Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-10-31
NEWS IN GENERAL.


by way OF experiment, 4 large consignment
OF sealskins is being shipped from Victoria
TO London by rail over the Canadian Pacific.
for the Hudson Bay Company, in place Of
sending them forward, as heretofore. 10y
vessel around Cape Horn. IL is claimed
that, insteai of arriving late in March, A.
formerly, these sealskins going forward by
rail will reach London in time for the Jan
uary, instead of the March, sales, while, At
the same time. although the cost Of transport
will be much higher the interest anu insu-
rance account will be greatly reduced.
The death Of Michael Cobb. a fireman on
the steamship Santiago de Cuba Of the Ward
line, which occurred in big tenement
house in Brooklyn, y. u, caused brief
scare to the health officials Of that city, as Il
was strongly suspected that he was "A victim
of yellow fever, but quite recently nr.
Converse and other doctors made all autopsy
and found that death had resulted from bill
ious remittent fever.
By q collision OF freight trains on the I'm
ion Pacific railroad near Portland, Or, Eli
giueer OBrien was instantly killed and Fire
man Heinsworth had his right shoulder
crushed.
A cablegram from Glasgow announces the
new steamer Boston, for the Yarmouth
Boston line, steamed 81 miles on her trial
trip, which was perfectly satisfactory 10 the
representatives Of the company. She will
leave Glasgow on the Both for Halifax. Her
speed will be greater than that OF any boat
runuing now TO Boston.
Engineer Goodae was fatally injured and
two firemen slightly hurt by an express train
on the Chesapeake 4 Ohio railroad running
into a rock that had fallen on the track near
Hinton, Va.
Theodore Masopust OF Hoboken, n. j.,
has been arrested on the charge OF having
stolen $1,000 from the safe of his employer,
william Utz, the well-known passenger
agent and police commissioner Of Hoboken.
The Indians about the Goat River district,
B. c., are threatening 10 eIterminate the
mining population who have gone into that
country, unless they are compensated for
the minerals taken from that district. Lat
est alvices state that the Indians have gone
on the warpath, and trouble Is feared. A
detachment OF mounted police will be sent
to quell any uprising.
Owing to the successful completion of the
ST. Clair railway tunnel, the Dominion gov
eminent has been asked TO assist Senator
Howlnnd's project for a tunnel across the
straits of Northumberland TO Prince Edward
Island. The preliminary surveys have been
completed. There are no great engineering
difficulties in the way. The shortest distance
between Prince Edward Island and the
lUSlHlNIlll II rlA anu OuV-Hai lhlNs, anu INV
cost Of the work is estimated at SlI,OO,0OO
Albert Luderueyer young kewaunee
county (Wis.) farmer, was married a few
weeks ago. One day recently he quarreed
with his wife about the winters supply Of
potatoes, and, growing insanely angry, shot
her dead. lie then put the weapon TO his
head and blew his brains out.
The sheriff OF Coffee county, Ga, has
called on Gov. Gordon for troops to sup
press riot of negroes against whites Four
men are said to have been killed.
The engineer officers at Washington. are
preparing for work under the river and har-
Dor act. Already many advertisements for
proposals have been authorized. Col. s. Nj.
Mansfield who Is stationed at Boston and
has charge of projects in eastern New En-
gland, has received permission to ask pro-
posals for dredging ia Manchester, y. H.,
harbor; stone work at Cape Ann; dredging
and stone work at Newburyport; dredging
at Gloucester, Winthrop, Boston, Salem,
Scituate. Lynn, Plymouth and In the chan
mel leading to Nantasks beach.
II is stated that the West Riding regiment
will shortly leave Halifax, n. s., for Thorn
cffe, Eng The Grenadier guards and the
18th regiment now at Bermuda are expected
to relieve the West Riding
The body OF a woman has been found In
the Lelsnd Hotel ruins at Syracuse, n. l.
1t was dismembered aud destroyed beyond
recognition. 1t is thought to be either the
body of Anna Padden or Mary Doyle, ser
wants at the hotel.
A passenger train on the Chattanooga,
Rome e. Columbus railroad ran into wag-
on near Chickamauga, Ga. and killed J. W.
! Jenkins, his wife and baby, and Mrs. james
Bowman, nil of Walker county.
Treasurer Huston expects to have ready
for issue by Nov. a large supply OF 81, 81
| and IS treasury notes. They will he used in
the purchase OF silver bullion In order 10
meet, as far as possible, the present demand
for notes of small denominations. These
payments have heretofore been made in $40,
| 800 and $1,000 notes principally in the lar
ger denominations
IN. Poitras was fatally injured and Ca
| milla Beaudois, his niece, was instantly
killed by train at Montreal while attempt
| Ing to cross the railroad track In wagon.
Fire destroyed the Mission Soap aud Cam
die Works, owned by Max Morganthall, in
San Francisco. The flames spread to the
| Pacific Mattress Factory, owned by William
Clark and Henry Black, and TO four cot
tages, all OF which were consumed. Total
loss about $500 0; insurance $4,000.
Mrs. August Mehln. the young wife Of
a railroad laborer, was shot and killed ut
| San Antonio, Tex. by Isaac Weiss, who
then placed the muzzlc OF the smoking ie-
volver in his mouth and literally blew on,
| his brains. " eiss was a desertcr from tho
Z. S. army. 1t is supposed that he mistook
| Mrs. Mehlin for his wife. A note found in
his pocket iulicLtes that he intended to first
kill his wife and then commit suicide.
The long distance telephone now running
between Erie and New York was tested
recently by General Manager E1sterbrook
The test was n success, and New York was
easily talked to over the wire. The distance
must have been at least 800 miles.
Johnny Hope, son of Jimmy Hope the
famous bank robbcr, has been pardoncd by
the governor Of New York after serving over
nine years of the 90 years sentence imposed
upon him in July. 1870, for completely In the
robbery OF the Manhattan Savings lnstitu'
ton, a crime for which young Hope has al
along contended he vas innocent.
An incendiary fire destroyed the large
carpenter shop OF the Pennsylvania Agricul-
tural Works, owned by the A. b. Farquhar
Co, limited. and four brick building, al
York, Pa. Loss on carpenter shop about
$4,000 insured for about half
The treasury department is informed OF
the arrest at Fort Benton, Mont, of loui
Chinese who had been struggled across the
northern border. They were taken back tC
British Columbia.
A passenger train on the Kansas City
Memphis & Birmingham II. r., from Biz
mingham, Mass. westbound, went out
leaving the sleeper and conductor In tn,
station. Discovering that fact, some ss
miles out OF town, the engineer began back
ing into Birmingham. At Thomas Fur
mace three miles ont of the city the back