The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-30
NEWS SUMMARY
Enstern and Middle states.

CASHIER MECH and Assistants Cashier
Webb, of the Merchants bank, of Norwich,
Conn, were arrested for embezZling from the
institutions funds Both gave bonds to
answer.
THE long struggle over a nomination for
the successor of Hon. Elbridge G. Lapham
as United States Senator from New ork
ended by the Republican caucus awarding
the prize to William NJ. Evarts, who received
sixty-one votes to twenty eight for Oliver
Morton anf three for Chauncey NJ Depew.
As the Republicans have "A majority in the
New y ork Legislature, the nomination of Mr..
Evarts was equivalent to an election.
CONGRESSMAN JONATHAN CHACE wa,
elected by the Rhode Island legislature to the
United States Senate as successor to the late
Senator Anthony.
OLIVER Brothers q PHILLIPS, the sus
pended Pittsburg iron firm, have made a
statement to their creditors showing liabili
ties, 81 sos, 33S 90; assets, $2,3lg, 352 AZ. An
extension of five years is asked
THE Connecticut legislature re elected Hon.
O. II. Platt to the United States Senate.
The Democratic nominee was w. II. Barnum,
chairman of the Democratic National cCm-
mittee.
UNDER instructions from Mayor Grace, the
New York police are putting a stop to all
gambling and rigidly enforcing the liquor law.
The other night twelve gambling houses i'll
THREE right whales known to whalemen
ms two COWS and a calf, - were captured the
other day of the Long Island coast by the
whaling crews of two villages The whales
were haIpooned close TO the shore, but making
n desperate fight for life lowed the boats fully
ten miles to sea before spouting blood. They
are valued at nearly $1,000. A day or two
subsequently another right whale was cap
tured off the Long Island coast. 1t proved
to be the largest yet caught being seventy
feet long and nine feet broad. The bone is
valued at $1,000.
The failure of the jamestown Penny saw
ings bank was followed by the discovery that
its young cashier, !. Ross Martin, had disap-
pearcd and was a defaulter TO the tune of
about $4,000 When last seen Martin was
headed for Canada.
SISTER THERESA, "A niece of the Hon. James
&. Blaine, died Il few DAYS since in ST. Mary's
Catholic convent at Willcsbarre, Penn
EXMAYoR GUNTHER, of New York. once
u prominent merchant and politician is
dead.
THE boiler of portable engine on Simon
Benedicts farm in Groton, y. y, exploded
with terrific effect. Mr.. Benedict and one son
were fatally injured, n younger son was in
stantly killed, and the engineers body could
not be found.
MouNr WASHINGTON, n H., has just had
the coolest weather ever experienced there,
the Thermometer registering fifty degrees be-
low zero.
A Mrs. f. II. GREEN. who is said to he the
richest woman in America, had $4,000, 600
in ilst-clasS bonds and securities on deposit
with the recently suspended New Ork bank
ing house of John j. Cisco q Son Mrs
Green called for her property the other day
and upon the assignees refusing to give up
SSJO,OOO worth of the securities claiming they
must he held us collateral for the loan Of
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quite a scene, bursting out crying, throwing
herself upon the floor and refusing to he com
forted or quietcd. She finally left, threaten
ing to appeal to the law.
PH1LADELPHIAs famous old Liberty bell
was started on its journey to New Orleans
with imposing ceremonies All along the
hne of march big crowds cheered the revo-
lutionary relic as it was conveyed toward the
special train which carried it to the New Or
leans Exposition