Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-02-10
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.

1Ee secretary OF The navy has received
telegram from Rear Admiral Gherardi, COM
mandant of the Brooklyn navy yard, as fol-
lows: "a personal inspection Of the Atlanta
in dock has been made by me. She has slf-
fere1 no material injury, and can go to sea
as soon as her bottom Is cleaned and painted
Not over per cent. of the area of ner pro
peller blades has been knocked off,"
Col. 7. J. Williams of Palestine, Tex, was
shot and killed by Geo. d. Hunter SON of a
widow whom Williams had insulted
The blast furnaces OF the Troy Steel and
Iron company, Troy, n. ", were banked
few days ago, the employees having refused
TO accept a lO per cent. reduction of wages
Lgnchers in Rowan county. Ky, had al
most hanged Bob Yenders for outrage, when
they found cut that John Hooper was guilty,
and YenderS was then cut down.
By a collision at North Adams, Mass, on
the bitchburg road, two cabooseS an engine
and new locomotive being hauled as freight
70 New Orleans were wrecked.
George II. Goldsmith OF Ware, Mass, has
been sentenced t. seven years in the state
prison for an indecent assault upon IA l3-year-
old girl motion for Il new trial having
been refused.
The Merced canal that hag bcea built to
convey water from the foo Hills Of the Sierra
mountains at San Joaquin was formally
opened few days ago. The reservoir in
which the water is stored contains Gl0 acIoS
The canal is - miles long. and has been five
years i'll building. It will irrgate over a
quarter million of acres.
The steamer Bohemia, from Hamburg, re-
ports having passed the burning fishing
schoontr Restless in lat NJ minutes, lon.
"a 81 minutes, which was abandoned on the
30th ut. The crew OF - were rescued by
the schooner Harry Lewis, and landed at
Yarmouth. y. S. The Restless, which was
owned by Thomas Hodge Of Gloucester, was
abandoned and set fire to, because, in
gale, she carried away stanchous, hui
warks and wheel and sprung aleak. She
was insured for $4,000
Tie women living in the southwestern part
of 81. Joseph, No, are circulating petition
10 have HOoneci and Buelling. the wife
murlerers, lynchel. Mr. Augustine the
man in whose house Hooneci committed the
murder, says the women have grown weary
OF the delay and are trying to work up
feeling among the Stearner sex that will in
duco them to take the law into their own
hands. The petition already has several
hundred signatures
A special from Vassar, Mich, says that
Winthrop Goliath, u brother OF the late
Vice President Henry Wilson, was buried
there last week.
At Winfield, L. J., the Catholic church,
the priests house adjoining, and the parish
school at the rear of the house, were burned
few days ago. Loss, $4,000; partially in
sured.
Thomas A. Biddle, q wcll-known New
York broker and the second Oldest member
of the stock exchange, is dead
Daniel Crowell, prominent and respected
citizen of Hyannis died from heart disease.
ag d 13 year. Mr Crowell has been con-
nectel with the shoe business all his life.
Mrs. Hendricks, the Philadelphia broleress
who is said to have swindled customers there
out Of $l00, 900, has been arrested and held
under bonds to appear for examination at
Philadelphia.
A bloody fight occurred between students
at the Peoples College at PIkeyille, Tenn, in
which William Senter was dangerously
stabbed by Peter Angel. The trouble was
caused by several OF the students hazing
Angel.
Ju lge Hand of the Scranton CPa) district
has decided that person indicted for mur-
der cannot be retired after the disagreement
of jury.
The Pullman Palace Car company pro
poses in a few weeks to begin building at
Chicago an immense plant for the manufac-
ture Of locomotives.
An appeal has been issued by Mr. Judson
Smith secretary Of the American board OF
commissioners for foreign missions, for
money TO relieve starving poor in Turkey.
DIR. Bradley, the Chicago physician who
became vict IN OF the cocaine habit while
making scientific experiments with the drug.
is now said to be cured and has returned to
Chicago,
The order from the secretary of the treas
ury, received some time since, aboiishing the
offices Of putty collector at Hyannis and
Dennis, has beon revoked, and George l..
Nkn&, 1.
| Ieinstated.
A dynamite explosion at the works OF the
Hancock Chemical company, near Hancock,
Mich, wholly wrecked No. 2packing house
and blew down No /, adjoining. Three men,
j. A. Almond, John Olsen and Adam Ytsils,
were instantly kilIel by the explosion which
was of terrific force. The cause is unknown
The Florida Central & Western railroad
was sold to William Bayard Cutting, agent,
for Sl,2l0,0C0, subject 30 receivers certifi-
Gates and liens prior to "A' bonds,