Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-15
NEWS IN GENERAL.

The "orange king" of Florida is j. H. Har-
ris of Marion county. His grove this year of
two hundred acres yielded fifty thousand
boxes of the golden fruit
Ex-Queen Isabella Of Spain delights in
music, is herself an accompli he'd harpist and
has highly cultivated voice.
Messrs. Breslin and Southgate Of New
York have leas d Chicagos 81 eat Auditor
ium motel at a I, ntal o 100000 a year be
sides share of the profits.
Russell B. Harrison, president of the Jour
nal Publishing company, and son of the
president-elect has bought out the tire
plant, machinery enl goodwill of the Hele-
ma (Montana) Record, morning republican
paper started during tie recent campaign.
A committee OF merchants Of the city of
Mexico Is solicit subscriptions for a new
telep one compeIy which it has been de-
cided to establ' - owing to dissatisfaction
company
A new hotel at Sutherland, Florida, was
burned q frw days ago, and an excursion
party from Omaha lost their clothes and
valuables and narrowly escaped with their
lives.
Miss Amelia B. Edwards, the English nov
elist, is expected soon to yisit this country,
which is the only one on the globe that she
mas UOU explored. one Is Well Known as an
antiquarian and Egyptologist.
The only female alderman in the world is
said to be Miss Cons, member of the Lon
don board. She is said to be a remarkable
woman, very philanthropic and intelligent.
Congressman GroSvenor of Ohio has ac-
cepted an invitation 10 attend the annual en-
campment at Concord of he Grand Army in
the del artment Of New Hampshire.
The report that Count Tolstoi was about to
resign ths portfolio Of minister of the in
terror Of Russia is officially denied. 1t is
stated that the minister's scheme to reform
the local government will probably receive
the sanction of the czar.
Col Nathan A. NJ Dudley of the First
United States cavalry was first appointed by
Pre- ident Pierce at he solicitation OF Edwin
Forrest. Major Dudlay then was an active
member of the Massachusetts, militia. He
has been relieved Of his command and will be
retired. He hes seen more service on the
frontier than most any officer in the army.
John Jacob Astor has given handsome
four story building, with its lot Of land, to
the Childrens Aid society Of New York as
memorial of his wife, who was deeply in
terested In this charitable institution The
building will be used as an industrial school
Galusha A. Grow, speaker of the hou,e in
the 87th congress- Is still hale and hearty,
and is now on visit to Washington.
Thomas Condor, member of parliament
for East Tipperary, has been sentenced to
| two months imprisonment for melting boy
cotting. Mr. Condor has appealed from the
sentence and has be n admitted to bail.
At the recent annual convention of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage association, he d in
Wts ington, D. c., the following resolution
was unanimously passed: Resolved That
we re, ommend every woman in the United
States to follow the example of Mrs. Matilda
Joslyn Gage, and make personal application
to congress for removal of all restrictions
upon her right to vote. Also that congress
be hereby memorialized to pass the bill now
before it, introduced by Senator Dawes of
Massachusetts, to remove the political disa-
biiities of Harriet H. Robinson of Massachu-
satts"
| A favorable report is made on the propo-
sition to give the widow of Gen. Sheridan
$4,000 in lieu OF pension.
It is understood that President Cleveland
will appoint Assistant Postmaster Stevenson
to be United States district judge at Wash
Ington.
Ambrose T. Secor, formerly book-keeper
and cashier of the American District Tele-
graph company, pleaded guilty to the en-
bezzlement of funds of the company, and
was sentenced to three years imprisonment.
The amount involved is said to be about
$4,000.
The insurgents have reduced their de-
mands to 1000 rupees, and the exchange of
| three Arab slave dealers whom the Germans
captured, as ransom for the German mis-
sionaries, who have been brought close to the
Bagamoyo. Complete anarchy reigns on the
coast. The heat is unbearable.
A meeting of the plan and scopa commit
Zee on the centennial of Washington's in
augural was held in New York the other
day. The name Of Edwin Booth was added
to the committee. The naval display, April
49, and the reception given to The president
and to all the comm ssioners from the diff
ferent states, will represent the national as
pect of the celebration, as the militia on the
next day will represent the city and states.
Among Massachusetts people in Washing
ton there seems to be disposition to urge
upon President Harrison the advisability of
appointing Mr.. Hugo A. Dubuque OF Fall
River consul-general to Montreal. Mr.. Du-
buque Is a Franco-American, who is well
known In Massachusetts, He was at one
time the publisher Of a newspaper in Fall
River, and Is said to be man OF education
and thoroughly qualified for the position to
which his appointment will be asked.
The London Standards Berlin CORE
spondent says: 1t is understood that Eng
land will consent to the proposed Samoa con-
ference 1t is not likely, however, that the
conference will sit for some time yet Various
accounts Of the Apia fight assert that Klein
fired the first shot, and melted the Samoans
to attack.
Gen. Boulanger has unexpectedly returned
to Paris. He considers his presence there
nece sary in view of the coming business in
the chamber Of deputies He contemplates
making tour of the south later, when he
will perhaps go to Italy and visit Rome
The Theatre Royal at Aldershot, England,
was burned few nights ago, and In the
panic which nsued many of the audience
were injured.
II is reported from London that the Pope
has told the Austrian emperor that his sons
soul is probably unaffected by his suicide. The
church holds that the suicide was an irration-
al act; that insanity is hereditary in the
Hapsburgs, and Rudolph was therefore I'M
accountable.
Mrs. James A. Garfield, accompanied by
her son. James R. Garfield, is in New York
to meet her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Brown, just returning
from Europe.
j. A. Baasley, of 4. w. Beasley & Co.,
bankers and brokers, 81 Wall street, dropped
dead of heart disease. He was 80 years old.
Ten sailors from the steamer Mercedes re-
turned to New York on SaturI Jay because
they were unwilling to enlist in the Haytien
embroglio.
a New Y Ork 1rm purchased recently OuO,
900 packages of Ping SurI tea at cost of
500, 700, thus controlling all Of that brand
of tea in this country.
Mrs. John Bigelow, wife of the ex-minister
of France, died in New York a few days
ago She was for many years conspicuous
, figure in New York society,
A fire engine in st. Louis frightened q
} horse, who fatally injured his owner, killed
a little girl ami seriously injured two others
DR.. Paul Gibier, the eminent French ply
sician who has been making researches of
yellow fever causes, has been appointed ply