Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-28

Owney Bruen chief OF the notorious Whyo
gang Of young highwaymen in New York,
has been sent to the penitentiary for nine
years. For over three years Bruen and his
companions have picked pockets, insulte
women and maltreated men living in the
neighborhood which they haunt. Bruen's
two predecessors as Whyo chief, Driscol and
Lyons, died by the hangman within the
present year
Reports published in the eastern press re-
Gently, stating that here were 1900 cases Of
typhoid fever In Denver, COL, were de-
nounced by the board Of heath as malicious
fasehoodS.
The str Ike of trainmen on the Chicago divi.
sion Of the Illinois Central railroad was Of
short duration. All The trains have COM
mencel running again. As soon rs the over
time grievance was presented to General
Manager Jeffreys the men were promised at
remedy and they resumed work at once.
John Murphy, deputy postmaster of Arte-
sian City, Meade county, Kansas, Is under
States Express Company of $4,000 The
robbery was committed at GreenvIlle, O.. a
ye ago. MuI ply was a driver for the
company. He confessed his guilt and re-
turned IS, 900 Of the stolen money. He is
now on his way to Ohio.
Jim Curry has been convicted at Albu-
querque N. NJ, of the killing Of Foley at
White Oak last Winter, and his sentence to
six years in the penitentiary ends for time
the public career of one of the most notori-
GUS criminals in the west. 1t was he who
killed Actor Ben Porter in q saloon row at
San Antonia, Tex, and he has since figured
in several other had scranes
Jennie M. SHETLAND, an employe OF the
county registers Office in Kalamazoo, Mich,
was arr sted recently for forging the dis
charge of a mortgage. An examination
shows that her operations have been quite
extensive. Percy Sherman, her uncle, has
eight mortgages and transfers of some from
other people to her and none nre genuine
Her swindles are said to foot up $40, 900, be-
sides large indebtedness to many mer-
chants.
Shotgun quarantine has been estab-
llshed at many southern points against pos
sible yellow fever refugees.
Statistician Shepperson Of the cotton ex-
change officially states the cotton crop of the
United States for 1878 to have been the
large t on record, being 7,046 S33 bales, or
$4,000 bales more than the largest previous
crop, that of 1898.
A long train bearing German recruits who
were returning from the army maneuvres
collld1d with freight train at Meppen,
Hanover. -Four OF the recruits were killed
and large number were wounded. Tw 1lvs
OF thu cars carrying troops were wrecked.
The accident was caused by a mispl4ced
switch.
A dispatch from Belfort, France, says that
the body of German gend'arme was found
in thicket about 80 metres from the
frontier 1t is now supposed that the man
W rs shot by German smu Eglers and the body
atterward carried to French territory.
At meeting of the council OF ministers Mt
Paris it was decided not to suspend the i'm
port duty of five francs on cereals, which ac-
ton 1T WIS announced would probably
be taken on account of the inadequate har-
vests.
"A Dernn correspondent says LnaJ france
has submitte to the Gar the draft of
treaty of alliance.
Maj. Bartelot, in his last letter to the Emin
relief COMMITTEES under date of June 4, nm
plains that Trppoo Tib hal broken faith;
that he prom sel to bring 800 men, and had
brought only 400, and that hs showed de-
cided dstaste for the affair and adopted
tactics to DELAY the starting of the expedition.
Bartalot says that to the b.st of his belief
Stanley is not dead but that he cannot get
any news of him
German papers plead for uni ed action by
Engllnd, Germany, Belgium and the Congo
state in an endeavor to relieve Emin Bey.
There is no time or reason, it says, foT jeal-
| ousies.
Advces from Tashkend state that the
amer of AfghaniStan s died suddenly.