Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-04-07
News In General.

The first train over the Union Pacific rail-
road for three days arrived at Portland Ore,
Sunday. There have been washouts along
Snake river In Eastern Oregon and Idaho,
and big landslide Ia the Cascade mountains
this side of the DaIles has wiped out half
mile or more OF track. Passengers came
down by boat from the Cascades. and will
continue to do so for an indefinite period. 1t
is still raining hard all over the Pacific north
west, and all the streams are high. There
have been no trains from the East over the
Northern Pacific In three days The northern
wires are down east OF Butte, Mont.
Al Clarksville, Va. the buildings on
Fourth street from Main. down both sides,
were all burned except the railroad depot
and Magec's warehouse. Fight or 10 stores,
hotels, offices aud tobacco houses were de-
stroyed, together with large quantity of
leaf tobacco. Two colorel men were burned
to death.
The Temple Opera House, Elizabeth, n.
j., was destroyed by a fire which started
from an explosion Of gas in the property
room. The building was owned by a stock
company. Loss, So, 900; insurance $40 700.
President Hlsinbotham has issued his an
nual report to the stockholders of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition. He pre-
diets the most brilliant success for the fair,
The receipts up To March 81 aggregated
81 ,i96, 49,. Expenditures, SIC, 7US, sa6.
Grand Master Sargent OF the brotherhood
of Firemen. Terrc Haute, Ind. has received
q letter from the attorney OF the Ann Arbor
railroad, saying that President Ashley Is
anxious to have the trouble with the men
adjusted.
A yacht was capsized on Lake Ponchar-
train, La, and four women were drowned.
Three engines and % freight cars were
wrecked on the Allegheny mount aims, near
Allegrippus. Pa, on the PENNSYLVANIA rail.
road and +. Is. Hull, brakeman, was killed
The wife of W. J. knight of Dubuque, To-.
general solicitor OF the Illinois Central road,
| lost $1,000 worth of diamonds, while walk
ing on Michigan boulevard with her hus-
band.
mack and his l2-year-old sou were drowned
while out huhtny. Tneir leaky boat sank.
MIR. Hattermack bad reached the shore safely
but went back to save his son.
| Hundreds of visitors take advantage of the
delightful weather to visit the fleet at Fort
Monroe. Admiral Gherardi has issued a
general order announcing the programme
for the review in Hampton Roads and New
York Harbor.
| Rev. 5. ii. Buchanan, defaulting ex-treas-
urer of the Arkansas insane asynm was
taken to Little Rock from C!arksyile and
his bond fixed at $4,000, failing to give
which he was committed to Jail. Ills short
age is about $4,000.
terrible explosion resulted In the almost
total destruction of the new siX-story Cleve.
land building, 20 State street, Detroit, Mich,
leakage OF natural gas was the cause of The
disaster. The fire department pre- vented the
| wreckage from taking fire. Several snrs
rounding buildings were slightly damayed
out NOBODY was injured.
| John Reed Whipple OF Boston and William
ii. Sellers OF Haverhiil, Mass, aged % and %
respectively, reached San Antonio. Tex4 on
horseback, having made the entire ionrne !
from Boston in that manner. They ieft
Boston, Oct, 10, 1892, and came by wav Of
Grist " Jenkins proprietors of the hal.
mont Knitting Mills of Philadelphia. are
addlng II new Jersey ribbed BODY machines
LOT making Swiss ribbed goods.
r. II. Davis & Co of Boston have uor.
chased the entire plant OF Westme leland
PAPER Co., West Newton, Penn. The ma.
ssnlnery will be sold, and the real estate used