Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-05-17

The Wild West show arrived at Paris,
May IL, bag and baggage, from its tempo
rary camp at Neuilly. Every day will be
spent f9miliarizing the members with their
new camp. The show will be opened in
few days. There win be a special private
performance, at which President Carnot
VIII be present. accompanied by his military
staff and most of the members of the cabi-
net.
The new cruiser Charleston made another
trial trip of 100 miles, making an average
speed Of eighteen and a quarter knots an
hour, making her one of the flstest fighting
crafts ahoat
The sultan has sent an envoy to Berlin to
thank Emperor William for his support of
Turkeys eastern policy, and to invite the
emperor to Constantinople after his visit to
Athens
Inc Dreweres or Gottfried Kruger and
Christina Trefz in Newark, n j., Peter
Hauck in Harrison, Adolph Hupfel, New
York, and the Albany Brewing company Of
Albany, N. A., have consolidated. Stock to
the amount of a, $50, 600 will be issued by the
new company and take n by number of
New Jersey, New York and English capital
lists In addition to division of stock among
the present owners of the breweries large
cash payments are understood to have been
made.
Howard Spencer, who was recently arrest
ed at Salt Lake City, u, for numbering one
Sergt. Pike over 30 years ago, has been ac-
quilted, owing to a lack Of evidence.
Prince Sulkowski, a member of the upper
house of the Prussian Landtag, has escaped
from madhouse at Dobling, a suburb of
Vienna, where he was confined.
Ihomas A. Edison has brought suit in
equity in the United States court against
| Ezra Gillil9nd of Boston and LAWYER Tom
! linCpO Of 70. e
| $3.50 900. According to the complaint Edi-
son employed the defendants last year to sell
his rights in the phOnograph, which, it is al
legged, he parted with for $500, O0O while the
defendants are charged with having made
an inside profit of $3.50, 600 by the transac-
| ton.
| The Temps says the French Cabinet has
| decided to submit to parliament its new
scheme in aid of the Panama Canal company.
The mines of the CHARTERS Block Coal
company, at Toms Run, a few miles from
Charters Pa, was the scene of terrific
explosion of fire damp recently, resulting in
the instant death of four Hungarian miners
and great damage to the mine.
1t Is reported that the New York state
superintendent of ranks, Willis s. Paine has
placed his resignation in the hands of Gov.
Hill.
Mrs, Mary Smith and her daughter of
Akron, o., are now believed to have been
killed in the recent terrible railroad disaster
near Hamilton, Ontario.
Collector Erhardt has decided dispute OF
long 'anding between New York customs
authorities and merchants The decision in.
wolves nearly 81, SOC, 600 annually, and is the
result of several Investigations. Invoices OF
manufactured worsted goods have beer
| found by the appraiser to contain large
quantities of wool, and have, therefore, be 1
appraised under section 3G2 of the tariff law,
which calls for duty of 35 cents per pound
and 80 per cent. ad valorem on all wColer
goods under the value of so cents per pound
Viceroy Ii Hung Chang of China has is
sued proclamation notifying manufacture
ers and dealers that they will be punished il
guilty of adulteration of merchandise fol
export
The Royal Yacht squadron has appointct
a committee, including the prince Of Vale.
and the marquis of Ormonde, to which viii
be referred any difficulty that may arise il
connection with the competition for thu
America cup.
The steamer Cheniston, from St. John, N
B., for Liverpool, has landed at Low Point
G. B., William Dowdell and John Grant
belonging to the Gloucester schooner John G.
Whittier. They lost their vessel in fog
and were three days in their dory.
The Georgia Alliance has contracted will
cotton mills for2 600, 900 yards of cotton bag
ging to be delivered the first Of
August. The bagging is to be not less thai
81 inches wide and to average 12 ounces tx
the yard, the manufacturers agreeing to taxi
the cotton as covered at 10 cents additona
per 100 pounds, to cover the loss of weight il
liglI covering. The bagging will be mad,
by the Lane Mills, New Orleans, and tn,
West Point Mills, Georgia.
G. L. Kingsbury of Keene, n. H., has bee
chosen president of the Cheshire County fis
| and pnme LEAGUE.