The New York herald., 1879-01-02
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Warden Davis reports the profits of Sing Sing
Prison $3,039 53 for the last month
In Cranston, r. l.. yesterday Thomas vaughn's
year old daughter burned probably fatally.
by her clothing taking fire.
The st. Louis and Southeastern Railroad Company
having failed to pay the required the part of tho
road in Tennessee will be sold in April.
In New Orleans, yesterday, Alfred S. Stautrush a
sailor the ship Swallow, from Philadelphia, fell
from the rigging and was instantly killed.
The total amount Of revenue collected by United
States Collector William Woodcock in Nashville
(Tenn) district during the past year is S681, ,410.
At Shenandoah. Pa, on Tuesday, a horse attached
to a sleign ran away and coded with sled which
some boys were coastng, fatally injurng boy
named Hayes.
The jury in the of Isaac NIulock until recently
a clerk in the Philadelphia Water Department..
charged with embezzlement yesterday morning rem
dered verdict of guilty.
The propretors of the Saunders Print Works in
Southbridge Mass, have failed. with liabilities to
Fall River mill firms amounting to S55 800 and to
persons in Providence amounting TO $4,000.
The jury in the Of Joseph Bernstein, who waa
trial at Memphis, Tenn, for indecent assault on
Annie Dugan orphan thirteen years of age yester-
death.
Upward of 100000 pounds of Goldfish and
H. 100000 pounds of habut from the Banks and
23,000000 pounds of Goldfish from Georges were
landed at Gloucester, Mass. during the year just
closed.
Mrs. Crosby. now at Newport, has telegraphic in-
formation from Kingston Ja, that her son.
Rutgers Crosby, with the captain the raft
that put off from the steamer +. Il. Souder She
hopes the men from the raft were picked up.
The Old Colony Railroad Company has leased the
Boston. Clinton. Fitchburg and New Bedford Rail-
road for term of ninety nine years 1t is said tho
Old Colony Company is to pay one-third of thirty
two per cent of the gross earnings Of both roads.
Governor Robinson has. in the absence of Adjutant
General Townsend detailed Brigadier General John
B. Woodward. Inspector General Acting Adjutant
General. General Townsend. owing to i'll health,
has been granted two months leave of absence.
Early yesterday morning a man was killed by the
Worcester freight train the city line. The body
has been identified Orrn Harris. of Smithfed,
lately messenger and bartender ut the Hoyle Hotel
in Providence. 1t is uncertain whether it q
of suicide or the result OF accident.
At gathering Of young people at Middle Creek,
Floyd county, KY, dispute between Noah
Watkins and Greenwade Hamilton which led to o
fight. Watkins drew knife and plunged it into
Hamilton's neck causing death. Shortly afterwar1
Watkins was arrested and placed in Jail
and Kanawha Canal near Lexington Va, escaped.
Tuesday night. The prisoners. who all white,
broke ont of the stockade in which they were con-
but seriously hurt to result in their
capture.
On Christmas Eve Samuel ID. Smith treasurer Of
the Newcastle County Insurance Company at Wil.
mington, Del. loft there to spend Christmas with
friend in Philadelphia. He to leave tho
train ut West Philadelphia. but since that time he
has not been heard OF. His accounts said to bs
all right