The Newtown bee., 1880-08-11
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Eastern and Middle States.

George Knapp, of Jamestown, N. Y, at tempted to ride horse never before ridden, and was thrown and stepped on by tue animal, and died the next morning.
 While Frank Stevenson aged fifteen years, and his brother Willie, children of N. M. Stevenson, oi Columbia, Pa., were ssplaying burglars with their iathers revolver, tke weapon was discharged and Frank was in stantly ki led. The population of Maine, as estimated from the census returns, is 646,000 against 626, 9l5 in 1870; and that of Vermont is given at 334, ,453, a gain of 3,904 over the census oi 1870.
 The Lutheran church at West Fairview, opposite Harrisburg, Pa, four frame houses and several stables have been destroyed by f1re Upon recommendation of Henry Bergh the New York board of aldermen has passed an
 ordinance directing the mayor to appoint cat catchers. All unfortunate telines found wan dering about the city are hereafter to be sum-
 marly dealt with according to law. A young daughte CT oi John Booth, of Lan- caster, Pa., was bitten by dog about two months ago, and the other day she died of hydror hobia.
 Steplen Dudley Field, a nephew of Cyrus W. Fi'ld, has invented an electric motor which is to be tried on the New York elevated railroad.
 The National Sunday school assembly opened its session at Chautauqua, N. r., 6 l loW udyS dRO. AuuFeSSeS were u0llVef6Q ny | delegates from all parts of the country and | foreign lands from India to Alaska New York minstrel company gave per- | formance before singular audience the other | day. They crossed over to Blackp el Ps Island and performed before eight hundred | pleased by the singing, etc. The physicians say that such entertainments are of great | benefit to the patients, dispelling the melan- | cholia which aff1icts most of them. A conference of leading Republicans from | all parts ot the country took place in New
 York the other day for the purpose ot dis | cussing the political situation. Invitations to
 the conference were sent to the national com
 mittee, the congressional committee, and the | chairmen of all the State committees of the | party, and to the Republican governors oi | States, Republican Senators snd members ol
 the House ot Representatives, and influential | Republicans not in office. Among those
 present were Secretary Sherman, United i States Senators Logan, Allison, Plumb, Blaine,
 Dawes, Bruce, Rollins, Blair, Cameron, 6
 large number of Congressman, Governor
 Hoyt, ot Pennsylvania, and about two hundred | other prominent Republicans. General Gar. | field was also in the city and held reception | The proceedings of the conference consisted | principally of 8 discussion upon the questiot | whether the campaign in the South should be
 made an active one from the beginning, anc
 upon this there was some difference of opinion
 Pietro Balbo, an Italian, aged twenty-three
 who murdered his wife last September 10 proving uniaithful to him, was hanged fev
 days ago in the New York Tombs.
 At serenade rendered to General Garfielt
 at the headquarters of the National Repub
 lican committee in New York few night
 ago speeches were made by the Republican
 nominees for President and Vice. President
 Senator Logan, Hon. Edwards Pierrepont
 Congressmen Williams, Conger, McKinle.
 and others.
 | J. Lloyd Haigh, the New York wire con
 tractor whose failure led 10 the suspension O
 the Grocers' bank of that city, pleaded guilt,
 of forgery and was at once taken to Sing Sin!
 to serve 8 term of tour years.