The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-12-12
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
eastern and Middle states

T An succeeded in making their escape except
3 three-George Smith, Allen Hogan and George
I Jackson, all colored-WhO were burned TO death.
/ The Northam was worth about $780, 900, and
was fully insured.
At an suetion sale Of coal in New York one
hundred thousand tons were sold and brought
considerably lower prices than at similar sale
a month ago.
Mr.. John Welsh, recently appointed minister
to England from the United States, was given
a banquet in Philadelphia.
The late president OF the Security Life In-
surance Company Of New York, Robert l.. Case,
was sentenced TO five years imprisonment at
hard labor, on a conviction for perjury m
swearing falsely 10 the condition Of the com
pany's affairs,
The alarmed depositOrs Of the Dime Savings
Bank Of New York have been treasured by the
state bank departments report, which shows
that the institution has g. COS, 920.99 in assets
IS, 235, 1888 "a being the liabilities, leaving a
surplus Of 1868, 9S445.
The mysterious disappearance Of William II.
Humphrey, secretary Of the New Rochelle
On. W Savings Bank, led to an investigation
into the condition Of the concern, and 1t was
discovered that many Of the depositors were
credited with much smaller sums ON the banks
books than they had really deposited, one lsdy's
pass book showing deposits amounting to
q, 1000, while the bank had her down on its
books for 800. Humphrey was a justice OF
the peace and president Of the village, and was
universally trusted.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, the trial of the forty
rigildntes, for causing the death of three men
taking part in procession in Scranton during
the recent railroad war; ended in verdict Of
not guilty.
Some conjecture was aroused in New York
by Peter b. Sweenys transfer of property
volnad at al nm IN Mra RradlpV a widow
and mother of his brother-in-law. Sweeny
was known as the brains " Of the Tweed ring.
At Sheffield, Mass, an atrocious murder was
committed in the house Of an old farmer
David Stillman, aged eighty years. The old
man was found dead on lounge, with his head
mashed in and at the foot Of the cellar stairs
the body Of his wife-aged about seyenty-was
discovered. The surroundings were covered
with blood, and an ak close by denoted the
weapon with which the terrible deed had been
committed Robbery was evidently the motive Of
the crime, and an attempt had been made TO
fire the building. as the woodwork in the attic
was charred. A colored man named Ten
Eyck was arrested for the crime, several sus-
picious circumstances leading to the supposition
that he had murdered the couple
Mrs. Elizabeth Allen aged 1O5 years, died in
Charlestown r. l., on the LIST.
The Workingmen's party will soon hold
CuubloSh III -NeNhlhy NJ J'
At Pittsburg Pa, six men we're found guilty
of taking part in the riots during the recent
railroad war and were sentenced to various de-
grees of punishment, the lowest sentence be-
ing six months imprisonment in the workhouse
and fine of $500, and the highest six years
and ten months in the penitentiary and a fine
of $4,000.
The president of the suspended Clairnont
Savings Bank, Of New York, is charged by the
receiver with perjury and other acts that will
make him amenable to the civil and the criminal
law.
AT Enfield, Mass, L. f. Cabot was bitten by
a sat last September, and the other day he died
from its effects.
At oswego, n. T., the Congregational Church,
and house and barn adjoining, were de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, about $4,000; insur-
ance, $500.
The suit of the city of New York against
Richard b. Connolly, one Of the ring robbers,
terminated suddenly, by defendants counsel
cOnfessing Judgment, which was accordingly
found against him. The suit was for the re-
covery Of over SS,0O0,00O.
Pending an examination into its condition,
the Marlborough IN. H. Savings Bank has
| been closed.
/ Three miners, named Carroll, Quigley and
| Martin were killed by the caving in Of SEC
ton Of the Mount Hope iron mine at Rock
away, n. j..
A cooperative factory is to be opened by the
/ cgarmakers on strike in New York.
At Reading, Pa. f. ?. Boas, .late cashier Of
the suspended Reading Savings Bank, was
arrested on the charge of Incorporating the
banks funds.
The dead body Of Francis Copcutt, wealthy
New York business man, was found III bed
ut his apartments on Fifth avenue, with the
face lying in q stew psn containing acids and
chloroform. IT is supposed he was suffocated
while inhaling the chemical vapors with the
intention of obtaining relief from the pain Of a
nasal cancer
Western and Southern States.
The following resolution was adopted by the
National Grange, in session at Cincinnati
" The National Grange representing as it does
the agricultural element Of every part of the
United States, without intending to infringe on
any feature Of its organic law, which forbids
tho discussion of any question Of party politics,
believes it to be not only its privilege but its
duty to give expression to the universal voice
Of its members in condemnation Of all such
legislation, either on the part Of the general OF
State government, as tends to the injury of the
great productive industries. In this spirit, and
with no purpose to take part in the partisan
politics Of the country, we do hereby declare
silver, and committing the government arbi
trarily to any fixed day in the future for the
, resumption of specie payment, and do, there
l fore, hereby express our sympathy with the
effort now being made in Congress for tn,
repeal of these obnoxious measures" The
vote on the silver proposition stood 8 to "a
that on the anti-rosumption, IA to 80. Boil
were carried, the West and South voting TO
and the East against them.
Abouf tuapfv oo1orad paop1a xuara droxppa,
: by the recent heavy flood in the vicinity o
I Buchanan, Va, while the destruction Of al
kinds of property was immense, bridges AM
3 houses having been swept away and familie
\ left without shelter or food In Richmond tn
damage done by the food to private propert
1 amounts to between 100000 and 100000.
On the 9th the South Carolina Legislator
a assembled at Columbia.
: The South Carolina special legislative CON
g mittee appointed last spring to investigate tn
D alleged Irregularities in the election of Unite
q States Senator Patterson, report that twent
ex-members of the legislature have testfe
, that they received bribes-ranging from SIC
to 81, 500-from Patterson personally, Or frol
d his agent to vote for him.
n Further reports from the districts invaded
the recent floods show immense damage b,
j. been done to property of all kinds. The
Is struction in Hardy county, w. Va, alor
! reaches $500, 900. In many cases farmers al
u utterly ruined, their farms having been .washt
o completely away.
1t At indianapolis Ind, Ex-Governor Thom
20 A. Hendricks made his first appearance as
10 lecturer, by delivering lecture entitled " Rev
luton, for the benefit of Protestant Episc
pal church.
In his message to the South Carolina Legisl
ture Governor Hampton urges that the publ
l., debt be settled upon basis which will not il
- pair the States credit.
- Charles T. Mayo, cashier Of the Second N
er tional Bank of Lafayette, Ind +, became d
as 1sulter in the sum of $57,OO0 and the bank W
:, compelled to suspend.