The Newtown bee., 1880-07-21
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Eastern and Middlo States.

The New York 1neipantiie agency of Duhi Barlow & Co. has issued circular showing that the number ot failures in the United States during the first six months of 1880 was 2,497, with liabilities amounting to SS32, 763. During the same period in 1879 the number of failures was 4,05S, and the habll- tics $65, ,779, 390
 At a meeting in New York of the Demo- cratic national committee w. H. Barnum, of Connecticut, was elected permanent chairman, and F. A. Prince was chosen secretary.
 The committee appointed by the national Democratic convention at Cincinnati to in- form General Hancock and Mr. English of. their nomination tor President and Vice. President performed their duty the other day at General Hancock's headquarters Gov erhor's Island. The committee proceeded in a body to his residence, and alter Governor Stevenson, chairman of the Cincinnati con, vention, had been introduced, letter was read signed by the full committee aud ten dering the nomination to General Hancock, who replied as follows: "Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee-I appreciate the honor conferred upon me by the national Democratic convention lately assembled in Cincinnati, and | thank you for your courtesy in making known that honor to me. As soon as time permits to give the subject that careful attention belonging to it, shall prepare and will send you reply of formal nature. accepting the nomination by the Democratic party to the office of President of the United States" The members of the committee were then introduced to General
 Hancock, who was in mourning .or his tour- month-old grandson and namesake, whose death had taken place few hours previous William H. English, who was also present, having come on from Indiana, was then for mally informed ot his nomination for Vice. President, and he briefly thanked the com mittee, saying that he would at an early day formally and in writing make the acceptance usual on such occasions,
 The Democratic national committee and the Congressional campaign committee paid visit to the residence of Mr. Tilden, in New York, and presented him with a copy of the resolution of respect passed by the Cincinnati convention. MT. Tilden cordially returned thanks.
 curious accident took place on train of the Long Island railroad at East Rockaway the other day. Twenty Italian laborers were swept from one of the platform cars by l a heavy wire rope attached to a derrick at the side of tue track and which sagged as the train swept by. Two or three ol the men were 1 Eataly injured, and nearly all the rest were hurt more or less seriously.
 M. K. Waite S Go. have filed notice with the New York secretary of state that they have discovered 8 mine of gold ore in the town of Northampton, Fulton county, Y.
 Three 25, ,000-barrel oi1-tanks Brad ford, Pa., were struck by lightning and de- s,royed.
 Lightning struck and instantly killed Derbin Rudderow, aged nineteen years, and danger ously injured three other men at Philadel- phia.
 Two New York iron molders settled an old grudge which they had against each other by brutal fight on pier in presence of large crowd. The fight took place under all the approved methods of the prize ring, thirteen rounds being fought in fiity-seven minutes, at the end of which one of the men was knocked insensible by blow which broke his jaw and had to be taken to a hospital. The intercollegiate four cared boat race on Lake George between the Cornell, Columbia and University of Pennsylvania crews was won by the ilrst-named. The Columbia crew were regarded as sure winners, but came in last.
 During violent storm at Chester, Pa., thirty-five houses were unroofed, seven buid- ings partly completed were blown down and two men severely injured.
 A tornado which passed over the country near Hanover, N. H., destroyed large amount of property and severely injured several persons who were in the fields.
 Philadelphia paper makes a further ex- posture ot the so-caned medical colleges in that city. It estimates that 1l,00O bogus diplomas have been sold to persons in all oi parts the world at five dollars each.