The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Eastern and Middle states.


Eastern and Middle States.
The trial ~ tho Rcy. George n vushurgh,
pastor of baptist church Ia Jersey city,
y. J on tho charge ~ having attempted tn
POISON his wife with tartar cmvtc, resulted Ia
verdict ~ AcquittAL Tho case had excited
intense interest uu account of tho prisoners
standing and the fact that his Innocence wac
hchevod Ia by majority Of his pariahiouorn.
Mr. Noshntsh preached % his congregation on
tho day after his AcduittAl
The Rev. G. hurlrigh, lato pastor of tho
Florence Mass Free Congregational church
Was ruG over by train at thai place aud fatal
~ injured
large Indignation meeting ~ women WAS
held At lho Cooper Institute Noa York to do
nuuncu the remarks durugAtury 90 their urs
made hy Judge Hilton, manager OF tho late
Stewart Womou's Hotel The language which
called forth the meeting Was to tho effect that
iu his experience Rs a manager ~ the hotel
Judge Hilton hFd found that women were NOT
su oaally nAtlshod men that tho hotel
proved failure as a women homo because
applicants became dissatisfied with the rules
aud lett, etc. Eleven resolutions expressive Of
tho indignation Of tho meeting Werv passed.
The GreenbAek party of Maine met At Lewis.
ton aud ursauiecd BY olcctlng holOn Chase
chairman. Joseph smith nominated tho
l-AN1 = NAhAiuatc tht FoNof4luts lhu lihAItilh
adopted fANurS tho abolition Of all bank issues,
ffoe and Unlimited gold aud silver coinage, full
lrsalstondvr paper money receivable for all
debts legislation b. secure each man the just
reward ~ his own labor, reduction of OH
cial salarieS, abolishmvut of imprlsonmenent
for dalts denouncos tho red hag Of Com
mutam and the contraction policy.
Tho National Groonback party of New York
met Ia convention al Auburn aud effected a
permanent organization headed by c. J.
. Tucker, uf ChvhAngO county, president \
series of resolutions was adopted declaring
the grccnhack dollar must be fui legal tender
for all debts, faVOFtng tho calling Ia uf al
United States bonds and their payment.
principals and interest by groenhAcks, opposing
futher lssuo Of bonds, demanding tho repeal of
the resumption act aud the national banking
act. tayOring tho establishment Of national and
state labor bureaus, and declaring that tho
GroenbAek party does not recognize OF affiliate
With any secret OF Questionable urgAnlzali
On the first day thai the new elevated rail-
road in Nov York wAs thrown opeu 10 tue
public, thousands RyAiloi themselves OF the
convenience of rapid transit and tho cars were
cruEded 10 their utmost capacity. Ihcs begins
the poF era of railroad travelling IN New York.
The New Hampshire legislature has begun
lie annual session.
lire in the large soap and candle factory Of
Colgate 4 Co, Jersey CITY, y. j., destroyed
property 20 the amount Of about $500, 600 in
surod,
By tho capnRing OF a Yacht On DuIbury
Point, near Plymouth, MAss, Henry 5. Holmes.
his Young son, Arthur. and David Brown, Jr,
we're drowned. Four others elung % the boat
and NurU rescued.
The steam engine In the sAwmill OF h. Pen
nov, Holland. Vermont exploded, driving the
engineer through the side of the building and
. seriously scAldlng boy and man.
The Treat 4 Lang mill At Bath, Ne, was de-
[ stToycd by hro. causing = loss % sl25, GOO ht
/ Ola Town Ne. the NeAEie mills were burned
I Lisbon, y. H.. BeAn a AtWoods steam mill
[ suocambod 20 the danes, the lose being
$4,000.
Western and SouthUt n States.
/ Two men entered the house of Mrs. Becky
/ Baldwin, = Young widow residing near TAEv-
| we'll Court House Va, aud demanded LvT
/ pooketbock She went a. her dress, tOok out
I Tic pocketbook, and threw it into tho tlTo and
I a. Que OF the men stopped 20 recover u Mrs.
I Baldwin suAtched up al axe and dealt him a
terrific blow which che followed up rapidly
. by others. dAshing his bTAlnu out, The second
I roblcr rushed al her with DIRK knife and
I stabbed her 10 the left breast, but not before
/ the rvsolute woman hzd nearly severed his
I right arm with fearful hluw. The nllscroAuS
I hcd and bis dead body was fOnad the neH;
morning. two miles from tho housa To =
Young man passing by several hours after Mrs.
