The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eastern and Middle States.

Tnr First National bank of Union Mills,
of Union City, Penn, has suspended. IL
is believed the depositors will be paid IN full
but the stockholders will lose something.
GILBERT 1. CRowEIL, president of the
Empire Silver Mining company, of New
York, has embezzled funds intrusted to him
amounting to more than 100000. Most of
the money taken belonged to the Talman
estate, of which he was the agent. The
money was spent by him in trying to make
the Empire mine in Utah pay. Crowell has
made general assignment, showing $751;
800 liabilities and $51, 170 assets.
NORWICH, Conn, and Newport, II. l., have
been visited by earthquake shocks.
The judiciary committee of the Pennsyl-
vania house of representatives reported ia
vorably a bill to remove the State capital
from Harrisburg TO Philadelphia, under GER
tain specified conditions.
HARDLY more than fortnight after the
death of Ex-Governor Jewell, of Connect
cut, his widow also died in New York of pros
tration caused by her bereavement.
CAROLINE BERNHEIMER, a poor New York
widow, while washing clothes for another
family, fell from n window upon a circular
saw revolving underneath, and was cut in
two.
LOUIS p. CARMAN late secretary of the de-
funct Manhattan Fire Insurance company
of New York, disappeared, and investiga-
ton of his accounts showed that he had mis-
appropriated about $4,000.
MANY of the fishermen at Gloucester,
Mass, refused to go to sea on account of the
prophecy of Virgins, the Canadian as
troromer, that a terrific storm would take
place on March II; in consequence several YES
sells all ready TO sail for the fishing ground
were unable to leave.
SENATOR ORvILLE H. PLATT, of Connect
cut, has been elected member of the Re-
publican National committee, in place of the
late Marshall Jewell.
The Massachusetts assembly by vote of
127 to co. rejected the bill giving to female
citizens the right to vote for city and town
officers, to hold city and town offices, and to
vote in town meetings.
HARVEY N. FoLLANsBEE, clerk of the super
intendent of the Boston police department
and treasurer of the Police Relief associa
ton, has embezzled 800, $50 of invested funds
of the latter organization. He has bee,
specializing in Union Pacific and othe
stocks.
DUNLAP's grain elevator and mill il
Albany, n. Y, caught fire in the sixth stor!
and soon the entire structure was in flames
Two laborers and fireman were killed by
falling wall, and eight other persons wer
injured, one or two with probably fatal re
suit. About 1901 900 bushels of grain were il
the elevator, and the total loss is estimated
at S2l5,O00
Two ENJOYS from the large island of Mad
agascar, situated off the eastern coast O
Africa, arrived in New York the other day
Their names are Observation-Disclosures ant
Ramaniraka, and they are an embassy from
Ranavolana, queen of Madagascar, sent t.
this country to exchange ratifications of
revised treaty of peace and friendship be
tween the two governments. The envoy
left their island home last August accredite,
to France, Great Britain, Germany and tn
United States. They have already visited tn
first two countries. been snubbed by Franc
and secured rat fication of treaty wit
Great Britain.