The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-10-30
western and southern states.

Five Illicit distilleries were recently destroyed
in one day in Putnam Co., Tenn, by United
States revenue officers.
Official returns from Ohio give Barnes,
Republican candidate for secretary OF State,
plurality of l54.
The California constitutional convention
adopted a resolution to memorable the Presi-
dent and the United States Senate to 80 modify
the Burlingame treaty as to prohibit Ohlhese
immigration.
Five people we're drowned near Sandford in
Orange county, Fla, few days ago. Two
were ladies named Hughey, and two were
children of Calvin Martin. The fifth was
man named McIves. They were in wagon
en- route for home from camp-meeting, and
drove into deep hole at the lake SIDE sixth
person was rescued after standing up in the
wagon for several hours with the water up to
his chin.
George T. Nelson, while climbing a fence
near Kennedyville, Md, was accidentally
killed by the discharge Of his gun. When the
news Of the accident reached his mother, SIX
hours after, she was so overcome that she
died Of grief.
By the bursting of boiler belonging to
sawmill near McLeansboro. H., the proprietor
and another man were killed and three other
men we're fatally injured.
Ten persons we're poisoned at wedding
feast at Azalia, Ind. They partook Of food in
which some person-supposed to be disap-
pointed lover If the biide-had placed strychl
nine. Three Of the persons affected were made
dangerously ill.
Memphis Tenn dispatch says party Of
white men killed a colored man near Glencoe,
Tenn, shooting him while in bed, In his own
house. In retaliation party OF colored men
captured and killed white man supposed to
have been the murderer, while asleep on the
porch Of grocery at Cuba, on the next night
1t turned out they killed the wrong man.
The failure OF Stagle Brothers, Of Green
field Ohio, is the heaviest that has occurred
In that section for years. They owned the
largest farm in Fayette county. 1t comprised
1900 acres. The liabilities exceed 100000 f.;
the assets will probably reach ten per cent.
The appearance of frosts in the districts Of
the South given up to yellow fever was the
cause Of great rejoicing among the long suffer
| ing people. The epidemic Immediately de-
! creased in the number of deaths and OF new
cases to such an extent that the medical and
| charitable associations of the large cities,
called into existence by the plague, began to
end their labors, while many persons, who had
fled from the fever, returned to their homes.
The First national bank, Of Auburn, Ind,
which suffered 30 heavily from the defalcation
of George Hazard, its late cashier, has sus-
pended.
The failure Of Dodd, Brown & Co., the
largest dry goods house in st. Louis, is an
nounced Tho depression in trade caused By
the yellow fever in the South, was one of the
principal causes Of the failure. The firms
liabilities are estimated to be between 81, $780,
900 and $2,000,000, with assets of about
100000.
Big Mike Roark leader OF gang Of
| Western highwaymen, for whose capture 6
| nd of mn had ham ont takaT
prisoner near Kansas City, Mo, and a com
panion named Dement, was shot dead. ThiI
breaks up one of the most desperate gangs oil
train robbers in the country.
kilograms received in Omaha, Neb., show
that prairie fires in Butler Seward and Saun
ders counties, are far more destructive an(
sweeping than vas at first supposed. The firt
originated in the Platte river bottom, north
west OF David City, and extended over terri
tory eight by twenty-five miles in extent
sweeping away every growing thing, stacks Of
hay and grain, barns, farm houses, etc. Leap
ing the Republican valley railroad track, burn
ing telegraph poles and even ties off the rail
road, in many places making solid wall o
flame, it swept down on David City with fearfu
rapidity. The town was barely saved b,
promptly setting back fire. not two minute
too soon. Bone Greek valley, splendid farm
ing reg on and thickly settled is scene o
black oesolaton, having been swept perfectl,
clean, The same is the case to the south ant
east. Fine groves, with which most of tn
farmers have protected their houses and farm
buildings-for which Butler county is noted
are completely swept away, and years will b
necessary to restore them The very door
yards of Brainard village were burned. In tn
overwhelming wind the flames leaped all ord
nary fire guards with ease. Had the railroa
proved q barrier the villages of Oak creek an
OF the head waters of Blue river, now burne
over, would have escaped. Seven persons wer
burned to death, many more were severely in
jured. and the destruction OF farming propert
is immense.
From Washington.
The recent decision in the internal revenu
> bureau that persons who sell certain pater
= medicines known as "bitters," either by Ii
drink or in unbroken packages, are liquC
dealers, and are liable to special taxes as suol
I will take effect from and after January 1, 1877
instead Of November l, as heretofore ordere'
q During recent session of the cabinet Il
heads. OF the various departments presentt
their estimates for the next fiscal year.
!; The curious device of postmaster to add
a his salary is made public by the following Was
inston dispatch The president has pardont
Jacob Carver, late postmaster at Warsaw, Ky
q convicted of opening letters and sentenced
: a years imprisonment. The compensation
: Carver was very small and he attempted
J, add to his emoluments by selling postal
!, stamps, upon which he received a commssio
In order to increase the number of staml
I disposed Of, he opened registered letters pas
u ing through his Office, extracted the none
and substituted the Salue thereof in postaj
. stamps. The persons to whom the letters we
directed received the value Of the money se
4 the in stamps, but the government was d
frauded out Of commission for the sale ther
r Of. He has already served six months of b