Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22
The News of the Week.
Brief Record of Important Events During
the Past Seven Days.


The Boston & Maine railroad has
bought the Connecticut River Railroad.
"A dynamite scare has been caused in
Cadiz, Spain, by the finding of eight
bombs IN a sewer,
United States Commissioner Henry l..
Hallett died at his home in Dorchester,
Mass, Thursday
katharine Donahue, 10, and Della Barry,
20, were struck by train at Boston and
the former was killed.
The Democratic plurality over the
Republicans in the national election in
New York State is 10, 449.
The short term Order Of the
Shield was wound up in Providence, X. L.
by payment of 81 for 500.
The steamer Zambesi, from Tacoma
which went ashore in the Bay Of Yeddo
has arrived safely at Yokohama
--Thirty-nine clerks in the railway de-
partment at Ottawa have received notice
that their services are not required
Andrew Tiernan and Phillip Beinke,
Italian railroad laborers, We're killed by
an explosion of dynamite in Lynn, Mass.
The negro who assaulted Emma O Brien,
aged 49, Of Nashville, Tenn, was caught,
hanged and crcinated near the scene Of his
crime.
Henry NJ. Helen. an eN-fireman, has
been awarded verdict of $4,000 against
the city Of Brooklyn, n. ", for the loss
of a leg.
edward Borst, a well-known lumberman
at Ulysses, Pa, has failed. His liabili-
ties are about 1000; assets consideia-
bly, less.
John Townsend, the veteran tragedisn.
well known in the United States and Cen-
ada, is dying at Hamilton, Ont, Of canter
Of the liver.
Barney O. Champaign, go, of Broadal-
bin, n. Y, had tussel with a COW while
trying to kill it. He cut its throat and
then fell dead.
Thomas f. Harvey, 50, a member OF the
Veteran Legion and Knights Of Pythias,
il mysteriously missing from his home in
Baltimore, Md.
lowing to the crowded condition of Sing
Sing prison, State Superintendent Lathrop
bias ordered the removal of 80 prisoners to
Clinton prison.
tion for President is as follows: Cleveland
54,69S; Harrison, 1884; Weaver, 2,4i0;
Bdwell nothing.
-Ex-Governor Person c. Cheney, OF New
Hampshire, recently appointed Minister
to Switzerland, will leave for HIS post OF
duty, January !.
Gen. l. n. Stiles Of Chicago, who won
his title at the battle of Franklin, Tenn,
has become mental and physical wreck.
He is totally blind
The Henry w Grady Confederate Sol
diers' Home has not been accepted by the
Georgia Legislature, and will probably
revert to the donors.
The result Of the recent police cen
sus of Philadelphia is given as l,142, 653,
an increase Of 95, $50 over the Govern
ment enumeration of 1890.
Rev. John Arnold, an ordained min
ister of the United Brethren Church,
has been jailed at Wellington, O., charged
with the murder Of his wife.
Mrs. Maybrick is reported to be well
out of danger and the government has
withdrawn the permit for
her mother Baroness de Roques, to visit
her.
Mrs. Jennie Eacims, keeper of board
ing house in Union Park, suburb Of ST.
Paul, Mimi, her 1-year-old son and 8
year-old daughter were burned TO death
The electric light station ON Court
street, Buffalo, of the General Electric
was gutted by fire Thursday
and most of the valuable machinery was
ruined.
The Michigan grangers at Lansing, /
Mich, adopted resolutions protesting
against the free coinage of either gold on
silver. The Illinois grangers at Spring 1
field, H., favored free silver coinage.
Albert N. Laarom, prominent law
yer, of Effingham, ILL.,, and Henry R. |
Harris, of Reelfoot, Tenn, visiting in St |
Louis, Mo-, have mysteriously dissp- 1
peared, and foul play is suspected.
August Grossman has been found guilty |
Of murder in the first degree at Al |
pena, Mich, in having caused the death |
Of Albert Molitor, the Presque Isle Coun-
ty lumberman, seventeen years ago.
%. A. Skinner, son-in-law of ex-Secre- /
tary of the Interior Browning under 1
President johnson, is under arrest in /
Syracuse, n. Y, charged with forging
check on a bank. He has run through
fortune of $250,000
The Pennsylvania State Grange, Pa
irons of Husbandry at Harrisburg, elected
Leonard H. Rhone, worthy master; Robt
Thomas, secretary; VIM. Yocum Berks
county, treasury; Wm. McHenry, Indiana
county, overseer.
The Senate Commerce Committee has
ordered favorable report on the Frye bin
20 protect our eoastmg trade by prohibit
ng foreign vessels to transport merchan-
lise from one United States port to
mother United States port via any foreign
port.
Andrew johnson, Young man, was
struck by train on the Jersey Central
near Communipaw, and in
'tantly killed, andhis wife, who was with
aim at the time, was hit by the same
rain and injured so badly that She died
soon after
Mrs. Bertha Florence Sinclair Bradford
If Astoria, l. l.. has been informed by
X Z. S. District Attorney George E. Sill.
r. I,,t Ford E,rrs la,. ,.,,al.