Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-07-19
NEWS IN GENERAL.

DIR. Cronin. The report of Judge Balm has
not yet arrived from Winnipeg, and mean
while it is open f Burke's counsel to apply
for a writ Of habeas corpus, Is days being
allowed for that purpose in order that
Judge Bain's decision may be reviewed. It
is rumored that such action will not be
taken.
Nine hundred and fifty members Of the
Connaught Rangers have been sent to Malta
to replace troops who have been dispatched
TO Egypt. Four regiments stationed at AL
dershot have been ordered to hold themselves
in readiness to proceed to the front In
Egypt at moments notice.
A report is in circulation to the effect that
the Southern Cotton Oil company has been
absorbed by the American Cotton Oil trust.
The officers of the Southern emphatically
deny the truth of this report, and state that
their company Is today entirely Independent
of the control Of any trust or combine, and
that they propose to remain so.
The Sac and Fox Indian reservation on
the Kansas and Nebraska line, lying just
north of Doniphan and Brown counties,
Kansas, has become the refuge of thugs,
murderers and highwaymen, and the law
seems powerless.
The Egyptian government is forming
grain depots along the Nile for the purpose
of supporting fugitives who are fleeing be-
fore the advance Of the Dervishes. Many
tribal Sheiks are tendering their services to
the government.
Judge Foster Of the United tates court at
Topeka, Kan. has rendered decision to the
effect that no off 3er Of Oklahoma has legal
authority to arrest or imprison offenders Of
the law, inasmuch as tha5 country is under
the jurisdiction of no court.
1t is said that George Law, who figured
as the victim of a robbery at Saratoga last
summer, has been relieved of $4,000 by
sharpers at Long Branch.
One-half of the town of D'Arkend, in
Semiretchinsk, Russia, has been destroyed
by an earthquake.
The yield of gold in Queensland during the
past half year amounted to 800, 900 ounces.
This is an increase of 1865, 900 ounces over the
preceding half year.
At East Leavenworth, Mo-, a number of
Polish miners became involved in whole
sale row, and, dividing into factions, fought
with knives and hatchets until fifteen of
their number were dangerously wounded.
A deputy sheriff and posse, armed with
Winchesters, stopped the fray and imprison-
ed the miners In freight cars. During the
night all escaped save the wounded
The steamer Acapulco has arrived at San
Francisco from Panama, having on board a
number of officers of the steamboat Granada,
that was wrecked south of Manzanillo, Mex
June %. The captain Of the Granada, first
assistant engineer, seven of the crew and
two passengers remained near the scene of
the wreck. The officers decline to give de-
tailed accounts of the grounding of the
steamer, but deny the statements made by
the passengers that any trouble arose among
the latter during the wreck.
New railroad construction for the first
half of 1889 shows 1410 miles of new main
line track built in the first six months of
this year in the United States against 1880
for the corresponding period of last year.
The southern states have built 45 per cent
of the new construction of this year; the
southwestern states "a per cent No other
group is represented by any large percent
age.
Heavy rains near Austin, Tex, during the
past week have swollen all the streams, and
the Colorado at this point is higher than for
20 years and is still rising at the rate of 10
inches an hour Numbers of horses and cat
tie and immense quantities of drift are going
down. Plantations on the bottoms are over
flowed and fences are swept away, causing
loss difficult TO estimate.
Proceedings have been commenced in New
York city by the United States govern
ment against the Staten Island Hapid Tran
sit company and HEayo or Grant in the United
Statos district court to prevent the COM
pany from constructing an extension of its
pier at the Battery. 1t Is alleged that the
extension encroaches from ~ to II feet on
the river territory conceded by this city to
the United States In June, 1879. Judge
Wallace granted a restraining order against
the defendants and will have a further
argument in the case on Aug. II.
At the Crow Creek agency, Oak, one
hundred and four signatures have been OBJ
tanned by the Sioux commission. This
agency was supposa ID 70 be favorable to the
BILL but not one-half have signed. The
commission is getting anxious to return
homo, which may account for their non
success here and at Pine Ridge.
The new silk factory at Weatherly, Penn,
is pronounced one of the finest establish
ments for its purposes the structure being
400 feet long and the entire plant of wind
ing, doubling and spinning frames being of
the most perfect adaptation. The rooms
are furnished with electric lights.
Major T. M. Field assistant secretary of
the British and American Mortgage COM
pany in London, has been arraigned and re-
manded to prison for fraudulently issuing
coupons of the company to the amount Of
$4,000.
Wright, Butler g. Co., Manchester,
Eng, firm, has purchased the whole of the
Avon valley a promising mineral district
of South Wales
The Standard Oil company has made
bold bid for the location of its pipes through
the CITY of Chicago The taxpayers are
protesting against the favorable action
taken by the city council.
Mr.. Stanhope, British secretary for war,
recently stated in the house of commons
that the official estimate Of the number of
the invaders of Egypt under Nadeljpmi was
5000 men and 800 camels The invaders had
reached point thirty three miles north of
Wady Halfa. He did not believe the people
welcomed them.
-Four large breweries owned in Brooklyn,
have been combined and organized into a
stock company of So GOO 000 American
capitals interested in this deal
Lord Charles Beresford member of the
house of commons for East Marylebone, has
resigned his seat, in order to resume his posi-
tion as an officer in the royal navy.
The jury in the case of Matthew Harris
against the Irish Time for libel for asserting
that hewas an Invincible, has returned a
verdict of $1,000 for the plaintiff. G
Gov. Fitzhugh Lee will accept the superin-
tendency of the Lexington, Va, Military
institute which was offered him by the board
of visitors at their recent meeting when his
term as governor expires on January !,
| 1890.
The French senate has adopted the Pana-
ma Canal relief bill. It appended q clause
! to the measure however; which necessitates
the return Of the bill to the chamber of dep
uties for adoption by that body Baron de
Lareinty and Senator Lalievre became in
volved in quarrel which resulted in the
latter sending the baron a. challenge to fight
duel. !
The French steamer Anadyr, bound from
Marselles for Yokohama, mas been sunk
outside of Alden bar by collision with the
Marseilies The Oxus was only slightly dam
| aged. f.,,
Princess Louise of Wales is visiting the
queen at Windsor with her future husband,