The Newtown bee., 1879-06-10
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Eastern and Middle States.

Henry Ackley, twelve year-old boy who had been locked up in solitary confinement at Inc Philadelphia House ot Refuge tor trying to escape from the institution committed suicide by hanging himself to the bars ot his cell win dow with his suspenders.
 Trustees of the Globe Mutual Life Insurance r tSompany, ,aof Now York, have resolved to ask for tho appointment of a receiver, deficit of $6o0, having been discovered This action is opposed by one director and number of policy holders.
 A trunk elevator in a New York hotel fell five stories, dangerously injuring four servant girls who were stealing ride against orders. Ata meeting in New York of Cardinal Me- Closkey, arehbishops and bishops, m address wns issued Ito the clergy and laity of tie Catholic Church throughout the United States" describing plan tor the relief ot Archbishop Purcell of Cincinnati, The address says the archbishop owes S2, 920, ,SSl. I6 in excess of his assets, and it is proposed to open subscription lists throughout the different Catholic parishes or the purpose of collecting monty to pay this indebtedness.
 a One days railroad accidents: An express e tIpin ran into rock near Confluence, Pa. the shock hurliag the cars from the track and causing the death of Engineer Pritchard and a A trump; at Bailey's Station, Pa, two men were killed by passing train, and near Elmira, N. N, a girl named Van Derwork was killed by one train as sho was stepping out oi the way ot another.
 
 poisoned water in a brook at Newark, Vt., and several others were not expected to live.
 The hundredth anniversary of the birth of Thomas Moore, the poet, was abundantly hon. orod in this country and in Europe. At the New York Academy of Music a great multi tude listened to addresses and some oi the poets songs. In Brooklyn bust oi the Irish bard was unveiled. Other brilliant celebra- tions took place at Boston, Washington, New ark, Philadelphia, London and Dublin. " ~ At an auction sale of the pews of the new Catholic Cathedral in New York the sum oi g., 100 paid for first choice of seats and $750 for second.
 Further dispatches from Newark, Vt, state that twenty seven children in all were pos- oned by drinking from q brook into which the Cnrcassess of dead animals had been thrown. Potato tops poisoned by Paris green were also thrown into the water, causing the belief that this was the prime cause ot death more than the animals The dispatch from which we quote announced tho death of eleven children. John Aldrich lost five ohildren-his entire iamily-and his wife became insane. Work was entirely suspended, and the distress ill the neighborhood was extreme.
 Decoration day in New York was celebrated by n general suspension of business, large military and civil parade, the profuse decora- rion of all the statues and monuments, and ap- propriate exercises at the various cemeteries. General Washngtons equestrian statue in Union Square was almost covered with floral docorntions and inscriptions, and crowned with u laurel wreath.
 The facts regarding the great robbery of the Munhattan Bank on Broadway, New York, one Sunday last October, have at last come to light through the confession of the robbers ally, Patrick Shevelin, who nt the time of the burg lary was omployei as n watchman in the insti- tuition. For years Shevclin had been plotting with thieves to break into the bank, but several times the attempt frustrated by the break ing up of the bands of burglars formed for the work. Thepolice authorities suspected Sheve- lin from the beginning, and alter the burglary it was found he had plenty of money, which he spent lavishly-having left the banks employ in saloons and other places Sufficient evil denoo having been obtained against him he was arrested and then made confession, inn picating seven eight others in the robbery. Besides Shevelin, five more of the thieves have been arrested. . ."-. Lightning killed r. F. Perry at Stephen town, N. r., and William Putnam, a coal driver at Mechaniosvile, in the same State.
 Peter Hauer, a tax collector and Constable Leininger, went to the residence of William Uhrich, in Lebanon, Pa, for the purpose ot selling certain goods which they had seized tor taxes. Upon entering the premises Uhrich sr shot -Leininger,- the shot making an ugly wound in the abdomen. Uhrich instantly fired at Hauer, the ball grazing his shoulder md tenring his coat, and the powder burning his tace.s Uhrich then placed a pistol at his