The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1878-12-07
SUMMARY OF NEWS.


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eastern and Middle states.
The steamer John Bramhall, which sailed
from New Haven with 827O, 600 worth of arms
ashore on Little Gun island in q fog, has
broken In two parts. Two thousand cases Of
shot and shell remaining on the wreck will be
removed ,s.,s
The Vermont Legislature passed law grant,
ing q new trial to John P. Phair who was re-
pkieyed on the morning of the day on which
he was TO be executed. On the day OF the
hanging gentleman in Boston read in 0 paper
statement made by Phair,. declaring hisinno-
| was an important assertion which the gentle
man could substantiate, and which, If proved,
would clear Phsir. A telegram stopped the
execution, and Phair now has another chance
| for his life. ~ stl@6 I'll fffeadf = ass 81
A number of New York physicians who have
been questioned In regard TO-, the strange
physical and mental manifestations OF Miss
Fancher, of Brooklyn, express strong. doubts
concerning the truth OF the wonderful mental
phenomens attributed to her, and claim that
| It is q case of hystero- eatalepss.
While party of men were tunneling under
q street in Mshanoy City. Pa. the earth fell
over them, killing John and Anthony Richer
and Christopher. Post, and severely injuring
Michael Yempher. - s9,tsi'.s gtis
Colonel Mapleson, manager OF :" Her Msjes-
TVS Opera" troupe, performing in New York,
was arrested on complaint OF the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, charged
with using little girls SIS ballet dancers. Col
onel Mapleson expressed great Indignation at
his arrest, and stated he would 6ghtthe matter
out In the courts. TX t4l. ssssa = 4
The annual reportof the New York city police
justices shows that during the year the police
made 78, 533 arrest OF which Sc, 404 we're men
and q, 1919 women. As to age, 1851 were under
fourteen years old 1880 were between four
teen and twenty years old II, lit were between
twenty and thirty years old IA, SIT were be-
| tween thirty and forty years, and l., 005 were
over forty years. The number Of prisoners Eeld
was 81, 786 the number discharged. 26717
and the amount of fines collected, $58, 269. r.
Robert Heller, the well known magician died
in Philadelphia, the other day. -
While number of men were at work upon
| the boiler-house connected with the mines Of
Reid Brothers at Dunbar, Pa, the boiler ex-
ploded, killing three mon and seriously injuring
nine others.
| Louis A. Cooley, publisher of Godey's L1dys
Book, and probably the Oldest editor in
America, died in Philadelphia, the other day,
aged seventy-6ve.
| The terrible consequence of ignorance or
carelessness in blowing ont the gas, instead Of
turning it off, is Illustrated once more in the
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his son aged thirty, who came from Lisbon,
| Me-, to Blackstone, Mass, where they took a
room at hotel When retiring for the night
they blew out the gas in their room, and both
were smothered to death.
Hon. Lyman Tremain, formerly member Of
Congress, attorney general Of New York and
speaker Of the New York assembly, is dead at
the ageof sixty. faa. ii
The first international dairy fair ever held
was opened in New York, and attracted a large
| number of visitors. The exhibits comprised a
large array of butter and cheese and of imple-
ments for their manufacture, as well as Of
dairy cattle and salt The address Of the
evening was delivered by ex- Governor Horatio
Seymour. 4 M ii
Spalding Walls, large dry goods firm in
Boston, have failed with liabilities amounting
to about 100000.
The Penacock savings bank, at Fisheryille'
N. a., has been closed by the State bank COM
missioners.
On the second day of the great international
butter and cheese fair in New York, Benjamin
r. Butler delivered an address to the visitors.
F. P. Devices, of Pennsylvania, has been
elected chairman of the Greenback national
executive committee.
western and southern states.
The Democratic nomination Of Governor
George F. Houston to succeed Mr.. Spencer as
United States senator from Alabama, was
equivalent TO an election. Mr.. Houston has
been governor Of the State since 1874 l
The South Carolina legislature has begun its
regular session.
Warren Tate who shot and killed William
Love in the Indianapolis (Ind.) courthouse,
| Love was witness before the court. He is
also to be criminally prosecuted and to be sued
for 300, 900 damages by Loves relatives
| A pitched battle took place in jackson, the
county scat of Breathitt county, KY, between
two factions led by the sheriff and one of his
deputies, respectively The trouble grew out
of q struggle for possession of prisoner,
charged with the murder of his wife, and
whose trial was about to take place. The
streets were barricaded and hundreds of shots
were fired. A county judge and a brother of
the prisoner were killed. and the session of
the court was broken up.
The steamer Cotton Valley collided with the
steamer Charles Morgan. on the Mississippi
at Bringiers Point, La, and sank. The col
lision occurred during heavy storm, and the
boats were rounding point in opposite direc-
tions. The Cotton Valley sank in fifteen
minutes, carrying down four white passengers
and about fifteen colored laborers.
Joseph stoddard, Of Pine Plains, Mich,
described as "a man Of ugly disposition, -
killed his wife and child, and then terminated
his own existence with rifle.
From MashInoton.
Theodore N. Vail, general superintendent of
the railway mail service, has resigned. a
| The secretary of the interior begins his
annual report with reference to the plan Of
Indian policy " skesched by him last year.
which was, in substance, to render the Indians
a fixed, civilized, land-holding and educated
population by giving them permanent reseryaS
tions, issuing implements and stock building
schoolhouees, etc. The secretary says con-
siderable progress has been made in the effort
to carry out this plan, and he believes that its
execution. If aided by Congress and not inter
fered with by the white population of the West,
would bring forth satisfactory results in time.
On the subject of timber lands and depreda-
tions, Secretary Schurz says that the dis
astrous consequences which always follow
| the destruction Of the forests of q country
will inevitably come upon us in short time
unless proper legislative steps be taken to ar
rest this indiscriminate destruction of timber
and he recommends the passage OF a bill,
already introduced in Congress, which provides
that all timber lands chiefly valuable for the
timber upon them shall be withdrawn from
sale and be held by the government, with q
view to preventing indiscriminate spoliation
and waste and to the preservation of the
young timber and reproduction Of the forests.
On the subject Of railroads which have re-
ceiyed money or land subsidies from the gov
eminent, the secretary says that about 1885,
424, 800 acres of land have been granted for
railroad purposes of which 81. Oh, 496 acres
were patented to June 80, 1878. The necessity
nf 1,r0vid;n0 rrnora roo7,1 for tho xvnrl 0f kha