BALDWIN told the story Of her terrible en-
/ counter, and her death soon followed.
A hurricane passed over Richmond, No,
/ lryelng 10 the ground over half of the build.
I Tugs in town More than ono hundred hunscs
/ wcra totally DESTROYED and the loss on property
will reach e251 ulu Whole blocks were con-
. pletely swept away, ard tho dehFis Was scattered
. Tor miles. The shAw House. large brickhotel.
/ was demolished and is inmates were buried
. IN the ruins Ten persons were killud, thrvu
/ morlAIly wounded and over thirty seriously
/ iujurvd
! Absorbing 20 late advises from Fort Benton
I Montana Territory, sitting Bull j. preparing
% 20 on the var path again soon. He rrccuty
. mAdeh rancoTuus hArAnguv promising 20 return
I 90 thc United States when the grass grows and
make the soldiers weep. A grand wAr-dAncc
and mastering Of the various tribos followed
this speech.
Az Omaha, Sob., a woman named olcson,
white IN = 90 Of Temporary insanity. seized her
daughter twelve years old, and threw her into
o pond and then Jumped in herself The
screams % tho g!rl alarmed people within the
sound OF her voice, bat not within sight % tho
pond A search made which resulted iu
the finding OF the dead bodies q mother and
daughter
Z The Baltimore .S,ss publishes = long cAbcl
message from James Gordon Bcanoti, pruprlo-
tor Of the New York Hrraid Ia regard 20 the
+ resent stories Published about his duel with
. Frederick May. Mr.. Bennett initmAtem that
none OF these stories are altogether cofrcct
that be Will arrive IN the United States about
I the middle q July. when ho will bo ready 90
ASSUME the legal responsibility Tor the duel Il
I public. opinion should require u that =
principal be cannot sAy ANYTHING IN regard 10
. lat hat
81 liberty 20 withdraw any Injunction uf secrecy
upon the gentlemen who acted a. seconds.
/ farmer named John W Caldwell, living
about hftccn miles from Americas, Ga, killed
I his wife, three children, aged ten, si1 and tEu
I years, and his sistcr-in-lAw. Mfss Mitchell.
/ The murders were all done with q Nnoalhing
I iron. After be had committed tho tarriblc
/ crimes Caldwell made three efforts 20 commit
/ suicide. by jumping down a well, lcAping from
/ The top Of he house and prcciptAtinG.. himself
I from tho roof Of gin house Tho last at
l tempt resulted in death. Tho CAUSE uf his
I crimes is Attributed 20 the improper relations
, which existed between him and his siEiCr-in-
law.
Dispatches from Oregon indicate that the
/ election IN that State has resulted In = Demo
I cratic legislature. Whitaker tDcmocrAD H.
elected 20 Congress.
! The lndiAnAIR held their conven-
! tioa al indianapolis And nominated ticket
/ headed by IulAc :. Moore for secretary Of
Stato. The platform dcnouncos the Demo
cratic party, and says there can be no appeal
/ from the decision OF the Electoral commission
except by revolution; opposes further financial
agitation but fAyorz currency of gold, silver
and grcenbRcks, and declares that the paper
monoy should be .recoived--for customs dues
Referring 30 President Hayes, the platform
says: We recognize IN his personal integrity.
a. well ~ In the general course OF his sdnsn ms
tratiou, the guarantee that he will conduct tho
government SO a. 10 preserve the honar aud
promote the happiness OF the whole country.
Tho Michigan Grcenbackors convened at
Grand Rapids and nominated ticket, with
Henry 5. Smith for governor az the head.
The platform adopted IN conformity with the
principles OF the party.
A monument to Andrew johnson was un-
yelled At Grecnyllle. Tenn, In presence OF a
large asscmblage and with appropriate coro-
monies.
William Dixon was hanged At Vicksburg.
Miss. for the murder Of peddler named
BAchmAn.
The business center of Mount Sterling, Ky,
has been destroyed by the flames. Estimated
loss, $4,000
Az Bayun Sara, La. five colored men were
arrested on the charge OF attempting 90 assas-
sirAte DR.. william b. Archer. As tbey were
ON the yAy 10 the court house thev were inter