Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-24
NEWS IN GENERAL.

paclty OF 55,UU0 barrels
John Kernell has submitted himself to
medical treatment for the cure of alcohol
ism, and has therefore retired from the
stage voluntarily into an asylum, where he
will remain until cured John is brother
of Harry and together they have for years
been at the top of popularity as the Kernels
in variety theatres.
The Kalamazoo (Mich.) Daily Telegraph
was sold recently, ex-Gov. and Congressman
Dingley of Maine and his son, E. N Ding
ley, recently Of the Leavenworth (Kan1
Times, being the purchasers.
Mrs. Emma c. Fletcher, who was arrested
at Flushing. l.. l., on suspicion of having
murdered Maria Jones, the young colored
girl, at Rocky Hill, last week, has made a
full confession of her guilt.
The steamer Alvena, which arrived at
New York from Aspinwall had on board as
passengers the chief officer, second mate and
four seamen of the American schooner yacht
Rambler, which went ashore at Aspinwall,
and was condemned AMI sold.
Eleven hundred persons, mostly suffering
from ono affiiction or another, left Ottawa,
Ont, by two special trains on Tuesday, on a
pilgrimage to the shrine of Ste. Ann de
Beaupre, where, at the altar of the saint,
they will ask to be relieved of their suffer-
ings.
The big brokerage firm of Kissam, Whit
ney q Co of New York has been refused a
new trial of the action in which the receiver
of the broken First National Bank of Albion,
N. Y, recovered verdict of $103, 600
against them. Albert j. Warner who
wrecked the bank was its president and made
away with upwards of $3O0,000.
There is trouble again in Pike county, ,Ky.,
between the Hatfields and McCoys. Frank
Phillips, the sheriff of Pike county, who
made the former arrests, and whose daring
deeds made him famous, seems to be the
coveted prize of the West Virginians, who
seem destined to get his scalp.
At Eagle Greek Church, Kentucky, on
Sunday, Constable Vestal, with two brothers
named Warman acting as deputies, at
tempted to arrest Jack Hamlin, who was
charged with the betrayal of sister of the
Warman brothers Hamlin, assisted by his
brother Tom, resisted arrest and fired upon
the officers. Both of the Warman brothers
were killed, and Vestal received two very
dangerous wounds. Both of the Hamins
made their escape, but are being pursued by
the police.
The senate has confirmed the following
j. H. Haynes, consul to Bag
dad; j. E. Bacon, minister to Paraguay and
Uruguay; Rufus Magee envoy extraordinary
and plenipotentiary at Sweden and Norway;
r. B. Roosevelt, minister to Netherlands;
Lambert Tree, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary at Belgium: G. Z.
Scott, minister to Venezuela.
1t is stated on good authority that the
presidents letter of acceptance will not be
given to the public this week. and possibly
not during the following week.
In the case against the editors of the New
York Press for the publication Of an alleged
libel on Mayor Hewitt, the defen-
dants claim that they have committed no
crime, and that the article as printed was not
libellous.
An accident occurred on the Little Miami
railroad at Cedarville, O., few days ago,
the north-bo passenger train colliding
with freight train. The engineer of the
passenger train was fatally injured and a
lady passenger killed.
The general feeling in Jacksonville, Fla. is
growing more cheerful every hour, and it is
generally believed that the energetic meas
ures taken toward disinfection have been
successful, and that the yellow fever is now
under control.
Adolph Holman, grocery wagon driver,
while picncking at Long Branch, shot and
wounded his mother r-in-law, killed his wife,
and then committed suicide. Jealousy led
to the quarrel which ended in this tragical
manner.
Reports from 35 representative points in
northeastern Nebraska show that wheat,
oats and all small grain are total failure.
Almost continuous rain and the heavy wind
and hail storms of the last week DESTROYED
the little prospect which there was of saving
the crops.
One of the most daring and successful rob-
berries that has occurred in Chicago for
number OF years was perpetrated at the res
idence of George w. Wiggs on Michigan
avenue. Over $4,000 worth of diamonds,
quantity of silver plate and numerous arti-
cles of fine jewelry were taken
Great excitement has prevailed in and
ar ound Abbeville, in Vermillion parish, La,
during the last three days, over the attempt
of the regulators to break up miscegenation
between whites and blacks.
One of the passengers on the steamer
Wieland was Arno Weifs, a merchant of
Goessnitz, who, on his arrival in New York,
was arrested for forgeries amounting to
II, 900 marks.
Secretary Fairchild has directed that all
the bonds purchased by the government since
the 1st of July shall be applied to the pur-
poses of the sinking fund The estimated re-
quirements Of that fund for the present fis-
cal year are SAT, 7,S50,000, and the secretary
proposes to meet them, if possible, by the
purchase of bonds made under the terms Of
the circular or April IL.
The Norwegian steamer Liberia, from New
York, bound to Stettin, was wrecked on
White island, off the east coast of Halifax.
She must have lot her reckoning in the fog
and dashed on White island, which is a long
narrow stretch of rocks. The crew took to
the boats, and have reached Marie Joseph
The steamer is total wreck, and her cargo
is floating out.
prfnx Ino s,.I
general, has reached the age of Ga years, and
will pass from the active to the retired list.
There is considerable speculation in regard
to his successor.
A despatch from Greenvile, Miss, says;
The rainfall on Wednesday in the Yazoo
valley was the heaviest ever known. At
Iceland it measured 1116 inches, and was
followed on Thursday by a rainfall of nine
inches. The water in some fields was from
four to five feet deep.
The total amount of bonds purchased under
the circular of April II, is S33, ,297, 300, of
which $22 762, 900 are per cents and $10,-
535, 300 AZ per cents. The cost of these
bonds was $40, ,2S9, ,2s3.
A despatch from jackson, Miss, says: A
bill in chancery has been filed there to have
the lands lying In levee district No. / sold,
to pay about 100000 of No. bonds and
coupons. 1t is claimed that all sales hereto
fore made are illegal, null and void This
suit involves titles to over 1000, 900 acres Of
the richest and most desirable lands in the
whole south.
1t is just one month since the tiny little
craft, the Dark Secret, and her intrepiC
commander, Capt William A. Andrews
cast his moorings off Gun Rock cove, Cohas
set, and started for Queenstown. For more
than two weeks now nothing has been seer
or heard Of the little boat or her dauntes
commander, and, though there is still room
for hope, the chances are greatly in favor 0
the theory that the little vessel foundered ii
the recent heavy gales, and that her solitar,
occupant has joined the silent majority.
Rev. George Thomas Bowling, one Of tn
most noted minister's of Cleveland. Ohio nm,