Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-03-23
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.


Fire broke out in the dry house Of the EN-
pire mine, Grass Valley, Cal, and the flames
spread to an adjoining building in WHICH 200
:,,,nds or powoer were s.. .,sAa An ese;,,,lasien
followed, demolishing the structure, instant
ly killing one man and badly injuring six
others.
Mrs. Mary Schiling, wife Of Fred Schil-
ling, butcher at No. 1914 First avenue N.
Y, died from a stab wound in the abdomen.
Schilling was arrested and Jailed
Rev. Eugene Peck, pastor of the Eastern
Presbyterian church of Washington was
struck by a locomotive while walking on
the railroad track on the outskirts of the
city and instantly killed.
A construction train on the Mexican
National railway jumped the track so
miles south of Saltillo, killing six laborers
Oh board and injuring 20 more.
Senator Frye has been working hard with
out rest for 10 days. Consequently he has
been suffering from biliousness. Monday he
tainted in his committee room at the Capt.
tol. He was at once removed to his apart
ment and his physician summoned. Under
his treltment the senator rapit !. improved.
1t seems to be pretty we'll understood now
that Gen. Banks will only coz nue. in tho
marshalship, which he now holds under the
appointment of Justice Gray until the end of
the fiscal year, The president is expected to
nominate Lowering to the senate for the va
cancy about the 18th of June.
The president has recognized Felix L. de
Castro as vice-consul Of the Argentine re-
public in New York
Mr.. Morse has presented . petition from
the boston = .s.. bureau, representing the
fishing interests of New England, which
gives employment to $1,000 men and 11U0
sailing vessels, asking that four lfe-saving
stations be established on Nantucket island.
The petition states that 1000 vessels pass
through Nantucket and Vineyard sound
yearly, and the nearness of Georges banks to
the island, and the frequent jams of ice in
Nantucket shoals, which delayed and blocked
in 73 vessels at one time this winter, make
the establishment of the stations necessity.
A dispatch from Winchester, O., says that
last night an angry mob of farmers tarred
end feathered two mormon elders near
Brier Ridge schoolhouse where the elders
have been for some time trying to hold
proselyting meetings. After the ceremony
the elders were chased to the Ohio river
which they crossed for safety.
AZ Calvary cemetery, New York, 1870
bodies were received for interment on the
10th. The funerals had been delayed by the
storm.
A dispatch Just received from Coleman,
station on the Harlem road, says five loco
motives are stalled there, and while trying
to relieve them from snow sand bank caved
in, killing one engineer and injuring several
workmen.
The body of John Short of North Bergen
who left his home on the 18th, when the
storm was at its height, was found on the
Hackensack plank road. The body of
Thomas O'Neil. "a years old, driver, was
also picked up in snow drift on Clinton
avenue, Jersey City. Two young women,
Lena Mank, aged IS, of John street, Union
Hill, and Carrie Fuss of Columbia street.
and John KuntZ, middle-aged farmer of
New Durham, N. j., are missing. 1t is
feared that they perished in the storm.
Jay Gould is in America, having arrived
at F9rnandina, Fla, from his long yacht
cruise across the ocean and through the
Mediterranean.
George Wright, the former captain of thu
Bo ton Base Bali club. has been awarded
5000 by the Boston & Lowell r tilroal COM
pany, for injuries received on that road
S. W. Crittenden, resident of Denver,
Col, stopping at the water cure at Geneva,
n. Y, hange1 himself with the rope on the
hre-escape. Nervous prostration, aggra-
waited by bad news from home, caused him
to commit the deed.
Judge Depue of Newark, N j., entered
judgment for $4,000 against the jersey Cen.
stood the company will pay Immediately
Ex-Sheriff Edward Ryan of Houghton
county, Micn., claims to have found depos-
it of copper in that county which will rival
the gre 1t Calumet and Hecla mine. He is in
Detroit to organizs company with 100000
capital to develop the vein. If he does not
succeed he will go to Boston and New York
and make an attempt to interest Eastern
capitalists.
Mr.. Bell United States minister to Hol-
land who is now in London, has received a
dispatch notifying him of the acceptance of
his resignation, which will take effect May
l. Pressure of private business causes his
return home. The Dutch newspapers ex-
pI es' regret at the minister's departure AMI
compliment Mr.. Bell and his wife, who is
James Gordon Benefits sister, on their hospi.
tality and diplomatic courtesy.
A freshet is imminent all over New Jersey
1t is greatly feared that the sudden thaw
will swell the rivers to overh wing. All
along the banks of the Passaic river in such
towns as Newark. Patterson and Passaic the
damage will be incalcuable. Cellars in Jer-
sey City, New Brunswick, Camden and Tren.
ton are threatened, and disastrous flood is
looked for. Elizabethport is III danger Of
being inundated.