Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
NEWS IN GENERAL.

lhcfe ~ trOuDie IN local Oohru oi tnc
" WoTld's fair directors. AT q recent meeting
! number of those fsyoring the lake fiont
passed q resolution placing onehalf Of the
air, including the attractions, on the lake
'ront, the scheme being pushed through
Without consulting the national com mission.
President Gage at once resigned, aud this
brought the directors 10 terms.
Judge Sandel, associate justice Of the su-
areme court Of Arkansas, Is dead.
The grain elevator owned by J. II. Dole d
20. Of Chicago, and located zt Princeton, Ill,
mas been destroyed by fire. Ii was valued
It 30, 900; insurance $4,000.
The grand jury at Montreal rendered
true bill against X. y. UBrien for "wickedly
aud maliciously intending TO injure, viify
and prejudice HIS Royal Highness Prince
George of Wales by sending a dispatch
which alleged that Prince George, who was
then In Montreal. had been arrested for par
licipating In street row. o'Brien pleaded
not guilty.
A store belonging 10 Compton 4 Spaljing
81 Middlepert, n. Y, has been burned.
Joseph Spalding, aged 81, who lived In the
upper story, was burned TO death.
a shooting scrape took plscc at Bastrop,
Tex, between sam Smith and three
brothers named jenkins, owing to difficul-
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bullets in his body. Old man Jenkins may
die, having been shot below the knee, sever
ing the artery. One OF the sons was wound
ed in the leg. The jenkins boys surrendered
to the officers.
Fire in the six-story building $50 to 28
Pearl street. New York. damaged stock and
buildings to the extent OF s50,000 distributed
among various firms. The United States
Hotel at Fulton aud Pearl streets was In
great danger at one time, but escaped with
\ light scorching, Tranic on the elevated
road was blocked for an hour.
1t Is stated that the Hon. G. T.. Foster OF
Ottawa Ont, Is prepared to offer an eIcep-
tionsl proposition to the West India Islands
as regards reduction Of duties, with the
view Of securing the trade Of the islands.
The duty annually collected on West Indian
goods is about ~ ,000, 900. The islands an
nually purchase from the United States about
Sl6,000, 900 worth Of goods.
The secretary of the treasury has author
lied the assistant treasurer at San Francisco
to receive deposits OF funds from bankers de
string to transfer the same by telegraph TO
the assistant treasurer at New York. This
is done to enable persons in New York hav-
ing funds IN San Francisco that are not
needed there, to transfer them for imme-
diate use 10 New York.
Bud Mccoy was recently waylaid by VIII
ham Dyre and Pies Mccoy on Peters Creek,
Pike County, KY, while on his way to the
house of John Gostin, and killed. The murder
stirred upa tremendous exciteme-.t among
the McCoys and Hatfelds, aud a posse at
once started after the murderers who hed
through the southwest corner OF West
Virginia into Kentucky. News has been re-
ceiv>S that the posse came up with the fugt-
tives in Buchanan County, Va. Pies McCoy
was shot and captured. but Dyre escaped
after running fight. A portion OF the
posse Is In pursuit and he will probably be
killed.
The dead body OF J. 5. Goodwin was found
on the New York, New Haven & Hartford
X. X. track near Mamaroneck. y. y. Mr..
Goodwin was employed rs a cart0onist on
Puck, Judge and other papers. He was 3S
years old and resided in Aamaroneck with
his family. The presumption Is that he was
walking along the track to his home, taking
short cut, and was struck by tram and
killed.
A melee among the university students in
the postoffice at Ann Arbor, Mich, resulted
in six young men who took leading part In
the trouble being lodged In jail.
A large and fash iouable audience gathered
at the Metropolitan Opera house, New York
city, TO listen TO the first lecture Of the grea
African explorer. Henry NJ. Stanley. Tht
receipts for the evening were $4,000, o
which 5000 goes to the lecturer and the resi-
70 the convalescent home at Summit, n. j.
In q speech at st. Johns, n. F., In tn,
election campaign just closed, Mr.. Scott th'
defeated opposing candidate, said: "FoI
many months past the bitter feeling OF re
sentiment against British negligence Of New
fouudlsnd's vital interests has been taking
deeper and deeper root 10 the hearts Of oui
people, and annexation with the American
republic 10 beginning 10 be regarded by .
vast number of Newfoundlsnders ss tht
remedy for our sufferings."
Mr.. Jacob Baez, the consulgeneral o
Guatemala at New York, has received thii
telegram relative to the Affairs In the repub
lie Of Honduras: "Bogran has reorganizeC
his forces, which have arrived from all part
of the country, and is besieging Sanchez IL
Tequcigalpa. Guatemala has positively de
termined to remain neutral in the presen
conflict"
A steamer blew signals OF distress of thu
bar at Crazy Banks, st. Augustine Harbor
recently. Pilot Pscetti went Immediately t.
the scene, and found that the wrecked yesse
was the wrecking steamer Starry Banner
from Baltimore to Key West. The crev
were rescued.
Mr.. Lacey, comptroller Of the currency
says that the latest reports received by hin
show that all the national banks In New
| York city are In good condition and In n,
danger from the stringency In the none,
market.
The Overland Pacific train, south bound
| went through the north end OF q long trest !
over Lake Labish, about iye miles frou
Salem, Ore. The trestle must have givel
away as soon rs the engine struck IL, and tn
train and trestle all went down together
| The engine was overturned and half burie,
| In the mud, and following this we're the ten
der, mall baggage and express cars, smok
ing car and tourist sleeper. All were broker
| to pieces Engineer McFsdden, Fireman
! Tim MoNeal and two unknown men wer'
killed. Among the injured were Capt. Jacl
Crawford, the poet scout, and N. T. Tyre
of Boston, who was slightly hurt In the side
The cordage works OF Isaac Schlichtcr il
Philadelphia are to ne enlarged by the cree
| ton of three story addition 45xI3ft. at
cost of nearly $4,000. The present plant
L. shaped and the addition will make
square, in all 2s5I150 feet.
A fire occurred in Charles News butter an
egg store, New York city. The building Ia
five-story tenement house, and the fir
caused some alarm among the occupant,
but the prompt arrival of the police aud tirs
| men prevented confusion. News stock wa
damaged seO0, and the building $500.
Secretary Tracy has issued an order th,
hereafter until July 4, 1891, the union OF II
national ensign and the union Jack used
the naval service, shall be com posed Of II,
rows Of seven stars and one row Of eigl
stars, to provide for the addition Of the Il,
new states of North and South Dk.ota, Mo
tana, Washington and Idaho. In the a
rangemeut, space Is left for the addition
another star to represent Wyoming, Wink
will be added next Fourth of July.
William Pope OF the District Of Columbi
Q clerk In the third auditors Office at Was
ington, dropped dead from an apoplect
stroke IN the treasury building.
Teamster's Neck Broken.