The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-03-06
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
fastern and MIddIe states.

$50 600, held BY m In trust for Mrs EliNA-
beth Mccall, relative Of his
AT Princeton, n. J., students Of Princeton
College engaged in an anray, during Nnloh
pistolswore drawn and q member OF the sopho-
more class was shot and dangerously wounded
The Fenian managers in New York assert
that they have ESQ., 900 on hand Is a campaign
fnnd. and have issued circular by means Of
which they expect to largely increase that
sum.
Charges OF mAlfeasance in Office have been
preferred against the insurance superintendent
OF New York TO Governor Robinson by Comp
troer Olcott.
]. F. Preston, who has been on trial at
Paterson, n. j., for the embezzement OF sZO,-
600 when treasurer OF the Merchants Loan
and Trust Company Of that city, pleaded guilty
10 the charge.
Eight students Of Princeton College have
been dismissed and forty two suspended for
'hazng."
The charges OF malfeasance in office, made
bv Comptroller 0lcott against Insurance Super
fatendent Symth, have been sent by Governor
Robinson to the New York Senate
New York and vicinity was visited with one
of the heaviest storms of the season on Wash
ington's birthday. Three schooners were
wrecked on the New Jersey shore near Long
Branch, and travel on Long Island sound was
delayed owing to the severity of the weather.
During a dense fog the ferryboat James
Fisk, Jr., while making her trip from New York
t. Jersey City, collided with schooner. The
ferrybost was crowded at the time Of the col
Esion, and the force of the shock completely
wrecked its forward deck, crushed one man
fatally and threw several Others In the water.
Those thrown overheard were rescued by pass
ing boats, but several persons were reported
missing. On the same day the ferryboat Cas-
Teton running between New York and Staten
Island, was run into by the ocean steamer
Spain, and George H. Carey, well-known
lawyer, received injuries which caused death.
Heinrich Walden, confined in the Jail at
NorTistown, Pa, under sentence OF death,
committed su eide by hanging himself in bis
cell with rope made from his bedclothes.
]. W. Barron, treasurer Of the Dexter Saw
ings Bank, of Dexter, Me-, was found lying on
the floor of the bank vault, gagged and hand
cuffed. He was wounded in several places and
died shortly after his discovery. 1t is believed
he was murdered because he would not dis
close the combination of the safe lock.
At Marlborough, Mass, sixteen shoemakers
were arrested, charged with conspiracy during
the late labor troubles.
After pause of two months the contest
over the will of Commodore Vanderbilt has
been reopened in the New York surrogate's
court.
tuition have So led for France-th the former
from New York and the latter from Philadel-
phia-loaded with goods sent by American ex-
hibitors to the Pats exposition.
Western and Southern States.
John O'Brien, Marion Coyle, and another
man attempted to cross the river near Wheel
ing, W. Va, on a fatboat, while intoxicated,
and all three were drowned.
Two men were instantly killed and two
others were fatally scalded by the explosion of
boiler in saw mill, at Palmyra, Mo.
The Democratic State convention met at
Indianapolis and nominated ticket headed by
]. G. Shanklin for secretary Of state. The
chairman of the meeting was Ex-Governor
Hendricks. The platform declares that the
national bank notes should be retired and re-
placed by an equal amount of treasury notes !;
that greenbacks should be a more full legal
tender in payment of all debts; that the gov
eminent should issue paper money in such
amounts as the sound business interests may
from time to time require favors the taxation
BY the s ates of the United States notes op
poses further funding Of the national debt
abroad is in favor of the repeal Of the re-
sumption act and the bankrupt act demands
a silver dollar of 41215 grams; is opposed to
land grants or subsidies, and charges that
Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks
were "wrongfully kept out of the positions to
"il'0n iioo pooPio n'tu 0"iioN 'n0N''
during heavy gale ten barges lying at
willow Grove, peiow Oarrollton, La, laden
with 225,OOO bushels OF coal, valued at $35 600,
swamped and sunk at the levee.
Inc asylum Tor the insane al Winoski, WIS,
was totally destroyed by fire, and four of the
inmates were burned to death.
The first regular convention OF the Green
back party of the United States met at Toledo,
Ohio and organized under the name of 4" The
National Party. Iwenty-elght states were
represented, am Judge francis W: hughes, OF
Pennsyivama was CHOSEN president. The
PLATFORM adopted advocates q national
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Ihomas y: Anderson, the convicted member
OF the LOUISIANA returning board, has had his
motion for new trial Denied
A fire broke out on the British ship Tornado
at New Orleans and before it was subdued
uamage 10 inc amount Oh ABOUT Slzo,oooo mac
oeen uone'
The trial OF Frank Rande. the Western des
perado who killed policeman in st. Louis
and was taken to Galesburg, Ill. on requisi
ton from the governor Of Illinois for having
committed number of murders in the State
rosntea IN the Jury hndlng the prisoner guilty
n ana hzin8 MS punishment az imprisonment TO
hle'
By an accident on the Richmond and Fred
erlckspufg ralifoad near Milford station, va
one man was killed; Inree were daneerousi
anu several Others sllghtly injured.
ueheral ANDERSON, OF me Louisiana return
Jug poaro, mas pee sentenced 10 Two years
d.
the smallest punishment under the law. Th
other ih''cted members OF the board moved +
nave their cases removed 10 The United State
court
1t having been reported that writ of ouste
was 10 be applied for in order to test MI
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