The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-02-26
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
eastern and Middle states.

D Eastern and Middle States.
q Edward r Thompson, retired commodore
OF the United States navy. died IN PhilAdeiphis
; few days ago, tged seventy.
: The venerable Peter Cooper's eighty-ninth
! birthday vas celebrated BY 4 reception in his
honor, given BY his daughter, Mrs.. Hewitt. 81
her residence IN New York. William NJ. EvArts.
samuel J. nlden, Mayor Cooper, Thurlos
Weed and other well-kHown gentlemen were
present The degree OF LID. was conferred
J upon the aged philanthropist BY the regents OF
the University Of New York.
The New York Legislature has appropriated
ten tn ussnd dollars for expenses 10 prevent
the spread Of cattle diseAse 10 the State.
During the past three months there have
been 2,570 eases Of scarlet fever and SS4 cases
Of diphtheria reported to the New York board
Of health.
Half block Of stables in New York, known
as the New York Tattersalls, 4" was destroyed
by IRE. Ont OF eighty-six horses in the build
ing about seventy were suffccated. About
eighty sleighs and $50 sets of harness we're
burned. Two firemen sustained severe in
Juries By falling roof. The pecuniAry loss
exceeds $40 900.
The flames have destroyed the millwnght
| shop OF the Rogers locomotive works in Pat
erson, N ]. A mill belonging TO the Barlow
fiax-spinning company's works was burned
also. The Ehap contained all the patterns of
InestimAble value as they cannot be replaced:
Total loss, over S2S0,00
| Nine and half miles in seven minutes and
ten seconds is the extraordinarily fast time
made by an ioeboat on the Hudson river few
days ago.
The letter carriers in New York city declare
the custom OF sending valentines on ST Valen-
tines day must be on the increase, for on that
day the number Of letters collected and carried
by them was largely in excess of the usual
quantity.
Fifth avenue, New York. has been the scene
OF most daring robbery. Mrs De Barry and
a friend were walking along the crowded
thoroughfare when well-dressed young man,
who had been following them, suddenly sprang
up IN the lady, tore a diamond earring from its
position, and escaped in the face of hundreds
of gaping bystanders
The first case CT death from what is believed
to have been trichinosis has happened in |
Brooklyn, the victim being an old lady named |
Horn. She and other members OF the family |
who ate of some raw ham were taken ill, and |
after Mrs. Horns death the medical men who |
examined the case expressed the belief she had
died OF triehinosis, disease said to be exceed
ingly rare in this country
James H. Mclaughlin defeated William
Miller In championship wrestling match at
Boston.
While Ephraim Hysler and his wife we're
away from their home, at Someryille. Me the
building caught fire and their three children
aged respectively four and two years and eight
months-were burned to death.
When the trial of Mrs. Smith and "Cove "
Bennett for the murder of the formers hus-
band Policeman Smith, in Jersey City, N. j.,
had been in progress several days, the dis
coVery was made that one Of the jurors was
insane, and the case was postponed for fort
night.
William Lemon, a boy only eight years old
was picked up in the streets OF New York
drunk
Eight prisoners made their escape from the
workhouse on Blackwelrs island, New York, !
the other day. by coolly walking to passenger
boat and rowing across the river to the city.
Rumors are thick i'll Wall street, New York.
hat Jay Gould has been compelled to sell out | I
me bulk OF his shares in Union Pacific railroad
'lSck-thus losing control of that company {
and that he is about to retire from further ac-
i've financial operations. t
The following resolution in regard to the bill {
Chinese Emigration was unanimous l
y passed by the Connecticut house OF repre-
upon motion of Ion. Henry O. Rob s
nson, of Hartford Resolved That the pro s
posed law pending in the Congress Of the c
United States restricting Chinete emigration is I
n fragrant violation of sacred and honorable 9
reaty, and il wholly inconsistent with the I
and traditions of our republic and '
With the broad principle OF human freedom '
md it is our earnest hope that its provisions
nay never disgrace our national statutes. il
Western and Southern states. y
gentleman who has recently returned to il
1t. Louis from trip to the South, confirms re-,
I'GSsv lrjeiisy, .d S.et pidth the Central Yer
mont relates simply to certain ", certoin
business 4 a sSsilhl1lsns there were several
leaths during his stay, and in Vicksburg he
Witnessed the funeral of four victims of the
disease. :
Judge Baxter, of the United States court, i
las appointed Thomas ]. Latham receiver to )
ak charge of the effects of the city of Mem I
1his, including unpaid taxes amounting to
nearly $3, 900 900, with power to collect by gar
1ishment or otherwise All the creditors OF
he city are ordered to make themselves par
lies to the action, and file claims on or before
the third Monday in May.
At meeting of the Northwestern Dairy
mems association, held in Chicago, it was re-
solved that the Western dairy interests be rep
resented in the great agricultural fair to be
held in London, England, next summer, and
that dairy fair be held in Chicago next No
vember in connection with the fat stock show.
The FIRST North Pacific train, loaded with
visitors and railroad iron, crossed the Missouri
river at Bismarck, Dakota, upon track laid
on the ice, which was three feet thick.
Charles McGill was hanged at Cleveland,
Ohio, for the murder of Mary Kelly in Decem-
Der, 1877. The only words spoken by the con-
demned man on the gallows were: Don't |
make any mistake about that rope"
The Michigan Republicans, in legislative
caucus assembled, nominated Zachariah |
Chandler for United States Senator inplace OF |
Mr.. Christiancy, appointed minister to Peru.
Chandeliers nomination was equivalent to an
election.
An explosion of ire-damp in q railroad tun-
mel near Alma, Cal, fatally injured riae China
men.
A movement has been made in Chicago to
encourage Irish emigration, by calling to-
gether the accredited representatives Of Irish
organizations in the United States, with view
to the holding of a national conference.
W. B. Fleming has been elected, without OPP
position, to Congress from the Savannah (Ga.)
district to fill the place of the late Julian Hart
ridge.
BY the explosion Of quantity of giant pow
der which was thawing out at the Champion
mines, at Ontonagon, Mich, Samuel Bennett
and John Rudders we're instantly killed, and
man named Daniels and another called Crazy
Joe " seriously injured.
John Edwards was hanged at Smithfeld, N.
| c.. for numbering Kader J. Ballard, peaceful
citizen, laet October.
| The Mississippi steamboat A. @. Donnelly
was burned to the waters edge, at Island No.
1. but no lives were lost owing to the bravery
of the pilot, who remained at his post until
the boat grounded, and escaped from the burn
ing pilothouse by jumping into the water and
swimming ashore. Several persons were in
jured.
Congressman Horatio G. Burchard, of Ini-
nois, has been nominated as director of the
mint in place Of the late DR.. Linderman.
The officers of the Lucas bank, of st. Louis,
decided upon winding up its affairs, on &C.
count of lack of business.
One Of the buildings belonging to the Sol
diers' Orphans Home, near Xenia, Ohio, was
destroyed by fire, causing q loss of about
| OH nnn GauaraI r,narnhara Of Tie Ohin Iaoia-