The Newtown bee., 1880-10-13
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Eastern and Middle States.

Eastern and Middle States.
 Joseph L. Martinette, young grocer oi Jersey City, was bitten eleven years ago by small pet dog. On the following day the dog died of hydrophobia. The other day Mar tinette was seized with spasms, irothed at the mouth and was unable to drink. The doctor who attended him called to his aid Dr. Youlin, ot the Hudson county board of health, and the two physicians agreed after investigation that the case was one of genuine hydTophobia. Alter terrible sufferings the young man died. The surgeon-general ot New Jersey and other physicians declare it ispreposterous to suppose the young man died of hydrophobia eleven years after he had been bitten.
 A championship game ot billiards in New York, between Slosson, the present champion, and Schaeier, resulted in favor of the former, who made 600 points to the latter's 438. Schaefer, however, made the highest ruu on record at the champions game "-3l2
 Great numbers of large white butterflies made their appearance in the vicinity of Lackawaxen, Pa., to the alarm of the farmers. The mass was so dense in places that 1t pre- scented the appearance of snow-storm.
 Several business houses in Troy, N. r., were burned out 8 few days ago, causing loss of about $100,000.
 OLeary, the pedestrian, sailed from New York for England the othe~ day, accompanied by Dobler and Guyon, who will contest for the Astley belt, now held by Rowell.
 On the first day of registration in New ' ork city 72, ,580 voters enrolled their names. This is nearly double the figures for the first day of registration last year, and 16, 900 names ahead ot the first days registration in 1876.
 A fire at Waterbury, Conn.,, destroyed the extensive works oi olmes, Booth & Haydens, containing many costly machines and tools. The estimated loss is $200,0a0.
 The United States grand jury at Trenton,
 
 Congressman Charles H Voorhis for alleged embezzlement ot money belonging to the First National bank of Hackensack MT. Voorhis, who failed in November ast was indicted in April for the alleged embezzlement ot $5,00O from his fellow townsman, Jacob F. Wester. welt.
 Full returns from Delaware give the Demo- crats in the election for inspectors g, ,529 Re- publicans 8,673; Democratic majority, S56. On the vote for assessors the Democrats re- ceived 9,495 and the Republicans ,606 votes; Democratic majority, 689.
 The Vermont legislature has organized by | the reelection of James l.. Martin speaker oi the Louse and Chauncey w. Browpell, Jr., as secretary of the senate
 At Pottsville, Pa, Cbarles Wilthew, who | had lived unhappily with his wife, shot and mo1tally wounded her and then killed him. | self.
 fire at Lowell Mass, destroyed Chase's mills and the woolen factory ot Luther w Faulkener S Sons, causing tcsal loss oi about $300,000 and throwing 425 persons out 1 of employment.
 1 Professor Benjamin Pierce the eminent pro- l lessor oi mathematics at Harvard college, | died in Boston the other day, aged seventy one years.
 The Boston Heraid has unearthed in that city bogus medical college conducted on the | Philadelphia plan by one ot Dr. Buchanan's | former professors.
 1 Hbe Gfafa ito1 tbsa ir l zane has been formally opened at Warren 1 by Governor Hoyt in the presence ot a large | compeny of visitors.
 A plot to release a large number of prisoners l in the Massachusetts State prison at Concord, | by false keys was discovered and frustrated. By the fall of scaifolding at Bradford, Pa, l Charles Roedell and Charles F. Freeman, 1 painters, were precipitated twenty-five feet to the ground. Roedell was instantly killed and | Freeman probably fatally in ured.
 The formation of a new trunk line from | New York and Philadelphia to the Southwest ! is authoritatively announced.
 Large political gatherings were addressed the other night in New York by Horatio Sey. mour and in Brooklyn by Henry Waro | Beecher.
 l Esta Calda, sixteen years of age, while working in sardine factory at Eastport, Me-, | fell into pan of boiling oil and was so terribly burned that she died in few hours. As an express train was passing the station | at Litleton, Mass, the two rear passenger l cars colhded with some freight cars on a side 1 track and were wrecked. Enos Varney, a l master car baihler,Sand D. Faleoner, a stone. cutter, were killedsoutrieht, and about twelve i other persons we're more or less seriously injured o.,-.,o, ,,,o,,.,,4 ,a ,o,,o,.o, - H., vicinity of Port Jervis, N. Y The Delaware river about Lackawaxen, Pa., is nearly dry in places, and pedestrians can easily cross with out wetting their feet. Fish are dying by l thousands. Between Hancock, N. r., and l Easton Pd., upward of 100 creeks empty into l the Delaware. The ma ority of these str cams are perfectly dry, and many saw and foul l mills have been idle for some time in conse- quence Not only are the rivers, creeks, 1 ponds and lakes drying up, but many wells l and cisterns have been without water for over 3 month. Many farmers who live in the dis l trlcts few miles back from the Delaware are | obliged to drive their cattle more than a mile | Bo get water. | A fire at West Stoughton, Mass, destroyed French & Wards large woolen mill, causing a | loss of aoout $206,U00 and throwing mo. e than | 300 persons out of employment. l The cornerstone ot the Egyptian obelisk was laid on knoll In Central park, New | York, by Jesse B. Anthony, grand master ot l Masons of the State of New York, assisted by | the grand lodge and some 250 masonic lodges, l and escorted by the grand commandery of Knights Templar and ten communicates of New York and Brooklyn and four visiting | commanderies.
 By collision between a passenger and | freight train on the New York and New Eng land railroad, near Willimantic, Conn, Engi- neer Charles Kenyon and Fireman Thomas Flood, ot the passenger train, and Engineer Walter Forsythe, Fireman Michael Hurley and Conductor H. c. Aldrich, ot the freight | train, were killed. There were but few pas sengers on the train, and only one was in. | ured.