The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-12-10
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle Sltss.

Mrs. Mary Forss, poor, pung married
woman, was Stoned by severasmall boys in
the streets OF New York, and alter giving
birth to child she died from the effects OF
her injuries.
An explosion in the Marcellu9powder mill,
about twelve miles from Syracue. N. Y, de-
moiished three buildings and 500 pounds of
powder, but no persons were aiured. The
report wits heard twenty miles aFay.
Asa Magoou was hanged at Vindsor VT,
few days ago, for numbering Rus Streeter,
an old man OF seventy, with whan the MUIR
derer had been drinking on thu day of the
murder Magoon denied his guillto the last.
The Pennsylvania and the Ldhigh valley
coal companies have advanced t.eir miners
wages,
Washington E. Hall, New York city in,
spector OF election in 1873, WIN failed to
append to his returns specimens ofthe ballots
cast, thereby acting contrary to tie law, has
been sentenced to eighteen monthS imprison-
tnent
The town election IN New Haven, Conn.
a few days ago, resulted in victqy Tor the
Democrats, who elected all Officers by ma
jorities ranging from 500 to 800.
The SEVENTEEN birthday of Oliver Wendell
Holmes, was celebrated few days ago by
banquet at which was present the most nota-
BILE gathering OF literary men and women
writers in the country were either present or
sent letters OF congratulation. AT the ban
quet DR.. Holmes read a poem, and poems
in his honor by Whittier, E. G. Stedman, j.
L. Trowbridge, G. 2. Cranch and Helen Hunt
were read. Addresses were delivered by
President Eliot, of Harvard college, W. D.
Howells, editor ATLANTIC Monthly. Mark
Twain, j. W. Harper, Colonel Higginson and
others.
Western and Sou thern States.
Louisville, KY, has suffered severely from
a heavy TORNADO, which demolished a number
| OF buildings and unrooted others. Mudl dam
age was done also in the surrounding country.
| indians have been committing depre9ations
one hundred miles west of FL Paso, Texas.
! A party of fifteen men went in pursuit. and
| followed the trail to the Candeleria mountains,
where the Indians ambushed them, killing all
but one two. When the news reachsd Ell
Paso strong party was organized and started
on the trail Arriving at the scene Of the
massacre they commenced to bury the dead,
and while thus employed were fired uponand
eighteen killed. The Indians apparently we're
armed with Sharp's rifles, and are supposed to
be frequenters of the States reservation.
Luban Walker was hanged in 1abantotr
house, w. Va, Tor the murder OF Patrick
Nolan, saloon keeper. Walker was only
eighteen years OF age.
A train from Little Rock, Ark, jumped the
track, ran into trestle and ditched fifteen
cars loaded with cotton, all OF which were
burned. A colored woman and her two chill.
dren, and a brakeman were killed, and ioul
| other persons were more or less seriously
injured.
The Ute Indians, lately in revolt, are giving
| themselves up. Their uprising and massacre
of the whites is said to have been largely due
to Mormon influence.
Major General Jefferson G. Davis died il
| Chicago a few days ago. aged sixty-one yeals
| General Davis rose from the ranks during the
war with Mexico to become ma or-ge1era
| in the civil war, and at the time OF his deatf
was colonel of the Twenty infantry
regular army. In 1862, while organizing
troops at Louisville, KY, under the directions
| OF General Nelson, he had difficulty witt
that officer and shot him dead. For this &C
| General Davis was court-martialed, but wa.
| honorahly acquitted on the trial.
| In consequence of q quarrel near Waco
| Texas, arising from the refusal OF Miss Sten
field to dance with {" Bud" Wood, he ant
William Currie fought duel outside the ball
room. A dozen shots were exchanged
Currie was wounded in the hand, a bystande
in the leg, and George Wood was shot in tn,
| thigh. "Bud" Wood then went to wher,
Miss Stanfield was engaged in conversation
with Albert Choch and made two attempts Il
shoot her. He then remarked to Choch
q You are friend OF Currie " shot him dead
and going up to Currie, knocked him sense
less with his pistol. Wood then made goot
his escape.
The election IN Louisiana has resulted in tn,
success of the Democratic State ticket and the
adoption of the new constitution.
| The Senate subcommittee investigating the
rival claims OF Messrs. Kellogg ard Spoffort
| to a seat in the United States Senate, iron
Louisiana, adjourned their session at New
Orleans after examining III witnesses, ant
will prepare their report in Washington.
Baltimore's big tunnel to bring water t.
that city has been completed. 1t is 6,50t
teet Tonga few feet less than seven miles
being the longest aqueduct tunnel and thu
third largest tunnel in the world. 1t cos
81, 100000 and was bored in three years ant
eight months, less than half the time of an,
similar work. 1t is perfectly stra ght lin,
of twelve feet diameter, and capable of accom-
modating immense body of water. Fiv'
miles of the length was bored through rock
With the lakes and storage reservoirs the en-
tire work will cost about $5,0O0,000, tn
amount appropriated by the city for the ney
water supply.