Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-09-20
NEWS IN GENERAL.

| it. She was almost denuded of clothing and
| her body was covered with bruises caused
by contact with the rocks. The right side
| of the head and face was crushed quite bad
| ly, and the right leg broken at the thigh.
The cause of the young lady's suicide is as
much of mystery as ever
1t was reported in New York that Deni-
son d. Dana, the fugitive treasurer of the
Douglas Axe Manufacturing company of
Boston, has sunk large sums of money in
mining schemes i'll Colorado, which might
account for where some of the money of the
| Douglas company went One of these mires
was located near Slverton, Col, in which
he Is said to have invested over S125,000.
The wedding of Miss Mccormick to EN-
mons Blaine, which is to take place at Rich
field Springs n. V on Sept 26 is the most
inter, sting topic Of discu sion at present.
The brides troussaau, which is very hand
some and elaborate one and which was made
in Paris has arrived Miss Mccormick is a
tall, slender brunette. She has charming
disposition, is q acelul, gracious and self
possessed, aud of la has been bearing the
chief burden of hostess owing to her moth
ers NOS oVerStrong condition. Secretary
Blaine and family are expected 10 arrive
shortly. The wedding will take place in the
Presb, terian church.
A boiler in a sash factory, at Oal Ian l.
Cal, exploded, killing four men outright and
| lnjuring several others, two probably fatally.
Two Others are supposed to be buriel in the
ruins The explosion occurred in the engine
room, where there were three boilers. One
was lown 100 feet away, another half that
distance, and the third, the one that ex-
ploded, was split in two pieces. The ex-
plosion was caused by the machinery in the
mill being suddenly thrown off and the
boilers could MT free themselves of the steam
which arosa.
Nine saloon keepers in Harlem have been
arrested for keeping open after hours.
The first snow of the season has fallen at
Hope, Dakota.
Property Clerk Harriott of New York,
has i'll his 20 session gold medal, which he
will gladly give up to the owner The
medal is golden star surrounded by a
wreath. On one side is the inscription
Presented by Mary Anderson" and on the
reverse -. A. Yost, Life Saver" Yost is a
member of life-saving corps at one of the
watering places where Miss Anderson
stopped, and she presented him with
medal after gallant rescue of some drown
ing people.
A young lady in Louisa county, N Y.
| placed SO in her trunk until her we'd
ding day. About $4,000 was given her by
her afh lnced to keep until their marriage.
| While the family were at church thief
Ia.
money, and fled.
Mayor Grant of New York, has sent a
| check for 500 to the treasurer of the Wash
ington arch fund, together with note ex-
presSive of his interest in the project. The
total fund now is $50, ,97371.
William Brill of Hopkinsville, Ind, shot
| and killed James Lemon, a Louisville and
Nashville railroad conductor at Bakers
station. Brill refused to pay his fare and
was put off the train. Wild with rage, he
| drew n revolver aud fired three shots at
| Lemon, with fatal effect. Brill escaped to
the woods.
| Edward Shannon of New York shot him
self because his sweetheart refused to recaive
| his attentions any longer on account of his
| love for intoxicating liquors.
The steamer England, from Liverpool to
New York, reports one of the roughest voy-
ages l:er commander has ever encountered.
| One Of the firemen was washed overheard
and drowned. Capt. Healy says that the
| steamer was almost turned over by the COM
bined forces of the wind and sea- She ca
| reened over until the tips of her yards
dipped into the water,
The wild m rning glory has become such
a pest III Ventura county, Cal, that the
authorities are considering measures for its
determination. The vine has been trouble
some in other localities in the state for
years Its adcation is very difficult Hot
water, brine, coal oil, etc, have been turned
loose on the morning glory, but it still re-
mains,
The government powder barge which was
anchored off Liberty Island parted her Gable
in the great storm, and drifted on the shoa
| Off the point of Back Tom. There is red
flag displayed at her masthead as danger
signal. 1t is said that she is loaded with
dynamite and giant powder.
1t is reported that a young man who is en-
gagged to young lady, at Shamokin, Pa,
proposed stroll to the romantic cemetery a
few evenings since. At the cemetery they
sat down to watch the moon, and the young
man fell asleep. Pre- emily his lips moved
with an end airing speech, and he breathed
the name "Mollie." His lady love ahame
with JEALOUSY, jumped up and gave him a
push that sent him rolling down the bank
and crashing through the brush till a railing
stopped him twenty feet below, badly torn
and pleading. He is recruiting by the sea,
and the betrothal is hung up
Backbirds have established a roost IN
Washington, ILL.,. where they have assembled
i'll countless numbers, and the noise and
rocket which they keep up have become
Wy troublesome. The mayor has given
permission to shoot them, and thousands of
the birds are slau 5htered every night when
they concentrate. This does not seem to
frighten or disturb them in the least, nor do
their numbers seem to diminish. Blackbird
camps are common in Illinois, but one of
such magnitude as this is rarely seen.
A Boston attorney has arrived at Portland,
Ore, to investigate the title of Boston
family named Brownfeld to 81, 000 900 or
1000, 600 worth Of property in Portland.
To reporter he said: "fheir name is
BroWnfeld, and the grandfather, the head of
the family, is said to have been here, or in
the territory, from 1886 to 1888. While here
he took up large tract of land, Of which
fact the Brownfields became cognizant
but six months ago by looking over some
papers the old man, now dead, had slowed
away In chest years ago. / examined the
papers closely and became impre 'sed that
the land Brownfield took up is located here,
and is among the most valuable real estate
The moment / am satisfied on this point !
shall begin actions at law to recover the
property" Several pioneers who wAre in
tsrvieWed remember nothing Of Brownfeld.
Alice NJ. Lockwood, an attractive young
dressmaker of New York city, got gold
watch valued at $78 from a Broadway jewel
ler, saying that she had customer for it,
but that, if she did not sell it. she would re-
turn it. Several days later she got two more
gold watches from Mr.. Bicket, valued al
$165, upon the same representations. She
pawned the watches and appropriated the
proceeds Judge Gildersleeve sentenced heI
to the penitentiary for three years and siz
months Mr.. Bioket had confidence in hei
honesty because a relative of hers had beer
in his employ for years.
All the packers in the flint glass houses Of
the Ohio valley with two or three excep
tlons have gone on strike for an advanc'
in wages.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad train from Montclair, N. j., barely
escaped being wrecked at the drawbridg
over the Passaic river at Newark. The trair
contained 15O passengers, and pulled out o
Newark on time The tracks were wet snc
slinnerv lust as the locomotive reachei