The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-12-29
NEWS EPITOME.
Eastern and Middle STATES.

Mrs sFRlGUE, vile Of ex-Unitei States
Senator spague. OF Rhode Island, has com
meneei a suit Tor divorces from her husband
alleging as a cause cf action infdelity, brutal
treatment, in~toxication and failure to support
her. Senator Spsgue will nle a counter
suit by and under the supervision Of Benia-
min f. Butler, VINO will be his leading counsel.
A FIRE at Bradford, Pa destroyed nine
houses. causing a loss OF $40 90.
The electric light is to be tried along Broad
way, New York.
THE total number OLIVES lost by the fire at
Buffalo, N. Y, is given at fifteen.
CHARLES sIcKLER, of Scranton, Pa, acct
dentaLy poisoned his wife by giving her car
bolic acid instead OF chloral. She died in a
few hours. sicklpr became insane from giei.
In the United States court at Wilmington
Del, the case OF George Wingate, a deputy
United States marshal who on election day
was arrested by the State authorities on the
charge OF disorderly conduct at the polls, but
whose case was removed to the United States
SQUIRT on a writ OF habeas corpus, was dis
missed by Judge Bradford on the ground that
the offense charged was not an indictsble one.
GEORGE SMITH and Catherine Miller, con-
victed in Lycoming county, Pa, OF the muir
der OF Andrew Miller, the woman's husband,
and sentenced to be hanged on January 0,
have been reprievei until February 8, to en-
able the case to be heard at the next meeting
of the State board OF pardon.
A FEW days ago New York common
council visited Menlo Park, N. j.. to witness
an exhibition OF Edison's electric light.
Western and Southern States.
THE official vote of Tennessee has been de-
clared as iollowsi For Presi5ent-Hancock
1860; Garfield, 1851; Weaver, 6,9l7;
Dow, 40. For governor-Hawkins (Repub-
lican), IO3, 97I; Wright (Democrat), 79,OO3i
Wilson (Low-tax Democracy, 5I646; Ed
wards (Greenback), 1914.
Two rear cars OF an express train jumped
the track neal Eureka, Mo-, i~niuring twelve
persons, three seriously.
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 colonists send word that it i5
safe TO 10 so. Tit settlers say they will
await news from their representative, DIR.
Wilson, who has gone TO Washington, before
they make another move. TIT opinion OF
Messrs. Broadhead, Krum and Phillips, the
committee of st. Louis lawyers who reported
the lands subject to settlement, is relied on by
the settlers to sustain them.
OLE YOUNG, proprietor of a Chinese laun-
dry in Chicago, killed himself because his love
for q white girl was unrequited.
AT Euiaula, Indian Territory, two Indians
shot and killed Elias MacVeigh, and chopped
a hired man named Barrett with an ak, in
Gictipg mortal wounds.
Two colored children were burned to death
at Petersburg, Va, while their parents were
absent.
GovERNoR o 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 q second place like Utah, and he
expresses the hope that the legislature will
adopt measures to crush out the practice.
DANIEL KEITH, a colored man thirty-two
years old, was hanged at Rutheriordton, N.
G., for the murder OF Alice Ellis, a cololed
girl thirteen years old.
THE Virginia MI dland railroad was sold at
Alexandria, Va, by public auction, and was
purchased by a synd icate OF creditors Tor
IS, 600, 900.
TIE postmaster at Princeton, KY, has con-
Iessed to government Ulcers who arrested
aim that he robbed the office OF 1888, and
hat his accounts are T. 200 short.
A BILL has passed. the senate and house OF
South Carolina prohibiting the sale OF liquor
outside of incorporated towns and villages.
A LARGE party OF American railroad and
mining capitalists will leave Chicago about the
middle OF January to visit the city Of Mexico.
JONES & MCDONALD, Oh icago grain dealers,
have failed with liabilities OF about $500, 900.
From Washington.
TIL mines OF the United States have pro-
duced during the last seven years about
$3.50. 900, 900 OF gold and $27l 500, 900 Of sill,
yer, an average production during that time
NJ Gao nnO non nj 0old and p22 750 0n0 nj a;lva,