The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-30
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
eastern and Middle states.


OF the railway train through = bridge across
the Pennington river, Conn. The tram was q
special, with two engines and eleven cars, and
left Hartford at nine ?. NJ, with nearly sh
hundred persons, who had been attending re-
yfyal meeting Of Moody and Sankey. just
after passing the central pier OF the bridge the
engin.s sank through the structure and were
followed BY the smoking and passenger cars
which fell upon one another. Although the
river was shallow the undermOst passengers
we're drowned in the jam, while Others were
thrown into the water where the ice had been
broken by the weight Of the cars and were
taken out nearly frozen. The resident Of the
vicinity improvised sledges OF sapllngs and
boughs, with cushions from the wrecked cars,
and on these dragged the victims Of tie di~as-
ter up the slope Of the hank, whence they were
taken to Hartford or TO the neighboring houses.
Samuel Bovles editor OF the Springfield
(Mass.) Republican, died in that city OF paTaly-
sis of the brain, aged tifty-two years. MIR.
Bowles was widely known throughout the cOun-
try and was one Of the most successful Of New
England editors.
The New Hampshire Democratic State con-
vention was held in Concord and resulted in the
nomination of Frank Mexican for gov
ernor. The platform adopted reaftirms the
national Democratic platform Of 1876 con-
graduates "all good citizens upon the happy
results which have ensued through tbs adop-
UOn OF DeLnOCIduC w INV uhliohai
administration in the Southern States y de-
clares opposition to all measures by which the
public credit may be impaired; opposes subsl-
dies and land grants 10 private corporations
favors State rights and free trade /; calls for
stricter supervision OF insurance companies and
savings banks, and demands more severe pun
ishment for official neglect and fraud
man passing under the name Of James W.
johnson, but whose real name is Jacques, for
merly broker Of Chicago, killed a woman in
New York named Mrs. Surnam, who bad de-
serted her husband and was living with her
murderer. After knocking the woman down
with stove Litter Jacques stabbed her se' en-
teen times, and then cut his own throat with a
razor. Both parties had grown up children.
While men were demolishing the old State
printing Office in Harrisburg, Pa. wall sud
denly gave way and severely injured three
men.
A banquet to the Hon. B. H. Bristow, ex-
secretary Of the treasury, was given in Boston
by friends and admirers. Over $50 persons
were present, and addresses were delivered by
Mr.. Brstow, Hon. Marshal Jewell, General
Joseph Hawley r. Fl. Dana, JT., Mayor Pierce
apd Others.
The boot and shoe factory of Powers. CASTOR
d Co., of New York, failed for $3.50, 600; and
the firm of George L. Watrous q Co., hat job
bers with liabilities amounting to nearly
100000,
A three-story wooden block in Lowell. Mass,
was destroyed by fire, and damage done to the
extent of about $4,000, on which there is a
partial insurance.
A mill for the manufacture of trade dollars
was found in full operation in Philadelphia by
United States secret service officers.
At jamestown, N. Y, l.. NJ. Brown, aged
sixty. respected resident, hanged himself in
barn.
At Shenandoah, Pa, a Mr.. Allen, died from
the effects of a dog bite several weeks after
he had been bitten.
The New Jersey editorial convention met at
Trenton and cleo ed officers. The secretary's
report shows that there are twenty-one dailies
and 144 weekly papers in the State.
Five prisoners escaped from the Chsrlestown
CMass prison by Dor ng through the wall and
getting upon the roof, from which they de
scended by rope to an open field in the north
side of the prison.
At Reading, Pa. Jacob and John HuntZin-
ger, father and son, late pre-, ident and cashier
of the Miners Trust Company If POttsville,
fOGnd guilty of defrauding u depositor out of
$4,000 were sentenced each TO two years i'm
prisonmant to pay fine of $500, and to make
full restitu ion to the prosecutor.
Fires: The Ontario Touring mill at Oswego.
n. Y, was burned, md a oss incurred of about
600 at Westfed Vt, c. Reed 4 Sons boot
and shoe establishment went down before The
flames, the loss being a'out 9l2, 600 and al
Poultney, w.. J. Z. Ra1dalls store and several
adjoining buildings we're destroyed, with ar
estimated loss of $4,000, on which there is 8
partial insurance.
The suspension OF two Philadelphia leather
houses was followed closely by the failure OF
eight other firms in the same business with
total IinhllltIpg Dtinu tD gbS Mt 81 k00 000
OF this sum the firm of i. & G Stokes, who
car led paper for the nine other houses owe
$500 600.
Western and Southern States.
In Brunswick county, N. O., seventeen miles
from Wilmington, a shanty fell in and after
ward took fire, fatally crushing and burning
four men named D. H. Thorpe George Divane
Dallas Williams and Adam Bodham, the two
last named colored.
The illicit whishey distilers of Wayne county
n.y., recently repealed government force o.
thirty men, seriously wounding one officer anC
compelling the rest to retreat.
The Danville Gll.) Banking and Trust Com
pany has failed, and it is believed the deposi
tors will loose about 100000.
small boat containing nno boys-was swep
over mill dam at Huntington, W. Va, ant
four of thom were drowned.
- wac iouHu utCbhbdIN ~ GILL OUT JDe mill
tary in San Francisco to guard against threat
ened attack Of an organized mob upon tn
Chinese.
Poltlcal John H. Gear was inaugurate
governor of Iowa at Des Moines Genera
John 3. Williams was elected United State
Senator from Kentucky, and the Marylan
Democratic joint caucus nominated James i
Groome for the same position.
James B. Groome was elected to the Unite
States Senate from Maryland to succeed Georg
IT, Dennis, whose term expires March 4, 1875
The four members of the Louisiana return
ing board have been arraigned in the superio
court at New Orleans on the charge of forgin
the returns from Vernon parish.
At large meeting in the capitol at Atlant,
Ga presided over by Mayor Angler, the repei
OF the resumption act and the remonetizatio
Of silver was demanded.
Resolutions have been raised by the chambt
OF commerce of Charleston, s. c., favoring ii
resumption or specie payments and opposed
the reconciliation of silver.
The Ohio Senate has adopted a resolutio
favoring the Bland silver bill.
At Plymouth, N. c., Arden A. Nelson Eco
oret( was hanged for the murder of John !
Webb.
body of Indians made a raid into Masc
county, Texas, killed several persons and ca
RED off large quantity of live stock. Unite
States troops and Texan rangers were sent
pursuit.
Eleven fremen were injured more or lie
severely, by the falling Of wall during fire
Carrollton, Ill which destroyed five busine
houses.
The Buchanan Bank Of st. Joseph, No., h
made an assignment in favor Of its depositol
The wholesale paint, glass and oil firm of Pa
d sprague, Chicago, have failed for near
100000.
1t has been decided by the State SUPPER
court of South Caroline that the circuit judg
of the State must be elected by ballot inste
of Uiua Uooe. and this decision unseats all t
circuit judges except two.
Platt. Hubbell & Co., the largest mercant