The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-24
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Eastern and Middle States.

Curtis, and a series Of resolutions IN hAfhotN
with the call was adopted.
The Franklin Savings Rank, Of Allegheny,
has suspended payments.
The Philadelphia Psvss has been sold for
ESQ, 600. its former proprietor, Colonel Forney,
going TO Europe rs correspondent for the paper.
A meeting Of prominent business men was
held In New YORK % take steps look'ng into
proper representation Of the United States IN
the Paris Exposition, and AN association was
formed 10 take charge OF the interests OF
exhibitors.
In the suit of Alfred Speer against the New
York World the jury awarded plaintiff six cents
damages.
Gilman. the New York broker whose forgeries
of insurance scrip amounted 10 over quarter
million dollars was indicted in the court OF
general sessions and pleaded guilty Tie was
sentenced to the full penalty Of five years
at hard labor in sing Sing prison.
At Pottsville, Pa, James Cnylh and his
nephew, miners, Were instantly killed by an eX-
plosion of fire damp in a colliery.
George W. Jones large barns at Deerfeld,
Mass, together with two hundred tons of hay,
grain and tobacco we're destroyed by fire,
causing a loss Of 49, 900.
The laying Of the corner stone OF a new
armory for the Seventh regiment of New York
city, took place on Fourth avenue near the
Central Park. Mayor Sly introduced the Hon.
William NJ. Evarts, who delivered an Grafton,
after which the corner stone was laid With
Masonic rites. The armory is II occupy an
entire block, will cost about $500, 600, and will
have the largest drili room in the country.
The business portion OF GAINESVILLE, Onondaga
county, n, T., was burned, among the build
ings destroyed being the Episcopal Church,
three hotels, the town hall, post-ofiice and
tifteen dwellings,. The loss will reach $50, 600,
on which there is SIS, 900 insurance.
A statement published by Dun, Barlow h
Co.'S New York commercial agency shows that
the total failures in the United STATES Tor the
last nine months we're G, 265 the total liabilities
being Sal, 952, 1855 while the failures for the
same time last year were 1850, with liabilities
amounting TO S156, 272 800. The statement
asserts; "Taken in connection with tho fiji
proved business in merchandise which the
autumn months have thus far witnessed, and
the certainty that q great crop of produce is
now being marketed at good prices, the hope
may be entertained that the worst effects Of
the depression have been SEEM"
western and Southern States.
The Democrats of Ohio will have Majority
of about forty on joint ballot in the Legislature
which will give them a United States Senator to
succeed Hon. Stanley Matthews.
After a desperate battle lasting over two
days the NeZ Perces Indians under the COM
mand of Chief Joseph, surrendered TO the
United States troops commanded by General
Miles, at Snake Creek. Tho camp of hosties
contained $50 men, women and children, Of
whom $50 were fighting warriors.
The German American Bank Of Quincy ILL.,,
suspended, with liabilities placed at 100000.
A boiler in ]. E. McKendry & Co. s heading
factory exploded instantly killing the engineer
and fireman and seriously injuring three Others
The Business portion of Edwards Depot
Miss, was destroyed by fire.
A desperate fight occurred in Burke county,
North Carolina, between five revenue officers
who had captured the contents Of three illicit
distilleries and a number Of persons concealed
in the bushes and behind trees. Four OF thu
officers were wounded.
President Hayes and members Of his cabinet
visited the county fair at Frederick, Md
The Culver House and about a dozen other
buildings in Winneconne, Wis, were burned.
Loss, $4,000.
Alexander Reed, managing proprietor Of the
Toledo (Ohio) Blade and Commercial, was
assaulted in the street by one Bowling, exA
postmaster of the city, but the two were
separated by friends before any serious damage
Strong resolutions against Chinese immigrs.
ton were passed by the Congregational Asso'
citation OF California, in session at Sacramento
From Washington.
Postmaster-deneral Key has received com.
muncation from the British post-office request
ing the friendly assistance OF this government
in putting stop to the reprehensible habit OF
sending live specimens Of the Colorado beetle
by mail to Great Britain.
Columbus Delano, ex-Secretary Of the In
terror, was assaulted in front of the Treasury
building by Judge j. W. Wright, a resident OF
Washington, who had a grievance of long
standing against Delano. Wright struck the
eX-Secretary across the head with a heavy walk
ing stick, laying open the scalp, and then sur
rendered himself to policeman.
In the caucus Of Democratic Congrossmer
to nominate Speaker for the House of Repre-
sent9tives, the vote stood: Randall 1O7
Goode, "a Sayler, II.
Hon. Edwards Pierrepont has resigned Al
minister to England, the resignation to dat,
from the LIST of December.
The appropriations submitted BY the score
tary of the Treasury to Congress-, to complete
the fiscal year ending June so. 1878, amount tx
$36 O6,3O6,66, and are divided as follows
War Department, $3I, 436, 764, 80 Library o
b.,
453 W Treasury Department, $273, 89l. 20
PoSt-otfice Department, 100000; Navy De
partment, $2O03, 861, 81 Judicial, 1882, 535, %
Foreign News.
A great Republican meeting was held i
Paris and was addressed by NJ. Gambetta.
In ST. Petersburg socialist plot was disco,
cred, which extended to Moscow and othe
russian towns, and over 600 arrests were mad,
frio
departments of Tifis and Kutes, and the mo
tality was enormous.
Henry Meiggs, the well-known railroa
builder, died in Lima, Peru.
Frederick Limsdale, London solicitor. h,
failed for 81, 100000, his assets being 100000
The Spanish government has paid over to IL
Hon. James Russell Lowell, American minst
at Madrid, the sum of $570,000 on account
claims for losses incurred by American citzel
OF Cuba through the revolution on that islam
Forty lives were lost by an explosion in
colliery near Wigan, England.
bank in Pomerana, which did a lar
business in advances on land and agricultur
produce, has failed for nearly $4,OOO,OOO.
President MacMahon has issued q secol
manifesto denying that the French Repub
is in danger, or that the government is und
clerical influence or is inclined to q poll
dangerous to the public peace and countt
manifesto has been issued by the bureaus
the Senatorial Left, denying the assertions
the Presidential proclamation.
1t Is estimated by q Canadian newspaI
that in Canada $1,000, 900 bushels of wheat a
100000 bushels Of barley have been harve
ed this year.
M. Gambetta was again sentenced to I
fine of $500 and to three months imprist
ment for issuing an address to the elect,
OF his reimbursement; and the printer Of
address was sentenced to fifteen days confil
ment and to pay q fine Of $400.
The Russians have already lost $4,000 N
on the Danube by battle or disease.
The French election for new chamber
Deputies has resulted in reduced major
for the Republicans. There will be about
Republican members to about 191 Conser
tives or Monachists.
Things Not to Do.
Never believe, much less propoga