Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-08-30
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are going to Athens to solicit Emperor Will
liam's protec ion.
The Porte is said to have sent a secret cir
cular note to the governors-gene al of all the
Armenian vilayet, ordering the to cherish
their privileges and avoid offending the
hurds, who services might be needed i'm
the event Of war 1t is feared the note will
promote outrages upon Christians.
The strike of the dock laborers in London
isspreading. The socialists are said to b,
trying to lead the movement, and the red
flag is said to be displayed. Thirty thousand
dock men marched through the city. They
were quite orderly and made no untoward
demonstrations
The pope gave audience to Abbe Won
Schrader, hitherto professor OF the llogy in
the Cologne seminary, who has been trans
ferred to the Washington university.
The Abyssiuian general, Rassalula, adj
vanced to Godofelassi and made overtures
for peace. Gen. Baldissera, commanding
the Italian expedition, rejected his prop )sali
and advanced upon Rasalua, comp 4lling
him to retreat beyond the River Blesa
Bloody affrays are still reported in various
districts of Crete. The towns generally
are tranquil, with the exception of isol tted
outrages.
1t is authoritatively stated that Messrs.
Gooderam and Worts of Toronto, Ont, have
sold their distillery to an English syndicate
foc Sc, 0J00O
Lord Dunraven hopes to bring tue Val
kyrie over next season.
Fire in Touring mills at St. GATHERINGS
Ont, did $40 COZ damage.
Thousands of vessels are idle in the Lon
don docks because of the strike
The Dsconto Geselschaft Berlin, in con-
junction with an influential Hamburg bank
will issue Chinese loans to the amount of
s. 1000, 00J.
Count Won Motke's brother Lewis, an ex-
postmaster Of Denmark, is dead
The London Standard says Mr.. Parnell
hasn) intention Of visiting Am .rica, as re-
ported.
Nine. Patti will sing at the coming Welsh
Eisteddfod festival.
Fifteen Russian anarchists have been ex-
PEELED from Geneva.
An epileptic in a hospital for incurables in
Ghent, France, made an at acll with a razor
upon the other patients in the institution
who were in bed at the time He badly
gashed the throat' of "A OF them, but none
were fatally injured.
Count Courten, Swiss, confessedly a spy
in behalf of Germany, las been arrested.
The meeting between Kaiser and Car
has been arranged to take place at Potsdam.
Bismarck will be present.
The English, Scotch and American col
lege5 in Rome have united in sending mar
be bust of st. Thomas Aquinas to the
Catholic university at Washington.
1t reported that Mr.. Parnell will shortly
make tour Of America for the benefit of
his health.
The delegation of American workmen at
Paris were entertained at dim on the
Eiffel tower recently. United States Minis
ter Reid was i'll the chair. M. Bartholdi,
MIR. Depew and others spoke.
The Mexican congress has been summoned
to meet on Sept. 5. The purpose of this ex-
ira session is to consider the subject of aban.
doning the international exposition which
tute therefor rational exposition nexty year.
London, Eng, is agitated over dogs and
hydrophobia.
The war in Hayti is over.
Mr., Gladstone has written to express his
sympathy with Sara Bernhardt upon the
death Of Damala. Private letters received
in London state that she feels his death
most acutely, having grown pas ionately
fond Of him after their quarrel and his
flight to TuniS where he masqueraded as
soldier of France
An offer has been made public on the part
of James Be ry, who holds a monopoly in
the execution business of England, to come
to America and hang every condemned
murderer in the United States for $500
down.
The 90 per cent. dividend earned by the
proprietors of the Eiffel tower in Paris has
induced capitalists in London to try their
hand at similar work. In a short time
1nOthpr nf thaCa a1nn1 mo- Of tY11nt
probably be seen on the banks of the
Thames.
Miss Beaumont an American, made sue
cessful descent from ballon with a para
chute at Bridlingtoz, Eng.
The council of the Legion Of Honor has
erased the names of Gen. Boulanger and
Count Dillon from the roll of the order
The people of the New Hebrides islands
and AZ English residents have petitioned tho
Governor of New Caledonia to annex the
islands.
Half the town of Dubno, Russia has been
destroyed by fire. The loss is enormous.
The Lord Mayor of London has inv tied
tho American artisans now making the tour
Of Europe to banquet.
the British government in In lia proposes
to convert the track from North Wular
Like to Gilgit into a good militia y road.
me IlaUlVe papers pfoueSI aS llhst the pro-
ject as yelling scheme of annexation.
The death is announced of John Sanger
tho Motel English circus manager In London.
Mrs. Dion Bouricault is said to be pressing
her claim for 9700 back alimony and future.
Emperor William has sent palm and
laurel wreath to be placed on the coffin of
the late Grown Prince Ru lolf
1t is announced that the duke of Nassau
has been betrothed to Princess Margaret of
Prussia.
The Rome correspondent of the London
Chronicle, asserts that preparations ore
being made for the pope's departure from
Rome.