Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-05-25
NEWS IN GENERAL.
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Aparty or thirteen Cninamen, one white
woman and three children, the wife and
family of the le der Of the party, arrived In
Montreal on Tuesday IN bond from Yoko-
hama, via Vancouver, B. G. The chief of
the party for the past sixteen years has been
a tea merchant at New York and had been to
China on trip. Interviewed, he expressed
great Indignation against the Canadian gov
ernment for being entered at the custom
house like ordinary merchandise. He threat
ems when he reaches New York to bring the
matter to the notice Of the United States
government.
The senate has confirmed the nominations
of Robert B. Roosevelt of New York, to be
minister to the Netherlands, and Thomas
Browne to be consul at Paramaribo
The suit of Inventor Edison against the
United States Electric Light company for
infringement of patent, begun three years
ago, and on which 20 similar suits depend,
was decided ON Wednesday by Judge Wal
lace in the United States circuit court in
favor Of the defendant.
President Cleveland has conveyed to the
Brazilian gov arnment his congratulations
upon the abolition of slavery in Brazil, and
expresses his personal hope and expectation
that the freedom thus extended will result in
the increased happiness and prosperity OF
that country.
Edward II. Calcahny, Boston commits
dispatch from Chief of Police Hanscom for
embezzlng S1700 from Nordeck Broker, O
San Francisco wine merchant.
The democratic legislative ca ucus at
Baton Rouge, La, nominated General Glib
son to succeed himself as United States sem
ator. The ballot was almost unanimous.
Among the successful applicants for ad-
mission to the bar of the state of New York
at Poughkeepsie, was Hong Yen Chang of
Brooklyn. He Ia the only regularly admit
ted Chinese lawyer in this country. Chan
was educated at Yale and studied law at
Columbia College, and was recently natural
lied.
In the house of commons at Ottawa, Ont,
Mr.. Edgar made charge connecting Cen
eral Middleton and other high authorities
with recent thefts of furs which were seized
by Dominion troops in the late uprising In
the northwest. Mr.. Edgar asked for an In
vestigation, but the government refused to
reopen the matter.
A srecial from Mason City says: Notices
are now posted in all division round houses
of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
that after May 20 all engineers unable to run
engines without the aid of pilot will be dis
missed from the service This will take of
about eO per cent of the engineers.
Della L. s. Parnell, mother Of Charles
Stewart Parnell, has been sued in Philadel-
puld Dy NlTS mary II, SCeWdTb ana Un0 aQ-
ministrator Of the estate of Charlotte Smith,
to recover about $500 placed in her hands
for investment, and which, it is claimed,
she refuses to return. Mrs. Parnell is now
in London.
The New York Hospital society has de-
cided to remove the Bloomingdals Insane
asylum to White Plains
Gen. Andrew Hicsenlooper a leading
Ohio republican, comes out boldly In advo-
cacy of Gen. Gresham for the presidency.
The general term Of the supreme court in
New York City has rendered decision sus-
tsaining the conyictiSIne Iertn,,, 6f Arthur Mo
Sing
Senator Hoar Is said to be very much
pleased with the suggestion that he ought to
preside at the Republican national conven-
tion Major Mckinley is also favorably
mentioned for that position.
General Collins thinks the president
labored under O misapprehension when he
vetoed the joint resolution authorizing the
use of Castle Island in Boston harbor as a
public park.
The Women's Chr iStian Temperance Union
of Monroe county, N. Y, has presented Mrs.
Cleveland an elegant microscope and acces-
sories in recognition Of her temperance
views. The microscope was made especially
for this gift, and is Of the finest workman
ship.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis of Cleveland, Ohio,
an aged woman, and her three grand
| children were smothered few nights ago.
Shortly before midnight the house took fire,
and was partly destroyed, and when
| Llewellyn and his wife returned it was dis
covered that the occupants had perished.
John Holland, one of the proprietors Of the
-Four mile house, near Auburn, n. Y, was
drowned in Owasco lake.
At Ashland, Wis, Billy Andrews, pro-
| prietor OF the Diamond restaurant, shot and
instantly xii ed female companion in their
apartment early this morning, and then
turned the revolver upon himself. The
shot was not fatal, however, and he finished
up the double tragedy with a razor, which
| he drew across his throat
Rev. Edward j. Sourin, g. j., died at
Loyola college, Baltimore, aged 80 years,
FIR. Sourin was a widely known instructor
AID for number of years had held pro.
fessors chair at Loyola.
The government estimate for the con-
struction of canal at Sault Ste. Marie of
the depth of 16 feet is 81, 100000. The work
will not be commenced until next yoar.