The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-04-03
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
eastern and Middle states.

Legislature by III 70 -
James z. Coll, well-known in New York
insurance circles, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in tho head. He Was At one time
wealthy but met with Teyerses, had family
troubles and became dissipated,
The TArrytovn On. " First National Bank
has failed, The liabilities are estimated al
sI.2 600 and assets $4,000 The Bank OF
Chemung, AZ Elmira, y. IA private institu-
tion-has also suspended.
TIE Rhode I-lsnd Democratic state ron
yentiou, held in Providence fesulted in the
nomination OF a ticket headed by Isaac Law
renee for governor
Leading New York banters had conference
in that city with the House committee on bank
ing sna currency regarding the resumption OF
specie PAYMENTS General Ewing, OF the COM
mittee, made inquiries TO draw out tho views OF
the bankers, who expressed the opinion that
resumption was practicable. After the meeting
General Ewing said that the statements OF the
bankers had strengthened his own opinion that
the secretary Of the treasury was not able TO
carry out the resumption act.
Warren Lane, bookkeeper Of the Planet Mills
Manufs cturing Company, Brooklyn N. Y,
was returning from the company's bank in
New York where he had drawn "a coo with
which to pay OF the employees. He was SC
compauied by an assistant, who carried 500 in
silver. When in an unfrsquented locality they
we're approached by three men, dressed as
labOrers, who suddenly attacked the two,
knocking them down with blows from sand
clubs and relieving them OF the money in
twinkling Before they could gain their feet
the thieves were rafting of IN wagon that
was waiting in charge of confederate and
made good their escape.
Before committee OF the Pennsylvania Leg
islature appointed toinvestigate the Pittsburgh
railroad riots, Il. A. Amnon, Of Pittsburgh
who was ID the head ~ the Trainmens Union
at the time Of the strike, testified that the citi-
zens offered the strikers arms to resist the
troops, two prominent citizens having offered
a hundred stand of arms each one OF those
citizens went to see him at Allegheny, told
him that he hoped the men would stand for
their rights, and promised them arms and
money.
The steam chimney of the Hudson river
steamer Magenta exploded two miles below
Sing Sing, n Y, and two passengers were
killed outright, two were fatally scalded and
several others received serious injuries.
Peter McHugh, Patrick Hester and Patrick
Tully, were hanged at Bloomsbury, Pa, for
the murder Of a mining superintendent named
Rea, in 1868. The town was filed with people
from the surrounding country, but only about
two hundred persons were admitted to the Jail
yard where the execution took place. The
three men were hanged together, and exhibited
little signs Of fear. Hester, who was in sub
! stantial circumstances and for whom strenu-
GUS efforts had been made to obtain an amel-
Grafton of tue death sentence, protested his
innocence to the last. While the men were
still hanging shed on the side OF the Jail yard
gave way with q crash, precipitating about
fifty persons to the ground, and injuring
little boy so severely that he died soon after.
Fires: Twenty-three buildings we're destroy
ed by fire in Keesegille, N. Y, causing loss
aggregating $4,000. Nearly whole block Of
large business houses in Philadelphia was
burned, the fire being one of the largest that
has ever visited the city and causing an es-
timated loss Of over S1,000,000
Comptroller John Kelly. of New York city,
has written letter to the Encouragement Of
the State in favor of the release Of William M.
Tweed from further confinement. Comptroller
Kelly says in his letter GAS public officer
urge his discharge, because l believe his
further detention in debtors prison is neither
beneficial to the State as an example to evil
doors, nor in any sense serviceable to the city "
Meanwhile Tweed has refused to testify
further in regard to ring frauds until he is
released.
The Higgins Buildings fve-story marble
structure on Canal street, New York-was
almost totally destroyed by fire. and seventeen
business firms suffered losses aggregating
$645, 900.
Lockwood, Brooks & Co., Boston book pub
fishers, have suspended with liabilities Of
$780, 200.
Judge Blatchford, of New York, has rem
dered an opinion against Ex-Governor Samuel
J. Tilden, in the suit of the United States for
the recovery Of several years income tax.
This suit was instituted during the election
campaign in 1876. The effect of the decision
will he to bring the case before Jury on the
question OF the amount of Mr. Tilden's income
during the eleven years from 1862 to 1872, dur
ing which he made up no return himself, but
allowed the assessor to make up the return,
and paid the tax thereon subject to a penalty
of five per cent.
The Broadway Savings Bank, of Lawrence,
Mass. and the Sixpenny Savings Bank OF
New York city, have been enjoired from doing
further business. The latter institution was
pa'ronized by the remarkably large numbt OF
So, 900 depostOrs, most of them poor Poop o
and children with little accounts. It's labili.
ties are 81, SO8, 26977, and the deficiency is esti
mated at 1872, 425. Careless management
amounting almost to indifference, is charged
against its officers by the bank examiners
The trial of insurance Superintendent Smyth
Of New York, charged by the governor with
Irregularities in office, ended in his acquitta
by the Senate by a vote of 10 to H.
The Vanderbilt contested will case drags
along in the New York surrogate's court. Muci
| of the evidence offered to show that the Com
modore was mentally unsound or unduly infu
enced in making his will is excluded.
The Pennsylvania Republican State conven
ton will be held in Harrisburg, May Is.
J The recent report of Acting Superintendent
Henry l.. Lamb on the condition of The savings
banks in the State of New York, shows tha
. nine savings banks were closed during 1877
the Long Island of Brooklyn Clairmont Gin
ton, German, Oriental, and Yorkville, of New
York Rockland, of Nyack, Saratoga of Sara
| toga, Springs, and the New Rochelle with
total amount due depostors of 81, sol, 719 "a
In the State, to-day, 1876 savings banks are doin,
business The total deposits and the humble
Y Of depositors have decreased during the year
The deposits fell off nearly $4,000, 600 tb,
transactions Of the year were smaller in thei
0 volume than in other recent years more &C
- counts were opened than we're closed tn
average of each deposit declined, and the sur
y plus of the institutions has shrunk. The tots
resources of the banks, now in operation, wa
on January |, 1878, $50, 786, 1886 total liabil
ties, $5l, 455, 23S, leaving asurplus of $5,331
098. From these facts the superintendent
finds reason for the belief that the saving
L banks are coming back to sound rules in &C
t mlnistration, are commanding reasonable cor
fdence of depositors, and are sound.
a Western and Southern States.
The Rhode Island Republicans met in COZ
vention at Providence and renominated th
present State officers by reclamation. Follow
ing the usual custom, no political resolution
were passed.
An appalling disaster occurred in the sawmi
of Hall & Avis, about seven miles from Ricl
mond, Va. Without moments warning q
explosion took place which hurled the buidn
lumber, sheds and persons standing around
every direction. The boiler had burst and f,
men were killed, and one was fatally and e,
dangerously wounded. Among the killed we
two sons Of the manager OF the sawmlll, M
m Hail. who was also injured.
of Reports from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky al
-, West Virginia give fattering prospects OF Il
> wheat crop. The average increase over la
re years crop is estimated at twenty-five per Ger
es Alarge tobacco warehouse, several factorie