The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-09-01
NEWS EPITOME.
r,,t.rn naa nfiddI. Slater.

Robert DonaldsOn, a young Scotehman,
Jumped from High Bridge into the Harlem
river New York city, distance OF llb teet.
ID madison had performed similar ieats IN
England.
luke Blackburn, tie liking OF the turf"
won the champion stakes at the Long Brhnch
races, making miles in 2:S4, the best tune
on record for the dsiance.
The New Jersey Republican Slate conVen-
ton at Trenton nominated Hon. Frederic A.
Potts for governor by reclamation snd chose
presidential electors.
The Connecticut Democratic State conven-
ton at New Haven unanimously nomlnateda
ticket headed by James L. English for gov
ernor and appointed presidential electors.
Fifty thousand dollars have been offered to
a Pittsburg firm if they extinguish the fire at
the Kelly Run coal mine in thirty days.
A New York society Tor the encourage
ment OF moderation in drinking some tune
ago nut up a free ice water fountain ut the
postofice, and now sends around water in
cart through the city's streets for tree dis
tribution to the thirsty.
Ioseph p. Morris, chief engineer of the
Auburn IN. W fire department, committed
suicide by cutting his throat with razor.
The State tiremen's convention was IN session
there at the time, and it is supposed Chief
Morris mind had become affected in conse-
ouence of nervousness caused by that event,
Two 25 OOO-barrel iron tanks, brimiul oil
petroleum, at Dallas City, Pa, were struck
By lightning and consumed.
A swimming match between captain rauI
Boyton, and George Fearn, OF England-tne
former to swim twelve and one-halt miles ln
his rubber suit to the latter's ten-came oil az
Atlantic CITY, n. j., in the presence OF l5,OOO
speetators. When Fearn hsd covered over
seven miles he was ahead of Boynton, but was
taken with cramps and compelled to stop
Twenty.one persons have died from the
effects OF the recent railroad collision at Mays
landing, N. j.
Fifty seven tramps were captured in New
York lumber yard the other day and sent to
BlackwelPs Island for six months.
William Pegam, the colored pedestrian oil
Boston, has challenged Rowell for the Ashley
belt.
The second swimming match at Atlantic
City, N. j., between tho Euglishman Fearn
and Captain Boyton resulted in victory for
the former. The conditions OF the match
were that Fearn was to swim two miles before
Captain Boyton in his rubber suit swan two
aud one-half miles.
Thomas Hughes, the well-known English
author and member of parliament, arrived III
New York tho other day on business con-
nected with an industrial and emigration pro-
ject.
For the fifth time the business portion OF
Edenbmg, Pa, has been destroyed by fire.
About twenty buildings were burned.
Ernest Won Schoening and George Werhan
have had a swimming match from the Battery,
New York city, to CoEey Island and back--a
distance of twenty-five miles. Werhan gave
up on the way back, but Won Schoening swan
the entire distance.
Isaac II. Brown, the noted sexton OF Grace
church, New York, is dead. He was known
as "Grace Church Brown" and for the past
thirty years his burly form was prominent
figure ut all weddings, christenings or funerals
at Grace church.
Smallpox has broken out in a district ol
Philadelphia known rs the "slums." There
were twenty cases in the hospital.
A Texan steer ran through the streets oil
New York the other day, gored several horses,
scattered the people right, and LETT and was
finally killed with pistols and shotguns. AS
bull-hght this was far superior to the recent
exhibition given by the imported Spanish bull
lighters.
great sensation has been caused in Berks
county, Pa, by the discovery that Benjamin
Zechlcr, lunatic, had been confined in a
hut in Albany township by his brother ior
the past twenty seven years. The unfortunate
man was found chained to the floor in a small
house built specially for him and in room
about eight feet square with only one window
for ventilation. This chamber was in Il
shocking state, while its occupant was per-
iectly nude and in the entire twenty-seven
years he had never been washed, combed OF
shaved, He made desperate resistance
when the officers attempted to remove him
but was subsequently taken TO the insane
asylum.
Western and Southern States.
While Coup's circus was parading in Win
chester, Va, the keeper of the cage of hyena
turned his back moment and was pounce
upon and nearly torn TO pieces by the trench
| erous animals.
The busy town OF Eureka, New has agai
been almost entirely destroyed by fire, til
flames sweeping over the same ground as tn
fire year ago. Many prominent institution
and business houses and q large number {
private residences were burned down, entail
ing an estimated loss OF more than 81 900 00t
The Knights Templar of tho United State
have had a conclave at CHICAGO. Twent
thousand Knights took part in the openin
parade and marched to the music OF sixty-tw
bands. Nearly all the houses along the rout
were gayly decorated, At the grand ball
the evening there was n tremendous crush, {
over 100, 900 invitations had been issued an
the Exposition building was capable OF hole
ing only about $4,000 persons.
Ex-Governor Herschel V. johnson died
his residence in Jefferson county, Ga, te
days since, aged sixty-eight years. He hs
been governor of Georgia and United Stat,
Senator, and in 1860 was nominated for Il
Vice-Ptesidency on the ticket with Stephe
A. Douglas.
During q colored picnic near Baltimore
lriC nd in tha hon
ing, cutting or shooting of about twenty me
a passenger train was thrown from tn
truck seven miles cast of Knoxville, Tenn
and seven OF the cars were badly wrecked.
little girl was killed and about twelve o,ht
passengers were injured.
A fire at ST, Louis destroyed large flourir
mill, eight cars laden with grain and 9th,
property worth $l 600. 900.
The latest estimate of the grain crop
MINES ota is d 900 bushels OF wheat, 81, GOO
900 bushels OF oats, IL, 500, 900 bushels Of col
and 8, 1860 bushels of barley.
One hundred and thirty-seven hostile Slot
have been captured by the United Stat
troops and brought into Fort Keogh.
A few weeks ago one Waldrop ran avn
with his wites sister, girl oil twelve, a.
went to Sunnyside, Ga, where he was O
rested by the sheriff. The other day croS
ovcipowered the officer and cut the prisone
head off.
: The Colorado Democrats have nominal
= John s. Hough for governor.
Edwin G. Mix, Jr., aged thirty-two yea
was killed at New Orleans by the thu
. Dorance brothers, Ferdinand, Armand a
), Henri, aged respectively twenty-five, twer
, and eighteen years, because he flirted W
their sister.
Joel Chenowitz and the horse he was rid
were both killed by lightning the other eve
ing near Green Lawn cemetery, Columbus,
Monroe Robertson was hanged at Gre
vile, Ohio, Tor the murder of Willy Coult
his wife's brother, last October.
g The construction OF q railroad to the BIZ
II Hills has been commenced.
Town Marshal James L. Morris and Ben
Il Richardson were killed and Sheriff Loop q
" six others were wounded in an encounter W
e roughs at circus in Morristown, Tenn.
Ex-Judge Henry M. Spolford, who will
remembered as the contestant TO Mr.. kellogg
o seat in the United States Senate from Lou