The Newtown bee., 1879-05-27
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.

William Muldoon, New York policeman, "efeated Thiebaud Bauer, champion French wrestler, in n wrestling match at Gilmoress Sarden, Now York.
 It is said that there arc more than 5000 whites in the Indian Territory, despite the fres'dents recent proclamation forbidding trespass.
 Northern New England has suffered great deal reoentv irom forest fires. The dostiuc- s'on of omber in tho pine forests cast of Frye burg, Mo, has been immense Great fires have also been raging in the vicinity of Con- way, N' H., and Bartlett, N. II.
 Henry J. Cross, city treasurer ot Salem Mass', ooucnitted suicide by hanging himself 70 ms ofcc railing.
 Foston has reduced her debt during the pest yoar S2,44S, ,2O62t It now amounts to Ss42, . 5o9,Sl6, and tho sinking fund to Sl5 794.035
 Jamos Hall, William Adams and Rosa Stengeltn, aged forty, eight and fifteen years, respectively were drowned by the upsetting of steam launch in Little Hell Gate, New York
 The steamer Ashland, from New York tor Eall River, Mass, went ashore at Point Judith, R. l., and was totally wrecked.
 Judge Asa Packer died ut Philadelphia, aged seventy-two years, Mir. Packer was born in Mystic, Conn, from where when about sixteen years of ago he journeyed on toot with all his oarthly possessions done up in knapsack on his back, to Susquehanna county, Pa., where he epprenticed himself to his uncle, a carpcn- tor. In two or three years he had mastered his trade, and came to New York to work at it; but the city not to his taste, and he returned to Susquehanna county. At the age of twenty-three he married Sarah M. Blakelee, the pretty daughter of . farmer living in the ncighborhood. For four years the pair earned only soanty subsistence, young Packer work ing small farm and doing odd jobs at his trade. At the time of the opening of the Le- high canal, in the spring of 1888, he became q canal-boat driver. With his earnings he grad ually was enabled to buy interests in number of boats, and retaining these he gave up driv- ing and opened n store and n boat yard. After ward he contracted Tor the building of locks in tho upper Lehgh, and soon his fame a con- tractor became great throughout the region. In 1888 he built boats nt Pottsvile for the transportation of coal to New York direct. In lSi0, leaving his boat-building business to his brother Mir. Packer removed to Mauch Chunk, and for many years engaged in the shipment oi coal. In 1852 he alone began the building of tho Lehigh Valley railroad. In lS55, when it was completed, he was all but ruined, but, nidcd by Commodore Stockton, he survived his temporary embarrassments and his road rewarded him to that extent that for many years he has been accounted the richest man in Pennsylvania. MT. Packer twice elected to Congress, and served under the ad- minstration of Mr. Pierce. He built for him. self beautiful residence at Mauch Chunk, which was his home.
 At the baby show in New York 100 infants, of various degrees of beauty and size of lungs, competed for cash prizes.
 In communication signed "the Russian Revolutionary Committed" |" the Russian consul fin New York hns been threatened with dire consequences for uttering " certain slanderous insinuations and base fnlsehoods in New York society against one of our most honored and trusted friends" If this communication is genuine, it would indicate that the Nihilists have m nrrnniZation in this country