Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-04-20
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.

The commissioners of charities and correc
tons, who have been investigating charges
against Warden Thomas T. Walsh of the
Tolnbs prison in New York, have received
and accepted his resignation.
Charles 7. McCotter, formerly connected
with the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn rail-
road, but of late years connected with the
Mexican Central road, has just been appointed
assistant superintendent of the Tampico di-
vision.
The president has reappointed Frederick
r. Cowdert of New York, Franklin Mac
Veagh of Illinois, Alexander C. Haskell of
South Carolina N. A. Hanna of Ohio and
James W. Savage of Nebraska as govern
ment directors of the Union Pacific
Tne New York senate passed the following
resolution: The senate of New York pro-
foundly regrets the serious illness of Hon.
Roscoe Conking. His honesty of public
career, his loyalty, friendship and nobility
of character have endeared lin to the people
of this state and nation, and placed him in
the front rank among the foremost men Of
his time.
The assembly at Albany, N Y, by party
vote, passed the prohibition liquor consti-
tutional amendment, pursuant to the repub-
lican policy, and it will ass the senate. The
amendment, under the state constitution,
must then be held in allegiance until 1889,
uAibt IL IeiooSu Wy ILS lSB VI budb year,
it goes to the people for ratification.
Meyer Strciffer, 15 years old, was killed
by contact with broken electric light wire
in East Broadway, New York. He was the
chief supp ort of his mother, a widow with
eight children, of which Meyer was the cid
est
An accident occurred on the Florida
Railway e. Navigation Comnany's road, near
Baldwin in which Engineer BroSs was killed.
The engine jumped the track from no ap-
parent cause. The fireman was slightly
hurt
The ncrthbound passenger train on the St.
Louis d San Francisco railroad collided with
q carload Of lumber left on the main track at
Tuscahoma, /. 7. The engine was wrecked
and the coaches thrown over the embank-
ment. Engineer Charles Merritt and Fire
man James Ellis were instantly killed.
A special correspondent of the San Diego
Sun, who was sent to the new gold fields of
Lower California with instructions to report
exactly how they stood, telegraphed from
Real del Castillo that there are great mineral
indications in the region, and that scores of
clearly defined quartz lodges, bearing free
gold, have already been discovered, and that
hundreds Of rich specimens are displayed by
the natives.
The New York senate by party vote
passed the resolution submitting to the peo-
pie the prohibition amendment. The amend
ment is now held in abeyance until 1899, and
if the legislature of that year passes the reso-
luton, the amendment will lie submitted to
the people.
William Fields Of Boston fell from a train
on the North Pennsylvania road at Erie
avenue crossing, Philadelphia, and had both
legs cut off. He was taken to the hospital,
where it is said he will die.
The first locomotive over the Mexican Cen
trail branch entered the outskirts of the city
of Guadalajara a few days ago, where thou
sands on thousands of the population re-
ceived it with great enthusiasm. There is
great rejoicing in Guadalajara over the
event.
Secretary Dillon of the Flint Glass
Workers union at Pittsburg, received official
notification of the resumption of work at
the Empire State glass works, Brooklyn, N
Y. This is one of the largest factories in
the east. Mr.. Dillon says it is very safe to
predict that all the flint glass factories in the
east will be in operation within week.
The Harrisburg (Pa.) republican conven-
tion for the election of delegate to the
state convention unanimously adopted a
resolution III favor OF the nomination of
Senator Cameron for president of the United
States,