Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-10-17
NEWS IN GENERAL.

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The federal end confederate veterans pa
raded 1t Knoxville. Tenn. II was sn i'm
Inense affair, and was participated in by
about equal numbers Of the blue and the
gray. The line OF march was through the
chief streets, aud then ont to Fort saunders,
the old battle ground, where addresses were
delivered by j. ". Caldwell, Chancellor
Gibson. Col. W. 4. Henderson and Gen.
LOnEstreet.
Sheriff McIueruey has lodged In jail at
Prescott, Arr. one Of the most Motel swind-
leTs in the Southwest. He goes BY the name
Of J. VI. Wilson, alias Matthews, alias IIoI-
ley, alias Madison, and his peculiar vocation
has been 10 swindle the insurance com
panies.
The executive committee of the Union
League Club met In New York 10 decide
upon the bet means bf disciphning Col.
Elliott +. Shepard. who was charged with
making public club secrets through the me
dunn Of his newspaper. 1t has been an-
nounccd that Coz. Shepard will be either
suspended or ccnsured.
Mayor Carroll oC Rochester, y. Y, has
ordered the police 10 seize all theatrical post
ers Of IN Objectionable character. 1t in
cludes tn pictorial advertisements OF all the
theatres in the city. Even Marie VAIN
wright's pictures were deemed improper.
The census Office announces the population
Of Nebraska TO be 1886, 7't3, increase co.,
43l. per cent. 1877. New Jersey has
l,Hl,0I7, increase y9,90l, per cent, aI.4O
The Lockport schooner Hattie Del, which
/ sailed from Turks Island for Boston Aug.
| 10, and which has been given up for lost,
| hiss been heard from. \ cabegram from
{ Hamburg says the vessel WAS abandoned in
| lnid-ocean, the crew being taken of by a
passing vessel and landed at that port
I When the new cruiser Newark left her
wharf at Cramps yard, Philadelphia, on her
| trial trip, she was sent at a high rate Of
| speed down the river. Just b. fore she
reached Wilmington an unusual Earring was
noticed throughout the hip. The machinery
was stopped and an examination disclosed
! that the rocker shaft bearing ON the forward
| engine va. cracked. She returned to the
| yar,l.
/ The death OF the infant son ~ ] homas
| Dougherty, from injuries received by falling
tmbers. brings the Wilmington (Dcll
| powder mills fataItics up TO l. OF the in
! lured all are reported well. The buildings
were two magazines. packing house, press
mil, canister house, mixing house, dust
/ mill, grinding mill ard small storage room.
! The New York police ccnsu, cnumerators
| have already figured up ~, . more popula-
/ ton than the federal census takers. They
] have turned in $50 of the election district
! returns, and the figures stand / SO 81
/ There are ~ districts still to hear from.
Six men were injured by sn explosion at
the Ducey Lumber Company's lower saw
mill at Muskegon, Mich. As the fireman
was getting up steam four of the six boilers
! exploded. wrecAing the mill, aud throwing
/ the other two boilers far from their fOunda-
/ tons. One man named lcrgcr cannot re-
cover.
! The investigation Of the books and &C
/ counts Of ex-City Treasurer Fitzpatrick Of
/ TPrre iiautc. Ind. shows a shortage OF 49,,
! j2l. OF which $500 was money col ectcd by
! Fitzpatrick from Robinson, his immediate
| predecessor, al'o defsulter.
I The City OF New York has vanquisbed the
! Teutonic by Just one hour, and beaten her
own record. Tue time OF the victor was )
days q hours ~ minutes to New York.
/ Rube Burrows. the train robbcr. has been
! killed in Linden. Ala. He complained OF
hunger and was given his wallet, in which
was food From this he pulled out two pis
tolls and captured his captors making them
release him from the Jail lie woke up J.
| w Carter who had his money aud rifle,
and demanded their return. when Carter
opened fire. Five shots were inicrchanged
Garter being shot in the shoulder and Bur
rows IN the abdomen. Burrows died al
most instantly.
Parties are negotiating for the purchase OF
the Bowen & Signor Iron Work. at Saranac
and Russia, Clinton County, y. y, which
are now owned by F. VI. Villas OF Buffalo
and Dr. f.. A. Carpenter Of cambridge
Mass, with view OF developing the celc
brlted Trcmbley iron mine.
A despatch from Buenos Ayrcs SAYS thai
the reports Of an impending revolution arr
without foundation. There is no reason L
fear trouble. The CITY and the whole coun
try are tranquil.
DR.. George w. Lloyd, the assistant super
intendent OF the Fatbu,h IN. y } insInt
asylum, has been murdered by James ID
DOugherty. Mary Anderson's crazy lover
who had been generally regarded is harm
less crank.
The steamer ONenholmc, from Liverpool
for Montreal, IL ashore in bad position Ot
| Crosse Isle.
Mrs. James l.. Barclay OF LenoX and New
York met with a serious accident ut the for
mer place recently. Her horse reared ant
fell over back ward upon her, and her spin'
was severely injured
Mary and Eliza McGoniglc aged Il aud /
years respectively. daughters OF jane
McGoniSle, living u miles from Cumber
land, Ont. started for home after school
day or two ago. They were last seen aliv
lalf mile from home but were being fol
Owed 10y man named Narcisse Lsrocque
The bodies Of the girls were found a lev
lours later by . party Of villagers Bott
had been murdered. Larocque is under ar
est on suspicion Of being the murderer.
Several sticks of giant powder exploded =
Humboldt mine, jamestown. Col, instant
killing three men and seriously injurinj
another.
j. T. CApple and his three brothers, Al
poor men living OF Trenton. y. j., say the,
have received information leading them t,
believe that they IRE heirs to the estate 0
James Wood, deceased. of England, witt
left property worth $4,000 600.
An explosion OF gas in GAYLORD collicry
at Plymouth, Penn, caused the death o
Charles Armstrong and Martin Zukaski
Robert Wilson was so badly burned that b.
will die, and Anthony Slivinski will lose hi
syesight Henry Wolfe, driver, had al
arm broken.
The New York Lake Erie & Western X
r., through its president John King, In
made known it's reply TO the demands of II
employees. These demands numbered x
aud re .ated to n schedule of pay and reguld
tons to govern the employees OF the road
The demands of the men are refused.
1t is learned from well-informed nava
authorities that Admiral Walkers squadron
will sail In few weeks for cruise on tn
New England coast. The object OF tn
cruise Is to obtain desirable recruits. Tn
summers coasting Is row nearly at an end
Hundreds Of New England sailors arc alb III
10 be thrown out Of employment. II is T.
obtain recruits from these men that tn
white squadron will lie sent North. Th
event will he one entirely new in the histor
of ths service.
Mr.. Laurler spoke al ~. IIyaclnthC, Que
and was even more OutspOkcn than ut An
botstord IN his declaration Of unrestricte