The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.

Twenty thousand persons are estimated to have attended the annual masquerade ball oi the Arion singing society, held at the Madison Square garden in New York. During the evening colossal canvas egg, suspended in the center of the garden, was opened into halves, letting out a hundred sparrows, which flew about in bewildernent awhile and then settled down among the evergreens. The re- celpts of the evening amounted to $75,000.
 In the height of heavy gale Capt. Archibald Milliken, of the schooner Henry K. Congdon, lying at a Providence (R. I.) wharf, started to go to his vessel in yawl, accompanied by G. Addison Rose, mate of the schooner IN. F. Dixon, and his brother, E. W. Rose. The yawl capsized, and all were lost. Dr. Brandreth, the pill manufacturer, died at his home in Sing Sing, N. r., the other day, leaving an estate valued at between $2,0O0,000 and $3,000,000.
 The Rhode Island Prohibition party, in convention assembled at Providence, nomi- mated a State ticket headed by Albert Towards for governor.
 The New York Herald fund for the relief of Ireland has been enriched by an anonymous contribution of $l0 000.
 The Pennsylvania Greenbackers will hold their State convention at Harrisburg, March 23.
 For maltreating and starving the children under his charge Rev. Edward Cowley, of the New York Shepherds Fold, has been sen- fenced to one years imprisonment and to pay a fine of $250.
 A fire at 3S4 and 3S6 Broadway, New York, resulted in the death of two brave firemen, who were on the roof when 1t tell in, and 8 pecuniary loss amounting to nearly $l ,000, 900. Articles ot association have been filed at Albany incorporating the New York, West Shore and Buffalo railroad company, with 8 capital stock of $30,000,000. The total length ot the projected road is estimated at 500 miles. he taken steps to punish the mon who sell oleo- | margarine for butter by having warrants is- sued for the arrest of thirty wholesale dealers.
 New York workmen in almost every trade are agitating the question of an increase in wages.
 M. de Lesseps, of Suez canal fame and pro- jector of the Panama canal, arrived in New York from Aspinwall the other day with a number of engineers who have been making a survey of the Panama route. He said to a reporter that $l20,G00,000 would cover the cost of the Panama canal; that he should build the canal in his own way; that there is no occasion for what he calls sentimental politics" in the attitude of the United States, and that he should ask no recognition of his work by this government.
 A fire at Brewster's, N. r., destroyed one. third of the business part of the place, causing damage to the extent of $l60,0O0. The Republican State convention to elect delegates from the State of New York to the Chicago national presidential convention met at Utica. Charles E. Smith, late editor of the | Albany Evening Journal, was made chair man. One of the resolutions reported by the committee resolutions declared the re- election of Ulysses s. Grant to be of tue ut most importance. To this amendment was offered by MT. Forster that the Chicago | delegation be instructed to vote for James G | Blaine. MT. Woodin moved to further amend | by striking out all instructions to vote for any one man, and his amendment was accepted | by Mir. Forster. MT. Conkling made speech in favor ot the original resolution, and Mir | Woodin's amendment was then voted upon and lost by 1SO yeas to 2l7 nays. The com mittee's resolutions were then adopted, ana the delegates to Chicago were named by con | gfessional districts. The delegates at large are Roscoe Conkling, Alonzo B. Cornell l Chester A. Arthur and James D. Warren. | At the Vermont Republican State conven | ton, held in Montpelier, a resolution recon
 mending Senator Ednunds a candidate tol
 President was adopted, and Messrs. Smith Billings, Stewart and Hooker were elected
 an uninstructed delegation to Chicago. | The New Jersey Republican State conven tion to elect delegates to the Chicago con.
 vention will meet in Trenton ou May 6.