Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-04-19
NEWS IN GENERAL.


has just discontinued its cabin passenger bus
tness from New York City. Manager Hurst
who has been advising the owners to confine
themselves to freight has received a cable
from Liverpool, notifying hin to issue no
more saloon tickets.
A company is being formed for the pur-
pose Of establishing an extensive railway sys-
tenn IN the Zambesi country in Africa. a1,-
OOO, 200 have already been obtained.
Capt. II. G. Cochrane, First Lieut.. Paul
St G. Murphy, and detachment Of 30 ma
rines selected for duty with the U. s. COM
mission at the Paris exposition, have left
New York in the steamer La Gaecogne for
Havre. These men are from the Boston,
New York, Philadelphia aud Annapolis sta
lions and are principally native born and of
fine physique and character
S. W. Meyers, manager of the A. Booth
Packing Co. of Chicago has been missing
since April z. A shortage of $1,000 has
been discovered
Advices from Hayti by the steamer Delta,
which arrived at New York April 10 state
that heavy fighting took place on March %,
between st. Marc and GonaiveS, and that on
the same day great damage was dons by an
earthquake at Port de Paix, many houses
being wrecked and several persons injured
The strike or misunderstanding at the
EAIiCS ollONCl WI hS at lNOTUu EdSJOU, MISS,
which has been in progress since Feb. %, has
been final y settled.
While Martin Murray, a mounted letter
carrier, was distributing mail at North Bev-
erly, Mass, his horse became fright
ened and threw him off. AS he fell one foot
caught in the stirrup and the frightened ami
NAL ran quite distance dragging Mr.. Muir
ray after him. After he was freed from the
animal it was found that he was shockingly
bruised about the head and face and his col
larbone was broken. He was removed to his
home and medical aid summoned
Henry Damon, of Scituate Mass, who
was reported suffering from an attack Of
hydrophobia, caused by being bitten by a saw
age dog at the Brockton cattle show last
October, died recently. He was % years
old and unmarried.
Mrs. A. E. Rice, widow of Judge Rice of
Augusta, Me-, who left about 1000, be-
queaths $1,000 for free bed in the Maine
General hospital Portland, and $4,000 to ST.
Marks Home for INDECENT and Aged Wom-
en-, Augusta.
The strike among the dock laborers at
MarseilIes, France, has spread to all the men
in that city employed on the docks. The
strikers are becoming demonstrative and
threaten to attack the Offices Of the various
steamship companies. The authorities have
pIdC6u SudIuS dO uQe OFFICES.
A dispatch from Sydney, N. S. W., says:
The captain of the German man-of Ad-
Ter, which was wrecked in the recent hurri-
cane at Apia states that Mataafa at first as
sisted only the Americans but afterward re-
pented and succored the Germans The
United States steamer Nipsic, although
hoated is useless.
The sloop yacht Mayfower, which defend
ed the Americas cup against the English
cutter Galatea, has been sold by f. T. Nor
gan to R. T. UnderhiQ of Oyster Bay, L. I.
The purchase price is withheld
Prince Law, negro living on the Spring
field plantation, five miles out of the city of
Savannah, Ca, has killed his fve-year-
son as n sacrifice to the devil,
A terrific explosion occurred in the Snug
gler mine at Balariat, Col, instantly killing
an employe named Crook and wounding three
others.
Judge Wallace in New York has decided
that the Western Union Telegraph company
must put their wires under ground in that
city.
A combination has been formed by the
New York Times, Sun, Tribune, World,
Journal and Press to raise the price for the
Sunday issues # those papers to five cents.
The combination includes all the English
papers except the News and Star. The
Herald has all along charged five cents for
Its Sunday issue independently Of the other
papers,
The Berlin correspondent of the London
Daily News says that Germany has not pro-
tested officially against the appointment of
Mr.. Bates as one of the American commits
siOners to the Samoan conference, but that
the government would prefer to have some
one else appointed in his place.
1t is rumored that an attempt was recent
ly made on the life of the Car, and that his
majesty was wounded by an exploding she'll
The affair is said to have been hushed up by
the Russian authorities
Mrs. Andrew Bubera, Finnish woman,
living near New York Mills Mimi, recently
gave birth to six children. Three were still
born. The others are living.
The annual report for the Canadian de-
partment of fisheries for 1888 has been issued.
1t gives the value of the fisheries of Canada
as ST. AIS, $40 against $18, $685. 103 for 1887, or
a decrease Of 1867, 593. The value OF the
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick catches de-
clined over half million each.
The Michigan house has passed the Jack
son Cigarette bill, which prohibits the imam
ufacture, sale, keeping for sale or giving
away of any cigarettes or any imitation
thereof composed in whole or in part of to-
bacco or any substance in the form of the
cigarette containing narcotic elements; or
any rice paper or any paper designed for
cigarette wrappers"
The appraisers appointed to make a COM
plete appraisement of the personal effects Of
the late philanthropist, Isaiah V. Williamson
of Philadelphia, have completed their Ia
bors. They place the value Of the effects at
$9,810,600.
At Wheeling w. Va, Governor Wilson
pardoned Enos Basham, sentenced to four
years imprisonment for grand larceny, on
intelligent to distinguish right from wrong.
Basham declares that he will not accept a
pardon on such grounds, and refuses tC
leave the penitantiary.
The Canadian government has made q
change in the contract for carrying the Eng
lish mails. Hereafter they will go via
New York instead of by the Allan line.
A strike on all the western railways cen
tring at Chicago is believed to be one of the
possibilities of the near future owing to q
proposed reduction of wages.
Street car employees in Minneapolis are on
q strike against reduction of wages.
Dispatches from points in Southern Dako-
ia and Northern Iowa report general heavy
rain, giving great relief to the farmers and
dispelling the fears of drought.
During the recent gale Portsmouth. N. G.,
anarrow island near Ocracoke inlet in that
state, was submerged drowning cattle
sheep and hogs. The water rose to many feet
in the houses and there was great destruction
of property. The inhabitants took TO the
housetops, remaining there until the storm
was over Great suffering was experienced,
but no lives were lost.
The United States grand jury at Port
Townsend, w. T., has found twenty-five in
dictments against William Harmed, ex-spec.
ial deputy collector; Hubert F. Beecher, ex
treasury agent, and Quincy A. Brooks, fol
stealing from the government
DR.. j. H. Giles, aged 65 Years, for 40 years
aphysician in New York City, committed
suicide by taking strychnlne. patient had
some time ago received verdict of S150C
npains st him for nllene1 nna lnrn In,