Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11
NEWS IN GENERAL.
The police Killed seven mad dogs in New
York CITY JulN 5.

:. The police Killed seven mad dogs in New
York city July ).
sDecial from New Albany. Ind. saws
Word has reached here ola horrible doubl,
murder In Perry county. George Seals. !
desperate, who was driven out OF Crawford
county by the White Caps, abused his wife in
shocking manner on July I. On the next
DAY she was found rhot, stamped and beaten
TO death. Sheriff Cass Gardiner, who came
| on july j To arrest Seals, Was mOrtaly
/ wounded by the murderer, and has since
! died. The country is thoroughly aroused,
and Seas will probably be lynched if caught.
Mrs. James Smith went into the Fordham
/ original Package llOu g, Girard Kan, and
/ commenced breaking bottles, when the agent,
HuSt Steinbach, interfcred. She assaulted
| him with buggy whip. striking him half Z.
| dozen times before he elected her from the
room. lie had her arrested. She was fined
q IN the polio court, the amount being pal d
by the byStandcrS Her husband has been
on protrActed drunk since the house has
been opened.
An ATTEMPT was made to rob the Wells,
Fargo express car while the train was stand.
ing at Goshen, Tulare County, Cal. The
uoOr OF the car was opened 10 deliver cV-
press matter, when man reached into the
car and seized package, and attempted to
make oifwith it. The messenger Jumped
from the car, drew Il pistol. and compelled
the thief to get into the ear. The messenger
Then sent for Tho conductor, and had the
thief put under arrest and sent to Nsala.
The steamship Galveston of Sunderland,
bound for Montreal with coal went ashore
In ContrecHur channel. The agents have
received request for assistance. but no par.
ticuars are given. A tug and lighters have
lelt Montreal for the scene to take out u pOr-
ton of the GalyestOn's cargo
John Page, aged Il years, chief engineer
OF Canadian government canals, died sud.
denly Of heart failure In Ottawa a day or two
ago.
A fatal accident occurred at the Buena
' lSta iron mines, half-a-mile north of Bucna
Vista, Va. A rope broke and four unfortu-
mates were hurled down the shaft, distance
OF $50 feet to the bottom. Eli Painter, John
Montgomery and Lit Shecd were killed out
right. Floyd Marion had his collar bone
broken and received internal injuries, but
will probably recover.
Senior Dicguez, the Guatcmalan minister
at City Of Mexico, has received telegram
from his government announcing that Prcsi-
dent Menendez OF san Salvador was assas-
sinated, and did not die u natural death.
The worlds fair tonal commission, hy
a vote OF - TO II, have formally &c. cptel
The joint site, consulting OF the ke front
and jackson Park, ChiTgo, is the location
for the Columbi IN exposition
George Ludlow, % years old, an employe
IN Wilcox n Co.'S lird mandatory, t
Guttcnhurg, \. Y, fell into VT of e u>tic
Sod,. FIR nix IGerS, another emplovc, In
attempting TO rescue Ludlow also lei in.
Ludlow and Iaers were rescued after being
IN the vat shout five minutes. Both men
will probably die.
The steamships Toronto and Lake Nepi. |
gon, arrived at Montreal, report that naNi- |
CATION of the straits OF Belle Isle is still very
dangerous, owing to large Quanti!ie, Of ice
aud the prevalence Of heavy fogs.
Kcmmcr, the New York murderer, has
been res nenced to die by clectricit during |
the week beginning Aug. 4.
Eugene H. Cowles OF Cleveland, o., who |
was shot IN Montreal some time since by his |
brothcr-in-aw, c. C. Hale. has sufficiently |
recovered TO leave the Montreal General |
Hos, ital
The surrogate OF Tomplins county has
granted decree fixing the amount Ilowcd |
| he att 'rneys for the executor in the leic- |
Dratcd Cornell Inivcrsity-Fiskc will case as
follows Judge Countryman OF Alhanr,
100000; Halliday & Finch OF Ithaca, SIS.
700; senator Edmunds of Vermont, &3G0i.
These fees are to be paid ont OF the estate.
The action was in the courts seven years
News has reached Portland, Gre, of
disastrous fire in Seattle. The fire was in the
business portion Of the city, and the loss is
heavy.
Mrs. Julia c. Lippincott of Atlantic City,
\. D., the woman forger has been arrested In
Baltimore. Seventeen indictments il il
stated, have been found against Mrs. Lippin.
'ott in New Jersey. 1t is claimed that her
operations involve between $1,000 and
sl0O, 900.
Char cs Il. Packer, president Of the Park
National Bank Of Chicago, has been arrested
ind held in heavy bonds. 1t Is charged
hat Mr.. Packer, individually. drew his
heck for $1,000 when he had only $1,000
n bank; that as president he certified it
md put 1t through the clearing house; that
his transaction was lot entered on the
books OF the bank, and that ii was only dis
covered recently. when Bank Examiner
'turgis found the check among the banks
)apers.
George \. Parkhurst, the actor, died Il
lis home IN New York city recently. lie
vas ~ years old. Mr.. Parkhurst was the
asst living member of the company that
played In the National Theatre. Washington.
N the night Of the assassination of Prcsi.
lent Lincoln.
The Louisville & Nashville directors have
declared regular semi-annual dividend OF
J.lO per cent. in scrip and | 10 Cr cent in
ash and an extra cash dividend OF pr
ent
The members Of Florence St Johns
iaicty Company attended the funeral OF
heir late associate, Miss Josie Wilcox, in
an francisco, day or two ago. Miss vii
on died of fever with which she was first
,rlcken in Chicago. She was only ~ years