Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-11-28
GENERAL NEWS.

i0onah army, IN Wnlcn ne Dad been serving
under the title Of Count Moncalieri, some
time ago.
News from Hazard, Ky, says that the cir
cut court convened there on the 4th, and
everything went smoothly till the following
Thursday evening, when the Eyersole and
French factions, all heavily armed, began
fighting. The battle waged fercely that
night and the following morning, when the
Eversoe party beat hasty retreat, leaving
Ed Campbell and John Mcknight dead and
several wounded. On the other side Jesse
Fields received flesh wound. The court
broke up without ceremony ut the beginning
OF the fight, the judge leaving town hurriedly.
A cablcgram received at New York states
that there has been break of $40 ton In
Chill bars In the London copper market,
cansed, 1t Ia said, by bankers throwing on the
market somc of the stock left on their hands
| by the late French copper synd cate. The
news came too late to affect the New York
market. In fact, Lake copper sold there at
| Sl2.S0. the highest point reached on the New
York metal Exchange since the collapse OF
the syndicate.
The Berlin Tageblatt says that Emperor
Francis Joseph has permitted Arch luke John
OF Austria 10 assume the name Johann
Orth. The ex-archduke, the papes says, will
enter a shpbuilding yard in London.
A movement IL on foot to secure from
Congress an appropriation to erect monu-
ment in Philadelphia commemorative Of the
| Declaration of Independence and of the first
100 years of the constitutional history Of the
United States.
Chief Justice William N. II. Smith Of the
North Carolina supreme Court, Is dead. He
WIS born In Murfrcesboro' N. c., Sept d.
1872, aud was graduated ut Yale in 1884.
Five years later he WIS admitted to the bar.
After serving in the North Carolina Legisla-
ture he was sent to the Thirty-sixth Congress,
and In 1851 became member of the so-caed
Confederate Congress.
II is said that John C. Crowley, formerly
Boston lawyer, whose financial troubles at
tracted good deal Of attention, has become
resident OF Toronto.
Following Is the official count on election
IN Ohio: Campbell (Dem.), 379,424;
Foraker (Rep.) 36S, 55l Campbelfs plurality,
1888; Helwig, Prohibition candidate for
Governor. 26,504. Lampson, the Republican
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, has
majority Of al, and the remaining Republican
candidates are elected by majorities ranging
up to 400. The majority in favor Of biennial
elections was 344S.
The condition Of chief Justice Morton has
not improved, and although his situation is
not regarded az dangerous, his friends have
some anxiety a. to the result.
The indictment against "Jimmy" Hope for
completely In the Manhattan Bank robbery
of 1879 has been dismissed at New York by
Recorder Smytb.
The fast mail service overland from
Chicago to the Pacific coast has been in-
augurated over the Burlington road.
A despatch from Beauyolr, Miss, denies
the report that JET Davis is dangerously i'll.
The evil effects Of the June food on the
health of the people OF Lock Haven, Penn,
and adjacent river towns, are beginning TO
appear.
At the meeting OF the Reform Club at New
York recently letter was read from Hon.
Hugh McCuloch, cx-secretary OF the trpns-
ury, in which the venerable finaneicr takes
the ground that agriculture, manufactures
and labor would alike be benefited by the ex-
tension OF the demand for our products,
which would result from the reduction of the
tariff TO revenue basis.
The Iron Mountain, Mich, city schools
have been closed on account OF an epidemic
Of diphtheria.
The outrages on Jews at Lake Providence,
La, have been repeated. A Jewish store at
Alsata was recently shot into about 90 or
more times.
The statement that the Cronin jury was
taken IN body to the theatre the other night
is emphatically denied by the bailifls who have
the II men in charge. They were not out OF
The new cruiser Baltimore made her second
trial in four hours steady run on a north
east by east course from Cape Henl0pen.
The speed she developed was even more re-
markable than on her first trip, being 900
knots an hour, against 1913 knots before.
In the late blizzard in Ute Creek five Next
can sheep herders persisted. The snow com
pletely covers the ground a distance Of 125
mikes. Many Mexican families are IN desti-
tute condition.
NJ. r. Fillmore, son OF the late Willard FIJI
more, 18th president of the United States,
died q few days ago Of apoplexy ut Buffalo.
He was about 60 years old.
An important but secret meeting Of the
Chicago, Burlington e. Quincy Railroad Off
cials was held In Burlington the other day.
II Is learned that the recent changes 10
freight transportation and the traffic OF West
ern lines was the principal matter under con-
sideration.
Ex-Mayor Abram s. Hewitt has become |
the possessor OF Plum Island, one of the |
small islands which lie between the Long |
Island and Connecticut coasts, east Of Orient |
The island was sold under foreclosure and |
was bought by Mr.. Hewitt for $4,000. 1t |
has so or 90 inhabitants.
President Harrison spent one day last week |
at Benjies Point, Middle River, Baltimore |
county, Nd, where he was the guest Of the |
Benjies Point Ducking Club. In the morn |
ing five ducks were decoyed and the Presi- /
dent brought down three with one shot
Senator Frye said recently that he would !
be In favor of abolishing the tax on sugar
imported from South American republics, "
they, in turn, would admit some product /
of ours free. The senator hopes that, as a
result of the Pan American congress, a COM
mon silver coin may be adopted by the diff
ferent governments.
Col. w. w. Thompson OF Albany, we'll i
known lawyer and Grand Army man,
whose controversy with Secretary Noble
Of the interior department brought him to
recent notoriety, has eloped with his type
writer, Bertha Denton, aged 20. He leaves
a wife and children. II Is said he has also
embezzled about $1,000 in funds belonging to
certain clients.
Edison has made a contract with the Next
can government to furnish the post Offices OF
the republic with Photographs, to be used for
the transmission Of messages. In ptsce OF
writing letter a Mexican hereafter can say
what he wants to say to 3 photograph, and
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