Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-12-20
NEWS IN GENERAL.


Dennis Donahue, local character, died
at Mad son, Wis. Denny used TO amuse
!eOple by swallowing live reptiles knives,
and other indigestible substances for the
price of drink. A pOst-mortem was made,
and in his stomach were found five jack
knives, one with the blade open.
A masked mob of seven White CAPS took
J. 5. Bennett and w. ID. Kelsey, two promi-
nent attorneys of IIOlyoke Col, from their
beds aud, not allowing them TO dress, drove
them two miles in the country, where they
administered most brutal horsewhipping
and ordered them TO leave the country
Bennett and Kelsey, after several hours,
reached their homes in a critical condition.
The trouble has grown out Of a county seat
war.
Dr. Montgomery Binds famous prize trag-
cdy, The Gladiator formerly played by
John Mccullough, and purchased from that
actors heirs / Y j. A, Mack, was sold by the
latter O lay To X. ID. Mclean, together with
the scenery and Costumts, for $1,000, sir.
Mclean will hereafter produce the play, With
himself and Miss Marie Prescott in the prin-
pal roles.
BY the premature explosion of cannon
used in firing a salute in the Jefferson Davis
memorial ceremonies at Columbia, S. c.,
G.. w. Fouche was badly burned and blown
up. lie will probably lose his eyesight.
Is. w. Blanton.had hand shattered, his
ann lacerated, and was Otherwise wounded.
Several others were slightly injured. The
cannon was that used in firing the salute
when 5. Carolina seeded from the Union. 1t
was lished out of the river some years ago,
where it had been thrown when Sherman's
army was about TO enter the city.
TIC officers of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Railroad company have sued John H.
lnman, of New York, who up to last spring
IVES Il iii: cctor and member of the executive
committee the company, for 50, 500, 600.
The president of the Coal and Iron COM
pany is Thomas G. Hlatt, of that city. Mr..
Inman, with Eath MEL Baxter, Jr., and A.
NJ. Shock, both of Nashville, Tenn, are
charged with undetermined dealing while
connected with the company, whereby they
enriched themselves to the tune of s., 500
600
Mr.. Co mel us Vardcrb 1t ha; bought a
rare picture by the great Turnc~, aud will
bri 8 it to New York.
During performance of Uncle Toms
Cabin" at Parker's opera house at Johns
town, Pa, cry of fire was raised, resutisg
in terrible rush for life down the narrow
stairs. Ten persons were instantly killed
and 70 injured some of them seriously. 1t
was found necessary TO turn stream of
water on the crowd from fire engine stand
ing near before the dead and wounded could
be taken out. People rushed from the out
side up the narrow stairs and were crushed
by the crowd forcing its way TO the street.
This theatre has always been noted as a
death trap, and was condemned ~ years
ago, but the other one was washed away in
the flood and this one has been in use. The
manager tried unsucceSSfully to quiet the
crowd. One man jumped from the third
s'ory window and was seriously hurt. and
many more would have jumped but for a
few cool heads.
1t is now practically settled that the Stew
art mansion at Fifth avenue and Thirty
fourth street, New York city, will become
the home of the Manhattan club, the latter
having agreed to take lease of the property
for q years at the rate of S25, 900 a year.
The smaller glass manufacturers of Ohio,
New York and the Eastern States have
combined to protect their interests.
The New York supreme court has decided
that The city authorities cannot be prevented
from pulling down the overhead wires.
Four gangs of men were sent out by
Commissioner of Pubic Works Gilroy oil
New York to cut down the poles and wires
OF the electric companies. Legal repre-
senta ives of the companies asked the COM
nj 81 'ner to grant them time either to
remove or repair any wires alleged to be
uClS 'iNC III llSulullOll, DuI IuclT TeuuCSb
was pcremptorily refused
The engineers Of the Manhattan elevated
roads, New York, and other distinguished
engineers and railway men tried the new
BOynton bicycle railroad They expressed
themselves enthusiastically. Engineer
Pond, chief examiner of that department
at Washington, ran the engine, sending il
at one-third speed yet making 40 miles pei
hour. He says it is the solution Of speed
and economy.
The Bank of RichGcId, Kansas, has sus
pended.
A locomotive and % double coal cars Of
the Susquehanna road went into the open
draw of the bridge over Peck creek neal
HaCkensack n. j. The bridge was knocked
from its pivot and some of the heavy tim.
bers were broken. The locomotive went
into 80 feet of water with Engineer William
Nixon and Fireman Patrick Harrington
ia the cab AMI brakeman William
Secicy, who were all three killed. Inc 10
connective and % loaded cars filled up the
gap 50 that two ears and the caboose had no
place in which to fall, and thus remained
On the track.