The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-01
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern md Middle states.

THE private bank of F. G. Hall, at Elmira,
100000.
THOUSANDS of bricklayers and laborers
connected with the building trade struck in
New York for a reduction in labor to nine
hours day. In many instances their de-
mand was complied with by the builders.
A CONFERENCE of independent or boiling
Republicans in New York was called to order
by George William Curtis, and Colonel
Charles r. Goldman, of Massachusetts, was
made president There were 459 delegates
Missouri, Maryland, Michigan, Massachusetts,,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island and Vermont A permanent organi-
zation was effected, and an address to the
country issued declaring that the delegates
would not vote for Blaine and Logan, but
would support Grover Cleveland
AT meeting of the New York Democratic
State committee in Albany the Tammany
members were conspicuous by their absence.
Eugene Kelly, the New York banker, was
placed ON the electoral ticket as eector-at-
large in place of William Purcell, resigned.
WHILE Barnums circus was giving a per-
Torrance at Cortland, N. Y, terrific storm
arose, and the huge circus tent was blown
down upon 5000 people inside and torn into
shreds. The people under the tent were
thrown into a frightful panic, which was
heightened by the roaring and trampling of
the animals belonging to the menagerie.
About seventy-fve persons were injured, sew
eral it was thought fatally.
AT the National Prohibition convention
held in Pittsburg, Penn, the States repre-
sented and delegates in attendance were as
follows: Alabama, >; California, 23; Connect
cut, q Illinois, Az Maine, 81 Kansas, II;
Kentucky, 6; Michigan, Sc; Nebraska, 3;
Dakota, i Ohio, 81; New Jersey, Is; Mary
No nd q. N.,lr
neSsee, II; Texas, ~; Pennsylvania, IS; Wis
consin, So; total 446.
WILLIAM II. BARNUM, of Connecticut, was
reelected chairman, and +. .. Prince, of
MasSac husetts, secretary of the Democratic
national committee at a meeting held in New
York to organize for the campaign.
BoTH Republican and Democratic national
committees have secured headquarters in
New York. and are actively at work dis
tributing speeches, campaign documents, etc
EX-GOVERNOR JOHN 7. ST. JOHN sent a
telegram from Rochester, n. Y. near which
he had been addressing camp-meetng, to the
committee at Pittsburg, accepting the nomi-
nation of the National Prohibition convention
for President
EX-GOVERNOR WALTER HARTMAN, Of
New Hampshire, died a few days since at
Warner, n. H., aged siXty-seven years. He
came out Of the civil war a general and was
elected governor in 1861 and 1868.
Miss MARY c. AULTERs, the betrothed Of
DR.. Ossian Terhurgh, who committed suicide
at Pittsburg, Penn, few weeks ago by
taking pruSsic acid, shot herself in Leechburg
Penn, intlicting fatal wound.
THE boiler of locomotive on the Lehigh
Valley railroad near White Haven, Penn, ex-
ploded with terrific effect. Jacob Hassel
engineer; John Armbruster, fireman; John
Hassell brakeman, son of the engineer, and
r. S. Smith, telegraph operator We're in
stantly killed freight train ran into the
wrecked locomotive, and thirty cars were de-
troyed.