Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14
NEWS IN GENERAL.


which recently arrived at Boston from Ant
werp, brought fifteen men, the crew of the
Norwegian bark Anna Delius. The bark
foundered on the 25th of august, but the
crew was rescued by the German steamer
Deutchland and transferred to the Pieter de
Coninck two days later.
Heavy rains have fallen throughout Ala
bama during the past ten days, and reports
indicate that the agricultural interests have
sustained great damage The cotton has
been blown and beaten to the ground, and
much loss has resulted from the rotting in
tie fields to say nothing of the delay in
picking. The rains continue, with no pros
pect of cessation.
A telegram has been received at the ma
rine hospital bureau in Washington from
DR.. Wall at Tampa, Fla, saying that there
have been seven new cases Of yellow fever
reported there within the past two days.
four of which are positive Most of the
cases, he says, are Of mild type. DR.. Muir
ray reports by telegraph that he has arrived
at Tampa, and that there is one isolated case
at Manatee and another at Palmetto, and
that the other river villages are healthy.
Estimates show that more than $50, 0O0,-
900 of American capital is invested in Mexi-
CO. but not single bank exists there having
a dollar of American capital. Recently a
syndicate was formed in New York and
American bank. The leading New Workers
in the scheme are H. B. and Robert Colgate.
The committee appointed at the last Grand
Army encampment at Detroit, Mich, to
solicit funds for a monument to Gen. Logan
has issued a circular asking ten cent sub
scriptions from all members. The names of
subscribers will he preserved in a memorial
hall at Mrs. Logans's Washington home.
Fong Wing, the Chinese laundryman, who
made application at Waterloo, Ia, to become
a citizen, in order that he might go back to
China to wed and return, will probably fail
to obtain his papers. The application came
before Judge Linehan, and, although he has
not yet decided, it is understood that he
holds that the Burlingame treaty and the
act of 1852, forbidding the importation Of
Chinese laborers, prohibit their becoming
citizens.
The customs department at Ottawa, Ont,
has decided to enforce a fine of S4OO against
the American schooner Gladiator, seized by
Canadian authorities while towing in Can
adian waters.
The report telegraphed from Chicago that
an extensive combination has been formed
to control the price of rice, is said by rice
dealers to be greatly exaggerated. That a
company has been organized with $500, 600
capital to erect mill in Louisiana for the
better milling of rice is admitted. But the
trade in rice is so peculiar that it would be
impossible for any combination to control
the market
Altamont B. King, accused of forgery, es-
capped from the custody of Deputy Sheriff
James Riley, while being conducted to the
tombs in New York City. The prisoner was
not handcuffed and as the prison van was
full the deputy started to walk with him. AT
the corner of Duane street King broke away
and ran.
The American steamer Ozama, at New
York from Turks island, reports that while
in latitude $3.50, longitude 73,43, she picked
up large dory, painted green outside, yel-
low inside and the numeral 2 stamped at
both ends. The boat appeared to have been
but a short time in the water.
Almost the entire business portion Of the
town of Jennings, La, including the South
ern Pacific depot, has been destroyed by fire,
Mrs. Grant was burned to death at Winni-
peg, Man., while making heroic attempt to
save her children from the fire. The fire
was between her room and that Of the
children, but she dashed into the burning
room with no thought as to her own safety.
She was dragged from the flames, but not
until she had received burns from which she
shortly died. The children were saved by
others.
An outbreak is feared from the Navajo
lDuldUS. ~ Stludu VI SOlulSIS bUdIu6u OuU
from Fort Wingate to arrest whiskey ped
dlers, when large force Of Navajos con-
fronted them, declaring that the peddlerS
should not be arrested, and the sergeant in
charge, seeing his force largely outnum-
bered, proceeded to Fort Defiance and
informed tbs Indian agent, who communi-
Gated with the commanding officer at Fort
Wingate. Capt. Hanna, is now on the
trail, with instructions to arrest all violators
nf tho law The N9U0jOS rnnOrtnN a
determined to resist any attempt to remove
the whiskey Sellers and bloodshed is feared.
tier over four months idleness, the strik-
ing coal miners near Sherodsvile and Saline
vile, Ohio have returned to work at the
operators terms. The strike was caused by
the refusal of the operators to grant ar in
crease of five cents per ton, and four hun
dred miners were affected by the strike.
The casting of the PROV of the new United
States cruiser San Francisco, which took
place August 27 at the Union Iron works,
San Francisco, has been removed from its
bed and it is found to be complete success.
The PROV weighs 12, 900 pounds.
The United States revenue cutter Bear
arrived at San Francisco from Behring sea,
She brings information that on Aug. 3, while
most of the whaling feet were anchored be-
tween Cape Smythe and Point Barrow a
furious storm occurred, and the following
vessels were wrecked Barks, Mary and
Susan, Young Phenix and Fleetwing, and
schooners Jane Gray and Ino. The crews of
the lost vessels, numbering 100, were rescued
by the Bear and brought to this city.
A special from Little Rock, Ark, says: A
big sensation has been created by the stealing
of 10 ballot boxes from the office of the
county clerk. The safe was blown open to
get them. The boxes were from Bad
gett, Big Rock, Eastman, Eagle, Owen,
Eoucha, Bayou, Meta Ellis, Gray and Max
we'll townships. The burglary was the work
of experts. A special election in the county
will be called in consequence of the theft.
Waldron, the abscondng teller of the Hill
side Swings Bank of Detroit is a passenger
| for England by the Parisian from Montreal,
under the name of Frank Abbott He was
accompanied by woman, supposed to be
Mrs. Bidwell. He had lot of ''boodle" in
his valise estimated at $4,000 or S5O,0
The Halifax courts have unseated Gen.
| Saurie, member for Shelburne in the house
of commons, for Irregularities by his agents.
For the fourth time Cutler, Ind, is the
scene of terrific explosion Dynamite was
| placed under the postoffice, and that struc-
| ture literally blown to atoms. A large
quantity of dynamite was found under the
| hotel, with matches half burned A strong
| gale, undoubtedly, extinguished the matches.
There is danger of an internal tribal war
in Indian territory over The recent election,
baud and corruption being freely charged.
A substitute for jute has been made from
| cotton in New Orleans, and its use for bag
ging, it is believed, will kill the "bagging
| trust"
A lifeboat belonging to the ill-fated Danish
steamer Geiser, sunk off Sable island
by the Thingvalla, has been found floating bot.
tom up on the banks by the fishing schooner
Jonathan. When hauled on board, it was
found to contain seven oars lashed inside,
but nothing else.
A flood in The New river West Virginia,
has caused a damage of about $4,000.
A fire in Moore g. Butte's -four establish