The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-04-10
NEWS SUMMARY.


Tbs Broadway Savings Bank. Of Lawrence,
Mass, and the Sixpenny Savings Bansl OF
New York city. have been snioined from doing
/ further business. The latter institution was
| patronised by the remarkably large number OF
| ss 600 dopositors, most Of them poor people
and children with little accounts. It's liabili-
ties are s1 sos 2e9 n, and the defcienoyi7 esti-
/ mated at So, 425. Careless management,
/ amounting almost to indifference, is ehafged
against its officers by the bank Examiners.
The trial OF 1nsnTanes superintendent smyth,
Of New York, charged by the governor with
! irogulariti in oi.ico, ended in his sc.uittal
by the Senate by a vote or 10 TO u.
The Vanderbilt conte.ted will case drag
sions in the New York surrogate's court. Much
OF the evidence offered TO show that the Com
modore was mentally unsound OF tinduly infiu-
enced in making his will is excluded.
The Pennsylvania Republican State conyen-
ton will be held at Harrisburg, May 10.
Thomas P. Fisher was hanged at Mauch
Chunk. Pa, for completely in the murder OF
Morgan Powell, mine boss" While on the
scaffold Fisher read part Of a statement, en-
phatically syerring his innocence.
A bin has been introduced in the New York
Legislature providing for Moffet liquor law
similar to that which prevails in Virginia. By
its provisions liquor dealers will be compelled
10 register each drink cold.
Frederick Wiegand, New York saloon keep
or, tried to eject woman who had entered his
place to beg, when she kicked him SO severely
that he died in few days, after intense suf-
fering. The woman was arrested.
Madame Restell, the female physician whose
criminal practices had gained her an unenvi-
able Dotorlety in New York, and who had been
recently indicted upon charges preferred by
the president of the Society for the Prevention
Of Vice, was found dead in her bath-tub with
her throat cut. Her death occurred few
hours before the time set down for her trial,
She had become partially deranged by anxiety
attendant upon her eaas and the fear OF pun
ishment, and in this state committed self-mur-
der. Madame Restell began to advertise as a
physician in 1886, and in 1S47 was arrested
upon the charge of having caused the death of
young girl The trial lasted nineteen days
and attracted great attention. 1t resulted in
q verdict of guilty and a sentence of year
in the pententiary on Blackwell's Island,
where she lived in lavish style with her hus-
band during the period of her imprisonment.
OF late years she had occupied magnificent
residence on Fifth avenue, and her wealth is
estimated at over a 81 100000,
Patrick and John Reilly were carried over
Niagara FalIs the other day while attempting
to cross the river in q boat.
Booth& Edgar, prominent New York sugar
rehners, have failed for nearly $3.50, 900 and
Joseph Fouke's Sons, an old shipping firm,
have suspended with liabilities of 100000.
The Womens' Hotel-the late Alexander t.
Stewards project to furnish comfortable
home for working women-was opened in New
York to the general public for examination,
and nearly 10000 persons passed through the
building during the evening. The immense
marble structure faces on three public streets
and is built around a spacious court yard,
,pbin oh 10 hoe ,,tif nj
rare plants and large fountain. Everything
about the building is new and handsome, and
the place will be conducted ON the plan of
q firSt-cass hotel. There are 500 sleeping
rooms and accommodations for one thou
sand guests. The cost of the hotel has been
$3,70O,000. Guests will be charged $6 a week.
The New York Assembly has passed bill
limiting the salaries of officials i'm cities and
placing the power of reducing salaries in the
hands of the common council Of a city, ex-
cept in cities where there is board Of appor-
tionment who shall act as it deems proper in
regard to the amount Of salaries and number
of employees,
Governor Van Zandt, the Republican can
didate, has been reelected in Rhode Island.
The general assembly is Republican.
Sylvester Town and his father-in-aw, while
attempting to cross a small lake few miles
north of Auburn, N. Y, in boat were cap
sized, and Town was drowned. Mr.. Town had
been married the previous evening.
Western and Southern States.
The Blair resolutions to authorize the at
torney-general Of Maryland to file bill in the
supreme court of the United States, reciting
that due effect was not given to the electoral
vote of Maryland by the votes of the States of
Florida and Louisiana being counted for Hayes
and Wheeler by the electoral commission, and
asking that the court count said votes for Til
den and Hendricks as president and yice-presi-
dent, passed the house of delegates of Mary
land by vote of 46 to 28.
Martin Burns, farmer, drove into Chill
Gcothe, Iowa. put up his team, shouldered an
axe, and walking to where George N. Butin was
laying the foundation of building, without
saying a word struck him terrible blow On
the head and ran away. Twenty minutes after
wards his body was found hanging by the neck
in the barn where his horses were quartered.
Butin was fatally wounded. The parties had
some dispute about fence lines, which is the
only assignable cause for the deed.
At Eastville Va, Sidney Pitts and A. p
Thomas fought with pistols to settle dispute.
Two rounds were fired by each, and as they
stood only six feet apart, Pitts was killed and
Thomas wounded, probably fatally.
Samuel Goodwill, colored, was hanged al
Live Oak, Fla, in the presence of 1000 people
for the murder of a colored man last May. He
died without struggle.
In obedience to an order of the Louisians
supreme court General Anderson, of the re-
turning board, was released. The court refused
to reopen his case.
The joint resolution Of Montgomery Blair
instructlng the attorney general of Maryland
tn exhibit bill in the supreme court of tn,
| nF tbt,G 30
land praying for a judicial review of the cleo
toral count aud which passed the house Of
delegates was also passed by the Senate.
The Maryland Leg stature has adjourned
sine de-
Spring elections in various cities and town
or Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois hav
been held, with varying success for both par
ties In many cases local issues carried tn
day. In Ferre Haute, Ind, the National part
was successful over both Republicans an
Democrats. In Michigan the Nationalist ais
, developed unexpected strength.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad was sol
at auction in Richmond, Va, for $2, 750, 00C
1t was purchased by the chairman of the con
mlttee Ct purchase and reorganization in pul
suance Of plan to reorganize the road.
Mr.. J. Rechte and his child were browne
while trying to cross the Maumee river i
q skiff, near Napoleon, Ohio.
From WASHINGTON.
] The President has approved the Joint res,
luton providing that the tax on all distille
spirits hereafter entered for deposit in dist
3 lery warehouses shall be due and payable b.
I fore and at the time the same are withdraw
therefrom, and within three years from Il
: date of entry for deposit therein. He has ais
Q approved the act to authorize the granting
an American register to O. foreign built shi
1 for the purpose of the Woodruff scientific e
S petition around the world, and the bill maxim
= appropriations for Notifications and 9th
works of defence for the fiscal year endiI
Q with June, 1879.
s Attorney General Devens has refused
comply with request of the House to infor
that body whether in his opinion, the annu
/, appointment by the President of ten cadets
,. large to the military and naval academies Ii