Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-01-27
NEWS IN GENERAL.
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Postal telegraph and revenue reduction is
favored by the national board Of trade
convention at Washington.
Another big blizzard is in successful oper-
alton In the Northwest, and severe col
weather is reported in Louisiana and Texas.
Two thousand deaths from smallpox have
occurred at Havana, since May.
The New York cigar mixers strike Is in
creasing in volume.
Tho steamer Switzerland was damaged by
collision with another steamer in New York
harbor.
Rev. John j. Butler was elected from his
church at Fairview, Pa, by one of his elders.
A southhound passenger train On the
Omaha e. Republical Valley railroad was
wrecked 10y Il broken rail two miles Lorth Of
Oketo. Two passenger coaches and the mail
and express cars were thrown from a 15-foot
| emhankment. A number we're injured and
four Of them quite seriously.
Mrs. Letitia Mccullough, widow of John
Mccullough, the tragelian, died Jam. %, of
cancer in the breast
The boiler of tho tug Zouave blew up at
the quarantine station, New York harbor,
probably fatally scalding Patrick Healy,
fireman, and badly scalding John Connolly,
the engineer, John McKenny, n fireman, and
Bernard Rooney, the steward.
4NO Hlcn NOIhIliS III u lOSSlHp camp near
Eau Claire, Wis, were found frozen stiff on
the road leading from the camp. Jan. 81
and % were the coolest days ever expert
enced in that part of Wisconsin within the
recollection of the oldest settlers Spirit
thel mometers indicated So to Sc below
zero, and much suffering is reported.
Col C. w. Moulton U. s. A, is danger
ously i'll in the Hotel Arno, New York City,
Capt. Jack Craw ord, Gen. Custe RS IA
nous scout is the guest of Col Thomas e.
Barker of Maiden.
The Roger locomotive works of Patterson
N. j., have been burned with loss Of
100000
Cashier Charles OBrien Of the First
National Bank of Auburn, n Y, is q de-
faulter to the extent of 100000, and has
fled to Canada.
-Four men were fatally wounded and
others were badly injured by an accident
on the Delaware and Hudson Road.
Senator Frye delivered powerful address
in the Senate, Jan. %, in answer to the free
trade propositions contained in the Presi-
dents message. He pointed ont the uses to
which the surplus could he devoted, and rec
ormended that tobacco and sugar placed
on the free list.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has af-
frmed a decision of the court below in suit
of the city of Philadelphia taxing the West
ern Union and Mutual Union Telegraph Com.
panies 81 for each pole erected in the streets,
and $3.50 for every mile of suspended wire.
j. J. McGarey of st. Louis, a prominent
Knight of Labor, who was active in the
strike against the Missouri Pacific railway in
1886, and was arrested, has recovered $500
against the road for malicious prosecution.
Representative Chapman of Michigan has
introduced in the house bill to amend
the civil service law forbidding the
disbarment of any persons on account Of
age, and by requiring applicants to state
their legal residence under oath.
Mr.. George L. Meigs, New York dentist,
after trying the 'mind cure" unsuccessful V,
concluded to die, and committed suicide He
was a cousin of Quartermastor General Meigs
of the army,
San Francisco Democrats offer to pay the
expenses of delegates and of the convention,
if the Democratic National Convention will
be held in that city.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe intends
purchasing 100, 600 bushels of seed wheat and
sending it out into the western counties OF
Kansas