The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-12-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States


The fair held by the Seventh regiment OF
New York lasted three weeks and proved a
great success, the net profits being estimated
at 100000
By the explosion of iy-wheel at the Rens-
selaer rail mill in Troy, N. Y ), a heater named
James Wallace WIS killed and damage was
done to the extent OF $4,000. The fy-wheel
was thirty feet in diameter and weighed sixty
tons. 1t burst into ten pieces, one OF which
assembled through the roof and came down
| through the root of a neighboriDg mill, having
passed $50 feet through the air.
Hon. Winthrop w. Ketchum, Judge of the
United States district court for the western
district of Pennsylvania and an ex-member OF
Congress, died in Pittsburgh, Pa, few days
ago, aged ffty-nine years.
John B. Cough spoke at temperance meet
ing in Brooklyn the other night.
A fire at Troy, N. Y, destroyed two large
lex buildings, occupied by six shirt and COL
lar manufactures, q block OF wooden tene-
ment houses and the German Lutheran
church, causing estimated loss OF $3.50, 0C0.
This is the most disastrous fire that has &C.
CURED in Troy since 1862.
The second international dairy fair was
opened in New York by Mayor Cooper.
There was fine exhibition of live cattle and
dairy products.
The municipal election in Boston resulted
in the reelection OF Mayor Prince, Demo-
cratic candidate, by vote of is, 594 to 16, 063
tor the Republican candidate. Salem and
Lowell elected the Republican candidates tor
mayor and Newburyport its Democratic
One of the interesting features OF the election
in Boston was the appearance OF women at
the polls, the new law allowing them to vote
tor school committees. About 1000 women
registered in Boston, and nearly that number
voted.
Reports from Gloucester, Mass, show an
unprecedented loss of lite in the fisheries from
that port during the past year. There were
thirty vessels, valued at $1lS,789. and 24u
lives lost Two other vessels are still miss
ing.
AT a meeting in New York about 100 dele
gates, representing more than twenty States,
formed a national society in the interests of
farmers, to be called I" The American Agricul-
tutal Association" The aims of the associa-
ton are similar to those of the Royal Agri-
cultural Society in Great Britain which are :
l. The dissemination of knowledge relative to
the best methods of agriculture. 2. Testing
of competing agricultural implements. 8. In
vestigations into diseases oil animals 4. The
education OF veterinary surgeons, tenants and
land owners. 5. Exposure OF frauds in the
sale OF manules, feeding stufs and seeds
6. Embodiment of useful information con-
tanned in agricultural publications. 7. To en-
courage men OF talent i'll their attention to
agriculture. s. The destruction OF insects and
weeds.
The house OF Miles futile. near Rochester,
N. Y, was destroyed by fire few mornings
ago, and Mr.. Tuttle and one child that he was
trying to rescue were burned to death.
Western and Southern State
Medtord Waters, colored youth eighteen
years old, was hanged the other day near
Elkton, Md, for the murder, in 1878, of
Jenkins Whaloy, also colored.
Denis Keerney, the California agitator, has
announced his intention OF being present at
the conference OF Greenbackers in Washington
on January s.
Governor Marks, OF Tennessee, has issued O.
proclamation calling an extra session OF the
Legislature to consider Memphis yellow fever
matters, and to provide tax for improving
the sanitary condition OF that city.
dispatch from Los Pinos agency, in Col
orado, says that the Ute Ind ians in consulta-
ton with the United States commission at
that place consented to deliver mp those of
their number who participated in the late
massacre of Agent Meeker, provided the plis-
oneIs would be tried in Washington and not
in Colorado. Chief Ouray said She Colorado
whites were all enemies to the Utes, and a
lair trial could not be obtained in that State.
The scene at this meeting of the commission
and the Utes was at one moment extremely
thrilling, both sides drawing their weapons
and preparing for bloody encounter, which
was, however, happily averted
Raymond Knowles, superintendent of the
Thistle mills, at Leicester, Md met with a
terrible death while ascending to the sixth
story OF the mills with his foot in the rope
hook which was used to elevate cotton. The
rope ascended with great velocity, and
Knowles head struck the roof of the building.
His skull fractured, and the body tum-
bled 200 feet to the ground floor. II was
found that the hip bone had been driven into
the temoral artery, and he bled to death in a
few minutes.
A number OF buildings were demolished and
several persons fatally injured by terrific
wind storm which passed over the town oil
Renick, Mo.
The American Poultry Association holds its
annual exhibition OF poultry, pigeons and pet
stock at indianapolis, Ind, beginning January
9Th and continuing to the 18th,
From Washington
Several hundred colored people have ar