Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
News In General.

The will OF Sophia b. Holmes. late OF Mon
son, Mass, filed at the probate Office In
Springfield contains public requests to the
amount CT $5c 900.
Notwithstanding the fact that the West.
ern Union Telegraph Company has over
I39, 900 miles Of wire and nearly 1000
offices, it opens an average of 900 new
offices annually.
The shortage OF the hop crop in Otsego
and Schoharie counties, n. Y, Is said to be
unprecedented. Twenty-three cents is Of
fered, but growers are holding their stock
for thirty cents.
An epidemic of diphtheria is prevailing in
Hobart Delaware county, y. Y. In one
family three children died In twenty-six
hours. and there are three more cases in the
same family.
The Blossburg mine of the Atchison, To
peka and Santa Fc Railroad, near Ration,
N NJ, got aiire recently. The hundred or
more miners escaped, but all the mules and
mine cars were burned.
The Empire Club house on the Arlington
road, Oh the Virginia side of the Potomac,
was burned a few nights since 1t was
fine building. and was handsomely fur
nishcd. The loss is between $500 and
$4,000.
The United States Senate sub committee
lut lalOt
troubles at Homestead spent one morning
in riding about Homestead, visiting the
Carnegie mills and the homes of some OF the
employees.
Edwin +. Shear. an old bachelor of New
Baltimore, n. Y, becinc dernnged some
time ago, and, rs his relatives were poor, he
was committed to the Binghampton Insane
Asylum as county charge. He died last
spring, and recent Developments show that
he had nearly siO.00O on deposit In the AL
bany Bank.
At Lone Mountain, about ten miles south
east of Silver City. the largest body OF silver
ore ever struck in New Mexico is being
opened 1t is believed that $40 per ton will
| be the average of the 100000 tons OF ore
| which have been recently taken out. John
| Brockman of Silver City Is the owner OF the
property
Albert Seaman, n prominent young man
| OF Spring Valley. \. Y, is in critical con
dition from injuries received In IN accident.
While alighting from bis buggy Oh Thanks
giving Day his foot and arm were caught in
the reins. The horse became frightened aud
ran away, dragging Seaman over 600 yards.
and causing wounds which may prove
fatal.
The south-bound passenger train on the
Houston and Texas Central Railroad was
wrecked between Waller and Clear Creek
| The whole train went into the ditch except
the engine and one coach. Two were killed
and several injured.
Councilman George NJ. DOner of the Fifth
ward, Toledo, Ohio, was found guilty OF
bribery. Tho Grand jury indicted seven
members OF the Council OH this charge
Doner is the sixth to be convicted The
seventh, II nscn L. Swain, turned States
evidence.
la, ,L.s # - - o..
ton 4 Co. produce commission merchants
Mt II West Front street, Cincinnati. have
disappeared. owing, II is said, about $4,000.
Bemis Is from Belfast, Me-, and Stanton
from New Haven, Conn. They had been in
business month.
Three OF the live robbers who robbed the
R0slyn, Wa hingtOn, Bank OF $4,000 on
Sept. q, were captured the other day In the
Cascade Mountains IN the central part OF
Oregon. The prisoners have been fully
| identified by the bank officials. Their names
are Peter Malcom' g. John Huntington, and
Halstead Smith. They are believed to be the
same men who robbed the banks at Dallas
and In Grade, Ore, recently.
Riyeting by electricity is now practised in
the following way: The bars or pieces OF
metal are placed on the anvil the rivet
dropped In place and held firmly, when the
face OF the bar is covered with insulating
|
Is lc:t bare. The current Is then turned on a.,
aud the rlvet is rlvete in jif'y.
There are 1923 miles of telegraph In
Japan, representing abort 1888 miles OF
wire. The total length of the submarine
cables Is 2l4 miles. During last wear over
9,45O,OO0 messages were dealt with IN the 443
telegraph offices throughout the country.
The department Of communications has re-
Gently decided to have constructed cable
laying steamer.
Electricity now operates combination
punches for holes and shears for cutting out
work In shoe factories.
II Is SAID thst Oshkosh, Wis, received the
presidential election returns by long dis.
lance telephone from New York one hour
In advance OF the telegraphic reports.
Six men from government scow at Lew.
iston, Wash. wrie In boat endeayoring to
set Off u blast, when the boat capsized. Four
Of the men were drowned.
Burgess MSIuckle. formerly Of Home
stead, and Hugh Boss have decided 10 10 10
PIttsburg and surrender themselves TO the
i authorities for trial.