Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-12-06
NEWS IN GENERAL.

the white House. and the removal of
Libby prison to Chicago, two of the most
conspicuous landmarks of the Southern
Confederacy there will have disappeared.
1t is said that the sale of the Fort Worth
road to the Union Pacific has been consum-
mated
A big land fraud, involving about a mill
ion dollars, is said to have been unearthed
in Chicago.
The trial of an action by the government
against Nine. Louise. a New York millner
to recover the penalty of Sl0Qa for violation
of the contract labor Law, the United
States circu court resulted IN a verdict, for
the goverrneno ol the full ,;..7nalty. Nine
Louise brought Miss Aliet Dupont, french
demoiselln, TO the IIniio.l c!.des to work in
her millinery establishment.
The New York board of aldermen has
decided that the hand organ and street piano
might stay, but the little German band
must go.
The report of the superintendent of the
life-saving service for the past year, like
those Of previous years is record of noble
work well done. The service has succored
no less than 1903 persons, and the value of
property saved is set at upwards of sixty
millions of dollars, at total expense of less
than one sixth of that sum. The superin-
tendent renews his request that the pay of
the surfmen be increased
Jay Gould is cautiously making public
the details of magnificent scheme for erect
ing grand union passenger depot opposite
the piers of the Pennsylvania and jersey
Central roads in New York, and thus max
ing them directly tributary to his system of
elevated roa6s. 1t is reported that the depot
will be the largest and handsomest on the
continent.
The New York Park board has appointed
a committee to consider means of preserving
the Egyptian obelisk now in Central Park
The stone is rapidly chipping off under the
influence of our, climate, and the inscrip
tions will soon disappear unless some meth
cd of arresting the decay is adopted.
A new line of railroad is proposed, TO run
from New York city to the foot of Lake
Ontario to some point at or near Ogdens
burg connecting with the Canadian Pacific
and other railways. Several roads for which,
it is stated, charters have already been OBJ
tanned, are to be consolidated under the
name of the New York, Ottawa and North
western Railway Company" Eventually,
it is said, the road will be a part of the
shortest line from New York to Japan and
China. This is supposed to be in the inter
est of the Can adian Pacific only to he built
in case the Vanderbilts control the Ontario
and Western.
Ex-Congressman w. i. Scott of Eric, Pa,
is building a mausoleum for the Scott fam
lily at a cost of about $4,000.
The British steamer Santiago, of the Will
son line, was burned at sea. Her crew and
passengers, numbering 50 persons were res
cued from boats by the ship A. j. Fuller,
bound for New York.
A fatal cyclone swept through Beaufort
AT Campbells creek, six miles from Aurora,
several houses were blown down, and Dick
Phillips (colored) was killed and also his
five children, and several others were badly
hurt.
Richard Ten Brock, the noted horseman,
whose alleged insanity has been topic of
conversation among California horsemen,
has been declared sane by court commits
sion in Redwood City, Cal, where he lives
and owns valuable ranch. His wife, who
is forty years younger than himself, is said
to have originated the charge
Friends of Jefferson Davis are taking
measures to pay off debts amounting to
$4,000, which have long troubled HIM.
Abraham Litchey, of Mt. Carroll, H., ad-
milistra5 r for several large estates, and
guar i'm for number Of hers, is said to lie
dclaulter for from $Z0Q 900 to $4,000.
Without any known cause, three immense
fywheels controlling the machinery of a
large factory belonging TO the Parkersburg
Mill company, at ParkaTsbuTg, w. Va,
simultaneously exploded, demolishing
everything inside the building, including
engines machinery and other valuable
property. The report was like that of a
cannon, and the earth was shaken for a
great distance. The loss is from $1,000 to
$4,000.
The three-masted Ship Vile de Marseilles,
with a cargo of 5000 barrels of powder,
shipped for Moza rbique, caught fire at
Marseilles. An attempt was made to blow
up the ship with dynamite, without success.
The fire in short time reached the fore
hold, where there were 1000 barrels Of pow
der. A terrific explosion followed. All the
windows for mile around were sha tered.
Fragments of the ill-fated ship were picked
up 500 metres away from the scene of the
disaster. No lives were lost.
Snow drifts three feet high have blocked
traffic on the Cincinnati, Wabash u MiChi-
gan railroad between Benton Harbor and
Elkhart, Ind All trains were abandoned
between those points until snow ploWs
were sent over the line.
The body of Eyee Kevi, the little 4-year-old
daughter of Joe James, Chinese merchant
Vi hlluuNlpblai d't htlo bdAlNu hb'll w
proprate Chinese ceremonies Eyee was
the first Chinese chill ever born east of the
Rocky mountains, and was the first Chinese
child buried in the country whose parents
did not intend 10 remove the body to their
native land.
All the coal operators of the Monon-
gahela valley are TO close down their
mines indefinitely, as the few works in
operation have demonstrated that the de-
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with the price of coal as low as 1t is at pres
ent at Cincinnati and the lower ports.
Judge Anderson, of Salt Lake City, Utah,
delivered his decision in the matter of the
application of those Mormons who have
taken the endowment house oath for admis-
sion to citizenship. The decision reviews
the testimony at length, and denies the ap-
plication.
Three million dollars have beer appropri
ated to repair the highways of New York
There is a movement in South Carolina to
provide separate cars for colored people
George Westinghouse, Jr., in reply to Mr.
Edison, claims that the safest, as well as the
most economical system for central station
incandescent sighting is the alternating ol
converter system, which protects the con
sumner from all danger from injury or fire.
The proprietors of the Atlanta Ga, Con
stitution have voluntarily raised the wages
of their compostors per cent
The members of II of the principal press
mems unions of North America who havC
heretofore worked under a charter granted
by the International Typographical Union
have decided to establish an independent
| organization. 100,
| The largest sailing vessel on the great
lakes The fiye-master David l.. Dows, ha;
| foundered 20 miles southeast of Chicago
Her crew had terrible experience, but were
saved. The vessel cost 100000 when bull
about six years ago. She sank containing
2250 tons of hard coal.
Mr.. George w. Childs has been choser
president of the Pennsylvania Horticulture
society.
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll has accepted tn