The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-02-13
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
raatnrn and hdIddIe statea.

IN New York the old freight rates Fl. m Boston
20 the West were restored, and plan was
adopted TO prevent the cutting Of rates in the
West
AT Palmer, Mass, Johanna Flaherty, an
cid woman Of seventy, committed suicide by
drowning.
Tbs board OF trade Of Providence, r. l., de-
pouneed the proposed demonstration OF silver. |
Hugh Jewett, receiver Of the Erie railroad,
was arrested in New York, upon complaint OF
an English stakeholder, who charges hum with
making false statements regarding the financial
condition Of the road, with intent to deceive
the bondholders. The accused denied the
charge.
In January there were 1919 failures in New
York city, with aggregate liabilities OF -, 49,
O39 and 81, 4Ss $50 in assets.
The recent heavy storm Of wind and snow
impeded travel generally on land and water,
and did great damage, particularly along the |
Atlantic coast. numbar OF vessels were
wrecked, notably the schooner Ella Haynes, |
of Long Island the brig Ella Nj. Tucher, |
near Asbury Park, n. j., snd the steamship
Elphnstone, of the capes of the Delaware river.
The marriage Of the oetogenarian million |
aire Thomas Lord, TO Mrs. Hicks, which |
created such stir in New York some time ago, |
by reason of the privacy in which the newly |
married pair kept themselves secluded and the
legal steps ttken by the bridegroom's sons to
prove that their father was OF unsound mind,
has again come into prominence by the publl-
cation of Mr.. Lords answer to his sons
charges. He alleges that his engagement with
Mrs. Hicks was Of several years standing
that he is of perfectly sound mind-in proof of
which he furnishes the afidsvits of two lead
ing New York physicians who certify to his
sanity that one OF his sons sent letter to
Mrs Hicks, threatening to kill her, his own
children and himself. and that the reason why
he kept himself and wife secluded was because
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the part of his son. Mr.. Lord, in his answer,
also gives publicity to several other letters
writted to his life by his sons and their lawyer
in opposition to the marriage, The judge ap-
piled to has granted stay of proceedings in
the matter.
During the recent heavy storm several i'm
meuse tidal waves on Coney Island beach, near
New York, destroyed number of summer
hotels Small houses occupied by the families
of two watchmen employed in guarding hotel
property were swept away, and the inmates -
consisting of three women and five children
lost their lives
Joseph Woods was hung at Malone, N. Y,
for killing Stephen Barber, last August.
General Ewing, member of Congress from
Ohio addressed mass meeting in New York,
in favor of silver and anti-resumption.
TIL mas Durkin, treasurer of Scranton, Pa,
has been deposed from office, deficit of 81 900
having been discovered in his accounts.
The Dutch Reformed Chu oh, of Syracuse,
N. Y, was destroyed by fire, and loss caused
of $50, 900, on which there is $4,000 insur-
ance
The Hinkley locomotive works, of Boston,
have suspended with liabilities amounting to
$500, COO
The almshouse at Freeport, Me-, was de-
stroyed by fire, and two of its inmates-an old
cOupe-were burned to death.
tIpi ont Tod nh
the Tweed ring and who has been hidden in
unknown quarters ever since he ran away from
the sheriff four years ago, after his conviction
for obtaining money from the city under false
pretenses, returned to New York and gave
himself up to justice. He was held in $4,000
bail.
Richard j. DELL farmer about eighty years
DID, living at Woodbury., n. j., was fatally
injured by young bull as he was attempting
to drive the animal away from the cattle yard.
John and James Cassidy, aged one and two
years, were smothered to death in a New York
tenement house by the smoke from a burning
mattress, and the recovery of two elder
brothers, aged four and five was made doubt
full through the same cause
The Mercantile Savings Bank, OF Boston,
has been enioined from doing furth business.
Deposit rs will probably not be heavy losers.
Sweet Cook & Co., wholesale boot and shoe
liabilities of $l50,000.
The Boston book publishing ousos of ]. r..
Osgo'd & Co., and Huri Is Houphton, have
consolidated undtr the firm name IF lIoughton,
Osgood & Co.
Western and Southern States.
Mr.. Peter Cooper contempates founding an
educational Institute for girls, i'll South Caro-
llna similar in its workings to the Cooper
Institute in New York. Mr.. Cooper thinks the
~ g.,
favo able position for his project as it contains
several buildings and the venerable philan-
thropist says, in regard to the matter:
wish to do something for the South, a. d show
that Northern man has some interest in the
welfare of the Southern people. l hope it may
do something toward ending old feuds and
cementing the Union. | think there is a very
good held for all institution there that msy be
means of doing good to the country. 1t will
be done if | can see any way of putting it upon
substantial footing. 1t would be a school OF
science and art IN its application to all useflt
and necessary purposes of life, and for ladiei
only"
The First National Bank of Kansas City
Mo-, has suspended.
The steamship Metropolis, of New York, from
Philadelphia for Brazil stranded on Currtucl
Beach, N c., the scene cf the recent terrible
disaster t. the United States steamer Huron. TIL
Metropolis had on board la ge force of work
men engaged to assist in building new rail
road III South America, and her cargo consiste
almost entirely of iron and steel rails and othe
material to be used in constructing the read
The first reports of the disaster were meagr
on account of the lack of telegraph!c com
munication with the point at which the wrec
occurred but it seems that the vessel struc
at about $50 P. NJ. and the huge waves at ono
began to sweep over her and break her
pieces. OF the two hundred and more person
on board about fifty reached the shore i
safety, while many Others were swept ever
board and lost. The scene on toard, as dc
scribed by survivors, was terrible. All ordc
was at an end and scene OF terror ensuet
Many women were on board, and of these til
great majority if not all, were lost.
Further reports from the scene of disastt
to the steamer Metropolis state that the nun
Der of lives lost will be close upon one hundre'
According to the statements of the captai
and survivors the vessel sprung a leak SOC
after leaving Philadelphia. For some Tin
the water was kept out by the pumps but I'll
circulating pump gave out even tually and Il
rush of water through the leak began to il
crease rapidly The vessel was deeply ladt
and began to labor heavily in the trough
the sea and fill rapidly. 1t was then determn,
to head her for the shore and run her upon Il
beach. At o'clock the word was passed
all hands to provide themselves with life-pr
stryers. At 6:45 A. NJ. the day just dawnin
the ship struck the beach. At II A NJ mi
on horseback made his appearance ON shol
waving his hat and promising assistance.
1890 P. M. the life-savng service men ma
Their appearance from the station some mil
away, but came poorly provided TO save lii
All the assistance they could render to t
passengers was to get them cut of the surf
they came ashore. Captain Ankers says th
had the lfe-saving men come to the scene
the wreck during the forenoon nearly eve
one on board could have been saved. At f
ID fha OH in lpp1r 1tata
throwing into the sea all who were til n /
ON hoard Ii dnaa NOT amman that u nf thf