Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-03-09
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.

A party of Is locked-out Reading engineers
and firemen left Pottsville Pa, TO enter the
service of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad. Recruiting is still going on, de-
spite Master Workman Powderly's pub
lished appeal to the Knights of Labor not TO
embarrass the brotherhood strike, and it is
expected that another large party will be
ready TO start west soon.
The house of representatives of New Jersey
passed the high license local option bill over
the governors veto, after debate of three
hours.
Five shares of New York Sun stock were
sold at auction recently for $3.50 o share.
The shares were held by George A. Keyes &c
Co, dry goods merchants, and were sold by
the assignees of the firm.
There has been loud demand for mail
able money ever since the old shin-plasters
were called in The committee on bank
ing and currency has agreed to the bill
providing for the issue of not more than
0,00O, 600 in denominations of 5, 10, 10, %
and 30 cents to meet this need.
The complaint against Gould and Sage
has been dismissed. The grand jury an
nounced that they were unable to find any
indictment against them.
Capt. Arthur r. Yates, recently detached
from the United States receiving ship New
Hampshire has received orders to command
hilo OIlbSu iob}tJtS lTlpuIb ellSdCUd, HOW db
New Yo.k, destined for Aspinwall.
Col James Andrews, who is identified
with the Tehuantepec Ship Railroad COM
pany says the committee appointed by it will
meet i'll New York and arrange to buy out
the concession company by a new company.
They calculate to do the work with $50, 0,000-
900.
-Four canal boats loaded with hay were de-
stroyed by fire at Brooklyn, N. Y. The loss
is about SIS 900.
Judge Patterson of New York has decided
that DR.. McGlynn has the best right to the
title "Anti-Poverty society"
Two persons have been killed by a cyclone
in Newton, Kan, and property damaged to
the extent of about $50, 900.
By an accident at Hondo bridge, west of
San Antonio, Tex, Capt. Etherdge and Rob
ert Hardesty were killed, aud George David
son and Lem Hall were fatally injured
Canadian lumbermen are pleased at the
provision in the tariff bill for admitting lum-
Der free of duty.
Chief Arthur says the engineers cannot
recede; if they did, we would resign and ad-
wise the brotherhood to disband; the strikers
are very hopeful.
The principal event i'll striking circles at
Chicago was the arrival of 80 Canadian en-
gineers, to take situations Oh the Burl~
ington. Little apprehension was apparent
among the brotherhood leaders over this ac
cession to the company's strength. They
Stoutly maintained that the Canadians would
he promptly disposed of under the federal
statutes prohibiting the importation of foreign
contract labor.
Engine men on the Burlington & North
ern road give notice that they will strike,
unless the interchange of traffic with the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ceases.
Congressman Springer, in behalf of the
house committee on territories, proposes the
admission of Dakota, Montana, Washington
and New Mexico as states.
Speaker Carlisle's friends say that he
would not permit his name to be used in con-
nection with the vice-presidency.
A young Russian immigrant has been re-
| fused permission to land in Boston or New
York, meets with a severe accident, but is
denied an abode in the hospital.
Four men have been indicted in Indiana
for a murder in 1864.
Gendower colliery, near Minersville, Pa,
loses $15, 600 by fire; 800 men are thrown out
of work.
Owens BILL taking away the right of any
city council to allow beer sold on Sunday,
has passed the Ohio house.
Gresham P. Jessups illegitimate son de-
cided the legal heir to his estate OF 100000
at San Francisco.
! New York engineers have adopted resolu-
tions recommending a general strike of EN-
g1nemen all over the country unless the Bur-
lington trouble is settled before March 80.
| While waiting for a train OH the elevated
railroad in New York City, one day recently,
Father Edward McGlynn sought to protect a
young woman from the insults of a cowardly
rutfian, and upon receiving some insolence
from the bully, struck him several smart
blows in the face, flooring him completely.