Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-01-11

Advices from Russia say that 175 persons
were frozen to death at Ekaterinsburg in
the district of Perm on Dec. q. There is
great destitution and suffering among the
people The Black, Azof and Caspian seas
are frozen. Railway disasters are reported
at Baku and other places in the Caucasus.
An explosion of firedamp has occurred in
a collery in the province of 0viedo, Spain.
Twenty persons were killed and many
were injured.
The Pastors union of Columbus, o., are
preparing a memorial that will be forward
ed to President-elect Harrison, protesting
against the inaugural ball.
The United States inspectors who are in
vestigating the burning of tho steamer Kate
| Adams have obtained evidence which salts
fies them that ~ persons were lost, instead
of IA, as they reported several days ago.
Argr, nents were beard by Judge Tuley in
| Chicago on the motion OF the anarchist or
ganization known as the Arbeter Bund, to
enjoin the police from interfering with their
meetings.
The Scranton penny steel mills shut down
| Monday, having worked all orders close,
and will remain idle month or six weeks,
in which time the managers hope to close
| some big contracts that will run them the
year out Meanwhile some improved ma-
chinery will be added. Over 1000 employees
are thrown out of work.
A recent novelty is an invention designed
to facilitate the manufacture of durable
boot heels. BY its use heel-shaped leather
shell is made and filled with a solid body.
| 1t has also novel device for pressing the
leather into the approximate form and
for molding and working it,
The president signed the bill to regulate
appointments in the Marine hospital service.
The new law prohibits original appoint.
ments to the service, except to the rank Of
assistant surgeon, and, as preliminary to
appointment, the applicant must pass rigid
examination as to his professional qualifica-
tions. Promotions to the higher ranks are
made after four years service and a second
examination,
The house committee on appropriations
voted to reduce the royalty paid for the use
of steam presses in the bureau of printing
and engraving from 81 to cent a thousand
Sheets The reduction will be made by a
clause in the sundry civil bill. Plate printers
and Knights of Labor have been making n
fight against the use of these presses and
they believe that the action to be taken by
the committee will result in the discontinue
ance of them.
There is good authority for stating that
shortly after the close of the session, which
meets this month, Sir John Macdonald will
dissolve the dominion parliament and go to
the country, to give those who are advocat-
ing either unrestricted reciprocity or an
neXation an opportunity to express their
views 1t will be mainly on these issues that
the election will be contested.
The bill of sale has been placed on record
transferring from the Army and Navy
Register Publishing company and Edmund
Hudson to Thomas l.. Wade, John Edward
jerks and st. John Apo for $4,000, the
property and privileges of the Sunday Cap
ital.
The E lison General Electrical company
has Leen organized in Orange county, N. j.,
and the works will be located in West
Orange, in the buildings recently erected by
Thomas A. Edison. The capital is put at
S12, 000
The New York Weekly Graphic COM
mends itself to those who cam afford the
daily. 1t presents all the current news of
the week. presented in a bright, succinct and
readable form. 1t is splendidly illustrated
with topics of vital interest, art and fashion.
1t contains special departments devoted to
the farmer and the housewife, together with
the doings and sayings of women. Its col
umns are crowded with the best that is
aflolt in the world of literature, and its edi-
torial page is fearless and conservative 1t
presents all The qualities of high class fam,
lily literary and artistic newspaper.
After holding it under consideration since
last May, the senate committee on education
and labor has ordered a favorable report
upon Mr. Turpie's bill to provide for the
making, publication and distribution of the
register of labor.
Ex-senator John D. Henderson of Mis-
souri,, who presided over the convention that
nominated Blaine in 1884, entertained him
and Mrs. Walter Phelps at dinner at the
Richmond hotel in Washington.
A new departure in Methodism is an,
nounced by the founding of an itinerants
biblical department at Mt Union college,
Alliance o.
David Lawrence, aged 73, died at Dover,
N. H., a few days ago. He was born in
Meredith and went to Dover as a stable
hoy. At "A he owned a stable for himself
Later he owned the American hotel. In 1856
he started the Lawrence express between
Dover and Wolfeboro, and drove stage from
Pennington to Wolfeboro. He sold out five
years ago to the American Express company
He leaves a widow and one daughter.
Col N. D. Sawin of Lqconia, N. H., anG
formerly the incumbent of various public
offices in Cambridge Mass, gave dinner tt
100 of his friends at the Mt. Belknap House
Lake Village He was presented with
gold headed cane and other articles of value
The occasion was in commemoration Of hi
Goth birthday. Among the distinguished
guests present were Hon. Nj, A. Haynes anC
Hon. Charles f. Stone.