Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-07-20
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC

Mrs. Emma Carleton, a determined look
ing woman of 40 years, was convicted before
Recorder Smyth in New York of whipping
/ Albert Bowker, aged IA years, with shawl
strap at her home, No. $40 West Fourth
street, June II. The boy declared that the
! defendant beat him for Is minutes without
ceasing. The jury found her guilty of as
sault in the third degree, the punishment
| for which is not more than $500 fine and a
! years imprisonment
| Mrs. Sophia Levy, the wife of a retired
/ wealthy New York merchant, was run over
! by Twenty third street bobtail car near
Eighth avenue, and instantly killed. When
she fell her head lay across one of the car
tracks, and the wheel of the car passed over
it, nearly cutting it off, and killing her in
stsntly. A pair of diamond earrings, worth
! $1,000, which Mrs. Levy wore at the time of
| the accident could not be found when her
remlins were picked up.
During the Northwest rebellion in 1885,
/ the Midland battalion raided the settlement
about Frog lake, the scene of the Riel mas
sacre, and among other trophies brought
home with them the bell of the Catholic
chui ch. lie rning that the bell had en-
| plhcel in position on the Orange hall at Mill
brook, Ont, the bishop of Saskatchewan de-
manded its restitution through the minister
| OF militia, holding him responsible for the
action of the troops. The Orangemen, how
ever, refuse to surrender their trophy.
The commissioner of the general land
Office has received a telegram from the spe-
cial timber agent on duty at Eureka, New,
to the effect that he had mailed reports of
| depredations on the public timber by two
| corporations amounting to $10,000,00O. Eff
| forts to prevent appropriations to carry on
these investigations, he says, should be
! checkmated.
Sam Jones lectured before the largest au-
dience ever assembled at Chautauqua, N. Y,
| SO early in the season. His subject was
'G It There" In speaking of prohibition, he
said he was neither republican nor DEM
ocrat, nor third party" man, but he
looked forward to the organization of re-
| form party which would stand on the Bible,
the Sabbath and the home.
Charles Lorenz, a well lto-do gas filter in
| New York, who has been suffering from cancer
of the tongue, put revolver against his
tongue few days ago and sent n
bullet through his head, killing him
self instantly. Lorenz had consider.
able money in the bank. Mrs Lorenz
had intended to go to Europe with her hus-
band in August.
A McKeesport Pa, special says: At con-
ference of the amalgamated committee and
Manager Flager of the National rolling mill,
nn amicable adjustment of the wage differ
/
resume at once. This means work for 2000
men.
BY the explosion of ladle of motion iron
at Emau's pipe foundry, at Allentown, Pa,
| William Stauffer and jeremiah Reiss were
fatally burned, and Jacob Wolf, George
Schmoyer, Daniel Acker and Nathan Barton
were fatally injured.
A natural gas explosion occurred at Wash
ington Pa, Saturday morning which shook
the town and shattered glass in many build
ings Five workmen were seriously burned.
| Their names were Oliver White, Ernest
Boyd, John Marshall, james LineIy and
John Neff.
The U. s. s. Galena, Commander Colby
M. Chester, arrived at New York from New
Haven. She comes for the purpose of filling
up with coal, men and stores, and to receive
Admiral Luce aboard. She sailed, flying the
admiral's flag, for Long Island sound, Boston
and other eastern ports. Lieut.. Alex Sharp,
Jr., is the only one of the admirals staff who
accompanies him, the Galena being only tenn
porary flagship while the Pensacolas repairs
are being completed.
Yacht Verve of Toronto, with crew Of
| five, had thrilling experience on Lake On
tario few nights ago, and was picked up by
tug totally disabled and the crew COM
pletely exhausted. On her way to Kingston,
to attend regatta, she was struck by gale
near Long Point and her mast and rigging
were swept overheard. She drifted all night
at the mercy of the gale.
The members of the Amalgamated associa-
tion threaten to boycott the Pittsturg Ball
club because Brown, who was supposed to be
one of the principal ste ckholders of the club,
| and his three sons, We're working as nop-
union men at Singer, Nimick & Co. 8 MILL
President NimiGk says that Mr.. Brown sold
his stock over year ago and at present is in
no way connected with the club.
The switchmen's strike on the Burlington
railroad is rtually over. Nearly all the
Hannibal strikers are seeking new positions
and the Council Bluffs men are waiting to
be taken back. The business of the road is
progressing as usual
While train on the Cincinnati, Wabash
& Michigan railroad was crossing the bridge
over the Eel river, near North Manchester,
Q few days ago, the structure collapsed, and
The locomotive and five cars fell 20 feet to
the shallow water below. Engineer Rada-
baugh, Fireman Garretsen and Brakeman
Stone were on the engine, and Radahaugh
was seriously hurt and may die. The others
escaped with trifing wounds. The wreck
took fire, and the bridge and the broken cars
were burned.
A statement prepared at the pension office
shows that during the fiscal year ending
June 30th there were issued 113, 087 pension
certificates, of which 60, 16l were original
and 52,926 increase pensions. The number
Of original pensions granted exceeds that of
any former year by nearly 5000.