Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-04-05
NEWS IN GENERAL.

quarrel ensued. Page pulled a revolver ar
! fired two shots at Kellis, killing him.
There was riot in a prayer meeting r
! the Presbyterian church IN Rockford III
over Rev. Schmeinfurth, who claims to
| Christ returned to earth. During the re,
Deacon Wallace seized two disciples an
threw them out.
The British cabinet has decided at II
next session to propose a land purchas
scheme for Ireland.
1t is reported that the czar and czarin1
have had another narrow escape while tray
cling from st. Petersburg to Gatschina. Oh
| structions were placed on the track.
In the Delaware house the high license an
local option bill with few amendmen'i
has been reported favorably. This bill ha
been under consideration in caucus or con-
mittee for two months. The schedule j. re-
tanned Of $500 for Wilmington and $500 I
5000 for town, village and country taverns
The fire at Ashton, ILL.,, last week prove
larger than first reported. Six blocks {
buildings on the main street. besides a Nun
ber of outlying buildings, were with thei
stocks of goods, completely destroyed. tn
loss is estimated at 100000; insurance only
s12, coo.
Legitime's government has instructet
foreign governments, through their repro
Sentatives at Hayti that it protests agains
the issue Of money by the Hippolyte faction
and will not in any way recognize the issue
The Pennsylvania house Of representative.
has adopted a resolution denouncing Capt
Armes, the Washington ex-major, who pulled
Governor Beavers nose. The resolution re
ferred to him as ''cowardly poltroon."
The French government has decided to
prosecute Gen. Boulanger for his connection
with the Patriotic League.
The Southern Pacific R. R. Co. gave notice
to the stock exchange that it intends to in
crease its capital stock from 81, 900, 900 to
$3.50, ,C00,0O0 OF the present capital stock
$3S, ,076, 200 has already been issued.
The Reading, Penn, Iron works have as
sigue1 to the Reading Trust Co. 1t is be
lieved here that this will result in the early
resumption of the works and the re-employ-
ment of the $500 men thrown out by the sus-
pension If the iron works resume half a
dozen other establishments will also be able
to resume One hundred of the employees
have been paid in full.
Ex-Judge Alexander McCue, sub-treasurer
of the United States, at Brooklyn, N Y,
has resigned that Office on the ground of in
ability to attend to his duties because of
illness.
A medium sized whale was stranded on the
beach near Chelsea, N. Y, and was cap
tured by the life-saving crew.
through bridge near Queen City, Mo-, last
week. the piling having been burned out dur
ing the night No passengers were injured,
but John Arthur, engineer, and Luther
Chamberlain, fireman. were killed.
Aspecial from Huron, Oak, says: Terri
BILE prairie fires are reported from all rarts
of the county between here and Carvour on
the east and for several miles north Of that
place the country is almost entirely burned
over MANY farD1nrs baya Sufpnre6 tho loss
Of houses, barns, hay and grass. South and
southwest of the city settlers have suffered
equally as much. 1t was the most destruc
tive fire in the county for years and il
is feared the worst has not been learned.
The general passenger department Of the
Baltimore & Ohio has been informed by the
chairman Of the Chicago passenger commit
tee that the committee has concluded to al
low the Baltimore s. Ohio the dif7erential
claimed by them of 80 on first-class tickets
and 81 on second-class tickets betweer
Chicago and New York AMI ether eastern
points.
Two Mexican policemen were shot by fou'
Americans at Paso del Norte Mex. TIL
Americans escaped by swimming the river a.
Ell Paso Tex. Considerable excitemen
exists.
Richard Scandrett, secretary OF the boart
Of school controllers at Allegheny City. Pa
man of the same city, have been arrested on {
charge of attempting to bribe J. c. Ebbert,a y
councilman, to vote for Thomas G.. Parke foi
chairman Of select councils. The affair he
created a sensation in Allegheny City, an
is the general topic of discussion.
The strike outbreak in Berlin is so genera
that it would appear TO be an organized C,
operation of the trade centres. In Hamburs
the maSons, plumbers and carpenters are OF
on the refusal of their employers to increas
their wages. TIE workmen's syndicate al
, prove of the strike, and those accepting Il
employers terms will be excluded from IT,
privileges of their union. At Elberfeld an
Barwen the manufacturing works are close
and the men are out.
The bill regulating live stock insuranc
companies in Ohio has passed the house an,
isa law. They must report ell collection
and expenses to the state insurance commir
: sioners, the same as other companies, and tn
amount at risk on live stock must never ruI
| below $50, 900,
While Father Agostino was preaching j:
, the st. Carlo church, at Rome, bomb ex
} ploded, causing great excitement. Severa
. women tainted, but the preacher continue,
0 his sermon.
! 1t is officially announced that Sir Phili
: Henry Currie will succeed Sig Julian Paunce
; fote, the new British minister to the Unitet
/,
: state for the foreign office.
, Count Herbert Bismarck has arranged for
, the visit of Emperor William to England
this summer. An English squadron will
, meet the German squadron accompanying
, the emperor, and festive receptions will b.
given at London and Windsor.
A wild freight train on the Delaware
Hudson was wrecked at Mechanicsville, n
! Y. Thirteen cars were piled in heap; fiv'
4 haf,, HoII ehn1 T,a
caused by the train bre1king in two anC
! coming together. No one was injured
. The report of the bookkeeping exper
, who has been at work overhauling tn,
: books of ex-County Treasurer Cole at Mar
shall, ILL.,, shows that for the years 1888
and 1884 Mr.. Cole was short the sum O
, $50, 600. Mr.. Cole was, until recently, mayo
!, of the city, resigning his office about
, month ago.
: The Chicago Inter-Ocean has just pur
chased new lot, involving 81, 900, 600 in the
Q transaction, and will erect handsom,
building for its publication purposes.
NJ. Bouchere, the public prosecutor o
Frence, is opposed to the prosecution of Gen
Boulanger and is reported to have resigned
, in consequence of the governments decision
to proceed against the general.
The date Of the beginning of the proposes
= investigation Of the physical condition an,
= prospects of the Union and Central Pacih
. railroads leased lines and branches by
| special committee of the senate has bee
{. uostponed till October.
+ a senator asked Mrs. Sallie Chaplin wny
q women did not leave the temperance wori
: to men, to make the laws; they would b
n responsible and take the consequences
because" she answered, ''you do the worl
4 now, and women take the consequences.
V In the whole Stata OF California there
S one saloon to every ninety-nine inhabitants
. there being only two States having NOR
d saloons in proportion to the population.