The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-04-17

Governor mCtlGilan lah App1AltGu oAAAA
Goss, john 5 Lee and Edward I. Bell com
uissioners to the Paris exposition from New
Jersey
The New Jersey Legislature has adjourned
for the session.
A iftv-hofse power boiler in the engine
room Of the Boston stamping mandatory OF
Leavey 4 Co., Cambridge, Mass, exploded.
and three men were killed, another was fatally
injured, and six others more or less severely
wounded The boiler was hurled through the
brick walls Of the engine-roOm and the wooden
walls Of the building inclosing it, l30 feet,
across the canal. Michael Moiriand, the en-
gineer was found crushed between the boiler
and the granite walls Of the canal. James
Anglin and Nathan Burgess, at work in the
riveting room in line With the course Of the
boiler. we're taken from the canal dead and
manged, having been swept along by the
boiler in its terrific flight. George Gerr1ty was
taken from the ruins Of the engine-room fatal
" injured. The Uwo-stOry building containing
the engine was completely demolished, and the
ive-story main building, in which one hundred
persons we're at work was considerably shat
tered.
Seven persons injured by the shower of
burning oil at Slatington, Pa, have died.
About twenty thousand persons Witnessed
the launch OF the new steamship City of Para,
belonging to the Brazilian line, at Chester, Pa
Secretaries Schurz. McCreArv and Thompson,
a quorum from both houses OF Congress,
Governor Hartranft, the mayors Of New York
and Philadelphia, and other prominent persons
from those cities.
The insane asylum connected with the Steu-
ben County IN. z poorhOuse, situated two
miles north Of Bath. was set on fire by one of
the inmates who was subject to fits but was
considered harmless. The building contained
between sixty and seventy inmates at the time
the flames broke ont. and Of these fifteen we're
burned to death while the rest were rescued
with much difficulty. The building was OF
brick with ron-grated doors and windows,
which made it impossible for the unfortunate
persons inside TO get ont without assistance,
and the scenes presented ~ the tire-surrOunded
prisoners endeavored to get away we're hoTri-
flying in the extreme. Ten of those burned to
death we're females and five males.
Ex-Governor Moses, Of South Carolina, was
arrested in New York upon a requisltiOn Of
Governor Hampton. charged with having
forged a check for 1915
Seman Kous. New York dealer in matters
materials, has failed for s400, 900.
The New YORK Produce Exchange has be-
gun thrty-nine suits in sums aggregating $50,
600, against the Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany for losses incurred during the labor
troubles last July.
Charles Pardee. aged about ssventy-fve. q
wealthy banker Of Skaneateles, N. Y, COM
mitted nicde by cutting his throat.
Secretary Sherman has had another confer
snce in New York, with leading bankers, re-
gartling the resumption OF specie payments
He expressed q belief that resumption would
be practicable at the time fixed by law, but
desired the active cooperation Of the banks.
The secretary proposed that the banks should
take 300, 900, 900 four per cent. bonds at par
One-tOurth Of one per cent. commission to be
allowed-to be paid for in gold before January
l, 1879. Some Of the bank presidents did not
receive the proposition with much favor, while
others approve | it, but no conclusion was
reached.
Western and Southern States.
The steamer Dawn, with a cargo of cotton
and live stock. was destroyed by fire, thirty
two miles above New Orleans. Loss, over
$50. 900.
Moss & Martin, vicksburg Miss cotton
buyers, have failed owing BOO 900 and with
no assets.
The Oregon Greenbackers held a convention
at Port and and nominated 4 state ticket
headed by NJ. Wilkins for governor.
Gardner X. Clark, 4 prominent grain broker
OF Detroit, Mich, hed TO Canada with his wife
and child after having victimized nearly all
the large grain dealers of the city in small
sums aggregating over $4,000.
| Henry Crouch, farmer living near Augusta,
Mich, his wife and two children, were drowned
while fishing in a small pond.
| John s. Wilcox, Of Egn, ILL.,, speculator,
has filed 4 volunt airy petition in bankruptcy.
His secured debts are S526, 000, and unsecured
| 1928, 900. He also il responsible on discounted
paper for 5000, 900 and has no assets.
A strike Of the employees Of the Atchison,
| Topeka and Santa Fe railroad company at To
peka, Kansas, has taken place, and freight and
passenger traffic has been greatly delayed.
/ While party Of workmen we're gathered
about derrick on the Tuscarawas railroad in
Harrison County, Ohio, the supports suddenly
grye way and the derrick fell upon the men,
instantly killing two and fatally iniuring third.
The steamboat Colonel A. B. Rooms struck q
snag on the Red river, in Louisiana, aud sunk
Three deck hands we're drowned.
Isaiah Gabbart. who was shot in the public
square at Harrodsburg KY, by Henry Noel
died of his wounds. The combat, whieh tool
place in the presence of many citizens, had its
origin in an election row. The men met and
advancing toward one another emptied ever
chamber Of their respective reyolvers, theI
clinched and fought it out using their pistol
as clubs. When they were separated it was an
certained that Gabbart had been MORTAL,
wounded. Dying be exonerated Noel.
The boilers Of the Sandy Fashion. small
steamer running from Cutlettsburg, KY, N
the Sandy river, exploded at the mouth Of tn
river, and the vessel sank in three minute
in nine feet of water. Joseph Newberg, mer
chant, A. Osborn. and two others we're killed
The engineer, clerk and another man wer
wounded.
From Washington.
The House committee on elections has dis
missed the Oregon contested election case o
Mcdowell against Williams and the Mississippi
contested election case Of Lynch (colored
against Chalmers.
The United States commercial agent at Ga
boon reports to the department Of State ths
the knowledge OF the Congo or Livingston
river, derived from Stanleys discoveries
already bearing practical fruit. English mil
sionsries have followed the course of the rive
to the first series Of rapids, and are about
establish missionary station at that point.
Ex-Governors J. Madison Wells and F. B. |
Pinchbsck, both Of Louisiana, have had intel
views with the President recently.
The House appropriation committee b,
agreed to the post-office appropriation bill "a
was reported back by the subcommittee. II
bill sppropriates in the aggregate s33, 100, 81
which il 81, 257 1913 below the estimate sent
, by the post-0ffice department, and about ss6g
600 less than the amount appropriated for tI
present year. The bill reduces the compens
ton Of the railroads five per cent, and chang
, the method OF paying the postmAsterH OF u
fourth class back to the old system that is,
paw them commission on the stamps tn,
cancel instead Of on those they sell, as the DR.
sent law provides.
The House elections committee has agree
by B. unanimous vote, to dismiss the Soul