The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-06-05
NEWS SUMMARY.


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While workmen we're tearing down large
building on Broadway, New York. floor fellin,
throwing the men 10 the story below. One man
EAs killed and seven others rvoeiyed serious in-
luries.
Two men were killed and two injured by the
fall OF a floor in the Six avenue car stables
New York. The accident was caused by the
heavy weight OF grain which workmen were
slowing away.
During shower in smithheld, R. L. party
OF men standing under tree we're strneA by
lightning, and William Calvin and Daniel
Knowlton we're killed, while two more were
severely hurt
Al PHILADELPHIA James Smuller. who lives
with his married son, William, came home
drunk, and during an alteration the father
stabbed his son with q penknife, inflicting
mortal wound.
In New York the grand Jury has indicted the
board OF health for neglect OF duty. and six
teen aldermen who voted TO pass over the
mayors veto two resolutions permitting oD-
structions in the street.
The Stewart Hotel for Women, started In
New York short time ago, has proven
failure for want OF patronage. The daily ex-
penses have averaged $500, and since the hotel
opened hardly fifty women have taken up their
residence within its walls. II will be turned
into hotel for the general public.
The Rhode Island Legislature organized at
Newport and inaugu ated the State officers
In the senate resolution protesting against
the Florida election investigation was passed
western and Southern states.
A considerable loss OF life and large ,de-truc-
tim OF property have resulted FROM recent
heavy storms in the west. Six persons were
killed and several more injured in Wisefpnn,
| and settlement near O icaRo was het 'tled
| Iakf MIA NaskN M
house OF William Brunes was completely de-
| molished Mrs. Bruno was instantly killed, and
| two Young children carried through the air ~
the whirlwind and hurled dead TO the ground
| a distance Of twenty rods away. A laborer was
lifted from his feet and on striking terra hrma
his legs were broken by the shock.
Some fourteen frame stores and dwellings in
Parkersbug, W. Va. were destroyed by hire
entailing loss of about $500
Jesse Walker (colUred) was hanged at Farm
ersville La. for the murder Of Violet Simmons
last February.
William Day, chore-boy in the family Of
Mr. Hamilton, at Taylorville, ILL.,, murdered
Mrs Hamilton by cutting her head open with
| an Ak while she was lying on sofa uncon-
scious in sleep. The act, the boy states was
committed in revenge for a correction she had
administered the day previous.
Mrs. Folds and two children were burned to
death in Merriwether county, Ga, by fire
caused by the explosion of kerosene lamp.
The State Savings Bank. of Dallas Texas,
has failed, with about SIC, 900 liabilities, in ex-
| cess Of Assets.
| A terrible tragedy has been enacted in Airing
ton, Ill. Mrs. Elizabeth Shehan, who had not
| lived with her husband for several years
but resided with her parents and sup
ported herself and two little boys, had
| been receiving attentions from man named
Samuel Kearney. On the evening previous to
the dreadful affair he called, but was repulsed.
The next day he called again, went up stairs to
Mrs. Shehans room and shot her. AS he was
coming down stairs he met his victims father
and shot at him also, INJECTING a serious wound.
Then Kearney turned upon Mrs. Shehan, who
was trying to escape, and cut her throat, sew
ering the head from the body. After wounding
the murdered lady's mother and shooting at q
neighbor Kearney passed around the house
and cut his own throat.
Fifty persons were killed and from 200 to
$50 seriously njured during the recent tornado
in Wisconsin, whileithe destruction Of property
will reach into the millions. Woe and desola-
ton were visible everywhere in the track Of the
terrible storm.
Joseph Oberlie, Alois Smith, Edward Viii
lams and Chris. Turner while engaged in
cleaning vault in Cleveland, Ohio were over
come by foul gas, and, falling into the vault,
all four were suffocated before they could be
rescued. All were married and leave large
families.
From Washington.
President Hayes has nominated Charles
Payson, Of Massachusetts,, to be third as
sistant secretary Of State; G. III. Spencer
Of Iowa, consul-general at Melbourne Sevel
lon A. Brown, Of New York, consul at Biz
mingham Charles NJ. Murphy of New York
at Moscow John F. Hazelton, OF New York
at Genoa Chester d. Jackson, of Wisconsin
at Antigua and John B. Gould, at Marseilles.
The House committee on Indian affairs hai
agreed to report MVorably the bill establishing
the Territory OF Oklohama.
The concurrent resolution declaring that tn,
provisions of the existing treaty between tn
Empire of Chins and the United States allow,
ing the unrestricted emigration to this countr,
from China, might wisely be modified 70 as t.
subserve the best interests of both government
has been passed by the Senate.
The Senate committe on military affairs ha
decided to report bill authorizing the spcre
tsry of war to purchase the burial lot of CAM
Chase, near Columbus, OHIO, in which 1,50t
Confederate soldiers are buried.
Typhoid fever prevails to an alarming extern
in Washington.
, Hon. Clarkson N. Potter chairman Of thu
House committee investigating the Florida
pTcSluouIhl CtCliOll, uhh WIllI6u d lOLk l6ltel
, in which he says "there is not the slightest
chance Of revolution or disturbance" in regard
to reopening the question OF the President
, title. Mr.. Potter says further the purpose OF
the investigation is to ascertain the facts so
that if frauds be established repetition OF such
frauds may be prevented, and if not, to cleai
, up the general belief throughout the country
that there were such frauds" pa
The marriage OF Lieutenant r. L. Hoxie, OF
30 H.. Al
sculptress, took pace in Washington the othel
day.
The letter of Hon. Clarkson N. Potter
chairman OF the Florida investigation commit
tee has brought out two long replies from
Hon. Alexander II. Stephens, and the othel
from Postmaster General Key. Mr.. Stephen
denies that he was acting in concert with TIN
Republican party but entirely upon his convic
tions when he opposed the investigation resolr
tons. Mr.. Keys letter is addr' ssed to the PEG
plA OF the South and he says in it that the It'll
of President Hayes WAS settled irrevocably b.
the Forty-fourth Congress" and that "No ma
need hope that the schemes OF the men VIII
have engineered the movement to unsea
President Hayes can be carried out without
bloody OWL war;"
AZ a eancns of the Democratic mepbers o
the House 1t was resolved TO nostFyone an
action upon adjournment in the House.
..... Foreign News,
A vote was taken by the striking cotto
operatives Of England upon compromise pre-
posal, and the proposal was rejected by 10, 93
8 against 882. The result was hailed with satis
faction by the operatives and the strike will b
indefinitely prolonged.
The English feet carrying troops from Indi
0 has arrived at Malta.
: An American gentleman lust returned I
i, England from an extensive tour in Russia say
; that 200 900 Russians are moving toward til
t Galician frontier of Austria. The garrison
q throughout Poland are moving southwark
Camps OF troops and recruits were noticed
, many points along the railways Moscow an
st. Petersburg are full Of troons and ne