The Newtown bee., 1880-11-10
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Eastern and Middle Stat..

1aoV0C0 anu hu10040 SC8t00. Ulysses Simpson Grant, youngest son ot General Grant, was married in New York few mornings ago to Miss Fannie J. Chaffae. only daughter of Senator Chaffee, of Colorado.
 Margaret Dempsey, said to be III years old was found dead in 0 hut on the mountain m near Elenviile, N. F., by Q party of hunters. The following note, written lin pencil, was found by her bedside: !" am dying by inches ot hunger. My money will be found--n There is 8 tradition that Mrs. Dempsey when girl ran away from home to marry a lover who soon deserted her. She came to Ellen vile many years ago and has lived a hermit's lie since. It is supposed that she became too feeble to rise rom her bed and slowly starved to death.
 B y an explosion at the Lafin & Rand DOW der works, eight miles from Paterson, N J. John Clarkson, aged twenty-seven, and Alber Dunn, aged twenty-five, were killed and the building was laid in ruins.
 The steamer Rhode Island, while on hel way to Stonington, Conn.,, from New York, ran ashore at Bennett Point in Narragansett bay during dense fog and has become O com plete wreck. The steamer had aboard TO passengers, all of whom were landed safely When the vessel struck nearly all the passen- gers were asleep, and immediately alter the terrific crash. IS she ran upon the rocks. scene of terrible excitement occurred. The vessel and cargo were valued at about $l 000,- GOO.
 The Republican national committee, from its headquarters in New York has issued an address of congratulation upon the success of it's ticket in the recent elections.
 Western and Southern States.
 special from Lexington, Miss, reports the killing of J. w. Ashcrait by T. J. Lock- hart and the mortal wounding of Lockhart and painful wounding of c. M. Hull, editor of tho Holmes County Times, in an election row.
 While some men were recently at work loading sgcks of wheat under very large tree near Red Bluff, Gal, a large limb of the tree dropped where the men had just been stand ing, cuttlng through a number of bags oi wheat as though 1t had been a knife. Not breath of air was stirring at the time. The limb upon examination proved sound and firm, and the cause of the occurrence could not be guessed.
 The Georgia legislature has convened.
 A fire at Benica, Cal, destroyed two brick buildings containing the construction depart ment, machinery and bullet presses of the United States arsenal. The loss is estimated at $200,00
 General Ord telegraphs from San Antonio Texas, that he has learned from General Grie1son at Eagle Springs ot attack by thil ty-fve to fifty Indians, presumed to be the remnant oi Victorias band, on Captain Bald wins pickets, twelve in number, at Ojo Cale ute, resulting in the loss of one corporal and three privates. Baldwin promptly took the trail but the Indians crossed the river ahead of him.
 There is smallpox scare in San Francisco Thirty-six cases were discovered the other day and removed to the pest house. The city's health officer has been granted extra ordinary powers.
 Solon Robinson, a we'll known writer on agricultural topics, died in Jacksonville, Fla, few days ago, aged seventy-seven years.
 Elbridge J. Dawson, assistant postmaster Rt LeadvilIe Col, and Edward A. Clark, stamp clerk, have been arrested on charge of steal- ing government funds. The amount of their deficiency is about S6000.
 Mayor Kalloch has been arrested on an in- dictment charging him with infraction of the law in connection with the employment ot labor on the new city hall in San Frapeiso o by days work instead of by contract.
 A collision between gravel and freight train near St. Paul, Mnn.. resulted in the death of the engineer and fireman of one train and fatal injuries to the engineer of the other.
 From Washington.
 During October the public debt was reduced $7, l03, 754.6S. On November l there was cash in the treasury $203, ,545, ,486 "A; total debt, less cash in the treasury, $l ,908, 49o,- 427 9S.
 The customs receipts for October were SI5- 295,000, falling off ot over $500,000 com pared with the corresponding month of last year, while the receipts from internal revenue were Ssll 737 900, against $l0,794,O ,O0O for October, 1879.
 Owing to his recent illness, Justice Clifford. ot the United States supreme court will, 1t is said, never again take up his public duties. He is able to ride, but takes comparatively little interest in what goes on about him, and shows little mental activity. His family wished to take him to his home in Portland, Me-, for the winter, but he emphatically aol tr,f
 Foreign News.
 The British government has brought in- dictments against Parnell aud other proni- nent Irish agitators.
 The Capuchins, Dominicans and other re- hgous orders have been expelled fl om France
 It has been resolved to hold an international railway exhibition at Berlin in 1882.
 The coasting steamer Elemore was lost in the recent gale of the mouth of the Tyne with all hands, numbering fifteen persons.
 thirteen men were precipitated to the bot tom ofa colliery shaft and killed by the break ing of the hoisting apparatus at Mons, Belgium.
 The American steam launch Isabel was seized by the Chilian squadron at Payta and her master detained twenty-four hours. One of the Chilian officers stamped on the Isabel's f1g and cursed the people ot the United States. The commander of the squadron offered to pay Gage the master of the launch, her value; but Ee refused to accept and has entered his protest at the American consular agency at Payta claiming from the Chilian government $50, GOO damages.
 A dispatch from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil says that the force which was sent from the province of Piauhy in pursuit of POD maraud- CTS who made raij on the town of Januaria last year overlook them at Urubu, in Bahia, when severe fight ensued. Sixty men were killed and most If the bandits captured.
 Great scarcity of food exists at St. Peters burg and in various Russian provinces.
 Most of the socialists expelled from Ham, burg are coming to the United States.
 Laycock, of Australia, defeated Riley, of America, in a rowing match on the Thames.
 Edwin Booth, the American tragedian, has begun an engagement in London, his opening performance being " Hamlet"
 Eight thousand Kurds have been checked in their invasion of Persia. They had advanced against Urumiah, and were repulsed win great loss.
 Threats are made by the rank ard file of the Irish land league that bloody revenge will be taken for every conviction of an agi'ator that may be obtained at the coming trials. Twenty thousand men were present at a land league meeting in the little town ef Athlone and listened to speeches by Parnell and others.
 he six-day -you-please pedestrian match in London for the Astley belt resulted in the success ot Rowell, present holder ot the trophy. Six men entered in the match three Americans and three Englishmen; but