The Newtown bee., 1879-01-21
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Eastern and middre States.

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 Eastern and Middle States.
 Thomas G. Alvord, Republican. has been elected speaker of the New York assembly
 The Connecticut legislature is in session. Dexter R. Wright, Republican, is speaker of the house.
 The American Trust company, of New Jer- sey, doing business at Newark, has closed it's doors.
 The Tammany society of New York cele- brated Jaahson's victory, at New Orleans, by a dinner and ball.
 The two survivors of the steamer Emily B. Souderg whose loss while on her way from New York to San Domingo was announced some time ago, have arrived in Now York; and give detailed account of the vessels laundering when about 200 miles from port. These two seamen are the only persons known to have been saved out of thirty eight on board. | Captain Bogardus, the champion marksnan, shot at 5000 glass balls in New York. taking I two days to perform the feat. On the frst day he shattered 5000 balls without miss, but on | the second day he was suffering from the pre- | vlous days exertion and made thirteen misses out of 5000 shots.
 l At the Connecticut election last November | there was failure to elect the State officers by the people, no candidate having 8 sufficiently | large number Of votes. Consequently the legislature met in joint convention. the other day, and elected Republican ticket headed | py ChaIlSs D. AuuIoWB aS SOVeTuoT. Benjamin Hunter was hanged at Camden, | N. J., for compiicity in the murder of his for mer business partner, John M. Armstrong. h | year ago Armstrong owed Hunter STOOD, and was persuaded to insure his life for $26, GOO and to make over the policies to his destroyer. Hunter induced former apprentice, named | Graham, to commit the murder; but the &C., complce became frightened after feling Arm | strong with hatchet, and Hunter then finish ed the bloody work. Hunter was arrested on l infnr end favu v6 a1, l was taken into custody and made conf ession, telling the whole story of the murder. Hun i ters trial and conviction quickly followed. A few days before the execution he tried to make | away with himself by opening an artery in his | leg with his finger-nail, but was unsuccessful Over $20, 900 was spout in efforts to obtain his release. He left a confession admitting his crime. The hour of execution saw him so | weak that he had to be carried to the scaffold The rope by which Hunter was suspended gave so much that it barely lifted him from the floor, whereupon the sheriff hoisted the culprit into the air by means of another rope and he was hung only by number of persons holding to the rope during the whole time in which he was suspended. The doctors said that his neck was not broken, and that he died of strangulation, but without any outward evidence of pain.
 The net earnings of the Erie railroad during the first four months of the hereorganization were $1, 919, 932. For year the net earnings were $5,009 114.42.
 The crews of four vessels that had been abandoned at sea during recent heavy storms arrived in New York on the vessels that had picked them up.
 Property valued at over S100,OO0 vas de- stroyed by fire in Birmingham, Conn.
 Francis Murphy has closed bis two months temperance labors in New York, and will take a tour through Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia. During his presence in New York 25, GOO persons signed the pledge.
 Mrs. Odendorfer and her ten-vearrold son were burned to death at Jamaica Plains, Mass.
 Commodore John Guest, commandant of the naval station at Portsmouth, N H., died the other day, aged fftysix years
 The greatest pedestrian feat ever performed in this country has just been accomplished in Brooklyn by a woman, Madame Anderson, who arrived from England 8 short time ago. | Madame Anderson has succeeded in walking 2,700 quarter miles in 2, 700 consecutive quarter hours or in other words she walked quarter of mile every fifteen minutes until the end of her task. Uuder these conditions she was un- able to get more than few minutes sleep at a time, and often appeared on the track fast asleep. At first but little attention paid to the pedestrian, most people believing she would break down before the end of the walk but | when her extraordinary endurance became manifest the hall in which she was walking was visited by crowds daily, many of the visitors being ladies' At times during the walk Madame Anderson appeared so physically prostrated that it seemed impossible for her to continue on the track but si @ persisted to the end, and the last quarter mile was walked in faster, ,tiaae | than any other and in presence of over 2, 00U people, whose applause was deafening.
 The New Jersey legislature organized with the election of William L. Sewell as president of the senate and John P. Jackson as speaker of the house, and the reception of Governor McClellan's first message.
 Twenty-Five wagons and 200 men and boys | L IL o.e 4 door to door and soliciting food and clothing for the city's poor.
 James Mcdonnell and Charles Sharpe were hang ed at Mauch Chunk, Pa, for the murder of George K. Smith, superintendent of 8 col fiery, in 1863. Both asserted their innocence of the crime. An extraordinary incident con- neeted with the execution was the arrival of a reprisve from the governor, which came half 8 minute too-late The bolt that launched the two men into eternity had barely been drawn, and the sheriff was descending the gaflows- steps, when there loud ringing at the jail door, and the next moment an officer appeared with telegram from Governor Hartranft, an nouncing a reprieve until the following Mon day. Consternation was.depicted on the faces of all present, and relatives of Sharpe and Nc, Donnell became intensely excited; but it was then too late to Save the men.
 Seven hundred hatmakers have been throwr out of employment in Brooklyn, by the failure of James H. Prentice, whose liabilities are placed at $200, 900.
 The failures in the United States in 1878 according to Dun < Co.,, New York agency were 10, ,478 as against 8,872 in 1877, showing and increase in the past year of 1606. The lia biljties for 1878 equal S234, 900, 600, compared with $190 900 900 in 1877 an increase in the past year of $40, GOO, ,0G0.
 One of the largest fires seen in Now York in same time took place there few evenings ago The Brooks building, on the corner of Broad way and Grand street-a large edifce occupied by clothing and fancy goods houses was de stroyed involving 8 total loss of about $2 0OO GOO. One fireman was killed and two others severely injured by falling walls.
 Mrs. A. T. Stewart has made to at least two persons the statement that her husband's s bod, has been recovered thatit has been delivered to Judge Hilton, and by him placed in vault well guarded, there to remain until the com pletion of the crypt in the Stewart memoria cathedral at Garden City, Long Island The sum said to have been paid for the return oi the remains, after negotiations with promi nent law firm, is $50 900.
 John P. Halliard, formerly president of the Mechanics and Laborers' savings bank, oi Jersey City, N. J., and other officials compos ing the finance committee of that institution have been indicted for conspiring to defraue depositors by concealng the f sct that the bani was insolvent the past two years. Halliard ii also charged with perjury in connection witt the State insurance company, Of which he wal president, and for misappropriating $6 ,0O( worth of the company's bonds.
 According to a report presented to the fina meeting of the Centennial commission, a Phifad adelphia., the gross receipts of the ex hitition were S11i 1i16l, ,611.55 and the exp nse, to date BIO, 997, 980.59. leaving cash balanc, of $163, ,630.96; B, ,834 290 was taken at ths gate.
 Western and Southern States.
 Governor Porter, Of Tennessee, recommends