Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-11-23
NEWS IN GENERAL.

John B. butcher of Pawling, N. Y, has
Just paid the highest price for bull calf
ever paid in this country-S2j00. 1t Is a
Holstein- Freisian. The calf is six weeks old
Fifteen workmen in the Noyant quarries
at Segre, France, have been buried in land
slip.
The Architectural and Sanitary Glass
works at Sharpsburg, Penn, have been COM
pleted and are in operation. The first pro-
duct of the works was cathedral glass.
The treasury department has authorized
the allowance of drawback on exported
Hungarian nails manufactured at South
Hanover, Mass, wholly from imported steel
shearings or steel plate scraps. The draw
back is to be equal in amount to the duty
paid on the imported material, less the legal
retention of 10 per cent
German papers deny that a Russian loan
has been issued in Berlin. German banks,
they say, will hold aloof from any Russian
financial schemes, excepting conversion op-
erations. Konigsberg is closed to naviga-
tion by ice.
Private Dalzell announces himself again
candidate for the office of postmaster of the
house of representatives and says that his
name will be presented by the Ohio men,
bers, unless the new speaker shall be an Ohio
man.
Representative Payson of Illinois, who
has led all the republicans In supporting land
grant forfeitures, is being presented by his
friends for Harrson's secretary of the inte
rior, but the ssralroads may be depended
upon to prevent this appointment.
Prof. George A. Hoadley, principal of the
high school at Northampton, Mass. has been
elected to the vacant chair Of physics at
Swarthmore college, Pa. Prof. Hoadley is a
graduate of Union college, Schenectady, N.
Y, and has been at Northampton for some
time.
Bells were rung and salvos of artillery
were fired at Copenhagen in honor of the
25th anniversary of King Christians acces-
sion to the throne. His majesty received
the diplomats and special envoys, who ten
dered him congratulations in behalf of their
respective rulers, and afterwards attended a
special "Te Deum" in St Mary's church. A
banquet was given in the evening in honor
of the Kings jubilee.
The ceremony of unveiling the Seward
statue took place at Auburn, N Y, on
Thursday last, In the presence of large con-
course of people. Ex-Mayor Wheeler called
the assemblage to order and at IS little
Fanny Seward daughter of Gen. Seward
and granddaughter of the statesman, touched
a lever, and the drapery, formed by two
American fl gs, flew from the statue and re-
manned soaring above it, suspended from a
rope. Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts delivered the
oration.
The government works for the manufac-
ture of small arms at Chatellcraut, in the
department of Vienne, France, have been
destroyed by fire. This will necessitate the
suspension, for time, of the manufacture Of
the Lebel rifle. The fire Is believed to have
been due to an accident. The loss is placed
at fl 100000
The officers of the steamer Furnessia, which
arrived at New York recently from Glas-
gov, report the passage the most stormy and
dangerous they ever experienced. Mrs. s.
S. Pearse of Portland, Or, q passenger, had
one arm br oxen by being thrown to the
deck.
Dougherty the crazy admirer of Miss
Mary Anderson, was committed to the care
of the commissioners of charities and
correction, in New York.
Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria, who
was stricken with apopexy few days ago,
is dead. He was so years old He was the
only son of Duke Plus Auguste, and was very
literally educated. Upon his attaining his
Goth year, he acquired the title and
privileges of head of the house, and two
years later he married the daughter of King
Macmillan |. of Bavaria. They have had
several children The duke afterward
Travelled great deal, and became quite
literateur, writing a number Of books of
travel, in which he recounted some of his
own journeys. He also wrote several novels
and dramas.
The northern whaling fleet last summer
took 15, 1873 barrels of oil, 301, 900 pounds Of
whalebone and /, 100 pounds of ivory.
Portugal, on invitation OF Great Britain
and Germany, will send vessels to take part
in the blockade Of East African ports.
The 10Th army corps has presented Mrs.
Sheridan a beautifully bound album con-
tanning the resolutions adopted on the death
of Gen. Sheridan.
A long step toward abolishing throughout
the west the use Of the deadly car stove will
be taken on the Rock Island road. The
feature of interest In the heating arrange
ment is the fact that the entire train, in
every case, is to be heated solely from the
engine.
The New York Worlds Washington cor
respondent telegraphs that prominent Bal
timorian who was in Washington is response
BILE for the story that Senator German is en-
deavoring to so arrange matters that Presi-
dent Cleveland will, in June next, be made
president Of the Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad
company The president denies that he Is a
candidate.
The responsibility for the $14OO in silver
recently shipped from New Orleans to the
United States treasury at Washington has
been practically established by the payment
of the amount to Treasurer Hyatt by the ex-
press company.
The coasting steamer Vaitarna, which
left Clutch, India, for Bombay, with 300
natives on board is a week overdue. 1t Is
supposed she foundered in a recent cyclone,
and that all hands were lost.
Henry P. Marshall, cashier of tho Sea-
mans bank New York while attending to
his duties In 6he bank, sunk to the floor and
died Immediately.
For several months correspondence has
been kept up between the Dominion and
British governments with reference to in
creasing the defences of Canada. 1t is pro-
posed to strengthen the defences along the
frontier by the establishment of garrison
batteries, and to increase the force In British
Columbia The total strength of the force is
now 81, ,000
Gen. Dumont, supervising inspector of
steam vessels in his annual report for the
last fiscal year, says that of the 1878 applica
tions for pilot licenses, 43 were rel cted on
account of color blindness. During the year
6425 vessels were inspected, an increase of
305 over the previous year. Thirty-six acci-
dents were reported during the year-12 col
lisions five fres five explosions, seven
bursting of steam pipes and seven wrecks
Two hundred and two lives were lost on
steam vessels last year, against 220 the pre-
ceding year.
A heavily loaded cattle train Of 25 cars
on the Missouri Pacific railroad went through
Walnut river bridge, near Ri Dorado, Kan.
The engine and 10 cars were com pletely
wrecked. One hundred cattle were killed
and many crippled. Fireman Kellogg was
thrown about 50 feet and badly bruised. En-.
gineer Spencer was caught between the
engine and tender and fatally injured
J. 8. Barnet & Bro, tanners, of Little
Falls N Y, have mammoth establishment
where they turn out some of the finest calf
skins in the market; in fact, the Barnet cali
has been preferred by several prominent
manufacturers of mems fine goods, to French
and German calfsllins. Their latest success
however, is new process of finishing, which