was done.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
Wealth in Waste.

A peculiar class of book hunters haunt
the large junk shops in search of rare or
odd books and the popular monthly
magazines. These genteel chiffonieres,
II they may be called such, occasionally
strike valuable finds in old literature,
which costs them at the rate of 6 cents
per pound. Another class Of buyers look
up the monthly parts of magazines, and
upon completing the set dispose of them,
usually to the Cornhill second hand
bookstores. These buyers often tackle
pile of old paper stuff that keeps them
busy for a week or longer, and it is Of
ten the case that their labor is unre-
warded. The law of compensation seems
to be factor in the old junk business,
for many people get a good living from
other peoples waste, and some even get
rich out OF it. Even the old tin cans,
which were formerly condemned as use
less and millions of which have been
planted in the creation of the Back bay
district of Boston, are now utilized, and
the metal sheet made from them can be
japanned, or timed, or galvanized, or
treated in any way that the material
mad. from the original ore is treated.
Out of the iron are made buttons, shoe
lace ends, show cards, telephones, electric
lights and letter boxes, small ware, etc.
There are parties in Roston who make
the collection of old tin, tin cuttings and
old tin cans regular business, and make
money out of it. The material is sent to
New York, where it is utilized. So the
utilization of tin-plate cuttings and the
recovery of the tin has grown out of the
same channel of scientific thought and
experiment that long ago took the rags
from the dunghill and converted them
into sheets of paper Boston Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
MR.. eLADsToNE's COURAGE.
A story OF the ex-PremIer's Great Pre-
enCe of Mind,

story OF the ex-PremIer's Great Pres
enCe of Mind
A story is related of an incident which oc-
Cured during the holiday in Bevaria of Mr..
Gladstone and his friends On one of their
excursions, and while climbing winding
mountain road, the carriage in which they
were was suddenly stopped on the edge of a
precipice and further passage barred by the
appearance of a bull heading q herd Of
COWS.
The horses attached to the carriage became
greatly excited and began to plunge violently
Mr., Gltds one, comprehending the situation
in momen', stepped lightly from the car
Tiage and threw shawl deftly over the bulls
head Tee animal then allowed himself to be
led to the side of tho road and the carriage
passed on up the mou llain
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
ROSS BEATEN.

Comparatively Easy Victory FOR the
Australian--The Championship to
Remain in the Colonies.
William Beach, champion sculler of the
world, had an easy victory over Wallace
Ross for a1OOO and the worlds champion
ihip on the 2jth. The betting was
three to one in favor of the Australian, who
won the toss, and took the Surrey side.
Ross got the best of the start, and lei for
lew strokes but soon relinquished the place
to the Australian, who led to thu finish
Beach shot by Hammersmth bridge in SIN.
S., leading half length, He then gradu-
ally drew away, and at Barne ) bridge was
six lengths in advance, tho time being 19m.
!Os He finished the course in 25m. 5s,, Ross
in 23m lis
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
WORDS OF WISDOM.

A friend should bear his friends I'M
frmities.
He who receives a good turn should
never forget it; he who does one should
never remember it.
1t is more from carelessness about truth
than from intentional lying that there is
so much falsehood in the world.
A man should never be ashamed to
own he has been in the wrong, which is
but saying in other words, that he IS
wiser to-day than he was yesterday.
Intercession is the very safety valve OF
love. When we feel that we can really
do nothing at all in return for some re-
markable kindness and affection, how
exceedingly GLAD we are that we may
and can pray.
1t is an old saying that charity begins
at home, but this is no reason it should
not 60 abroad; a man should live with
the world as a citizen of the world; he
may have preference for the particular
quarter or square, or even alley, in which
he lives but he should have generous
feeling for the welfare of the who'e.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Miss Margaret Meade, the only surviving
child of Richard w. Meade, formerly United
States minister to Spain, is very ill at her
residence in Washington. She is rs years
old. Miss Meade's two brothers, the late
General George G. Meade, and the late Com
modore Richard w. Mead, were born while
their father represented this country at the
court of Spain.
The cause of Secretary Manning's sickness
is discovered in the presence of pipes leading
directly to the sewer
Secretary Lamar proposes to write to the
committee in charge of the Calhoun celebra-
ton to occur in Charleston in November for
which he has prepared his address,, suggest
ing postponement until some future day, on
account Of the pre- ,ent condition of the city.
The published report of the dismissal from
the interior department of Mrs R. A John
son, granddaughter of the late Robert
Morris signer of the Declartion of Inde-
pendence), is correct. The reason given for
her removal is that she was incompetent.
The State Department is busily engaged in
the preparation of a revised list of consular
salaries, in accordance with the Belmont bill.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
DIGGER LINKS Find.
while Ht Work In MRhoUOy city, lie Un-
earthsR Jar ilIed Wi,h Gold Coin.

