Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-07-03
NEWS IN GENERAL.

Three young ladies:and two men were run
down by barge In the Ohio ryer near Gin
cinnati and We're drowned.
A staging with II men upon Il fell from a
third story at Elizabeth, y. j., killing two
instantly, and fatally injuring three aud
badly bruising the balance OF It's occupants.
State Comptroller Colgau's attorney, ]. A.
Barham, has advised him not TO paw the
$500 go appropriated by the legislature for
CALIFORNIA; exhibit at the worlds fair on
the ground that the appropriation Is uncon.
ritutional.
DR.. John L. Northrop, the instructor in
zoology at Columbia College, New YORK,
who was badly burned by the explosion OF a
cssk Of alcohol, died In the Presbyterian
hospital.
BROOKLYN IN. W officers are searching for
Ralph Langston the reputcd son of lexicon.
gresham John NJ. LangstOn, the eolored
lecturer of Virginia, for whom they had
warrant on q charge OF deception under
promise of marriage. The complainant IS
Miss Helen Grau. n hand ONE blonde, ~
years old, and the daughter OF an old anu es-
toemed citizen Of Brooklyn.
Edward Mcmillan, who murdered bis
wife last February, at Wikesbarre, Ia, oy
boring holes in her flesh with req not
poker, has been convicted Of murder In the
first degree.
The Michigan senate hiss passed the house
hi II calling for a vote Of the people upon the
question OF calling a convention for gene
raj revision of the state constitution.
The question as to whether Bank Exami-
ncr Drew used ordinary prudence and dih.
gencc In the matter of the Keystone National
| bank of Philadelphia, is being investigate
by the treasury department.
Lewis Pegnim, q well-known young man
Of Hampton, Ark, was dccoyed from his
| home and hanged to tree by three masked
men, until he told the hiding place OF CON
siderable sum Of money he was known TO
possess, lie will probable die.
James Ferguson, the famous steeple
| climber, was killed at Albany, \. /, While
painting one Of the towers OF the peDiten-
tlary. lie was at work a feet from the
ground, when his tackle broke, and he was
dashed to death He was about 90 years
old, and had national reputation.
Arizona Indians don't Ike the idea Of their
| children attending the agency schools, and
threathcn to take them away by force.
| Trouble is feared.
Elizabeth McYey Of Rosihll, Ind, men,
ton Of whose 40-day fast was made recently
| is dead, her fast having last over IL days
| Competent physicians will hold an autUpsy,
and until that is done the nature Of her dis
ease cannot I've determined.
In attempting to arrest Thomas GoIdinc
at San Francisco, the family mstook the Of.
iccrs for burglars and pitched into them
with cutlasscs ami rcvolvers and genera
fight ensucd. Goldhng, ST., hal n bullet
wound In his back that Will probably prove
fatal; Officer Brown was shot In the right
thigh; Officer Magee had his left cheek split
open; young Golding had several scalT
wounds, and officer Knott had WOUND
| across the forehead.
Prof Richard Gocrdecr Of the Remington
Seminary of New Jersey has sailed for Eu
rope with the avowed intention OF killinG
Emperor Willilm Of Germany. He was
lieutenant in the PrusSian army in 1862, ant
ut one time he learned that Bismarck, who
was chancellor at the time, had ordered
cargo of arms to be shipped to the confcder
ates IN this country. When he heard ii Thu
professor remarked that he wished the arm
would exterminatc those they were to b.
sent to. Bismarck learned Of the remark
and from that time the lie Of Gocrdelei
was made miserable. First he WAS remove,
from the army, then he was ruined bnan
c!ally aud then socially.