Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-08-17
NEWS IN GENERAL.

Millions Of small, light-br moths, dead
and living, filled the streets of Reading, Pa,
beneath the electric lights Thursday morning.
/ The moths descended upon eastern Pennsyl-
vania like dense cloud.
A supposed dynamite bomb made of sec
tion of gaspipe two feet long, and plugged at
| both ends lay in the baggage room of the
Rock Island depot a few nights ago, and
around it was a string, to which was attached
| card addressed to Inspector BoDfield, Chi
cago.
At San Francisco, Cal, there arrived from
! Tahiti Capt. Wagner and crew of the ship
Don Leon, which foundered in the South Pa
oific, last May. The ship sailed from San
Francisco in leaky condition, and grew
| worse when the tropics were reached All
hands escaped in two open boats, but food
and water were both washed overheard.
They finally made Society Island, whence
they reached Tahiti
OF those who partook Of the alumni dir
ner at Marietta, Ohio in June, residents and
visitors, more than 20 have been seriously
i'll with typhoid fever Frank II. Chamber
lain Is the third to die, following George
P. Dye and Prof. Beach Others are danger
ously sick. Outside of this dinner company
Marietta has no typhoid fever The fact is
a startling one, and directs especial inquiries
as to the cause.
Trieste, reports having at o'clock on the
morning of the LIST inst. spoken the dory
Dark Secret of Boston, in N. lat. 43 min. 3
sec.; W. Ion. 81 min. 81 sec. Capt, Andrews
was we'll and in good spirits. He wanted
nothing, but wished to be reported.
Mayor Hewitt paid over to o. M. Hartt,
the boycotted shoe shop foreman, $2I60 of
$2739 raised by subscription for him. This,
the mayor says, appears to be the exact
amount of his loss by the boycott. The re-
naming S579 the mayor proposes to use for
the relief Of persons who have been reduced
to poverty by either lookouts, strikes or boy
colts.
Commander Pouliot of the fisheries pro-
lection cruiser c. j. Bridges, which, with
four other government schooners, is cruising
between Georgetown and the east ard north
coasts of Prince Edward island and Mira
michi, Gulf of st Lawrence, reports to the
fisheries department here that the mackerel
catch this season is not one-half that of last
year. The average catch Of American
Seiners fishing outside the three-mile limit,
has been only from 20 to 60 barrels up to tue
present time.
Levi P. Morton has offered S5000O for the
di posal of Chairman Quay of the Republi-
can national committee as an instalment of
his contribution to the campaign. As yet
1t is stated he sets no limit to his campaign
contributions. He seems to be carrying out
the pledges made for him by ex-senator
Thomas G. Platt and others to the membefs
of the republican national convention at Chi
cago.
Surgeon Hamilton of the Marine Hospital
bureau received the following telegram from
Jacksonville, Fla: Two cases Of yellow fever
have been discovered. One of them had
been in the city six days, from Orlando,
when taken sick. The other had not been
out Of the city. Two other suspicious cases
traceable to the same place where the others
were taken sick Tho health authorities are
taking active steps in the matter.
Charles Carroll Of Baltimore, aged 90,
who, with his mother, has been boarding at
New London, Ct, was drowned while bath
ing He was descendant of Charles Car
roll of Carrolton, a signer of the Declara-
tion of Independence.
The total amount of bonds purchased under
the circular of April II, is $2S, ,93S, $50, Of
which SIS, 742 $50 are per cents, and $10,-
300 AZ per cents The total coSt of the
bonds was $34, 779, $50, as follows: Four per
cents, S23, SO2, 935; AZ per cents, $l0,976,-
655
A shark of the man-eating Species 8 feet
In length and 400 pounds in weight, was
caught in the Hudson near Cornwall by
James E. Pell. Much trouble was expert
enced in getting the big fish ashore. He
nearly tore through the sturgeon net before
Pell could land him, and afterward was so
gamey that several men were required to
dispatch him with an axe.
AS Jacob Deiesher of Milwaukee walked
down Broadway, New York, with large
Blaine badge on the lapel of his coat, we'll
dressed man grasped his hand and shouted,
"Hurrah for Blaine" 'Hurrah for Blaine. ="
responded Mr.. Deiesher, his heart warming
with political sympathy. The two admirers
of Blaine were just stepping into the nearest
saloon when a detective arrested MIR. Deies-
hers companion with the explanation that
he was George Aronson, well.known bunco
steerer.
The August report of the department of
agriculture shows small reduction in the
condition of cotton in the Carolinas, Ala
bama and Louisiana, and an advance in
Florida, Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee
The average of Georgia and Mississippi are
unchanged. The general average is 1913,
against 867 a month ago and 93.3 last
August. The figures by states are: Vir-
ginia "a; North Carolina, 80: South Caro-
lima, "a; Georgia, 90; Florida, 92 Alabama,
9O; Mississippi, 90; Louisiana, 80; Texas, 20;
Arkansas, 93; Tennessee, SO.
Daniel J. Hardy, an actor, was fined $40
in New York for kissing May Reynolds
against her will. When Hardy returned
home late, few nights since, ho found Miss
Reynolds, who lives with her family in the
Same boarding house, just in from party.
He hung his hat on the rack just as she re-
moved fantastic mass Of cause from her
head. He maintained in court that he
yielded to the temptation to kiss her only on
the spur OF the moment and at once re-
pented of his rashness when she slapped his
face.
A resolution directing the attorney general
to transmit copies Of correspondence between
the department. of justice and any govern.
ment officer in New York since the 1st OF
January, 1887, on the subject of registration
or election, was offered by Senator Edmunds
and laid over under objections from Mr..
Cockrell
The senate bill to pay James Millinger Of
New Jersey, $19, 1913 for property taken from
him for army use in Nashville, Tenn, in
1862 was pissed by the senate.
Baldwin university at Berea, o.. has just
been given an estate valued at $50 600 The
transfer was made by the widow of the late
Lyman Baker, of Berea. In return Mrs.
Baker will get an annuity from the trus. lees
of the college.
A stage heavily loaded with passengers
hurrying to catch train, was overturned
at Ocean Beach, n. j., in rounding a corner
and all the passengers were thrown out
Several were severely injured, including
Judge Yard.
Five vacant offices are giving the president
good deal Of anxious thought. In the case
Of the Russian mission and the offices of SUI
perintendent Of Indian affairs and superin.
tendent of Indian schools, the trouble is that
there is scarcity Of eligible candidates. In
the cases Of the vacancy in the Inspector
generals department, andthe vacancy in the
commissary generals department of the
army, difficulty arises out of the plentitudt
) of eligible candidates. The latter, under the
law can only come from the line officers OF
the army. The president will probably moi
fill any of these places before the Ist oi
, September
Judge Davidson of Montreal, rendered
Judgment on the application of counsel fol