Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-10-04
NEWS IN GENERAL.

were severely hurt and nearly all those on
The train were bruised and battered.
A rumor was current at BeSsemer Mich,
That the Geugebic stage robber, Reimund
Holzhay, otherwise known as Black Bart
together with several other prisoners, had
made his escape from the county Jail, that
the sheriff had called out n posse to pursue
out in large hunters, with blocdhounds, to
join in the man hunt. Tho story is denied
in later reports as entirely baseless
The governor of Michigan has surrendered
10 the United Stats the unearthed lands
granted the state of Michigan by act of
congress in 1856, for railroad from On on
agon to the Wisconsin state line, and for a
road from Marquette to Ontonagon. Last
March congress passed an act forfeiting such
lands as had not been earned and the Michi-
gan legislature at its Ia session empowered
the governor to release the title that the
state had held in trust for these roads to the
United States. The lands returne amount
to about 10000 acres, and many home
steads have been taken upon thcm.
Specials reported brisk snow storm in
Wisconsin on the 26th.
The new Columbia hotel, at Cape May,
owned by James Mooney of Philadelphia, is
burned with all its contents. The loss foots
UP about $3.50, 000 with an insurance of $50
000 The Ebbitt house and Mayor Edmund's
new cottage were scorched. Sparks found
their way into the West End hotel and set
fire to a carpet and sofa. Congress hall has
caught fire three times
The beached ship Geestemunde off Atlantic
City, N. j., broke in two w tn a loud crash.
The three masts fell ripping open the decks,
allowing her cargo of 2500 empty oil barrels
TO float out. They strew the beach for a
| mile. The wreck was caused by a heavy
rolling sea.
Charlie Wyndham, the English comedian,
who is to play five months American en-
gagement under the management of Abbey,
Schoebbal g. Grau is in America with his
wife and Miss Mary Moore, the leading lady.
Mr.. Wyndham and his company will begin
their engagement on Oct. Z, at Abbeys new
theatre in Boston, playing for four weeks,
opening in David Gal rick This imper-
sonation will be followed by Mr.. Wyndhom's
new role ''The Candidate" in Justin McCar-
thy's play, and bv "Wid Oats and ''Head-
less Man" Mr. Wyndham's company will
consist Of tnirty act rs and actresses
A street car filled with Singer factory en-
ployes going to work had a close shave re-
Gently at EliZabethport, n. Y. There is no
1agman at the railroad crossing, and an ap-
preaching locomotive got close to the car be-
fore the passengers were aware of danger.
Then there was panic. They bolted for
the platform, from which they stumbled
promiscuouSly into the street. Several were
hurt in the rush to escape and one of the
factory bosses fell on the crossing just in
front of the locomotive, which, however,
was stopped within a few inches of his body
Caleb Tozier, of Camden, N. j.. who fell
down stairs and broke his neck, died at the
hospital. The case has attracted a great
deal Of at'ent on among medical men. A
harness was construc ed in which his head
rested, and this helped to keep him alive.
His body had been completely paralyzed
since the fall.
The Hon. NJ. NJ Southworth, one of the
early settlers Of Niagara county, N. Y,
killed himself in his law office recently. A
paper was found, dated II 40 o'clock, saying
he was doing wrong, but couldn't stand the
pressure" He was one of the earliest and
most eminent autislavery agitators one of
first members of the republican party, and
for many years district attorney of Niagara
county.
At the annual fair of Otsego county in
Cooperstown, N. Y, the principal feature of
the day was balloon ascension, to be ma le
by Edward Wadsworth of lion, an amateur
balloonist. VIII IL about mile up he de-
scended from the balloon with his parachute
The wind carried him toward the middle of
the lake. an when he dro, ped he was a mile
and half from the shore, and was drowned.
Many spectators went out in boats, but they
were too late.
Norman Ormsby, a driver of a fire engine,
at Chicago, married his second wife about
| five years ag) The woman was sckly. The
other day she fired two bullets into her head
When her husband heard of the tragedy he
became despondent, and finally placed the
muzzle Of a shotgun against his breast and
fired, He died instantly.
A remarkable mania has taken possession
of the convicts In the penitentiary at Salem,
| Ore. witt in tho past year Three of them
have performed amputations to avoid work
John Smell, n colored convict, placed his
| left hand on a board, and, with one stroke
of q hatchet, cut off the~fingers He was
sentenced for five years, one of which he
had served. He is stout hearty fellow,
| but very lazy.
Incendiarism combined with burglary has
broken loose in the lower part of Berks and
Lancaster counties P. nnsylvania. A few
nights ago public building at Wrightsville
and five barns were set on fire almost stimuli
| taneously and destroyed. Later q farmhouse
near BaTnesville was likewise burned The
Boas lumber yard has been repeatedly set on
fire of late by the incendiaries. In the same
interval burglars have entered and robbed
the Philadelphia g. Re iding depot at Doug
lassville, have ransacked postoffice and resi-
dences, plundered the houses and barns.
Among inc passengers on Une laSG IT D OF
the French steamship La Bretague was Sig
nor Salvin, the Italian tragedian, who has
| come to MAKE his farewell appearances in
this country. He is to play IA times at Pal
mer,s theater New York, beginning on DC
tober 10th, and win afterward play in Bos-
tom Chicago Denver, and, perhaps, San
Francisco and also in the principal inter-
vening cities he is to appear in Samson, y
play originally written for him; ''Othello, y
and "The Gladiator" Tho tragedian is now
SO years old, and speaks Of himself in the
little English he knows, as the "old man"
but he looks nothing like his age. He was
last here in 1886.
The steamer City of Kingston, one of the
handsomest boats on the Hudson, has Just
been sold to the Oregon Steam Navigation
company of Portland, Or, AM will at once
be taken to that place via Cape Horn and
the straits of Magellan, The price paid was
Sl35, 900. The same company is looking for
other boats along the Hudson. The King
ston made her last trip Sunday night.
Eva Corner, young widow of New York
City, met Harry Gerdes a month ago and
some trivial act of polteness on his part led
to an acquaintance. He referred most feel
ingly to her widows weed' and confined tC
her that he was widower Later she prom
ised to be his wife. He told her he was a
travelling salesman at a salary of $500 pei
year. One day recently he went to see her,
apparently in great haste, He said he was
in O most unfortunate predicament, He
was called out of the city on business and
lacked $40 to pay his railroad fares. Mrs
Corner gave him the money Two days
later he called again for SO more Eva gave
him the money, and then suspected that
something was wrong. She started to fine
Mr.. Gerdes and found his wife. Mrs. Ger
ner appealed to the police at once, and had
him arrested.
A terrific church fight is in progress
among factions of the United Brethren de
nomination of Greencastle and Clay Hill, Pa
over the ownership of church property The
congregations own church at each place