The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-07-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eastern and Middle States

ia, an increase OF T4jSZUU, 1000 over inc
valuation in 1882.
THE three costly brick buildings compris-
ing the Dauphin county poorhouse. three
miles from Harrisburg, Penn, with the
barn and other oatbuildings, have been de-
stroyed by fire. The furniture in the build
ings and the contents of the barn, including
one horse and five mules, we're consumed
The loss is estimated at from 100000 to
$150,0OO. The 1856 inmates, of whom thirty
eight were insane were safely removed from
the burning buildings, but during the confu-
sion twelve of the lunatics made their es-
cape.
In an old-fashioned and large stone house
in the township of Westch ester. almost in
full view of Long Island Sound, Mr.. William
X. Seaman, twenty -six years old, chief en-
gineer of the Lackawanna Coal and Iron
company, of Scranton, Penn, shot and
killed his demented sister, Miss Fannie
G. Seaman, twenty-eight years 'of age
and then sent bulleS through
his own brain, dying almost instantly.
Mr.. Seaman was engaged to be married in
a few weeks, and was devotedly attached to
his sister. The verdict of the coroner's jury
was that the terrible deed was done while
Mr.. Seaman was laboring under depression
of mind caused by excessive mental work.
A CYCLONE struck the town of Cromwell,
about fifteen miles below Hartford on the
Connecticut river, and wrecked nearly every
house in the village. Fourteen lives were
lost. The storm was also very severe in
Hartford and in the surrounding towns.
Considerable damage was done likewise by
the storm in Williamstown, Mass, and
vicinity.
The steamer Susquehapna was blown to
pieces by the explosion of her boiler at
Wilkesbarre, Penn, and four men were
injured, one fatally.
The corps of cadets from the Virginia
military institute at Lexington, Va,
have been on visit to New York,
where they were the guests of the
Sixty ninth regiment The object of
their visit was to restore to the city
the flag of the 164th New York volunteers,
presented to that regiment by New York,
and captured during the war. At the Fifth
Avenue hotel the cadets passed in single file
before President Arthur, who mad, them a
short address, and presented the graduating
class with diplomas.
DUEL is alleged to have been fought at
Far Rockaway, Long Island, between j.
Annoy Knox, one of the editors and pio-
prietors of Terds Slftings, and ID. B. Shea
han, a well-known New York sculptor. The
principals had been friends for long time,
but during recent visit of Mr.. Knox 10 New
York tie two quarreled at q dinner party,
and the lie was given and returned A
challenge followed and meeting was ar
ranged. Two shots were exchanged Ga
the second Mr.. Knox was slightly wounded
in the left arm. Both parties then declared
themselves satisfied and returned to the
city.
NORRIS T. CoILINGE, TN English swimmer.
attempted to swim from Albany to New
York in six days. but after covering one
third the distance became sick and ex-
hausted and abandoned the feat. He says
he will try il again in a few weeks. Collinge
was actually in the water for twenty-four
houis and made altogether fifty miles. The
journey which he attempted was longer than
any swim ever before undertaken by
swimmer. The longest known swim on
time limit was that of Willie Beck
with, the champion of the world, who
made ninety-four miles through dead
water in six days swim last year in Lon
don, defeating Captain Webb and several
other noted swimmers. Captain Webb swan
the English channel, a distance of twenty
three miles, and sever al men have attempted
to swim down 100 miles of the Rhine in
given time, but have failed.
LIGHTNING struck seven houses near Dover,
N. H., killing three men.
A LARGE increase in the death list and
much suffering has been caused by the in
tense heat in New York. Many fatal cases
of sunstroke were reported.
TIMOTHY SMITH, trusted clerk in Bos
ton brokers' Office, has confessed to misap-
propriating $4,000, lost in stock specula
ton.
DISTURBANCES among striking miners
grew so serious at Ely, VT, that Governor
Barstow called ont four companies of mill
tia and notified the mining company that
they must pay their men at once. The three
hundred miners employed by the Vermont
Copper Mining company had received no
pay for months; hence the trou bic.
The New Hampshire legislature has passed
bill prohibiting the sale of toy pistols.
A SMALLPOX epidemic has been prevailing
at Lancaster, Penn, the number of cases
reported up to the 9th being fifty-two and
deaths twelve.
The New York Herald publ shes long list
of the many disasters of all kinds which oc-
Cured during the first six months of this
year. From this list it appears that without
counting the loss of life in isolated cases
1886 persons lost their lives during the Iast
six months, the largest number of deaths in
any single disaster being 1893 by the sinking
of the ocean steamer Cimbria, January 10;
the second largest being 270 deaths at cir
Gus fire in Berdi.schef, Russian Poland
January 10, and the third largest 250 deaths
by the tornado which visited Mississippi
Georgia and South Carolina, April ~.
Eouth and West
ENocH PRATT has pres ented to the city of
Baltimore magnificent free library and
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