Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-12-17
GEyERAL NEWS,

GENERAL NE VS.,
That was q crucial test to apply TO the
wife oflIayden, TO ask II she would be
willing to puDure hcrselfto save her hus'
bands iife, The question may have been
legal, but should have never been asked
No wifs should have been put TO such
strain between tho obligations OF an oatl
and loyalty to her husband, II 10 more
than human nature can bear,
John Lawton, aboy about 10, employ
cd IN the picker room OF tho Merlno Shoe
Company at Morrlmac Mass. was serious
ly injured Wednesday. His arm was
caught In the belt, carrying him around
the shafting, breaking one arm and TAX
Ing OF both feet above the ankles.
"A woman IN New York claims to have
documents In her possession which In
pllcates not only her husband but an ex'
United State, Senator and other high
officials IN several great swindllng opcr'
ations upon the Government during tho
war.
IA bill was introduced In Congress
Wednesday providing that after January
LIST, 1881, nothing but gold aad silver
coin Of the United States shall be legal
tender,
"a WOlllngford, Conn, farmer recent
~ awoSG to lind burglar about to ap-
ply chIorororm to his face, and on his
money being demanded started to get II
when VIM. Doyle, the hired boy appear
cd and attacked the thief with fire shov
81 with suhch effect as to drive him of
with several terrible gashcs In his
head.
by the explosion Of IN oil tank at Red
Rock, Penn, Friday, 10000 barrels of
burning oil spread over the village. Over
200 buildings were burned and 200 families
left homeless.
-IlaLlan went to New York Wcdnes-
day to see Blaikic relative to the $4,000
prize. Mr.. Soule declines to say anything
about the matter fnrthcr than If Mr.. Blal-
kic says Hanlan Is entitled to the prize he
will probably pay it. lie has no intention
Of trying to bring the men together again.
The Blair poiso ming case was before
the Court of General Session of New
York, on Wednesday. Mary Connolly
was the principal witness and retold the
evidence given before the Police Magis-
tratc.
While the Grant procession was pass
ing the Custom house, at Cincinnati, on
Thursday, and while the clerks were
temporarily absent, thieves broke open
one of the inner doors Of one OF the safes
and secured from $500 to $1,000.
On Wednesday evening the police
made raid on Jackson's lottery ticket
office, in New York, and arrested two
clerks and seized quantity Of tickets.
The trial Of Francis +. Hayden Of
Fltchburg, charged with poisoning his
sister, ended, Thursday, by the jury re-
turning verdict of not guilty.
Congressman Frye thinks the next
Republican National Convention will be
held in Chicago.
The floods in Hungary have destroy.
ed vast amounts Of property, and thou.
sands Of people are homeless.
The attempt to abolish slavery in
Cuba has resulted in Il serious political
crisis in Spain.
jaime Longacre was shot and killed al
Blanc, Illinois, on Wednesday, by c. M
Bennett. Longacre has been engaged tc
Benefits sister, but the engagement was
broken. He went to Benefits house
with the avowed intention Of marrying
the girl anyway, but was elected. He
then threatened to kill Bennett, when thu
latter shot him through the head, and the
Coroner's Jury justified the act.
Julian Clark convict in Still water
Mimi, Penitentiary, was shot and instant
ly killed by Deputy Marshall Hall, OF
Thursday, for refusing to obey orders tt
90 to his CELL He made a deadly assault
on fellow prisoner last week.
Fred Douglas denounces the negro
exodns business in which the Republican
leaders are engaged.
An Auburn, Me-, gentleman SO years
of age, diued with his mother whom 1t
had not seen before since he was three
years old, Thanksgiving day. He has
lived within hundred miles Of her all tn
intervening time.
There are six 1872 pensioners resld
ing in the town Of Palmyra, Me-, over .
years old.