u '
earthsR Jar illed Wt.h Gold Coin.
A remarkable find Of buried treasure
rivalling Capt. Kidds most fabu Gus stories
Of hidden wealth, has just come to light at
Mahonoy City, Pc. VIM. BurlSw, Ieputed
wealthy citizen, died several years ago and
recently Mrs. Burlow, the widow, made
preparations to enlarge her house. She
hired jlne men to dig a cellar under her
kitchen. Among them was Paul Link. The
men had to dig in STOPPING position.
While Link was plying pick and shove.
al )ne, he struck bard substance. He dug
away, and sool unearthed an earthen jar
twenty inches high and very wide He
took off the lid, and it made his eyes open
as wide as salcers to see before
him heaps of gold, ali in 50 and $50 pieces,
nicely packed. He took Sl7OO out of it and
put it in his pocket Then he took out several
hundred dollars more and placed them on
wall separating the cellars. He then took
the jar and rolled it into the cellar the Bur-
lows were using and and covered
it up. He estimates that the jar con-
tanned between $500 and $780,
OJ0 The $1700 which Link took worried
him, and when a fellow-workman named
Kieckner came. lie told him 10 place his hand
on the wall and take what he could find and
divide with him. They divided and went
home. Then Link gave Samuel Rupert en-
gineer at Ira |. Clements planning mill, at
Sunbury, about $40 to purchase a property
for him.
The Burrows in the meantime found out
the transaction and visited Link. They
scared him into giving them The hiding place
of the gold and handing ove- to them the
balance, about S12G5 They then forced the
others to disgorge. Tue remainder of the big
pile is in the possession of the Burrows, and
they will hold on to it. The property on
which the jar was discovered is in the centre
of the town, and the affair has caused intense
excitement. Links friends greatly upbraid
him for giving the secret away.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
ALIVE HOURS STORM.
Great Destruction of Property in Michi-

Great Destruction of Property iii Micht-
gan.
A despatch from Reed City, Sept 25, says:
A terrible thunder storm commenced at 4
oclcck yesterday afternoon and lasted until
O'Clock. The Grand Rapids and India rail-
road had a bad washouU half a mil north of
the depot and the track undermined.
On the Hersey river the food carried
away everything. Singerick's dam, north
OF here, washed out at oclocS, and
the rush Of water cleared awai Morris ~
Martins and p J. Buffers dams in this
place and the dam at Hersey is also gone.
The Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad have
a number of waShouts east and est OF here.
Their bridge, about two miles east, has been
moved out OF position. Lightning struck a
tree, which fell on a house, killing chill
and badly injuring its mother. The loss i'll
this section is estimated at 100000. Tails
will be delayed several days.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
The Albany Lockout Ended.

The lockout in Albany, n. z, Is practically
ended. In accordance with resolutions pass
ed on the 25th by the Master Builders Ex-
change, all the shops will be open tomorrow
and work will be resumed on the contracts that
have been lying idle pending solution Of the
difficulties. The employers will claim the
privilege of employing whosoever they plea c
without regard to the unions, but it is ex-
tremely doubtful il any non-union men will
be permitted to secure work
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
SLEEPING CAR BURNED,
Narrow Escape of Passengers OH the
InteIcol0ninl Rail way.

A despatch from Halifax, N. s., Sept Goth
ays: By the burning of Pullman sleeping
sar on the 1ntercoonial railway on the 25th,
10 per; ons had narrow escape from hor-
rible death. The d saster occurred one
hundred miles north of Moncton, N. B.,
between 10 and II O'clock nfte' all the
inmates of the car b, retired. 1t originated
from stove in one end Of the Pullman. The
occupants were aroused barely in time to
effect their escape, and ali lost more or less of
their baggage. NJ. Lee Ross of Montreal
saved his wife's jewelry at the risk of his
life, and was severely burned on the
hands. The others on board escaped
injury, but the car was completely des-
lroyed
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
WHIPPING POST AND PlLLoRY.
Delaware Adheres to Its Ancient Modes
OF Punishmemt.

Four negroes and two white convicts were
whipped at New Castle, Del, on the 25th.
Three of the negroes were given ten lashe
each and another five for petty larce MES.
The whites Harry Smith anil Frank
Hail. received twenty lashes and
were stood one hour in the pillory for horse
stealing They were arrested in Philadsl-
pha with the horse in their possession. Ed
ward Burns, whi e, who stabbed Charles
Reynolds, the proprietor of the Malta House,
IN July 8, also stood one hour in the pill ory.
The whipplngs were light and no blood was
irawn, Some 200 spectators were present
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
THREE BLOODY MOONS.
Portentous signs in the Heavens OF the
End of tho World.

For three nights past the citizens Of the
aorthern part of Atlanta, Ga, claim to have
,een three moons, each marked by bloody
lines A be'ated pedestrian first observed
the phenomenon He woke several families
in the neghborhool. who bear witness to the
Iame marvellous exhi ,itton.
At first the matter was toll in whispers.
but seeing the same manifestations u second
and third time, they have become con-
vinced that ther, is something portentous
about it. The negroes ac epted it as the full
flment of the prophecy that there sh; II be
signs in the heavens before the end of the
world, which event they now claim will take
place on the Goth
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
A railway company now uses signal

A railway company now uses signal
wire running in tubes filed with petro-
leum oil. Some of the wires arc 100
feet long, and are easily operated The
pipes are laid on stakes driven into the
ground eight feet apart, and are three
fourths of an inch in diameter inside,
while the wire is three -sxtecnths inch in
diameter The pipes run parallel to the
railway, and follow the curves as well rs
the straight parts of the line.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
A Big Storm Story.

