The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-04-24
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern ana Middle states.

mitted in New York BY Michael FogArty, who
killed his wife and then cut his own throat.
At one time Fogarty owned a grocery store and
was prosperous; but after a while disasters
came and then be ran away TO Canada, leaving
his debts unpaid, Returning secretly be found
that his wife had opened a grocery store on her
own account and was earning q livelihood for
herself and children. Fugarty demanded an
interest In his wife's Business. She refused,
and thehceforWard the duafrels between them
were FREQUENT and acrimonious. Fogarty had
brought a civil suit against his wife, which
was pending and on the day previous TO the
murder Mrs Fogarty caused her husbands ar
rest in a police court because he had locked up
her store, taking away the keys. Tho iustics
compelled him to return ths keys, and be went
OF niutterins. That night Fogarty obtained
admission to his wife's room while she was
asleep and poured nitric acid into her eye. The
pain swoke her. when he seems 10 have com
pleted his hendish crime by pouring the
remainder Of the acid in her ear and stabbing
her with knife in the back Of the neck. Then
he terminated his own existence by drawing
the knife across his throat The Fogartys had
three bright children, the Oldest Of whom-a
bright boy OF thirteen, named William-Tas
aroused by his mothers screams and ran out
for policeman. The father left a note saying
that he meant to disfgure his wife and son,
and blaming the police justice and another
man for the crime he was about to commit.
Five hundred convicts in the Clinton IN. "
State prison are 10 be set at work making hats,
the State receiving s745a week for this convict
work.
William NJ. Tweed, the notorious New York
"Rng Boss, died in Ludlow street jail on the
18th. He had been confined in this prison
about two years-ever since his deliveranCe to
the United States by Spain-snd at the time Of
his death WAS suffering from complication of
md ArO xuin ha
called to bis doctor, who wrote down these
words from his lips +" l have tried to do some
good, il have not had good luck. l am not
afraid to die. | believe the guardian angels
will protect me-" This utterance was followed
by stupor from which he never returned to
perfect consciousness, and just as the clock in
the bell tower Of Ludlow street jail had begun
to strike twelve William NJ. Tweed threw his
head back slightly and breathed his last with
out struggle Only a daughter was present
in the building at the time of his death, his
wife and two sons being abroad. The room In
which he died was sumptuously furnished.
Tweed was born In New York on April 3D., 1928,
and in early life was chairmaker. His first
public appearance was as an alderman in 1859.
Soon after he served term in Congress.
Then he became supervisor in New York city,
and after holding other subordinate offices he
was elected State Senator in 1867. In 1870
he was made commissioner of the department
Of public works in his native CITY, and from that
time began the thieving career Of the " Ring,
consisting of Tweed, Sweeny, Connolly and
Hall. In 1871 the Committee Of Seventy be-
gan the famous crusade against the Ring
which ended in its downfall. Tweed was ar
rested, tried, found guilty and sentenced to
twelve years imprisonment and to pay fine OF
$12,5 $50. After serving portion OF his time
he escaped from Ludlow street Jail in 1875
and fled to Spain. That country gave him up
to the United States in 1876, and since then he
had been endeavoring to obtain his release by
offering to surrender bis property and betray
his numerous accomplices in crime. His efforts
to regain his liberty, however, had been I'M
successful up to the time of his death.
Il. +. Massurett, cashier of the fremont
House, Boston, embezzled about $4,000 from
the hotel funds to cover losses incurred by
gambling, aud when his employers sent for an
officer, to have him arrested, he shot himself,
inhicting fatal wound.
Francis Borne died in New York city from
injuries received while wrestling with bear
six weeks previous at a performance in Albany.
Borne WAS struck in the side by the animal and
was hurt internally.
Rumors have been for some time floating
about New York and Brooklyn that Theodore
Tton was visiting his wife and that recon-
Citation was about to take place between the
two. These rumors were confirmed in a most
startling manner by the publication Of the fol-
lowing letter, written by Mrs Tilton to Ira b.
Wheeler, her legal council: "MY DEAR SIR
few weeks since, after long months OF men
tai anguish, told, az you know, few friends,
whom had bitterly deceived that the charge
brought by my husband, of adultery between
myself and the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, was
true, and that the lie had lived so well the
last four years had become ntolerabe to me.
| That statement | solemnly reafirm, and leave
| the truth with God, to whom also | commit
myself, my children. and all who must suffer
l know full well the explanations that will be
sought by many for this acknowledgment a
desire to return to my husband, insanity,
malice, everything save the true and only one
my quickened conscience, and the sense of
what il due to the cause Of truth and justice.
During all the complications of these years you
have been my confidential friend, and therefore
| address this letter to you, authorizing and re-
questing you to secure its publication. ELIZA
BETH r. TuToN." When this letter appeared
in the New York newspapers Mr. Beecher, who
was on a lecturing tour was found at Waverly,
N Y, and in answer to the question what he
WAS going to do, he answered: "Nothing at
present, except to give it an explicit denial
| Mr.. Beecher also made the following statement
for publication: ~ confront Mrs. Tiltons con-
fession with explicit and absolute denial. The
testimony to her own innocence and to mine
which, for four years, she has made to hun
dreds, in private and in public, before the
court, in writing and orally, l declare to b.
true. And the allegations now made in con
tradiction Of her uniform, solemn and unvary
ing statements hitherto made | utterly deny
| declare her to be innocent of the great trans
erosion. HENRY WARD BEECHKR."
Eleven business failures and suspensions OF
largo firms were announced in New York tn
other day.
The Lowell mill agents have decided t
reduce the wages of operatives from five t
fifteen per cent.
The supreme court of Rhode Island ha
granted an injunction, restraining the Codding
ton Five Cent Savings Bank, Of Newport, froI
doing further business.
The Emigrant Savings Bank, of Boston, ha
been similarly enjoined.
Western and Southern States,
The Illinois Democratic State conyentio
met in Springfield and nominated ticket wit
Il. L.. Cronkhite for State treasurer at the heaG
small boat containing six young men, o
! the Ohio river at Martins Ferry, Ohio, wa
swamped, and three of those in the boat wer
drowned, the rest reaching shore with difficulty
The Oregon Democrats met in Portland an
nominated ticket.
A fire covering sixteen acres of houses too
place at Clarksville, Tenn, destroying abor
sixty Of the principal business houses an
causing loss Of over $500, 900.
The Northwestern Bank, of Chicago al
nounced that it would redeem its circulatin
notes in gold, and is the first national bar
/ in the country that resumed specie payment
Forty-tive cars at Cottonwood, Kansas, G
the Santa Fe railroad, were blown from IL
. track by heavy tornado. Several hous,
( were also destroyed and a number of liv,
reported lost.
Hon. E. @. Ellsworth, Representative in Coz
gress from Michigan, while spending fe
{ days at his home in Greenville, was ASSAULT
by man named Shearer, against whom he hi
begun lawsuit. Shearer attacked Ellswort
Q with heavy whip, knocking him down al
4 fracturing his skull
The Indians are committing depredations