The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-04-03

them with hammer. Then ne proceeded 70
Miss Church's and completed his terrible WORK
After the confession body Of men entered
the jail, oyerpowered the guard, took away the
prisoner and hung him toa tree, after dragging
him nearly q mile on his back.
Two colored men, Fortune Bush and Dexter
McCrezry, were hanged At Barnwen Court
House, = O., for the murder OF stephen
Eniois, his wife, and two children, all eolored
The murder was committed last January and
the 'murderers set fire 10 the cabin inhabited
by their victims intending to burn up all YES
tiges OF tho crime. investigation led 70 the
discovery that murder had been committed and
further inquiry resulted IN the arrest, trlal,
convection and execution OF tte above named.
McCreafy confessed hayi been party to the
deed Of blood, the motive being robbery.
Just previous to adjournment sine die the
Iowa senate passed bill restoring capital
punishment in the State, and the bill is now a
| law.
/ A morning once mt paper in the interests
OF the National party has been started in
Chicago.
Ex-Attorney General Alonzo Taft was nomi-
mated for Judge Of the superior court by
Republican convention at Cincinnati.
| Michael O'Rourke, foreman, was killed and
several labors we're wounded by an explosion
Of dynamite at Montebelo, Md.
From washington.
| -Four men and boy we're drowned near
| Howardsville, ALTERNATE county, Va. recently,
| while attempting to cross a river in frail
canoe after dark. Two families, consisting OF
| thirteen women and children, we're left with
out a single full-grown male to support them.
The number Of bills introduced in the House
up TO the 2lst is 8, 800, and Of joint resolutions
/ 1862.
The House Committee on Invalid Pensions
! has agreed to report a bill allowing pensions
| of S72 per month to soldiers who have lost
| either both ewes, both hands, or both feet, and
of 524 to those having lost one eye, one hand
| or one foot.
The National Council Of Sovereigns Of Indus
try, in session at Washington, elected the fol-
| lowing officers Of the National Council for
1878: John Sheddin Pennsylvania, president;
s. s. Davis, Massachusetts, vice president; M.
| w. Morton, Rhode Island, secretary; Clark
Weihersby, New York, treasurer; W. IL. Earl,
Massachusetts,, lecturer.
The commissioner Of agriculture has made
an elaborate report upon the diseases Of do
nestle animals According to tabular state
ment, compiled from information received from
1 100 counties, the annual value of losses on all
classes of domestic suimals is nearly SIT ,0OO,-
| 900. As this statement is based on returns
received from only one-hSlf OF the country, the
annual loss from this cause may be placed at
$50, 0C0,000.
There are, il is said, 1O7 discharged soldiers
who viii receive the proposed pension Of S72 a
month on account Of their loss in the service
Of the country of both hands, both feet or both
eyes.
Hon. John Allison, Register of the treasury
| is dead.
The appointment of Lewis L. Parsons to be
| United States Attorney in Alabama has been
rejected by the Senate in executive session
after contest of over two hours. The nomi-
nation was opposed by Senator'S Spencer,
Conkling and Hamlin, and supported by Sena-
tors Morgan, Blame and Kirkwood. There was
majority Of six against confirmation.
The secret service division of the Treasury
Department has several specimens Of counter
felt half dollars and new silver dollars. They
are close limitations Of the genuine. The
counterfeit weighs less than the genuine.
The House post office committee has prac-
tically agreed to strike out Of Mr.. Waddell's
bill providing for the classification Of mail
matter, the clause which prohibits express
companies carrying mail matter of the first and
second class.
Hon. Glenni W. Schofeld, of Pennsylvania,
has been nominated to be Register Of the Urea
sury in place of Mr.. Taylor, deceased.
The denomination of Mr.. Dunn for marshal
of Delaware has been rejected by the Senate,
both Senators from the State opposing his con.
firmation.
Foreign News.
A new italian ministry has been formed.
The printers of Paris are on strike.
The famine in China is extending over the
Northern provinces.
The iron trade in South Yorkshire, England
is in the most stagnant condition and large
numbers OF men are out Of work.
London dispatch states that the British
naval training vessel Eurydice, with 400 mel
on board capsized on the south coast of thu
Isle of Wight in a sudden squall. Between 30t
and 400 lives are reported lost
; six days international pedestrian contest il
London terminated in a victory for the onl!
, American representative, Daniel OLeary, wht
made $40 miles and 440 yards in five days
nineteen hours, the tournament closing sooner
than the time fixed on account Of the great
crowd present. The originator of the con
test was Sir John Ashley, member of Parlia
; ment, who guaranteed prizes amounting t.
$3.50. Two tracks were laid-one for English
m m and the other for foreigners-and Yves
ton, the American pedestrian, was expected h
compete, but became Pick q few days befor'
/, the contest began. Seventeen contestants
started, but the race gradually narrowed dow
to O'Leary Vaughan and Brown, the frs
named being about twenty miles ahead of tn,
b second at the finish and beating the best TIM
] on record. Besides the champion belt, which
is valued at $780, 0Leary received .mone,
g prize of $4,000. Immense crowds visited tn
l scene of NEST, and the winner was enthusi
: astically cheered at the close, the band playing
l. American national airs.
Advices from Europe indicate that the pro
+ prosed peace congress will be abandoned
England refusing to participate.
+ The Emperor of Morocco is dead.
s The United States ship Supply, with good
t for the Paris Exposition has arrived at Havrt
= George Bannister, grain merchant Of Re-
+ ford, England, has failed for 1,55O,00O.