, 1880-02-19
TELEGRAPELC.
EASTERN STATES.
A Bold Bank Robbery.

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burglars entered the bank, seized and pounu
President L. C. Runkle, who sleeps In the
building, and after gagging and beating MIN
and burning his feet in SHOCKING manner
to compel him 10 give up the com olnation,
departed, taking 5000, which had not peen
locked up. There was time lock on the
safe and Runkle was unable to give the
combination. Great excitement prevalis,
but there is no clae to The perpetrators
Plate. Glass Works Burned.
New ALBANY, Ind, Feb. IA fire tonight
damaged Wm. G. De Pamo's plate glass
works the finest in the United States, to the
extent of $35, eco to $4,000. It's believed
TO have been the work of an incendlary.
Insurance on the property burned is $l0,-
600.
PorrsrowN, Pa, Feb. S.-Quakertown
stove works have conceded an increase OF
wages Of fifteen per cent, aud the strike is
over.
History repeating Itself
CHICAGO Feb. There is considerable
talk to-day about the soene which occurred
at the meeting of the senate census commit
tee Yesterday, when Senator Gordon de.
nounced as an "irfamous, internal false.
hood" statement made to the committee
by Alex. H. Stephens. There is bitter
feeling between Gordon and Ben Hill, and
some friends of the latter think it will cul.
inmate in a hostile meeting yet.
A Murderous Monster.
LONDONDERRY, N. H., Feb. S.-A startling
TRACE dy took place near here yesterday, in
wlith Sarah, wife of E. N. Dillingham;, was
foully maltreated and then murdered by a
nephew of her husband, afterward confessed
his chine, and upon repairing to the place,
his victim was found lying upon the floor
with rope tightly draNn abought her neck
and bullet hole through her brain. Her
death is momentarily expected. The brutal
villain says that he went into the woods
back of the house and tried to shoot himself
with the Same revolver, but failed through
y lack of courage or some other cause, although
one ugly bullet Lole was made IN his fore.
head, the ball penetrating the skull. This
wound is not thought to be fatal
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Postal changes for
the Pacific Coast last week. Offices estab-
lished. Garribaldi, Tlllamook county, Ore.
gon. John H. Larson, postmaster; Meadows,
Lewis county, W. T., Henry Shields. post
master; Tonas. Whitman county, ". L.
Postmasters appointed: Jonathan G. Sears,
Nestocton, Tillamook county, Oregon;
James NJ. Tracey, YonCalla, Douglas county,
Oregon. E
Short shrirt and Long Rope
Las VEGAS, New Mexico, Feb. 8.-The
''cow boys'-Jim West, John Dorsey and
Tom Henry-implicated in the shooting OF
Carson two weeks ago, were dragged from
their cells this morning by mob Of rs
armed men, who broke into the jailer's room
and forced him to give up the keys. They
were dragged to the central plaza and ropes
thrown over the beams Of the windmill
pump. West was hauled up and strangled,
g. but the impatient mob soon began, firing,
and in short time Dorsey and Henry were
fiddled with balls. There was no resistance
to the mob. The bodies were removed dur.
ing the forenoon.
Commendable Preeaution. o l- u
The board of supervising inspectors of
steam vessels rule that henceforth upon
western rivers descending steamers have alb
solute right Of way. The form of all GER
tifcates of inspection Of passenger, freight,
ferry and towing steamboats, was changed
by striking from the backs thereof the men,
crandum Of inspection and transferring to
the face Of the certificate whatever is deemed
essential; an extra man is to be in or near
the pilot house on passenger and ferry
steamers at all times Ferry steamers are
required to carry the same lights as passen-
ger steamers on the same streams. Pilots
are to be examined for color blindness.
Election Ex,raoralnary.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--The American Con-
gressional Temperance Society has elected
Secretary Of the Navy Thompson president.
Albany City Hall Burned.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 10.--The city hall
was burned this morning, When the dome
fell seven fremen we're crushed; one named
Keller has since died, and two or three
others are expected to die. Judgment
records, chattel mortgages and records of
the proceedings Of supervisors were de-
stroyed. Records of deeds, mortgages on
real estate, the portraits Of the ex-Goyernors
and the books and papers of the offices
were saved.
Admitted 20 Ball.
NEW York, Feb. 10.-Rev. Edward Cow
ley, on trial for starving and ill treating
children under his care in the Shepherds
Fold, was admitted to bail to-day in 81, 500,
bis bondsmen being Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix,
OF Trinity Church, and Rev. DR.. Robert S.
HoWland, Of the Church Of Heavenly Rest.
Destructive Fire.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l0.-The Chatham
mills, an extensive brick structure corner Of
Howard ande Berks streets, burned this
evening. Loss, sl75,O mostly insured,
The principal losers are Harpst, Montague
& Co., SS5 600: Isaac Sted, 500, 900; Dolan
Bros, S25, 5,O0O, and Vim. Topham, $4,000.
The MiseTeant COuiesses.
MANCHESTER, Feb. l0.-Dilingham con-
tesses that he first shot and then outraged
his aunt The officials have taken him to