The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-04-07
A WEEKS EVENTS.
eastern and Middle states.


and persecuted By constant calls AZ his house |
Of persons in every walk Of lie who showed
letter. and postal cards that they bad re-
ueived, signed by his name and inviting them
10 cal upon him for one purpose or another,
For instance, tho prosecutor would send postal
cards 10 large number OF tradesmen, a. king
them TO call Al DIR. Dix's residences on GER
tain day, 10 receive an OF der for goods that
the clergyman desired TO purchase; Gnd -
these postal cards we're always signed with
the maine and address Of DIR. Dix, on the day
in question his residence would be besieged
By an army of people, who would then learn
for the FIRST time that they had been victim
lied. Finally the annoyance became 30
great that Dr. Dix placed the matter in the
hands OF detectives, who alter vigorous
search succCe ded in finding tie prosecutor IN
the person OF one Eugene Fairfax William
son. This man had been Sunday-school
teacher in Trinity church, nj which DIR. DIX
oficiates, eight or nine years ago, and moved
in God society, but disappeared after getting
himself into some disagreeable scrape. Will
hanson has served year in Newgate prison,
London, for committing precisely similar
offense in England, where he was arrested
after sending out an immense lot oil black
mailing letters from his headquarters IN a
leading London hotel. The mans residence Is
In PiItsburg, Pa, where he is church
member. He was arrested in baltimore,
where he had gone on a visit from New York,
and at once confessed his crime, but gave no
reason tor sending the annoying letters. As
some of the letters sent to DIR. Dix demanded
81 900 as the price of cessation from the per-
secution, Williamson has put himself within the
pale OF the law and will be dealt with accord
ingly.
The New York Greenback Labor party, In
convention assembled at Albany, chose dele
gates to the national convention at Chicago
and adopted long platform demanding an
imitation of the currency and a payment OF
the $500 000,0l 0 OF bonds, yet to be funded,
in legal tenders.
The will OF the late General Tibbits, OF Troy,
N. Y, leaves 800 900 for the establishment
OF soldiers home in that city, to be known
as the 4" Tibbitts Home" provided that $780,
900 additional be raised by subscription within
five years.
A few days ago United States treasury
check for 1910, sou, drawn by the department
in payment for three months interest on four
per cent. bonds was paid in New York-pre-
sumably to William II. Vanderbilt. This in
terest represents $3l, 050,00J of principal
The daily income from that amount OF bonds
is 81, $50.
The Rhode Island senate, by vote OF IL
to 20, has rejected the proposed constitutional
for school officers.
CITY Comptroller Thomas B. Leggatt and
Assistant City Treasurer Daniel W. Leeds,
convicted of having conspired TO deflaud the
city OF Elizabeth, N. j., in the sale and pur-
chase OF city bonds, were sentenced-the hrst-
named to seven years confinement in the
States prison and TO pay fine OF 1890, and
the second to four years Imprisonment and TO
pay a fine OF $1,000.
The United States ship Constellation, laden
will provisions and clothing for the starving
people of Ireland, departed on her voyage Of
mercy few days ago from the Brooklyn navy
yard. The cargo consisted OF l,346 barrels OF
potatoes 675 baIe els OF -four, !, l44 bare els OF
cornmeal, $50 barrels OF oatmeal and large
amount OF clothing.
whale killed off the coast of Massachu-
sets has been on exhibition in New York the
past few days. The monster is sixty five
ieet long forty five feet around the body and
is said to weigh seventy tons.
A. r. Corbin, n brother-in-law of General
Grant and founder OF the paper now known
Ms the st. Louis Globe Democrat, died in
Jersey City, N. j., few days ago, aged
seventy-one years.
During a thunder storm at Foxburg, Pa, a
tank containing nearly 10000 barrels OF oil
was struck by lightning and destroyed.
The opening ceremonies of New York's new
museum in Genital park called the Metropoli-
tan Museum OF Art, took place in presence OF
| President and Mrs. Hayes, Secretary Evarts,
| Peter Cooper and other prominent persons.
| After the delivery OF several speeches the
President declared the building open to the
public.
Two tinsmiths while at work on tho roof o.
the Seventh regiment armory in New YORK
we're blown from the building by heavy
gust of wind and tell sixty feet, one being in
s,anIly killed and the other sustaining prob
ably fatal injuries.
The Tammany hall executive committee is
sued a call Tor State convention, TO be hell
on the same day and at the same place desig
mated in the call OF the regular New Yorl
Democratic State committee.
Western and Southern states.
Six men have been murdered by q party c
Indians near Santa Barbara, New Mexico
The Indians also attacked the village OF Sa
JOSE but we're repulsed.
Three men were killed by the explosion {
q boiler belonging to sawmill near Columbus
ia.
At St. Charles NJ, William Barton, a col
ored boy sixteen years old, was hanged fo
the murder OF James Quarterback in February
1879. On the same day ut Fairfield, Iexai
|
, numbering his wife, and at Corsicana, Texas
Alonzo Whiteman, also colored, suffered
similar penalty for the murder OF John 4
Henry, his rival at ball.
) NJ. de Lessers, of Suez canal fame, we
rendered a banquet in Chicago few days ag'
on his return from the Pacific slope.
Within ten days fully twenty converts
| Mormonism have lett Lawrence county, Ky
/ for Utah.
Three deck hands of the steamer Guidir
Star were at work in her wheel at Cairo, III
l when the boat was accidentally started N
and the men were dashed into the waite
, Two of them were instantly killed and Il
third was fatally injured
Thirty men were at work in a mine at Ga
= ton, W. Va, when an explosion oil fire-dam
q took place. Two men were burned to dea
and Eve seriously injured.
George Mitchell, San Francisco painte
S has become insane over the l3-l5-l4 puzzl
: and has been taken in charge by the a.
6 thorities.
f From Washington.
III. e. Paine, commissioner OF patents, hi
rendered his resignation, to take effect as soc
as the unfinished business OF his office can
l disposed OF. Mr.. Paine says the reason of h
: resigning is because the position is unremu
= erative.
Il The Senate committee on postof1ces a
n post-roads has agreed to report and recol
t mend the passage of a bill authorizing {
p stmaster-general to adopt uniform CO
= , ceiling ink and stamping pad. The bill lin
u the O st of securing the use of the desir
It appliances by the government to $3.50
r Some OF the statements furnished to the co
mittee by postoflice officials concerning
Il extent TO which the reven es are defrauded
n the use of washed stamps, estimated I
= amount OF loss at not less than 81 ,5O0,t
n yer ahnum.
10 A sensation has been caused in Washingt
l. by the discharge OF Charles L. Chapman, o
10 OF the assistant secretaries at the VIII
10 House, for gross immoralities which ha
been the town talk. An investigation j
70 suited in disclosing the fact that he was lea
1T ing an abandoned lie, and he was at on
!, discharged.
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