, 1878-01-12
.TELEGRAPHIc NEWS.
EASTERN STATES.

RICHMOND, Jan. g. Reports from
points in Louisa and Hanover counties
state that the shock of earthquake was
felt last evening. The shocks are said
to have been accompanied by roaring
sound like chimney afre.
New YoRK, Jan. 3.--Two or three
days since, Thomas Lord, one Of the
wealthiest retired merchants of this
city, aged 81. married the celebrated
Mrs. Wilhelmina Wilkins Hicks. aged
43. To-day Thomas Lord, Jr., Henry
Lord and Francis H. Lord. sons OF
Thomas Lord. joined in a petition to
Judge Van Brunt. sitting in supreme
court, stating that their father is and
for some time has been deprived of rea-
son and understanding through old age
and inirmity and decay Of his natural
powers, and is unfit for the government
of himself and the management of his
estate; wherefore they pray for com
mission in lunacy. The petition is sup
ported by the afidavits of, the three
sons and the janitor of one of their
fathers buildings. They all relate iu-
stances of his lack of memory and un-
fitness for business. The old gentle>-
man owns between 5000. GOO and 81 ;
600, 900 in improved real estate and per-
sonal property worth $500. 900, and has
been in receipt of $12s 900 income.
while his personal expenses did not ex-
ceed So, 5,O0o. Judge Van Brunt ap-
pointed as commissioners ex>Judge E.
Folcher. DR.. George A. Peters and j.
D. Fisk. and granted an injunction
against the disposition of his property
by Mr.. Lord or his agents.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 5. Judge Gresh-
am, of the U. s. district court, deliv-
cred his opinion. to-day. constituting
section 5,l9S of the revised statutes.
he holds that where a national bank
takes, receives or reserves usurious in>
terest out of the proceeds of a note
given for loan, or charges usurieus
interest, which is included in the nese,
the maker OF borrower at any time II a
suit by the bank upon the note nsay
plead usury, and il SO pleading. the
bank fo1eits the entire amount Of an-
terest SO reserved or included in the
note, but if the usurious interest is
paid by the maker or borrower o1t of
his pocket, he cannot recoup twice the
amount of interest paid or recover twice
the ameunt in action of debt, unless
the plea on recoupment is filed or ac-
ton of debt is brought within two years
after such payment is made. In short.
lie holds that the iwo years statute of
limitations does not apply to cases
where the usurioas interest is reserved
out of the proceeds of a note, or is in
cluded in it, but applies only to eases
where usurious interest is actually paid
by the borrower OF maker of the note
to the bank. - 4
CHICAGO, Jan. ). -Beal, superintend-
ent of the postoffiee building at Li2-
coin, Neb.. has been summarily dis
missed for receiving, according to h.s
own statement, money from a con-
tractor as per cent. on contract be
had awarded.
HARTFORD, Jan. 3.--Samuel II. White
former vice-pfesident and treasurer OF
the Chatter Oak Life Insurance Co.,
was o-day indicted with others for con-
epiracy and fraud.
BosToa' Jan. 5.-The schooner Mar
tia Jones went ashore on Cape Cod
Thursday; crew drowned.
Severalh essels we're driven ashore and
foundered in gales last night. The loss
of life is net serious.
OMAHA, Jan. IA few days sog girl
named Maggie Ward. having through
ticket from San Francisco to New York,
6IIIv6O Al SWhu6 Al uu Aueou0 COuuA~
tion. having become insane on the train.
She was cared for here at the Union
Pacific House over night. and was for-
warded over the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy railroad next day. She got
no further than Burlington, where she
was found wandering in the Streets
After a day or two she was taken to
Chicago by an officer With the intention
of sending her thence to her destina>
ton. It now appears that her medical
attendant at Burlington unhesitatingly
declares that the girl has been recently
outraged, and her talk sustained this
assertion. She said that two men laid
violent hands on her ON the Union Pa
cidc. The case will probably be invests
gated.