The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-06-25
SUMMARY OF NEWS


Eastern and Middle STATES
Accustomed as the residents of New York
N. 10 the varied phases Of crime, they have
lust l,scn startled By one at the most atrocious
murders ever committed in that or any other
city. MFs. Jane l.. DE Forrest Hull, an aged
lady, wife OF DIR. Alonzo Hull, was found dead
in her bedroom hy servant who called early
in the morning to get her commands ior the
day Ms. Hull was bound hand and foot,
her head being tied sepaately with strong
strips OF sheeting one 10 each side OF the bed.
Her hands were tied tightly at the wrists and
crossed over her breast. There was piece OF
sheeting over her mouth fastened at the back
Of her head, and she was blindioldeds A trunk
beside the bed WIS open and had been rified OF
the most valuable OF its contents, while the
many little things in il OF no value TO any one
but the owner were scattered about the room.
The woman had apparently died by violence
after the diamond and emerald rings which
she wore had been forcibly removed from her
fingers. The house in which the crime WAS
is on Forty-second street, near
Broadway, fashionable part OF the city. Mrs.
Hull leased the house and kept few dodgers.
The murdered woman slept in back room on
the first floor. Her husband occupied the front
basement as an Office, and slept on the top
floor, in order not TO disturb his wife, as he
was accustomed to being called up at all hours
OF the night TO visit patients. Mrs. Hull was
last seen alive at about eleven o'clock on the
night of the murder. She was undressing pre-
paratory to retiring. When her body was dis
covered the next morning it was apparent that
the lady-who weighed nearly 800 pounds
had made desperate fight for life with her
murderers-to whom there was not the slight
est clew-but without avail. On the day fol-
lowing the murder her husband said " 1 can
not see what motive any one had to murder
my WIFE She had little money in the house
and her jewelry was not very valuable. |
have vague suspicion of some one, but do
not wish to implicate that person until get
stronger evidence than have mt present. A
singular thing happened about three weeks
ago. My wife had a Bedlington terrier TO
which she was greatly attached. 1t was an
excellent Watchdog. IL was unaccountably
poisoned. Our circumstances are somewhat
Strengthened. My wife had money left her by
her mother, but the greater part of it has been
lost by unfortunate stock speculahons. We
always lived happily together and never had
quarrel, nor did harsh word ever pass be-
tween u.s."
During thunder storm lightning struck the
buildings of the Atlantic Refining Company on
the Schuylkill river, in the southern section OF
Philadelphia, setting fire to an immense guam
tity OF crude and refined oil. By the time the
city fire engines reached the scene OF the fire
five ships on the river 10, 900 barrels of oil and
the surrounding buildings were burning iercely
for distance of over a thousand yards, and
the heat had become so intense that very little
Roadway could be made against the fire. Loss,
about 100000.
A party of about forty Chicagoans, members
of the Commercial Club and representatives OF
the Lake City's largest business houses, made
the Journey from Chicago to New York in
twenty-four hours and thirty-five minutes,
the fastest time ever made eastward between
the two cities, The party was on pleasure
excursion to Boston.
The Bremen steamer Oder arrived in New
York, having on board the eight survivors OF
the Norwegian bark Collector, which the
Oder had run into in mid-ocean and sunk.
Five OF the Collectors crew were drowned.
John Nugent, New York policeman, has
been arrested, charged by the recently impris-
oned Waterman OF the Manhattan Bank with
being one Of the parties engaged in the rob-
berry OF that institution.
The State committee OF the New York
Greenbackers met in Syracuse, harmonized
their differences and decided to hold the State
Convention in Utica on August 26.
The small boat Uncle Sam, in which Gold
smith and his wife recently started on n cruise
around the world, and which was supposed to
have been lost, has been spoken by Glouces-
ter (Mass.) schooner.
Professor William Miller, in contest with
Colonel j. II. Mclaughlin in tile Utica (N.Y.)
Opera House, won the combined championship
Gr@co-R Roman wrestling match, tripping with
feet allowed, for purse of $1,000.
Mrs. Matthew C. Perry, wife of the late
Commodore Perry, died at Newport, II. l., a
few days ago, aged eighty-three years.
New York city has been stirred up by one
of the heaviest md and rain storms ever ex-
perienced in the metropolis. A considerable
amount OF damage in small ways was done to
houses and trees.
William f. Dean the oldestJ rinter in New
Yorl, and probably in the u tied States, is
dead in his ninety filst year. Mr.. Dean was
veteran OF the war of 1872 and in 1915
worked with Ihurlow Weed as a jOuneyman
IN a New York printing office.
A New York paper announces that the State
Department has received from Egypt official
assurance OF the Khedives Willingness TO
present the metropolis with the obelisk now
standing at Alexandria. This obelisk is one
OF two monuments, nearly seventy feet high,
known as Cleopatras Needles" which have
stood as reminder of departed greatness for
nearly 1900 years. The other obelisk was
presented to England last year, and now stands
on the Thames embankment, near London
The Association of Medical Superintendent
OF American Institutions for the Insane ON
menced its thirty-third annual meeting in
Providence, r. l the president, DIR. G. II.
Nichols OF the Bloomingdale Asylum, New
York, in the chair. There was a large ten
dance OF members. DIR. Clement A. Walker,
OF Boston, was chosen president, and DIR. j. H.
Calendar, OF Nashville, Tenn, vice-p president
The New Hampshire Legislature has elected
the nominee OF the Republican caucus, Henry
W. Blair to the United States Senate In the
Senate Blair received 20 votes to for Harry
Bingham; in the House l6l votes were given
to Blair, 50 to Bingham, to S. b. Page and
scattering
The anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill
was observed in Boston by general suspen-
sion of business, and by visit OF the Putnam
Phalanx of Hartford to Captain Nathan Hale g
birthplace in South Coventry, Conn.
AT the National Encampment of the Grand
| Army Of the Republic, held in Albany, N. Y,
the exercises began with review, participated
| in by six divisions composed of various mill
tary organizations, before Governor Robinson
Delegates from about all the Northern States
| were present.
AT the New York State Editorial Associa.
tons annual convention, held in Rochester
the address was delivered by Whitelaw Reid
Evan Rice, ex-cashier OF the National Banl
of Wilmington and Brandywine, Del, has
pleaded guilty OF embezzling S28,O00 and beer
sentenced to five years imprisonment.
Western and Southern States.
Governor Gear, Of Iowa, has been renomi
mated at the State Republican Convention il
Des Moines.