The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-02-20
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
eastern and Middle states.

eastern and Middle States.
John ID. Townsend, counsel for William NJ.
Tweed, has made a written application 70 the
attorney-generAl OF New York for the release OF
his client with a statement OF the reasons why
the application should be granted
II was discovered that Augustus NJ Turney,
having teller Of the Bank OF North America,
New York, was a defaulter TO the amount OF
slOO 600. This money he had stolen IN various
sums and lost in Wall street rpeculAlions uu.-
ing the past five years, without being suspect
ed as he was respected and trusted, having
been with the bank for twenty-five years. lie
was arrested.
Failures rnlong New York business houses
still continue the most prominent one OF re-
cent date being that Of Jell HAYDEN 4 Co,
manufacturers of brass work, with liabilities
Of 100000.
The New York chamber Of commerce has
adopted memorial to Congress against the
Bland silver bill.
A great deal Of conflicting testimony regard
ing the condition Of the steamer Metropolis
has been brought out in New York during me
official investigation into the recent disaster on
the North Carolina coast
Three men we're seriously injured by an ex-
plosion OF gas in a mine near Pottsville, Pa.
The bridge over the Schuylkill river, at South
Of 100000.
A fire in the building occupied by the Troy
Times, at Troy, n Y, caused loss Of about
5000, 000
The Dorchester Savings Bank, of Dorchester,
Mass, and the Rockport Savings Bank, OF
Rockport in the same State, have been en-
Joined from doing further business, by an order
of the supreme court, on acc unit or their I'M
paired condition.
A demonstration in favor Of protective
tariff took place in Pittsburgh, Pa. Nearly all
the towns in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern
Ohio end West Virginia were represented, and
from Il, 900 to $4,000 men were IN procession.
The meeting was held in the eEr osltiol build
ing, and resolutions in conformity with its OBJ
ject we're passed.
The New York board Of education has re-
duced the salaries of the teachers of the public
schools.
Hon. Gideon Welles died on the eleventh, at
Hartford Conn, aged sevonty-six years. He
was born in Glastonbury, Conn.,, studied law,
became editor and proprietor OF the Hartford
Times in 1896 After holding various minor
offices was appointed secretary OF the navy,
under LincOlns administration in 1861, and
held this position until 1869. Since then he
was frequent contributor to the magazines
and press of the country, and supported Tilden
dnring the last presidential campaign.
The English ship British America and the
American brig Carrie Winslow, colllded off
Sandy Hook, New York, and the latter was
sunk, her captain and steward losing their
lives.
The International Trust Company. of Jersey
City, N. j., incorporated as a savings bank
seven years ago, has suspended.
The schooner Speedwell arrived in New York,
having on board the officers and all except one
of the crew of the schooner Sallie M. Steel
man. which WAS found flying signals OF distress
off the Bermuda islands. The crew had been
without food for seven days, when one OF the
number attempted to shoot another, who
turned upon h s assailant and shot him dead.
The rest of them ate of the human flesh to
stay their intense suffering from hunger
The State Senate Of Pennsylvania has passed
resolution in favor OF protection, and de-
nouncing the bill for the revision of the tariff,
which is before the committee CT ways and
means in Congress.
fire at Webster. Mass, destroyed the cam
brio mill of the H. N. Slater Manufacturing
Company inflicting an estimated loss Of
100000.
An important reduction of railroad freights
from the East to the West has been made.
meeting of the American Poultry Associa-
ton was held at Portland, Me-, Charles A
Western and Southern States.
A suit for lib |, brought in Cincinnati against
P. L. Barnum and others for $4,000, lasted
ten days, attracting much attention, and re
sulting in verdict of $4,000 for the plain
| tiffs. The action was brought by a show COM
pany on account of q publication made by
defendants in the Utica IN. " Observer.
which, the plaintiffs charged, broke up tAeir
| show.
A dispatch from New Orleans states that by
the sinking of the steamer Leslie Taylor, on
the Atchafalaya river. a colored woman and
child and four or five deck hands were drowned.
The steamer had cargo Of sugar, cotton, and
cotton Seed and was valued at 81 900.
A fatal duel was fought at Matamoras, Tex,
between Hon. hester Maxan, q prominent
lawyer, and NJ De La Pena. After two rounds
were fired, the latter gentleman declared HIM
self satisfied, but Mr.. Maxan demanded an
other roupd and was shot through the body,
dying almost instantly.
The San Francisco chamber of commerce has
passed resolutions in opposition TO the re
monet cation of silver and the repeal of the
resumption act.
The committee on federal relations in The
Marylsnd house of delegates to which was re
ferred the memorial of the Hon. Montgomery
Blair, on the 9Th of January last calling upoI
Congress to reopen the electoral question ant
ascertain iudicially who was elected Presiden
at the last elect n, and give effect to the vii
OF the people, reported unfayorably on thu
memorial.
The trial OF General Anderson. OF the Louis
lana returning board, on the charge of hav
ing falsifed the returns during the presidential
count, ended in verdict of guilty by the Jury
and he was remanded for sentence.
I. Il II. 4. ~ A
ing at Jackson and passed solutions in favo
of the reconciliation of silver and the ropes
OF the resumption act.
, Augusta, Ga, has been visited by terrifi
storm OF wind AID rain, which demolishe
many brick and wooden houses, including
railroad depot. colored man and his wifi
/ were buried under the ruins of their house an
xii ed.
A large number of illicit distillers in indiana
Kentucky and Tennessee have been capture
by United States revenue officers recently.
Hon. Charles NJ. Conrad, secretary of wa
under President Fillmore, died at New Orlesn
on the eleventh, aged seventy-three years.
e The Mississippi Senate has refused to pass
y resolution of thanks to United States Senate
, Bruce for advocating the Bland silver bill, or
resolution of censure Of Senator Lamar, Il
: opposing that bill.
= large dlstlllery near Dayton, Ohio, hi
been seized by the government.
From Washington.
1 According to Washington dispatch it is pr
= bable that Congress will soon authorize Il
/ establishment of an official gazette of Il
/. United States, to he published weekly and
= contain complete record of the official actiC
8 Of the government and all of the advertisement
f Of the several departments of the government
G There has never been any such official pub
. cation and it is proposed now as a solution
i the advertising question, which has been r
q ferred to Congress by the President and Il
! heads of the departments for new legislatio
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
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