The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-06-12
NEWS SUMMARY.


poison his wife with tArtar-emetlci resuitc1 IN
4 verdict Of acquittaL The case has excited
standing and the fat that his innocence was
believed In by a majority Of his pArishioners.
Mr.. yosburgh preached TO bis congregation on
the day after his AcduittAl.
The Rev. @. @. Burleigh, late pastor OF the
Florence Mass Free Congregational church,
was run over by train at that place and fatal
ly injured.
A large indignation meeting Of women was
held at the Cooper Institute, New York, TO de-
nounce the remarks derogatory to their sex
made by Judge Hilton, manager Of the late
Stewards Woman's Hotel. The language which
called forth the meeting was TO the effect that
in his experience as manager OF the hotel
Judge Hilton had found that women were not
so easily satisfied as men that the hotel
proved q failure as a wOmen's home because
applicants became dissatisfied with the rules
and left, ETC. Eleven resolutions expressive
Of the indignation Of the meeting we're passed
Western and Southern States.e
AtBowling Green, Va, William Henry Rob
inson (colored) was hanged for the mdrder OF
Eliza Roy, a young colored girl who had re-
fused TO marry him, and at Mansfield, Ohio,
Edward Webb (also colored) sunered IKE
fate for numbering an old man named tlnney
At Springfield, NO., Mrs. Thompson, widow
about fifty years old, highly respected and
connected while temporarily insane killed her
sixteen-year-old daughter with razor and
then cut her own throat.
A portable sawmill boiler on a farm near
hillsboro, Ohio, exploded, killing three men
and dangerously scalding three others. The
boiler was found 800 yards away, and one man
was thrown completely over tall tree.
Two men entered the house OF Mrs. Becky
Baldwin. a Young widow residing near TaZe-
well Court House, Va, and demanded her
pocketbook. She went to her dress, took out
the pocketbook and threw 1t into the fire; and
as one OF the men stopped to recover 1t Mrs.
Baldwin snatched up an axe and dealt him n, a
terrific blow, which she followed up rapidly
by Others dashing his brains out. The second
robber rushed at her with dirk knife and
stabbed her in the left breast, but not before
the resoute woman had nearly severed his
right arm with a fearful blow The miscreant
fled and his dead body was found the next
morning, two miles from the house. To a
young man passing by several hours after Mrs.
Baldwin told the story OF her terrible encounter
and her death soon followed.
A hurricane passed over Richmond Mo-, lev
cling to the ground over half OF the buildings
in town. More than one hundred houses were
totally destroyed, and the loss on property will
reach $780, 900. Whole blocks were completely
swept away, and the debris was scattered for
miles. The Shaw House large brick hotel,
was demolished and it's inmates were buried in
the ruins. Ten persons were killed, three NOR
tally wounded and over thirty seriously in
iured.
According to late advices from Fort Benton,
Montana Territory, Sitting Bull is preparing
to go on the war path again soon. He recent
ly made rancorous harangue, promising to
return to the United States when the grass
grows and make the soldiers weep. grand
war dance and mastering Of the various tribes
followed this speech.
At Omaha, Neb., a woman named Oleson,
while in fit of temporary insanity, seized her
daughter, twelve years old, and threw her into
a pond and then jumped in herself. The
screams Of the girl alarmed people within the
sound of her voice. but not within sight OF the
pond. A search was made, which resulted in
the finding of the dead bodies of motheran
daughter.
The Baltimore Sun publishes long cable
message from James Gorden Bennett, proprie-
tor of the New York Herald in regard to the
recent stories published about his duel with
Frederick MAY. Mr.. Bennett intimates that
none Of these stories are altogether correct
that he will arrive in the United States in the
middle OF July, when he will be ready to as
sumo the legal responsibility for the duel, il
public opinion should require it that as q
pIluClphl u6 CduuOL duHb'ilLB W
his actions during the duel, but that he feels
at liberty to withdraw any injunction Of secrecy
upon the gentlemen who acted as seconds.
A farmer named John W. Caldwell, living
about fifteen miles from Americas, Ga, killed
his wife, three children, aged ten, six and two
years, and his sister-in-law, Miss Mitchell
The murders were all done with smoothing
iron. After he had committed the terrible
crimes Caldwell made three efforts to commit
suicide, by jumping down well, leaping fron
the top of his house and precipitating himself
from the roof OF gin house. The last at
tempt resulted in death. The cause of hi
crimes is attributed to the improper relations
which existed between him and his sister-in
law.
From Washington.
Mr.. Cobb of Indiana, one of the members
of the Florida election investigation committee
resigned on account of i'll health, and MIR
Springer Of Illinois, was appointed in his place
The committee resolved to sit with open door
and to allow Secretary Sherman to appear b,
counsel, as requested by him. Messrs Black
burn, Springer and Reed form the sub-commit
tee to take testimony in Louisiana, and Messrs
Hunton, 5tenger and Hiscox the sub-committe
to perform similar duty in Florida.
The House committee on the revision Of tn
laws, has reported favorably a bill to repea
that section of the revised statutes which re
lates to the sending of obscene literature
| through the mails, on the ground that the lay
is unconstitutional and in many instances ha
been executed in an unjust and tyrannica
manner.
TIE syndicate of bankers has subscribe
formally for $15, 100000 Of the ~ per cen
bonds, being the remainder of the $50, 900 90
under the contract of April IL.
During May the public debt was decrease
$1,000, 19S.08, and since June 80, 1877, it wa
decreased $26, $40, 772.62. The cash in the treas
ury was $23S, 507, 769.57, and the total debt LEI
cash in the treasury on June l was So, 033
637, 450.64. During May the coinage at til
mints was 1893, $50 pieces Of gold of the valu
OF So, 527, 40; standard silver dollars, $3, 015
900 ; other silver, 1870, and nickel and bronz
coins $31S-making an aggregate of $6,543
OSS for that month.
A communication from the secretary of th
interior, has been laid before the House, re,
ommending that the revised statutes be ament
ed 80 to allow executive departments to pa
ordinary advertising rates for the publicatio
of all official advertisements. The rate DR.
scribed by existing laws, namely, forty CEN
per one hundred words, is, in the opinion
the secretary, insufficient to secure frst-ola
circulation.
| -opaion News
The German ironclad Grosser Kurflrst (Gre
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Folkestone, by colliding with the KONG wi
helm another German ironclad, while both We
sells were endeavoring to get out of the way of
passing merchantmen. As soon as the yess
struck all on board rushed on deck and plunge
into the sea. Efforts were made to rescue Il
drowning seamen, and, about 1888 were save
The number lost is over 800. The captain
the Grosser Kurfurst went down with his shi
The bow Of the KONG Wilhelm was crushe
but she was able to proceed down the cham
in the direction Of Portsmouth. The two iro
ads named and the Preussen were on the
way from Germany to Portsmouth, their fin
destination being the Mediterranean, whe
, they we're intended to guard German interes
IN the event of an Anglo-Russian war. ri
weather was fine and the sea calm az The m
ment of the calamity. AS soon as the accide
T occurred boats from the other ronclads wa
lowered and number of fishing smacks in h
vicinity hurried to the scene Of disaster. b
the Grosser Kurfurst foundered so sudden
that the aasiRfanna car1a too late Co. a. -