Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-10-30

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Mormons landed from the steamer Wis
consin Thursday morning. An IN
bffsctual effort was made to detain
them.
The great rendering house of the
Western Abattoir in the western sub
urbs of Montreal was burned Thurs
day night. Loss, $4,000; fully in
sured.
The Mayor of Philadelphia has de-
cided to have a police count made OF
/ that city. He believes that the census
enumerators have omitted over 100, 600
names.
The trustees for the proposed Wo-
mems Western New York House of
Refuge met at Buffalo and selected
Albion. n. Y, as the site for the erec-
tion of the house.
Two attempts were made Monday
night to wreck trains on the Norwich
& Worcester railroad near Alexander
pond, in the town of Killingly, Conn.
| No arrests were made.
George Kessler, champion of Mon
tana, and La Blanche, the Marine"
have signed articles for a fight to
come off in Butte, Mont, between
November 5 and ~.
Friends of Governor Goodell of New
Hampshire authorize the announce
ment that he will be candidate for
United States Senator at the next ses :
sion of the Legislature.
Mr.. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ire
land, seems to be one of fortunes fa-
vored sons. He has just been offered
81 600, 900 for his shooting preserves in
the north of Scotland.
The report of the death of Jere
Dunn, the gambler, in Texas, re-
ceived from Chicago, is without
foundation in fact, as he was in Ne"
York Monday in good health.
The case of Charles Richardson Of
Philadelphia VS.. the Potter, Lowell Co.,
of Boston, has been again contin-
ued, this time until November II. This
is the fourth continuation.
Jacob Snyder, colored jubilee
singer of New York, has been sentenced
to State prison for twelve and a half
years by Judge MARITIME, in General
Sessions, for highway robbery.
Secretary Blaine addressed a large
assemblage at Canton. o., Saturday
afternoon, the home of Major McKin-
ley. Mr.. Blaine confined hims prin-
eipally to the tariff question.
John McDermott of Newark, N. j.,
Is in custody on charge of cutting
his wife's hand because she declined to
return some of the wages which he
handed over to her shortly before.
Meeting of Representatives of Trades
unions to organize State branch of
the American Federation of Labor, was
in session last week at the House of
Representatives in Harr isburg, Pa.
DIR. David w. KIN owles and wife have
been sentenced at Litchfield, Conn,
to ten years each, and their son George
to seven years for shooting John J.
" aters at Lanesville last September.
1t is stated that the grand jury has
found q true bill against the negro
Lingo for the murder of Mrs. Miller,
near Merchantville, N. j. This fact has
not been officially announced, however.
Jerome Sweet, the Providence Or. H.
ice peddler, who killed his wife by
pouring kerosene upon her and setting
her on fire, was found guilty of murder
and sentenced to State Prison for life.
The centenary of Lamartine's birth
was celebrated at Macon, France. with
elaborate ceremonies. NJ. julie Simon
was the orator of the day, and many
eminent men took part in the proceed
ings.
The late Justice Miller left no prop
erty except his residence in
Washington, ana mis- widow will
either have to open boarding house
or sell her home in order to make
living.
! Thirteen firms In Boston have
granted to the slate and metal roofers
the advance from So to S3.25 per day
and eight hours work on Saturday,
and the threatened strike will not
mAteralize
j A. B, Mullett, who was Supervising
Architect of the Treasury from 1865
until 1873, committed suicide at his
residence in Washington by blowing
out his brains with pistol. He was
90 years old.
Ann 0'Delia Diss Debar, the "spook"
princess, has opened a clairvoyant es-
adjustment in Brooklyn, N. Y. She
proposes to devote two hours daily to
an attack on Archbishop CorrigAn and
other ecclesissties.
W. j. blrch, the Reading railroad en-
ploye who fed from Philadelphia with
81, 900 of the compsny's money and
was arrested at Montreal, has consented
to return voluntarily and will be taken
to Phildelphia this week.
The New Jersey Synod adopted the
report of the Committee on Temper
ancs which strongly favored prohibit
tion and recommended the election Of
men to the General Assembly to accord
with the views of the churches.
1t is rumored in theatrical circles in
New York city that the McCaull
Opera company had become financially
embarrassed, and would return to that
city. a continued run of poor business
is the chief cause Of the trouble
The conference between the Mackey
officials and the employees Of their
roads, including engineers, firemen,
and the conduc ors Of the Air Line,
was settled at Evansville, Indiana,
amicably to all parties interested
John Petilliats, the wife murderer
now confined in the county jail at Col
umbus. Indiana, on a charge Of murder
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