Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-09-14
CONDENSED NEWS OF THE DAY.


Noel Maison WAS hanged n. Pittsburgh, Pa.
for the murder of mis- Sophia Haes.
Fire recently des rove s., Johns Episco-
pal church at Cohor~. y. T. The loss will
reach so 900 Insurance. S2S.0O.
The Middleton National Bank AZ Middle
town. Pa, Of which Charles ". RaNmou l..
president has closed its doors. The capital
Is iS5,OO0.
The New York Police commissioners have
unanimously voted to dismiss 6 ,l.;Ain St"ph-
son from the police force ON the charge Of
bribe and eXtortion.
Judge c. L. Batchelder Of Portsm ,uth.
" H., aged s., u saloon passenger per steam
er Aurania which arrived at New York re-
Gently from Liverpool, died Of pneumonia
Nominations at the south Dakota state
Convention were aS follows Governor j ames
A. Ward lieutenant governor, B. VI. Tunle 4;
treasurer, A. Ma.her; attorney general. =
W. Treost.
John Peter Walther. "a native OF Bavaria
Md, was taken sick at Cumberland. Md.
and though removed to- Il hospital, ,h" man
died few days alter The doc, or called
pronounced the symptoms those Of Asatic
cholera.
4 well-dreesed man. who from papers
found in his pockets. is believed u be DR.. II.
T. Cr"ssun of 1874 South Seventeenth street,
Philadelphia committed suicide by shooting,
in FOrtieth street, between Fifth and Sixth
avenues, in New York.
Chairman IIeathcote aul other represen-
tatives OF the central strike committee and
local unions u Chicago, H., issued a circular
in which they formally declared the Pullman
strike of. There are still II number who re-
fuse to give up the fight.
James Coleman Drayton Of New York has
go
from his wife Charlotte Augusta Draytun. a
daughter Of william Astor Hr. Drayton
seeks n legal separation upon the statutory
grounds liallett Alsop Borrowc Is named as
the correspondent.
News has reached New York city OF the
death OF William Real OF New Pallas. county
OF Limerick, Ire, one OF the greatest shot
putters In amateur athletic ranks. Americans
will remember him as one Of the most con-
spicuous and successful members OF the
Gaelic team which visited this country in
1888
Judge O'Brieu In the Supreme court, New
York, granted Writs OF cert,orari in the cas-
OF Captain Adams A. Cross, late OF the FL
dridge-street police station and his wardman,
George Smith. who were dismissed from the
force by the police commissioners on Aug.
81 last. The writs are returnsble in twenty
days.
Fred Isenring sprung n sensation at the
meeting Of the county board ut Milwaukee.
Wis, by declaring he had fled information
against eleven persons. charging them with
conspiracy to detraud Milwaukee county.
The report says the county has been de-
trauded Of s27. 1873. - in tae construction OF
the almshouse.
The Anchor Fire Insurance Company, one
Of the wildcat insurance companies chartered
in West Virginia, has collapsed. Judgments
for over $500 were issued against II in favor
Of Springfield Mass. and Chicago policy
holders c. f. Merwin, the principal pro-
moter Of the scheme, is missing, a' Is also
about s40, 900 which the company is sup
posed tn have collected OF premiums.
The fo lowing notice has been posted BY the
Union Pacific on the Idaho division OF that
rond GA account Of the personal strife en-
gendercd 10y partisanship 1t has been decided
20 ask all employees Of the Union Pacific com
pany to retire from active participation In
politics. Should any employe desire TO ac-
3ept the nomination for any Office he will be
requested to resign from the service Of the
company.
The platform adopted by the Nevada State
convention Of the : liver party advocates the
tree coinage Of silver at the ratio Of l6 to |, +,
;he redemption Of Government bon Is and the
prohibition Of any further issue IN times of
peace; the abolition Of national banks and
he collection Of the Indebtedness Of the Pa
,iilc railroads are demanded and the Presi-
lent is denounced for the suspension Of the
sherman silver purchasing law and the Geary
act
1t is rumored that another great com
oination Of Chicago breweries is well under
way. 1t is now said that a large part OF the
,apital necessary to effect the combine has
oeen secured. II. VI. M.Bigelow, who organized
he preseut brewery combination, il credited
with being the promoter Of this deal. When
completed the combination is to have capi-
.al II tl3. 900 900, or 81, 900 900 more than the
present syndicate. Mr.. BigelOw has secured
e. 000, 900 of the SlS, 900, 900 necessary.