The Newtown bee., 1880-02-25
A WEEKS EVENTS

A WEEKS EVENTS
 Eastern and Middle States.
 Jullus Mantz, 8 cornet player of Syracuse, | N. Y, and his cousin, Amelia Mantz, were | found dead in room of a hotel in that city. | The two had sustained improper relations, | md indications were that the girl had shot her 1 lover and then killed herself. Frank Dillingham;, the boy who assaulted | and shot his aunt, Sarah Dillingham;, at Lon l donderry, N. H., short time ago, died in jail 1 from the effect of self-indicted wound, hav- l ing shot himself at the time he attacked his l aunt. The contest over the will of the late Frank | Leslie, between the second wife of deceased, | to whom he left all of his property and the children of his first wife, has commenced in 1 the New York surrogate's court. At Bainbridge, Pa., Charles Lain, twenty tour years oid, murdered his wife and two children one girl ot six years and the other an infant three months old-and then took his owa life by poison. When discov- cred, the victims were lying on their beds, and the third child, boy three years old, was found with his feet badly frozen, so that his recovery is doubtful The family was in des- titute circumstances at the time of the tragedy.
 There will be parade on St. Patrick's day in Brooklyn this year, and the expense usually attached to the observance of the day will be devoted to Ireland's poor
 The suit ot the United States against Louis and Edwin Haas, of New York, for the covery of $2l0.000, out oi WI ich 1t was alleged that the customs were defrauded by means of false and fraudulent inv oices, has terminated by the jury returning verdict in favor of the government of $4S, ll3 10.
 By the explosion of the boiler in John F. Thompson's sawmill at Randolph, N. H., Elden Page, Roger Johnson, Gilbert Sylvester and MT. Buzzel, all workmen, were killed, and S. F. Henry was severely injured.
 Western and Southern States.
 A curious accident happened at Chicago the other day. A large elevator suddenly gave way under the heavy pressure of grain stored within, the whole northern part ot the buiid- ing falling out and sending avalanche of wheat into the street. There were l23, GOO bushels ot No spring wheat in the building at the time of the accident and the loss IS at least $75, ,000.
 Great excitement prevailed for several days at Princess Anne, Md, over the marriage of an old farmer named Shores with his step- daughter and first cousin, " Gussie,' a giri twelve years old Threats of lynching were freely indulged in against the farmer and the minister who performed the ceremony by some of the excited people.
 Philip Krieger, Sr., president ol the Broad way Savings bank, ot St. Louis, which failed about year ago, hos been found guilty of swearing falsely to a statement oi the con- dition ot that bank, and sentenced to three months in jail and fine of $500.
 A tornado has done great damage in Nash- vile, Tenn, partially destroying fifteen dwell | ings and twenty business houses, and causing damage in the city alone of more than $l00 = 900.
 A train on the Dayton and Southeastern | railroad fell through bridge west ot Chilli Ifnr1p1 pJS l the engineer, and Frank Knecht, the fireman | Elihu B. Washturne, of Illinois, authorizes l the Chicago Inter Ocean to say that under nc | circumstances will he be a candidate for the presidency.
 Charles R. Smith, aged fifty, R. A. McCauiey aged twenty, and a colored man named Ike Jones were suffocated by noxious gas and subsequently, drowned at Baltimore in the bulkhead ot barge used for transporting l nightsoil.
 | A fire in Chicago destroyed the Empire | warehouse, used as storeroom for seeds, dry goods, liquors, etc., and caused damage ex. ceeding $400,000
 Last month Page Wallace, colored man escap from the jail al Leesburg, Va, wher | he had been imprisoned for committing al outrage on @ white married lady. Soon attel he waylaid and brutally assaulted Miss Nor man, a school teacher, and then made his wa! to Maryland, but was captured and lodged il the Hagcrstown jail. He was taken back tt Virginia on a requisiton, but the officers hay ing him in charge had hardly crossed tn State line when their prisoner was taker from them by several hundred masked meI and hanged on the spot where he had out ragged Miss Norman. After banging Wallac the lynchers fired three volleys of bullets int his dangling body.
 Owing to the heavy advance in the price 0 white paper the newspapers of New Orlean have adopted resolution asking the repre- sentatives of Louisiana in Congress to use thei influence to have the duty on printing paper chemicals, and materials used in the manu tacture thereof removed or materially re duced.
 From Washington.
 The President has issued proclamation il which he says that information has come tt him that it is contemplated by certain person to invade the Indian Territory, contrary t law. He adds: " I do admonish and war all such persons so intending or preparing t remove upon said lands or into said Territory without permission of the proper agent ot tn Indian department, against any attempt to 8 remove or settle upon any lanes of said Terri tory; and do further warn and notify an and all such persons who may so offend Una they will be speedily and immediately remove theretrom by the agent, according to the Jaw made and provided, and that no efforts wi
 be spared to prevent the invasion of said Ter
 ritory, rumors spread by evil-disposed pel sons to the contrary notwithstanding; and
 necessary the aid and assistance of the militar
 forces ot the United States will be invoked
 carry into proper execution the laws of tn 1 United States herein referred to-"
 l A letter of instructions to the supervisor of the census has been prepared at the censu office. It says that in no case will a part ( one corlty be joined in an enumeration dis
 trict with another county. h general ever l town, township or militia district should b : l ad
 population exceeds 700 or 800 The district
 must be made small enough to secure tn
 completion of the canvass during June. l cities having over 10,G00 inhabitants tn
 enumeration must be completed within tw
 weeks. An active, intelligent enumerato
 can take from 200 10 300 names per day in city. The district may therefore be safel
 made to embrace an estimated population (
 from 2,000 to 2 50I. Where two equally goo enumerators can be appointed who will com | plet the canvess in two weeks 1t IS better tha
 to have one enumerator carrying on the wor
 for a month. Every supervisor must swea that he will make his selection of enumera tors without reference to political or part affiliations.
 Foreign News
 The steamer Constance, from Cardiff ft . Malta, foundered in gale off Lands En' 3 and all but two of the crew were drowned.
 Mrs. Tweed, the widow of William , Tweed, died in Paris few days since. 5 On the 18th General Grant and party sail' 1 from Havana for Mexico.
 The covered sleigh in which the governo | general of Canada and his wife, the Prince
 Louise, were going to the senate chamber , Ottawa, was upset and dragged about 4
 yards. The princess aid her husband we considerably bruised and shaken ur, but su
 tained no serious injuries.
 The international commission of enginee
 appointed to examine into the practicability = M de Lesseps' Panama canal have made r port in which they unanimously affirm tn
 the project is entirely feasible and estima I the cost of construction at $l70, 100000. : Owing to recent severe weather Briti