Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-12-19
NEWS IN GENERAL.

Secretary Window b said TO contemplate
the withdrawal Of permission TO allow United
States customs officials 10 bond cars in Cans-
dian territory for transit through the
United States. The impression prevails In
certain quarters that the Canadian railways
alone are benefited by this arrangement. II
is a fact that there are no less than nine
Canadian officers Of customs stationed at
different points. IN the United States 70 do
precisely similar work for the benefit OF
Americans shipping through Canada.
The 5000 employees Of the Clark Thread
Company, at Newark, n. j.. went out on
strike because of dissatisfaction with fore
mans rule; and later In the day the company
ordered the mills shut down for m indefinite
period. The employees regard the compsnys
action as a lockout.
May 0 to 10 has been selected - the data
of the 10Th international convention Of the
Young Mems Christian Association at Kan
sas City, Mo.
Niueteon thousand Ave hundred and
seventeen registered packages and letters ad-
dressed to foreign countries went out from
the New York post Office day or two ago.
OF the lot 13,702 pieces are for Great
Britain. The above figures represent the
greatest volume Of such matter forwarded to
foreign destinations on one day from New
York. The indications are that the holiday
be larger than ever before.
Old Chief, the big, vicious elephant that
has been tightly bound with log chains for
several years In the Cincinnati geological
arden, broke his chains the other night and
began general work of destruction. Sharp
shooters were procured, and they fired III
shots into him with Springfield muskets
without apparent effect. The following af-
ternoon supt. Stephen. tried again. the nrst
1t apparently produced no effect The sec
ond was aimed at his head behind and near
the ear, and In q few seconds the big for
eigner was dead, but not till after IL more
shots were fired, making "a In all.
The Reeves Colored Dramatic Company
went to Halifax, N. g., from Boston last
week, Their season was failure, aud they
were jailed for their hotel bill. A l0-year.
| old girl named Minnie Ashley has just ar
rived from Boston under an engagement to
| play with the Reeves company through the
| province at 80 week. All but two mem-
| bers Of the company have returned TO Bos-
ton. The Society for the Prevention Of
| Cruelty to Children took charge Of the child
aud refused to allow her TO play with the
two men, and will send her back to Boston +.
Capt. C. II. Conrad, in a report received
by Gen. Miles, at Chicago, says the 100
Indians at the Yankton Sioux agency are
| bt1ENtuks luCy ~ Aoutruou euos shoy
cannot resist eating at once practically all
that they receive, notwithstanding another
issue of food Is not due for week. Indi-
| viduals among them are still unpaid for ser
vices rendered the government IS far back as
1852.
The Pittsburg (Pa.) prssbytAry has sus-
pended fve young ministers for heresy.
They have appealed 30 the synod.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding has in
formed the collector OF customs at Boston
that entries cannot legally be made In the
United States custom houses BY foreign
corporation having branch Office In this
country, on the general ground that II
j would be impracticable for g nonresident
foreign corporation TO make an entry 90.
| cording to the provislonso of secs. 27S5, 1888
and 275T of the Revised Statutes.
The steamer Napoleon Ill. was throw n
| upon the rocks during recent gale at Cow
Bay, N. s., aud will be broken up.
Fire has destroyed the Big Four elevator
| at Sandusky, D. Loss, 90, 900; insurance,
$4,000. The fire extended TO the lumber of
the sandusky Box Company, destroyina
5000. 900 feet, valued at 900 to $60, 600
Fully insured.
The Banco Nacional aud the Banco Esta.
dos Unidos, Of Rio Janeiro, have been
authorized to unite under the title "Bsuoo
da Republca," with capital Of 200 900 00t
milreis The decree also authorizes thu
issue OF loan Of 10000 900 milreis, gains
one-third that amount In gold.
The schooner sunk of Harborviile, N. 8.
In the great gale OF the lst inst, when al
hands were drowned, ID believed to be TIL
Daniel Marcy, 100 tons, of Boston, Scott,
master, from Boston Nov. % with cargo Of
hard coal for Port Williams,
Joseph Cussen, who impersonated fria
and ill-treated girls at Montreal, and VIII
was sentenced TO the pcnitenttary for awe
years and to receive 10 lashes, has received Q
portion Of the latter sentence. He fslnted a
the hrst stroke. The remainder Of the pun
.shusn; viii DO i1iiioicd in January.
The differences between Henry q. Dixie!
and his wife have been settled by compre-
mise. Mrs. Dixey began proceedinge 70
divorce two years sgo upon the grounds o
non-support. BY the compromise Mrs
Dixey, who 10 living in New York city. re
tsins the custody Of the children aud receive
) an allowance Of $40 week for her own sup
port and $50 additional for the maintensnc
and education of the children.
The firm OF d. W. Merry & Co.. pape
dealers, Philadelphia, has gone out Of bus
ness. Mr.. Merry has left the city, OWN
some S85 900, obtained In part on bogu
checks and bad notes; and his late partner
, Charles r. Craig IL under arrest at his hom