Professor L. Weber relates in a Ger
man periodical that during thunder
storm at Ribnitz, in Mecklenburg, the
lower pane of window on the first floor
of house was broken by ghtning and
a jet of water was thrown upward
through a hole to the ceiling with such
force tnat part of the ceiling was broken
down and other damage was done. The
hole in tho window was like bullet
hole, with radical cracks. Some cigars on
table that was broken by the fall of
the ceiling and the water were carbon
lied. The origin of the let of water is
not satisfactorily explained.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

HE-"On account of my great love for
you give you little present, my own
photograph"
sHE-fIf, instead of giving me this
little present on account of your great
love for me, you would only give me a
large present on account of your little
love for me, how happy I would be,"--
SJstngs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-24
FINANCE AND MINING.
A Steady Growth in Our
Railroad Earnings.
THE FIRST BANNOCK BRICK
Southern Extensions Up-OntariO
Purchases-Bank ReceipIs-the
Lead DUWnfall-Ehe Mines.

There have been no deals during the
past week worthy of note. Local deal
ers have been paving some attention to
Ontario, which they have at length sue
ceeded in securing at SIS. At this fig
ure it pays per cent. per month reg
ularly as a pulsauon, and hold
ers are satisfied if it remains there
Bradstrest's kiVes a comparative reporI
of railway earnings for the month OF
Sept m5er in 1884, 1885 and 1886, from
which It is evident that the trade OF
the country is steadily on the increase
The only road named of local interest
is the D. d R. g., the gross earnings OF
which for September 1884 were 1921 .957
for 5. ptember 1885, they were $563, 1896
tor Se ptember 1885, they were 1927 ,536.
The majority OF the other roads show
prOporhOnaJe gains.
Utah Southern Extension bonds ap-
pear to be attracting some attention in
the New York market. A sale
had taken place ct $50 at
last reports; previous quotations, $84.
OF the general condition of trade for
the week ending October 10Th, special
kilograms to BrGdstrsct'S note. a moderate
check in the movement of general mer-
Cnanulse throughout the country. This
appears to be due in part TO a natural
reaction following a season of active
trading and in part to the effect Of the
late period of unseasonSblY warm
weather. This is notably true at Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, Cleveland, Chicago and ST..
Louis. The situation, however, still
continues very favorable, with quite a
full volume of transactions and very
widespread feeling of confidence in the
future. The bank clearings, rejecting as
they do the general state of the business
situation somewhat tardily, furnished
an aggregate from thirty cities last
week far in excess of previous weekly
totals, although a check in the move
ment of merchandise had then been re .
corded. This week the total bank
clearings from thirty cities begins to
reflect the check to the course of trade,
with an aggregate of 81 ,096, S21 ga,
against 81 POS COS, 1873 last week, and
1894, 788, 681 in the like week one year
ago. The decline on the week is 8 per
cent. and the gain, as compared with
the second week in October, 1885, is 10
per cent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-24
"Old Man Co1e,sY Ghost.

A Lebanon (Pa.) special to the Phila-
delphia Press, October 8, says: "Old
Man Cole" has the reputation of being
witch. He halls from Indiantown
Gap, made notorious several years ago
as the come of the "Blue-eyed Six"
Reber murderers. "Old Man Cole" left
the Gap because he was constantly shot
at by unseen foes. Now he and his
five children liveIn little red hut along
the Cornwall Railroad, a mile and a
half from Lebanon. The house stands
on the edge of dense woods, and has
long been the reputed abode Of hobgob-
Inns.
When "9ld Man Cole" moved in the
country people round felt certain there
would be trouble. All went well, how
ever, until fortnight ago, when Cole S
invisible enemies found his retreat.
They raised cain in the cellar and made
unearthly noises on the roof, but no one
was to be seen. The neighbors were
| told of it, and dozen of them had the
! temerity to visit Coles house. No sooner
did the rappings begin than the whole
! party fed preCipitately from the build
ing. They told wild stories of the
| startling manifestations, and on We'd
| neSday night John WetherllI, owner OF
| the property, resolved to investigate.
He took George BleIstine. O. II. Youtz,
| Byron Coldron and William A. Youtz
for company.
They had not been long in the build
ing before the strange noises began in
the cellar. They boldly stood their
ground. An unearthly racket set in
overhead Still they were undisma. ed.
Then a brightly burning taper, which
emitted a sulphurous Odor, was sud-
denly thrown out from under the rear
part of the room. This was enough.
The five men made q spontaneous rush
for the door. Wetherill was badly
scared, and had not recovered from his
fright next day. Coldron declares he
would not stay in the house over night
for the finest farm in Lebanon Valley.
The others in the party are confident 1t
was a ghost they heard and saw.
"Old Man Cole" says his children fire.
quently start from their beds at mid
night screaming murder. The ghost he
says, jumps on his breast and chokes
him until, with superhuman effort, he
frees himself and rushes to the open
air."