Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-10-19
NEWS In GENERAL.

was reported by Mr.. Allison and passed
Manuel Meiia, wealthy merchant from
Nicaragua, brought six watches all the way
from Central America with him 10 have
them repaired in New York. He told con-
fidence man about Il, and the confidence man
introduced a pal who pretended to be an
itinerant watch tinkerer, and walked OH
with the watches. The confidence men are
in jail.
Mai Marcus Reno attempted to commit
suicide at Harrisburg, Pa. He placed re-
| volver in his mouth and was about to pull
the trigger when a friend grasped tho
weapon and prevented him from doing vio-
! Ience to himself The cause of Major Renos
rashness is attributed to domestic troubles
The American line steamer Pennsylvania,
| from Antwerp, arrived at Philadelphia
| few days ago. She reports that when three
| days out for Flushing she fell in with the
! British bark Now Hin, Capt Pulford, from
/ Laguna to Falmouth. The bark had Gig
mails of distress fving. A boat was sent
! off by the Pennsylvania, and those in charge
were informed by Capt. Pulford that his
| vessel had been out S8 days, and that pro
visions were exhausted Capt. Dodge of the
| Pennsylvania supplied the vessel. She was
then in latitude .04, longitude 1852.
Domingo Sanudo, who owned 90 houses
| and was estimated to be worth So, 900 600, and
| his wife were found murdered in their resi-
| dence in Inquisidor street of Havana, Cuba.
! Their bodies were terribly hacked with a
| hatchet. The couple were very old. They
| isolated themselves from others ard lived as
misers. Robbery was not an object OF the
murderers, for in the house were found large
| sums of money and other valuables appar-
| emily untouched. A son-in-aw and servant
have been arrested on suspicion.
Matte Ryan, 10 years old, and Johnnie
| Sewell, 10 years old, cruised around Staten
l IL 4 l. I
| collecting driftwood. just outside the mar
rows a stiff north wind sent several waves
into the boat and started it out to sea.
! Young Ryan tied Sewell to q seat, and then
sat down in the stern and wept. The boat,
after dri ting about several hours, was
blown ashore near Bath. The boys had |
cent between them. They sent postal card
home, and lived upon the food they begged
until their families rescued them.
Mr.. s. w. Manning has been appointed
New England agent of the Chicago, Santa
Fe 81 California railway.
A cablegram has been received from Lon
don announcing that the contract for the
construction of a ship rsilway from Bay of
Fundy to Bay Verte has been closed.
New York railroad people expect that Maj.
, E. Weeks, the general agent of the New
| York Central at Buffalo, will be appointed
general passenger agent OF that road, IN the
! Monett.
The three-masted schooner, Annie B. Ran
dali, from Cark's Cove, Me-, for Elizabeth
City, n. c., with ice, was wrecked five miles
south of Cape Hatteras. The crew were
rescued by life saving men.
Michael Flaherty, aged 30, CHARGED with
killing his mother, aged GG, on July 10, 10y
dragging her from her bed, throwing heI ,l
on a stove, and beating and kicking her on
the head, has been convicted of murder in
the second degree.
The New York Central, West Shore, Lake
Shore, Cleveland, Columbus Cincinnati q
Indianapolis and the Rome, Watertown q
Ogdensburg roads, forming through connec-
tions with the Boston 81 Albany, have adopt.
Ell the Martin system of steam heating, and
with regulation couplers, cars can now bt
intercb, ged without Inconvenience.
At joint meeting Of ell the cracker bak
ers between Pittsburg and the Rocky noun
tains, held in Chicago, it was unanimously
agreed to advance the price of crackers
The advance covers the entiI g price list, ans
ranges from one-hnlf cent to one and one
half cents per pound The change goes int
effect at once and is due to the advance il
flour and lard.
Jean Jeanfrau of Plaquemine parish, La.
popular rice planter, died recently Mr.
Jeanfran was to have been married imme
diltely after harvesting his rice crop Ih
: August storm so damaged it that he los
! money on it, which neces5itated postpone
3 ment of his marriage, which so affected hin
that he postponed 1T permanently by drink
ing bottle Of lau lanum
: Two men entered the postofllce at Houston
{ Texas, gagged and drugged Night Cler
Roberts, and went through the pouches. Tht
r pouches were from New Orleans, the east
g San Antonio and from the west It is nc
D known bow much money the thieves secured
n Roberts has not recovered Consciousness.
, A rumor that the hide de lers of the north
, west were about to form trust to contrc
the hide market is current. The Chic lgo &
4 Helena branch of Mcmillan & Co. are saic
: TO have laid plans to bear prices. The hid
: dealers deny and try to hide the fact, hui
, the rumor is given credence. There are les
q than 10 large dealers of hides in the whol
. northwest and the pecuniary advantages o
> a trust are apparent. The present profit
d not more than to 10 per cent. it is said.
8 Fields, the outgoing treasurer of Wau
d bansee county, Kansas, hRs been arrested,
= having been discovered that he is a defaute
G In the sum of S2O, 900.
a AS pay car on the Black Hills & For
Pierre railroad was rounding q curve int
: Reno Gulch, Just south of Lead City, Oak, th
u engine plunged into gap in the track whic
j. had been made by the removal of two rails
- The train had scarcely been ditched whe
- threa maskcd ,nen aftnckpd tho nav oar
II Pnvr,nstor FSr w A Raemer onaned fire. IN tb
J. roS2bars with - W,nchester Viii falling efpact
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Inc directors Oh tue eapouy lnstlCu1e nav nay
had several consultations regarding the pre-
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