Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-06-14


all. Fort Pierre is a days travel from Ros'
bud on the direct trail to Cheyenne, and
runners were sent from Rosebud as soon as
the result was known of the Indians action
there to inform all other agencies.
Two Americans have been arrested at
Tullamore Ire, because they carried a guam
tity of suspicious luggage. They were on
their way to West Me tn.
Two houses of leading Boulangists have
again been searched by the French police.
1t is alleged that papers which implicate
Gen. Boulanger in an international Flot were
discovered.
A leg and boot of the unfortunate woman,
Fisher, portions of whose body have been
found in various quarters, have been picked
up in the Thames river.
The Berlin correspon dent of the Ionic
Times says: The Am rican anl English dele
gates to the Samoan conference are 81 iii wait
ing for the necessary powers for the final con-
ference 1t is evident that America Is dis
contented with some points, and more COM
mittee work is not unlikely.
Count Heinrich Hardogg of Austria, who
died a few days ago, has left his whole
fortune about 955, ,00O to the Vienna uni
versty.
Business failures reported to Bradstreets
number POI in the United States last week,
against 135 the week before and 14S this
week last year.
Alfred Prioleau, colored man, was shot
and instantly killed in Ridgeway, S. c., by
G. R. Means, a respectable negro. Prioleau
seduced Means daughter.
John A. Taylor's seven-year-old son and
Katie Ahern, five years old, both OF Sand
Lake, n Y, ate blutfy blossom In the
woods and were fatally poisoned Three
other children who indulged will recover
The match race between the Katrina and
the Titanta on June IS, 30 and % will be
sailed under the racing rules Of the New
York Yacht club and under the manage
ment of its regatta COMMITTEES. The prizes
will be Of nominal value, the intention being
to secure a friendly trial of the relative mer-
its of the two boats. The courses and condi-
tions will be the same as those which gov.
erned the Katrina and Shamrock races.
uIeonvnIe, lex, nus peen vIsIUeu Dy "a
heavy wind and hailstorm doing immense
damage to growing crops houses and barns
A portion Of the residence of J..W. Frost
was blown over, killing Mr.. Frost and
wounding several of his family. James Mar
lows residence was wrecked
Engineer Burke of the British man-of-war
Calltope, the only yes el which escap d from
Apia harbor during the great storm there,
has been promoted to be feet engineer as
reward for his service in enabling the vessel
to steam out of the harbor.
A teacher named Keeling, while travelling
by train to Birmingham, Eng, with his
sweetheart, named Lister, who was the head
Of Devices school, shot tn lady and threw
her body out of the carriage. Keeling then
committed suicide.
A strong communication has come in the
oil IF .11fo, 1n,,fo 3 Al
bany, N. Y. 1t was nothing less than an
offer on the part OF a man to act as victim
to science by testing the efficacy of the new
apparatus for executing by electricity The
writer Of the letter, which is postmarked
Philadelphia, says he is a poor man with
family. He is willing to be trial victim if
the superintendent will pay 5000 to his fam
lily to provide for their wants after the
deadly current has taken away their pro-
wider.
Karl Hahnmann, farmer, living six and
a half miles southeast of Girard, Kan,
strangled his wife, Amelia Hahnmann, with
a rope. He then hanged himself. The MUIR
derer had been known as o prosperous and
hard-workng man, although very avaricious
compelling his wife to work in the field All
of his six children were in the house at the
time of the murder, but knew nothing of 1t.
Hahnmann's property Is worth $40, 000
John FeaSter, alias John Henry Williams,
and Charles R. Calston, both colored, were
hanged in Yorkville, s. c., for the murder
of W. G. Abernethy, white man, who was
a merchant at Catawha Junction. S. C.
1t is proposed to lay a cable from Ostend
to America.
A cyclone demolished two churches In Ar
kansas City, Ark, last Saturday.
The crops throughout Indiana, and also
much riparian property, was severely dam
aged by last weeks rains.
The case of William Kemmler, condemned
to die by electricity, is to be taken to the
New York court of appeals
Charles A. Ball, cashier of the United
States Express companys Washington office,
ls under arrest charged with embe2zlement.
The reservoir at Cuba, N Y, is leaking,
and the watr Is being drawn off through
the outlets to prevent break in the dam.
e. W. Farnham, formerly assistant gem
eral manager of the American Express com
pany, has been made general superintendent
of the Northern Pacific Express company.
That company will, after July 1, add all the
Wisconsin Central lines to its territory,
which will give distinct competitive express
line to tie Pacific.
A somewhat mysterious disease, known as
gradually spread from the northern prov
mceS o, er tue whole OF Braz !, lis now max
ing alarming progress, and in Rio and its
suburbs has assumed the proportions Of an
epidemic, over 300 persons being Frustrated
by it in Rio alone. The government has ap-
pointed special commission to study and
report upon it.
The Virginia Military institute at Lexing-
ton will celebrate its semi centennial July 3
and with military and civic pomp and
splendor Hon. Charles ]. Faulkner, sena-
tor from West Virginia, will be the orator
of the day. Col. j. S. l.. Preston will de-
liver historical address, A semi-centennial
poem by Mrs. Margaret J. Preston will be
read An address of welcome will be made
by Gov. Lee
The police of Louisville KY, are looking
for bunco sharp who swindled Louis Bolt
Off of Charlestown, Ind, out of $1,000.
Boltorf is an old farmer and let the conf
dence men get hold Of his money In a pre-
tended sale of his farm.
The first, third and fourth classes of naval
cadets at Annapolis, Md, have gone on the
U. s. ship Constellation for the summer
cruise. The second class will remain in the
academy. Graduates at the Naval academy
have received their orders detaching them
from the academy, and ordering them to va
rlous ships on July l.
A severe tornado near Bloomington, ILL.,,
wrecked many buildings A church was de
stroyed, freight cars blown from the track,
tile factory ruined and many barns and
dwellings unroofsd. The Lake Erie &
Western track is under water and its bridge
over Mackinaw is badly damaged.
Sitting Bull, who has been seriously ill of
pneumonia, is much improved and is con-
sidered out of danger.
The latest reports from crops in the west
show no Improvement in the condition of
winter wheat but corn promises well in Kan
sas, Kentucky, Iowa. Missouri, Nebraska
and Dakota, particularly in three states last
named. For Ohio, Wisconsin and Minnesota
the average is low, owing to hard frosts.
A despatch from st. Petersburg to the Co