The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-11-28
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Eestern and Middle states

National Bank Of HighstOWn, n. j., showed
deficiency OF over $4,000 chargeable 90 the
cashier W. II. Howell, who was dismissed on
his return from New York, where he had gone
ON spree. |.
Two seven-story buildings ON West Twenty
ninth Street. New York, we're destroyed by fire
aud a loss OF over sl,OO0,O0J was thereby III
CURED. " 1851"
An explosion Of fire damp occurred in one
of the chambers Of the Jernye mine at Scran-
ton, Pa. and the miners in the vicinity we're
thrown In every direction while carts quarter
Of mile on we're overturned. Six miners were
hurled over thirty feet and were terribly in
jured. -r#.7.
Mrs. Eliza y[illar. OF New York, claims the
John Young estate. consisting OF 10000 acres
of land in Virginia, West Virginia, aud KEN
tucky, as well as valuable property IN Phila-
delphia and Alexandria, Va. altogether valued
at $50, 90 900, and has signed documents pre-
paratory to bringing suit fer the recovery oil
the estate.
While drunk, James Savage, OF Belgrade
Depot Me-, murdered his wife.
The READING Savings Bank Of Reading. Pa
the Oldest institution of its kind in Schuylkill
cUunty-closed its doors to the public It's sus-
pension was soon followed by that of the bank
ing firm Of Bushong & Bro. aud Immediately
thereafter the Dime Saving Bank also stopped
payments. With the last all of the savings
banks in aiding had suspended. creating in
tense excitement throughout the community
Several Of the families Of the striking cigar
make Of New York have been compelled to
yacate the houses occupied by them and which
we're owned by their employers.
The Chinese in New York are said to be
bringing 20 that city the revolving disease
known as leprOsy. One Chinaman afflicted with
this terrible scourge was found lying on bed
of straw in Baxter street. He presented hor-
Tifyng appearance his body being covered
with ulcers and sores from the crown Of his
head to the soles Of his feet He stated that
he had caught the disease in San Francisco,
where it prevailed to large extent among his
cOnntrymen, and that its lOathsome effects
could not be stayed by any known remedy.
fire at Fall River Mass, totally destroyed
Borden Mill No l, a cotton mill containing
$4,000 spindles and employing 450 operatives,
1t was insured for about 100000.
The building occupied by the Dispatch, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, was partially destroyed by fire,
but the paper was issued as usual on the follow
ng day.
As Mrs Alexander Sayres was about TO pass
out of st. Lukes Protestant Episcopal Church
in Philadelphia, where she had been Worship
ing, her husband, from whom she had been
separated two years, shot her in the back,
inhictng fatal wound.
While the chief engineer of the fire depart
ment of New Haven, Conn. the fire marshal
and other members Of the department were
being shown through the immense establish
ment Of the L. Candee & Co. Rubber Company
q fire broke out in the arctic shoe room and
spread with such rapdity that in two hours the
building was totally destroyed. A number of
workmen were hemmed in by the flames and
had to jump for their lives from the third story
windows, several Of them sustaining severe
injuries. The company employed GOO persons
many OF them females and the works were
lunDiOp niUht and HoV The loss RGil(l-
900 and the insurance about $4,000
At Morristown, N. j., nine railroad employees
were convicted of taking part in the recent
labor troubles and were sentenced more or less
severely some receiving ten days confinement
at hard labor added to fine of $50, while
Others were let off with Imprisonment without
fine. - ..
fire broke out in the Fort Edward On. "
Institute, and the building was totally de-
stroyed, causing loss Of $l25,0 900, Oh which
there is $40 600 insurance. At the time over
two hundred students of both sexes were in
attendance and many of them lost all their
clothing and money.
The vote for governor of New Jersey is
as follows, according to the official returns
Mcclellan (DemocraD, 978l0 Newell IRE
publican), 30, l20 Hoxey (Greenbanl0 5sa I,
Bingham temperance, l,3OS.
Colonel Sbley. prominent resident of Bos-
ton, was sentenced to four years hard labor i'll
the State prison for committing forgery.
Mayor Stokely, OF Philadelphia, was assaulted
on the street By young man who struck him
in the face. The attack arose from the en-
forcement of a local ordinance The mayors
aSsailant was arrested.
Trenton, N j., has been visited by temper
an3e revival All the bars except one were
reported coSed. p .-
Western and Southern States.
fire broke out in the immense retail dry
goods establishment of Field, Letter :. at
Chicago, ILL.,, and as the fremen were mis-
directed to another part of the city the flames
gained considerable Roadway before an attempt
was made to eXtinguish them, in consequence
Of which the building was completely Quilted
down to the two lower floors, which We're not SO
much injured as the othnrs. During the pro.
gross of the fire stairway suddenly gave way,
burying number of fremen, instantly killing
one and serlOusy, if not fatally injurng -four
more. The loss on the building and stock will
he not far from q, 900, 900.
W, +. Coolbaugh, president of the Union
National Bank of Chicago, committed suicide by
shooting himself with revolver He had
been in Ill health and was subject to fits of de.
preston.
fire in the building partly occupied by
n. j. Stenberg, halter and furrier at St
Louis, destroyed property valued at 100000
which is insured.
company has been formed in San Francisco
having for its object the laying of a cabl,
between that city and China and japan, 1T
capital stock is 800 600.
An earthquake occurred in different parts o.
the Western States shocks being felt at Council
Bluffs, Ia, Omaha Neb., Columbus, Ohio, ant
elsewhere. In North Platte. Neb., printin.
offi1e material was overturned.
In Warren county, Ia, man named ReubeI
toll. 1l,,k. .t
tempting to commit q burglary in her father
house While undergoing preliminary ex
animation Proctor was taken from the Law
oihcers by a number OF men and hanged
Frank Rande notorious desperate, entere
pawnshop in ST. Louis and was followed b
two policemen, who attempted to arrest him
hande drew revolver, mortally wounding on
oincer with shot and attempted to shoot tn
other. A desperate struggle followed an
ended by the pawnbrokers shooting the DEF
perad9, MORALLY wounding him.
fire broke out in house occupied /
Hester Ann Williams colored woman
Tanners Creek, Va, and three children ty
four years old and the third an infant--wel
burned to death. ...a8
violent shock Of earthquake. lasting over
minute, was felt at Nashville, Tenn,
A formidable invasion of Texas by sever
large parties of Indians from Mexico occurrt
ulo othGr a'sy, ana General Ord notified Il
people living along the border to be on the
guard against the raiding savages.
At Marine, Iowa, Mrs. Lingfelt. wife of
merchant living there, threw herself and ba
INTO deep well during fit of insanity, al
when the bodies were recovered, two hou
afterward, life was extinct.
After eating some fish chowder William Kal
and wife, Of Boston, Mass, were taken eli
and died suddenly and it is thought Ii
poison had in some way got into the food.
At Richmond, Va, the commissioners of /
Lee Monument Association have decided
defer making the award for an eouestri
statue of General Lee another year.
Edward s. Langton, soldier at Fortr