Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-10-24
NEWS IN GENERAL.

Of SUSSEX county, n. ]. In the village Of
Hamburg, with a POI ulation Of SO, there
have been IS cases. 20 Of them proving
fatal une-fourth Of the population Of Mon
roe Corners has been down with the malady,
aud a number OF deaths have occurred. IL Is
charged that the disease has Its source In the
numerous hog pens In and around the
creRmeries, which has poisoned the air and
water.
George II. Lipc, the sou Of Millionaire
Clark Lipc 81 Denver, is charged on three
indictments with forging his mothers sigma
ture to deeds purpOTling TO convey about
$4,000 worth Of real estate. Bail in sl5,-
600 will lie required. Young Lipe is believed
TO be In Oregon.
The Illinois supreme court has denied the
motion TO set aside the continuance In the
case Of O'Sulliyan, the Cronin convict, now
confined at Joliet.
Two masked men stole S14O0 from the
a ent Of the International railroad at Lin
dial, Tex. one night recently.
Eight workman were injured, four fatal
~, at Moreheads, Mcleane & Co.'S blast
furnace at Soho, Pa. They were engaged iE
dust blew out, cnveloping the entire party.
Two OF the victims, Edward Hughs
and Michael Korwart have died at the Gen.
eral Hospital. Homer Bearin and John
Hughs have also been given up by the ply
sicians. Peter Elthaney, Frederick Baker
and four Hungarians, whose names could
not be learned, were also badly burned.
The cause Of the accident is unknown.
Charles +. Bates has heen turned over to
the Anti-Cruclty society OF Rhode Island,
charged with setting fire TO q horse at New
port, lie is the son Of Charles Frances Bates
of the firm Of Martin Bates & Co., importers
of New York. His father owns cottage al
Newport. He took one Of his fathers
horses out driving, and the animal baking,
he saturated 1t with alcohol and set II on
tire. The horse was badly burned.
The trouble in Oklahoma over the capitol
location, Is not over. Gov. steel, en- route
TO kingtsher TO attend &. A. r, reunion,
received warning that he would be killed II
he passed through Oklahoma City because
of his having vetoed the hill locating the ter
ritorial capita at that place. At the soicita-
ton of his friends he !, II the train at
small station before reaching Oklahoma City,
and continued his journey by stage. The
feeling against the Governor is very bitter.
Calvin Holden and Albert Durham were
to be hanged IN Illinois, this week, but Gov.
Fifer, believing that the new evidence Of.
fered in behalf Of the pair IL sufficient TO
raise doubt as to their guilt has granted a
stay of execution until March o. Holden and
Durham were convicted of murder.
Recent developments in the affairs Of the
Bank of America show that the unfortunate
depositors Of that institution will hardly
receive 10 cents on the dollar in payment OF
their claims.
A cayein occurred at the Ludington mine,
Iron mountain, Mich. burying FIVE men.
Patrick Sluges and Richard Dunn were
rescued alive. but John Fisher was dead
when reached. w. X. Davis and W. Bailey
are still under the mass OF rock, and are UNI
questonably dead.
Birchal, who Was convicted ct murder al
Woodstock, Ont, i, writing a sketch OF his
life, and expects TO have it completed within
n week He is at present negotiating with a
number Of publishers, who are willing to put
the sketch in print and pay him for II.
Whatever sum he receives he intends hand
ing over to his wife.
Officers Madden and Jungc of the Chicago
police force had a dispute about religion.
Both become greatly worked up. Junge
struck at Madden with his club, and Madden
drew his revolver and shot Junge about two
inches above the heart. Madden then fled,
leaving Junge on the sidewalk. Madden has
not yet been arrested. Jungo Is dying.
Superintendent OF Immigration Weber
records up 10 OFT. show that between that
date and Jan. l, 2S9,0l3 immigrants were
| landed at New York, which exceeds the i'm
migration for the first nine months Of 1899
| by 3S,4G6.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph says
that negotiations pending between the Read
ing syndicate aud New York syndicate are
nearly at an end. 1t will probably result in
! an alliance between the Reading syndicate
and the Vanderbilt interest, and, II effected
! will bring the support of the VandcrbIlts 10
the Reading railroad.
A cyclone Of great force swept through
the country west of Naxton, \. c., doing
! considerable damage At Hasty several
/ houses were blown down, one person killed
and several injured At Floral College the
befry Of the Presbyterian church was
blown down, one house WAS demolished,
and two persons were perhaps fatally in
! jured.
u. c. Henncssey, chief OF police OF New
Orleans, was shot down by three men the
other night. His assailsnts so far are I'M
known, but several arrests have been made
on suspicion. lie had many slight wounds
about his body, In addition to two severe
wounds, one In the abdomen and one
through the lungs. He has since died at the
Charity Hospital.
DR.. II. q. McGonigale, who was found
guilty at New York OF having caused the
Ieath OF Annie Goodwin, the Harlem cigar.
ette girl, by malpractice, has been sentenced
TO IA years in Sing Sing prison.
most dlsgraceftIl row occurred at Pea
sticks church, three miles cast Of Owings.
willie, Ky, at the conclusion of religious ser
vices, which resulted In the shooting and
wounding Of two innocent bystanders.
The jury in the case OF Mayor Patrick j
Gleason OF Long Island City, charged with
assauiting Reporter Crowley has returned a
verdict OF guilty of assault in the third
degree" Sentence was deferred. The pen
atty is Imprisonment for not more than one
year, or by q fine Of not more than $500, oil
both.
President Samuel Gompers, Of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, has issued call fol
the annual convention OF that organization
which will be held in Detroit on Dec g.
A petition TO the governor-general, pray
ing that the sentence Of death passed upon
Birchall the murderer of +. c. Benwell, b,
committed, is being circulated at London
Ont, for signatures.
Lucy Hale of Lansing, Mich, has beer
granted pension as the daughter OF
Nathaniel Wallace, n private In the Four
teenth regiment, New York Volunteers
during the Revolutionary War. She will re
ceive $50 per month from Sept. %, 1890.
Among the papers read before the Asso
citation for the Advancement Of Women, a
Toronto, Ont, was one read by Mrs. Kat,
Cannot Wells Of Boston on special leeisla
ton on moral energy her aim being to show
that there was too much special Legislation
in the present day and not enough ell
eouragement of moral and personal energy