Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-11-08
NEWS IN GENERAL.

1t is rumored that the Northern Pacific
and Rock Island roads have consolidated.
A sheriff and two deputies are reported
murdered by their prisoners in Arizona
A Kansas city man married his wifes sis
ter to save her honor, and after two years
has remarked his first wife.
A grist mill explosion near Frenchburg
KY, killed three men and wounded two
others.
Edwin ROyle. secretary of the board of
education of Paterson, n. j.. since 1881, has
recently been charged by President Cooke
with embezzlement on a bill of $266 on 60
tons of coal, and greater defalcatons are al
legged. 1t is said Royle has confessed.
Jacksonville H., has been visited by an
earthquake; no damage
j. A. Ten Eyck defeated Harry Vail of
Canada, on the ID, in a three mile race at
Philadelphia. Time, 20 m. Is s., the fastest
time ever made on that course. Vail missed
the water at the start, which seemed to un-
nerve him.
Nearly $1,000, 900 have been subscribed for
the Worlds fair in New York in 1892.
Alexander Simpson, for some years re-
porter on the Kansas City Times. has re-
ceiyed word from London that he has fallen
heir to the estate of his aunt in Edinburgh,
Sc t. valued at 100000.
South Dakota is open to congratulations
from her sitter states. When the news of
the issuance Of the proclamation by the
president admitting both Dakotas was re-
ceived at Huron, the city went wild with en-
thusiasm. Cannons and fireworks were
shot off all night. Dispatches from other
towns indicate that the widest enthusiasm
prevailed.
The southbound Santa Fe passenger train,
consisting of five coaches and two baggage
cars, was wrecked near Brownwood Tex.
The two rear chair cars were thrown from
the track and rolled down l5.foot embank-
ment finally landing bottom up. They
were full OF passengers. One of the coaches
caught fire three times but the flames were
promptly extinguished. Most of the wound
ed are from 5 II Antonio Caldwell and
Dallas, Tex. They were returning from the
San Antonia fair.
New Mexico is now anxious to become
| state.
Gus Winelander, representing the whole
sale umbrella firm of y. WineIander d Co.,
Philadelphia, committed suicide in his room
| at the Palmer House at Chicago, by inhal-
ing gas. Mr.. Winelander was one of the
best known drummers in the country
| An Austrian jew, who had been in this
| country only few weeks, was robbed of
$4,000 by rascally relative in Hoboken, N.
j., and being too proud to beg he took his
| own life.
Fiendish conduct of burglars in Missouri
town is reported,
| Mrs. Emily Ingham Staunton, one of the
earliest advocates in this country of the
| higher education of women and founder of
lngham university, lie Roy, n. Y, has just
died in Oil City, Pa. aged rs years.
| The crew of the wrecked schooner Jennie
Rosaline, from Savannah for Providence,
have been landed at Charleston, S. C. The
! captain and his wife were drowned.
The Guatemalan minister at Washington
has received a dispatch from President Ba-
rillos assuring him that all is quiet there,
and there are no indications Of discomfort.
For the first time in the history of our
government twin states-North and South
Dakota-entered the Union at the same mo-
| meHt.
The Cherokee Indians say they will not
consent to sell their lands to the govern
ment,
Jack Darling noted hunter in the Maine
forests, has been arrested on the charge of
staying deer illegally by the use of dogs.