The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22
NEWS EPITOME.
Eastern and MiddIe States

largest greenhouse in the country, and was | filled with the rarest and most valuable plants, | exotics and ferns. Many of them were im- ported at great expense, and some of them were not duplicated in the United States. The building was 4S0 feet long, aud was constructed in the Moorish style. The total loss is esti- mated at SI50, ,0O0. UNITED STATES secret service officers have made large ard important arrest of alleged counterfeiters in New York and Brooklyn, taking into custody gang of no less than nine men, all accused of manufacturing or dealing in counterfeit coin. One of the arrested men, while being photographed against his will, dangerously stabbed detective.
 SIDENBERG & Co.,, of New York, the largest manufacturers of cigars in the country, have Jailed, owing $500 900. At it's factory in ky West, Fla, the firm employed 800 hands.
 THE Boston municipal election resulted in the reelection ot Mayor Prince, Democrat, over his Republican opponent by SIP majority. The board of aldermen stands seven Demo- crats to five Republicans, and the city council stands torty-fve Republicans to twenty-six Democrats.
 IT is asserted that in New York city alone shares amounting to $8,000,000 have been taken in De Lessep's Panama canal stock.
 AT Albany, N, r., Charles A. Burt mur- dered Sarah Traver, his mistress, and then killed himself in presence of his wife.
 THE total population of Maine according to the census returns is 6d9. 945. Ot this num- Der 324 0S4 are males and 324 86l are females, ,076 are natives and 5S S69 are foreign born, GAG, ,903 are white and 042 are colored.
 ELLEN MoRIARTY, born in Ireland, died in New York the other day at the age of III years.
 A FEW days hgo a fire broke out in the third story of the immense five-story building in Buffalo, N. r., occupied by Birge & Sons' wallpaper manufacturers. About l50 men and boys were employed in the building, and many of them were compelled to jump from the windows, escaping with broken bones enl bruised bodies. In less than twenty minutes alter the fire began the walls crum- bled and fell, hurying about twenty of the employees. One of the former and a boy were instantly killed. Another man was fatally injured, many others received injuries more or less severe while six men were re- ported as missing and were supposed to be ured in the ruins of the building.
 Western and Southern States.
 HE total population of Montana Territory is ns follows: Males, 2s, lS0; females, 10 977; native, 27 GAP; foreign bora, 1l,5l5; white 35 46S; colored, 3 6S9.
 THE official vote of Tennessee has been de- clared as follows: For Ptesi lent Hancock 9,569; Garfield, 7,677; Weaver. 5,9l7; Dow, 43. For governor-Hawkins (Repub- lican), 1O3,97l; Wright tDemoorat), 79.oO3; Wilson Low-tax Democrat), 57,646; Ed wards (Greenback) 3,6l4.
 Two rear cars of ah express train jumped. the track near Eureka, Mo-, injuring twelve persons, three SCI iously. FURTHER news concerning the contemplated raid into the Indian Territory by intending settlers IS to the effect that the inhabitants of whole counties in Western Kansas are said to be ready to move into the Territory as soon as the pioneer coIonists send word that it is safe to do so. The settlers say they will await news from their representative, Dr.. Wilson, who has gone to Washington, before they make another move. The opinion oi Messrs. Broadhead, Krum and Phillips, the committee of St. Louis lawyers who reported the lands subject to settleme nt, is relied on by l the settlers to sustain them. l OLE YOUNG, proprietor of g Chinese laun- dry in Chicago, killed himself because his love for white girl was unreq Iited. i AT Eufaula, Indian Territory, two Indians 1 shot and killed Elias MacVeigh, and chopped q hired man named Barrett with an ax, in-i | ficlipg mortal wounds.
 Two colored children were burned to death at P cters burg, Va, while their parents were | absent
 l WILLIAM AND CHARLES MuLLIN. brothers, owning farm near Santa Rosa, were killed by Albert and Frederick Quackenbush, also brothers, and claimants of a portion of the farm held by the Mullins.
 GOVERNOR NEIL. of Idaho, in his message to the legislature, says that polygamy is rapidly introduced from Utah. The statute is defective as it is found impossible to prove the cere- monies. The Territory is in danger and is becoming second place like Utah, and he expresses the hope that the legislature will adopt measures to crush out the practice.
 DANIEL KEITH, colored man thirty-two years old, was hanged at Rutherfordton, N. C., for the murder of Alice Ellis, colo. ed girl thirteen years old.
 From Washington.
 THE mines of the United States have pro- duced during the last seven years about $280, ,009, 900 of gold and $271 ,500, ,000 of sil- yer, an average production during that time et $40, ,OO0 900 of gold and $3s, 75o 900 of silver per annum. About 95t per cent. of the gold and 6 2 per cent. of the silver found it's way to the mints 8 and assay offices to be converted into coin or bars. Tie director of the mint, from Q careful consideration of all the data at his command, estimates that the amount oi domestic bullion used in the arts and manu- features during the last fiscal year was about $5, zoo, ,00o of gold ard $4 900 of silver, and that the total consumption in all forms was about Sl0 900, ,000 in god and $5,c00, COG in silver.
 THE Senate has confirmed the nomination of General Wi liam B Hazen to be chiet signal officer, and of Colonel Nelson A. Miles to be brigadier-general.
 WILLIAM B. oops, of Georgia, United States circat jedge tor the filth circuit, has been nominated by the President to be ar associate justice of the United States supreme court, vice Justice Strong resigned. THE Vice President has received the mai
 copy of the votes of the electors in all tn
 States except Oregon. The duplicate copie
 sent by special messengers have been receives
 from twenty -one States. The certificates ar,
 locked up in safe at the capitol, and vii
 remain in close confinement until the secont